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Joy, the Sun has Begun to Rise
Friday December 12, 2025
"Made for spirituality, we wallow in introspection.
Made for joy, we settle for pleasure.
Made for justice, we clamor for vengeance.
Made for relationship, we insist on our own way.
Made for beauty, we are satisfied with sentiment.
But new creation has already begun. The sun has begun to rise.
Christians are called to leave behind, in the tomb of Jesus Christ, all that belongs to the brokenness and incompleteness of the present world ...
That, quite simply, is what it means to be Christian: to follow Jesus Christ into the new world, God's new world, which he has thrown open before us."
-N.T. Wright
Dear friends,
A kind reminder…
SATURDAY SUNSET SERVICES SURVEY:
If you haven’t done so, please take a moment and share with us.
For the past handful of weeks we’ve been meeting on Saturday Afternoon/Evenings in Beverly.
We would love your feedback and input in particular about this Day and Time. Please take a moment to share your thoughts with us on this survey.
It is anonymous so feel free to share with us any feedback that would be helpful on the link below.
TRINITY SATURDAY SURVEYS FORM HERE
ADVENT CONTINUES THIS SATURDAY EVENING
We had a wonderful evening celebrating Advent Week One, Hope, and a wonderful potluck together last week!
I am very much looking forward to our next two weeks as we journey through Advent together through to celebrating the birth of Christ the Savior.
This week we continue our walk through Advent together at 4 pm at Center Grace in Beverly. December 13.
ADVENT RETREAT THIS SATURDAY!
In the Anglican tradition, during the four weeks leading up to Christmas, we look at the two times Christ comes to earth: when He is born and when he returns at the Second Coming. At this Advent retreat, we'll pause to look more deeply at our readiness both to receive the light of Christ and also somehow to be His light in the world
Come spend a day apart from the busyness of the season:
Saturday, December 13 from 9:00am to 2pm.
Details on our Events Page!
TO MARVEL MORE UPDATES
Trinity Books’ Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany book for this year!
Mere Orthodoxy published an excerpt from To Marvel More this week on their website!
Elspeth and I took some time this week to record a few videos promoting this year’s Christmas book, with Michael and Amber’s kind help.
Be sure to like, comment, and share them from our Facebook, Instagram, or YouTube pages!
When you share the posts to your stories, or make a simple comment, the engagement goes way up. Help us spread the word!
NEW BABIES - TAKE THEM A MEAL!
Be sure to check out our Take them a Meal Page to help many in our community.
CHRISTMAS EVE AND BAPTISMS at Trinity North Shore
Mother Wendy and Michael walked through the chapel this week, and we can assure you it's quite lovely and could not be more perfect for Christmas Eve (and maybe more).
Join us in Manchester by the Sea
4 pm in the CROWELL CHAPEL
3 Rosedale Ave, Manchester-by-the-Sea
Details on our Events Page
We are very excited for a special Christmas Eve service in a beautiful place.
We’ll be in the Crowell Chapel in Manchester by the Sea.
It’s a great moment to invite friends.
If you or your child are interested in being baptized on Christmas Eve, please reach out to one of the clergy.
We are super excited to be baptizing some littles in the beautiful chapel on Christmas Eve in Manchester by the Sea and want to be sure we don’t miss anyone!
GET THE LATEST SERMONS ONLINE!
We’ve had quite a few very special sermons these past weeks, including Trinity’s friend Mako Nagasawa, Cn Tim, Mthr Wendy, Mthr Jen and more…
Check out the latest sermons on our podcast page:
or YouTube Channel
HELPING OUR COMMUNITY
Many of our friends and neighbors are facing challenging times due to the shutdown of the U.S. Government and the administration refusing to release USDA funding for the SNAP/Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. This November, nearly one million people in Massachusetts alone will face food insecurity. Among them are the most vulnerable in our community - in Massachusetts alone, 32% of SNAP beneficiaries are children, 31% are people with disabilities, and 26% are seniors. Many of you have asked how we can help, please visit our Missions Page to find out how to donate and how to get involved in community meals in our area.
SEATING IN THE SANCTUARY
Thank you all for joining us in the center section these past Saturdays, it really helps us worship together as a parish family.
A kind reminder:
We’ve had a few really good services in the space at Center Grace. Because it is a large space that seats nearly 2.5x the size of our Trinity parish, we kindly invite you and your families to join us in the center sections of the sanctuary so that we can all be together as a church family. Also, there is a room directly behind the sound board in that center section if you need to take your littles for some privacy, and sitting together in the center does help us logistically as well.
NURSERY HELP!
One of the things we talked about Saturday was our growing and growing nursery, and how wonderfully challenged we are there because of the great multitude of infants and littles that we have. We need more leaders and servers for nursery especially right now. I am delighted to be able to share that Shana has agreed to be a nursery leader! She is going to be great! So if you feel the heart-tug there, let us know!
TRINITY CHRISTMAS BOOK FOR THIS YEAR
To Marvel More, Holy Attention in the Incarnation Poems of Martha Marchina
Elspeth Currie
We are very excited for this year’s Christmas book! Here’s a little teaser bit, and one of my favorite poems from the book:
From the Introduction:
Martha Marchina (1600-1646) was a devout seventeenth-century Italian Catholic from an artisan class background. …her father made and sold scented soaps and brooms. After her mother’s early death, Marchina began overseeing the household and its domestic responsibilities. This included her brothers’ education. The boys began taking Latin lessons from a local religious community of Oratorians. Marchina would quiz them each day on what they learned and ended up learning the language herself and writing poetry, much to the surprise of her brothers’ teachers…
Here is an excerpt from one of my favorites:
In Praise of the Cave
Behold the house which once took part in that
great deed, how it contained the infant God.
It echoed with his tender wails and saw
our Lord’s young limbs grow stiff in winter’s chill…
Help us get the word out, all the info is on our Trinity Books Page!
I’m looking forward to worshiping together again this Saturday at Sunset.
Peace and blessings to you,
Tim+
SATURDAY SUNSET SERVICES
As many of you may be aware, since this past mid July we’ve been looking for a transition space to meet through the end of the year. We are very happy that Center Grace Church has graciously offered to share their space with us.
Starting Saturday, October 11, we will be at 4 pm at Center Grace Church in Beverly.
100 Cummings Center Ste 219Q
A few years ago some in our team and I had the opportunity to help Center Grace as they were in the middle of their own transition season moving from place to place as opportunity allowed. It’s been a great joy connecting with Pastor Derek and the team at Center Grace, as they’ve been very kind to us in these past weeks and we are very grateful to have a place to meet through the end of the year.
Where we are going brings a number of special opportunities for us.
- Location: We will be in the Cummings Center in central Beverly. Most of our parish live in Beverly, so we are grateful for the chance to worship together in a more central location.
- Tradition: Historically some traditional churches kept a Saturday sunset/evening service as it relates to the traditional Saturday Easter Vigils where they kept the traditions of anticipating and keeping watch for the coming of Jesus, as we do in Advent and Easter seasons.
- Functionality: Plenty of space for kids and littles in the sanctuary and in multiple classrooms. The set up for our weekly services should be easier than it’s ever been, and being in a space with proper HVAC will be a first for us!!!
- Fellowship and Connecting: this Sunset service gives us another great opportunity to gather together for dinner with family and friends on Saturday evenings following service in nearby downtown Beverly.
If you missed the online meeting a week ago and want to know more, chat with me.
Thank you for helping families with meals at this time. They are so grateful to have this community support. details here:
Take them a Meal
We are so excited to announce the release of our latest title from Trinity Books!
To Marvel More: Holy Attention in the Incarnation Poems of Martha Marchina
*Translated with commentary by Elspeth Currie
Perfect for the Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany Seasons, this collection of sacred poetry by the female Renaissance author, Martha Marchina has been translated from Latin to English for the first time. Selected poems that journey through Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany seasons.
Take a moment and help us by purchasing a copy this Fall season on Amazon and be sure to leave a kind review on Amazon. Perfect for adding to your next online order.
details on our Trinity Books Page
New Book!
4 pm in the CROWELL CHAPEL
3 Rosedale Ave, Manchester-by-the-Sea
Details on our Events Page
Christmas Eve at Trinity North Shore
The Peace of Wild Things
Thursday December 4, 2025
“When despair for the world grows in me
and I wake in the night at the least sound
in fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be,
I go and lie down where the wood drake
rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds.
I come into the peace of wild things
who do not tax their lives with forethought
of grief. I come into the presence of still water.
And I feel above me the day-blind stars
waiting with their light. For a time
I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.”
-The Peace of Wild Things, Wendell Berry
May the peace of God’s wild, wild Creation make itself known to you this Christmas season.
Dear friends,
SATURDAY SUNSET SERVICES SURVEY:
For the past handful of weeks we’ve been meeting on Saturday Afternoon/Evenings in Beverly.
We would love your feedback and input in particular about this Day and Time. Please take a moment to share your thoughts with us on this survey.
It is anonymous so feel free to share with us any feedback that would be helpful on the link below.
TRINITY SATURDAY SURVEYS FORM HERE
ADVENT CONTINUES THIS SATURDAY EVENING
We had a wonderful evening celebrating Advent Week One, Hope
I am very much looking forward to our next few weeks as we journey through Advent together through to celebrating the birth of Christ the Savior.
Next week we continue our walk through Advent together at 4 pm at Center Grace in Beverly. December 13.
Important THIS SATURDAY we will meet in South Hamilton!
DECEMBER 6, FESTIVE ADVENT POTLUCK and SIMPLE EUCHARIST
Friends, due to a scheduling conflict which we knew about at Center Grace on December 6th, there will be a slight adjustment to our weekly gatherings.
