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This week at Holy Trinity: Saturday, 5:30 a.m.: Evening Prayer and Conversation on the Conference Line; Sunday: Tenth Sunday after Pentecost, 9 a.m. (note new time): Family Mass and outdoor refreshments, weather permitting; 10:30 a.m.: Holy Eucharist at St. Bartholomew's, 1989 Rt. 70 East, Cherry Hill, coffee hour in the narthex; 6 p.m. Progressive Dinner Committee dinner/meeting, Holy Trinity Parish Hall.
Dear Friends,
It’s a new day at Holy Trinity Church. Our affiliation with St. Bartholomew’s Church in Cherry Hill began July 1. Over the coming months, we will begin to live into this new relationship as we discern how God is leading our congregations.
The biggest immediate change is on July 3, the time of our weekly Sunday Eucharist at Holy Trinity moved to 9 a.m. (St. Bart’s service time is now 10:30 a.m.). What isn’t changing is that I will remain rector of Holy Trinity, although with a reduced presence. Clergy costs will be divided between the two churches. Over time, we will develop a clergy team for the affiliation. Do know that this is in no way a merger as each of the churches will remain independent.
This affiliation is an experiment as we respond to societal change and post-COVID pandemic conditions. Much is yet to be developed, but this new arrangement offers us the opportunity for expanded ministry, education, and fellowship as both congregations work together.
Also, we can consider the affiliation as one church with two worship sites. If for some reason you are unable to attend a service at one church, you would have the option of attending the other at an alternate time.
As we live into this new way of being the Church, may we be generous in spirit and good humor. As with any experiment, there will be mistakes and failures along the way. But there will also be tremendous opportunity for activities, deepening faith, and a closer walk with Christ.
I ask your prayers for our congregations and for me. Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or needs (609) 941-5152.
With Faith, Hope, and Joy,
The Rev. Mark H. Chattin
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To provide humanitarian aid to those fleeing the violence in Ukraine, Episcopal Relief & Development will provide cash, blankets, hygiene supplies and other needed assistance during and after the crisis. Click on the blue-tinted link to donate in a secure manner.
Pasta and sauce are on the Food Pantry's donation menu for July and August. Please leave them in the tower.
Here is the link for the leaflet for the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost. Click the "plus" sign to the right of the "Holy Trinity" tab at the top of the page to create a new tab so that you can toggle easily back and forth between the livestream and the leaflet.
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Sunday, Aug. 14: Family Mass begins at 9 a.m. Fr. Chattin will officiate, and also will celebrate Holy Eucharist Rite II at St. Bartholomew's at 10:30 a.m.
Sunday, Aug. 14: Progressive Dinner Committee meeting, 6 p.m., parish hall. There will be dinner. We'll need plenty of volunteers to do this.
Monday, Aug. 15: Stewardship Committee meeting at St. Bartholomew's at 7:30 p.m. Volunteers are encouraged.
Saturday, Aug. 20, all day: Crafts and Fine Arts Festival. There will be a yard sale at Holy Trinity, donations and help are welcome by contacting Carol at 856-858-5909. The Memorial Day weekend yard sale raised $750 for the church.
Sunday, Aug. 21: Family Mass begins at 9 a.m. Fr. Marty Gutwein will officiate, and also will celebrate Holy Eucharist Rite II at St. Bartholomew's at 10:30 a.m.
As part of their mission and outreach efforts, Holy Trinity and St. Bartholomew, as well as 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 vestry will be collecting greeting cards. 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 1,000 have been collected thus far.
Boxes for the cards are on tables near the tower door at Holy Trinity and in the narthex at St. Bart's for your cards. Holy Trinity mission and outreach committee member Craig Burgess will forward your cards to Kelly Stout, chair of the card program.
Should you have any questions about this effort, call Craig at 856-667-2003 or see him at coffee hour after Sunday Mass.
Please don't forget to keep up with your pledge. Bills still need to be paid. You can give electronically. Click here
Anyone who would like to help plan for this first event in the life of our affiliated parishes is invited to attend.
Please attend if you would like to help plan for our stewardship activities this fall.
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.
The number 856-861-3864 – PIN 924 821.
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.
The group plans to meet regularly, via telephone conference line to ensure lists are kept up to date and to share their experiences. We all know the profound effect prayer can have on our own lives and on the lives of those for whom we pray.
If you would like to be part of this newly forming at-home ministry, speak to or email Theresa Chattin at theresa15@aol.com, or call Charlotte in the church office at 856-858-0491.
Holy Trinity Church is a parish of the Diocese of New Jersey, the second-oldest in the Episcopal Church, founded in 1785.
The Right Reverend William H. (Chip) Stokes is the 12th bishop of the diocese. Elected on May 4, 2013, he was consecrated Nov. 2, 2013.
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 church has 6,423 parishes in nine provinces in the United States and elsewhere.
The Most Rev. Michael B. Curry, elected in 2015, is the 27th presiding bishop and primate of the church.
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 Most Rev. Justin Welby, the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury, is the spiritual head of the Communion, comprising churches founded by the Church of England.