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Readings for Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025 Acts 10:34-43, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, John 20:1-18, Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 For the text of Sunday's readings, visit lectionarypage.net |
If you would like to place a name on the Trinity Prayer List, please call the office at 215-297-5135 or visit trinitysolebury.org/prayerlist
We offer up for special prayers this week: John Stetson, Steve Workman, Jackie Holland, Bryan Johnson, Ron Kershner, Chris Norton, Aiden Drakeley and Howard Fradkin.
[hide]]We give thanks for the baptisms: Robert Emmanuel Kohart, Allison Mae Ann Kohart, and Alexandria Josephine Kohart
For Those of Our Parish:
Ru, Emory, Phyllis, Jean, Thom, Janet, Emil, Woody, Ruth, Alice, Christine, Rick, Bob, Jeanne, Ed, Anne, Bill
For the complete prayer list including non-parishioners, go to trinitysolebury.org/notices
For church members only - to view last names go to trinitysolebury.org/members
The Rev. Rob Baldwin, Rector Tim Harrell, Organist and Choirmaster Trinity Senior Choir Acolytes: 8:00 am Karen Dewar; 9:30 am and Kim Laughlin, Harper Brindley, Walker Brindley, and Jack Williams Lectors: 8:00 am Sue Walsh; 9:30 am Lay Eucharistic Minister: 9:30 am James Wells Chalice Bearers: 8:00 am Gerri Broadbent; 9:30 am Walter Dixon and Linda Kenyon
| Altar Guild: 8:00 am Gerri Broadbent; 9:30 am Dotti Brown Ushers: 8:00 am Stan Broadbent; 9:30 am Vivian Yeh and Kathrine Hunt Greeters: 9: Colleen and John Dey Flowers: All Members of the Flower Guild Flower Distribution: Lyn Fox Fellowship Hour: Ann Meridith and Joe Wingert |
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Coordinators
One of the greatest joys of being a part of Trinity's community is discovering one's own gifts and the gifts of others as we work toward a common purpose. Listed above are ways any member of our congregation can participate in weekly worship. Please let coordinators know of your interest.
The Celebration of Easter
While Christmas might be the biggest holiday in regards to how society treats our feast days, Easter is by far the most significant celebration in the Christian year. Jesus’ resurrection from the dead is one of the fundamental elements of the Christian faith, recorded in all four Gospels, and represents for us the power of Christ over death itself and the promise of new life for us in the resurrection.
Directly linked to the Passover celebration of the Hebrew faith, Jesus connects his own flesh and blood with the bread and wine of the Passover meal, and his death with the sacrificial lamb whose blood spared the slaves in Egypt from the final plague.
In many other languages, Easter is referred to as Pascha, which transliterated from the Aramaic pascha, which itself is from the Hebrew pesach, meaning Passover. We see this word in our own traditions in names like the Paschal Flame that is kindled at the Vigil, the Paschal Candle which is lit throughout the Easter season (and baptisms like last Sunday), and of course the Paschal Mystery, the Resurrection itself.
I invite you to enjoy the Paschal Mystery and all other things related to Easter this Holy Week and beyond, and wish you a blessed Easter season.
Rev. Rob+
Wednesday Noon Holy Eucharist
to Continue After Lent
Our "experiment" with noon-time Holy Eucharist during Lent has been quite successful. With that in mind, I will be continuing the Wednesday Eucharist beyond Lent. As I mentioned previously, there are many who simply cannot make it to church on a Sunday morning with 35% of Americans working on Sundays.
Additionally, the use of the chapel, which is steeped in 149 years of worship, provides a welcoming place for communion with the Holy Spirit.
(Laying on of hands and healing prayers will not be continuing after Lent)
Rev Rob+
In Requiem
Bonnie Standefer Wilbur
Bonnie Wilbur, a long term member of Trinity passed away on Sunday, April 6 at the age of 74. She is survived by Warren A. Wilbur III, her beloved husband of 38 years.
A resident of New Hope-Solebury for 30 years, Bonnie made many dear friends at Trinity. Her sharp wit and life stories were the life of the party. At Trinity, Bonnie participated in many activites, including a women's prayer group that was formed after 9/11.
Bonnie was a native of Texas, where she received her bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas. She started her carreer in banking in Austin, but then she and her husband Warren moved to New Hope where she became a real estate agent with Addison Wolfe.
