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The Trinity Church e-Tower
for the
Second Sunday of Easter
April 12, 2026
8 AM and 10 AM Worship
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Message from the Rector:
What a glorious Easter morning we shared at Trinity Church! We welcomed a full church for worship, and we were accompanied by incredible musicians and members of the choir who truly helped us to experience the joy and magnificence of Christ's resurrection. Alleluia! Christ is Risen!
My husband captured the photo above from where he sat in the choir loft, and I posted it on my facebook page later in the day. Someone I have known for many years commented:
"I can tell from that lean that you want to be closer to your people."
She was absolutely right. It is such a privilege to climb up into that pulpit each week, but especially last Sunday I was eager to be among the group of people gathered to sing and pray and worship together. The only sadness I encountered all morning was that it was over so quickly!
Our Easter Sunday experience was made even more profound after the meaningful services we shared with Emmanuel during Holy Week. I have tremendous gratitude for everyone who made these services possible - it takes so many dedicated people to plan and prepare and engage in our worship and we are blessed with wonderful teams at Trinity. I am grateful for my colleague The Rev. Della Wager Wells at Emmanuel, and the chance to share the experience of Holy Week with our Episcopal neighbors down the road.
The Easter season continues for 50 days and we have so many opportunities to be together during that time. Please join us on Sunday for a baptism at our 10am service and our Silver Sunday event that will follow in the church. As I said on Easter Sunday, "we need our church friends" to help us understand and believe in resurrection, even - and especially - on the days when we struggle to understand it ourselves. I am confident you will help me see and believe in resurrection over and over in the days to come.
With gratitude,
Meaghan
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Our Legacy:
A Cherished, Historic
Treasury of Silver
Among the many physical and tangible assets
and treasures that Trinity has been blessed with over the centuries is a collection of fine silver. Since 1703, with the first gift of a chalice and patten sent by the governing body of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, the church has been the beneficiary of blessings in the form of memorial, gifted and commissioned liturgical silver that is still in regular use today.
Since the first recorded evidence in 1880—and likely before—a quiet, committed and faithful group of parishioners have prepared, maintained and cared for our sacred silver—vessels and other precious items—lovingly stewarding their condition and availability for all manner of worship services and rites of the church. The Altar Society of Trinity Church is responsible for this collection that represents significant artistic, historical and community value—serving as enduring “crown jewels” that have recorded our history of faith and devotion for over three centuries.
This Sunday a “Silver Sunday” presentation will take place, after coffee hour, from 12:00 to 1:00 pm, where we will have the opportunity to see, learn about and discuss some highlighted items in depth. Our very own Mary Sinnott, longtime “Directress” of the Altar Society and visiting silver expert Spencer Gordon, will bring these curated items from our silver collection to life, in terms of their significance, provenance, quality and the underlying human story. Please join us as we experience together a rare glimpse into our past and the faithfully departed who inhabit it!
—Silver Sunday is this Sunday, April 12, 2026—
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Organ Presentation:
Sunday, April 26, 11:15am
The image you see here is a miniature model of Trinity Church with our new organ imagined in place. Making this model is part of the intricate process that CB Fisk, Inc. engages in when they are designing and building a new organ!
Join us after church on Sunday, April 26 at 11:15am to see this model and hear from Charles Nazarian, the architectural designer who works for Fisk and created this model. Tours of the organ loft and an explanation of the next steps of our organ project will also be part of the program.
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Honyman Hall Work Begins
Work has started on the exterior renovation of Honyman Hall! Please be aware that equipment is set up around the building, and some work vehicles and trailers will be parked on our property in the coming weeks. Parking will be even more limited than usual, so please park on surrounding streets or in the Mary St. Lot. We are so eager to have this building painted and restored, and we are grateful to the generous donors who have made this project possible!
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We continue collections for Lucy's Hearth, this week. Lucy's Hearth is a 24-hour emergency and transitional shelter in Newport County serving children and their families who are experiencing homelessness. We have supported Lucy's Hearth many times through our Pumpkin Patch, and they have a list of food needs that are tailored to families in particular. If you can bring any of the items from this list to church with you in the coming weeks, we will be sure to deliver the food to Lucy's Hearth. If you have questions about this effort, please email Diane Myers.
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Sunday, April 12
8 a.m. and 10 a.m. - Worship
9:00 a.m. - Bible Study in the Glenn Family Center
10 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. - Sunday School in the Glenn Family Center
12 p.m.-1 p.m. Silver Sunday a Trinity 300 Event
Wednesday, April 15
12 p.m.- Healing Service
12 p.m.- Men's Group
Thursday, April 16
7 p.m.- Trinity Choir Practice
Friday, April 17
Vestry Retreat begins
Saturday, April 18
Vestry retreat continues at Seamen's Church Institute
Sunday, April 19
8 a.m. and 10 a.m. - Worship
9:00 a.m. - Bible Study in the Glenn Family Center
10 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. - Sunday School in the Glenn Family Center
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Sunday School Corner
Take a look ahead at what conversations will be had in
Sunday School this Sunday.
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Trinity Loves and Cares
Trinity Loves and Cares is a ministry of pastoral care of praying for and providing support to members of Trinity Church for April 2026, the TLC coordinator is
Pam Alexander Click on her name and you can write her an email.
Prayer Shawl Group
This group meets every second and fourth Thursday of the month in the Hawes Room. All those who crochet or knit, experienced or inexperienced are welcomed to join. Please contact Pam Alexander for more information.
Community Meal
Join an amazing Newport community service and work with fun good-hearted people. You will go home knowing you made a difference in a person’s day. Please consider volunteering at the Community Meals, the 1st, 4th and 5th Monday of the month. You can sign up here:
Community Meal Calendar Sign Up.
Men's Bible Study Group
Wednesdays, 12 noon. Please Contact John Gilmartin if you are interested in Joining this special group who often meet by Zoom.
| | | | We give thanks this month for the April birthdays of Joe Palumbo, Cissie Ferzoco, Robert Howe, Colton Howe, Robert Smith (Bob), Molly Chamberlain, Owen Palumbo, Scott Bartlett, Robert Hyde, Morrison Wintersteen, Jaxson de Pinho, Fredrick Green, Carol Parfet, Ann Souder, John Oppel, Jeremy Wintersteen, Jane Burrows, Pam Giroux, Alexa Collins, Avery Collins, Jack Matheson-Bradley, and Helen Glover. | | |
Worship Participants
Sunday, April 12th
Preacher & Celebrant: The Rev. Canon Meaghan Kelly Brower
Assistant Clergy: The Rev. Noël Bailey Robinson
Co-Music Director & Organist: Michael Bahmann
Musicians: The Trinity Choir
Acolyte & Crucifer: 8:00 am Larry Pulice; 10:00 a.m. Karen Nash
Lector & Intercessor: 8:00 am Wayne Porter; 10:00 am Cheryl Hatch
Ushers: James Patterson, Karina Valencia, Ellen Patterson
Altar Society: Mary de Pinho, Ellen Patterson, Chris Pimentel, Tricia Baylor,
Anne Glenn
Coffee Hour: Deb Lengyel
Tour Guide: Harle Tinney
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