Weekly Announcements • December 7, 2025

This Week

• Daily Compline, 8:00pm (The Book of Common Prayer, p. 127; click link to join)
• Sun., December 7, Advent II, 10:00am, at Trinity
• Sun., December 7, AA Meeting, 7:00pm
• Sun., December 7, ACA Meeting, 7:30pm
• Mon., December 8, AA Meeting, 6:00am
• Mon., December 8, AA Meeting, 5:30pm
• Tues., December 9, Centre Street Food Pantry open, 1:00–5:30pm
• Wed., December 10, AA Meeting, 6:00am
• Wed., December 10, Choir Academy, 6:00pm
• Thur., December 11, AA Meeting, 6:00am
• Thur., December 11, AA Meeting, 5:30pm
• Thur., December 11, AA Book Group, 8:00pm
• Fri., December 12, AA Meeting, 6:00am
• Sat., December 13, AA Book Group, 8:00am

Looking Ahead

• Daily Compline, 8:00pm (The Book of Common Prayer, p. 127; click link to join)
• Sun., December 14, Advent III, 10:00am, at Trinity
• Sun., December 14, AA Meeting, 7:00pm
• Sun., December 14, ACA Meeting, 7:30pm
• Mon., December 15, AA Meeting, 6:00am
• Mon., December 15, AA Meeting, 5:30pm
• Tues., December 16, Centre Street Food Pantry open, 1:00–5:30pm
• Tue., December 16, Property Committee Meeting, 7:00pm
• Wed., December 17, AA Meeting, 6:00am
• Wed., December 17, Choir Academy, 6:00pm
• Wed., December 17, Vestry Meeting, 7:00pm
• Thur., December 18, AA Meeting, 6:00am
• Thur., December 18, AA Meeting, 5:30pm
• Thur., December 18, AA Book Group, 8:00pm
• Fri., December 19, AA Meeting, 6:00am
• Sat., December 20, AA Book Group, 8:00am

Christmas Memorials

If you would like to make a memorial contribution toward the purchase of Trinity's Christmas poinsettias, please pick up a Christmas memorial envelope from the Narthex or from the table by the Homer Street entrance.  For names to be included in the Christmas Eve order of service, envelopes must be received in the parish office by Wednesday, December 17, 2025.

Volunteers Needed to Green the Church, December 21

Volunteers are needed to ready Trinity for our Christmas Eve service.  This set up will take place on Sunday, December 17, 2025, after the Liturgy.  We will especially need help carrying up the candelabras from the basement and hanging wreaths around the church, both inside and out.  If you would like to assist the Altar Guild, please plan on staying on the 17th for a busy time.  If you have any questions, speak to Donna English. Thank you.

Trinity Parish Continues to Follow 'Mask Friendly' Protocols

The parish vestry voted in 2022 to go "mask friendly"; that is, unless otherwise indicated, masks are optional at Trinity Parish. Please note that, pending further guidance from the Diocese and local infection rates, the church may in future return to requiring face coverings for in-person gatherings.

Centre St. Food Pantry Wish List

Located at 11 Homer Street in Newton Centre on the lower level of Trinity Church, the Pantry is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and a member of the Greater Boston Food Bank.  It is open most Tuesdays from 2:30–5:30pm and the third Saturday of each month from 11:30am–2pm.
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New households are asked to fill out the Online Pantry Registration Form or print and fill out this paper form. If you live in Newton and wish to be added to the CSFP delivery list, send an E-mail with your name, phone number, city, and family size. If you live in Boston, click here to find resources available for those in need of food.

For Your Prayers

Remember Sean, our Presiding Bishop, and Julia, our Bishop, and all who minister in the Church.  Remember All Saints Anglican Church, Winterton, Kwazulu-Natal; and the Khethani Christian Fellowship in Khethani Township, KwaZulu-Natal.  Remember Ukraine, the Palestinian territories, Myanmar, Sudan, Ethiopia, Yemen, Haiti, and all places in which there is war, that they may find peace.  Remember all victims of genocide.  Remember Roger, Nelly, Joan, Kevin and his family, Shira, and Jim, that they may know your healing and comfort.  Remember Becky, and all who mourn.  Remember all who have died in the peace of Christ, and those whose faith is known to you alone—for Pat, Patty, David, Bette, David, Jeanne (Muffy), Vajiheh, and Rhys; bring them into the place of eternal joy and light.

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‍‍Saints Calendar (For readings please see satucket.com/lectionary/)

• Wed., December 10, Thomas Merton, Monastic and Spiritual Writer and Karl Barth, Pastor and Theologian, 1968 and 1968
• Thur., December 11, Frederick Howden, Jr., Priest and Chaplain of the Armed Forces, 1941
• Fri., December 12, Francis de Sales, Bishop and Jane de Chantal, Vowed Religious, 1622 and 1641
• Sat., December 13, Lucy of Syracuse, Martyr, 304

Click here for the Parish Calendar online