A memorial service will be held at Trinity on Monday, April 28 at 2:00 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Bonnie's memory to Trinity Church: trinitysolebury.org/donate
Her complete obituary may be viewed here
Voicemails Gone Rogue
Voicemails left between April 3rd and 8th are suspected of losing their way in life
Around April 3rd-8th, voicemails that were left at Trinity lost their way in our email provider and were not received by their intended recipient.
Once discovered, we made temporary changes that restored the proper flow of new voicemails. Additionally, we were able to access all the missing voicemails directly in our phone system.
However, it's possible that if you left a voicemail around that period, Rob or Deneise might not have gotten back to you in a timely manner.
Please accept their apologies and know that it was not due to negligence on their part.
As a result of this and other email issues, we will be switching to a new email provider. The switch will occur on Monday April 21st. Although no downtime is anticipated, one never knows for sure! There could easily be something we missed. So please, if you notice a problem, call me directly so any issues can be addressed.
Jon Hayward
215-519-5005
Kensington Mission
Our next visit will be April 26th
Meal prep on Next Friday, April 25th at 1 p.m.
On Saturday March 29th, we had our most recent trip to Kensington. This time Walter Dixon joined Ryan and mysel in there.
One of the things that we noticed was that there was a lot more foot traffic on the street this month than we had seen in previous months, probable because of the milder weather.
As a result we're going to make 200 sandwich meails for our next visit, up from 150.
Our next meal prep will be next Friday, April 25th at 1 p.m.
How You Can Help
We’re excited to announce the launch of our Amazon Wishlist! You can now conveniently shop for and donate items, with purchases shipped directly to Trinity. The list includes our most-needed items and each donation brings comfort, dignity, and hope to those in need. Thank you to all who have so graciously helped.
To access the Amazon Wishlist, please visit click here You may also bring your donations to church and place them in the donation box in McArthur Hall.
Financial donations can be made to the church, either by check or online at trinitysolebury.org/donate Please put Kensington in the memo line.
Questions? contact kim@parkavepastries.com or phone 215-718-3973
Kim Laughlin
The office staff and volunteers are about to embark on a big task...
We'd Love Your Help!
Next month, we are going to begin a church census. We will need to review all our church membership information to ensure that all is accurate and up to date. I am seeking several volunteers that would like to help with this task.
The work may involve a couple of strategy/planning meetings, reviewing current data, creating mailers, assisting parishioners with online updates and contacting church members to verify records. Although some work may involve using a computer, not all will and any and all help is appreciated. Please contact me to volunteer, or with any questions dmurad@trinitysolebury.org 215-297-5135.
Deneise Murad
Parish Administrator
Akshardam Temple Trip
The Outreach Committee is planning an Interfaith trip to the Akshardam Temple (BAPS Swaminarayan Temple) in Robbinsville NJ in May. BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham is a Hindu mandir (temple) built between 2015 and 2023 by the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha, which venerates Swaminarayan as the highest manifestation of God. The temple is surrounded by a sprawling complex of gardens and pools.
We have 3 possible dates; Thursday, May 15, Wednesday, May 21, and Thursday, May 22. Based on your feedback, we’ll choose the date to include the most people.
We’d like to carpool, leaving Trinity at 10 a.m., touring for about an hour, and staying for lunch in their cafeteria.
Please contact Sue Houston with questions and your preferred date at Suzy3755@gmail.com or 267-261-6984.
For more information about the temple, visit usa.akshardham.org
Broadcast Woes
Sadly, the last week in March and first week in April we had problems with our live video broadcast. Unfortunately, the broadcast for March 30th was totally lost. However, April 6th's broadcast was recorded on a backup and posted by noon. It is currently available for viewing on the church website.
We believe we have corrected the situation and all should go well, but if the live broadcast does fail, the recording of the church service will still be posted to the website by noon on Sunday.
