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Planned Giving

Planned giving is for the wealthy of spirit. Throughout the years generous parishioners have shown their support by including Holy Trinity Parish in their estate plans. The community we enjoy today is created with the estate contributions of previous generations. There are many ways to include Holy Trinity in your plans, and a few ideas below are offered as inspiration for you to envision your own planned giving. The Rector and the Vestry encourage all members of the Parish to remember the Parish in their estate plans and through gifts. We believe that...

  • All amounts are generous
  • Planned giving is for the wealthy of spirit

If the idea of planned giving is calling to you we encourage you to meet with Father Greg to discuss ideas.

Ideas for Gifts

It is possible to support Holy Trinity Parish through creative gifts:

  • Naming the contents of your checking or savings account at the time of your death
  • Naming Holy Trinity Parish as a 1% beneficiary in a retirement plan or insurance policy
  • Naming Holy Trinity Parish as the beneficiary in a retirement plan or insurance policy
  • Cashing in a policy and donating all or part of the cash value to Holy Trinity
  • Charitable Remainder Trusts, Charitable Lead Trusts

If you would like to make a provision in your will to leave a specific sum to the Church, the language of a bequest to Holy Trinity Church has read this way by some parishioners:

I give to Holy Trinity Parish in the state of Georgia, City of Decatur and County of DeKalb, for its corporate purposes, the sum of _______________ dollars.

If you decide to leave a percentage of your estate, your will could include the following language:

I give to Holy Trinity Parish in the state of Georgia, City of Decatur and County of DeKalb ______ % percent of the rest, residue and remainder of my estate.

These forms of bequest may be changed on consultation with the Rector to reflect other types of gifts. It is important to talk with your family and your financial adviser or attorney before making a decision about including a gift to to any institution in your will. Holy Trinity cannot render any type of legal or tax advice.

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Dear Fellow Parishioners,

All adults (18 +) should have a will and decide upon the legacy they leave for the people and institutions they love – if you don’t define your estate provisions, state law will do so and your family is left to make decisions that they may not want to make.

When I was 24 I learned about investing and financial planning. I thought I didn’t earn enough to have a will or that I owned anything beyond a few items that could be named as an “estate.” An estate was the Biltmore mansion, homes full of antique art and rugs, or being one of the generous supporters of Masterpiece and having your name read on TV each Sunday. What I have learned as an adult is that what may be small to me can be life changing to someone else. It’s not up to me to determine the value, but I do believe it’s up to me make the effort now for future parishioners to receive that gift. I have named Holy Trinity as one of the benefactors in my “estate.” It may not build a new building but it may help support a few parishioners for outreach or to replace a few shingles on the roof. I’m glad to do it.

- Anne M. Kelly

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Holy Trinity Parish is part of 109 worshiping communities across middle and north Georgia, and part of a worldwide expression of Christianity known as the Anglican Communion. One of our hallmarks is that we find our unity in our common prayer and worship, not in our common thought or belief. When we gather to pray, we join in ancient practices designed to shape our lives to be more like Christ’s. We hear God’s word, pray for the world, confess our sins, receive forgiveness, be at peace with one another, and celebrate our unity with God and one another in Holy Communion.

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Tuesday - Wednesday, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.; Thursday and Friday 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

If you need information at other times, please contact the Parish Administrators.

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Sunday Worship

8 a.m. Rite I in Chapel

10:30 a.m. Rite II with music in Nave and streaming on our YouTube Channel and facebook live.

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Holy Trinity Parish
515 E Ponce de Leon Ave
Decatur, GA 30030

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Welcome to Holy Trinity Parish!

Welcome to this place of prayer, service, and belonging. Whether you are looking for a church home or just looking for a place today to slip in quietly and worship God, we are glad you are here.

We know that the church is not the building in which we worship – but the people who worship and share God’s love with the world.

Philippians 4:7 “And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”

Discover how we are being the church in new and exciting ways!

In a word, yes.

We at Holy Trinity Parish give thanks to God for the gift of spiritual maturity in our leadership. Spiritual maturity means we are able to focus on the work God gives us to do in the world. It means we are able to welcome new people, new experiences, and new challenges without fear or anxiety. It means we welcome diversity as a gift from God. You’ll find a richness here, with people trying to love God and one another all across the age and economic spectrums, and all across the political and cultural spectrums, too. You’ll find people who know the ancient rhythms of our worship by heart, people who are coming from other expressions of Christianity, and people who have little or no experience with Church.

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Sunday Worship

8 a.m. Rite I in Chapel

10:30 a.m. Rite II with music in Nave and streaming on our YouTube Channel and facebook live.

When we gather for worship, we strive to glorify God with beautiful music, intentional silence, and words of both comfort and challenge. We also strive in our worship to welcome and include people of all ages and capabilities: people who wiggle and make noise, people whose cell phones go off, people who nod off during the sermon, people who can’t quite sing on key, and people who are so busy through the week that they struggle to “be still and know that you are God.”

If you are bringing young children to our worship, THANK YOU! and we challenge you to try to engage them in the holy drama of worship: teach them our prayers and how to hold a hymnal, show them when to stand or kneel, and use our worship bags to give busy hands something to do. Or if it is better for you or your children that they be in our nursery, it is professionally staffed from 9 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. worship is over, and it is located on the main floor next to the office reception area.

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The faithful giving of all our members enables our ministries and our life together. Each week, we are nurtured in word and sacrament. We are called by God to care for those who are ill or hurting, and welcome all those searching for a community of faith.

We try to be a generous parish. Although giving levels vary in the congregation, all of us are asked to give in a way that reflects our commitment to living a generous life. I invite you to prayerfully consider how you might live life more generously.

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