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DEAR FRIENDS

First Annual Staff Retreat

Dear Friends,

This week, the staff at Trinity has been doing a deep dive into the coming program year (generally centered around the school year). This was a part of what we expect to become our first annual staff retreat.

We gathered at the 577 Foundation in Perrysburg for two days of praying, laughing, systems analysis, and planning, planning, planning! We did a deep dive into all sorts of things that get lost in the shuffle of day-to-day office life. Things like refining our communications systems (both internal and external), clarifying our understanding of our desired tone and voice as a communicating organization, developing a sense of our “brand”, exploring what systems in the parish were working well and what needed more direct guidance from us as a staff (and identifying which of those issues were most pressing), improving our social media presence, and of course, concentrated planning for specific events as we launch the program year this fall!

Our guiding questions throughout these exercises were: what committee is responsible, what specific staff person will offer support, what people are needed to execute an event or an idea, how does this align with our 2030 Vision, what specifically needs to be done to promote an event, and finally (and most importantly) how can we do it (whatever it is) cooler and more creatively than we’ve ever done it before?!

You should know that the staff of this church – while small, considering all that they do – is full of energy, and they are deeply committed to embodying our parish’s ideals of being a progressive, inclusive, and creative Episcopal community for downtown Toledo and all the areas and people that we serve. You should be so proud of the work that they are doing. I know I am!

Know that we are grateful for your support and eager to keep working alongside all of you as we run hard into 2025-2026!

Blessings,
Jon+

TRINITY PRIDE T-SHIRTS

Friends, it is that time of the year where we order t-shirts for Pride! This year's design is on a plain, white t-shirt.  The price for the shirt, no matter the size, is $12. On the evening of July 31, we will have a tie-dying station on our Plaza during our Big Love: Music and Activism event. We will have a Pride Committee member hanging out next to the Coffee Hour table writing down orders on Sunday mornings. Order deadline: July 6  Questions? Email our Director of Community Engagement at george@trinitytoledo.org


PRIDE MEETING


Trinity Family! Mark your calendars for our next family pride meeting on June 29th right after church. Come be a part of making August 2025 Trinity's best PRIDE celebration yet!


WOMEN'S BIBLE STUDY


June 21

Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B084AADAC23A0FD0-54105807-womens#/


FLYDLPHN PERFORMANCE


Sunday, June 22 at 3pm (Pronounced ‘flydolphin”) We are thrilled to present this Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti based mixed chamber ensemble to Trinity on June 22 as part of our Music & Arts series. FLYDLPHN cultivates a distinctive panoramic soundscape making extensive use of electro-acoustic, multimedia, and improvised performance, building a community that empowers the sharing of art from early-career composers and underrepresented voices. FLYDLPHN is flutist Lexi Eubanks, clarinetist Oliver Bishop, bassoonist Bryce Richardson, bassist Emani Barber, and percussionists Olivia Cirisan and Ancel Fitzgerald Neeley. This event is free. Bring your friends!


FOOD PANTRY VOLUNTEER SIGNUP


Join us on Tuesday, June 24 from 9:30a until 12:30p!


https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B084AADAC23A0FD0-food1#/


SAVE THE DATE

NOON TIME WEDNESDAY SERVICE - HIATUS


Please note that our regular Noontime Wednesday services will be on hiatus during the summer months beginning June 18. We will resume in the fall. Thank you for understanding and we look forward to worshiping with you on Sundays and at all the special events this summer!


BOOK CLUB


My Friends by Fredrik Backman
"Fredrik Backman's signature charm, humor, and attention to the poignant details of everyday life are on full display in this funny, moving novel. His most heartfelt and personal tale yet, My Friends is a stunning testament to the transformative, timeless power of art and friendship." ~ goodreads  


Book Club will be taking a breather in June and July but that doesn't mean you can't be reading. Get this one on your summer reading list, and add August 24 at 6:30pm to your calendar. Happy reading!


TRINITY'S PRAYER LIST


Trinity continues to have an active prayer list. If you’d like prayers for yourself or for someone you know, you can request them by contacting the Trinity office (trinity@trinitytoledo.org or 419-243-1231). All prayer requests are shared only with a small intercessory prayer group who, along with parish clergy, offer recurring prayers for each request. When a request is received, it remains on the prayer list for four weeks before it’s taken off. Requests can always be renewed or submitted again; having an “expiration date” simply prevents the list from overflowing with prayer requests that are out of date.


TRINITY@HOME LIVE-STREAM


Trinity@Home is now a live-stream of Trinity’s 10:00 am in-person service with an interactive chat.


www.trinitytoledo.org/live


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