WORSHIP
WORSHIP
JOIN US IN PERSON & ONLINE
SUNDAY SCHEDULE
11:00 AM Holy Eucharist
Join us every Sunday in the church for worship or online for live-streamed services. Worship bulletins are below for those online.
This is a traditional Episcopal Eucharistic service, from the Book of Common Prayer, Rite II. Our music is a combination of congregational hymn singing and anthems from a partly professional choir (Choir sings most Sundays).
WEEKDAY SERVICES
Monday-Friday – 9:00 am Morning Prayer [ONLINE ONLY]
Join us each morning on Facebook for a short service of morning prayer - the service is shared on the screen so you can follow along!
Thursdays - 12:15 pm Healing Eucharist [IN PERSON]
Join us every Thursday in the Prayer Corner/Chapel at the front right of the Sanctuary for a short communion and healing service.
Wide Open Doors. Wide Open Hearts.
The Episcopal Church takes pride in its legacy of inclusion, revealing God’s love for all through our life together.
Formed as a “Middle Way”, the Episcopal Church combines the best of the Roman Catholic and Protestant traditions, ensuring consistency of structure and worship, but allowing for individual conscience. Over the years, the middle way has become a way of being as a church, helping us to open wide to people of all walks of life. Leadership and ordination are open to all, understanding both are a gift from God that can be expressed by all in our church, regardless of race, gender identity, or sexual orientation. Marriage is also open to all couples.
We strive to make our services welcoming and approachable to everyone, regardless of background, tradition or faith. Everything you need to follow the service is in the worship leaflet. Our service follows a structured format, with singing, readings from scripture, a sermon reflecting on the readings, prayers, and communion. You are invited to join in as you are comfortable. Everyone who has been baptized in any tradition is welcomed to join us at the altar rail for communion, and if you are not baptized, the priest will offer a blessing over you. At the end of the service we are called to go out into the world, sharing the love of God with those we meet.
MUSIC
Our Music Program
Music plays an essential role in our congregation and our engagement with our community. Our worship experience is enhanced by the professional quality of our dedicated musicians. For many years, we have provided weekly Concerts on the Square featuring a wide range of musical performances.
Our Choir
Our choir consists of professional and volunteer singers who provide music for the 11:00 AM service most Sundays. We sing a wide range of repertoire spanning the last 600 years of choral music and drawing heavily on the Anglican choral tradition as well as American composers of the last century. In addition to Sunday mornings, our choir sings for special services at Christmas, Holy Week, and Easter. If you are interested in singing with our choir, please contact Donald Meineke.
In October 2017 the Church received a generous grant from the Wyncote Foundation of Philadelphia to replace the gallery organ (located in the rear of the church) with a superior instrument, the Möller Opus 8128, originally housed at First Baptist Church at 17th and Sansom. The Möller Opus 8128 was a prominent fixture in the Philadelphia organ world. It is an instrument of renowned musical quality and singular significance in the history of this city. The chancel divisions of our organ are simultaneously being renovated and restored using pipes from our previous gallery instrument, including
several ranks from the Roosevelt organ dating from the late 19th century. Pre-installation work on the building and organ chambers is underway and we expect installation of the organs to begin soon.
Our Carillon (Bells)
The Church of the Holy Trinity’s tower houses the oldest manually operated carillon in North America. Tours of the bell tower can be arranged by calling the office – 215-567-1267. Have a listen!
WEDDINGS
The sacrament of marriage in the Episcopal Church is fully open to all couples, including same-gender couples. To learn more, visit our Rentals page and fill out an inquiry.
BAPTISMS
Baptism is a sign of God’s own love for us, unmerited and unconditional. It is a sign of new life and new beginning in Christ. We baptize people of all ages.
We recognize all baptisms that have taken place in the name of the Trinity, from all Christian denominations, and there is no need to be re-baptized for any reason.
Baptism is a powerful, transformational moment for the entire faith community at which we welcome our newest members, vow to support them, and in so doing reaffirm our own baptismal vows. Thus, baptism belongs in public worship and is incorporated into regular services during the year.
Please contact The Rev. Rachel Wenner Gardner for information about baptisms at rgardner@htrit.org.
FUNERALS
The Church of the Holy Trinity offers memorial services for parishioners and their families, as well as grief counseling and pastoral care. For more information, please contact the church office by email or phone 215-567-1267.
Interment in Our Columbarium
Individuals and their family members may choose to be interred in the Church of the Holy Trinity columbarium as a final resting place. Our columbarium is located in our beautiful sanctuary.