Join our neighbors at St. Luke's (111 Whalley Ave) for a celebration of the life and ministry of the Rt. Rev. James T. Holly, the first Black bishop of the Episcopal Church. The service will take place on Sunday, March 16, at 4 p.m.
We’ll be collecting diapers of all sizes for immigrant and refugee families in our local community. Bring your donations to church on Sunday and put them in a bin in the Narthex. Thank you for supporting all new parents and their babies with your diaper donations. Donate by March 31! Questions? Email llevy@trinitynewhaven.org
Join for Choral Evensong this Sunday at 5 p.m. celebrating the Last Sunday after Epiphany. The Schola will sing music by Anna Thomas, Margaret Burk, Orlando Gibbons, and Harold Darke. All are welcome!
Join us every Sunday in the undercroft library for our Spiritual Formation classes as we learn from one another through study and conversation. Note that several recent sessions have been rescheduled due to challenging winter weather in the month of February.
Continuing Series: The Psalms
Sunday, March 2 – Psalms and Joy, Luk De Volder
Sunday, March 9 – Psalms and Nature, Rich Walser
New Series: The Nicene Creed
Sunday, March 16 – Intro to the Nicene Creed, Heidi Thorsen
Sunday, March 23 – We Believe in God, Charles Lemert
Sunday, March 30 – We Believe in Jesus, Lisa Levy
Sunday, April 6 – We Believe in the Holy Spirit, Luk De Volder
Sunday, April 13 – end of season
Whether you are a seasoned preacher or have never spoken in front of a crowd before, we invite you to prayerfully consider being a part of our Seven Last Words service on Good Friday (see scripture texts below). This service of music, silence, and reflection takes place from noon until 3 p.m. on Good Friday (April 18), ending with a symbolic commemoration of the hour Jesus died.
1st Word (Luke 23:33-38) – “Father Forgive them…”
2nd Word (Luke 23:39-43) – “Today you will be with me in Paradise”
3rd Word (John 19:25-27) – “Woman, behold your son”
4th Word (Matthew 27:45-50) – “Why have you forsaken me?”
5th Word (John 19:28-29) – “I thirst”
6th Word (John 19:30-34) – “It is finished”
7th Word (Luke 23:44-49) – “Into your hands I commit my spirit”
Please reach out to Rev. Heidi if you are interested. hthorsen@trinitynewhaven.org
At a recent Spirit Quest Youth Group gathering, two members created these cards for our older parishioners, some of whom can no longer attend regularly in person. If you know someone who would appreciate a hopeful card from a young person in our community, please contact Lisa Levy, our Community Care Minister. llevy@trinitynewhaven.org
Join for Choral Evensong this Sunday at 5 p.m. celebrating the Eve of the Feast of St. Matthias. The Schola will sing music by Margaret Burk, Charles Villiers Stanford, and Roderick Williams. All are welcome!
Our invitation for Lent Devotionals this year is to share a short reflection about something you believe in, to the core of your being. Take your cue from scripture, or from the ways you experience God in everyday life. Reflections will be shared on this page of our website, and on social media. Email llevy@trinitynewhaven.org to sign up.
We are looking for people to sign up to contribute a short piece of writing (150-250 words) for the following weeks.
We are hoping for at least one reflection each week:
Lent 1 | Deadline: on or before March 5
Lent 2 | Deadline: on or before March 12
Lent 3 | Deadline: on or before March 19
Lent 4 | Deadline: on or before March 26
Lent 5 | Deadline: on or before April 2
Holy Week | Deadline: on or before April 9
Some prompts to set you going:
I believe in love / joy / peace / patience / kindness… (fruits of the spirit, pick one; see Galatians 5:22-23)
I believe in the power of prayer
I believe in community
I believe that this too shall pass
I believe that all manner of things shall be well (St. Julian of Norwich)
I believe in hope
I believe in the power of music
I believe in forgiveness
I believe in justice
Join us this Sunday at 5 p.m. for a service of prayers and music from the Community of Taizé. Founded in 1940 by Brother Roger Schütz, Taizé is an ecumenical community of brothers in Burgundy, France, who commit themselves to lives of prayer, simplicity, and reconciliation. Each year they welcome over 100,000 young people to grow in their faith, and the simple repeated melodies of their chants knit together the bonds of communion both with each other and with God.
