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3 Ways Into Sunday’s Stories for Children: Valuing Intangible Treasures
August 6, 2022 | By Faith Formation & Education
Last Sunday, we heard a parable about wasting treasures. In that case, the treasure was lots of extra grain. We also mentioned intangible treasures — things that aren’t objects, things you can’t touch or see or own, things like friendship, memories, talent, beauty, joy, and kindness. What can we do to value those kinds of treasures?
3 Ways Into Sunday’s Stories for Children: Knowing What Is Enough
July 30, 2022 | By Faith Formation & Education
Knowing what is enough can be the greatest gift that parents, and faith, can teach children and seekers. Our riches, or “treasure,” aren’t only about things that are tangible. And knowing what is enough is not about self-denial or capacity limits, because Jesus taught and showed us that God’s kin-dom on earth as it is in heaven is one of abundance, not of scarcity — and there is enough for all.
Trinity's East Bronze Doors
July 28, 2022 | By James Melchiorre
A story about the history of the east-facing bronze doors at the main entrance to Trinity Church Wall Street.
3 Ways Into Sunday’s Stories for Children: The Lord’s Prayer
July 23, 2022 | By Faith Formation & Education
Jesus’s disciples already knew how to pray. But after spending time with Jesus, they were thinking about God and God’s kin-dom differently than before. So Jesus taught them the words that we now call The Lord’s Prayer.
Many Hands Make the Load Lighter
July 21, 2022 | By Ernest Cajuste, Senior Program Officer, Trauma & Resilience at Episcopal Relief and Development
With the generous support of Trinity Church Wall Street, Episcopal Relief & Development and its implementing partners provided food, medical care, and emotional support to households in hard-to-reach communities in the Sud, Nippes, and Grand'Anse departments of Haiti and are investing in strengthening community disaster response and resilience to weather future shocks.
Trinity's North Bronze Doors
July 15, 2022 | By James Melchiorre
A description and explanation of the north-facing Astor Memorial Doors at Trinity Church Wall Street
3 Ways Into Sunday’s Stories for Children: Mary and Martha
July 14, 2022 | By Faith Formation & Education
People think about and learn from the story of Mary and Martha in many different ways, at many different times. That is true of almost all of the Bible. Some people think this Gospel story is about a “right” or “wrong” way to follow Jesus. Like most things, there are different ways and different times for us to follow Jesus. And it’s never the same way for everyone every time.
A Spiritual Practice to Counter Reactivity
July 13, 2022 | By Faith Formation and Education
The social witness of our Quaker siblings has always included finding prophetic alternatives to violence and speaking truth to power. For us, who want to do what is right and avoid being reactionary, we must remember to first take the turn inward.
An Anniversary Week: Recalling Alexander Hamilton's Duel, Death & Funeral
July 9, 2022 | By From the Archives
An article describing the wounding, death, and funeral of Alexander Hamilton.
3 Ways Into Sunday’s Stories for Children: The Good Samaritan
July 8, 2022 | By Faith Formation & Education
Some people might hear the parable of The Good Samaritan as a guilt-trip, because sometimes we might identify more with those who walked past the wounded traveler than the one who stopped to help. When we hear about heroic acts, we sometimes wonder what we would do in the same circumstances.