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Pico Iyer is an author, journalist, and travel writer.
Faith Education September 11, 2024

Author Pico Iyer on Finding Peace in Our Divided World

In an exclusive interview, the renowned writer Pico Iyer reflects on his quest to hold onto hope in even the most difficult times. Iyer will open the 2024-25 season of Trinity Talks on September 22.
Melissa Music Press Release
Press Releases September 3, 2024

Trinity Church Announces 2024–2025 Music Season

Trinity Church announces its 2024-2025 season, featuring programming encompassing social, political, personal, and spiritual themes, and music from the medieval era to the modern day.
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Featured September 3, 2024

A Letter from Father Phil

How our downtown community is making a difference for children and families in District 1 schools.
The Rev. Kristin Kaulbach Miles
Parish Life July 25, 2024

The Rev. Kristin Miles Reflects on 50 Years of Women’s Ordination

Fifty years ago, on July 29, 1974, eleven women were ordained as Episcopal priests at Philadelphia’s Church of the Advocate. The “Philadelphia Eleven” paved the way for The Episcopal Church’s approval of women’s ordination two years later. The Rev. Kristin Kaulbach Miles, Trinity Church’s director of Parish Life, reflects on what this anniversary means to her.

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Graphic read: $57M, 206 grantees, 61 new organizations in 2022; up 22% from 2021"
FeaturedNeill ColemanJanuary 31, 2023

2022 in Review: Striving for Grace and Generosity

Once again, we are humbled by the ability of Trinity to be able to respond and in awe of all our grantees are able to do. As the infographic below shows, this includes $57 million in grant awards to 206 grantees.  We strive to approach our engagement with our grantees from a posture of grace and generosity.
CDSP student's hands typing on laptop
FeaturedJanuary 31, 2023

CDSP Announces Shift to Fully Hybrid Education Model

CDSP and Trinity have announced that the seminary will transition to a fully hybrid education model, beginning with the class entering in summer 2025. This model, which builds on the success of CDSP’s current low-residence Hybrid Program, will consist of online learning, in-person intensives each year, and post-graduation curacy funding.
Sister Ann Whittaker for the Sister is In
FeaturedJames MelchiorreJanuary 30, 2023

Sister Ann: A Half-Century of Service, And Counting

Sister Ann Whittaker, who just celebrated the 50th anniversary of her profession of vows in the Society of St. Margaret, looks back on her life of service as a sister.
A sightseeing boat approaches Niagara Falls
Faith EducationFaith Formation and EducationJanuary 30, 2023

Letting Life Flow Through

Whether things are going well or badly for us in any given moment, we know this: God desires our flourishing.
A musician's hands on the organ keyboard in Trinity Church
Faith EducationFaith Formation and EducationJanuary 26, 2023

Five Ways Into Sunday’s Scripture: What Love Looks Like

It is the merciful ones, the pure in heart, the peacemakers, who exhibit with their lives the burgeoning reality of a new world ordered by God’s grace. By refusing to retaliate when they are wronged, by extending grace to those most undeserving, by practicing an orientation of peace, those who are blessed defiantly show the forces of evil what love looks like.
A child during the 9am Holy Eucharist at Trinity Church
Faith EducationFaith Formation & EducationJanuary 21, 2023

3 Ways Into Sunday’s Stories for Children: Revolutions Big and Small

Jesus went around and made new friends. He said and did such amazing things that many of his new friends changed their lives on the spot to follow Jesus and learn more. In present times, being an “influencer” in popular culture has become a goal in itself. But is there a TikTok or even a single person who could say or do something that would cause you to leave your home and family to follow?
Bell tower steeple and stairs in black and white
Faith EducationFaith Formation and EducationJanuary 19, 2023

Five Ways Into Sunday’s Scripture: What Is God’s Will for Me?

As disciples of Jesus, he calls us to “do to others as you would have them do to you,” which means we are responsible for each other’s well-being. As King wrote in his Letter from Birmingham Jail, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
A child dressed as a sheep during the Christmas pageant at Trinity Church
Faith EducationFaith Formation & EducationJanuary 14, 2023

3 Ways Into Sunday’s Stories for Children: Identity and Epiphany

When we ask, “who was Jesus?”, we sometimes wonder about our own identity as followers of Jesus, God’s beloved ones. We reflect on the courage and wisdom that Jesus and the saints possessed to listen to and follow God’s call, even when they were uncertain or afraid.