Trinity Youth Group (TYG) Tuesday, April 22nd, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
If you have any questions, please contact Steve Wilson at Mr.Stephen.Wilson@gmail.com or Bill Yandle at william.yandle@yahoo.com.
| Church School 2024-2025
Trinity's team of teachers is led by Vestry Liason Jenn Summers, assisted by Ashley Christie and Nancy Harrison. Christine Angulo cares for infants and toddlers in the nursery.. Ann Koberna leads the PreK-6th grade, assisted on a rotating basis by Fred Koberna, Melodee Fox, Dotti Brown, Carol Church, Ashley Christie, and Jenn Summers. 7th-12th grade teachers are Nancy Harrison, Bill Jaglowski, and Walter Dixon. Church School Registration Form: Click Here |
Prayer Book Dilemma: Palms or Passion
I am not one to really deviate from the liturgical norms of the Book of Common Prayer and its approved supplements (more on that another day) but the liturgy for Palm Sunday is one where I use my role as chief liturgist to make some changes.
Normally, we—the congregation—hear the story of Palm Sunday and Jesus’ triumphant ride into Jerusalem in the first minutes of the service with the blessing of the Palms and the procession into the church. Then, a few minutes later, we hop ahead to the story of the Passion of Jesus, his crucifixion and death. Following that, as the preacher, I either have to hop back to Palm Sunday, or address the reading just heard, a reading which is going to be repeated almost word for word on Good Friday.
As to why this is the way the Prayer Book structures the liturgy of Palm Sunday, I have no real explanation, except for a somewhat cynical belief that the creators of the Prayer Book didn’t really think people would come to the mid-week services of Holy Week and didn’t want to have people just get the Palm Sunday story and then Easter with nothing in between.
But I like Palm Sunday to be Palm Sunday and to pause and reflect on that event as its own celebration of Holy Week, preserving the observation (and related sermon) of Jesus’ crucifixion, death, and resurrection to occur later on. As such, I move the Palm Sunday Gospel reading to the normal Gospel reading spot, after the Epistle, and the dramatic reading of the Passion to the very end of the service. This lets those who we won’t see until Easter experience that part of the story and set up the celebration of the Tridium (Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil).
Thanks for indulging in this little “method to his madness” explanation of this Sunday’s worship, and I look forward to seeing you then, and hopefully for as much of Holy Week as you can spare.
Yours in Christ,
Rev. Rob+
Have photos??? We Want Them
As you take pictures, please email (not text) them to photos@trinitysolebury.org
That's all you have to do, and we'll have the photos automatically placed in the archive where we have easy access to them. If your device asks for a 'size' when sending, please select 'medium' and send 4 at most in one email. Thank you - this make things so much easier for us.
A "Trinity Friends of Music" Event
Cantus Novus Presents
A Choral Coronation
Friday May 2nd, 8:00 p.m.
Our celebration will continue into the spring, with pomp, circumstance, and pageantry. In preparation for the choir’s upcoming all coronation music in Windsor Castle, the May 2025 program presents a diverse selection of favorite English choral music. From William Walton to G.F. Handel, and from William Byrd to Hubert Parry, the magnificence of tradition and ceremony is sure to inspire, and we will also present music from other musical “royals” — Elvis, Madonna, Queen, and even some Duke Ellington.
Tickets are available now. Tickets ordered in advance are $25 (at the door, $30); student tickets are $10. All venues are handicapped accessible.
May 2, 7:30 p.m. - Trinity Episcopal Church
May 3, 7:30 p.m. - St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 84 E. Oakland, Doylestown
May 4, 4 p.m. - Morrisville Presbyterian Church, 771 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Morrisville
Repertoire
A Trinity "Friends of Music" Event
Concordia Chamber Players Concert
"Roots"
Sunday, April 27 3:00 p.m.
Our third and final subscription concert features three vastly differing and unique voices from composers whose cultural DNA is audibly imprinted in every phrase. In the Piano Quartet in A minor, Opus 67, written in 1931, composer Joaquín Turina infuses his music with the spirit of his homeland, Spain. William Grant Still, referred to as the dean of African-American composers, wrote his Suite for Violin and Piano in 1943. He found his inspiration from three sculptures: Richmond Barthé’s African Dancer, Sargent Johnson’s Mother and Child, and Augusta Savage’s Gamin. Each of these works was created in the 1930s, and each artist was associated with the Harlem Renaissance. We bring our season to a close with one of the first and still most beloved chamber compositions by Johannes Brahms, the Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Opus 25. This masterpiece possesses a distinctive style with roots in Hungary and “gypsy” music. One can easily imagine being in the streets of Vienna.
