Trinity Anglican Churchis a Christian family. We are people who come together to worship God. We believe in the Christian faith as “once delivered to the Saints” (Jude 1:3) and expressed in the ancient Creeds of the Church.We are reformed in a way of saying that we teach the faith, the whole faith and nothing but the faith. We are a Sacramental Church in that we have those gifts of grace through Baptism, Holy Communion and the other Sacraments so we can be in this world and not of it, and to grow in Christ. The authority for this is founded in the Old and New Testaments of the Bible and in the Apostolic lineage the Traditional Anglican Communion has maintained.
Along with worship comes learning. Adults learn in the pews, children learn in Sunday School. Pre-school and early elementary Sunday School is very Bible based. Lessons and crafts are tied together with scripture and story. As the children grow older the curriculum is geared to the growing mind and begins to be tied in with the lessons and themes of the Church year. In addition, the youth group of the parish istaking the lessons taught in their earlier years and finding ways through prayer, service and fun to be good young Christians.
We also recognize that being a Christian is a lifelong process of growth, and we offer opportunity Bible Study and Adult Christian Education. And sometimes we do things as a Church family just to have fun.
So if you are a looking for a traditional church, then Trinity Anglican Church is for you.Please join us any Sunday at 8:00 AM or 9: 30 AM (Sunday School is at 9:30 AM). We would love to get to know you, and have you get to know us.
Sincerely, Fr. Owen Williams, Rector
Rector's Column
Monthly Requiem Mass We pray for the Dead. We just do. We pray for their souls. We just do. And I am counting on this when I pass from this earthly existence. I hope that people will pray for me, because I know that I am now, and will continue to be in serious need of prayer. With this in mind, we are going to begin saying a monthly Requiem Mass for the dear departed of this Parish on the first Saturday of the month at 9:30. In order to do this Holy work, I will need your help. I already have the list of names many have given me of your dearly departed. I will put that list out in the Narthex for the month of May. I ask that you look through it and note what day each person died. If you can only remember the month and year, that will be sufficient. If you have no idea, that will be okay. I will assign them a month so that they will be remembered at a time other than on All Soul’s Day. A New Era Begins -----Ed Pacht The Church goes on, the diocese goes on, but bishops come and bishops go, and each new bishop brings fresh vision and renewed leadership to the people of God. On Saturday, February 14, 2009, our diocese gathered at Trinity Church in Rochester NH to celebrate just such a transition. Our much respected and much beloved Bishop Langberg was stepping down from his post as Bishop Ordinary, yielding his apostolic role to another, his Coadjutor, Bishop Brian Marsh.
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From the Senior Warden:
I recently was asked, "What's a Vestry Meeting and what goes on at a Vestry Meeting?" This called to my attention that there are perhaps members of our Parish Family who also would like information on the role of the Vestry in our church. Article III Section 1 of the BY-LAWS of Trinity Anglican Church places all religious, spiritual, and theological leadership under the direction and authority of our Rector, and identifies the 1928 Book of Common Prayer as the foundation upon which services are conducted. I mention this first to make in clear that the Vestry's sole role on liturgical and spiritual issues is to provide support to the Rector and follow his leadership in these areas.
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St Anne's Guild Spring Meetings 2009
The guild meets the first Sunday of every month from 11 AM to 12 PM. During this time we review the past activities, set goals for the next group of events and review the Thrift Store’s accounts. Members served an Easter Breakfast for church service leaders who were participants in the two services. Thanks to the church members these folks had a hearty breakfast. Members delivered plants to the home bound during the Easter season.
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Flower Guild
Spring is finally here! The gardens put on a colorful presentation for Easter and now they’re pushing up lots of new growth for summer color. Thank you to everyone for your generous donations for Easter flowers. The church looked beautiful Easter Sunday and now the leftover lily bulbs will be placed in the garden for possible October blossoms! (It’s happened before).
