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Concert Series : Jeff Stewart
Jeff Stewart is a Toledo based musician. With an active YouTube and Facebook presence, Jeff shares his gift for songwriting through these mediums, and also often in person. He’s one of those performers that has a gig every night. Someone like that does not earn a...
But THEY’RE GOOD
In his book Tattoos on the Heart, Trinity favorite Father Gregory Boyle, founder of Homeboy Industries, retells a story during one of his prison chaplain moments that has stuck with me: “All throughout Scripture and history, the principal suffering of the poor is not...
Musings from the Woman at the Well
Beloved Friends, We are now turning the corner and moving into the third week of our Lenten journey. Sunday we will hear the story of the woman at the well in the gospel according to John. It is a story I have traveled with over the years and have wondered if “she”...
Some Things Take Time
Beloved Friends,Early Wednesday morning, while sitting in my favorite chair in our little Toledo apartment with my coffee and soaking in the return of the sun through our leaded windows, the words of Mary Oliver’s poem, Instructions for Living a Life, came to me:Pay...
Holes in Our Cloaks
Hello my fellow Trinitarians! Just a reminder that I will be hosting a class/brunch-in every Sunday this month after church from 11:30-12:15/30. These classes will be broken in two parts and will cover things like what community engagement means, what you all would...
Call for Socks
THANK YOU Trinity!
At the beginning of February Trinity put out a call for 200 pairs of socks. As our Mobile Food pantry continues to grow, we are also seeking new ways to offer care, dignity and a symbol of God’s love to each guest. And what a response! …Read More
JEFF STEWART – Sonar Music Series
MARCH 15– Jeff Stewart’s approach is straight-forward: a man, his guitar, and a wide-eyed look at that crazy thing called love. His tightly crafted music is for anyone that has ever walked into the sunshine of a new future, however uncertain. Come enjoy an evening with one of Toledo’s favorite singer-songwriters! … Read More
Concert Series – Steel Drums
Next Wednesday at 7:00 pm, Toledo School for the Arts GLASS CITY STEEL, a steel drum ensemble, will be in our sanctuary. A wonderful thing about having an arts school in town is knowing that talent, kids, and dedication are being cultivated in the performing arts....
Hasan Green and Pass Me Not O Gentle Savior
Have you ever had the experience of hearing a true singer? Like someone who stops you in your tracks, someone from the moment those vocal folds flutter and the sound hits your ear, you are forced to listen? Well today, friends, I share with you a recording of a...
Civil Discourse Program
The Diocesan Council of the Diocese of Ohio has been intentionally engaging in hard conversations about issues that separate us from each other and prevent us from being the body of Christ into which we are all called in Baptism. The Council has developed materials for our congregations and Mission Areas to help all communicants have these conversations with one another … Read More
“Listening with our Eyes and Breaking our Hearts: Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas”
In this last installment of my Listening with our Eyes and Breaking Our Hearts series I’d like to introduce you all to Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas. Since September of 2017, she has been the Dean of the Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary. Her...
At the Start
Beloved Friends, Here we are at the beginning of the journey we call Lent, and a season that is often described as the church’s darkest season. I feel that description of darkness deep in my soul these days as we watch the news, learn of the continued wars and...
Listening with our eyes and breaking our hearts: James Baldwin
In my opinion, one of the most moving and important writers or voices of the 20th century was James Baldwin. I first read his book, The Fire Next Time in 2016 and it has left a mark on me that I have yet, and never want to, be rid of. Baldwin was a playwright,...
Climbing up the Mountain with Jesus
Beloved Friends- This Sunday ushers in two moments of mystery and grace as we mark the end of our journey through the season of Epiphany and celebrate the wonder of the story of the Transfiguration. As we turn and listen to the words of Matthew (17:1-9), we will be...
SONAR: A Music Series… during Lent? Sonar
Sonar: noun , a system for the detection of objects under water and for measuring the water's depth by emitting sound pulses and detecting or measuring their return after being reflected. Lent gives us the opportunity as Christians to look inward. As it is often a...
Little by Little Then All At Once
Beloved Friends, Little by little and then all at once.This is what I am thinking about, and how I am feeling, as I sit down to write to you this week. As I look around at what is happening in our ministry and in our building, we have indeed reached the “all at once”...
And We Will Have Been a Part of It
This week, Trinity is opening her doors to TAPA (Toledo Alliance for the Performing Arts) and the Toledo Symphony Orchestra. Three students have competed and won the opportunity to play with the Symphony, and it is in our spiritual home that their dreams will become a...
Who is My Neighbor?
February 26- This Lenten Season, Episcopal Relief & Development invites you to meditate on the commandment to love our neighbor and consider the meaning of this fundamental instruction in our daily lives. You can sign up to receive a meditation…Read More