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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.

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.

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.

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.

FeaturedJames MelchiorreApril 8, 2022

The Two Themes of Palm Sunday

Palm Sunday 2022 falls on April 10 and Trinity Church Wall Street readies to observe this traditional start of Holy Week.

Sakhi’s jamghat or get-together for Nepali-speaking clients, Fall 2021.

FeaturedApril 5, 2022

Grantee Spotlight: Sakhi for South Asian Women

Founded in 1989, Sakhi for South Asian Women is a gender justice organization that exists to end violence against women. Sakhi is led by and for South Asian immigrants and first-generation South Asian women, most of whom are survivors of gender-based violence and widely recognized as leaders in the field.

Children's choir singing in Trinity Church

Faith EducationFaith Formation & EducationApril 2, 2022

3 Ways Into Sunday’s Stories for Children: Stillness

During Lent, we will depart from our usual Sunday stories from the lectionary and, instead, offer a different Lenten spiritual practice for your family to try and adopt over the next forty days and nights.

Faith EducationFaith Formation and EducationMarch 31, 2022

Five Ways Into Sunday’s Scripture: Lavish Acts of Love

In her extravagant gesture to Jesus, Mary reveals these two aspects of Jesus’s identity: she prepares Jesus’s body for death and acknowledges him as the “anointed one.” Just as the presence of Lazarus, who was raised from death, points to Jesus’s resurrection to come.

A child working on an activity sheet during Children’s Time

Faith EducationFaith Formation & EducationMarch 26, 2022

3 Ways Into Sunday’s Stories for Children: Let It Go

Light reflects off the vaulted ceiling of Trinity Church

Faith EducationFaith Formation and EducationMarch 24, 2022

Five Ways Into Sunday’s Scripture: God’s Generous Love

As people of faith, can we accept God’s mercy and trust God’s all-forgiving love? Can we show others God’s generous love, regardless of what they have done or how we see them?

FeaturedJames MelchiorreMarch 21, 2022

The Book of Job: An Ancient and Modern Dilemma

Members of Trinity Movement Choir describe their thoughts in preparing and presenting an online performance of The Book of Job.

A child smiles during Children’s Time at Trinity Commons

Faith EducationFaith Formation & EducationMarch 19, 2022

3 Ways Into Sunday’s Stories for Children: Watch and See

Faith EducationFaith Formation and EducationMarch 17, 2022

Five Ways Into Sunday’s Scripture: Our Spiritual Food

What comes from extreme piety? In all our readings this week, a distinction is made between spiritual and material nourishment. It would be easy to miss the similar contrasts between worship of the institution and of God, the creator, provider, and nurturer.

Internal St. Paul's Chapel image with organ loft

MusicMarch 14, 2022

A Message from the Rector

We have concluded based on recent information that Julian Wachner has otherwise conducted himself in a manner that is inconsistent with our expectations of anyone who occupies a leadership position. For this reason, Trinity has decided to end Julian’s employment with Trinity as of today.