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2023 Lenten Meditations
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Lenten Meditations 2023

February 22, 2023

Every year, Trinity parishioners, clergy, and staff offer a book of meditations based on the lectionary readings to accompany us through the season of Lent. Some are written reflections, others are paintings or photographs. All are insightful, meditative, and a gift from the parish to the reader.

Melanie Glass (L) speaks to parishioners
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Meet the Ministry: Melanie Glass, Congregational Support Coordinator

February 17, 2023

In this series, we’re introducing you to some of the faces you may see on Sundays and at services and programs throughout the week, whether they’re at the pulpit or the altar or behind the scenes. In this issue, meet Melanie Glass (she/her), who joined Trinity’s Pastoral Care and Community team as Congregational Support Coordinator in 2022.

Afternoon light spotlights a cross on the top of Trinity Church Wall Street in Lower Manhattan
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Five Ways Into Sunday’s Scripture: Who Jesus Really Is

February 16, 2023 | By Faith Formation and Education

For modern disciples, as we face into the Lenten season, we hold an image of this mountaintop experience, knowing full well that we, like [the first disciples], must come down from the mountain and move out into the world proclaiming Good News to the poor, learning how to welcome God’s Beloved amid change, challenge, disappointment, and sacrifice.

Six panelists of varying ethnic and racial background stand in a row, smiling at the camera. The screen behind them says "Mental Health Symposium: Impact of Food Insecurity on Emotional Well-Being"
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Reframing Our Understanding of Food and Mental Health

February 13, 2023 | By Jessica Athens

On February 2, 2023, Neighborhood Support hosted a half-day symposium to delve deeper into the intersections between food insecurity and mental health. Speakers highlighted the importance of a person-centered approach within service organizations that addresses the whole needs of an individual or household.

A child serves during worship at Trinity Church
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3 Ways Into Sunday’s Stories for Children: Being a Blessing

February 11, 2023 | By Faith Formation & Education

Being a blessing, or a proactive follower of Jesus, may seem like an obvious thing for us to do. Sounds easy, though sometimes it requires conscious thought or effort, especially in relationships. And we don’t always get it right.

Close-up photograph of a stained-glass window depicting a flower with white, gold, green, red, and burgundy
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Five Ways Into Sunday’s Scripture: All About Relationships

February 9, 2023 | By Faith Formation and Education

When it comes to our sins, Jesus isn’t letting us off the hook. He reminds us that our actions are not all about us but have an impact on our community. This is the antithesis of American individualism.

Children participating in the 9am Holy Eucharist at Trinity Church
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3 Ways Into Sunday’s Stories for Children: Light of the World

February 4, 2023 | By Faith Formation & Education

The themes for Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount continues into this week and, spoiler alert, into next week, too. That’s how important and inclusive his message was and is. And one thing that makes it so important to this day is that it invites us to be a message that is as big and inclusive as God’s love! Jesus calls us the salt of the earth and the light of the world.

One prayer candle burning among others in Trinity Church
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Five Ways Into Sunday’s Scripture: Salt and Light

February 3, 2023 | By Faith Formation and Education

Words, words, words. We love them! In our history, language has been as revolutionary as fire making, and words have distinguished human from beast since time immemorial. And throughout history, there have been disparities between the words we say and what we do, and between who we say we are and who we reveal ourselves to be through our actions. Across the millennia of human civilization, we have used words to call out these disparities and point out hypocrisies, sometimes as pots to kettles.