Holy Trinity Episcopal Church

Rest, renew, rejoice!

What does your week look like? No time for your family, no time for yourself, no time just to breathe? Maybe it’s time to take a break. Join us this Sunday morning for our worship service . Meet new people, enjoy a nice cup of coffee and become part of the community.  Renew your spirit!

Holy Trinity is a church where everyone is welcome to come and to grow in understanding, gratitude, service and peace.  We are a friendly bunch and we will try our best to answer any questions you have about our church,  our town or our community.

We look forward to meeting you.

Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 1956 Main Road, Tiverton, RI 02878
401-624-4759   office@htc.necoxmail.com

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Worship Services

Saturday 5:00 pm, Holy Eucharist

Sunday 10:00 am, Holy Eucharist with music and child care

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday 9:00 am, Morning Prayer

Tuesday 12:00 noon, healing service and Holy Eucharist

All who hunger for God are welcome at our communion table.

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Church School, Sunday

Journey to Adulthood (J2A)

9:00 – 9:45 am, for students grades 6 through 12

Godly Play

9:45 – 10:40 am, for children ages 4 through 10

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Trinity Trader Thrift Shop

Open Thursday and Saturday, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm

The mission of Holy Trinity Church, under Jesus Christ, is to further the spiritual growth of all; love, minister to, and affirm one another; and be a force for God in our community.

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What’s going on

Flickr

New photos to check out

Click onto our Flickr site at the bottom of the column to the right and you’ll be able to see photos from the first communion service that took place on Sunday, May 20.

Worship

Pentecost Sunday

This Sunday, May 27, is Pentecost Sunday, the birthday of the Christian Church, when the Holy Spirit is given to the followers of Jesus in the form of tongues of fire. We’re celebrating the day with a special coffee hour after the 10:00 service, and if you have something red, this is the day to wear it to church!

Worship

Our June Celebration Sunday is coming

Our next Celebration Sunday where the kids joins in the liturgy in a variety of roles is coming up on Sunday, June 3 (the first Sunday of every month), and we’re looking for children to sign up. Sheets are on the bulletin board in the parish hall for greeters, ushers, readers, those who bring up the bread and wine and help Fr John at the altar. A great way for the kids to be a part of our service.

Spirituality

Let us know about your spirituality

We’re taking part in an online survey to help Fr John see where we are spiritually as a parish and where we might like to go. The participation of as many of us as possible is important for it to be effective. The survey asks a wide range of thought-provoking questions about our own spiritual life and the role Holy Trinity plays in it. All responses are anonymous. The deadline for submission is Monday, June 4. Please help us to plan our future by taking part in this survey.

300th Anniversary

Looking for silent auction donations

We will be hosting a banquet in September, one of our 300th anniversary celebration events, which will include a silent auction. The proceeds of the auction will go towards plans to restore, refresh and renew the interior of our church, the Triple R Fund. We need donations for the auction. Be creative. Offer a service, an item, an event or anything that you yourself might be willing to bid on. A signup sheet for donations is posted in the parish hall. All donations must be in no later than August 15. Many thanks!

Worship

Feast of the Ascension

We will be sharing a combined celebration of the Feast of the Ascension at St Andrew’s-by-the-Sea in Little Compton on Thursday, May 17, at 7 pm. All are welcome!

Youth

Special Communion service

On Sunday, May 20, special recognition will be given to the children who have taken part in a series of classes to deepen their understanding of the sacrament of Holy Communion. Be there and help us to celebrate their participation in this central part of our worship service.

Fellowship

Pancakes for Mother’s Day

There will be a Mother’s Day Breakfast on Sunday, May 13, at 11:00 am in the parish hall. This will be fundraiser for our Journey to Adulthood (J2A) kids for their trip to the United Church of Christ National Youth Event at Purdue University in Indiana July 7-14 along with the youth from Amicable Congregational Church. Even if you can’t make it on the 13th, you can help make the kids’ trip possible by writing a check out to Amicable Church with “Youth Group Trip 2012″ in the memo line and mailing it to Amicable or to Holy Trinity. But try to come, how can you beat having pancakes when someone else is making them?

