This week at Holy Trinity: Today, Dec. 16, 7:30 p.m., Vestry; Wednesday, Dec. 17, 7 p.m., Boy Scouts: Saturday, 5:30 p.m., Evening Prayer and Conversation on the Conference Line; Sunday, 9 a.m., Mass for the Fourth Sunday of Advent; Presentation of the Jesse Tree; Stewardship Committee meeting; 1 p.m., final decoration of the sanctuary for the Feast of the Nativity.
The online leaflet for the 9 a.m. Sunday Mass can be found here.
The Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey is donating $1 million to the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem and the Middle East to provide medical care for children and families in Gaza and the West Bank, the Rt. Rev. Sally French announced Nov. 21. The money comes from Jane O.P. Turner Fund, established to support medical care for children and adolescents with lifelong and debilitating illnesses.
Look what the soup crew surprised us with this week. It's hamburger barley, a parish favorite.
The soup is $4 a pint and $7 a quart. Each month, you can now order and pay on Vanco. (there is a processing fee when you order online) or by cash or check as always, using the order form that appears here, with a QR code for online ordering. There is plenty left in the freezer.
Order forms are always on our Soup Page.Oh, and there's always other kinds of soup in the freezer. Just call the church office or look in the freezer during coffee hour, and just let Charlotte or Lois Know.
For more information on the St. Francis Garden, here is a link to the brochure.
Please don't forget to keep up with your pledge. Bills still need to be paid. You can give electronically.
Please join us if you are able to help on
Sunday afternoon, Dec. 21, at 1 p.m., so we can all pitch in to decorate the church sanctuary for the Feast of the Nativity.
Sunday School/Youth Fellowship meets the first and third Sundays of the month at 4 p.m.
The next meeting is Jan. 4.
Activities include a children's chapel service, snacks and age-appropriate activities for those from pre-K through high school.
There are many Sundays available for you to remember your loved ones with a flower arrangement on the altar.
Please contact Charlotte Sink at the church office.
The cost is $45.
The number 856-861-3864 – PIN 924 821.
Today, Dec. 16, Vestry
Saturday, Dec. 20, 5:30 p.m., Evening Prayer and Conversation on the Conference Line.
Sunday, Dec. 21, 9 a.m., Mass for the Fourth Sunday of Advent; Presentation of the Jesse Tree; Stewardship Committee meeting; 1 p.m.,, final decoration of the sanctuary for the Feast of the Nativity.
Wednesday, Dec. 24, 5 p.m., Creche Service and Family Mass.
Wednesday, Dec. 24, 11 p.m., Festival Midnight Mass of the Nativity.
Thursday, Dec. 25, 9 a.m., Holy Eucharist & Carols.
Saturday, Dec. 27, 5:30 p.m., Evening Prayer and Conversation on the Conference Line.
Sunday, Dec. 28, 9 a.m., Mass for the Sunday After Christmas.
Saturday, Jan. 3, 5:30 p.m., Evening Prayer and Conversation on the Conference Line.
Sunday, Jan. 4. 9 a.m., Mass for the Second Sunday After Christmas; coffee hour to follow, 4 p.m., Sunday School and Youyh Fellowship.
Holy Trinity has a You Tube Channel, which has sermons and other events since 2020.
Knitters and crocheters meet the second Sunday of each month during or after coffee hour in the parish hall.
If you are a novice or never tried using knitting needles or a crochet hook, we have quite a few people in our group who would help you get started on your first project.
Any questions call Sharon Wolfgang at 856-854-2643 or leave a message at the church at 856-858-0491.
Burlington County does accept these and other #5 containers.
There is now a bin in the Great Hall for recyclable #5 items. Please contribute other containers -- cottage cheese, yogurt, deli, takeout -- with the #5 symbol so we can take another small step toward being better stewards of God’s creation.
As part of their mission and outreach efforts, Holy Trinity and residents of Premier Cadbury of Cherry Hill are reaching out to the “Upcycling Card Program” at St. John of God Community Services in Westville.
The creative citizens in the Vocational Rehabilitation/Adult Services group at St. John of God will remove the front of each card and create a new greeting card.
Craig delivered more than 2,100 cards to St. John of God recently, and since we started collecting the cards, the total has reached many thousands.
Boxes for the cards are on tables near the tower door at Holy Trinity.
Should you have any questions about this effort, call Craig Burgess at 856-667-2003 or see him at coffee hour after Sunday Mass.
Holy Trinity Church is a parish of the Diocese of New Jersey, the second-oldest in the Episcopal Church, founded in 1785.
The Rt. Rev. Dr. Sally French, the XIII Bishop of the Diocese of New Jersey, was elected in 2023.
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral is at 801 W. State Street in Trenton.
Holy Trinity and the Diocese of New Jersey are part of the Episcopal Church, founded in 1789, and headquartered in New York.
The Most Rev. Sean Rowe is the 28th presiding bishop.
The Episcopal Church is one of 165 members of the worldwide Anglican Communion, founded in 1867 in London, England.
The communion has 85 million members within the Church of England and other national and regional churches in full communion.
The Communion comprises churches founded by the Church of England. The Most Rev. Sarah Mullally is the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury, the spiritual head the Communion.