Saturday, December 6, we will be gathering in Asbury Grove at the Dining Hall
15 Lee Park, South Hamilton, MA
We will have a short eucharist service followed by a meal together.
Be Sure to Sign up so we can plan!
Even if you’re unable to bring anything, there will be plenty of food and drink for everyone!
From Jennifer Drummond:
We'll gather at 4 pm for a brief Eucharist in the Dining Hall, followed by a festive Advent gathering! Think cocktail party (minus the cocktails) - fancy dress, heavy hors d'oeuvres, finger foods, desserts and lots of sparkling cider and punch! We'll use real linens and punch glasses, and compostable bowls/plates.
ADVENT RETREAT
In the Anglican tradition, during the four weeks leading up to Christmas, we look at the two times Christ comes to earth: when He is born and when he returns at the Second Coming. At this Advent retreat, we'll pause to look more deeply at our readiness both to receive the light of Christ and also somehow to be His light in the world
Come spend a day apart from the busyness of the season:
Saturday, December 13 from 9:00am to 2pm.
Details on our Events Page!
VIDEOS PROMOTING TO MARVEL MORE
Trinity Books’ Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany book for this year!
Elspeth and I took some time this week to record a few videos promoting this year’s Christmas book, with Michael and Amber’s kind help.
Be sure to like, comment, and share them from our Facebook, Instagram, or YouTube pages!
NEW BABIES - TAKE THEM A MEAL!
Be sure to check out our Take them a Meal Page to help many in our community.
CHRISTMAS EVE AND BAPTISMS at Trinity North Shore
in Manchester by the Sea
4 pm in the CROWELL CHAPEL
3 Rosedale Ave, Manchester-by-the-Sea
More Details coming soon on our Events Page
We are very excited for a special Christmas Eve service in a beautiful place. We’ll be in the Crowell Chapel in Manchester by the Sea. More to come, but I couldn’t wait to share the news. It’s a great moment to invite friends.
If you or your child are interested in being baptized on Christmas Eve, please reach out to one of the clergy.
We are super excited to be baptizing some littles in the beautiful chapel on Christmas Eve in Manchester by the Sea and want to be sure we don’t miss anyone!
GET THE LATEST SERMONS ONLINE!
We’ve had quite a few very special sermons these past weeks, including Trinity’s friend Mako Nagasawa, Cn Tim, Mthr Wendy, Mthr Jen and more…
Check out the latest sermons on our podcast page:
or YouTube Channel
HELPING OUR COMMUNITY
Many of our friends and neighbors are facing challenging times due to the shutdown of the U.S. Government and the administration refusing to release USDA funding for the SNAP/Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. This November, nearly one million people in Massachusetts alone will face food insecurity. Among them are the most vulnerable in our community - in Massachusetts alone, 32% of SNAP beneficiaries are children, 31% are people with disabilities, and 26% are seniors. Many of you have asked how we can help, please visit our Missions Page to find out how to donate and how to get involved in community meals in our area.
SEATING IN THE SANCTUARY
Thank you all for joining us in the center section these past Saturdays, it really helps us worship together as a parish family.
A kind reminder:
We’ve had a few really good services in the space at Center Grace. Because it is a large space that seats nearly 2.5x the size of our Trinity parish, we kindly invite you and your families to join us in the center sections of the sanctuary so that we can all be together as a church family. Also, there is a room directly behind the sound board in that center section if you need to take your littles for some privacy, and sitting together in the center does help us logistically as well.
NURSERY HELP!
One of the things we talked about Saturday was our growing and growing nursery, and how wonderfully challenged we are there because of the great multitude of infants and littles that we have. We need more leaders and servers for nursery especially right now. I am delighted to be able to share that Shana has agreed to be a nursery leader! She is going to be great! So if you feel the heart-tug there, let us know!
TRINITY CHRISTMAS BOOK FOR THIS YEAR
To Marvel More, Holy Attention in the Incarnation Poems of Martha Marchina
Elspeth Currie
We are very excited for this year’s Christmas book! Here’s a little teaser bit, and one of my favorite poems from the book:
From the Introduction:
Martha Marchina (1600-1646) was a devout seventeenth-century Italian Catholic from an artisan class background. …her father made and sold scented soaps and brooms. After her mother’s early death, Marchina began overseeing the household and its domestic responsibilities. This included her brothers’ education. The boys began taking Latin lessons from a local religious community of Oratorians. Marchina would quiz them each day on what they learned and ended up learning the language herself and writing poetry, much to the surprise of her brothers’ teachers…
Here is an excerpt from one of my favorites:
In Praise of the Cave
Behold the house which once took part in that
great deed, how it contained the infant God.
It echoed with his tender wails and saw
our Lord’s young limbs grow stiff in winter’s chill…
Help us get the word out, all the info is on our Trinity Books Page!
I’m looking forward to worshiping together again this Saturday at Sunset.
Peace and blessings to you,
Tim+
SATURDAY SUNSET SERVICES
As many of you may be aware, since this past mid July we’ve been looking for a transition space to meet through the end of the year. We are very happy that Center Grace Church has graciously offered to share their space with us.
Starting Saturday, October 11, we will be at 4 pm at Center Grace Church in Beverly.
100 Cummings Center Ste 219Q
A few years ago some in our team and I had the opportunity to help Center Grace as they were in the middle of their own transition season moving from place to place as opportunity allowed. It’s been a great joy connecting with Pastor Derek and the team at Center Grace, as they’ve been very kind to us in these past weeks and we are very grateful to have a place to meet through the end of the year.
Where we are going brings a number of special opportunities for us.
- Location: We will be in the Cummings Center in central Beverly. Most of our parish live in Beverly, so we are grateful for the chance to worship together in a more central location.
- Tradition: Historically some traditional churches kept a Saturday sunset/evening service as it relates to the traditional Saturday Easter Vigils where they kept the traditions of anticipating and keeping watch for the coming of Jesus, as we do in Advent and Easter seasons.
- Functionality: Plenty of space for kids and littles in the sanctuary and in multiple classrooms. The set up for our weekly services should be easier than it’s ever been, and being in a space with proper HVAC will be a first for us!!!
- Fellowship and Connecting: this Sunset service gives us another great opportunity to gather together for dinner with family and friends on Saturday evenings following service in nearby downtown Beverly.
If you missed the online meeting a week ago and want to know more, chat with me.
Thank you for helping families with meals at this time. They are so grateful to have this community support. details here:
Take them a Meal
We are so excited to announce the release of our latest title from Trinity Books!
To Marvel More: Holy Attention in the Incarnation Poems of Martha Marchina
*Translated with commentary by Elspeth Currie
Perfect for the Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany Seasons, this collection of sacred poetry by the female Renaissance author, Martha Marchina has been translated from Latin to English for the first time. Selected poems that journey through Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany seasons.
Take a moment and help us by purchasing a copy this Fall season on Amazon and be sure to leave a kind review on Amazon. Perfect for adding to your next online order.
details on our Trinity Books Page
New Book!
4 pm in the CROWELL CHAPEL
3 Rosedale Ave, Manchester-by-the-Sea
Details on our Events Page
Christmas Eve at Trinity North Shore
The Story of the Love of God
Friday November 28, 2025
“When we learn to read the story of Jesus and see it as the story of the love of God, doing for us what we could not do for ourselves—that insight produces, again and again, a sense of astonished gratitude which is very near the heart of authentic Christian experience."
-N.T. Wright
Dear friends,
SATURDAY SUNSET SERVICES SURVEY:
For the past handful of weeks we’ve been meeting on Saturday Afternoon/Evenings in Beverly.
We would love your feedback and input in particular about this Day and Time. Please take a moment to share your thoughts with us on this survey.
It is anonymous so feel free to share with us any feedback that would be helpful on the link below.
TRINITY SATURDAY SURVEYS FORM HERE
ADVENT CONTINUES THIS SATURDAY EVENING
We had a wonderful evening celebrating Christ the King with Ben Lowe from ARocha.
I am very much looking forward to our next few weeks as we journey through Advent together through to celebrating the birth of Christ the Savior.
This week we celebrate Hope and the story of Zechariah.
Important THIS SATURDAY we will meet in South Hamilton!
DECEMBER 6, FESTIVE ADVENT POTLUCK and SIMPLE EUCHARIST
Friends, due to a scheduling conflict which we knew about at Center Grace on December 6th, there will be a slight adjustment to our weekly gatherings.
Saturday, December 6, we will be gathering in Asbury Grove at the Dining Hall
15 Lee Park, South Hamilton, MA
We will have a short eucharist service followed by a meal together.
Be Sure to Sign up so we can plan!
Even if you’re unable to bring anything, there will be plenty of food and drink for everyone!
From Jennifer Drummond:
We'll gather at 4 pm for a brief Eucharist in the Dining Hall, followed by a festive Advent gathering! Think cocktail party (minus the cocktails) - fancy dress, heavy hors d'oeuvres, finger foods, desserts and lots of sparkling cider and punch! We'll use real linens and punch glasses, and compostable bowls/plates.
ADVENT RETREAT
In the Anglican tradition, during the four weeks leading up to Christmas, we look at the two times Christ comes to earth: when He is born and when he returns at the Second Coming. At this Advent retreat, we'll pause to look more deeply at our readiness both to receive the light of Christ and also somehow to be His light in the world
Come spend a day apart from the busyness of the season:
Saturday, December 13 from 9:00am to 2pm.
Details on our Events Page!
VIDEOS PROMOTING TO MARVEL MORE
Trinity Books’ Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany book for this year!
Elspeth and I took some time this week to record a few videos promoting this year’s Christmas book, with Michael and Amber’s kind help.
