On Palm Sunday, we will offer the usual palm branches to be blessed during the liturgy. But this year, we also will offer special Palm victory crosses for lawn decoration available for a donation. These Palm victory crosses will be in church coming this upcoming Sunday, April 6.
Our Spirit Quest Youth Group is asking parishioners to help them raise funds for the Beardsley Park Zoo by baking items to sell at their Beartastic Bake Sale. Items are needed by Saturday, April 26 so they can be packaged and sold on Sunday, April 27. The proceeds will help take care of the animals. Coming up in May, Questers will be doing some spring cleaning at the zoo as a service project. Can you bake? If you can, contact Angela Arpino and let her know! family@trinitynewhaven.org
Join Children, Youth, & Family Ministry for Sunday Spark this Sunday at 9:30 a.m. in the undercroft! Rev. Heidi and Deacon Kyle talk about why they chose to do what they do in the Episcopal faith. Join us for this all-ages exploration of the priesthood and diaconate. Bring questions!
As we head into the month of April, it's time to start thinking about our 2025 Christmas Market! Clean out your jewelry box and bring your donation to Trinity. Please place donations in the pink box in the Sexton's Office. Thank you for helping us get a jump start on the Christmas Market.
Questions? Contact Leigh Cromey. leighcromey@gmail.com
The next Trinity Book Group meeting will take place on Wednesday, April 9, at Maria Brandriff's home (address provided upon RSVP). We will be discussing Escape from Mariupol: A Survivor's True Story. We will be joined by Anne Howard who was told the story by Adoriana Marik. It is an incredible true story of an ordinary Ukrainian woman’s perilous journey to freedom in the face of Russia’s invasion in 2022.
If you wish to know more about the book group or to join us for this discussion, please contact Jenny Briggs. jenniferobriggs@gmail.com
This Sunday we offer our monthly Family Worship Service in the undercroft. This kid-friendly service invites families and parishioners of all ages to gather in the Undercroft at 10:35 a.m. for our own version on Sunday worship. Children and adults are invited to participate as readers, musicians, and ushers. If a child in your life would like to help in some way, send Angela a note! family@trinitynewhaven.org
Center Church on the Green, New Haven, is delighted to bring in guests artists from around the world to play our wonderful Charles Fisk Opus 54 organ. We are excited to have Nathan Laube perform a celebrity organ recital on April 6, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. Nathan Laube is a leading performer and pedagogue who is beloved around the world, and is currently Associate Professor of Organ at the Eastman School of Music.
Ticket sales have begun. Please visit the Center Church website for more info!
The Greater New Haven St. Patrick's Day Parade takes place this Sunday, March 16. Please be advised that parking bans along the parade route will take effect at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday. If you plan to attend church services in person, we strongly recommend making arrangements for a quick exit after worship and allowing for significant travel delays both to and from Trinity. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we navigate this busy and joyful day in our city.
This past Sunday we prayed together with St. Luke's Episcopal Church and members of the wider community, centering our prayers for racial lamentation, healing, and liberation around the stories of Lucy and Lois Tritton. Read more about this important history (revealed through the important work of local historian Jill Snyder), in this thoughtful article about our prayer service, written by Lucy Gellman for the New Haven Arts Paper.
Collage art pieces will be created by our children and teens this June, so we need your old magazines and books as art materials! Parishioner Hilary Opperman is a collage artist and will be sharing her talent with us for a special youth art installation this summer. Please bring your donations—which will be cut up by our young artists—to Angela Arpino. Questions? Email family@trinitynewhaven.org
The two trees that have graced the front steps entryway over the winter are looking for a home. They are “Green Giant Arborvitae” shrubs, and will grow to about 10-12 feet. Express interest to the sexton.
Join us this Sunday at 9 a.m. for our monthly service of Choral Morning Prayer. The Choristers & Schola will sing music by Margaret Burk, George Dyson, and Amy Beach. All are welcome!
This Sunday, we will be premiere our Director of Music, Simon Lee's, new Mass setting written for the choirs, clergy, and congregation of Trinity on the Green. We are excited to be premiering newly written music, especially music which has been written especially for us by Simon! Join us this Sunday in person or online.
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!