839 Haddon Avenue, Collingswood, N.J. 08108

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This week at Holy Trinity: Friday, 3 to 4 p.m., Soup Pickup; Saturday, 5:30 p.m., Evening Prayer and Conversation on the Conference Line; Sunday, 9 a.m., Mass for the Second Sunday of Easter; coffee hour and soup pickup; 11:30 a.m., Vestry; 4 p.m., Sunday School and Youth Fellowship.

Welcome to the 9 a.m. Sunday Mass with the Rev. Canon Martin Gutwein

Permission to stream the music in this service has been obtained by Holy Trinity Church from One License, License #732497-A.
Copyright Information for Service Music:
S120 Text: © The Church Pension Fund S130 Adaption: © G.I.A. Publications Setting from Deutsche Messe, Franz Peter Schubert, arr. Richard Proulx S164 Adaption: © G.I.A. Publications Setting from Deutsche Messe, Franz Peter Schubert, arr. Richard Proulx

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"Our challenges as a Christian community are not limited to clergy and buildings.

We live in a world that has largely lost touch with those rituals and values inspired by Christian belief.

How to speak to people probably requires that we listen to them to discern what are -- and are not -- motivating them to see the love that God has for them and the kind of life to which God is calling them."

Fr. Martin Gutwein

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The Mass

The leaflet for this Sunday's Mass can be found here.

Sermon for Easter Sunday
The Rev. Canon Martin Gutwein

International Women's Day was observed on March 8.

Easter Sunday 2025

Cheese Tortellini Is
April's Soup Offering

Look what the soup crew is making for April! It's cheese tortellini, a parish favorite.

The soup is $4 a pint and $7 a quart. Pickup is Friday from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., and at coffee hour Sunday. 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 here, with a QR code for online ordering.

Order forms are always on our Soup Page.

Watch this space for the next month's delicious offering.

Sunday School/Youth Fellowship

Sunday School/Youth Fellowship meets at 4 p.m. the first and third Sundays each month. This month, it will be April 27 for a movie party.

Activities include a children's chapel service, snacks and age-appropriate activities for those from pre-K through high school.

Prayer Chain Returns

The Holy Trinity Prayer Chain, which has been on hiatus for the last few years, is back.

The role of our Prayer Chain is to regularly lift people whose health or other life struggles have been brought to our attention in prayer.

Please speak to or email Theresa Chattin at theresa15@aol.com, or call Charlotte Sink in the church office at 856-858-0491.

Altar Flowers

There are many Sundays available for you to remember your loved ones with flowers.

Contact Charlotte Sink at the church office.

The cost is $45.

Knitting & Crocheting
Every Second Sunday

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.

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Shrove Tuesday

Pancakes and sausage in abundance was cooked and served Tuesday, March 4, as Holy Trinity observed Shrove Tuesday.

The annual event benefits Holy Trinity's Sunday School and Youth Fellowship program.

Each year, members and friends of Holy Trinity Church remember loved ones or offer thanksgivings to the Lord by donating to the church for the purchase of flowers or the rights to music performed during Easter. The list is available by clicking the photo above.

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Pet Memorial Garden

The St. Francis Garden was an idea conceived by our late rector, Fr. Mark H. Chattin, after he saw one while visiting a parish where he had once served as rector.

For more information, here is a link to the brochure.

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If you are interested in finding out more about The Labyrinth at Trinity Plaza, please click here for a downloadable brochure.

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If you wish to make a pledge or one-time donation to Holy Trinity, or pay for soup or register for events, you can do so on our Vanco site by clicking here.

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Stetson, a member of Scout Troop 3064, and his crew have begun landscaping the area surrounding the Fern Avenue entrance to the sanctuary. Stetson, who is also a member of Liberti Church, which worships at Holy Trinity, is taking on the work as his Eagle Scout project.

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Used Cards Wanted

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. More than 1,700 cards have been collected.

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.

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To register on a printable form, click on the photo. To register on Vanco, click the link under the QR code on that form.

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Thanks to Lois Harwood for taking over livestream duties for Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and The Great Vigil, and to Carol Staszewski and Karen Sobota for their photos.

The prophet Zechariah won the 2025 Lent Madness Saintly Smackdown.
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Father Martin Gutwein cuts the sheet cake at the celebration of his 80th birthday March 23.

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All Masses are live-streamed unless otherwise noted.

Friday, April 25, 3 to 4 p.m., Soup Order Pickup.

Saturday, April 26, 5:30 p.m., Evening Prayer and Conversation on the Conference Line.

Sunday, April 27, 9 a.m., Mass for the Second Sunday of Easter; coffee hour; soup pickup.

Sunday, April 27, Vestry Meeting after Coffee Hour.

Sunday, April 27, 4 p.m., Sunday School and Youth Fellowship.

Saturday, May 3, 8 p.m. to 2 p.m., Collingswood Yard Sale.

Saturday, May 3, 5:30 p.m., Evening Prayer and Conversation on the Conference Line.

Sunday, May 4, Fundraising meeting, after Mass.

Sunday, May 4, 4 p.m., Convocation Meeting.

Online Giving

Please don't forget to keep up with your pledge.

Bills still need to be paid. You can give electronically.

Use the Christmas and Easter seasons to help us meet our financial obligations and help us grow.

Church Chat

The Saturday folks continue to meet at 5:30 p.m. Saturdays on the conference line for conversation and Evening Prayer.

The number 856-861-3864 – PIN 924 821.

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Our Mission

Holy Trinity's mission is to be a welcoming faith community that celebrates God's presence and activity through worship, education, and fellowship, and by seeking and serving Christ in all persons.

Our worship at Holy Trinity centers on weekly celebrations of the presence of Christ in the Holy Eucharist.

These are the central component of our lives in faith.

Diocese of New Jersey

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.

The Episcopal Church

Holy Trinity and the Diocese of New Jersey are part of the Episcopal Church, founded in 1789, and headquartered in New York. The church has 6,423 parishes in nine provinces in the United States and elsewhere.

The Most Rev. Sean Rowe is the 28th presiding bishop.

Anglican Communion

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.