Be sure to like, comment, and share them from our Facebook, Instagram, or YouTube pages!
NEW BABIES - TAKE THEM A MEAL!
Be sure to check out our Take them a Meal Page to help many in our community.
CHRISTMAS EVE AND BAPTISMS at Trinity North Shore
in Manchester by the Sea
4 pm in the CROWELL CHAPEL
3 Rosedale Ave, Manchester-by-the-Sea
More Details coming soon on our Events Page
We are very excited for a special Christmas Eve service in a beautiful place. We’ll be in the Crowell Chapel in Manchester by the Sea. More to come, but I couldn’t wait to share the news. It’s a great moment to invite friends.
If you or your child are interested in being baptized on Christmas Eve, please reach out to one of the clergy.
We are super excited to be baptizing some littles in the beautiful chapel on Christmas Eve in Manchester by the Sea and want to be sure we don’t miss anyone!
GET THE LATEST SERMONS ONLINE!
We’ve had quite a few very special sermons these past weeks, including Trinity’s friend Mako Nagasawa, Cn Tim, Mthr Wendy, Mthr Jen and more…
Check out the latest sermons on our podcast page:
or YouTube Channel
HELPING OUR COMMUNITY
Many of our friends and neighbors are facing challenging times due to the shutdown of the U.S. Government and the administration refusing to release USDA funding for the SNAP/Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. This November, nearly one million people in Massachusetts alone will face food insecurity. Among them are the most vulnerable in our community - in Massachusetts alone, 32% of SNAP beneficiaries are children, 31% are people with disabilities, and 26% are seniors. Many of you have asked how we can help, please visit our Missions Page to find out how to donate and how to get involved in community meals in our area.
SEATING IN THE SANCTUARY
Thank you all for joining us in the center section these past Saturdays, it really helps us worship together as a parish family.
A kind reminder:
We’ve had a few really good services in the space at Center Grace. Because it is a large space that seats nearly 2.5x the size of our Trinity parish, we kindly invite you and your families to join us in the center sections of the sanctuary so that we can all be together as a church family. Also, there is a room directly behind the sound board in that center section if you need to take your littles for some privacy, and sitting together in the center does help us logistically as well.
NURSERY HELP!
One of the things we talked about Saturday was our growing and growing nursery, and how wonderfully challenged we are there because of the great multitude of infants and littles that we have. We need more leaders and servers for nursery especially right now. I am delighted to be able to share that Shana has agreed to be a nursery leader! She is going to be great! So if you feel the heart-tug there, let us know!
TRINITY CHRISTMAS BOOK FOR THIS YEAR
To Marvel More, Holy Attention in the Incarnation Poems of Martha Marchina
Elspeth Currie
We are very excited for this year’s Christmas book! Here’s a little teaser bit, and one of my favorite poems from the book:
From the Introduction:
Martha Marchina (1600-1646) was a devout seventeenth-century Italian Catholic from an artisan class background. …her father made and sold scented soaps and brooms. After her mother’s early death, Marchina began overseeing the household and its domestic responsibilities. This included her brothers’ education. The boys began taking Latin lessons from a local religious community of Oratorians. Marchina would quiz them each day on what they learned and ended up learning the language herself and writing poetry, much to the surprise of her brothers’ teachers…
Here is an excerpt from one of my favorites:
In Praise of the Cave
Behold the house which once took part in that
great deed, how it contained the infant God.
It echoed with his tender wails and saw
our Lord’s young limbs grow stiff in winter’s chill…
Help us get the word out, all the info is on our Trinity Books Page!
I’m looking forward to worshiping together again this Saturday at Sunset.
Peace and blessings to you,
Tim+
SATURDAY SUNSET SERVICES
As many of you may be aware, since this past mid July we’ve been looking for a transition space to meet through the end of the year. We are very happy that Center Grace Church has graciously offered to share their space with us.
Starting Saturday, October 11, we will be at 4 pm at Center Grace Church in Beverly.
100 Cummings Center Ste 219Q
A few years ago some in our team and I had the opportunity to help Center Grace as they were in the middle of their own transition season moving from place to place as opportunity allowed. It’s been a great joy connecting with Pastor Derek and the team at Center Grace, as they’ve been very kind to us in these past weeks and we are very grateful to have a place to meet through the end of the year.
Where we are going brings a number of special opportunities for us.
- Location: We will be in the Cummings Center in central Beverly. Most of our parish live in Beverly, so we are grateful for the chance to worship together in a more central location.
- Tradition: Historically some traditional churches kept a Saturday sunset/evening service as it relates to the traditional Saturday Easter Vigils where they kept the traditions of anticipating and keeping watch for the coming of Jesus, as we do in Advent and Easter seasons.
- Functionality: Plenty of space for kids and littles in the sanctuary and in multiple classrooms. The set up for our weekly services should be easier than it’s ever been, and being in a space with proper HVAC will be a first for us!!!
- Fellowship and Connecting: this Sunset service gives us another great opportunity to gather together for dinner with family and friends on Saturday evenings following service in nearby downtown Beverly.
If you missed the online meeting a week ago and want to know more, chat with me.
Thank you for helping families with meals at this time. They are so grateful to have this community support. details here:
Take them a Meal
We are so excited to announce the release of our latest title from Trinity Books!
To Marvel More: Holy Attention in the Incarnation Poems of Martha Marchina
*Translated with commentary by Elspeth Currie
Perfect for the Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany Seasons, this collection of sacred poetry by the female Renaissance author, Martha Marchina has been translated from Latin to English for the first time. Selected poems that journey through Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany seasons.
Take a moment and help us by purchasing a copy this Fall season on Amazon and be sure to leave a kind review on Amazon. Perfect for adding to your next online order.
details on our Trinity Books Page
New Book!
4 pm in the CROWELL CHAPEL
3 Rosedale Ave, Manchester-by-the-Sea
Details on our Events Page
Christmas Eve at Trinity North Shore
The Whole Point of the Kingdom of God
Friday November 21, 2025
“Most Western Christians think the point of faith is for their soul to get to heaven. But Jesus’ whole point was for the Kingdom of God to come on earth as in heaven.”
-N.T. Wright
Dear friends,
Eve of CHRIST THE KING this SATURDAY
with BEN LOWE, Director of ARocha US
I am very much looking forward to our time on Saturday, the eve of Christ the King. We have the joy of having Ben Lowe, the Director of ARocha US, as our guest preacher. ARocha US is the organization with whom we partnered last year, as a part of their pilot year of Churches of Restoration.
Cheryl and I have known ARocha Intl for a long time; Mother Jen got to know Ben and ARocha US during the year in their program. You can read more about Ben here.
There’s a great article op-ed from Tish Harrison Warren about ARocha in the NY Times here.
Important In Two Weeks we will meet in South Hamilton!
DECEMBER 6, FESTIVE ADVENT POTLUCK and SIMPLE EUCHARIST
Friends, due to a scheduling conflict which we knew about at Center Grace on December 6th, there will be a slight adjustment to our weekly gatherings.
Saturday, December 6, we will be gathering in Asbury Grove at the Dining Hall
15 Lee Park, South Hamilton, MA
We will have a short eucharist service followed by a meal together.
Be Sure to Sign up so we can plan!
Even if you’re unable to bring anything, there will be plenty of food and drink for everyone!
From Jennifer Drummond:
We'll gather at 4 pm for a brief Eucharist in the Dining Hall, followed by a festive Advent gathering! Think cocktail party (minus the cocktails) - fancy dress, heavy hors d'oeuvres, finger foods, desserts and lots of sparkling cider and punch! We'll use real linens and punch glasses, and compostable bowls/plates.
NEW BABY SCHMALZ
Mark says: We welcomed Lucy Mae last night at 9:37! Mama and baby are doing great!
Be sure to check out our Take them a Meal Page to help many in our community.
ADVENT RETREAT
In the Anglican tradition, during the four weeks leading up to Christmas, we look at the two times Christ comes to earth: when He is born and when he returns at the Second Coming. At this Advent retreat, we'll pause to look more deeply at our readiness both to receive the light of Christ and also somehow to be His light in the world
Come spend a day apart from the busyness of the season:
Saturday, December 13 from 9:00am to 2pm.
Details on our Events Page!
ACNA TROUBLES
There’s more news from the ACNA, and more disappointment. I, the Parish Council, and the clergy are watching this closely. For now, if you would like to be updated, chat with one of the clergy.
You can also check out our sermon from a few weeks ago where I shared a response.
You can find it on our Podcast Channel or YouTube channel
The Nicene Creed and A Response to Ongoing Situations in the ACNA.
VIDEOS PROMOTING TO MARVEL MORE
Trinity Books’ Christmas book for this year
Elspeth and I took some time this week to record a few videos promoting this year’s Christmas book, with Michael and Amber’s kind help. Look for them soon, and spread them around on your social media!
NEW BABY
Mark says: We welcomed Lucy Mae last night at 9:37! Mama and baby are doing great!
Be sure to check out our Take them a Meal Page to help many in our community.
CHRISTMAS EVE at Trinity North Shore
in Manchester by the Sea
4 pm in the CROWELL CHAPEL
3 Rosedale Ave, Manchester-by-the-Sea
More Details coming soon on our Events Page
We are very excited for a special Christmas Eve service in a beautiful place. We’ll be in the Crowell Chapel in Manchester by the Sea. More to come, but I couldn’t wait to share the news. It’s a great moment to invite friends.
GET THE LATEST SERMONS ONLINE!
