Worship
Holy Trinity Anglican Church seeks to makes JESUS Christ known through her worship and we believe our worship of Almighty God: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit is our highest priority, privilege and blessing. We love to worship God and acknowledge his presence with us through:- The fellowship of the gathered community
- The proclamation of God's holy Word.
- The celebration and administration of his holy Sacraments
- Baptism, Eucharist, Anointing for Healing.
- In our being sent forth to make JESUS Christ and his holy Gospel known in all the world.
- Our preaching and teaching is firmly grounded in God's holy Word, we believe his Word is living and true for every generation;
- We place a strong emphasis on the presence of the Lord in his holy Sacraments through which we share in the life of JESUS Christ and he in us;
- We employ the best of the choral musical tradition of the Church;
- We join our worship, voices and prayers to that of the Church in every age through time tested liturgy, the use of signs and symbols, chanting, incense, bells, etc. This is truly the best of evangelical preaching and Catholic worship in the ancient Church for today's world. We seek to share the Good News of JESUS Christ in love through our worship and ministry.
Ministry
Worship, Bible Study & Christian Education at HTAC
- Sunday: 8:00 a.m. Low Mass (First Sunday of the month only)
- Sunday: 9:00 a.m. Morning Prayer
- Sunday: 10:00 a.m. High or Sung Mass
- Sunday: 11:30 a.m. Fellowship (light lunch)
- Sunday: 12 Noon Adult & Children's Christian Education Hour
- Sunday: 5:00 p.m. Choral Evensong (TBA...offered on special Feasts Days of the year)
- Wednesday: 10:00 a.m. Bible Study
- Wednesday: 11:30 a.m. Low Mass
- Friday: 7:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross (Lent only)
- Saturday: 6:30 p.m. Third Saturday Healing Prayer Service.
- Worship on Special Occasions (e.g., Easter, Christmas, Lent, Holy Week, etc.)
Evangelism & Outreach
- Summer Lunch Program (feeding the children of the French Hill Neighborhood for nine weeks during the summer months)
- Winter Coat, Glove and Scarf Distribution (helping those in need of warm clothing during the cold New England winter months)
- Monday Cafe' (coffee and muffins on Mondays from 10:00 a.m. thru 12 Noon - coming soon)
- June's Table (feeding the hungry in the French Hill Neighborhood & beyond.
- Vacation Bible School (a summer week filled with faith, fun and fellowship for children and youth of HTAC, the French Hill Neighborhood & beyond)
- Alcoholics Anonymous (every Friday beginning at 7:00 p.m.)
- We are a proud sponsor of the Boy Scouts of America
- Thanksgiving Day Family Dinner (1:00 p.m. for persons of HTAC, the French Hill Neighborhood & the local Recovery Houses and Shelters of Marlborough and Hudson)
- Prayer Walks every Wednesday afternoon (weather permitting: greeting, praying with and saying hello to our immediate neighbors and offering a gift bag)
- Grief, Divorce and other Support Groups (to meet on Tuesday evenings - coming soon)
- Anglicans for Life (promoting the sanctity of all human life from conception in the womb to natural death according to the holy Scriptures and the ancient Christian Faith)
- A weekly Worship Service for persons and families who have or care for persons with Alzheimers and dementia (tbd)
- An active outreach ministry in the local recovery houses
- Caregiver Support for those caring for the aged (Website)
- Dementia & Alzheimers Support in Marlborough (Website)
Discipleship
- Adult & Children's Christian Education (Sundays and during the week)
- 10:00 a.m. Weekly Bible Study on Wednesdays
- Church Growth & Discipleship Group (sharing fellowship, breakfast and ideas regarding church fellowship, growth and discipleship – meeting monthly)
- Please see above and below for other opportunities.
Mission
- St. Mary's Anglican Church, Kumasi, Ghana (our sister congregation)
- Missionary to East Asia (we support a young woman who ministers in a very dangerous part of East Asia sharing the Good News of JESUS!)
- The Bishop Donald & Trudy Harvey Legacy Fund (helping children's ministries in our diocese and beyond)
- Helping to bring Young Life (for High School age persons) and Wyldlife (for Middle School age persons) to Marlborough and Hudson, MA
Men
- Men's Group (breakfast, fellowship and topical discussion...meeting monthly)
Women
- Women's Group (coffee/tea, fellowship and topical discussion...meeting monthly)
Children/Youth
- Altar Servers (open to both adults and youth)
- Children’s Sunday Christian Education (Catechesis of the Good Shepherd)
- Wyldlife Club (meeting monthly for middle-schoolers in Marlborough/Hudson and beyond...HTAC is a proud contributor and founding member of this ministry in Marlborough/Hudson)
- Young Life Club (meeting monthly for high schoolers in Marlborough/Hudson and beyond...coming soon!)
