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Our one Wild and Precious Life
Beloved Friends-As I sit down to write to you this week the words of one of my favorite Mary Oliver poems comes to me: "Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" Lately, I have been reminded of the deep wisdom and truth that emerges...
Summer Music – Anthony Marchese
This weekend begins our transition into summertime music. With the section leaders and choir on a much-deserved break until September, Grace and I have worked to infuse our summer music offerings with wonderful area of instrumentalists. We’re hoping to give breath and...
Let Freedom Ring-Reclaiming Beloved Community
Beloved Friends- Happy almost 4th of July! To be honest, this holiday in which we commemorate the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress, is one that always comes with mixed emotions for me, but this year even more so and leaves me...
Music and Holy Spontaneity
Here we are: we have reached the end of another season with our Trinity Music Team. Our Section Leaders and Trinity@Home musicians will be released for a couple months until returning to us in September to once more, fill our holy space, both online and in person,...
“I have not come to bring peace, but a sword”
This week's title comes from the Gospel passage, Matthew 10:24-39 and is a bit harsh. The section in Matthew Deacon Meribah will read on Sunday is one of those, in my experience, often glazed over because we don’t know what to do with it. This is a passage that can...
When the Road Gets Rocky
Beloved Friends, Being a disciple, a follower of Christ is hard much of the time. This is simply the truth. And this Sunday, when we hear the gospel, we will be reminded of this truth. Our gospel text for Sunday comes from the 10th chapter of Matthew in which Jesus...
Community Engagement Round-Up
Hello everyone! As you are all aware, or should be by now, Pop-Up Dinners are back! Our first one is next week on Tuesday June 20th. There are still a few open slots for that dinner so please sign up while you still can, and if you’re looking to join more before they...
Wanted: Laborers of Love
Beloved Friends- This Sunday we will gather once again- both for Trinity@Home at 9:00 (and “anytime thereafter”) and for Trinity@316 at 10:00. When we do, we will hear familiar words from the gospel of Matthew including: Jesus went about all the cities and villages,...
True Colors
In celebration of Pride Month, I have been listening to “True Colors,” by Cyndi Lauper. It has always been one of my favorite songs to cover, but has taken on a deeper and heavier meaning this year. “True Colors” was released on August 28, 1986. It quickly went to #1...
Masterworks Concert June 11th at 4pm
This weekend is another bright, and beautiful time here at Trinity. We are delighted to host Masterworks Chorale's 50th Anniversary Concert this Sunday, June 11th at 4pm. Entitled "Where the Heart is: Community and Home" this concert will be brimming with excitement...
There is a lot going on right now …
My Friends, After last Sunday's sermon from Deacon Meribah, I’m sure the issue of gun violence awareness and prevention is in the forefront of our minds. I want to thank those who were able to attend Wednesday nights Zoom for the initial follow up from Sunday. And...
More Both/And Living
Beloved Friends- One of the new realities of ministry at Trinity since 2020 is that our sermons for the upcoming Sundays must be crafted and recorded earlier in the week. So as I sit down to write to you this week I do so after recording my sermon for this Sunday. It...
National Gun Violence Awareness
Hello my friends, grace and peace to you all. This upcoming weekend is National Gun Violence Awareness weekend and, Deacon Meribah will be preaching this serious issue. With that in mind, we will have a few upcoming spaces to discuss and engage with this issue:...
#wearorange
Orange has always been one of my favorite colors. I’ve always favored the energy it brings and it reminds me of the sweet first bite of a clementine. I’ll be wearing this beautiful color this weekend not just because of its vibrant message, but also because it is the...
Say Her Name
Beloved Friends, This coming Sunday we are going to do our best to live into our “both/and” identity lifting up a liturgical day we call Trinity Sunday while also engaging the difficult and important topic of Gun Violence Awareness. And while at first glance these may...
Community Engagement Update
Greetings my friends and family members of Trinity! Last week, I am happy to report, our Pop-Up Dinner Pot-Luck was a smashing success! We will be re-launching these dinners in June so stand by to sign up for a deliciously good time. I am very, very excited about...
Always Learning
This past weekend, we wrapped up another wonderful season of Ukulele Choir. We are so thankful for the education leadership brought to us by Tish Westman, who took us under her wing to really learn more basics of truly playing the ukulele. There was note learning,...
Happy Birthday Church
Beloved Friends-This Sunday we will gather both online for Trinity@Home and in pe-person for Trinity@316 to celebrate the Feast Day of Pentecost. One of the most ancient feasts of the Church, Pentecost is often referred to as the “birth”-day of the church. On this day...