News & Events
Trinity Parish
NEWS
Upcoming Events
Ongoing
Monday Bible Study at Noon via Zoom. To get the Zoom link, please email the parish office.
Vestry Meeting – 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7 pm at Trinity
Junta Meeting – 1st Sunday of the month after the noon service
Trinity Choir – Rehearsals Thursday evenings at 7 pm
Encore Choir – Fall Session Wednesdays at 10 am at Trinity
December 2024
12/8 Second Sunday of Advent – Healing Sunday
12/8 St. Lucia Celebration at Old Swedes Church at 1 pm
12/11 Encore Chorale Winter Concert at Trinity Church at 7 pm
12/14 Polishing Party at Trinity at 10 am
12/15 Our Lady of Guadalupe at 12 pm Service
12/16-24 Los Posadas at Trinity and parishioner homes at 7 pm
12/18 Advent Adult Formation at 7 pm via Zoom
12/21 Greens Workshop at Trinity at 9:30 am
12/24 Christmas Eve Services at 4, 6, 8, and 10:30 pm at Trinity and Old Swedes (see graphic for details)
12/25 Christmas Day Service at Trinity at 12 pm
12/25 & 26 Parish Office Closed
**See below for the weekly announcements.
Weekly Announcements
Stewardship 2025—Joy & Connection—The theme for the 2025 stewardship campaign is joy & connection. The stewardship letters and cards were mailed the week of October 7 and the link for online pledges is available on our website and via the Realm Connect app. Thank you to all who have already submitted their 2025 pledge. If you have not, please consider sending it in or doing so on Realm. Please note, if you have been using the old VANCO site for your donations, please close out that account and open one in Realm. Please contact Bid Hukill and Catherine Dean if you have any questions.
GREENS WORKSHOP: Set aside some time for making small arrangements of greens for the windows at Trinity—and enjoying the company of others in a shared project. The Greens Workshop will be held on Saturday, December 21, from 9:30-11 in the kitchen. Please bring gloves and clippers. Come and bring a friend; no experience is needed! Questions? Call Ashlin Bray at 302-658-5821.
Advent Adult Formation—Join us for the second class of the Advent adult formation on Wednesday, December 18th at 7 pm via Zoom . This week we will be reviewing the Gospel selections found on www.lectionary.net for the Advent season. Please contact the parish office if you need the zoom information.
Christmas memorials: Parishioners are invited to remember loved ones at Christmas by contributing to the funds used to decorate Trinity and Old Swedes for Christmastide. The minimum suggested contribution is $25, payable via Realm online or check. Please note “Christmas memorials” on your check. In addition, please print the names of those you are remembering so they can be listed accurately in the bulletin. Deadline for Christmas memorials is Wednesday, December 18th. Thank you.
Matching Grant Opportunity— Similar to last year we have an opportunity to qualify for the Jessie Ball duPont Match Grant. The match is based on online donations, using Realm directly or by simply scanning the QR code in the bulletin, received during November and December with a maximum match of $500 for each person. We look forward to your support.
Trinity Goes A Caroling! Warm up your voice as Trinity’s annual caroling fun is coming. December 22nd at 4 pm, we are meeting up at Trinity Church to go caroling in the area. We will enjoy hot cocoa following the caroling. We hope you can join us!
The 4:00 pm Christmas Eve Service Of Eucharist will feature the traditional re-telling of the nativity story as the children of our congregation, costumed as shepherds, wisemen and angels, present Trinity’s annual Christmas Pageant during our earliest Christmas Eve Service. The 6:00 pm Christmas Eve Service of Eucharist will feature the full Trinity Choir as well as a brass quartet, violin, flute, handbells, and timpani. The choir will present Steven Ottomanyi’s lush setting of “On Christmas Night,” Douglas Wagner’s joyous and dramatic “Christmas Gloria,” and Stephen Holcomb’s transcendent choral setting of Howard Thurman’s poignant Christmas poem “The Work Of Christmas.” Come early and enjoy the Pre-Service Recital, which begins at 5:45 pm and features Christmas selections for organ, brass, flute, violin and handbells!