839 Haddon Avenue, Collingswood, N.J. 08108

856-858-0491 / holytrinity1@verizon.net

EASTER LETTER

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This week at Holy Trinity: Today, 8 p.m., Maundy Thursday Mass; all-night vigil in the chapel will follow; Friday, Noon, Good Friday service; Saturday, 8 p.m., Great Vigil of Easter; Sunday, 9 a.m., Mass for the Feast of the Resurrection; Easter egg hunt to follow.

Welcome to the 8 p.m. Maundy Thursday 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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Sunday School/Youth Fellowship will next meet at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 7 in St. Michael's Chapel.

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

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Noisy Collection

During Lent, loose change and paper money was collected each Sunday during 9 a.m. Mass.

This outreach offering will be divided between Episcopal Community Services of the Diocese of New Jersey and Episcopal Relief and Development.

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If you wish to make a pledge or one-time donation to Holy Trinity, buy our homemade soup, or support our first-responders program, you can do so on our Vanco site by clicking here.

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8 p.m. Maundy Thursday Mass

Here is the leaflet for the Mass. Just 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.

Homily for Palm Sunday
The Rev. Canon Martin Gutwein

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Our Stations of the Cross images have been placed in the windows around the nave of the church.

Booklets that will walk you through the stations are located on the table at the back of the church.

If you’d like to stop by on a weekday to walk through or meditate on them, please contact Charlotte in the office to arrange a time when she is in the office.

If you are planning on attending the 7:30 p.m. Maundy Thursday service or participating in the all-night vigil in the chapel following the service to the next morning, the stations will be in place during those times also.

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Oh Boy, Oh Boy, Oh Boy!
It's Split Pea

Look what the soup ladies are making for March! Yes, it's split pea.

The soup was prepared March 22.

The soup, at $4 a pint and $7 a quart, is a welcome sight (and YES, the photo is exactly what it will look like, so what you see is what you'll be eating, and eating, and eating).

Payment is by cash, check or Vanco.

Order forms are on our Soup Page.

There is always plenty of soup available in our freezer. Just call the church office for details.

Our soup ministry benefits our meals for shut-ins programs.

"I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry." - John 6:35.

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Book Donations

Hundreds of books remaining from the Nov. 11 Used Book Sale were donated to BookSmiles. Learn more about the wonderful work of this local nonprofit at BookSmiles.

Lent Madness

Lent Madness has begun.

Read about the 32 saints who will vie for this year’s Golden Halo and get ready to cast your vote each day.

Complete information is at Lent Madness

Souper Bowl Winner

The winner was St. Paul's Church in Camden, which is receiving $200 for its food programs.

The Souper Sunday collection on Feb. 11 was the big winner, and $100 of that was dropped in the pot for "Pitchers and Catchers Report This Week," meaning spring (that is, baseball) is right around the corner.

Churchyard Cleanup

We would like to thank everyone who basked in the sunshine to help clean up the churchyard yesterday in anticipation of Holy Week. The Staszewskis organized it and the parish turned out in force.

Good Friday collection will go to the Diocese of Jerusalem.
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Christmas Donations

Three bags of mittens, scarves, hats, and socks were given to the Neighborhood Center and Seeds of Hope in Camden.

Additionally, over $300 in gift cards to local stores were delivered to Collingswood Special Services this year.

Thanks to everyone who made donations to these outreach projects this year.

First Holy Communion

Members of our Sunday School and Youth Fellowship received Holy Communion for the first time on Sunday, Jan. 21.

It was a joyous day despite the cold and snow and a special coffee hour with individual cakes for each followed.

Theresa Chattin, parish verger and Sunday School co-coordinator, led children and parents in a rendition of "Fishers of Men," reflecting the day's Gospel reading."

Our Pet Memorial Garden

The St. Francis Garden was an idea conceived by our late rector, Fr. Mark H. Chattin, after seeing one on a visit to a parish where he had once been the rector.

Several members of the parish, including vestry member Sue Verzella and senior warden Robert Staszewski; former vestry members Pat Penney and Theresa Chattin; former senior warden Yvonne Bones, and Megan Woods, a graphic artist, were involved in the creation of the memorial garden.

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

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.

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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Prayer Chain Returns

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

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

The group plans to meet regularly, via telephone conference line, to ensure that lists are kept up-to-date and to share their experiences with prayer.

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

All Masses are live-streamed unless otherwise noted.

Today. 8 p.m., Mass for Maundy Thursday.

Tonight to Friday morning, All-Night Vigil in the Chapel.

Friday, Noon, Good Friday Service.

Saturday, 8 p.m., Easter Vigil.

Sunday, 9 a.m., Mass for the Feast of the Resurrection; Easter Egg Hunt to follow.

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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.

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Boscov's Helping Friends

Our annual Boscov's event Oct. 18 raised $220.

A $5 shopping pass from the department-store chain entitled shoppers to a 25 pct. discount that benefited area nonprofits including Holy Trinity,

Thanks to Charlotte Sink and Karen Sobota for all their efforts, including the day spent at Boscov's to sell passes.

Scout Fundraiser

The Feb. 29 fundraiser spaghetti and meatball supper by Troop 179 netted about $750. The scouts send their thanks.

Online Giving

Please don't forget to keep up with your pledge. Bills still need to be paid. You can give electronically. Use the holiday season to help us meet our financial obligations and help us grow.

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Feeding First Responders

We continue to bring lunch frequently to the police and fire personnel in Collingswood in partnership with the Rotary Club as we have done since the pandemic began in 2020.

Financial donations to offset the costs of this effort are always welcome, whether by mail, in the plate, or through Vanco.

Looking Toward Easter

Today, March 28, 8 p.m.: Maundy Thursday followed by all- night vigil in the chapel.

Friday, March 29 , Noon, Good Friday Service.

Saturday, March 30, 8 p.m., Great Vigil of Easter.

Sunday, March 31, 9 a.m., Feast of the Resurrection; Children’s Easter Egg Hunt to follow.

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.

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Church Chat

The Saturday folks (parishioners who normally attend 5:30 Mass) continue to meet at 5:30 p.m. Saturdays on the conference call line for conversation and Evening Prayer.

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

Please join us.

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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.

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. Michael B. Curry, elected in 2015, is the 27th presiding bishop and primate of the church.

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 Most Rev. Justin Welby, the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury, is the spiritual head of the Communion, comprising churches founded by the Church of England.