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BIG LOVE
Beloved Friends- Greetings and welcome to the church season called Eastertide- the time following Easter Sunday (April 4) and extending to the feast of Pentecost (May 23). These 50 days are a time to marinate in what we are calling BIG LOVE- the power and promise of...
Trinity Choir – Join us!!
Trinity Choir gathers every Thursday, through May 27th, from 7:00-8:00pm via Zoom. New voices are always welcome! Email Choir Director, Chelsie Cree, to join in on the fun!
Choir will gather for our final rehearsal on May 27th, then break over the summer and regather in September.
Trinity Text to Give
We’re excited to announce that Text To Give is now available!
You can use your cell phone to text donations to the church. You’ll just send the word “Give” to (419)664-5683 and follow the link to complete the online giving form.
Online Directory
Online Directory - click here! If you are new to the Shelby Next Online Directory or need a refresher on how to access and use the directory, follow the instructions below. Email Heather in the office if you have any questions. Trinity has partnered with Shelby Next...
Soon and very soon…
Beloved Friends, We are now heading in the “Holy thick of it” in short; the “Triduum,” marking the final days Jesus traveled with us here on earth. Yesterday was Maundy Thursday- the day we remember Jesus’ last supper and final act of humility and servant ministry...
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...