Trinity Churchyard in Spring

Stories & News

All Stories and News

710 results
Children and an adult read through the worship bulletin together during worship at Trinity Church
article

3 Ways Into Sunday’s Stories for Children: Beginnings and Endings

November 19, 2022 | By Faith Formation & Education

Many children don’t like endings, or transitions, unless they know what’s going to happen next (and if it’s something good). This Sunday, we’ll hear the prophecies and songs about what is possible with new beginnings and, in the Gospel, we’ll hear some of Jesus’s final but comforting words on the cross.

A close-up photo of a wood carving of Jesus on the cross
article

Five Ways Into Sunday’s Scripture: Remembering and Redemption

November 17, 2022 | By Faith Formation and Education

We can’t easily make sense of Jesus’s harsh apocalyptic portrayal today, and an exclusively literal interpretation misses an important message: there comes a time in the spiritual life where one can choose either to despair or to endure.

Afternoon light spotlights a cross on the top of Trinity Church Wall Street in Lower Manhattan
article

Five Ways Into Sunday’s Scripture: Live By Me, Not By Fear

November 11, 2022 | By Faith Formation and Education

We can’t easily make sense of Jesus’s harsh apocalyptic portrayal today, and an exclusively literal interpretation misses an important message: there comes a time in the spiritual life where one can choose either to despair or to endure.

Black girls and LBGTQ+ youth gather in a meeting to discuss a campaign.
article

Grantee Spotlight: Girls for Gender Equity

November 9, 2022

Girls for Gender Equity (GGE) works intergenerationally, through a Black feminist lens, to center the leadership of Black girls and gender-expansive young people of color in reshaping culture and policy through advocacy, youth-centered programming, and narrative shift to achieve gender and racial justice.

A children's choir sings during Family Service in the Parish Hall
article

3 Ways Into Sunday’s Stories for Children: Ordinary People Like Us

October 29, 2022 | By Faith Formation & Education

This long season after Pentecost, also called Ordinary Time, continues for another month. This week, we hear a story that some children might remember. It’s the story of Zacchaeus, who a lot of people didn’t like because of his behavior.