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You are invited to worship the crucified and risen Lord.           

As a congregation we preach and listen to the Word of God, receive the sacraments, and confess our sins.  We respond to God’s blessings to us by returning to Him our prayers, praise, thanksgiving, tithes and offerings.  We use His gifts given to us to serve others.  We recruit, support, and equip our members for leadership in worship both in the weekly services and in other areas of congregational life.

Holy Trinity represents all ages including youth, young adults, college students, seniors, dual-parent and single-parent families.   In addition to Greenville, our members live in Fredonia, Jamestown, Atlantic, Conneaut Lake, Hadley, West Middlesex, Linesville, Transfer, Hermitage, Meadville, Adamsville as well as Jefferson and Kinsman in Ohio.  While we live in many communities and represent a wide variety of occupations, we are united and brought together by our faith in God through Jesus Christ. 

 
Our mission is to unite our efforts to do God’s work in this area and share in His ministry through the world.  If you are not presently affiliated with a church, please come and see . . . Jesus as He works in the midst of the faith community we call Holy Trinity Lutheran Church.

Parking is available in a small lot behind the church and larger lot on Clinton Street across from the church.  The church is accessible to persons with disabilities and mobility issues through the doors on Clinton Street.   A ramp leads to an entrance that has a lift which can transport persons to the level of the worship space or to the fellowship rooms beneath the church.  Each level has two wheelchair accessible rest rooms.

 
Holy Trinity Worship Information

Saturday Holy Communion:

        5:30 p.m. (Spoken setting)

        Laying on of hands and healing service is held the first Saturday of the month

Sunday Holy Communion:

        8:00 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. (nursery available during the 10:45 a.m. service) (except on Reformation,                    Easter and Pentecost Sundays when there is only one service at 10:45 am)  

        Thanksgiving for the Animals

                    Members and friends of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church and their pets/animals are invited to     
                        gather for a blessing of their animals.  This Service also commemorates the life and witness of St.                             Francis of Assisi.  This service takes place at the beginning of October.

         All Saints' Day

                        On All Saints’ Day, November 1, we will remember, in thanksgiving, those who have died here at                                 Holy Trinity during the past year and other loved ones.  Come; remember with thanksgiving for their                         lives,  your loved ones who have died.

        Harvest Sunday, November, Special Offering of Canned Goods

                    On Saturday and Sunday, the first weekend in November, at all services we will observe a harvest                         theme.  It is appropriate that we pause to remember the Lord who provides the harvest and in response                     make a thank offering of canned goods to feed those in difficult times.  All canned goods will be                                 donated through the Good Shepherd Center.
            Advent Morning Prayer: 

     ·       Monday through Friday from 8:30 - 8:45 a.m.

·       Morning Prayer is an opportunity for quiet reflection at the beginning of your day as a way of making spiritual preparation during Advent. 

·       Morning Prayer begins Monday, November 30, 2009 and concludes Wednesday, December 23, 2009.

·       Please use the rear-parking lot door for entry.  

Advent Evening Prayer: 

     ·       Wednesday’s of Advent at 6:15 p.m.

 ·       Evening Prayer (vespers) is prayed in the nave at Holy Trinity. 

·       The lighted large candle carried into the darkened nave at the beginning of evening prayer represents Christ and in combination with the Advent Wreath provides a powerful symbol of hope as we sit expectantly in the encroaching winter darkness.

·       Plan to prepare for the Incarnation by prayer, reflection and meditation on the Word.

·       Evening Prayer for 2009 will be held on Wednesday, December 2, 9, 16 and 23.

Christmas Eve Services

         7:00 p.m. Liturgy with Holy Communion (children’s emphasis)

        11:00 p.m. (candlelight) Liturgy with Holy Communion

Christmas Day service

         4:00 pm (spoken liturgy with sung carols).

Ash Wednesday

         12:10 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Liturgy with Holy Communion

Lenten Morning Prayer: 

      ·      Monday through Friday from 8:30 - 8:45 a.m.

·       Morning Prayer is an opportunity for quiet reflection at the beginning of your day as a way of making spiritual preparation during Advent. 

·       Morning Prayer begins Thursday, February18, 2010 and concludes Friday, April 2, 2010.

·       Please use the rear-parking lot door for entry.  

·       Each member of the congregation will be remembered in prayer over the Lenten season.

Lenten Evening Prayer:

       ·      Wednesdays during Lent at 6:15 p.m.

 ·       An opportunity to worship God within the peaceful setting of Evening Prayer.

·       Evening Prayer for 2010 will be held on Wednesday, February 24, March 3, 10, 17, 24, and 31.

Holy Week Services:

·       Passion/Palm Sunday at 8:00 & 10:45 a.m.

·      Monday, Litany of the Passion at 7:30 p.m.

·       Tuesday, Southwell Litany at 7:30 p.m.

·       Wednesday Evening Prayer at 7:30 p.m.

·       Maundy Thursday at 12:10 and 7:30 p.m.

·       Good Friday Service at 7:30 p.m.

·       Easter Vigil, Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

·       Easter Sunday Service at 10:45 a.m. with pre-service music at 10:15 a.m.

Music Ministry

The choir sings from September through May.  Rehearses are held on Wednesday evenings at 7:00 p.m. in the Choir room downstairs.  They also rehears on Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m.  An invitation is extended to interested parishioners, new, old, and those just transferring, to join Parish Choir.   

 
The children's choir sings from September through May.  Rehearses are held on Sunday mornings at 9:10 a.m. in the balcony of the nave.  Children – ages 5 years old through sixth grade – are welcome and encouraged to continue singing their praises. 

 
The youth bell choir is staffed by youths attending 7th through 12th grades.  Instruction will includes handbell etiquette and maintenance, technique, (like damping), rhythm, note reading, and gloves. 

For more information about any of the choirs please contact Maidene Hackett at 724-588-8870.