We’ve had quite a few very special sermons these past weeks, including Trinity’s friend Mako Nagasawa, Cn Tim, Mthr Wendy, Mthr Jen and more…
Check out the latest sermons on our podcast page:
or YouTube Channel
HELPING OUR COMMUNITY
Many of our friends and neighbors are facing challenging times due to the shutdown of the U.S. Government and the administration refusing to release USDA funding for the SNAP/Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. This November, nearly one million people in Massachusetts alone will face food insecurity. Among them are the most vulnerable in our community - in Massachusetts alone, 32% of SNAP beneficiaries are children, 31% are people with disabilities, and 26% are seniors. Many of you have asked how we can help, please visit our Missions Page to find out how to donate and how to get involved in community meals in our area.
SEATING IN THE SANCTUARY
Thank you all for joining us in the center section these past Saturdays, it really helps us worship together as a parish family.
A kind reminder:
We’ve had a few really good services in the space at Center Grace. Because it is a large space that seats nearly 2.5x the size of our Trinity parish, we kindly invite you and your families to join us in the center sections of the sanctuary so that we can all be together as a church family. Also, there is a room directly behind the sound board in that center section if you need to take your littles for some privacy, and sitting together in the center does help us logistically as well.
NURSERY HELP!
One of the things we talked about Saturday was our growing and growing nursery, and how wonderfully challenged we are there because of the great multitude of infants and littles that we have. We need more leaders and servers for nursery especially right now. I am delighted to be able to share that Shana has agreed to be a nursery leader! She is going to be great! So if you feel the heart-tug there, let us know!
TRINITY CHRISTMAS BOOK FOR THIS YEAR
To Marvel More, Holy Attention in the Incarnation Poems of Martha Marchina
Elspeth Currie
We are very excited for this year’s Christmas book! Here’s a little teaser bit, and one of my favorite poems from the book:
From the Introduction:
Martha Marchina (1600-1646) was a devout seventeenth-century Italian Catholic from an artisan class background. …her father made and sold scented soaps and brooms. After her mother’s early death, Marchina began overseeing the household and its domestic responsibilities. This included her brothers’ education. The boys began taking Latin lessons from a local religious community of Oratorians. Marchina would quiz them each day on what they learned and ended up learning the language herself and writing poetry, much to the surprise of her brothers’ teachers…
Here is an excerpt from one of my favorites:
In Praise of the Cave
Behold the house which once took part in that
great deed, how it contained the infant God.
It echoed with his tender wails and saw
our Lord’s young limbs grow stiff in winter’s chill…
Help us get the word out, all the info is on our Trinity Books Page!
I’m looking forward to worshiping together again this Saturday at Sunset.
Peace and blessings to you,
Tim+
SATURDAY SUNSET SERVICES
As many of you may be aware, since this past mid July we’ve been looking for a transition space to meet through the end of the year. We are very happy that Center Grace Church has graciously offered to share their space with us.
Starting Saturday, October 11, we will be at 4 pm at Center Grace Church in Beverly.
100 Cummings Center Ste 219Q
A few years ago some in our team and I had the opportunity to help Center Grace as they were in the middle of their own transition season moving from place to place as opportunity allowed. It’s been a great joy connecting with Pastor Derek and the team at Center Grace, as they’ve been very kind to us in these past weeks and we are very grateful to have a place to meet through the end of the year.
Where we are going brings a number of special opportunities for us.
- Location: We will be in the Cummings Center in central Beverly. Most of our parish live in Beverly, so we are grateful for the chance to worship together in a more central location.
- Tradition: Historically some traditional churches kept a Saturday sunset/evening service as it relates to the traditional Saturday Easter Vigils where they kept the traditions of anticipating and keeping watch for the coming of Jesus, as we do in Advent and Easter seasons.
- Functionality: Plenty of space for kids and littles in the sanctuary and in multiple classrooms. The set up for our weekly services should be easier than it’s ever been, and being in a space with proper HVAC will be a first for us!!!
- Fellowship and Connecting: this Sunset service gives us another great opportunity to gather together for dinner with family and friends on Saturday evenings following service in nearby downtown Beverly.
If you missed the online meeting a week ago and want to know more, chat with me.
Thank you for helping families with meals at this time. They are so grateful to have this community support. details here:
Take them a Meal
We are so excited to announce the release of our latest title from Trinity Books!
To Marvel More: Holy Attention in the Incarnation Poems of Martha Marchina
*Translated with commentary by Elspeth Currie
Take a moment and help us by purchasing a copy this Fall season on Amazon and be sure to leave a kind review on Amazon. Perfect for adding to your next online order.
details on our Trinity Books Page
New Book!
4 pm in the CROWELL CHAPEL
3 Rosedale Ave, Manchester-by-the-Sea
Details on our Events Page
Christmas Eve at Trinity North Shore
All that is Good and Noble and True,
We Matter
Friday November 14, 2025
I am convinced that we all have the capacity to live within a narrative of great adventure, no matter our life circumstances. The courage to be brave when it matters most requires a lifetime of small decisions that set us on a path of self-awareness, attentiveness, and willingness to risk failure for what we believe is right. It is also a profoundly spiritual experience, one in which we feel a part of something larger than ourselves and guided, somehow, by a larger Spirit at work in the world and in us. Decisive moments make believers out of everyone, for no matter what name we give to it, the inexplicable, unmerited experience of a power greater than our own working through us is real. The audacious truth is that we matter in the realization of all that is good and noble and true. I want to expand our notion of what constitutes a decisive moment, for they come in many forms and require a wide range of decisions, equally decisive yet different in their energy and outcome.
-Mariann Budde, Bp of Washington, from How We Learn to Be Brave: Decisive Moments in Life and Faith
Dear friends,
WHAT A WONDERFUL POTLUCK
Our Community Potluck was a simply wonderful time last Saturday. I always love to see the conversations going on around the table. Thanks to Jane, as ever!, and to our creation care team for organizing this one.
NEW BABY
Cody shared the happy news that a son has been born to them:
Jones Coleman O'Loughlin arrived Tuesday night, November 11th at 9:32pm. He and Nicole are doing very well and all is peaceful and healthy 🙏 Charlie is incredibly proud and very excited!
Be sure to check out our Take them a Meal Page to help many in our community.
COMMUNITY CONVERSATION
Our next one is on November 19th, keep your eyes out for more!
CHRISTMAS EVE at Trinity North Shore
in Manchester by the Sea
4 pm in the CROWELL CHAPEL
3 Rosedale Ave, Manchester-by-the-Sea
More Details coming soon on our Events Page
We are very excited for a special Christmas Eve service in a beautiful place. We’ll be in the Crowell Chapel in Manchester by the Sea. More to come, but I couldn’t wait to share the news. It’s a great moment to invite friends.
GET THE LATEST SERMONS ONLINE!
We’ve had quite a few very special sermons these past weeks, including Trinity’s friend Mako Nagasawa, Cn Tim, Mthr Wendy, Mthr Jen and more…
Check out the latest sermons on our podcast page:
or YouTube Channel
HELPING OUR COMMUNITY
Many of our friends and neighbors are facing challenging times due to the shutdown of the U.S. Government and the administration refusing to release USDA funding for the SNAP/Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. This November, nearly one million people in Massachusetts alone will face food insecurity. Among them are the most vulnerable in our community - in Massachusetts alone, 32% of SNAP beneficiaries are children, 31% are people with disabilities, and 26% are seniors. Many of you have asked how we can help, please visit our Missions Page to find out how to donate and how to get involved in community meals in our area.
SEATING IN THE SANCTUARY
Thank you all for joining us in the center section these past Saturdays, it really helps us worship together as a parish family.
A kind reminder:
We’ve had a few really good services in the space at Center Grace. Because it is a large space that seats nearly 2.5x the size of our Trinity parish, we kindly invite you and your families to join us in the center sections of the sanctuary so that we can all be together as a church family. Also, there is a room directly behind the sound board in that center section if you need to take your littles for some privacy, and sitting together in the center does help us logistically as well.
ACNA IN THE NEWS - A Response
As you know, the ACNA has been in the news this past week and not in a good light.
I took some time to share a bit about that and more in our sermon this past week.
You can find it on our Podcast Channel or YouTube channel
The Nicene Creed and A Response to Ongoing Situations in the ACNA.
NURSERY HELP!
One of the things we talked about Saturday was our growing and growing nursery, and how wonderfully challenged we are there because of the great multitude of infants and littles that we have. We need more leaders and servers for nursery especially right now. I am delighted to be able to share that Shana has agreed to be a nursery leader! She is going to be great! So if you feel the heart-tug there, let us know!
TRINITY CHRISTMAS BOOK FOR THIS YEAR
To Marvel More, Holy Attention in the Incarnation Poems of Martha Marchina
Elspeth Currie
We are very excited for this year’s Christmas book! Here’s a little teaser bit, and one of my favorite poems from the book:
From the Introduction:
Martha Marchina (1600-1646) was a devout seventeenth-century Italian Catholic from an artisan class background. …her father made and sold scented soaps and brooms. After her mother’s early death, Marchina began overseeing the household and its domestic responsibilities. This included her brothers’ education. The boys began taking Latin lessons from a local religious community of Oratorians. Marchina would quiz them each day on what they learned and ended up learning the language herself and writing poetry, much to the surprise of her brothers’ teachers…
Here is an excerpt from one of my favorites:
In Praise of the Cave
Behold the house which once took part in that
great deed, how it contained the infant God.
It echoed with his tender wails and saw
our Lord’s young limbs grow stiff in winter’s chill…
Help us get the word out, all the info is on our Trinity Books Page!
I’m looking forward to worshiping together again this Saturday at Sunset.
