HTEC Ministries

At Holy Trinity, you can lend your hands and heart to ministry that serves the needs and betters the lives of fellow human beings in the spirit of Christ Jesus, who said that he himself “did not come to be served, but to serve…” ①

CUBA COMPANIONSHIP

Our Cuba Companionship ministry cultivates our parish’s one-on-one relationship with the Episcopalians of San Juan Bautista (Saint John the Baptizer) parish in Florencia, Cuba through fundraising, prayerful support, and joint visits between the two churches. ¿Quieres ayudarnos? Want to help us? Email us.

DOWNTOWN MINISTRY

Our Downtown Ministry helps the local homeless and poor to get documents needed for getting jobs or housing — such as birth certificates, marriage certificates, and government identification. It meets 10 a.m. to 12 noon Tuesdays in our parish hall. Want to volunteer to help? Email us.

EARTH STEWARDSHIP

Acting on the Bible’s conviction that “the earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it,” ② our Earth Stewardship ministry engages in service projects that value, safeguard, and enhance the health and beauty of God’s creation. Interested? Email us.

EPISCOPAL PEACE FELLOWSHIP

Our Episcopal Peace Fellowship chapter aims to form people of peace in the way of Jesus, who practice peacemaking in their personal lives and advocate peace, non-violence, and justice in the public sphere. It meets 12 noon the first Sunday of each month in the parish library. Interested? Email us.

FLOWER DELIVERY MINISTRY

On Mondays, our Flower Delivery Ministry rearranges the flowers at the altar for the Sunday Eucharist into smaller bouquets and delivers them to the hospitalized and the homebound as tokens of comfort and cheer. Interested in helping? Email us.

FUNERAL RECEPTION GUILD

Our Funeral Reception Guild arranges receptions after parishioners’ funerals and memorial services to give mourning family and friends a pleasant setting in which to gather, share memories, and offer sympathy. Interested in helping? Email us.

HOLY TRINITY EPISCOPAL SCHOOL OF GAINESVILLE

Our Holy Trinity Episcopal School of Gainesville (HTESG) is a nationally accredited preschool that cares for children aged six weeks to five years old in a safe, loving, faith-based learning environment. It’s located one block north of our church at 301 N Main Street in Gainesville. For more details, click here. To contact HTESG, click here.

IMMIGRATION MINISTRY

Our Immigration Ministry helps asylum seekers and supplies English conversation partners as part of the Gainesville’s Interfaith Alliance for Immigrant Justice working with Baker Detention Center Interfaith Friends, the National Farm Workers Ministry, and Harvest of Justice. Interested? Email us.

PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY

Our Prayer Shawl Ministry shares the handiwork of parishioners who knit and crochet with the hospitalized and the homebound, so that they can blanket themselves in handmade tokens of comfort at prayer time. Interested? Email us.

PROJECT 5000

Project 5000 collects nonperishable groceries for our partners at Gainesville Community Ministry (GCM) to share locally with the hungry. Each Project 5000 bag or box is made up of all the items on this grocery list. You can leave yours in the back of our church on Sundays or at our parish office Monday through Friday.

STREETSIDE BREAKAST

Our Streetside Breakfast ministry prepares and serves a hot breakfast to local hungry and homeless folks in our parish hall every Sunday morning between 7 and 8 a.m. Want to help in the kitchen or pick up supplies? Email us.

① Mark 10:45 (New International Version)
② Psalm 24:1 (New Living Translation)