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Try Not To Miss Anything
October 5, 2022
It is no mean feat to be fully present, so engaged and intimate with a subject, to truly see it — and to see yourself in it. To truly see it — and to see God in it. This is the secret that contemplatives and mystics know.
3 Ways Into Sunday’s Stories for Children: God’s Love Provides
October 1, 2022
In this long season after Pentecost, we not only enjoy the growth, blooming, and harvesting of spring, summer, and fall, but our liturgy often points us to a different kind of growth — the growth and movement of the Holy Spirit, which is not as easy to see as in plants, people, and animals.
Trinity's Churchyard: A Scavenger Hunt
September 29, 2022
The Trinity Churchyard is a visual oasis, an open space in a city crowded with skyscrapers, a place where all four seasons are on display, and have been for more than three centuries. A perfect spot for lunch, or a history lesson, or a scavenger hunt.
Five Ways Into Sunday’s Scripture: Taking Seriously a Commitment to the Whole of Creation
September 29, 2022
Our selective willingness to heed our shared Abrahamic prophets is as ancient as they are. And the message remains unchanged. God entitles us all to nothing, and everything.
3 Ways Into Sunday’s Stories for Children: Our Refuge and Home
September 24, 2022
Home is our families’ refuge. We feel safe, accepted, cared-for at home. God is our refuge — our spiritual home. And God calls us to also be a refuge wherever we are, as our presence and actions with others can offer safety, acceptance, and care.
Showing Hospitality to Asylum Seekers in New York
September 23, 2022
Houses of worship and nonprofit organizations have long been at the forefront of welcoming immigrants, and the latest influx of Latin American asylum seekers in New York City is no exception. We at Trinity are proud to play a part in that response, providing both $300,000 in strategic grants and distributing supplies worth $500,000 to nonprofit organizations on the ground.
Five Ways Into Sunday’s Scripture: How Many Times?
September 22, 2022
Our selective willingness to heed our shared Abrahamic prophets is as ancient as they are. And the message remains unchanged. God entitles us all to nothing, and everything.
A Time to Listen
September 21, 2022
We reached out to the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) to gather anonymous grantee feedback via their Grantee Perception Report to help us be more effective funders. This feedback is both qualitative and quantitative, and it extends across the entire grantmaking experience; everything from the clarity of our application guidance to our field impact is assessed by grant partners. Then, our results are compared with peer funders, helping us understand where we see success and where we need to make changes.
Trinity Movement Choir's Canadian Connection
September 19, 2022
Six Canadians come to New York City to rehearse and perform the sacred dance "Humankind" with Trinity Movement Choir
A Message from the Rector on the Passing of Queen Elizabeth II
September 8, 2022
Today we join those in the Church of England and many around the world in mourning the passing of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. We are grateful for her life of steadfast service to the Church and to her nation, and we remember her deep and abiding faith in God.