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Parish Life
Our Maundy Thursday pot luck was as wonderful as always. I really think that this is one of my favorite church events. I love the service and the dinner following, be it pot luck or lamb, is always just terrific, and we, at Trinity Anglican, do know how to throw a dinner together! :)
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From the Rector's Wife
By Marilyn Williams
This is to express my gratitude for the phenomenal love and support Owen and I have received from each of you during this most difficult time of my life. On February 19th, my mother, Marjorie Hand, passed in to Life Eternal. I was honored to witness that most sacred moment when she simply slipped away. It happened exactly the way she & I had discussed, "If this were a perfect world." She had wanted me holding one hand and my sister holding the other; not in a hospital but in her own home. God blessed us beyond our requests - He arranged all of that, plus He sent her son-in-law with his priest’s "hat" on, to read from the Book of Common Prayer at the foot of her bed as she painlessly went to be beside my Dad who died a little over a year before.
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Youth Group - Spring 2009
Members of the TAC youth group will begin classes in the month of May that cover materialism and money and how God views both. The course is called Generation Change and was put together by Dave Ramsey, a syndicated talk show and radio host. Dave's courses, tv and radio shows center around financial advice based in both common sense and Christianity. Although the course is geared for teens, there are important messages for the younger members as well. We hope to start this by mid May. It will run one night a week for four weeks.
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Proverb of the Day
Service Schedule...
The Very Rev. Owen Williams
Sunday 8:00 AM - Holy Communion - no music, unless the Rector thinks its important, like singing America the Beautiful on the Fourth of July.
9:30 AM - Holy Communion with Hymns and Service music. Our wonderful choir usually has additional music to add to our devotion and worship. Sunday school also meets. The children leaving for Sunday School after the announcements and receiving a blessing.
Wednesday 12:00 Noon Mid Week Mass - in the Chapel - This is a service of Holy Communion following a form from the Anglican Missal. There are a few changes, such as, the confession at the beginning as a "Preparation." The nine-fold Kyrie is said in Ancient Greek and a few other surprises.
Thursday 9:30 AM Morning Mass - In the Chapel - Again, the same as Wednesday.
Friday 5:00 PM The Sacrament of Penance or sometimes it is called the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Fr. Williams will be available in the Chapel to hear private confessions if needed. Remember the Anglican Rule – All May, Some Should, None Must.
6:00 PM Holy Communion - In the Church - Similar to the 8:00 AM Service with the addition of the minor propers from the Anglican Missal.
Saturday 9:30 AM Holy Communion - In the Church - Similar to the Friday 6:00 PM Service.
Coming June 30th
Q: What is it? A: Financial Peace University (FPU) is a course designed by syndicated talk show and radio host Dave Ramsey. Dave is a financial advisor and has created this course to teach people, both young and old, how to handle their finances. His teachings are based in common sense and Christianity and can help you “win” with money. Q: Where can I find out more about the course? A: Please contact Fr. Williams or Tom Kane for sign-up and details. You can also check it out online at DaveRamsey.com
Q: Has anyone at our church taken the course? A: Yes, Tom Kane has taken the course and endorses the information and techniques taught in the course. Please feel free to contact him if you have any questions about the content of the course.
Notes From The Loft
I would like to thank all the choristers, Junior Choir and Senior Choir for their incredible efforts for our Easter Services. They all were truly phenomenal, and they made a wonderfully special day even more spectacular. Thank you all: from Dorothy, Elizabeth, Grace and Zachary, our youth in red, to our Senior Choir members who are all young at heart, you were great. (Yes, we now start rehearsing for Confirmation Sunday....aren't you all excited??!) Please, please, please....we are always awaiting new members in the loft, so join us!
The Church goes on, the diocese goes on, but bishops come and bishops go, and each new bishop brings fresh vision and renewed leadership to the people of God. On Saturday, February 14, 2009, our diocese gathered at Trinity Church in Rochester NH to celebrate just such a transition. Our much respected and much beloved Bishop Langberg was stepping down from his post as Bishop Ordinary, yielding his apostolic role to another, his Coadjutor, Bishop Brian Marsh.
Members of the TAC youth group will begin classes in the month of May that cover materialism and money and how God views both. The course is called Generation Change and was put together by Dave Ramsey, a syndicated talk show and radio host. Dave's courses, tv and radio shows center around financial advice based in both common sense and Christianity. Although the course is geared for teens, there are important messages for the younger members as well. We hope to start this by mid May. It will run one night a week for four weeks.
