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DEAR FRIENDS

Big Transitions

Dear Friends,

I am still basking in the glow of our first Sunday together. I hope you are, too.

I know that big transitions (in any aspect of our lives – church is just one) can feel like an unsettling time. The nature of the experience is change. And change often means we won’t know what to expect.

Our transition at Trinity is still ongoing – it didn’t just end because I’ve arrived. Now we’re into the part of the transition that involves us learning more deeply about each other. What change will we bring to each other’s lives and to each other’s experience of the practice of faith? The reality is, we will change each other. That’s why we’ve been called together – not to stagnate together, but to grow together.

If we’re wise, we’ll look at this season of transition as more than a season. If we’re wise, we’ll embrace this time as a road map for embracing the truth that we are being called to grow together – to always be in transition together.

I know inertia can be a powerful force, but community inertia only has as much power as we give it. I pray that we will resist it. I pray that we will commit to growing together. I pray that we will live in transition – not for a season, but as a central element of our vocation.

I look forward to discovering the ways that I will grow through you and with you.

Blessings,
Jon+

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GET INVOLVED - BREAKFAST AT TRINITY


Are you new and are wondering what all this talk is about a breakfast program? Have you been at Trinity a while and are looking to volunteer? Come check out the volunteer meeting for Breakfast at Trinity on March 23 after service. This ministry has been operating for almost a full year in the public eye, and we are going to be discussing it. Questions, comments, concerns? Email our Director of Community Engagement at george@trinitytoledo.org


SAVE THE DATE


Pride Meeting March 30 Right after service we will be heading up to the second floor to My Brothers Place where will be starting our 2025 planning and have a few other things in store. Questions or comments? Email our Director of Community Engagement at george@trinitytoledo.org


PLAZA DESIGN MEETING


April 5: The plaza will bloom with new life this spring! Come help design the plaza's garden beds on Saturday, April 5 from 9:30-11:00 a.m. in My Brother's Place. We'll brainstorm about possibilities for each of the plaza's garden containers, and then decide how to phase in our vision during this year and next year. This will be a fun, hands-on activity. Some options include:

  • a children's garden with both vegetables and flowers, for the kids to plant and tend
  • rain gardens in three of the wettest beds, which are watered by a downspout
  • a bright rainbow garden planted with native perennial flowers
  • a Monarch Waystation

We'll leave the April 5 design meeting with a list of plants that we need. Please plan to join in the planting of them by participating in these plaza work days: Saturday, May 3 9:30 a.m.-12:00 noon We'll spread soil in the beds (soil will already have been delivered up to the plaza). Saturday, May 10 1:00-4:00 p.m. Come in the afternoon to plant the plants that we will buy in the morning at a native plant sale.


TRINITY TOURS


Sunday, April 6 (following worship)


Why is this church building so big? What’s behind that door? What lies beyond those steps? For a church dedicated in 1866, Trinity Episcopal Church remains a landmark in downtown Toledo. For many of us, though, we take a short walk down a hallway connecting the parking garage to the sanctuary and enter and stay in the sanctuary. But there’s much more to see….


Save the date for our 2nd Trinity Church tour. Grab a cup of coffee and a goodie after the service and gather in the Cloister (space where first floor bathrooms are located). We will be heading down below to the Undercroft. Isn’t that a much better name than basement? There’s a whole world down there so many of you have never seen, and rich with history.


There is elevator access. This tour will require walking unlike our kick-off tour. Our own Heather Meyer is excited to guide us!


LENTEN SPIRITUAL FORMATION


Wednesdays in Lent all are welcome to gather to share a simple meal and have discussion. This year, we’ve chosen to read Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde’s 2023 book, How We Learn to be Brave: Decisive Moments in Life and Faith. We still have some copies available for $28, and the supper begins at 6pm. If you’re interested, please sign up here. We will also be meeting after service every Sunday in Lent to discuss Kate Bowler’s The Hardest Part, 40 day devotional. We will have some copies, but you can find a digital one here.


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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