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I’ve been enjoying a television series called Midnight Diner. Each episode offers a little vignette about universal human longings. It takes place in a simple after-hours diner in Tokyo where up to a dozen guests sit down at the square counter and call out their order — usually a food of some kind that brings back tender memories of home. Most of the quiet action of each episode happens on this small set. The chef, whom they call “Master,” is a man of few words.

Perhaps this story is not simply about God rewarding believers but another of Paul’s (and humanity’s) “conversions” — from hubris to humility, again and again, continuously. Could the cyclical nature of our reunions with the Holy Spirit be the divine oneness we all share? Is this what Jesus pleads for us in the Gospel just before he ascends to be one with God; incarnation to reincarnation, the Alpha and the Omega?

This week, we hear a story of Paul’s dream, or vision, when he heard God’s voice so clearly that he and his friends traveled across the sea to share the good news with more and more people and communities.

LGBTQ+ communities around the world recognize June as Pride Month. Here at Trinity we celebrate Pride 365 days a year with programming that welcomes and affirms our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) siblings.

“Trinity Commons is the center for our parish life. Since the building is still new and was closed for two years, visitors may be unfamiliar with the building and even feel intimidated when entering it,” said Maggy Laraque, who is leading the program. “The Trinity Ambassador Program was created to help address those concerns.”

What Jesus offers is peace grounded in God’s love. It is a peace accessible and present every moment of every day if we choose to ground ourselves in God. We do not seek this peace to make ourselves feel better but rather as a response to our relationship with the Holy One. This relationship propels us to offer our peace-centered love to others.

Working with Trinity, the Victoria Inter-Diocesan Investment Company (VIDIC) paid off the $400,000 balance of a commercial loan while also extending the term of the remaining CCK loan from five years to ten years. Doing so provides more flexibility in accommodating the needs of tenants in response to the economic challenges of the pandemic.

In Acts 11:1–18, Peter has a dream about animals of all kinds descending from heaven on a blanket peacefully together...

In our Gospel reading, Jesus makes the heart of true discipleship clear: to follow Jesus is to exhibit “love for one another.” It is as simple and as complicated as that.

This week in the book of Acts — the book that tells us things the Apostles did after Jesus died — we learn about a woman named Tabitha who had spent her whole life helping others.