Roots:
Artists:
Tickets are $40 and are available at concordiaplayers.org/tickets
Free Open Rehearsal at Trinit - Saturday, March 26 @ 3:30 p.m.
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Peacemeal
The first Sunday of every month at 3 p.m.
Special Note!! Kyle Evans, who has been a primary coordinator for the monthly Peacemeals, will not be able to continue in this role given her duties as a new deacon. Beginning in April, Kyle is seeking 4 individuals to assume that role, each volunteering every 4 months. Please contact Kyle at kyle.evan55@gmail.com if you are interested in learning more.
Peacemeal is for ALL, but especially for anyone that might be experiencing a sense of isolation and loneliness: the elderly, homeless adults and youths, or anyone who would benefit from sharing a meal with others in a safe space without judgment. And you don't have to be experiencing problems to join in the festivities. All are welcome!
We will be serving meatloaf with mashed potatoes on Sunday, April 6. Donations of appetizers, salads, hot sides, bread, and desserts are needed.
Trinity and our sister church, St. Philip's, New Hope, are partnering to host the Peacemeal dinners. We welcome volunteers to help set up/clean up and break bread with the guests.
If you would like to make a donation and support the work of Peacemeal, please include 'peacemeal ‘ in the memo field of your check or donate online at trinitysolebury.org/donate and note 'peacemeal'.
If you shop at McCaffrey's, please save your receipts and give them to Kyle Evans. As a non-profit, we can redeem them for 1% of their face value to help fund Peacemeal.
Have questions? please contact Kyle Evans at kyle.evans55@gmail.com
Special Note!! Kyle Evans, who has been a primary coordinator for the monthly Peacemeals, will not be able to continue in this role given her duties as a new deacon in the diocese. Kyle is seeking one or more individuals to assume that role. Please contact Kyle if you are interested in learning more.
Healing Prayers the First Sunday of Every Month
On the first Sunday of each month, healing prayers are available at both of Trinity's services during Communion. Prayer requests can be for oneself, a friend or family member, or a local, regional, national or international issue. Individuals of all ages are welcome and encouraged to come to the healing stations.
Share Your Prayer Concerns
If you would like to have the names added to the long-term prayer list, please visit trinitysolebury.org/prayerlist or contact the church office. |
Centering Prayer has been an active ministry at Trinity since the late 1990's. We practice Centering Prayer in the Chapel weekly on Tuesday mornings from 8 to 8:30 a.m. and all are welcome. Come whenever you can. Centering Prayer is a type of Christian contemplation that provides an opportunity to sit quietly in God’s presence, in stillness for greater awareness of God in our busy daily lives. We intentionally put aside all thoughts of the past and of the future, being aware only of "now". When we meet we remember those in need. We practice 20 minutes of silent meditation. We send cards to those in our prayers. One technique of Centering Prayer employs a sacred word that we each choose on our own. Then we silently recall it to return to God’s presence when we are distracted by thoughts, feelings, and images. In Centering Prayer we believe that the beginning and the end of prayer is learning how to be still before God. Thoughts are the inevitable and normal part of Centering Prayer and by returning to our sacred word we are expressing our "intention to consent to God's presence and action within" (Thomas Keating) Consider coming to Centering Prayer on Tuesdays. It is a gentle retreat, if only for 20 minutes, from our busy daily lives. The Trinity Spiritual Life Ministry |
This past week on April 15th, the TYG met in our group room downstairs and prepared the Easter Eggs for the Annual Easter Egg Hunt this Sunday. We are very proud of all of the work that our members put into filling the eggs with candy for the younger members of our Church. On Sunday, we are looking forward to giving out our Easter Baskets for the Easter Egg Hunt. TYG will be meeting again on April 22nd in our youth group room at 6:30 p.m. All youth are welcome & bring a friend!
Trinity Church School meets every Sunday morning during the 9:30 a.m. service. On Sunday mornings, Sunday School teachers wait at a table by the door from the parking lot to the Day School to greet and register children and young people. Remember that children begin the worship service in the sanctuary with their families and leave with their teachers after Rob's children's homily. 
Each Sunday there is a sheet on the entryway table in the narthex where parishioners, visitors, and other church attendees can write their prayer requests for that Sunday. The page will include options for those requiring healing, special intentions, or the deceased. Those names will be included for that Sunday and the Sunday following, unless requested otherwise. 