- Vacation Bible School (meeting one week every summer...please see above)
- St. Michael's Conference (a week long Youth Conference in the "high church Anglican tradition", typically meeting the first week in August)
- Wyldlife & Young Life Camp (camps for middle and high schoolers meeting in mid-August and October)
Prayer & Healing
- Prayer Chain
- Healing Prayer Ministry
- Visiting the sick and homebound (offering prayer, fellowship, the Gospel, absolution, anointing and prayer for healing and holy communion)
Other
- Shepherding Ministry (persons of the church family reaching out to other members of the church family...strengthening family ties and seeking the lost members)
- Adult Choir (rehearsals every other Tuesday and Sunday mornings)
- Altar Guild
- Adult & Youth Servers
- Chalice-bearers
- Lectors
- Greeters
- Hospitality (11:30 a.m. on Sundays...light lunch)
- Second Saturday (all are invited to help work on the church buildings and grounds)
- Bi-monthly Newsletter
- Website
- Evangelical Pastors’ Group John 17:21 (meeting twice a month at HTAC for fellowship, prayer and Scripture reading)
Staff
The Right Reverend Dan Gifford
Diocesan Bishop and Moderator
Dan was the vicar of St John’s Vancouver Anglican church, serving with David Short who is rector of that parish. He graduated from Wycliffe College Toronto in 1990 (MDiv) and was ordained to the priesthood in 1991. After a two-year curacy on the Sunshine Coast of BC (a name he often found to be somewhat misleading), he was appointed the first rector of St. Andrew’s Pender Harbour, BC where he ministered for a very happy six years. In 1998 he left St. Andrew’s to join the staff of St. John’s where he feels deeply blessed to have served until the present day. Discipleship, catechism, evangelism, cross-cultural mission, and preaching are some of the areas of his ministry that Dan has been particularly blessed by over his years there. He is also archdeacon for Vancouver BC and surrounding area, is a member of the ANiC finance committee, a past member of ANiC Council and chaired the ANiC Harvest Task Force in 2019. He and his wife Cathryn met at St. John’s and married in 2001. They have two boys Alexander age 19 and Nicholas age 16. Dan loves spending time with his family, especially doing outdoor activities. He also enjoys snowboarding the beautiful BC mountains, walks with his dog Windsor, reading good books, has recently acquired a love of sailing, and supports the incomparable Minnesota Vikings in their quest for that Super Bowl win that has eluded them for so long
The Reverend Father Shawn Fowler was raised in Plainfield, CT, where he currently resides with his wife Cate, and has served at HTAC since 2019. He received a BA in Biblical Languages from Moody Bible Institute and is currently finishing his MA in Theology at Providence College. Fr. Shawn was appointed the interim rector of HTAC on Sept 1st by The Right Reverend Bishop Charlie Masters. Fr. Shawn and Cate are passionate about seeing biblical discipleship lived out in Christ's Church.
Reverend Father Robert C. Cummins, Ph.D.: “Father Bob” grew up in New York City. His mother was Roman Catholic; his father was Methodist. He was educated by the Jesuits at Xavier High School. He holds a B.A. in Philosophy from Yale, and an M.A. and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Long Island University. He moved to Massachusetts in 1982 for an Internship at Massachusetts General Hospital. He has been a practicing psychologist for over 30 years. He was received into the Episcopal Church in 1986, at The Church of the Advent, in Boston. He became a member of Holy Trinity Anglican Church in 2008. He was ordained a Deacon in 2013, and a Priest in 2014. He resides in Still River, Massachusetts, with his wife, Karen Panasevich-Cummins.
The Reverend Deacon Rhonda Cotton has been a member of HTAC since its inception on November 1, 2007 and was a member of the Church of the Holy Trinity at 116 Union Street before that. She was ordained to the diaconate on March 7, 2010 by Bishop Donald Harvey. Dcn. Rhonda serves as the head of our healing ministry and organizes visits to the sick. Rhonda and her husband Tom have three children Nick, Aly and Kendall. They live in Harvard, MA. Rhonda has a BA in Physics and an MA in Electrical Engineering and a degree in human services.
The Reverend Father Praveen Mutalik grew up in India, he came to the United States to pursue higher education in Computer Science. He currently works at a high tech company in Cambridge MA as a software engineer. He was ordained a priest by Bishop Charlie Masters at Holy Trinity Anglican Church. Fr. Praveen and his wife Karen live in Southborough MA with their 2 dogs and several birds.