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PUT YOUR TAX
REBATE TO WORK --
Holy Trinity's Conspicuous Compassion Campaign will send tax rebate
dollars to the Bawa Health Initiative in Cameroon, Africa,
co-founded by Quinnipiac University professor Dennis Richardson,
above left. The campaign will also benefit Fabian's Place, an
overflow emergency shelter in Middletown, CT.
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PENNIES FROM HEAVEN |
Every time you roam the Web using
the GoodSearch search engine (based on Yahoo), a penny will go to
Holy Trinity. It may not seem like much, but those pennies can
add up to big bucks. Just go to
www.GoodSearch.com and
click on “Add GoodSearch to your toolbar." There you will find
simple instructions to download the toolbar. Just be sure to select
Church of the Holy Trinity as your choice of charity, and always use
GoodSearch when searching the internet. If just 100 members use
GoodSearch only twice a day, the church can earn over $700 a year!
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HOLY TRINITY CLASSIFIEDS
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Altar Guild
– Volunteers needed for two hours on a
Friday or Saturday. Contact Lois Dragone (347-5373.)
Seamstress -- Needed to repair pew
cushions. Call the church office (860-347-2591)
Sunday School Teachers -- With the growth
of our Sunday school program, more teachers are needed for next
fall. Contact Linda
Menosky or Janice
Drescher.
Building Coordinator -- To coordinate
repair and maintenance of church buildings. Contact rector, wardens
or church office.
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NAME BADGES |
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 Wearing
name badges in church is one of the key recommendations included in
our strategic plan to make Holy Trinity a more welcoming place.
You can make your own at the table in the back of the church and
insert it in a clear plastic holder, with your choice of lanyard or
clip-on fastener. Stick-on name badges are also available for
one-time use. Your badge may be kept in bins at the back on the
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WHEN YOU ARE HOSPITALIZED |
 If
you are hospitalized, you or your family members should
notify the church as soon as possible. Upon
admission to the hospital, you will be asked if you
desire to have your religious affiliation as a part of
your medical record, and for permission to make your
name available to clergy. Please state both your
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News
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Summer Schedule |
Our rector, Maggie Minnick, has had her hip replacement surgery
and is recuperating at Water’s Edge for approximately a week to 10
days. After that she will recover at home. During this time the
Rev. Steve Ling will cover the services and pastoral care for both
Trinity Church Portland and Holy Trinity in Middletown. During the
month of July, Trinity Portland will join us here for worship, and
then for the month of August Holy Trinity parishioners will go
across the river to worship at Trinity Portland. Steve will be in
the office at Holy Trinity on Mondays and Wednesdays. He will be
in Portland on Tuesdays and Thursdays. He will be checking
messages at Holy Trinity Monday and Wednesday mornings and on
Fridays.
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Conspicuous Compassion |
Wondering what to do with your economic stimulus check? Have
you considered giving all or part of it to those who are truly in
need? Our rector, Maggie Minnick, suggested this in a sermon
last May. Our bishop and the national church made similar
suggestions. Holy Trinity has established a special fund to
which parishioners can contribute all or any portion of their
refund checks. Contributions will go to Fabian's Place, an
emergency overflow shelter that operates in Middletown during the
winter months, and the the Bawa Health Initiative, which is
building a medical clinic in Cameroon.
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Is Your Pledge Up to Date? |
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With the soaring price of food and fuel, many people are having
more trouble paying their bills these days. It’s no different with
the church. Recently, we signed an oil contract for the coming
season that saw the price per gallon go from $2.34 per gallon to
$3.79 per gallon, bringing our estimated fuel bill to almost
$60,000, compared with about $35,000 last year. Unlike previous
years, our new contract calls for 12 payments per year rather than
10, with payments starting over the summer months, when many
parishioners are away. This year, more than ever, it’s important
to keep your pledge up to date. Through May, we were already
$20,000 behind budget in contributions from parishioners, while
expenses were running higher than budget. To help us get back on
track, please keep your pledge current, even if you are away.
