We are delighted to share that Olivia Mogor, Kenny Okeke, ChiChi Onoh,

Peter Rice, and Celine Stephens will be confirmed by The Right Reverend Laura Ahrens on Saturday, 12 March at 10:00 am at St. Luke’s.

The service will be streamed live on YouTube and can be found here

We will acknowledge and celebrate the confirmands during the 10:00 am service on Sunday, 13 March.

How does our faith help us deal with our worries in times of unrest? On March 13, Susan Post will share her experience of coming to grips with feelings of powerlessness, and lead us in a discussion of how our faith can inform our response to our troubled world.

Susan encourages all parishioners, whether or not they plan to attend the forum, to read the article on which the content of the forum will be based. 

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Daylight savings time 2022 begins on Sunday, March 13.  Time to set your clocks ahead one hour on Saturday night before going to bed.

A member of our parish, Jacqui Lucier has advanced kidney disease and is in need of a transplant.

As we pray for Jacqui, we also ask that you prayerfully consider being screened as a potential kidney donor. For more information about living organ donation and to sign up to be screened, please visit nkr.org/SBB483. Please encourage your friends and family to consider donor screening.

To hear Jacqui talk about her illness and need for a transplant, watch this clip that has aired on local news.

Trinity has a tradition of being blessed by a variety of voices from the pulpit. We are excited that several lay members of the congregation have offered themselves to share their theological reflections by preaching on Sunday mornings. To celebrate this gift and as a renewal of the tradition of a broader range of preaching voices, we will have a series of lay preachers during Lent, Holy Week, and the beginning of Easter, and they will continue to regularly be a part of the preaching rotation.

3 Lent (20 March)

4 Lent (27 March)

Good Friday (15 April)

2 Easter (24 April)

Ash De Las Casas

Timothy I. Watt

Anne Rapkin

Kate Byroade

Our parish survey indicated that we are interested in exploring how our faith should inform our response to the many social injustices present in our society. In order to have meaningful conversations on potentially controversial topics, we need to be able to be open, honest, and vulnerable with each other. Rev. D. and Roy McAlpine will help us explore the topic of how we can be “real” with each other.

 

Karen Connal, Director of Communications and Marketing for the Boys and Girls Clubs (and formerly Head of School of Trinity Academy) will describe the work of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Hartford. This organization has had close ties to Trinity Church in the past, and they are currently preparing for several exciting summer programs for Hartford youth. 

We pray for the people of Ukraine.

As we pray, you are strongly encouraged to support efforts to assist Ukrainian refugees by donating to the International Rescue Committee (www.rescue.org) or another reputable agency on the ground.

During the season of Lent, you are invited to join us on Wednesday nights beginning on March 9 at 7:00 pm on zoom as we study Howard Thurman’s landmark work, Jesus and the Disinherited.

The central question that Thurman wrestles with is, “What does the religion of Jesus offer to those with their backs against the wall?” While this book was published in 1949, Thurman’s thoughts remain relevant today as we continue to seek to faithfully follow Jesus and share his Good News in a world that desperately needs it.

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The next issue of The Voice will cover events in Holy Week (April 10 - April 17) and events in April and May. Materials for this issue should be sent to voice@trinityhartford.org no later than Friday, March 11. When submitting an article, please be sure to include a brief statement of the topic in the subject line. Thanks.

The Companions of the Holy Cross invite you to a virtual Quiet day on Saturday, March 12, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. There will be an introduction (Centering Prayer), two separate meditations, plenty of quiet time on one’s own and a final gathering at which one can share. Finding a quiet place at home is a challenge, but you can also munch when you want to munch.

Our leader will be the Rev. Betsy Fisher of the Diocese of Western MA.

If you’d like to attend, please email Kate Smith at kate48smith@comcast.net

We invite all interested Parish members to join us on Tuesday, March 15, at 1:30 pm in the Trinity kitchen to prepare our signature hot meal for Loaves and Fishes. The food is delivered for distribution on the following day (March 16). We are also happy to report that Loaves and Fishes hopes to resume indoor dining beginning in May 2022. If you have questions, please contact Steve Zhitnik (860-521-5992).

Christ Church Cathedral invites members of the Parishes of the North Central Region of the Diocese to collect weekly one personal care hygiene item for each week of Lent (March 6-April 17) to benefit the Capital Community College (CCC) Food Pantry.

While many college students are beneficiaries of SNAP Vouchers (formerly called Food Stamps), the vouchers do not allow for the purchase of personal care hygiene products.

The Director of the CCC Food Pantry has identified the following as the most needed products:

Soap; Conditioner; Shampoo; Feminine care items; Deodorant

Christ Church Cathedral

(Attn: Deacon Bonnie Matthews)

45 Church Street, Hartford, CT 06103 

Wednesday 4/20 to Friday 4/22, from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

 Sunday 4/24 from 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Items collected at Trinity will be transported to the Cathedral by Faith in Action/Outreach volunteers.

For more information, you may contact Cathedral Deacon Bonnie Matthews at bmatthews228@comcast.net, or Trinity parishioner Penny Pearson at pennypearson@comcast.net

Thank you!

All are invited to attend the meeting of Trinity's Book Group on Friday, April 22nd, 7:00-9:00 pm, to discuss Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest by Suzanne Simard. The author is a top forest ecologist who writes about trees and their connections to each other and to other living things in the forest. The book is a moving, deeply personal journey of discovery. The meeting, which begins with refreshments, will take place at the home of Mark and Linda MacGougan. For more information, or to let them know you're planning to attend, contact them at macgougans@gmail.com.

Women Together is currently discussing The Universal Christ by Richard Rohr. The series continues through March. Women Together meets weekly on Tuesdays from 2:00-3:15 in the Reception Room at St. John's in West Hartford, with all attendees wearing masks. Women from Trinity, St. John's, St. Monica's, and friends participate, and newcomers are always welcome! 

For more information, please contact Cathy Rowe (crowedy@yahoo.com)

or Linda MacGougan (macgougans@gmail.com).

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Click the links below to read up on what's going on in the Episcopal Church in Connecticut, and in our North Central Region.

Updated information about the search for our next bishop can be found at ctbishopsearch.org.

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