Dear Friends, Election Day is November 5, a week from Tuesday. I suppose a few people are unaware of this, but one would have to wonder under what rock they’ve been hiding. Hyperbolic declarations of catastrophe around presidential elections are nothing new. The first...
Trinity is asking for a pledge.How does my pledge help “prepare the way”? When this year’s Annual Stewardship Drive began, Trinity was a little bit more than a year into its transition from one rector to the next. Since last October, the Search Committee has...
Trinity is asking for a pledge. What are some ways to satisfy my pledge? Pledge, how do I satisfy thee? Let me count the ways (with apologies to the Bard of Avon): Some of the typical ways Write a check and put it in the offering plate when you attend a Sunday...
How much should I commit to give for 2025? The first – and most important – answer to the question is to consider prayerfully what you are able to give. No one knows your personal circumstances better than you do, nor does anyone comprehend what your relationship is...
Dear Friends, I don’t like being inconvenienced. As you know, I live across the river from downtown. I specifically chose the Marina Lofts apartments because my commute to Trinity would be all of four minutes long. In the last parish, my commute was 35 miles long and...
Dear Friends, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” I don’t know how many times that phrase has been repeated to children who have been on the receiving end of verbal bullying. I know my mother frequently recited it to me as a reminder...