Peace and blessings to you,
Tim+
SATURDAY SUNSET SERVICES
As many of you may be aware, since this past mid July we’ve been looking for a transition space to meet through the end of the year. We are very happy that Center Grace Church has graciously offered to share their space with us.
Starting Saturday, October 11, we will be at 4 pm at Center Grace Church in Beverly.
100 Cummings Center Ste 219Q
A few years ago some in our team and I had the opportunity to help Center Grace as they were in the middle of their own transition season moving from place to place as opportunity allowed. It’s been a great joy connecting with Pastor Derek and the team at Center Grace, as they’ve been very kind to us in these past weeks and we are very grateful to have a place to meet through the end of the year.
Where we are going brings a number of special opportunities for us.
- Location: We will be in the Cummings Center in central Beverly. Most of our parish live in Beverly, so we are grateful for the chance to worship together in a more central location.
- Tradition: Historically some traditional churches kept a Saturday sunset/evening service as it relates to the traditional Saturday Easter Vigils where they kept the traditions of anticipating and keeping watch for the coming of Jesus, as we do in Advent and Easter seasons.
- Functionality: Plenty of space for kids and littles in the sanctuary and in multiple classrooms. The set up for our weekly services should be easier than it’s ever been, and being in a space with proper HVAC will be a first for us!!!
- Fellowship and Connecting: this Sunset service gives us another great opportunity to gather together for dinner with family and friends on Saturday evenings following service in nearby downtown Beverly.
If you missed the online meeting a week ago and want to know more, chat with me.
Thank you for helping families with meals at this time. They are so grateful to have this community support. details here:
Take them a Meal
We are so excited to announce the release of our latest title from Trinity Books!
To Marvel More: Holy Attention in the Incarnation Poems of Martha Marchina
*Translated with commentary by Elspeth Currie
Take a moment and help us by purchasing a copy this Fall season on Amazon and be sure to leave a kind review on Amazon. Perfect for adding to your next online order.
details on our Trinity Books Page
New Book!
4 pm in the CROWELL CHAPEL
3 Rosedale Ave, Manchester-by-the-Sea
Details on our Events Page
Christmas Eve at Trinity North Shore
Theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven,
Taking Courage Against Tyrants
Thursday November 6, 2025
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
‘Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
‘Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
‘Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
‘Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.
‘Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
‘Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
‘Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
-Jesus of Nazareth
Dear friends,
I hope you will join us this Saturday for a community potluck immediately following our Sunset Service from 530-7 pm
The next three weeks we will celebrate Kingdom Season. We will look at a few of the ways Jesus’s kingship was manifest. This Saturday we will look at his authority to forgive, what he meant by commanding us to forgive, and the freedom it brings us. It’s good, and maybe not quite what you’re used to hearing on the subject…
POTLUCK FOLLOWING SERVICE NOVEMBER 8!
Please take a moment to sign up and help us plan!
This coming Saturday! we will have a chance to sit together for a meal following service on November 8.
The Creation Care team is leading the way on this event, Details on our Events Page!
LAST WEEK’S VISIT FROM MAKO NAGASAWA SERMON ONLINE!
Trinity’s friend Mako Nagasawa was our preacher, fresh off a conference in Philadelphia, where he taught on God’s love for us and emotional health.
Check out his sermon on our podcast page:
Appreciating Antony and Athanasius:
Recovering from Trauma and Taking Courage Against Tyrants on All Saints' Day 2025
or YouTube Channel
HELPING OUR COMMUNITY
Many of our friends and neighbors are facing challenging times due to the shutdown of the U.S. Government and the administration refusing to release USDA funding for the SNAP/Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. This November, nearly one million people in Massachusetts alone will face food insecurity. Among them are the most vulnerable in our community - in Massachusetts alone, 32% of SNAP beneficiaries are children, 31% are people with disabilities, and 26% are seniors. Many of you have asked how we can help, please visit our Missions Page to find out how to donate and how to get involved in community meals in our area.
SEATING IN THE SANCTUARY
Thank you all for joining us in the center section these past Saturdays, it really helps us worship together as a parish family.
A kind reminder:
We’ve had a few really good services in the space at Center Grace. Because it is a large space that seats nearly 2.5x the size of our Trinity parish, we kindly invite you and your families to join us in the center sections of the sanctuary so that we can all be together as a church family. Also, there is a room directly behind the sound board in that center section if you need to take your littles for some privacy, and sitting together in the center does help us logistically as well.
ACNA IN THE NEWS - A Response
As you know, the ACNA has been in the news this past week and not in a good light.
I took some time to share a bit about that and more in our sermon this past week.
You can find it on our Podcast Channel or YouTube channel
The Nicene Creed and A Response to Ongoing Situations in the ACNA.
NURSERY HELP!
One of the things we talked about Saturday was our growing and growing nursery, and how wonderfully challenged we are there because of the great multitude of infants and littles that we have. We need more leaders and servers for nursery especially right now. I am delighted to be able to share that Shana has agreed to be a nursery leader! She is going to be great! So if you feel the heart-tug there, let us know!
TRINITY CHRISTMAS BOOK FOR THIS YEAR
To Marvel More, Holy Attention in the Incarnation Poems of Martha Marchina
Elspeth Currie
We are very excited for this year’s Christmas book! Here’s a little teaser bit, and one of my favorite poems from the book:
From the Introduction:
Martha Marchina (1600-1646) was a devout seventeenth-century Italian Catholic from an artisan class background. …her father made and sold scented soaps and brooms. After her mother’s early death, Marchina began overseeing the household and its domestic responsibilities. This included her brothers’ education. The boys began taking Latin lessons from a local religious community of Oratorians. Marchina would quiz them each day on what they learned and ended up learning the language herself and writing poetry, much to the surprise of her brothers’ teachers…
Here is an excerpt from one of my favorites:
In Praise of the Cave
Behold the house which once took part in that
great deed, how it contained the infant God.
It echoed with his tender wails and saw
our Lord’s young limbs grow stiff in winter’s chill…
Help us get the word out, all the info is on our Trinity Books Page!
I’m looking forward to worshiping together again this Saturday at Sunset.
Peace and blessings to you,
Tim+
SATURDAY SUNSET SERVICES
As many of you may be aware, since this past mid July we’ve been looking for a transition space to meet through the end of the year. We are very happy that Center Grace Church has graciously offered to share their space with us.
Starting Saturday, October 11, we will be at 4 pm at Center Grace Church in Beverly.
100 Cummings Center Ste 219Q
A few years ago some in our team and I had the opportunity to help Center Grace as they were in the middle of their own transition season moving from place to place as opportunity allowed. It’s been a great joy connecting with Pastor Derek and the team at Center Grace, as they’ve been very kind to us in these past weeks and we are very grateful to have a place to meet through the end of the year.
Where we are going brings a number of special opportunities for us.
- Location: We will be in the Cummings Center in central Beverly. Most of our parish live in Beverly, so we are grateful for the chance to worship together in a more central location.
- Tradition: Historically some traditional churches kept a Saturday sunset/evening service as it relates to the traditional Saturday Easter Vigils where they kept the traditions of anticipating and keeping watch for the coming of Jesus, as we do in Advent and Easter seasons.
- Functionality: Plenty of space for kids and littles in the sanctuary and in multiple classrooms. The set up for our weekly services should be easier than it’s ever been, and being in a space with proper HVAC will be a first for us!!!
- Fellowship and Connecting: this Sunset service gives us another great opportunity to gather together for dinner with family and friends on Saturday evenings following service in nearby downtown Beverly.
If you missed the online meeting a week ago and want to know more, chat with me.
Thank you for helping families with meals at this time. They are so grateful to have this community support. details here:
Take them a Meal
We are so excited to announce the release of our latest title from Trinity Books!
To Marvel More: Holy Attention in the Incarnation Poems of Martha Marchina
*Translated with commentary by Elspeth Currie
Take a moment and help us by purchasing a copy this Fall season on Amazon and be sure to leave a kind review on Amazon. Perfect for adding to your next online order.
details on our Trinity Books Page
New Book!
Join us for our November Potluck
Please sign up and help us plan!
Saturday November 8 from 530-7 pm at Center Grace
immediately following our Sunset Service.
Details on our Events Page
Community Potluck November 8
All Saints, Pray for Us
Thursday October 30, 2025
O Christ, hear us.
O Christ, graciously hear us.
O God, the Father of heaven,
have mercy upon us.
O God, the Son, Redeemer of the world,
have mercy upon us.
O God, the Holy Spirit,
have mercy upon us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
have mercy upon us.
Holy Mary,
pray for us.
Holy Michael, Holy Gabriel, Holy Raphael,
pray for us.
All you holy Angels and Archangels,
pray for us.
Holy Abraham and Sarah,
pray for us.
Holy Moses, and Elijah,
pray for us.
Holy Debrah and Ruth
pray for us.
Holy John the Baptist,
pray for us.
Holy Joseph,
pray for us.
All you holy Patriarchs, Matriarchs, and Prophets,
pray for us.
Holy Peter, Holy Paul, Holy Andrew, Holy John, Holy Mary Magdalene,
pray for us.
All holy Apostles and Evangelists,
pray for us.
Holy Stephen, Holy James,
pray for us.
All you holy Martyrs,
pray for us.
Holy Polycarp, Holy Basil, Gregory, and Macrina,
pray for us.
All you holy Bishops and Confessors,
pray for us.
Holy Dominic, Holy Benedict, Holy Francis, Holy Clare, Holy Thomas, Julian of Norwich,
pray for us.
All you holy Priests,
pray for us.
All you holy Monks and Sisters,
pray for us.
Thomas Cranmer, John Donne, William Wilberforce,
pray for us.
