OUTDOOR WORSHIP
We welcome you to attend one of Trinity’s outdoor worship experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. We so very much look forward to seeing you and we believe we have developed protocols for these experiences that maintain health and wellness as much as is possible at this time. Please read this thoroughly so you are aware of the guidelines and best practices we will have in place for attendance.
Welcome to Trinity Church
Outdoor Worship
Associate Rector
With gratitude and great joy, I joined Trinity as associate rector on July 13, 2022 and began working hand-in-hand with Scott in worship, teaching, pastoral care, and preaching. I’ve also been delighted to get to know many parishioners through a series of welcome receptions in various neighborhoods, and through one-on-one conversations, hospital visits, etc.
"As for us, brothers and sisters, when, for a short time, we were made orphans by being separated from you—
in person, not in heart—we longed with eagerness to see you face to face.
1 Thessalonians 2:17
Deacon's Report
This is my second year at Trinity. I have been working prayerfully at discerning where God is calling me in ministry here. In prior parishes, my ministry has concerned education, pastoral care, and church growth, mainly with newcomers and seekers within the church.
[As a Deacon], you are to serve all people, particularly the poor, the weak, the
sick, and the lonely. [And], you are to interpret to the Church the needs, concerns, and hopes of the world.
— BCP, 543 (The Ordination of a Deacon)
Vestry Nominees Class of 2025
I am deeply appreciative of the Vestry of Trinity Church,
which has worked so hard to ensure that our parish stayed connected and informed
during our isolation as well as to be able to re-open and worship and gather together safely.
Senior Warden, 2021
The Senior Warden's Report - Vestry
As my three years with the Vestry draw to a close in December, I think back on all I have learned about the inner workings of Trinity Church. Let me tell you…a lot goes into it! From upkeep, to staffing, to finances, to worship, and everything in between, it is an awesome and rewarding responsibility. This year has certainly seen its share of challenges as well as rewards. We are finally achieving a modicum of normalcy, and life within the church is feeling much as it did before the pandemic hit.
While we still do not know what is yet to come,
I pray and am certain that, with God’s help,
Trinity Church will continue to be a beacon of His love and joy amid the darkness of the world.
Senior Warden, 2021
Financials and Stewardship
The finances at Trinity Church are divided between the Investment Team, the Stewardship Team, and the Budget Team. All three are committed to bringing recommendations to the Vestry as well as being good stewards of the money that has been entrusted to Trinity Church.
This is the day the Lord has made;
let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Psalms 118:24
Programs
Bible Study & Group Learning
Trinity has a vast array of programs for Nursery through Adult. Children are taught through a method termed "Godly Play" based upon the recognition that children have an innate sense of the presence of God. The Godly Play approach teaches classical Christian language in a way that enhances the child’s authentic experience of God so it can contribute to the creative life of the child and the world.
Adult programs are varied and are co-planned by the Clergy and Lay members to encompass issues that are both Biblical and current. The classes are taught by Clergy and by members bringing a wide assortment of backgrounds and expertise to encourage questioning, searching and learning.
And Jesus increased in wisdom and in years, and in divine and human favor.
Luke 2:52
Worship
Worship is at the very heart of our life together. In it we are drawn inward as God discovers us and we discover God. We are drawn together as we support one another on our journey. We are drawn into the world around us as we share the experience of the living Jesus we find here. We are fed by both word and sacrament to live our faith that we share.
In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lofty; and the hem of his robe
filled the temple. Seraphs were in attendance above him; each had six wings:
with two they covered their faces, and with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew.
And one called to another and said:
“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts;
the whole earth is full of his glory.”
Isaiah 6:1-3
Outreach and Pastoral Care
The strength of a church is definitely not confined to Sunday worship. As much prayerful work goes on outside the nave as within it, through the time and energy offered by a host of volunteers. Much of this work is invisible, but crucial not only to the stability and smooth operation of the parish, but to the joy and comfort of the church community as a whole.
Then the king will say to those at his right hand, ‘Come, you that are blessed by my Father,
inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;
for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink,
I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing,
I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.’
Matthew 25:34-36
Buildings & Grounds and
Service Groups