Thanks!
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Saturday Evening Service |
Mark your calendars for the fourth Saturday of each month at 5:00
PM when Holy Trinity holds a contemporary worship service with
music led by our Praise Band. A light supper follows.
For more information,
e-mail us or
call 860-347-2591. The next service is July 26.
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Summer Concert Thanks |
On behalf of Joyful Noise Ministry (JNM), I want to offer my most
sincere thanks to all of the members of our congregation who have
supported our efforts. The concert on June 28th can only be
considered a wonderful success. And I do not mean that solely, or
even primarily, in the financial sense.
Your Praise Band, surrounded by almost 300 people, performing (not
as part of a worship service with our “family”) for the first
time, gave it all up to God, and He really delivered! According to
all reports, we made a joyful noise to the Lord. And we can’t wait
to do it again.
Through the generosity of our congregation and local businesses,
as well as ticket, food, and other sales that night, we made about
$4,000 from the concert – one-third of our estimated cost for the
Third Floor Youth Program (and not all of the promised money is in
yet!). This program, that I really want to kick-off in September,
is the vision that undergirds all of our other efforts.
The new slogan of the National Episcopal Church is “Put Your Faith
to Work.” This is a charge and a challenge that we must all try to
fulfill. JNM, with those clear words on our T-shirts, is striving
to continue the tradition of our community of faith, which has
been putting its faith to work, in this place, for over 134 years.
Especial thanks to Sharon Sheedy, Linda and Bill Menosky, Pam
Ferguson, Dave Lamb, Laura Kirby, and Maggie Minnick. On behalf of
the members of JNM, our children and our children’s children, I
thank you all. Blessings,Sue Scibilia, JNM Coordinator.
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Parish Votes
to Sell Broad Street Property |
At a special parish meeting June 22, the congregation gave the
go-ahead to sell the house owned by the church at 148 Broad Street.
The property has housed the House of Many Talents for 40 years and
was also the site for the English
Tea Garden, which closed last year. Acquired in 1952, the
house previously served as a curates' residence. The
structure now requires major repairs, including replacement of the
roof and two boilers. The House of Talents will be relocated
to the church once a sale is approved by the diocese.
Several non-profit groups
have both expressed interest in acquiring the property.
According to parishioner and attorney Suzanne Scibilia, who is
handling the transaction, the proposed sale is expected to net
more than $200,000. Proceeds would be used for capital improvements to
the remaining church buildings.
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MARK
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CALENDAR! |
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June 29-July 26
Joint Sunday Services with
Trinity Church Portland Here
9:00 AM
July 26
Contemporary Service
5:00 PM
July 28
Vestry Meeting
August 3-August 31
Joint Sunday Services with
Trinity Church in Portland
9:00 AM
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The Church of the Holy Trinity |
381 Main Street
Middletown, CT 06457
Phone: (860) 347-2591 |
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RECUPERATING |
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Our rector, Maggie Minnick, is
recuperating following hip replacement surgery June 30. She is
expected to resume her duties full-time in August. |
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CONDOLENCES |
To Laura Wardner on the recent
death of her brother.
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PENTECOST |
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May 13 marks the beginning of
Pentecost on the Christian liturgical calendar. In Jewish
tradition, Pentecost was originally an agricultural festival and
later commemorated the giving of the Law to Moses at Mt. Sinai.
According to the account in Acts, Jesus' disciples gathered in
Jerusalem on Pentecost (50 days after Passover), and they were
filled with the Holy Spirit, marking the birth of the Christian
Church.
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SAFE CHURCH |
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Please remember that our church
is open to the entire community on Sunday mornings, and our
hospitality is occasionally abused. Keep your valuables with you at
all times while in church or store them in a secure place. Also, be
sure to lock your car. |
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DAILY OFFICE
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For today's lectionary readings from the Book of Common Prayer,
click
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NEED A RIDE TO CHURCH? |
If so, please contact the church office at 347-2591 or
e-mail us,
and we will
coordinate a ride for you to and from church on Sundays. |
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