Charles Lwanga and the Martyrs of Uganda,
pray for us.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Martin Luther King, Mother Teresa,
pray for us.
All you holy saints of God,
intercede for us.
O God, the Father of heaven,
have mercy upon us.
O God, the Son, Redeemer of the world,
have mercy upon us.
O God, the Holy Spirit,
have mercy upon us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
have mercy upon us.
O Christ, hear us.
O Christ, graciously hear us.
The Litany of Saints
Hello friends,
I hope you can join us Saturday for two special things, All Saints and another visit from Mako Nagasawa.
ALL SAINTS - Names of our loved ones.
Send in the names of those who have passed away in this past year…
One of the important and beautiful traditions of All Saints is that we remember those who have died in the past year. We especially remember those of our own community (Bob Craig and Carol Alter) but also others from your dear families or friends who were close to you.
Please send the names to Michael by Saturday morning at 9am, to have them included in the prayers during our service this Saturday.
A VISIT FROM MAKO NAGASAWA THIS SATURDAY!
God is constantly connected to us. He never lets go; He never gives up… How are we attached to God, and how is God attached to us?
-Mako Nagasawa, our preacher this Saturday…
Trinity’s friend Mako Nagasawa will be our preacher, fresh off a conference in Philadelphia, where he taught on God’s love for us and emotional health.
Saturday he will be talking about:
Appreciating Antony and Athanasius:
Recovering from Trauma and Taking Courage Against Tyrants on All Saints' Day 2025
HELPING OUR COMMUNITY
Many of our friends and neighbors are facing challenging times due to the shutdown of the U.S. Government and the administration refusing to release USDA funding for the SNAP/Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. This November, nearly one million people in Massachusetts alone will face food insecurity. Among them are the most vulnerable in our community - in Massachusetts alone, 32% of SNAP beneficiaries are children, 31% are people with disabilities, and 26% are seniors. Many of you have asked how we can help, please visit our Missions Page to find out how to donate and how to get involved in community meals in our area.
SEATING IN THE SANCTUARY
Thank you all for joining us in the center section this past Saturday, it really helps us worship together as a parish family.
A kind reminder:
We’ve had a few really good services in the space at Center Grace. Because it is a large space that seats nearly 2.5x the size of our Trinity parish, we kindly invite you and your families to join us in the center sections of the sanctuary so that we can all be together as a church family. Also, there is a room directly behind the sound board in that center section if you need to take your littles for some privacy, and sitting together in the center can help us logistically as well.
POTLUCK FOLLOWING SERVICE NOVEMBER 8!
In two weeks we will have a chance to sit together for a meal following service on November 8. The Creation Care team is leading the way on this event, Details on our Events Page!
ACNA IN THE NEWS - A Response
As you know, the ACNA has been in the news this past week and not in a good light.
I took some time to share a bit about that and more in our sermon this past week.
You can find it on our Podcast Channel or YouTube channel
The Nicene Creed and A Response to Ongoing Situations in the ACNA.
NURSERY HELP!
One of the things we talked about Saturday was our growing and growing nursery, and how wonderfully challenged we are there because of the great multitude of infants and littles that we have. We need more leaders and servers for nursery especially right now. I am delighted to be able to share that Shana has agreed to be a nursery leader! She is going to be great! So if you feel the heart-tug there, let us know!
TRINITY CHRISTMAS BOOK FOR THIS YEAR
To Marvel More, Holy Attention in the Incarnation Poems of Martha Marchina
Elspeth Currie
We are very excited for this year’s Christmas book! Here’s a little teaser bit, and one of my favorite poems from the book:
From the Introduction:
Martha Marchina (1600-1646) was a devout seventeenth-century Italian Catholic from an artisan class background. …her father made and sold scented soaps and brooms. After her mother’s early death, Marchina began overseeing the household and its domestic responsibilities. This included her brothers’ education. The boys began taking Latin lessons from a local religious community of Oratorians. Marchina would quiz them each day on what they learned and ended up learning the language herself and writing poetry, much to the surprise of her brothers’ teachers…
Here is an excerpt from one of my favorites:
In Praise of the Cave
Behold the house which once took part in that
great deed, how it contained the infant God.
It echoed with his tender wails and saw
our Lord’s young limbs grow stiff in winter’s chill…
Help us get the word out, all the info is on our Trinity Books Page!
I’m looking forward to worshiping together again this Saturday at Sunset.
Peace and blessings to you,
Tim+
SATURDAY SUNSET SERVICES
As many of you may be aware, since this past mid July we’ve been looking for a transition space to meet through the end of the year. We are very happy that Center Grace Church has graciously offered to share their space with us.
Starting Saturday, October 11, we will be at 4 pm at Center Grace Church in Beverly.
100 Cummings Center Ste 219Q
A few years ago some in our team and I had the opportunity to help Center Grace as they were in the middle of their own transition season moving from place to place as opportunity allowed. It’s been a great joy connecting with Pastor Derek and the team at Center Grace, as they’ve been very kind to us in these past weeks and we are very grateful to have a place to meet through the end of the year.
Where we are going brings a number of special opportunities for us.
- Location: We will be in the Cummings Center in central Beverly. Most of our parish live in Beverly, so we are grateful for the chance to worship together in a more central location.
- Tradition: Historically some traditional churches kept a Saturday sunset/evening service as it relates to the traditional Saturday Easter Vigils where they kept the traditions of anticipating and keeping watch for the coming of Jesus, as we do in Advent and Easter seasons.
- Functionality: Plenty of space for kids and littles in the sanctuary and in multiple classrooms. The set up for our weekly services should be easier than it’s ever been, and being in a space with proper HVAC will be a first for us!!!
- Fellowship and Connecting: this Sunset service gives us another great opportunity to gather together for dinner with family and friends on Saturday evenings following service in nearby downtown Beverly.
If you missed the online meeting a week ago and want to know more, chat with me.
Thank you for helping families with meals at this time. They are so grateful to have this community support. details here:
Take them a Meal
We are so excited to announce the release of our latest title from Trinity Books!
To Marvel More: Holy Attention in the Incarnation Poems of Martha Marchina
*Translated with commentary by Elspeth Currie
Take a moment and help us by purchasing a copy this Fall season on Amazon and be sure to leave a kind review on Amazon. Perfect for adding to your next online order.
details on our Trinity Books Page
New Book!
Join us for our November Potluck
Saturday November 8 from 530-7 pm at Center Grace
immediately following our Sunset Service.
Details on our Events Page
Community Potluck November 8
Giver of Life,
Light from Light
Friday October 24, 2025
We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, visible and invisible.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father; through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven, was incarnate from the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, and was made man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come.
Amen.
-The Nicene Creed, 1700 years and counting
Dear friends,
This weekend is a special service as this year marks the 1700th anniversary of the Nicene Creed. A place to find unity. A place to find shelter when life can be full of chaos and confusion. I hope you’ll be able to join us.
SEATING IN THE SANCTUARY
We’ve had a couple really good services in the space at Center Grace. Because it is a large space that seats nearly 2.5x the size of our Trinity parish, we kindly invite you and your families to join us in the center sections of the sanctuary so that we can all be together as a church family. Also, there is a room directly behind the sound board in that center section if you need to take your littles for some privacy, and sitting together in the center can help us logistically as well.
POTLUCK FOLLOWING SERVICE NOVEMBER 8!
In two weeks we will have a chance to sit together for a meal following service on November 8. The Creation Care team is leading the way on this event, stay tuned for details!
ACNA IN THE NEWS
Our province has been in the news this week, and not in a good light.
I will share more about this on Saturday during the service. I hope you can be there with us.
NURSERY HELP!
One of the things we talked about Saturday was our growing and growing nursery, and how wonderfully challenged we are there because of the great multitude of infants and littles that we have. We need more leaders and servers for nursery especially right now. I am delighted to be able to share that Shana has agreed to be a nursery leader! She is going to be great! So if you feel the heart-tug there, let us know!
TRINITY CHRISTMAS BOOK FOR THIS YEAR
To Marvel More, Holy Attention in the Incarnation Poems of Martha Marchina
Elspeth Currie
We are very excited for this year’s Christmas book! Here’s a little teaser bit, and one of my favorite poems from the book:
From the Introduction:
Martha Marchina (1600-1646) was a devout seventeenth-century Italian Catholic from an artisan class background. …her father made and sold scented soaps and brooms. After her mother’s early death, Marchina began overseeing the household and its domestic responsibilities. This included her brothers’ education. The boys began taking Latin lessons from a local religious community of Oratorians. Marchina would quiz them each day on what they learned and ended up learning the language herself and writing poetry, much to the surprise of her brothers’ teachers…
Here is an excerpt from one of my favorites:
In Praise of the Cave
Behold the house which once took part in that
great deed, how it contained the infant God.
It echoed with his tender wails and saw
our Lord’s young limbs grow stiff in winter’s chill…
Help us get the word out, all the info is on our Trinity Books Page!
I’m looking forward to worshiping together again this Saturday at Sunset.
Peace and blessings to you,
Tim+
TRANSITIONS - EXODUS, CARRIED AND CARED FOR
If you’ve missed some of the news on our transition, please take a moment to listen to our sermon from a couple of weeks ago.
For most of us, dealing with 1 major challenge in life can be difficult and we’ve recently had 3 challenges and a lot of transition all at once; I shared about journey this past Saturday evening, and about God’s faithful love for us and unchanging presence with us.
If you were not able to be with us last Saturday, may I ask that you give the message from that day, October 10, a listen?
You can find it here on our podcast channel, Exodus: Carried and Cared For.
