Trinity is seeking to hire two sextons for part-time positions. These people would be part of our Trinity family and would assist our Head Sexton Jeff in maintaining our church building. The positions would be suitable for an active retired person or perhaps a college student able to work in the evenings. Do you know anyone in your circles of friends or family who may be interested? If so, please contact leighcromey@gmail.com and bobroescott@gmail.com for more details.
Celebrate Walden Moore's remarkable career and wish him a happy retirement by contributing to his digital memory book! Share your messages, photos, fond memories, and well-wishes for Walden by clicking HERE. Your contributions will be a cherished part of this special compilation, creating a meaningful keepsake for Walden. The deadline for submissions is April 1. Don't miss this opportunity to be a part of honoring Walden's journey.
We're excited to introduce Trinity's new WhatsApp group, a convenient platform to receive real-time news and notices directly to your phone! Joining is easy—simply download WhatsApp from your app store, create an account, and click HERE to join our group. Stay connected with our community, get the latest updates, and never miss an important announcement. We look forward to keeping you informed and engaged through this convenient communication channel!
We now have people to host all five Lent Soup Suppers! Next step: sign up to be a guest. Get to know your Trinity family better over fellowship and a shared meal. Hosts provide the soup; guests are welcome to bring sides, a beverage, or dessert. Trinity will provide materials for a short prayer service and "icebreaker" questions for more conversation during the meal.
Pick a date and location that works best for you! RSVP by signing up in the narthex after church, or email Rev. Heidi (hthorsen@trinitynewhaven.org). Details (including the host's address) will be provided to those who RSVP.
Schedule:
Monday, Feb. 12 at noon | New Haven | Jenny Briggs & Lisa Barr
Thursday, Feb. 29 at 5:30 p.m. | Hamden | Leigh Cromey & Rich Walser
Saturday, Mar. 9 at 11:30 a.m. | New Haven (family-friendly option!) | Marge Eichler
Saturday, Mar. 16 at noon | Beacon Falls | Bob Scott & Jim Rothgeb
Tuesday, Mar. 19 at 5:30 p.m. | West Haven | Barbara Jerry
We look forward to welcoming the Rev. Marilyn B. Kendrix, retired bridge conference minister of the Southern New England Conference UCC, as the guest preacher at our 10:30 a.m. service on Sunday, February 4.
Prior to ordination, Marilyn worked for over 15 years as an organizational development consultant principally at AT&T and also in other profit and non-profit settings. She served on the Board of Directors of the Connecticut Conference and participated with the Southern New England Conference Planning Team. She also served as the last Conference Minister of the Rhode Island Conference UCC and one of the first Bridge Conference Ministers of the new Southern New England Conference of UCC.
Marilyn earned her B.A. from Spelman College, an HBCU school in Atlanta, Georgia, and an M.B.A. and an M.A. in industrial and organizational psychology, both from the University of New Haven. She also received an M.Div. from Yale Divinity School and the Yale Institute of Sacred Music. Since 2012, her personal ministry has included preaching at over 100 churches to raise awareness about mass incarceration in America. In her ministry to seek criminal justice reform, Marilyn co- wrote The Justice Imperative: How Hyper-Incarceration Has Hijacked the American Dream (Significance Press, 2014). Her current social justice preaching ministry addresses systemic racism and the controversy over critical race theory. So far, she has preached at an additional 80 churches on these subjects.
Marilyn retired from the Southern New England Conference in January 2021 and is married to her best friend, Alan. Together they have three children and six grandchildren.
Last Sunday, January 14, the Episcopal Church in Connecticut celebrated the 175th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in Connecticut at Christ Church Cathedral. During the service, a sermon preached by the late Rev. Harold T. Lewis on the 150th anniversary of the founding of St. Luke's Episcopal Church was read. Representing St. Luke's at the reading of the sermon was Valarie Stanley, Senior Warden. Representing Trinity was Lucile Bruce and Dr. Robert Windom.
Join us for our monthly Family Worship Service this Sunday at 10:30 a.m. in the undercroft. This kid-friendly service invites families to gather for their own shorter version of Sunday worship. Children participate as readers, musicians, and ushers as we introduce them to our Episcopal way of worship. If your child would like to serve in one of these ministries, please contact Angela Arpino. family@trinitynewhaven.org
The Trinity Book Club will hold their next meeting via Zoom on Tuesday, January 16 at 7:30 p.m. We will be discussing The Music of the Bees by Eileen Garvin. All are welcome—email Jennifer Briggs to receive the Zoom link! jenniferobriggs@gmail.com
All are welcome to join our Community Life Meeting in the undercroft library following the 10:30 a.m. service on Sunday, January 21. This new meeting series will occur every other month and will include a variety of conversations about our common life (liturgical planning, community events, etc.).
