Lent 2026 | Sundays in March at 9:30am in the Undercroft Library
Adult Education returns during Lent! Join us on Sundays at 9:30am in the Undercroft Library, as we explore the prayer practices of notable Christians at different times in history, through the present.
Shrove Tuesday Pancake Races & Breakfast for Dinner
Tuesday, Feb. 17, 6-8pm
Lent is almost here! Mark the beginning of the season by joining us for a Community Dinner, complete with choristers and children running pancake races up and down the nave. We will conclude the evening with a brief prayer service during the burning of last year’s palms, as we prepare for Ash Wednesday. RSVP greatly appreciated, but not required! Reply to this form by Feb. 15 >> https://forms.gle/XPYqLguNSXEwfa1h6
Optional: bring a pancake topping or side to share.
Plan for the evening:
6pm – Gather in Nave
6:15pm – Pancake Races!
6:30pm – Breakfast for Dinner, Undercroft
7:15pm – Burning of the Palms
Service of Prayer and Witness for the New Haven Green
Monday, March 2 at 6pm
Center Church Meeting House (250 Temple Street)
Please join us for prayer, reflection, story, and song as we honor lives that shape this place of meaning and possibility. This service is a collaboration between faith communities on the green: Center Church on the Green, First and Summerfield United Methodist Church, Trinity on the Green, United Church on the Green, University Church at Yale. Light refreshments to follow.
President's Day, Feb. 16 | Noon-2 PM
We'll gather with our church friends at Best Video in Hamden for a movie and pizza. Meet us at noon and bring a dessert, if you can. Please RSVP to Angela by Feb. 12. CLICK HERE. This is a free event open to all ages and will happen regardless of RSVP numbers (they help Angela plan, though!). As always, if you would like to support this offering, donations are welcome: DONATE. Presented by Trinity's Children, Youth & Family Ministry.
What is Encanto about?
The Madrigals are an extraordinary family who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia in a charmed place called the Encanto. The magic of the Encanto has blessed every child in the family with a unique gift -- except Mirabel. However, she soon may be the Madrigals' last hope when she discovers that the magic surrounding the Encanto is now in danger. Note: Disney has assigned Encanto a PG rating due to its mild peril and thematic elements. This makes it suitable for most kids, but parents should consider individual sensitivities.
Join us for a tour and teaching this Sunday at 10 AM. Open to all ages. Trinity has a small room which houses many sacred items, especially those used during Holy Communion. Where is it? What does the “sacristan” do there? We’ll learn from one of Trinity’s Sacristans and help prepare the altar for Mass. Meet Angela in the Nave by the piano.
Wednesday Club will start meeting on Wednesday February 11, 2026
It meets weekly in the undercroft at 9:30 am to noon for fellowship and to make items
by sewing, crafting and knitting to support "The Christmas Market".
Come join the fellowship.
New faces are always welcome!
Contact person Pat Chappell
ASH WEDNESDAY (Feb. 18)
12:10pm | Eucharist, with imposition of ashes
1-3pm | Ashes on the Green
7pm | Solemn Liturgy, with imposition of ashes
Lent Devotionals: Photo Prayers | This Lent, we invite you to participate in our Lenten devotionals by taking a photo, as a kind of prayer. Optional: include a written explanation of why this photo is prayer for you, or put your prayer into words alongside the photo. Sign up by week - visit trinitynewhaven.org/photo-prayers. Email Rev. Heidi with questions.
9:30am Spiritual Formation Class | New series on the Prayers of the People begins on Feb. 22, and continues throughout Lent.
Full Lent Brochure coming soon!
Sunday, Feb. 22 at noon | Undercroft
The Rev. Stephanie Spellers will continue her weekend at Trinity, preaching at the 10:30am service on Feb. 22 and offering a book signing and talkback about her new book, Church Tomorrow?: What ‘Nones’ and ‘Dones’ teach us about the future of Faith. Bishop Laura will also be in attendance!
Tuesday, Feb. 17 from 6-7pm | Trinity Nave
A festive evening of pancake races (open to children of all ages), followed by breakfast for dinner in the Undercroft. We'll conclude with a brief liturgy for the burning of last year's palms, as we prepare for the season of Lent.
Sunday, Feb. 15 at 9:30am | Undercroft Library
Join us for a special adult education presentation by Azhar Omer Ahmed, CT Institute for Refugees & Immigrants (CIRI). Azhar will broaden our awareness of the current crisis in Sudan, while opening a window into refugee experiences.
