839 Haddon Avenue, Collingswood, N.J. 08108

856-858-0491 / holytrinity1@verizon.net

Easter Message

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This week at Holy Trinity: Saturday, 5:30 p.m., Evening Prayer and Conversation on the Conference Line.

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

Re-landscaping of the Memorial Garden by parishioner Al Santiago is under way.

The Mass

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

Sermon for the Fourth Sunday of Easter
The Rev. Canon Martin Gutwein

Holy Trinity raised $1,350 for its part of the Collingswood Yard Sale on Saturday, May 3. Directed by Carol Staszewski, volunteers sold jewelry, baked goods, chili dogs and water, and bargain hunters found plenty to fill their cars.

Stetson, a member of Scout Troop 3064 and a Liberti Church member, and his crew have landscaped the Fern Avenue entrance to the sanctuary.

Cheese Tortellini Is
April's Soup Offering

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

The soup is $4 a pint and $7 a quart. There's also beef chili, made for what proved to be a very popular chili dog offering at the yard sale. 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. It will meet May 18.

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. This month, it will meet May 18.

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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"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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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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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.

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.

Saturday, May 17, 5:30 p.m., Evening Prayer and Conversation on the Conference Line

Sunday, May 18, 9 a.m., Mass for the Fifth Sunday of Easter; coffee hour to follow.

Sunday, May 18, Knitters and Crocheters at coffee hour.

Sunday, May 18, 4 p.m., Sunday School and Youth Fellowship.

Saturday, May 24, Collingswood Mayfair.

Sunday, June 8, 9 a.m., Mass for the Feast of Pentecost.

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.

Mayfair is May 24

Plenty of volunteers will be needed. Sign-up sheets are in the back of the church.

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.