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Holy Week Services
Holy Week Services
The Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday (4/5)
8:30am Holy Eucharist
10:30am Ecumenical Procession of the Palms, Rittenhouse Square.
11:00am Choral Eucharist
Monday in Holy Week (4/6)
7:30am Holy Eucharist
8:30am Morning Prayer
6:00pm Evening Prayer
Tuesday in Holy Week (4/7)
7:30am Holy Eucharist
8:30am Morning Prayer
12:15pm Holy Eucharist: “Twenty Minutes with God”
6:00pm Evening Prayer
Wednesday in Holy Week (4/8)
7:30am Holy Eucharist
8:30am Morning Prayer
6:00pm Tenebrae Service with Choir
Maundy Thursday (4/9)
7:30am Holy Eucharist
8:30am Morning Prayer
12:15pm Holy Eucharist with Prayers for Healing
6:00pm Maundy Thursday Eucharist with Choir
Good Friday (4/10)
8:30am Morning Prayer
12-3pm The Three Hours – A Series of Meditations for three hours by The Rev. James Trimble
6:00pm The Good Friday Liturgy (said)
Holy Saturday (4/11)
8:30am Holy Saturday Liturgy
8:00pm Easter Vigil with Choir Sunday of the Resurrection
Easter Day (4/12)
8:30am Holy Eucharist
11:00am Festival Eucharist with Music by the Holy Trinity Brass Ensemble and Holy Baptism.
CHT’s 150th Celebration Calendar of Events: March 22nd-March 29th
Sunday, March 15th – Sunday, March 29th 2009
Sunday, March 15th 3:30pm
“The Reverend Phillips Brooks – An Episcopal Giant & Second Rector of the CHT”
The Very Reverend Joseph Britton
Dean, Berkeley Divinity School at Yale
Saturday March 21st 4pm
“The History of Rittenhouse Square”
Mr. Hugh McCauley & Ms. Trina Vaux, Architectural Historians
Sunday March 22nd 11 o’clock
Dedication of Chancel
Celebrant and Preacher – The Rt. Rev. Frank Griswold
Monday 23rd 7:30pm
Mr. James Hayney presents
“An Evening with President Abraham Lincoln”
Tuesday March 24th 7:30pm
Stainer’s Oratorio “The Crucifixion”
Dr. John French (Organist/Choirmaster) and The Choir of the Church of the Holy Trinity
Wednesday March 25th 8:00pm
Curtis Brass Ensemble
Thursday March 26th 7:30pm
Jack Gibbons – Pianist
World Renowned Pianist on his 2nd Visit to Philadelphia
Friday March 27th 7 o’clock
CHT’s 150th Birthday Ball
The Union League
Saturday March 28th 11 o’clock
Renewal of Vows of Commitment
150 Couples
Sunday March 29th 11 o’clock
Celebration Festival Eucharist
Celebrant & Preacher
The Most Reverend Katharine Jefferts Schori
26th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church
Diana Carroll To Be Ordained To The Priesthood On January 10th
The Reverend Diana Carroll, Assistant to the Rector at the Church of the Holy Trinity, will be ordained to the priesthood on Saturday January 10th at 10am at the Episcopal Cathedral, 37th & Chestnut. Diana will celebrate her first Eucharist as priest on Sunday January 11th at the Church of the Holy Trinity. All are welcome to attend these two services of celebration and thanksgiving.
The Philadelphia Inquirer writes a feature about CHT’S Christmas Eve’s Children Pageant
Click here to read the Inquirer’s feature about CHT’s Christmas Pageant.
CHT Recently Hosted The Emergent Mid-Atlantic Regional Gathering…
Emergent Mid-Atlantic is the regional site for the Emergent cohorts in the New York, New Jersey, Maryland and Eastern Pennsylvania areas. As the grassroots of the Emergent conversation, we are at the forefront of realizing the dream of Emergent Village:
To join in the activity of God in the world wherever we are able, partnering with God as God’s dreams for our world come true. In the process, the world can be healed and changed, and so can we.
For more information on the Emergent conversation, please see the About page on Emergent Village.
Click here for links to Saturday’s talks and conference photos.
For information on specific cohorts in the Mid-Atlantic region, please follow the links below:
Capital Area Cohort (Albany, NY)
Stewardship Campaign Update
CH@T - Stewardship Campaign Update
As a CHT Vestry Member & Chair of the 2009 Stewardship Campaign I am excited to provide an update on proceedings. The contribution from parishioners and Clergy has been wonderful and has led to some significant progress leading up to Pledge Sunday, Nov 9.
Our theme and focus for 2009 is; “INVEST IN GOD’S ECONOMY”, Make a Material Investment – Discover a Spiritual Return.