Saturday, Feb. 14 at 7:30pm | Sunday, Feb. 15 at 2pm
Tickets available for purchase from the Shubert Theater
Special opportunity to see Trinity’s Girl Choristers perform in the chorus of Yale Opera’s production of Puccini’s La Boheme.
Sunday, February 15 at 9:30am in the Undercroft Library
Join us for a special adult education presentation by Azhar Omer Ahmed, CT Institute for Refugees & Immigrants (CIRI). Azhar will broaden our awareness of the current crisis in Sudan, while opening a window into refugee experiences. Questions? Contact Rev. Heidi (hthorsen@trinitynewhaven.org).
Both prayer and taking a photo are actions that invite us to be more attentive. This Lent, we invite you to participate in our Lenten devotionals by taking a photo, as a kind of prayer. Optional: include a written explanation of why this photo is prayer for you, or put your prayer into words alongside the photo. These Photo Prayers will be shared on our website and social media.
Sign up by Week: Email Rev. Heidi (hthorsen@trinitynewhaven.org) with the week that you would like to participate. Then, send your photo prayer to Rev. Heidi on or before the deadline below. Photo prayers will be posted the following week.
Lent 1 | Deadline: on or before February 18
Lent 2 | Deadline: on or before February 25
Lent 3 | Deadline: on or before March 4
Lent 4 | Deadline: on or before March 11
Lent 5 | Deadline: on or before March 18
Holy Week | Deadline: on or before March 25
This Sunday during the Annual General Meeting, join us in the Choir Room after lunch for games of all kinds. Bring your favorite game to share, too! Teens and Spirit Questers: Will you help play and teach games to our little ones?
It was a very snowy morning, but our youth group still needed to fulfill our quest of feeding the hungry. Several Spirit Quest families made it to Trinity to cook, serve, and participate in Chapel on the Green, Trinity's ministry that feeds the hungry and unhoused every single Sunday.
First, many thanks to all who helped raise the funds to purchase the food -- we had just enough to get all the ingredients for Beef Stroganoff. Second, thanks to those who cut onions, made the sauce, browned the meat, cut and buttered bread, and cut up a ham. Thanks to all who served with smile and made sure everyone who came through the door got a hot meal, cookies, water, and fruit. And also, thanks to the donors and volunteers who put together the Blessing Bags of personal care items. They were gratefully received.
Trinity is blessed with a group of caring, responsible, and hard-working young people!
Thanks to the generosity of this congregation, we were able to distribute over 100 waterproof, rated for 15-degree weather sleeping bags to our unhoused community members who are forced to sleep outdoors in brutal conditions due to a lack of room in shelters and warming centers. Every sleeping bag is a lifeline for one of our Chapel on the Green parishioners; because of the need, we plan to keep collecting new or gently used clean sleeping bags or donations so that we can purchase them in bulk. Contact: Lisa Levy, Community Care Minister, at llevy@trinitynewhaven.org.
We regret to share that the upcoming event Pedals, Pipes and Pizza has been postponed to a date TBD, likely in April. Please reach out to Associate Director of Music Sarah Johnson with any questions.
Have you ever been interested in learning how a pipe organ works? Do you have a musically-curious child or teen who might like to try playing the organ? Join the New Haven Chapter of the American Guild of Organists to explore the pipe organs of Trinity on the Green and Center Church on the Green, followed by a pizza lunch at United Church on the Green. Beginning at 10 am on January 31st at Trinity on the Green, ending around noon at United Church on the Green. Registration is free - please email Associate Director of Music Sarah Johnson at sjohnson@trinitynewhaven.org to confirm registration.
We had a great group of volunteers show up last Sunday, many families bringing donations for our personal care bags for our unhoused friends on the Green. The bags will be distributed on Jan. 18 when Spirit Quest, our youth group for 8-13 year olds, cooks and serves for Chapel on the Green. Thank you to all the donors of the items used and to all those who helped put the bags together.
Are you already serving the community with a Trinity adjacent group, such as Friends of the Green or Columbus House Volunteers, or through another faith-based organization? Interested in engaging with other outreach-minded folks at Trinity? Not sure what "outreach" means but think you would like to know more? Then please join us as we set priorities for our work and impact!
This is a new beginning for the Outreach Committee at Trinity, which recently reorganized with the overall goal of making our outreach ministries more integrated with the wider Trinity community. Our plan is to develop a better understanding of who the existing groups are at Trinity, and in the wider community, that are already engaged in outreach and what it is that they are doing, so we can both support those groups and build on their efforts. Next Meeting: Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026 at noon in the Undercroft Library. Questions? Contact Rachel Scotch (rachelscotch@gmail.com).