Trinity Episcopal Church
Helping Neighbors Nearby
In obedience to the Great Commission (Matthew 28:16 – 20), Trinity Church supports many local and international projects and missionaries, often in cooperation with others. Anyone who is interested in learning more about our mission projects is invited to contact the team leader listed in each section below. The missionaries we support can also be reached through the websites or phone numbers listed below. Please keep all of the these people and projects, and those they serve, in your prayers.
Lunch in the Park
Once a month, a team from Trinity prepares and serves a lunchtime meal for hungry and homeless people in Bushnell Park in Hartford. In addition to serving the meal, the team also spends time in friendship and fellowship with the people who gather to receive the bag lunch. Prior to the distribution of each meal, Trinity hosts a worship service in the park to which all are invited to receive communion and enter a relationship with Christ.
Team leaders: John and Teresa (860) 651 – 7002, Jim 860.623.1890
St. Elizabeth House
Once a month, a team from Trinity prepares a meal for the residents of St. Elizabeth House in Hartford. In addition to serving the meal, team members share friendship and fellowship with the residents.
Team leader: Evelyn (860) 651 – 4911
Hartford Habitat For Humanity
Several times each year, a team from Trinity participates in building a home for Habitat For Humanity in Hartford. The mission of Habitat is to “build simple, decent, affordable housing for God’s people in need”.
Team Leader: Paul (860) 844 – 8408
Food Pantry
Frequent collections are taken to benefit the hungry in our neighborhood through the local town food pantries. You can help by contributing, organizing or delivering the collected food to the local pantries.
Contact Claudia for more information (860) 653-0804.
Kairos Prison Ministry
This 4-day in-prison experience is open to both men and women. Once a year, 35 people, from all different Christian denominations, spend a long weekend in a maximum security prison, presenting a program of lectures, songs, forgiveness and prayer. Men minister to men, and women to women. Each month, team members reunite with inmates to support them. The Kairos Prison Ministry is the “most effective prison program,” according to the Department of Correction. In 15 years, 3,000 inmates have come closer to Christ in 45 weekends. Six Trinity parish members have participated in Kairos.
Team Leader: Laird (860) 408–1539 elairdm@prodigy.net
Emmaus Teen Ministry
Twice each year, in the fall and the spring, members of Trinity and other churches participate in a weekend retreat which seeks to engage teenagers in faith and bring them into a living relationship with Jesus Christ. Monthly reunions are held at Trinity to encourage teens to continue in their walk with Christ.
Team leader: Fr. Tom (860) 651–0201
Nursing Home Ministry
Every Sunday afternoon at 2:00pm, a team from Trinity conducts a worship service at Meadowbrook Nursing Home in Granby. Team members bring music, fellowship, prayer and friendship evangelism to the residents.
Team leader: George (860) 653–2418
Annie Testa – Holy Fire Ministries
Annie Testa is a member of Trinity who works with Holy Fire Ministries in New Haven, an organization seeking to reach teens and young adults with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Trinity helps support her salary and living expenses. To learn more about Holy Fire, go to: www.holyfireministries.com
Team Leader: Annie (860) 539–6057