We invite all those planning to be Confirmed or Received into the Episcopal Church to join in Confirmation Conversations this summer at Trinity Church. Rev. Andrea has collected a lovely list of both youth and adults, and there is still room for more to join.
Is God calling you to deepen your relationship with the Episcopal Church as a disciple of Christ? Please speak with Rev. Andrea with any questions. We are announcing 6 opportunities for conversation this summer as we prepare for Bishop Laura Ahrens to visit Trinity Church on Sunday, September 15th - when she will confirm and baptize both youth and adults. Summer is full of travel and vacations, so we ask that you plan to attend 3 of these dates. In addition, you may also arrange a meeting with Rev. Andrea at the Church office if you wish. Readings, videos, and other ways of preparing for Confirmation or Reception will be announced when we gather. Sunday, July 7 at 10:45 AM Thursday, July 25 at 6:30 PM Sunday, July 28 at 10:45 AM Sunday, August 11 at 10:45 AM Thursday, August 22 at 6:30 PM Sunday, August 25 at 10:45 AM Please RSVP to the Church Office with the dates you plan to attend.
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Join us on Sunday, June 9th as we celebrate our ministries with Children and Youth as our ‘program year’ comes to an end for summer sabbath.
Children and youth will help lead worship; we will hear a choir of Church School children; we will learn more about the Youth Group’s journey with international ‘micro-lending,’ and we will enjoy a delightful slide show of this year’s activities with families and children. We will also celebrate a high school graduate and bless him on his way. We remain so grateful for the gifts and Spirit of Frances Chamberlain, our Children’s Ministry Coordinator, and of Julie Dunn and Noel Bellesheim, our Youth Leaders. Come this Sunday to express you thanks to them! Beloved of Trinity Church,
With our sisters and brothers in Christ everywhere, we will celebrate the birth of the Church at Pentecost with the gift of God’s Spirit! We invite you to share in a festive celebration on Sunday May 19th – wear something red, and stay for Breakfast after worship. Bring a friend! If you speak a language in addition to English, and are willing to speak a sentence in that language - please let us know! We will assign a brief passage for as many speakers as possible to say, one after another. Last year we had Spanish, French, Italian and German … can we add a new language this year? Reach out to Rev. Andrea at: [email protected]. An Invitation for all Newcomers and Visitors at Trinity Church …
New friends - we value the gift of your presence among us, and we would like to get to know you a bit. Please stay after worship on Sunday, June 2nd for conversation and treats. Come to the Library, meet with Rev. Andrea and other newcomers, and learn more about the Trinity parish family. How is God’s Spirit inviting you at this time? Bring your questions about Trinity Church and your hopes for what spiritual community can mean in 2024. RSVP or questions to [email protected] or Rev. Andrea at [email protected]. Dear Beloved of Trinity Church,
Is God calling you deeper into your Christian faith? Is the Spirit nudging you to explore the possibility of Confirmation - or Reception - into the Episcopal Church? We have just learned that Bishop Laura Ahrens will visit Trinity Episcopal Church in Newtown on Sunday, September 15th for our 9:30 AM service. Our Bishop Suffragan in the Episcopal Church in Connecticut, Bishop Ahrens has a long history with Trinity Church. It will be delightful to welcome her again! Also … we will have Confirmations when she visits on September 15th. We invite teens (14+) and adults to commit to and prepare for Confirmation by our Bishop. Our spiritual journeys are unique and are often full of surprising turns. So, depending on your church background, there are three ways to make a formal affiliation with the Episcopal Church: Confirmation, Reception or Re-Affirmation of Faith. (We have many parishioners who come to us from the Catholic Church, and they are ‘received’ into the Episcopal Church.) Baptism is not just for babies! If you have not yet been Baptized - this, too, is a joy open to people of all ages. Baptism and Confirmation can happen in the same service. As the Book of Common Prayer says: “In the course of their Christian development, those baptized at an early age are expected, when they are ready and have been duly prepared, to make a mature public affirmation of their faith and commitment to the responsibilities of their Baptism and to receive the laying on of hands by the bishop.” Being ready comes at different times – and in widely varying ways - for each of us. Please reply to Rev. Andrea if you would like learn more about Confirmation. We invite you to a process of inquiry and discernment. God is searching for you. Once we gather names, we will announce a schedule of conversations and gatherings as we prepare for this joyous day. Eastertide Blessings, Rev. Andrea Join in Reflective ‘Stations of the Cross’ Prayer in Sanctuary, led by Rev. Andrea
