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Scripture Reflection | June 4, 2026

Jesus’s Radical Hospitality (Matthew 9:9–13, 18–26)

Who’s excluded from your table? Explore this week’s Gospel reading and consider what it means for us today.

Music | June 4, 2026

We Can Build a Beautiful City

With joy, creativity, and some energetic “choir-ography,” Trinity Youth Chorus celebrated the end of its program year with selections from the musical "Godspell."

Father Michael Bird stands with a parishioner near the front of the Trinity Church with the choir standing in the background

Worship | June 2, 2026

What Is Ordinary Time?

Without big holidays on the calendar, the longest season of the church year gives us the uncommon opportunity to live in the moment.

George Washington at St. Paul's Chapel by Jennie Augusta Brownscomb

History and Archives | May 29, 2026

George Washington’s First Presidential Prayer Service

Visitors to St. Paul’s Chapel can see the place where George Washington prayed after taking the oath of office on his Inauguration Day in 1789.

MusicApril 8, 2026

Five Reasons to Hear “Messiah” this Easter

To modern audiences, the “Hallelujah” chorus and Christmas may be inextricably linked, but Handel’s emotionally poignant oratorio has much to offer us in the springtime.

A painting of the disciple Thomas reaching for Jesus's open wound, inside which we see verses of Scripture

Faith EducationThe Rev. Yein KimApril 8, 2026

Doubt Is the Place God Meets Us

The Bible story of “doubting” Thomas shows us it’s our questions — alongside our convictions — that lead to deep faith.

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Faith EducationApril 2, 2026

The Courage of Mary Magdalene (John 20:1–18)

What does this often unnoticed disciple’s example teach us about the nature of love? Explore this week’s Gospel reading and consider what it means for us today.

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Faith EducationMarch 26, 2026

What Jesus Shows Us in His Suffering (Matthew 27:11–54)

How is the cross an expression of God’s solidarity with humanity? Explore this week’s Gospel reading and consider what it means for us today.

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FeaturedMarch 25, 2026

How Holy Week Services Help Us Walk with Jesus

During Holy Week, we ground the liturgy — the order and shape of our church services — in the scriptural accounts of Jesus’s life and ministry.

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Parish LifeMarch 23, 2026

Vestry Election

The Annual Vestry Election will be held on April 7, 2026, Easter Tuesday, as specified under the 1697 Charter.

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Faith EducationMarch 19, 2026

The Quiet Persistence of New Life (John 11:1–45)

What might you release that’s keeping you from moving forward? Explore this week’s Gospel reading and consider what it means for us today.

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FeaturedMarch 18, 2026

Wondering why the date of Easter changes every year? The answer is a fascinating blend of history, natural phenomena, and the deep hope at the heart of the Christian faith. The Rev. Michael Bird explains.

Clergy assembled in Trinity Church, holding palm branches, on Palm Sunday

Faith EducationShane FryerMarch 18, 2026

What Is Palm Sunday?

Amid fronds, fanfare, and palpable tension, this exhilarating yearly observance — the gateway to Holy Week — invites us to walk with Jesus on a deeply human, and unexpected, journey.

The new fire burns at the back of Trinity Church during the Great Vigil of Easter

FeaturedShane FryerMarch 17, 2026

What Is the Great Vigil of Easter?

This once-a-year service — the first of Easter — tells the entire story of Christianity, from creation to now. And it all happens on Saturday night.