Sunday Worship
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Last Sunday. . .
In her final sermon as a member of Trinity’s staff, Deaconess Deborah preached “What’s the Plan?” and found in Jesus’ parable of the ten bridesmaids a picture of a church that waits together and shares its light. You can listen to the whole sermon here.
This Sunday. . .
Pastor Hans preaches on Jesus’ parable of the talents, from Matthew 25. Dr. Wentz opens worship with Daniel E. Gawthrop’s Prelude on the organ, Trinity Choir sings H.T. Burleigh’s “My Lord, What A Mornin’” at the Offertory, and we close with Theophania Cecil’s Voluntary IV. Worship is at 10:00 a.m., and please stay afterward for Trinity Together.
Trinity Together: This Sunday, November 15th, Right After Worship
Please stay after worship this Sunday for Trinity Together, a new monthly conversation with the Vestry about Trinity’s future. As Deaconess Deborah prepares to retire, Pastor Hans will introduce a new staff position, our Faith Formation and Service Coordinator, and share how it will carry forward much of her ministry, especially our relationships with our service partners.
The presentation runs about 15 minutes, and the rest of the time is for your questions and ideas. Coffee is in the Welcome Center at 11:15 a.m., and Trinity Together begins at 11:30 a.m. in the All Saints Room. This conversation is about a change for our whole congregation, so we hope to see you there.
A Full Day at Trinity: Sunday, November 22nd
Christ the King Sunday
Sunday, November 22nd, is Christ the King Sunday, the last Sunday of the church year, and Trinity will mark it with a full day: worship with Bishop Jennifer Dee preaching, a farewell luncheon for Deaconess Deborah, and a recital by organist Nicole Keller.
We begin with worship at 10:00 a.m. in the sanctuary, where Bishop Jennifer Dee of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod will preach. As the church year closes with a celebration of Christ’s eternal reign, we will also offer our farewell and Godspeed to Deaconess Deborah Graf, who retires on December 1st after 27 years of ministry at Trinity. This is her last Sunday with us, and we hope you will join us in giving thanks for her.
Right after worship, at 11:30 a.m., please join Deaconess Deborah in the All Saints Room for a buffet lunch celebrating her ministry. All are welcome, and no RSVP is needed.
At 1:00 p.m., the day continues in the sanctuary with the next concert in our 275th Anniversary Concert Series. Nicole Keller is Chair of Organ and University Organist at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance, following 20 years on the faculty of the Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of Music. Praised by Organists’ Review for playing with “aplomb” and “finely controlled energy,” she is known for programs that pair familiar sounds with less familiar ones. Her recording, Those Americans, gathers American organ works from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The recital is free, and a free-will offering will be taken to support the music ministry at Trinity.
The schedule for the day: worship with Bishop Dee at 10:00 a.m. in the sanctuary, the farewell luncheon at 11:30 a.m. in the All Saints Room, and Nicole Keller’s organ recital at 1:00 p.m. in the sanctuary.
Learn More About the Concert SeriesOur Expanded Parking Lot
The work on Trinity’s parking lot is complete. Our lot now extends into the new lot at 126 Church Street, connected to our existing lot, with freshly paved and striped spaces, and members are welcome to park in the new spaces on Sundays. Thank you for your patience while the work was underway.
Coming Soon: A New Steeple Notes
Steeple Notes is getting a new look. Our congregational publication is becoming a quarterly magazine full of photographs and stories from our life together, and the first issue will be on its way to your mailbox soon. Look for Martha Good, President of the Vestry, on listening together; Deaconess Deborah looking back on more than 27 years of ministry; Pastor Hans, Dr. Wentz, a photo essay on the sanctuary renovation, and a calendar of the season ahead.
Trinity Transporters
“Let all that you do be done in love” — 1 Corinthians 16:14
As we walk with and pray for our members in their lives, we are starting a new ministry providing the gift of transportation. Trinity Transporters is a new subcommittee created under our Trinity Care and Concern Committee. The purpose of this ministry is to provide transportation for those who are in need if they have a doctor appointment, outpatient surgery, or other appointments and they do not have a way to reach their destination or return home.
We are looking for those who might be willing to give an hour or two to transport those in need. If so, please contact Deaconess Deborah, Donna Osborne, or Beth Welz — or call the church office at 610-374-4861.
This ministry started in September, and if you do require assistance, please contact one of the three listed above, and we will get you set up with a driver. Be assured, this will be very confidential.
Please consider being a part of this much-needed and vital ministry.
Thank you so much,
Trinity’s Care and Concern Committee
A Moment in Trinity’s History
To celebrate Trinity’s 275th anniversary, we are featuring a historical event each week, curated by Danielle Smith, a Wilson senior and a member of our 275th Anniversary Committee. We will mark many of these events in the week they happened!
Graffiti preserved from our steeple records the bell tolling for President Roosevelt’s death in 1945 and again on V-J Day.
Trinity’s Famous Bell Is Installed (1889)
Trinity’s distinct and well-known bell is installed. That year celebrated Pastor Fry’s twenty-fifth anniversary with the congregation, and several improvements were made to the parsonage. Mr. and Mrs. Jerome L. Boyer gifted a bell to the congregation as well. The bell was installed by the H. M. McShane Company. The bell rang at every hour, and also for many notable occasions in our country’s history. Graffiti in the belfry shows that some of the occasions included the church’s 175th Anniversary, President McKinley’s death, and Armistice Day. It stayed in the tower for the next 62 years, until 1951.
Common Ground Recovery Community
Looking For a Few Volunteers
Every Monday we are open to the community from 1–5 p.m. We are inviting you to help us help others in the midst of recovery. Volunteers are needed for setup and to help with activities such as board games, chess, and art projects. If you have a skill like yoga, budgeting, art, Bible conversation leader, or faith conversations, we would love you to help us lead! Click here to sign up.
