Making Peace
For Christians, engaging in politics is about participating in our common life in a way that equals loving our neighbors.
When we center God’s love in our civic endeavors, we prioritize and protect the most vulnerable. We speak truth and we work for justice. We see one another not as enemies but as friends.
As we approach Election Day, Trinity Church is offering a special series of free programs to help us navigate a divided and distracted world.
Prayers for Peace
15-minute service for reflection
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5:45pm
October 1–November 19
St. Paul’s Chapel
This election year, quiet your soul and gather to pray for our community, nation, and the world.
Election Prayer Vigil
Cultivate peace in a time of anxiety and divisiveness
November 4, 10am–7pm
November 5, 8am–8pm
November 6, 8am–5pm
St. Paul’s Chapel
Pray, reflect, and find a place of respite during the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
Catch Your Breath
30-minute guided meditation
Wednesdays, 1pm
Trinity Church
Join a weekly community meditation practice open to all. Stop by for a time of stillness and centering in Trinity Church’s Chapel of All Saints.
Peacemaking in a Divided America
A workshop with Telos Group
October 4 and 5
Trinity Commons
Join Trinity Church and Telos Group in a training specifically focused on what peacemaking looks like in a divided America. By centering peacemaking in Christian and spiritual practice, participants will learn more about this effective tool for building community and hope.
Breaking the Spell of High Conflict
Sunday, October 27, 1pm
Trinity Commons
Author and investigative journalist Amanda Ripley examines how we can help one another break out of destructive feuds, drawing from her bestseller, High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out.
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Discovery: How to Love Your Enemy
Peacemaking and love across conflict
Sundays, 10am
Trinity Commons and online
Jesus calls us to love our enemy. Yet we live in a divided world, and it is challenging to be in relationship with those who see things differently. Throughout this election season we will contemplate what it means to love and practice peacemaking in difficult times.
- October 27: Award-winning journalist Amanda Ripley, author of High Conflict, on moving toward healthier — and fruitful — civil discourse.
- November 10: The Rev. Phil Jackson, Rector of Trinity Church, on how to love your enemy in times of social and political discord.
- November 17: Distinguished preacher and author the Rev. Dr. Michael Battle on South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the legacy of Archbishop Desmond Tutu in dismantling apartheid
- November 24: Speaker to be announced
Fauré Requiem
A peaceful and uplifting masterwork
Sunday, November 3, 3pm
St. Paul’s Chapel
Trinity Youth Chorus, Trinity Choral Scholars, and the contemporary orchestra NOVUS perform Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem in D Minor, opus 48. The contemplative masterwork is known for its lyrical beauty and a gentleness not often heard in a requiem mass.