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The Trinity Church e-Tower
for the
Second Sunday of Lent
March 8, 2026
8 AM and 10 AM Worship
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Message from the Fred Jodry:
This Sunday at 4 PM, the Choir of Trinity Newport and the Choristers of Newport County will join forces in singing Evensong for the Third Sunday of Lent. Herbert Howell‘s wonderful setting of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis, written in 1935 for performance at Kings College, Cambridge- will be sung - hence their subtitle “Collegium Regale.”
The anthem by Maurice Greene, a colleague of George Frederic Handel is on track with our Lenten study program on Death and Dying- “Lord, let me know mine end.” Other choral pieces include works of Peter Berton, Joanna L’Estrange and Walford Davies.
All are cordially invited to attend. Afternoon Tea will be served after Evensong in the Hawes Room. A Free-will offering will benefit Trinity’s Tri-Centennial Organ Project. Public parking is available in the Mary Street lot, or in the church lot.
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LENTEN PROGRAM
Holy conversations about death and dying
The historic blizzard of 2026 interrupted our Lenten program, so we will be adjusting the format and dates slightly.
We will now hold 3 sessions, begining this week on March 11 followed by March 18, and March 25
The meal will begin at 5:30pm in the Hawes Room, and the program will run from 6-7:30 pm.
Children are welcome at the meal and childcare will be provided in the Glenn Family Center during the program.
Please RSVP if you plan to attend so we can be sure to provide enough food!
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Join the Outreach Team
at Trinity!
Out
When I was a child, every Lent my Episcopal church in Greenwich, Connecticut gave out “mite boxes” to Sunday School kids. Over the forty days of Lent, we dropped our pennies, nickels and dimes into the small cardboard boxes, and at Easter, we presented our full “mites” at the altar, to be used for charitable purposes. From a young age, we imbibed the Christian belief that we were called to care for our neighbors and those suffering in the world. Episcopal children no longer put their dimes and nickels into mite boxes, yet there are many opportunities for all of us to serve Christ in those who suffer. Trinity Church has had a strong tradition of outreach to those in need in our community, and the wider world, both through raising funds for financial contributions and through actual service, in programs like our Community Supper.
Over the years some Trinity parishioners have worked tirelessly on such projects. Now we are forming an Outreach Team to support those current efforts and to try to discern possible new ways of serving Christ on our island and in the world. Our first meeting will be on Tuesday March 24th at 10:30 a.m. at Trinity. All are welcome. If you would like to participate in this initiative, please contact me at 203-215-0135 or email me here.
Thank you,
Elizabeth Stevens
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Easter Donations
A mailing will be going out in the next few weeks, but there is no need to wait!
Simply select the ministry listed below you would like to support. The link will bring you to each individual payment page. Once you've made a donation, you will be re-directed to an online form to fill out with dedication and date requests for the Easter season.
If you have any questions or would prefer to have us navigate the technology for you, please don't hesitate to email or call the office (401) 846-0660 and Alison will be happy to help.
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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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As we celebrate Trinity's tricentennial year, we plan to offer a monthly reflection on some part of our history. Thanks to Jeffrey Clark and
Dr. John Hattendorf for the content.
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Our Legacy: A Royal Replica
The Royal Arms of Queen Anne, currently hanging in the Hawes Room of Honyman Hall, is a replica of the one that proudly hung in Trinity’s first church and in our current church building from the time of its construction in 1726 until 1779, in the midst of Revolution. It was lost over time. A replica was commissioned in 1928 as the final touch to the church’s interior renovation, begun in its bicentenary year. It was affixed above the altar over the Ten Commandments in 1930 just as it had been 150 years earlier. Patriotic sentiment, however, forced its removal in 1931.
It was attempted again in 1956 when it was found in the cellar after an extensive search—crated and dusty! It was placed over the altar to commemorate the dedication of Honyman Hall that year and, again, facing strong and vocal opposition, was moved to its current location where it has been for the last 70 years.
Queen Anne used the motto “Semper Eadem” (“Always the Same”)—which is creatively included on the lower ribbon of the replica—was originally the personal motto of Elizabeth I as an attempt to project and convey stability, steadfastness and unchangeable principles.
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The Tower will be lit on
March 7th, 8th and 9th
in memory of
Celia Welton Coll
in honor of her birthday,
by Alberto, Nancy &
Albert Coll
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Sunday, March 8
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
4 p.m. - Lenten Choral Evensong
Wednesday, March 11
12 p.m.- Healing Service
12 p.m.- Men's Group
5:30 p.m.- Lenten Program
Thursday, March 12
1 p.m. - Prayer Shawl Group
7 p.m.- Trinity Choir Practice
Sunday, March 15
8 a.m. and 10 a.m. - Worship
9 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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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 March 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 March birthdays of Lisa Trainor, Laynie Sobin, Bob Johnstone, Timothy Safford, Charlotte Day, Bev Lobecker, Bill St. George, Patrick Lengyel, Ellen Patterson, Amy Wintersteen, George Ellis, Jeanne Kelley, Wolff Bardenheier, Andie Dwyer, Susan Millis, Suzy Hardy, Steve Parfet, Alison Hosford, Hellen Brennan, David Fernandes, and Violet Geisler. | | |
Worship Participants
Sunday, March 8th
Preacher & Celebrant: The Rev. Canon Meaghan Kelly Brower
Co-Music Director & Organist: Fredrick Jodry
Musicians: The Trinity Choir
Acolyte & Crucifer: 8:00 am Larry Pulice; 10:00 am Larry Pulice
Lector & Intercessor: 8:00 am Mary de Pinho; 10:00 am Terry Commodore
Ushers: Geer Isdale, Tricia Baylor, Terry Abbott
Altar Society: Mary de Pinho, Ellen Patterson, Chris Pimentel,
Tricia Baylor, Anne Glenn
Coffee Hour: Kay Winston & Robert Smith
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