Against all common sense, in the bleakest of circumstances, life is breathed into a place that seems lifeless. The story of Easter is at the heart of the Christian faith, and each year Trinity Church moves through it slowly and deliberately.
Worship Schedule
Walk with us through Holy Week as we remember the last days of Jesus’s life, from his joyous entry into Jerusalem, to a bittersweet meal with his disciples, to his betrayal, trial, and execution. What begins with Palm Sunday culminates in the Triduum, a three-part service that arcs from Maundy Thursday through Good Friday and, finally, into the joy of Easter.
Palm Sunday, March 24
Jesus enters Jerusalem triumphantly. Riding on a humble donkey, he is greeted by cheering crowds.
Holy Eucharist | 8am | 9am | 11:15am
Solemne Eucaristía y Bendición de los Ramos en Español | 2pm
Compline by Candlelight | 8pm
Holy Wednesday, March 27
With every step, Jesus draws closer to the cross. “Believe,” he tells his people urgently. “Believe in the light, so that you may become children of the light.”
Tenebrae | 6pm
Maundy Thursday, March 28
Jesus sits at the Passover table in a room filled with his closest friends. He gives them a new commandment: “Love one another.” Later that night, he is betrayed and arrested.
Maundy Thursday Holy Eucharist | 6pm
All-Night Vigil | 8pm–11:30am
Good Friday, March 29
Jesus is beaten, stands trial, and is sentenced to death. From the cross, alongside two criminals, he speaks, “It is finished,” and takes his last breath.
Liturgy of Good Friday | 12:05pm
Sermón de las Siete Palabras y Veneración de la Santa Cruz en Español | 5:30pm
Holy Saturday, March 30
Jesus’s body, anointed with spices and wrapped in a clean linen cloth, lies in a new tomb. A great stone covers the opening.
The Great Vigil | 8pm
Easter Sunday, March 31
The earth shakes. The stone rolls back. Jesus is here again, truly here. Death did not win.
Simple Holy Eucharist | 8am
Family-Friendly Festive Eucharist | 9am
Festive Eucharist | 11:15am
Solemne Eucaristía de la Resurrección del Señor en Español | 2pm
In Jesus’s Footsteps
During our Holy Week services, we ground ourselves in the scriptural accounts of Jesus’s life because we believe this ancient story echoes through the ages: Jesus’s resurrection is a promise that death is not the final word.
Tenebrae: Holy Week in the Shadows
Tenebrae is a Holy Week service that has no direct connection to the scriptural accounts of Jesus' final days in Jerusalem, yet this once-a-year liturgy summarizes the entire story of Holy Week.
The Path to Easter
Scripture Reflection: What We Gain by Letting Go
March 15, 2024 | By The Faith Formation Team
What does it mean to follow Jesus’s example and lay down our lives? Trinity’s Faith Formation team suggests “it’s in letting go of power, the endless work of protecting ourselves at the expense of others, that we find true freedom — our deepest wants and needs met in community.”
Scripture Reflection: Overcoming the Wilderness
March 8, 2024 | By The Faith Formation Team
“For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son . . .” might be the most well-known verse in the Bible — but what about Jesus’s mysterious words just before? Digging into the Book of Numbers for context, Trinity’s Faith Formation team helps us see God asking us to trust that even in the most uncertain circumstances, resurrection is on the way.
Scripture Reflection: Transformed From the Inside Out
March 1, 2024 | By The Faith Formation Team
This Sunday’s Gospel story — when Jesus drives money changers out of the temple court — is familiar but puzzling. Is Jesus overturning worship norms, or is there more to the story? Trinity’s Faith Formation team suggests there’s a deeper meaning behind Jesus’s demonstration: It’s a proclamation of God’s presence alive and at work within each of us.
Scripture Reflection: Not the End of the Story
February 23, 2024 | By The Faith Formation Team
“Death isn’t a secret or surprise for any of us, even Jesus. In fact, it’s an essential part of being alive. But when we spend our time and energy fighting the inevitable, we lose sight of the life happening right in front of us.” Trinity’s Faith Formation team digs into Sunday’s scripture reading from Mark’s Gospel and considers a paradox of the Christian faith: The path to wholeness, purpose, and connection is through surrender.
Scripture Reflection: Fully Embracing God’s Love
February 16, 2024 | By The Faith Formation Team
Looking ahead to Sunday’s scripture readings, Trinity’s Faith Formation team considers what it means to fully embrace God’s love, even when it leads us down unexpected and sometimes uncomfortable paths: “Who knows where God will send us — beloved and driven by the Spirit — to help heal our broken world?”
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