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Chalking of the Doors
Sunday, January 8 (Epiphany) Chalking of the Doors
Since the Middle Ages there has been a tradition that on (or near) the feast of the Epiphany we pray for God’s blessing on our homes, marking the entrance with chalk (an incarnational image reminding us of the dust of the earth from which we were made).
We Can Be the Dream Together
January, 15, 2023
Glenwood Lutheran Church will host a commemoration of the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Sunday, January 15th, 2023 at 4:00pm. Glenwood is located at 2545 Monroe Street, adjacent to the Toledo Museum of Art.
Together, We Can Be the Dream is the theme of the program that seeks to propel us toward the vision of racial justice and equity that Dr. King so desired.
Gloria Dickerson will be the guest speaker. Gloria was directly involved …
Introducing the Orchestra
February 11 – The Toledo Symphony will be visiting Trinity at 3pm! Bring your friends and family to see the different instruments of the orchestra up close, including an instrument petting zoo…Read More
Beannacht: A Blessing for the New Year
Beloved Friends-
Happy New Year AND Happy Epiphany! Today, January 6th is the day on our church calendar we celebrate the arrival of the Wise Ones who came to visit the baby Jesus after his birth. Also known as “Three Kings Day” it has become an important part of our collective narrative as we move into the new year.
Since the Middle Ages …
Health Department Forum
February 12 – @ 11:30 we’re having a community meeting about the Northwest Ohio Syringe Services and offering Naloxone (NARCAN) training in My Brother’s Place. Light lunch provided…Read More & Sign-Up
Drop of Water
Beloved Friends,
Happy almost New Year’s Eve. Wow. How can it be the end of another year? We have had a glorious few months leading us to the end of this year, largely in part due to the gift of proximity. This has been the first year, in what feels like a lifetime (rather than just two), that we were able to gather in person each week for all of Advent and Christmas Eve in addition to still offering Trinity@Home. I have learned over this season of “both/and” that we are so blessed to have found our way to offering, as Sufi poet and mystic Sufi says, “a thousand ways to kneel and kiss the ground.” Both ways of leaning into God’s love have integrity, breadth and depth and it truly does take a village. Thank you for continuing to support both ways we live into being a progressive, inclusive and creative community of faith. read more …
Bethlehem of our Hearts
Beloved Friends,
We are now just a day away from the Feast of the Nativity. The day we gather together to hear the beautiful birth story of how God’s love came to dwell among us. Whether you have plans to join us for our very inter-active and joy-filled “intergenerational service” at 4:00pm, tune in to engage through our digital offering Trinity@Home at 7:00pm, or find your way to our late service beginning at 10:30 with special music followed by a full Eucharist, I know you will be reminded of why this is such a special time and a life-changing story.
Advent Hands
Beloved Friends-
This Sunday will mark the fourth and final Sunday of Advent, moving us ever so much closer to the Feast of the Nativity in a few short days. We will even hear these words from the gospel according to Matthew: Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way…and in seven short verses hear this important “birth story.” This telling of that story lifts up the very special and often overlooked role of Joseph.
Joseph, Jesus’ earthly father, …
We Can Choose a Better Way
Beloved Friends,
We are now moving into the third week of this short and rich season of Advent. We continue to gather and wait together- remembering that waiting with others is almost always more meaningful than waiting alone. We continue to travel this road noticing the landscape both inside our hearts as well as what we notice in the world around us.
Last week we were invited into a time of noticing the smallest of things in hopes of discovering a new way home. Home to the place inside that is waiting to be made ready to welcome the Christ child.
This year we are exploring …
Reflections From Diocesan Convention
By Jolene Miller, Trinity Member & 2022 Convention Delegate
On November 18 and 19, the Episcopal Diocese of Ohio held its Annual Convention in Cleveland. If you are new to Trinity, you may be unfamiliar with our diocese: we are 80 parishes spread across northern Ohio, one of 108 dioceses and three mission areas in 22 nations or territories. Every year, diocesan clergy and lay delegates meet at convention to conduct diocesan business. This year, Trinity was represented by Rev. Lisa, Hugh Grefe, Leah Reed, and me. 2022 was our first convention in person since the pandemic began, and it was good to be together with our siblings in Christ again. …read it all
Christmas Service Schedule
Please join us at Trinity@316 and/or Trinity@Home for upcoming services including Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Day and Feast of the Epiphany. Click image to see detail.
Do not Be Afraid
Beloved Friends-
We are now moving into the second week of this short and rich season of Advent. Last week we gathered, and I extended the invitation for us to sink into the counter-cultural aspect offered to us as a community to engage in a time of waiting. Not as a passive, unimaginative time, but rather into an intentional time to seek out the quiet, the sometimes-unnoticed holiness of taking time to breathe and sit still.
This year we are exploring a new liturgical resource for us: A Sanctified Art. This group of young, talented liturgists …
Calling All Bakers
December 11th: Calling all bakers! We would love your help with our December 15th Toledo Streets Newspaper lunches. Would you consider bringing 1 dozen of your perfectly concocted creations to church with you on Sunday, December 11th? We hope to have a beautiful variety of your sweet treats for our vendors when we gather to make lunches on Thursday, December 15th. And we would love to have you help with that too!
#AdventWord
Deepen your experience of Advent by participating in a collaborative online Advent calendar, combining reflections, prayer, and images. A single word from the Sunday Lectionary readings has been chosen for each day of the season of Advent. A daily meditation (in English and Spanish) and visual image inspired by this word is shared via email, with an invitation to share your personal reflections and photos via social media. These images are shared …
Greening of the Church
December 4 – It is Greening of the Church time on Sunday, December 4 immediately following our 10am Eucharist at Trinity @ 316. Our pre-lit trees, wreaths, garlands and other decor are staged on the first floor awaiting many hands to help adorn our sacred space for Christmas. We have big jobs and little jobs to fit everyone’s capabilities.
Please join us for a wonderful time of fellowship as we prepare our hearts and minds for the birth of the Christ Child!
There’s Room for Every Story
Beloved Friends-
This Sunday we turn the page in our church calendar and begin the season of Advent. These are the four weeks we set aside every year to prepare our hearts to once again hear the story of how love came to dwell among us through the birth of Jesus on that cold dark night in an out of the way place to two scared and almost forgotten would-be parents. It is a story I not only never tire of hearing, but as I grow older, anticipate hearing as a necessary balm for my soul. It is a story passed down from generation to generation infused with the hope-filled expectation and imagination of a new world, a new way, a new reality.
And this year, …
Tormod Tvete Vik – Chelsie Cree
Tormod Tvete Vik: Bringing a modern harmonic language to classic text
Tormod Tvete Vik is a Norwegian composer. A consummate musician, he started his musical pursuit at the bright age of 6, studying violin, and continuing with music composition, arranging, musicology, pedagogy and conducting. He worked professionally as a violinist in his own quartet and string orchestra before, as he states in his bio, “dedicating his career to creating music instead.” With his extensive, impressive resume and catalogue of works, the world seems to be glad he did… and so are we.
Vik’s “Come Unto Me” was commissioned by Mark Pope for the University of Park United Methodist Church in Dallas, Texas. Written for SATB and piano… Read More
Advent Film & Book Study
11/30/22 – 1/18/23
Join us on Wednesday evenings to watch a short video of Pastor Juanita sharing the story she writes about in her book, Learning to Be and then spend time together honoring our own stories and learning what God is calling us to notice in our lives. All are welcome and wanted.