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The Mindful Practice of Birdwatching

June 2, 2023 | By Lisa Jaycox

Spending time at the Trinity Retreat Center for a birdwatching retreat, with our eyes, binoculars, and Merlin apps fixated on the skies above, bird songs and questions swirled: What do birds tell us about the world? How many species will we spot? What can we learn?

An arrangement of bright yellow and orange flowers in front of the Astor reredos in Trinity Church
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Five Ways Into Sunday’s Scripture: Enhancing the Sacredness of Everyone

June 1, 2023 | By Faith Formation and Education

What matters about the Trinity is that God is a relationship. God is a relationship within Godself: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (or Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer). Just as God is relational within Godself, we are called to be in loving relationship with God and one another.

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The Philippine Madrigal Singers at St. Paul's Chapel

May 28, 2023 | By Jim Melchiorre

The Philippine Madrigal Singers will perform at St. Paul's Chapel on May 30, 2023. Get a preview of the event from Leo Paolo Leal, manager of the ensemble, and Enrico Lagasca of The Choir of Trinity Wall Street.

A close-up photo of vividly green leaves in bright sunshine in Trinity churchyard in late spring
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Five Ways Into Sunday’s Scripture: Our Shared Spiritual Memory

May 25, 2023 | By Faith Formation and Education

Perhaps our shared spiritual memory is what endures beyond death. The evidence that was both indescribable in human terms and undeniably real was the presence of the inexhaustible Holy Spirit which transcended all barriers and boundaries, including time, place, language, and human condition, and continues to animate the breath, voice, and body of Christ, the Church.

A child smiles as they perch on the edge of a keyboard in Trinity Church
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3 Ways Into Sunday’s Stories for Children: Pentecost

May 25, 2023 | By Faith Formation & Education

This Sunday is Pentecost, which is celebrated 50 days after Easter every year. The story of the events of the day is just as dramatic as the accounts of the nativity and the resurrection.

Panelists from the May 11, 2023 Mental Health Symposium address audience members in Parish Hall.
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Combatting the Diseases of Despair

May 22, 2023 | By Jessica Athens

On May 11, 2023—the same day the federal government declared an end to the COVID-19 public health emergency—Trinity Church Wall Street hosted its third symposium on mental health, “Intersections Between Spirituality and Mental Health.”

A leafy green tree reflected in the windows of Trinity Church
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Five Ways Into Sunday’s Scripture: The Living Body of Christ

May 18, 2023 | By Faith Formation and Education

On the seventh and last Sunday of Easter, these verses from the Gospel of John give the reader a window into an intimate conversation between Jesus and his Father, a prayer at the end of Jesus’ ministry of revealing God’s love and mercy in human form.

Two senior Chinese dancers are practicing ballroom dance
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Ballroom Dance and More at St. Margaret’s House

May 17, 2023 | By Qiuxuan Lu

Ballroom dance is one of the most popular activities at St. Margaret’s House, Trinity's affordable housing building for adults aged 62 and over, as well as mobility-impaired individuals aged 18 and over. Learn more about this program, the residents, and public spaces in this Chinatown gem.