A Stewardship Executive Committee consisting of Alan Neale, Peter Illfield, Diana Carroll, Scott Jones, Sally Griffith and Soozung Rankin met on July 24, 30 & August 14, 21, 28 & Sept 9 with a call for a Stewardship Campaign Team meeting Wednesday Sept 10.
Those who attended & volunteered their time, effort & resources at that meeting were;
Alan Neale, Diana Carroll, Soozung Rankin, Peter Illfield, Martha Lipscomb, Suzette Hunt, Sondra Bergey, Haidee Courson, Marie Grossett, Romi Pierce, Ashley Del Bianco, Horace MacVaugh III, Brian Rankin, Nancy Rasmussen, David & Pam Ehret, Landis Lewis, Andy Gutknecht, Sally Griffith, Brian Rankin, Natasha Johnson, Kevin & Jenna O’Nell, Karinne Lindner, Benjamin Leiby.
The Stewardship Team divided themselves into sub-groups to work on 12 “Tools & Strategies”, indentifying required activities, deadlines and progressive updates that would help the Church of the Holy Trinity accomplish its budgeted $344,700 of pledges to help offset the $1.1M operating & maintenance costs & keep the Church’s endowment intact & secure.
Those ‘Tools & Strategies’ include;
1. A POSTCARD – Pledge Sunday reminder mailing (completed Oct 14).
2. PRAYER – Public & Private prayers relating to Stewardship.
3. PIE CHART – A visual description for display of the CHT’s Income & Expenditure.
4. A LETTER of APPEAL – Reminding parishioners not to be afraid to give.
5. TESTIMONIES & STORIES – From parishioners expressing their positive experience with the Church & their willingness to give.
6. SERMONS – From Alan & Diana relating to Stewardship.
7. SUNDAY’S THEME AWARENESS – Stewardship Team introducing themselves to parishioners.
8. A CALLING PARTY – The Stewardship Team getting together to call parishioners & remind them of Pledge Sunday.
9. A SLIDE SHOW – placed in the Narthex to provide awareness to parishioners of the Stewardship Campaign & Pledge Sunday.
10. SANDWICH BOARDS – Highlighting our theme “INVEST IN GOD’S ECONOMY”, Make a Material Investment – Discover a Spiritual Return.
11. CHT’s WEBSITE – Providing information & awareness about the Stewardship Campaign, Pledge Sunday & associated activities.
12. CH@T - Providing information, awareness & associated activities about CHT’s $1.1M operating & maintenance budget & the need for $344,700 Pledges for the 2009 Stewardship Campaign.
The Stewardship Team and Executive Committee are looking forward to engaging all parishioners in the Campaign process & encourage open discussion about Stewardship.
It is NOT too late for you to volunteer for any of the ‘Tools & Strategies’. If you wish to volunteer or have any ideas, thoughts or questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me on 215 300 1348 or email pillfield@comcast.net.
We all feel very positive & excited about the prospects & outcome of the 2009 Stewardship Campaign.
“INVEST IN GOD’S ECONOMY, Make a Material Investment – Discover a Spiritual Return”.
Peter Illfield
Chair, 2009 Stewardship Campaign
Sunday School Students Invited
Holy Trinity Sunday School year begins Sunday, September 14, 2008. 11:00 – 11:45 a.m.
Children ages 3 To 13 are invited to join our exciting program. New ideas and fun surprises are being planned just for you! If you have any questions please contact Amy Arcaro at haleish@hotmail.com or 267-847-4288.
1. Please fill out a registration form by September 7, located in the Narthex of the church.
2. Place in the registration box located in the same area. We need to have a head count of the children so that we can plan for teachers and supplies.
3. Be ready for a fun-filled and Spirit-filled year! We look forward to working with your child/children
*Children rejoin their parent/parents for communion during worship.*
Brown Bag Concerts For 2008
Brown Bag Concerts
BROWN BAG LUNCH CONCERT PROGRAMS
Bring your lunch and enjoy a free concert with talented local artists!
EVERY WEDNESDAY 12:30PM – 1:30PM
October 1
Father John D’Amico’s Jazz Trio
October 8
Curtis Institute
Open Rehearsal by Young Artists
October 15
Dawn Webster
Trumpet-Jazz Trio
October 22
David Traub, Cellist
Gloria Collins, Pianist
October 29
Adam Michael Barta, Baritone
featuring Dover Beach with
Instrumental Quartet
November 5
Benjamin Leiby, Organist
November 12
Curtis Institute-Open Rehearsal by
Young Artists
November 19
Father John D’Amico’s Jazz Trio
November 26
Daniel Terrazas, Bass-Baritone
Lena Ryepkina, Pianist
December 3
Matthew Bengston, Pianist
December 10
Curtis Institute-Open Rehearsal by
Young Artists
December 17
Christopher Falzone, Pianist
December 24 & 31
No Concerts
