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Where Do We Go From Here?
Beloved Friends-In 1967 Martin Luther King Jr published his final book, Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? Sadly, it is as timely and relevant in 2020, now 53 years later. Flipping through the pages readers today will find words that could have been written...
“Come In, We’re Open”
Beloved Friends,“Come in, we’re open” are words infused with new meaning as we begin our 89th day since the initial mandate to self-quarantine due to COVID-19. Day after day, depending on our particular context we have pivoted in any number of ways because so much of...
A Message to those who “consider themselves white”
Beloved Friends- Friends of a younger generation capture the heartbreak and ache I feel today when they say “I am shook”- and not in a good way. Since a week ago last Monday, upon hearing…
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Gathering for Pentecost
Beloved Friends, This Sunday we will “gather” again- from the safety of our own homes, but together in spirit, for a fabulous Feast Day in the life of the church called “Pentecost.” One of the most ancient feasts of the Church, Pentecost is often referred to as the...
News from Toledo Streets Newspaper
Beginning June 1, Toledo Streets Newspaper vendors took to the streets again to sell your favorite local street paper! They have been anxiously waiting to see their supporters and get back to work!
Up, Up and Away….
Beloved Friends, Yesterday (May 21), the church observed the Feast of the Ascension commemorating the bodily ascension of Jesus into heaven. Also known as Ascension Day, this feast day is celebrated 40 days following Easter and 10 days before the day of Pentecost. The...
Trinity Building Partner Update
Friday, May 15, 2020 Beloved Members of Trinity, Trinity’s gorgeous Gothic building gives us many reasons to be grateful, including space to offer to the wider community. Of course, the building also requires much of us- in terms of...
What Would Love Do?
Beloved Friends- This past Wednesday I attended our annual diocesan clergy conference, albeit in a very different way. For 6 hours, 90 Episcopal clergy from our churches in northern Ohio filled 4 Zoom screens to gather for time together with each other, our Diocesan...
Hope for Troubled Hearts
Beloved friends, This Sunday we will hear the portion of the story of Jesus’ last days among us in which he implores his disciples, his friends, “Do not let your hearts be troubled.” They are powerful words offered by Jesus on this night as he gathers them one last...
Seeking Perspective
Beloved Friends, The power of perspective. That’s what I am thinking about today. That is what I am praying for in this season of discontinuity. That is what feels both imminent and illusive sometimes within the same day, or even the same hour. What is perspective?...
A Pastoral Letter from the Bishop
First and most importantly, please know that each of you and those you love are in my prayers daily. My appreciation and admiration for all you are doing to remain connected pastorally and spiritually with one another,
Thank You!!
We'd like to share our deepest gratitude to those in our Trinity community that have -and that will- share their time and voices for our Sunday online worship services. To the musicians, liturgical team, technical experts, and the individuals and families in our faith...
This Resurrection Madness!
Beloved Friends- Image from Unsplash free images. Shalom! Peace to you my dear ones. As we move further into this season of Eastertide- these 50 days after the Resurrection, this Sunday we will hear a familiar story. Jesus will join two of his followers on the road to...
The Gift of Today
Beloved Friends, I was recently reminded of a short and beautiful quote attributed to Maya Angelou: "This is a wonderful day. I’ve never seen this one before." I have no idea what the context was at the time she said or wrote this but my oh my, it certainly takes on...
4/8 Update from the Trinity Wardens
Our beloved Trinity Family, Greetings from your Senior and Junior wardens! We hope you are all healthy and safe as you read these words. These are new and strange times for our church – for the world – as we learn to show our love by...
Broken Hearts are Mended, Wounded Souls are Healed
Beloved friends, “Broken Hearts are Mended, Wounded Souls are Healed.” Many in our generation have inherited things from our parents; some physical, some emotional, the aggregate of which represents various aspects of who our parents were and perhaps still are in our...