From Shopper to Volunteer (by Nancy Froehlich, Next To New Volunteer)
[ The next 6 weeks will highlight the wonderful volunteers down at Next To New thrift shop, one of Trinity’s 2019 Ministry Partners. Next To New, located in the lower-level of Trinity, has been serving the local community offering low-priced,...
Reflections from the 203rd Ohio Diocesan Convention (by Fritz Hany, Trinity Member)
“This morning, I want to talk about politics.” Yes. These were the exact first words spoken by The Rt. Rev. Mark Hollingsworth, Jr., XI Bishop of Ohio in his annual Convention Address. My brother and I were raised, or more accurately, clearly...
The Diocesan Convention: Reflections on “Church” (by Hugh Grefe, Trinity Member)
I am drawn to the apostle Paul’s letters. They are a window into his struggles with his own temperament and with the daily struggles of the nascent Christian church around the eastern Mediterranean. They make him believably human. Who...
A Report from the Episcopal Diocese of Ohio Diocesan Convention (by Kyle Grefe, Trinity Member)
Trinity Episcopal Church is one of 95 churches in the Episcopal Diocese of Ohio with a membership of almost 19,000 individuals. Organized in 1817, the Diocese of Ohio is part of the worldwide Anglican Communion represented in the United States by...
Our Soundtrack (by Nate Leonard, Trinity Staff)
Almost on a weekly basis, I’m approached after Eucharist by someone who says “I love your music!” Of course, I’m thankful for the compliment and the affirmation, but more and more I’m aware that it isn’t “my music.” It’s Trinity’s music. The...
You are mine and I am yours (by Heather Meyer, Trinity Staff)
Dear Trinity, You are mine and I am yours. You have been a gift. For the last two years, whether you know it or not, you have shown my child what it is to be inclusive, creative and a spiritual presence downtown. She not only knows your building’s...
I’m Where I Belong (by Nick Zurawski, Trinity Staff)
I thought this was going to be just a temporary gig; just a chance to help out, and earn a little Christmas cash. That's what I thought. But I'm sure Lisa was thinking, "All I have to do is get him in the building, and...
What I See and Feel (by Jane Bueche, Trinity Staff and Member)
Over these next five weeks, Trinity Voices will features stories shared by our full and part-time staff. Trinity Voices offers an opportunity for members and friends of Trinity to share their joys and challenges of our mutual ministry. What I see...
Trinity Is So Much More (by Lynzi Miller, Trinity Staff)
Over these next five weeks, Trinity Voices will features stories shared by our full and part-time staff. Trinity Voices offers an opportunity for members and friends of Trinity to share their joys and challenges of our mutual ministry. It was just...
#LOVE IS THE WAY (by Sherre Owens Smith, Trinity Member)
The question is "What keeps you coming back to Trinity?" My three reasons: the liturgical service, deep reading of the Word, the awesome people. ToledoScape, Class of 1982, was my first venture inside Trinity's walls. In 1998 the Bishop...