Youth Activities

Sign up for summer camp.

There are programs for all ages of kids this summer at the Episcopal Conference Center (ECC) in Pascoag. Brochures are available in the tract rack at the back of the church, or check out their website at www.eccri.org. Going to summer camp with Jesus…what could be better!

Photos on Flickr

See more of us.

Now you can see more of what’s going on at Holy Trinity even if you can’t be there in person. We’ve started putting photo albums on Flickr. They’re easy to access by going to the sidebar to the right on this page and clicking on one of the photos. Once there, you’ll be able to see photos of this month’s Rite of Confirmation, the ecumenical Stations of the Cross walk through Tiverton on Good Friday and the service celebrated by Bishop Wolf and Fr John in January kicking off Holy Trinity’s 300th anniversary year. More events will be added so don’t forget to check in every now and then!

Confirmation celebration

Welcome to our newly confirmed.

Recently at Emmanuel Church in Newport, four of our church family received the rite of Confirmation by Bishop Geralyn Wolf, and one more was confirmed the following Saturday at St Barnabas Church in Warwick. Congratulations to them all!

Service

Feeding the hungry.

Holy Trinity will be serving at the New Bedford Salvation Army Soup Kitchen on Sunday, May 13, one of its four dates for this year, from 4:30 to 6:oo pm. Volunteers are needed and the signup sheet is on the bulletin board at the back of the church. The Salvation Army does the cooking, we do the serving. It can’t get any easier than that. Call the parish office for more information.

Education

Holy Communion Class for kids.

It’s not too late to sign up kids for Holy Communion Class. Classes will be held on Sundays during the 10 am service on April 22 and 29, and May 6 and 13, with a special Holy Communion Celebration service on Sunday, May 20, at the 10 am service. All children ages 7 and older are invited. For more information or to register, contact Jane at 401-741-9631.

Fellowship

Ballroom dancing lessons.

You don’t have to be Fred Astaire or Ginger Rogers to take ballroom dancing lessons with us. Learn the cha-cha, merengue and foxtrot in classes 7 to 7:45 pm and/or American style swing at 8:00 pm. Sessions are held on Wednesday evenings on April 18, 25 and May 2. For more information or to register, contact Greg Duda at 508-942-8189 or at DanceWithGreg@comcast.net.

Worship

Kids are invited to help us worship.

Celebration Sunday is the first Sunday of every month when we invite children of all ages to be active participants in the worship service. The J2A youth will help out with the readings and the prayers and to assist the ushers. Younger kids will help with some of the liturgical tasks such as greeting people on arrival, bringing up the bread and wine during the offertory, assisting Fr John at the altar and ringing the church bells. If you have any questions, contact Fr John at 624-4759. Sign-up sheets are on the bulletin board in the parish hall. There’s no better way to learn about worship than to be a part of it.

Trinity Trader Thrift Shop

A new season means new merchandise.

The Trinity Trader Thrift Shop reopened on April 12 and after its annual spring cleaning is stocked with all kinds of new merchandise including warm weather clothing and a variety of household items. The shop is open Thursdays and Saturdays, 9 am to 2 pm. Stop in to see what’s new. Or just to say Hi to the Trader Ladies!

Holy Week Observance

Tiverton Churches walk together for Good Friday

Youth groups from four churches in town led a group of about 50 people of all ages on a walk through Tiverton on Good Friday. Fourteen Stations of the Cross were laid out around the Fort Barton area in remembrance of the events of Jesus’ passion and death. The other churches participating in this first ecumenical walk were Amicable Congregational Church, Old Stone Baptist Church, St Christopher and St Theresa Roman Catholic Churches. The walk was followed by lunch at Holy Trinity.

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