Dear Friends, This Sunday after the 10am service we will be meeting on the second floor in the room known as My Brother’s Place about the launch of our new ministry “Breakfast at Trinity.” As quite a few of you remember, we had a weekly breakfast program before the...
Dear Friends, Have you made your New Year’s resolutions yet? You know the ones I’m talking about – the ones about getting more exercise, spending less time on social media, or finally getting organized. You haven’t? Me neither. It’s not because I have nothing to work...
Dear Friends, In the early 1980’s. I served on the staff of St. Paul’s Cathedral in Buffalo, NY. Priests who serve at cathedrals are called Canons, so I was known as Canon Applegate. (And yes, there were a lot of jokes made about my being a “big gun.”) The cathedral...
Dear Friends, Today, the Alcoholic Anonymous group that meets at Trinity celebrates its thirty-second anniversary of gathering here. This church, like many other churches, has opened its doors to A.A., recognizing that the way A.A. helps alcoholics recover – built on...
Dear Friends, Since 2003, the Applegates have lived in Granville, Ohio – a quaint college town (Denison University) that is a New England village transplanted in Central Ohio in 1805. Granville has maintained its ties to the past, preserving a historic district that...
Dear Friends, One year ago today my family and I were welcomed with open arms into Trinity Episcopal Church. December 1st was my first day on staff, and being here has felt like the culmination of a lifetime of struggle and hard work. Having gone from full time...
