Trinity is asking for a pledge.
How does my pledge help “prepare the way”?

When this year’s Annual Stewardship Drive began, Trinity was a little bit more than a year into its transition from one rector to the next. Since last October, the Search Committee has been working steadily and faithfully to accomplish the tasks needed to find the right priest to join us as we share Christ’s light in downtown Toledo and beyond.

The Committee of eight parishioners – Karen Keune (Chair), Gail Abood, Mary Beroske, Angie Carriker, Mark Dubielak, LaVonda Jossett, Allen Santiago, and Sue Smitley – have put in more time, energy, and prayer into “preparing the way” than anyone else here at Trinity. However, that doesn’t mean that we don’t have a part to play. Every Sunday (and, hopefully, throughout the week) we pray for the transition – for God to send us a faithful priest who will love us and joyfully serve here. An increasing number of people have accepted a ministry beyond attending church services regularly. Folks are teaching Sunday School, planting the Plaza gardens, serving our neighbors at our weekly Community Breakfast, singing in the Choir, handling Altar Guild duties, planning Adult Formation, welcoming visitors, overseeing our buildings and grounds – the list goes on and on. Trinity is alive, active, and growing!

These are good things, because when a priest and parish come together, it’s the result of mutual discernment. The members of the Search Committee aren’t the only ones evaluating; candidates are also evaluating Trinity, asking questions like: how strong and active is the lay leadership? Are the buildings and grounds well-cared for, what’s the worship like? And does Trinity have the resources to do the ministry God is calling them to do?

It’s the answer to this last question that connects your pledge to the theme of this year’s pledge drive: “prepare the way.” A prospective rector wants to know if they’ll have to scratch hard to find the money to pay for ministry. A robust response to the 2025 pledge drive will let them know that the parish will have the resources needed in the new year. So, just as you have helped prepare the way by all that you are already doing, take one more step and make a pledge for 2025. When you do, you’ll do so knowing that the next rector is paying attention and will see that Trinity’s donors have “prepared the way” for an exciting new beginning.