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Silence=Death
Beloved Friends, Idioms, particular sayings or expressions can be powerful and positive; they can also be haunting and even trauma-inducing. The phrase “Silence=Death” is one of the latter for me. First introduced in 1987 by a group of gay men in New York City during...
Grab & Go Youth Meals Program
#LoveWinsAlways
Beloved friends, As the devastating news out of the Vatican filled the internet earlier this week, I found myself weeping and unable to make sense of this horrific and unjustifiable miscarriage of justice. Needing to respond in some positive way, I decided to extend...
Traveling Mercies
Beloved Friends, Here we are turning the corner as we continue the journey we call Lent. And while we are well on our way, I find myself drawn this week to needing the invitation below to receive a blessing even now for the rest of our travels. We have traversed the...
Both/And
Beloved Friends, Exactly a year ago I sat down to write what felt like an impossible message to you all. I can still remember sitting here at my desk at home staring at the blank screen with a knot in my stomach not knowing what for the life of me I was going to say...
Prepare to Stand Still
Beloved Friends, I write to you today with a heavy heart as we try to comprehend the magnitude of death and loss run rampant throughout our country since last Spring. There are days I cannot bear to even turn on the news for fear of hearing more dire statistics and...
Becoming Beloved Community
Beloved Friends- Welcome to our Lenten journey. Lent is our season in the church that began two days ago on Ash Wednesday (February 17th), leads us over the course of a 40-day pilgrimage of sorts, takes us to Holy Week (March 28th- April 3rd) and then, eventually, to...
YWCA 21-Day Racial Equity & Social Justice Challenge
The YWCA of Northwest Ohio, whose mission includes the eradication of racism, invites the community to a 21-Day Challenge beginning March 1. Each weekday through the end of March, participants will be emailed an invitation to such activities as reading...
Feast Day of Absalom Jones
Beloved Friends- Sunday we will celebrate the Feast Day of Absalom Jones. Absalom Jones was born enslaved to Abraham Wynkoop a wealthy Anglican planter in 1746 in Delaware. He would go on to be an abolitionist and clergyman who, due to his passion for the gospel and...
The Idol of Whiteness
Beloved Friends- We are 3 weeks into a 12-week film and discussion series on Faith and Race at Trinity. Each Wednesday we are gathering for a short, but rich hour from 7:00-8:00, taking time for a brief check-in, then watching a short interview by a leading...
Celebration of Endings
Beloved Friends- This Sunday we will gather after our service to celebrate the year we have just ended and to look forward with hope and gratitude at what lies ahead. Here are the words I used to describe some of the ways I will remember 2020 in our Annual Report:...
Trinity Pen Pals
We are so excited to introduce an expansion to our Children’s Ministry at Trinity… Trinity Pen Pals!
Kid’s of all ages are invited to participate. Trinity member, Lindsey Melden, will lead this wonderful new opportunity to keep our youth connected and engaged. Our kids will be paired up and mailed a “starter pack” with their pen pal’s information and a “Get to know you” template! So far, 10 kids have been signed up to participate, but more are always welcome, no matter how long your family has been engaged in the Trinity community.
Leadership Toledo Restaurant Week
Community and building partner, Leadership Toledo, will host their annual Restaurant Week Toledo the first week of March! Click HERE to see the restaurant line-up, sign up for their virtual tap-tasting, and get your RWT Passport! Dine In, Take Out, Help Out Restaurant...
The Start of Something New
Beloved Friends- I am sure I was not alone this past Wednesday just before noon as I felt my shoulders relax as I watched the inauguration, not only of a new president and vice-president, but perhaps equally important what feels like the inauguration of a new chapter...
Lucas County: COVID-19 Vaccine
Lucas County is now scheduling COVID-19 vaccine appointments online for those aged 65+. Click HERE to schedule your appointment. If you need assistance in scheduling your appointment or finding transportation, you can reach out to:-Lynzi (lynzi@trinitytoledo.org) or...
Loving Our Enemies
Beloved Friends- Years ago, while attending a national church conference in Memphis, I found myself late one afternoon in February standing outside of a now very famous motel looking up at a balcony. For the first time ever, I stood in front of the Lorraine...
Empower Me
Beloved Friends- By the time you read this it will have been two days since the Feast of the Epiphany as well as two days since we collectively witnessed, with equal parts incredulity, abhorrence and heartbreak, the insurrection that took place at our nation’s Capital...
Blessings for a Happy New Year!
Beloved Friends-As we say goodbye to a year now past and look into the next at our doorstep, may we do so with grace. May we forgive each other and ourselves for those things done we regret as well as those left undone. With the promise of God’s love and mercy, may we...