or … Share in Meditative Labyrinth Walk in Hall Below Sanctuary, led by Sue Roman Coffee Hour will be in the Library!! Stay for conversation; or grab a snack and walk the Stations or the Labyrinth – or both! Beloved Ones, We will dedicate and bless Trinity’s new portable Stations of the Cross during our Worship on Sunday, March 17th. We invite you, after the service, to pray with the Stations in a guided prayer - or alone in silence. Also, our cloth Labyrinth will be laid out on the floor in the Hall below the Sanctuary. Our Church School students will have an opportunity to experience the Labyrinth during their class. We invite pilgrims of all ages to pray with Stations or Labyrinth after worship! No food or drink near or on the Labyrinth, please. (Also, no shoes on the Labyrinth!) Peace, Rev. Andrea Beloved Ones,
Our large cloth Labyrinth will be laid out on the floor in the Hall below the Sanctuary on Sunday, March 17th. Our Church School students will have an opportunity to experience the Labyrinth during their class. We invite pilgrims of all ages to pray with the Labyrinth after worship! We do ask that no food or drink be shared near or on the Labyrinth; therefore, coffee and treats will be served in the Library upstairs, just down the hall from the Sanctuary. Also, no shoes on the Labyrinth! Peace, Rev. Andrea Lenten Prayer Gatherings
Thursday Evenings in Lent 6:00 – 7:00 PM in the Sanctuary Beloved Ones, We invite you to gather for mid-week opportunities for prayer during the reflective season of Lent. We will alternate between meditative Centering Prayer and a simple service of Holy Eucharist with Healing Prayer offered. Centering Prayer is an opportunity to listen quietly for God; your leader will guide those who attend – no prior experience needed. As part of the Eucharist, Healing Prayer is offered for any who wish for a confidential prayer with the Priest, with a blessing with holy oil. We will gather from 6:00 - 7:00 PM on Thursday evenings in the Sanctuary. Come as you are. Stay and sing with the Choir if you’d like as their rehearsal is at 7:00 PM! Thursday February 22 - Centering Prayer Thursday February 29 - Holy Eucharist and Healing Prayer Thursday March 7 - Centering Prayer Thursday March 14 - Holy Eucharist and Healing Prayer Thursday March 21 - Centering Prayer Ash Wednesday is our threshold into the season of Lent. With Christians around the world, we follow the ancient practice of wearing dust and ashes on our foreheads, a sign of our mortality, of our human limitations and failings. This year, Ash Wednesday falls on Valentine’s Day, a powerful reminder of our need for God’s all-encompassing love for us.
Together, let us meditate on God’s love for us on Ash Wednesday! We will offer the liturgy for Ash Wednesday and the Imposition of Ashes at our lovely, historic Sanctuary at 7:00 PM. There will be lovely music as well. Ash Wednesday is one of my favorite liturgies. “Dear People of God: The first Christians observed with great devotion the days of our Lord’s passion and resurrection, and it became the custom of the Church to prepare for them by a season of penitence and fasting.” Let us prayerfully enter this new season. Peace be with you, Rev. Andrea Beloved Ones of Trinity Church,
Our festivities on Sunday, January 28th will begin in the Sanctuary with the Sacraments of Baptism and Holy Eucharist. Immediately following worship, we invite you to gather for Breakfast in the hall beneath the Sanctuary, as we celebrate our many ministries in our 292nd Annual Parish Meeting. We will raise our voices in song, pray, share reports, thank our lay leaders and elect new ones. We do have two very special announcements to share! We will conclude our time by commissioning our leaders. Thank you in advance for our Breakfast and hospitality ministries! As we anticipate this gathering, our Book of Common Prayer offers us this prayer ‘For the Parish:’ Almighty and everliving God, ruler of all things in heaven and earth, hear our prayers for this parish family. Strengthen the faithful, arouse the careless, and restore the penitent. Grant us all things necessary for our common life, and bring us all to be of one heart and mind within your holy Church; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. See you on Sunday! Rev. Andrea |
The Rev. andrea castner wyattThe Rev. Andrea Castner Wyatt is honored to accept the call of Trinity Episcopal Church to serve and lead as Rector. She looks forward with joy to walking with the people of Trinity Church, and to discovering with you what Jesus is up to in Newtown, CT. Contact Rev. Andrea at [email protected] or by calling 203-426-9070. |