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To Lead, You Need to Listen, Love, and Serve
October 2, 2023 | By Rob Garris
The second class of Trinity Leadership Fellows gathered in early September — coming together from Argentina, the United Kingdom, several countries in Africa, and across the United States —to start their journey as faith leaders called to serve their communities, congregations, and God.
Five Ways Into Sunday’s Scripture: Divine Possibility
September 30, 2023 | By Faith Formation and Education
The wisdom and rhythms of the lectionary help us unlock the cyclical mysteries of life on earth. Week after week, our ancient texts open portals in our hearts and minds, allowing us to reimagine ways of being in the world and in relationship with God and one another.
Five Ways Into Sunday’s Scripture: The Radical Grace of God
September 21, 2023 | By Faith Formation and Education
“One might think God’s generosity and grace are welcome news,” writes Ruth Frey, looking at Sunday’s readings from Exodus and Matthew, “but it turns out we have a hard time receiving these gifts. For one thing, we often don’t recognize them.”
Meet the Ministry: Summerlee Staten, Executive Director, Faith Formation and Education
September 20, 2023
Our community at Trinity includes our vibrant parish of more than 1,600 members — and more than 200 employees working to support our worship services, programming, and ministry around New York City and the world. In this issue, meet Summerlee Staten, Executive Director, Faith Formation and Education.
Big Music, Jewel-Box Space: Welcome to Trinity's Tiny Concerts!
September 14, 2023 | By Sharlene Breakey
With a new organ, a treasure-chest space, and a brilliantly conceived early music focus, Trinity Church is launching Tiny Concerts— a new series celebrating a newly handcrafted pipe organ built exclusively to play 17th century music.
Grantee Spotlight: Neighborhood Coalition for Shelter
September 13, 2023
In response to increased housing insecurity among CUNY students, Neighborhood Coalition for Shelter (NCS), a longtime leader in the New York housing solutions space, launched the NCS Scholars pilot program in October 2022 with the support of Trinity funding and expertise.
New Augmented Reality Tours 'Open the World' at Trinity Church
September 12, 2023 | By Lisa Jaycox
A new Augmented Reality (AR) experience is now available at Trinity Church, with three tours that allow visitors to take a closer look at features of the church, explore their faith, and learn about changemakers in the churchyard.
Trinity's Bell of Hope: Remembering 9/11
September 8, 2023 | By James Melchiorre
Trinity Church Wall Street rings the Bell of Hope at St. Paul's Chapel to remember the lives lost on 9/11, and to embrace hope for the future.
Trinity's Neighborhood Support: The Many Blessings of Backpacks
September 7, 2023 | By James Melchiorre
The Rev. Michael Bird, Vicar of Trinity Church Wall Street, blesses some of the 4,500 backpacks supplied by the church to community partners in lower Manhattan.
Trinity and the Obelisk Honoring a Physician at St. Paul's Chapel
August 31, 2023 | By Karen Santana
The story of Dr. William James MacNeven, Irish revolutionary and Irish-American leader, for which there is an obelisk that stands in his memory on the northern side of St. Paul’s Chapel Churchyard and how it got there.