My hope is that it helps to orient all of us at Trinity as a church community, as we pass through transitions.
TRINITY SERMONS AND PODCASTS CHANNEL
Michael shared with me that our podcasts have nearly reached 5,000 streams these past years since we first started, and it’s humbling to know that our sermons/podcasts are being heard around the world— We hardly ever mention this behind the scenes growth, but as you know, our church is full of families and folks whose lives and work impact many around our local cities, states, country and countries throughout the world.
I hope you’ll share our podcast channel with your friends!
SATURDAY SUNSET SERVICES
As many of you may be aware, since this past mid July we’ve been looking for a transition space to meet through the end of the year. We are very happy that Center Grace Church has graciously offered to share their space with us.
Starting Saturday, October 11, we will be at 4 pm at Center Grace Church in Beverly.
100 Cummings Center Ste 219Q
A few years ago some in our team and I had the opportunity to help Center Grace as they were in the middle of their own transition season moving from place to place as opportunity allowed. It’s been a great joy connecting with Pastor Derek and the team at Center Grace, as they’ve been very kind to us in these past weeks and we are very grateful to have a place to meet through the end of the year.
Where we are going brings a number of special opportunities for us.
- Location: We will be in the Cummings Center in central Beverly. Most of our parish live in Beverly, so we are grateful for the chance to worship together in a more central location.
- Tradition: Historically some traditional churches kept a Saturday sunset/evening service as it relates to the traditional Saturday Easter Vigils where they kept the traditions of anticipating and keeping watch for the coming of Jesus, as we do in Advent and Easter seasons.
- Functionality: Plenty of space for kids and littles in the sanctuary and in multiple classrooms. The set up for our weekly services should be easier than it’s ever been, and being in a space with proper HVAC will be a first for us!!!
- Fellowship and Connecting: this Sunset service gives us another great opportunity to gather together for dinner with family and friends on Saturday evenings following service in nearby downtown Beverly.
If you missed the online meeting a week ago and want to know more, chat with me.
Thank you for helping families with meals at this time. They are so grateful to have this community support. details here:
Take them a Meal
We are so excited to announce the release of our latest title from Trinity Books!
To Marvel More: Holy Attention in the Incarnation Poems of Martha Marchina
*Translated with commentary by Elspeth Currie
Take a moment and help us by purchasing a copy this Fall season on Amazon and be sure to leave a kind review on Amazon. Perfect for adding to your next online order.
details on our Trinity Books Page
New Book!
Your Parish Council would like to invite us all into a regular pattern of prayer - together! This is a way for us to pause, midweek, whatever we are doing in our lives to join our hearts together in prayer. All the details here!
Invitation to Pray Together
Carried and Cared For
Friday October 17, 2025
The Lord your God, who goes before you, is the one who will fight for you, just as he did for you in Egypt before your very eyes, and in the wilderness, where you saw how the Lord your God carried you, just as one carries a child, all the way that you travelled until you reached this place.
…Surely the Lord your God has blessed you in all your undertakings; he knows your going through this great wilderness. These forty years the Lord your God has been with you; you have lacked nothing.’
-excerpts from Deuteronomy 1 and 2, as Moses asked the people to reflect on God’s care for them as they journeyed on exodus…
Hello friends,
I am really looking forward to two littles being baptized Saturday at sunset, and two Trinitarians being confirmed + received as well. I hope you will be with us to celebrate this special service and occasion!
TRANSITIONS - EXODUS, CARRIED AND CARED FOR
We had a really good first time in the space at Center Grace.
For most of us, dealing with 1 major challenge in life can be difficult and we’ve recently had 3 challenges and a lot of transition all at once; I shared about journey this past Saturday evening, and about God’s faithful love for us and unchanging presence with us.
If you were not able to be with us last Saturday, may I ask that you give the message from that day, October 10, a listen?
You can find it here on our podcast channel, Exodus: Carried and Cared For.
My hope is that it helps to orient all of us at Trinity as a church community, as we pass through transitions.
TRINITY SERMONS AND PODCASTS CHANNEL
Michael shared with me that our podcasts have nearly reached 5,000 streams these past years since we first started, and it’s humbling to know that our sermons/podcasts are being heard around the world— We hardly ever mention this behind the scenes growth, but as you know, our church is full of families and folks whose lives and work impact many around our local cities, states, country and countries throughout the world.
I hope you’ll share our podcast channel with your friends!
NURSERY HELP!
One of the things we talked about Saturday was our growing and growing nursery, and how wonderfully challenged we are there because of the great multitude of infants and littles that we have. We need more leaders and servers for nursery especially right now. I am delighted to be able to share that Shana has agreed to be a nursery leader! She is going to be great! So if you feel the heart-tug there, let us know!
TRINITY CHRISTMAS BOOK FOR THIS YEAR
To Marvel More, Holy Attention in the Incarnation Poems of Martha Marchina
Elspeth Currie
We are very excited for this year’s Christmas book! Here’s a little teaser bit, and one of my favorite poems from the book:
From the Introduction:
Martha Marchina (1600-1646) was a devout seventeenth-century Italian Catholic from an artisan class background. …her father made and sold scented soaps and brooms. After her mother’s early death, Marchina began overseeing the household and its domestic responsibilities. This included her brothers’ education. The boys began taking Latin lessons from a local religious community of Oratorians. Marchina would quiz them each day on what they learned and ended up learning the language herself and writing poetry, much to the surprise of her brothers’ teachers…
Here is an excerpt from one of my favorites:
In Praise of the Cave
Behold the house which once took part in that
great deed, how it contained the infant God.
It echoed with his tender wails and saw
our Lord’s young limbs grow stiff in winter’s chill…
Help us get the word out, all the info is on our Trinity Books Page!
I’m looking forward to worshiping together again this Saturday at Sunset.
Peace and blessings to you,
Tim+
UPCOMING SERVICES SATURDAY SUNSET VIGIL
As many of you may be aware, since this past mid July we’ve been looking for a transition space to meet through the end of the year. We are very happy that Center Grace Church has graciously offered to share their space with us.
Starting Saturday, October 11, we will be at 4 pm at Center Grace Church in Beverly.
100 Cummings Center Ste 219Q
A few years ago some in our team and I had the opportunity to help Center Grace as they were in the middle of their own transition season moving from place to place as opportunity allowed. It’s been a great joy connecting with Pastor Derek and the team at Center Grace, as they’ve been very kind to us in these past weeks and we are very grateful to have a place to meet through the end of the year.
Where we are going brings a number of special opportunities for us.
- Location: We will be in the Cummings Center in central Beverly. Most of our parish live in Beverly, so we are grateful for the chance to worship together in a more central location.
- Tradition: Historically some traditional churches kept a Saturday sunset/evening service as it relates to the traditional Saturday Easter Vigils where they kept the traditions of anticipating and keeping watch for the coming of Jesus, as we do in Advent and Easter seasons.
- Functionality: Plenty of space for kids and littles in the sanctuary and in multiple classrooms. The set up for our weekly services should be easier than it’s ever been, and being in a space with proper HVAC will be a first for us!!!
- Fellowship and Connecting: this Sunset service gives us another great opportunity to gather together for dinner with family and friends on Saturday evenings following service in nearby downtown Beverly.
If you missed the online meeting a week ago and want to know more, chat with me.
Thank you for helping the Currie, Clayton-Gross, and Skillen-Kedl families with meals at this time. They are so grateful to have this community support. details here:
Take them a Meal
We are so excited to announce the release of our latest title from Trinity Books!
To Marvel More: Holy Attention in the Incarnation Poems of Martha Marchina
*Translated with commentary by Elspeth Currie
Take a moment and help us by purchasing a copy this Fall season on Amazon and be sure to leave a kind review on Amazon. Perfect for adding to your next online order.
details on our Trinity Books Page
New Book!
Your Parish Council would like to invite us all into a regular pattern of prayer - together! This is a way for us to pause, midweek, whatever we are doing in our lives to join our hearts together in prayer. All the details here!
Invitation to Pray Together
O Gracious Light, Shine on Me
Friday October 10, 2025
O Gracious Light
Brightness of the Eternal Father
O Jesus Christ
Holy and Blessed One
Now as we come
To the setting of the sun
And our eyes behold the vesper light
We bring you praise
Father Son and Holy Spirit
For you are worthy to be praised
You are worthy to be praised
O Son of God
O Giver of Life
Be Glorified through all the worlds
-O Gracious Light, Phos Hilaron - anonymous prayer dating back to the 3rd century.
Dear friends,
Thank you all for joining us for the Blessing of the Animals at Dane Street. It might’ve been one of the most beautiful services we’ve had celebrating Saint Francis. It was a joy to see so many of our families and friends (and furry friends) there by the sea.
We are very much looking forward to this next step in our transition and we hope you will continue to walk and pray together with us through this season.
UPCOMING SERVICES SATURDAY SUNSET VIGIL
As many of you may be aware, since this past mid July we’ve been looking for a transition space to meet through the end of the year. We are very happy that Center Grace Church has graciously offered to share their space with us.
Starting Saturday, October 11, we will be at 4 pm at Center Grace Church in Beverly.
100 Cummings Center Ste 219Q
A few years ago some in our team and I had the opportunity to help Center Grace as they were in the middle of their own transition season moving from place to place as opportunity allowed. It’s been a great joy connecting with Pastor Derek and the team at Center Grace, as they’ve been very kind to us in these past weeks and we are very grateful to have a place to meet through the end of the year.
Where we are going brings a number of special opportunities for us.
- Location: We will be in the Cummings Center in central Beverly. Most of our parish live in Beverly, so we are grateful for the chance to worship together in a more central location.
