Wear Orange this Sunday!

Wear Orange this Sunday!

Dear friends, Next Friday, June 6 is National Gun Violence Awareness Day and the kick-off of Wear Orange Weekend. Trinity will observe Wear Orange Sunday this Sunday, June 1, because next Sunday, June 8, we’ll celebrate Pentecost. So please wear orange to church this...
Road trips…

Road trips…

Dear friends, As I write this to you, I am on my way to the annual Diocese of Ohio Clergy Conference (thank goodness for speech-to-text tech!). It’s about a 3 hour drive from Toledo to the conference center. I’ve always enjoyed long road trips, even as a...
Children & Families at Trinity

Children & Families at Trinity

Dear friends, Over the past few years, something that has made me smile is seeing the number of children and families joining us at Trinity. Watching and listening to these kids in service whether it is during the procession, in their clubhouse, or in the nursery has...
Reasons to be Grateful

Reasons to be Grateful

Dear Friends, There are a few spiritual disciplines that I’ve discovered in the course of my life that have had a legitimate role in shaping me and helping me to become a more mature and genuine practitioner of the Christian faith. One of those disciplines is a...
Office of Government Relations

Office of Government Relations

Dear Friends, On Tuesday morning Becky Koskinen, Phil Skeldon, Mark Dubielak, and I will be driving out to Washington D.C. to meet with a few congressional reps, as well as dropping in to see our senators. During that time, we will also be delivering letters the...
Reasons to be Grateful

Easter Discipline

Dear Friends, Happy Easter! I hope you were able to take part in some of the many worship opportunities we had throughout Holy Week and on Easter Day. This week, the members of the staff at Trinity have been taking a well-deserved time of slower schedules and a bit...