The Trinity music program is once again offering novice class for potential new choristers! Novices will rehearse every Tuesday from 4:30-5:30 p.m.
All choristers at Trinity receive a full scholarship which covers their tuition within the choir. They have access to regular singing and musicianship lessons as well as the opportunity to learn piano and potentially organ. However, being a chorister is about more than just singing; it’s about learning key life-skills such as team work, dedication, and organization. Alongside this, confidence grows as children become certain in their own abilities. Former Trinity choristers have gone on not only to professional careers in all styles of music, but also to lead worldwide companies.
Being a novice is the first step on the journey to choristership. Novices rehearse once a week in a special rehearsal which supports them as they learn the basic of being in the choir. When they are confident, they will join the full chorister rehearsals and partake fully in the musical and social life of the choir.
For more information about becoming a chorister, please email Director of Music Simon Lee. slee@trinitynewhaven.org
The Wednesday Club is resuming its weekly meetings this week (February 19). Join us every Wednesday in the undercroft from 9:30-noon for fellowship and crafting. All are welcome!
The Rev. Mary Barnett will be installed as the Rector of the Church of the Holy Trinity in Middletown, CT, on Tuesday, March 4, at 6 p.m. (381 Main Street, Middletown). Mary is a member and former choir parent of Trinity on the Green and was ordained to the priesthood in 2021. All Trinity parishioners are invited to attend and celebrate Mary as she begins her new ministry.
Please be advised that the IRIS Run for Refugees 5K is taking place this Sunday, February 9, 2025, from 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon, affecting travel routes to Trinity on the Green. Whitney Avenue and Orange Street, along with associated cross streets, will be closed from the Hamden line to Edwards Street during the event. Expect delays and detours in the surrounding area.
If approaching from the east, we recommend using:
Prospect Street to College Street
State Street to Church Street
Please plan accordingly and allow extra travel time. See you Sunday!
Join us this Sunday at 9 a.m. for our monthly celebration of Choral Morning Prayer. The Choristers and Schola will sing music by Margaret Burk, Ralph Vaughan Williams, and Moses Hogan. All are welcome!
Deacon Dinushka and Anna Hadfield, chaplains for Yale, thank all of you who purchased faith-themed books for children in Yale's Pediatric Unit back in November. "They will bring comfort and guidance and inspiration," writes Anna. Deacon Dinushka adds, "These books bring joy, faith, and truth to our little ones here and to their families." God bless you all!
Join us for seven weeks of exploring themes in the Psalms: wisdom, joy, music, anger, justice, and nature. Sessions will be lead by a variety of voices in our community. All are welcome.
See the updated schedule below:
February 9: Psalms and Anger – Lisa Levy
February 16: Psalms and Nature – Rich Walser
February 23: Psalms and Music – Simon Lee
March 2: Psalms and Joy – Luk De Volder
The next Trinity Book Group meeting will take place via Zoom on Wednesday, February 26, at 7:30 p.m. We will be discussing The Heaven and Earth Grocery by James McBride. The novel begins in the 1970s and swings back to the 1920s and 30s to the Chicken Hill neighborhood of Pottstown, PA, to a community bound together by the links of love and duty.
If you would like to join the discussion, please contact Jennifer Briggs via email. jenniferobriggs@gmail.com
Children, Youth & Family Ministry (CYFM) is looking for a family who may be interested in hosting this quarterly-ish event in early spring. Trinity's CYFM provides food, beverages, childcare and prayer activity; your family provides your home and welcomes 4-8 families to the gathering. Angela Arpino, director, can provide details if you have questions:
(203) 624-3101, ext. 105 | family@trinitynewhaven.org
This Saturday, February 1, at 11 a.m., we will celebrate the life of beloved parishioner Jane Bartlett Kellogg. Jane was a very engaged and longtime member of Trinity on the Green. All parishioners are invited to the service.
O God of grace and glory, we remember before you this day our sister Jane. We thank you for giving her to us, her family and friends, to know and to love as a companion on our earthly pilgrimage. In your boundless compassion, console us who mourn. Give us faith to see in death the gate of eternal life, so that in quiet confidence we may continue our course on earth, until, by your call, we are reunited with those who have gone before; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
This Sunday we celebrate the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, also known as Candlemas. Join us for at 5 p.m. Choral Evensong sung by the Choristers and Schola, with music by Margaret Burk, Herbert Howells, and Ken Burton. All are welcome!
