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Trinity Parish Programs
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Acolytes
Young people from Grade 3
up, as well as adults, are invited to serve God by helping the priest at the altar as
acolytes. This
is a special ministry that helps make our worship better. Instruction is provided in
groups or individually as needed.
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Acolytes
- Carry the Cross in procession
- Carry the Gospel book
- Distribute and receive the offering plates
- Receive the Bread and Wine
- Help the priest at the altar
- Assist at Sunday worship, weddings and funerals
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If you are interested in becoming an acolyte, please see Pam Hennessy, Julie Bailey
or John Barnes, or call the Parish Office.
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Altar Guild
The Altar Guild consists of a handful of individuals who want to serve the Lord
in a quiet and unassuming way. We prepare the altar for services. We are not
usually seen. It is a service where one can quietly contemplate and pray while being
of service to God and our parish.
Our duties include preparing the altar for Holy Communion, preparing for Baptisms,
keeping the brass clean, and cleaning the linens used in our various services. We
work one at a time for a one week period, usually Saturday through Friday.
We are a small and dedicated guild. We would love to share information with anyone
that might like to consider joining us in this special area of service to our Lord
and to our parish. Please feel comfortable in speaking to Mary Torian
or any member of the Altar
Guild, or call the Parish Office for more information.
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Building and Property
It is our responsibility as a parish to maintain our buildings and grounds. As
a community we repair, paint and maintain our church, parish hall and rectory.
We plan several work days each year and encourage all parishioners to attend.
Please watch for dates in the newsletter and bulletin.
For more information, or to volunteer to help, please see Paul Sweet or
call the Parish Office.
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Covenant Committee
The Covenant Committee is an open group of people from both St Mary's and Trinity who meet from time
to time to review ways to express and strengthen our covenant relationship. When we have been
engaged in joint activities such as the FISH chapter, the clothing center or the orientation
and settling of the Bosnian families, it has met regularly as a steering committee for these
activities. This group takes on responsibility with the Pastor and Rector for organizing and
conducting joint services or programs as may be appropriate from time to time.
For more information, please contact Allan Hopkinson.
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Family Choir
Family Choir is an opportunity for our young people and their parents (if they choose)
to help lead worship on "Family Sundays". All children, teens and adults are invited
to participate. Rehearsals will take place in the church each Sunday following the 10
AM service. Joel Warren, Liz Pekkala, Jane Hanrahan, and Alexi Martinez are
coordinating and leading our Family Choir.
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Lay Eucharistic Ministers
Lay Eucharistic Ministers assist with the conduct of regular worship services by
reading the appropriate scripture passages, leading the congregation in reading
appropriate psalms, leading prayers and assisting
with the chalice at Communion. On occasion, in the absence of a priest, Eucharistic
Ministers will conduct Morning or Evening Prayer services. We also assist with
services such as funerals as deemed appropriate by the Rector.
For more information, or to volunteer, please see Allan Hopkinson or call the Parish Office.
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Nursery Care
Trinity provides a nursery, staffed by volunteers, for infants and toddlers during the 10 AM service.
The nursery is downstairs in the Parish Hall. If you would like to help, please see Sheri Keeler-Phillips.
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Prayer Shawl Ministry
The Prayer Shawl Ministry meets to pray. knit and crochet. Since October, we have distributed five prayer shawls; all were given with love and received
with open arms in gratitude. We have expanded our ministry to include baby
blankets, scarves, hats and mittens. We look forward to an exciting and
productive future, full of thoughtful prayer.
For more information, please call June Jones or the Parish Office.
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Senior Choir
The Senior Choir leads the congregation in the musical portion of our worship at the
10:00 AM service during all but the summer months. Young adults from high school age
and up, and those who are young at heart, join together under the direction of
our Liz Pekkala, our organist/choir director. The welcome mat is out for all who enjoy singing.
The choir also participates at some other services as needed due to holiday or
occasion. Some individual members of the choir also participate in the Ecumenical
Christmas Choir in Milford.
We meet in the Church on one evening a week, 7:30 to 9:00 PM, and Sunday mornings at
9:30 AM. (Choir rehearsal is usually Tuesday, but sometimes changes to accommodate
the organist's schedule.) For more information, please see
Liz Pekkala or Mary Frances Best.
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Trinity Episcopal Church Women
The TECW Guild puts on many functions during the year. We have rummage sales in October and
May, and we put on the annual Harvest Supper in September. We hold bake sales which include
the annual Palm Sunday Food and Easter Sale. For many years, we have made a quilt to
raffle off at the annual Christmas Fair.
We meet every Tuesday morning at 10:00 AM in the Parish Hall. We gather to plan activities,
sew items for the parish fair, and to enjoy each others company.
For more information, please contact Sophie Martin.
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Ushers
The ushers greet everyone as they arrive for worship, and assist in the service by presenting
the Gifts to the priest. For more information about becoming an usher, please
see Earl Deal at 8:00, Walter Piasecki at 10:00, or call the
Parish Office.
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Walking in the Way -- A Walking Program for Wholeperson Health
You shall walk in all the ways which the LORD your God has commanded you, that
you may live and that it may be well with you, and that you may prolong your
days in the land which you shall possess. Deut 5:33
Walking in the Way is a walking program that encourages physical activity,
but is also a reminder that God is forever with us in every aspect of our lives.
It provides an opportunity to flex spiritual muscles as wekk as physical ones.
Trinity Church has started a Walking in the Way program. We have formed a team
and have chosen a destination. The walking is converted into miles and is
logged weekly. If you jog, swim or do aerobics or other exercise, it can be
converted into miles, too. This is not a competition; every individual
contributes to the team effort. All miles are added together to reach our
destination. Every team member receives a Walking in the Way program book and
log. Our first walk was from Mt. Sinai to Mt. Nemo -- 540 miles. We were so
hooked on Walking in the Way that we now are walking from Milford to Jerusalem --
5,548 miles as the crow flies.
All parishioners young and old are welcome to participate. Do it as an
individual, a couple, or a family. You will benefit both physically and spiritually
from the program. You can join the group at any time, whenever you are ready
to Walk in the Way. Please contact Gayle Ruscitti or the Parish Office for
more information.
Always consult your physician before starting any exercise program.
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Welcoming Committee
Are you a people person? How about a good host or hostess? Do you have a gift for
greeting new folks? Perhaps you can help us welcome newcomers to Trinity. The
Welcoming Committee actively seeks to greet newcomers and make them feel comfortable.
We are in our beginning stages and need ideas and willing folks to follow through. We
have been welcoming newcomers by making sure they can find their way around the building
and service, and later sending notes to acknowledge their visit. When someone decides
to join us, we make a name tag for him or her. Once a year we have a Newcomers' Dinner
to more formally welcome those new to our parish family.
This is an important ministry, and it's also lots of fun! For more information, or
to volunteer to help out, please contact Katherine Côté.
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