Trinity News: Habits of Successful Churches

July 7, 2010

Letter from the Rector

The New Pentecost
Discovering the power of the internet.



For the Record
News from Trinity Wall Street

Ascension Day at Trinity Church: Memories, Music, Friends
Trinity celebrates Ascension Day 2010, the day the current Trinity Church building was consecrated 164 years ago.

A Visit From and To Haiti
The Rev. Canon Ogé Beauvoir, missionary to Haiti from the Diocese of New York, visited Trinity Wall Street during Holy Week, bringing sobering reflections on the situation in Haiti and a call to action.

Haiti: 12 Stories
Photos and stories of life in Haiti, with an emphasis on educational institutions.

Taking the Children to Work, Feeding the Hungry
The children of Trinity employees recently helped out the church's Brown Bag Lunch program.

Weekday Tours and Hospitality at Trinity Church
Trinity Wall Street's new docents lead tours of the church every weekday at 2pm.

Mourning for Moscow
The Bell of Hope at St. Paul's Chapel was rung for victims of the Moscow Metro bombings.

Youth Organize in Parish Hall
The Urban Youth Collaborative, a Trinity Grants and All Our Children partner, organized young people to protest possible cuts in the free student MetroCard program.

Unlocking Trinity's Churchyard
Trinity participates in "Keys to the City," a city-wide art project for the month of June.

Connecting Communities, Creating Jobs
Trinity hosted a community conversation about jobs and disconnected youth in the seven communities of NYC.

Awards Season at Trinity
Trinity has won industry awards in a variety of areas this year.



Angles on the Square

Neighborhood news from Hudson Square, home of Trinity Real Estate 

LentSpace Hosts the Americas This Summer
Public art inspired by the Avenue of the Americas comes to LentSpace.


The Visitor File

Visitor File: Joseph Buchalski
Joseph Buchalski, a member of the Trinity Choir from 1933 to 1956, recently visited Trinity Church.



The Archivist's Mailbag

Summers of Love
The late 1960s and early 1970s were a time of upheaval and innovation at Trinity Church.


Features

Four Habits of Highly Successful Churches
The Rev. Dr. James H. Cooper shares the basic traits that he believes all successful churches share.

When the Temple Burns
The Rev. Daniel Simons reflects on what he's learned about liturgy from the Burning Man Festival.

7 Reasons to Sing
Singing is a gospel imperative, and Marilyn Haskel wants you to raise your voice.

Charlotte's Theory
Charlotte’s Place will be a neighborhood center for the diverse communities living, working, and going to school in Lower Manhattan.

It's Upjohn's World (We Just Worship In It)
The influence of one architect on our lives.

The time has come to build a Richard Upjohn resource online, and we can do it together.

New Liturgical Music
There's nothing like the sacred music you know--except the sacred music you don't know yet.


What Have You Learned?

Anne Rudig
Insights from the director of communications for the Episcopal Church.

Anglican Communion Stories

An Introduction
Stories of hope from around the Anglican Communion.

Pew & Partner Notes

News from Trinity's partners and friends.
The latest updates from friends near and far.

Letter from Lower Manhattan

Cordoba House
Reflections from the Rev. Canon Anne Mallonee, vicar of Trinity Wall Street.

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