- Tradition: Historically some traditional churches kept a Saturday sunset/evening service as it relates to the traditional Saturday Easter Vigils where they kept the traditions of anticipating and keeping watch for the coming of Jesus, as we do in Advent and Easter seasons.
- Functionality: Plenty of space for kids and littles in the sanctuary and in multiple classrooms. The set up for our weekly services should be easier than it’s ever been, and being in a space with proper HVAC will be a first for us!!!
- Fellowship and Connecting: this Sunset service gives us another great opportunity to gather together for dinner with family and friends on Saturday evenings following service in nearby downtown Beverly.
If you missed the online meeting a week ago and want to know more, chat with me.
Blessings and peace to you all,
Tim+
Thank you for helping the Currie, Ferrell, Clayton-Gross, and Skillen-Kedl families with meals at this time. They are so grateful to have this community support. details here:
Take them a Meal
New Baby!
Astrid Eleanor Skillen-Kedl was born to Justin and Isabelle on Friday, October 10.
Mom and baby are well.
Your Parish Council would like to invite us all into a regular pattern of prayer - together! This is a way for us to pause, midweek, whatever we are doing in our lives to join our hearts together in prayer. All the details here!
Invitation to Pray Together
The Beauty of Creation
Saturday September 20, 2025
God's pleasure--the beauty creation possesses in his regard--underlies the distinct being of creation, and so beauty is the first and truest word concerning all that appears within being; beauty is the showing of what is; God looked upon what he had wrought and saw that it was good.”
David Bentley Hart, The Beauty of the Infinite: The Aesthetics of Christian Truth
Dear friends,
Thank you for your great feedback and excellent questions during this Creationtide. I’m glad for that! And I am looking forward to our Community Conversation on Wednesday, next week. That’s September 24, 7-8.30 pm. The place is the Beverly Public Library, in a room downstairs: the Barnet Gallery. This will be hybrid, in-person and online. Bring your questions, your reflections, thoughts about how our topics of creationtide reach into your life.
More info on our Events Page!
ANNUAL MEETING
We are looking forward to our Annual Meeting, Sunday, September 28 immediately following service. We invite you to take a short time with us for this year’s meeting.
Caring for Creation: A Timely Invitation
A note from Mthr Jen about this week’s message and an opportunity that came up at the same time:
This Sunday, we’ll continue exploring how the gospel restores not only human lives but the whole of Creation—and how Scripture invites us to see the living world around us as participants in God’s story. In connection with this theme, we’re delighted to share that Dr. Doug Tallamy, author of The Nature of Oaks and a leading voice for native gardening, will be speaking in our area Sunday, September 28 in Gloucester. His work highlights how something as simple as planting native species can heal ecosystems and sustain life. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn more and be inspired.
This event is free but registration is required — register here or learn more about 400 Trees here
CONFIRMATION CLASS
Continues this Sunday.
Continuing after service this Sunday, talking about our Anglican tradition. We’ll be talking about it not in terms of its history or formality or whatever, but as a living spirituality. We’ll be talking about a few things that make it unique, and why they matter.
Class welcome to everyone, whether being confirmed in October or not.
It is More Fun Than You Think
We are scheduled to have Bp Trevor Walters with us on Sunday, October 19.
(Bp Trevor is assisting our diocese. I had the opportunity to spend a few days with him and a small number of others on a retreat several years ago; I enjoyed his presence.)
Confirmation is the sacrament that gets too little credit — to many it feels sort of like maintenance, or checking a box, but in reality it is vibrant and quite exciting… It is about owning the faith and your place in one of the great sacramental traditions (Anglican, Catholic, Orthodox), which itself means a tradition whose spirituality recognizes God present and working in creation, in the everyday aspects of life, present to us all the time. Confirmation also involves the bishop anointing you for a fresh start, and for living into your own calling at a new level.
If you are interested in Confirmation, please join me for a Confirmation Class coming this autumn (mid-September, starting soon!). Feel free to chat with me, ask your questions, etc.
The class last year involved some great questions, discussion, and just a good feeling. We talked about:
The Anglican Way: A Living Spirituality
Scripture: Ancient, Different, Ironic, Practical, Promising, Filling, even Humorous, and More…
Creeds: The Greatest Story, in Concentrate
The Sacraments: What, Why, Why These, How They Heal Us and the World
(Class open to anyone, interested in Confirmation or not.)
Confirmation Class dates:
September 14, 21, 28, and October 5 following Sunday morning service in the Parish Hall.
Blessings and peace to you all,
Tim+
Join us Wednesday September 24 from
7-830 at the Downtown Beverly Library
details on our Events Page
Community Conversation
Thank you for helping the Currie, Ferrell, and Clayton families with meals at this time. They are so grateful to have this community support. details here:
Take them a Meal
Connecting Groups
Trinity has a variety of ongoing groups at the church that help us foster community, practice hospitality, and encourage us to grow in Christ together. We have Bible study groups, creative activity groups, home groups, mentorship groups, and topically focused groups.. Details here
Your Parish Council would like to invite us all into a regular pattern of prayer - together! This is a way for us to pause, midweek, whatever we are doing in our lives to join our hearts together in prayer. All the details here!
Invitation to Pray Together
The Image Remains
Saturday August 16, 2025
This week (August 14) was the commemoration of Fr Maximillian Kolbe. His story is dramatic: he was a Polish Catholic priest, imprisoned at Auschwitz-Birkenau during WWII. There was an escape and the guards made all the prisoners line up, announcing they would choose ten men to be hanged in revenge. As one man was chosen he uttered, “my wife, my children!” and Fr Kolbe, in line nearby, stepped forward spontaneously, offering himself in this man’s place.
A few cells from Fr Kolbe’s was Stephan Jasienski’s, 2nd Lt. of the Polish Armed Forces. He carved the Sacred Heart of Jesus — a kind of an icon of Christ’s love — into the wall of his cell with his fingernails. The image remains.
Hello friends,
What a beautiful and joyous time last week with our baptisms! It’s an honor to be part of such a wonderful community.
I hope things are going well as the functional new year approaches and everyone is getting ready for school and regular rhythms and all that.
Sunday, August 24, join us at Elevenses to talk together about our the coming months and our place. Keep praying! And know I am looking forward to chatting together soon.
One more simple thing this week: I’m looking forward to August 31st, when Creationtide begins. More soon, but this year we will be trying to connect some dots and respond to some of the questions we sometimes hear about God, creation, resurrection, new creation, and so on.
In the meantime, join us on Wednesdays, 12-1, either online together or just praying where you are (joining in spirit), as we pray for the world. So many children and innocents in severe difficulties, and the earth and her creatures suffering as well.
Blessings and peace to you all,
Tim+
Thank you for helping the Ferrell and White families with meals at this time. They are so grateful to have this community support. details here:
Take them a Meal
Invitation to Pray Together
Your Parish Council would like to invite us all into a regular pattern of prayer - together! This is a way for us to pause, midweek, whatever we are doing in our lives to join our hearts together in prayer. All the details here!
A Walk With Stones, Puddles, and Unexpected Hugs
Saturday August 9, 2025
" Brothers, sisters…
I speak to you, especially to those who no longer believe, no longer hope, no longer pray, because they think God has left.
To those who are fed up with scandals, with misused power, with the silence of a Church that sometimes seems more like a palace than a home.
I, too, was angry with God.
I, too, saw good people die, children suffer, grandparents cry without medicine.
And yes… there were days when I prayed and only felt an echo.
But then I discovered something:
God doesn't shout. God whispers.
And sometimes He whispers from the mud, from pain, from a grandmother who feeds you without having anything.
I don't come to offer you perfect faith.
I come to tell you that faith is a walk with stones, puddles, and unexpected hugs.
I'm not asking you to believe in everything.
I'm asking you not to close the door. Give a chance to the God who waits for you without judgment.
I'm just a priest who saw God in the smile of a woman who lost her son... and yet she cooked for others.
That changed me.
So if you're broken, if you don't believe, if you're tired of the lies...
come anyway. With your anger, your doubt, your dirty backpack.
No one here will ask you for a VIP card.
Because this Church, as long as I breathe, will be a home for the homeless, and a rest for the weary.
God doesn't need soldiers.
He needs brothers and sisters.
And you, yes, you...
are one of them."
Robert Prevost (Leo XIV)
Dear friends,
Thank you all for turning out for last week's potluck. It's always a joy to gather together with one another and our friends at Magnolia.
We are very much looking forward to this Sunday morning as we have 2 baptisms! It’s an honor to walk together with you along this path of stones, puddles, and unexpected hugs.
We want to kindly ask that you continue to pray, I will be teaching during their service this week, and look forward to being with them..
An Ask For Prayer
A quick update regarding our space to gather and worship after this lovely Summer by the Sea:
We are continuing to look for a space, and welcome any ideas you have or news about places you may see, or hear about, etc…please forward them to me or anyone on our staff!
And, we have asked Magnolia Congregational if we might continue to be blessed by their generous hospitality, through the winter. They, being congregational, will meet again this Sunday to talk about this and probably to vote on it. I will be teaching during their service this week, and look forward to being with them.
So, join me in prayer for them and for us, regarding this and just overall. We have had some good meetings between some of our leadership and some of theirs.
Just an humble reminder: My core prayer for Trinity and our space is always that Jesus would lead us and put us where we will best be able to live into our calling.
Also, join us on Wednesdays, 12-1, either online together or just praying where you are (joining in spirit), as we pray for the world. So many children and innocents in severe difficulties, and the earth and her creatures suffering as well.
And don’t forget the opportunity to help our Take Them a Meal families!
Blessings and peace to you all,
Tim+