Our January 21 meeting will focus on our plans for Lent 2024, including organizing weekly soup suppers at different homes (read more about this further down). To propose additional topics for conversation, email Rev. Heidi. hthorsen@trinitynewhaven.org
Starting January 24 and continuing every Wednesday until March 20 (excluding Ash Wednesday, February 14) we will embark on a meditative study of the love of God. What is it, how does it manifest itself, what does creation have to do with it, how do we return that love? There are many ways to approach the topic of the Love of God, or expressed in another way, God is Love. We will encounter various sources that help to better understand the action of God's love in our lives. Ilia Delio's book The Primacy of Love only has three chapters in it and they say it all: "Created out of Love, Created in Love, and Created for Love."
Here are some of the resources we will encounter:
The Gospel according to John
On Loving God by Bernard Clairvaux
Love is the Way by Presiding Bishop Michael Curry
The Primacy of Love by Ilia Delio
A Case for Love, a documentary with Bishop Curry premiering on January 23
... and more!
It is not necessary to purchase these books; PDFs will be made available.
Meetings take place from 5-6 p.m., the Zoom links for which can be accessed in the calendar section of the eNews. Please email Lilian Revel to express your interest in participating. pastoralcare@trinitynewhaven.org
Sign up to host a Lent Soup Supper! Trinity is organizing five home gatherings throughout the season of Lent. Hosts will welcome up to eight Trinity members (who have reserved in advance) for a dinner or lunch at their home. Hosts can pick a day of the week that works for them:
Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.
Thursday at 5:30 p.m. OR
Saturday at noon
Hosts provide a pot of soup and guests can bring sides, beverages, and desserts. Trinity will provide materials for a short prayer service to open the evening an an "icebreaker" question for more conversation during the meal.
Interested in hosting? Email Rev. Heidi! hthorsen@trinitynewhaven.org
The aim is to offer one lunch or dinner during each of the following weeks:
Lent 1 (Feb. 18-24): TBD
Lent 2 (Feb. 25-Mar. 2): TBD
Lent 3 (Mar. 3-9): TBD
Lent 4 (Mar. 10-16): TBD
Lent 5 (Mar. 17-23): TBD
This winter, read A Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass and join us for two discussions over dinner. These questions will include guided conversation focused on the first and second half of the book ... though no matter how much you have read, we hope you will come and reflect with us on our shared history and the history of slavery in the United States.
Part I: Friday, February 16 at 6 p.m. – St. Luke's (111 Whalley Ave.)
Part II: Monday, February 26 at 6 p.m. – Trinity (230 Temple St.)
Copies of the book are available free of charge. Email Rev. Heidi Thorsen to RSVP and receive a copy. hthorsen@trinitynewhaven.org
In anticipation of the impending winter storm, the city of New Haven has instituted a parking ban effective at midnight on Sunday, January 7. Parking, therefore, is limited to the Trinity apron and select parking garages, including:
Crown Street Garage (Crown St./College St.)
Temple Street Garage (1 Temple St)
Trinity has chaser tickets available for the Omni Hotel garage—ask an usher for one when you arrive at church. Please help us reserve the Trinity apron for parishioners and visitors with disabilities. Thank you.
While we expect our Sunday services and events to continue as planned, any alternations to the schedule will be communicated via e-blast, Facebook, and the Trinity website.
Please do not come to church if it is unsafe for you to do so. May the light of Epiphany shine brightly through these wintry days!
This Sunday, Trinity for the first time will partake in the Epiphany tradition of blessing the church doors. We will use chalk to inscribe the pattern "20 † C † M † B † 24" on the lintels of our doors to represent the hospitality of the Holy Family to the Magi. The letters C, M, and B could refer either to the traditional names of the Three Kings (Caspar, Melchior, and Balthazar) or the Latin blessing Christus mansionem benedicat ("May Christ bless this house").
Join us at 9:30 a.m. in the Undercroft to witness and learn more about this tradition! Rev. Luk will impart a special blessing as we chalk each of our doors. Later, children will disperse into age-appropriate groups for activities. Then take home some chalk and bless the doors of your own home! Parishioners of all ages are welcome to join.
Join us on Saturday, January 20 from 2:30-4 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church (704 Whitney Ave) for a casual afternoon of tea and community in support of an Afghan family seeking asylum in the United States. Due to the family's status, they are unable to receive support from government agencies or local nonprofits that support refugees. Instead, a circle of support has emerged from local volunteers, friends, and religious communities to support this family of five.
Our hope for this fundraiser is to raise enough funds to help the A. Family secure independent and safe housing to support their life in New Haven. Join our circle of support for the A. Family while enjoying an afternoon of tea and sweets, with conversation and activities for all ages.
RSVP is welcome but not required. Contact Associate Rector Rev. Heidi Thorsen (hthorsen@trinitynewhaven.org).
Suggested donation: $25, $50, $100 ... give what you can! CLICK HERE TO DONATE.
