Anticipating the weekend’s winter weather:

• Come to Trinity Church on Sunday morning! We will worship at 8 and 10 am, as usual.
• We will forego formation for all ages this Sunday. If the snow holds out for us, we will enjoy a cup of coffee with friends after both services. The buildings will close at noon.
• We are cancelling this Sunday’s 5 pm service. The buildings will remain closed through Mon., Jan. 23.
• We will incorporate this Sunday’s scheduled lecture into our Lenten series that begins Sun., Mar. 1.
• Our Trinity 101 series will now begin on Sun., Feb. 1, and run through Sun., Feb. 15 (the final session to follow the Annual Parish Meeting).

As always, we encourage all to stay safe and warm. If you do not feel comfortable making it to Copley Square (or if the City of Boston should declare a snow emergency and eliminate some parking), consider worshipping with us via the livestream, available here.

From the Historian: The Church on Summer Street

Trinity Church in the City of Boston, located in Copley Square, is the third building that the parish, founded in 1733, has called home. The first building was constructed in 1734 in downtown Boston on Summer Street. The wood building "was 90 feet long, and 60 broad, without any external adornment. It had neither tower nor steeple, nor windows in the lower story of the front. There were 3 entrances in front unprotected by porches. …" Nearly sixty years later, the parish sought to rectify that absence.

Read the full From the Historian here.

Read all of the From the Historians here.

RSVP for Family Night at the MFA

Fri., 1/23, 6:30-8 pm; RSVP here

Families of children and youth are invited to join us at 6:30 pm the Museum of Fine Arts for an interactive evening of exploring the galleries and connecting with other Trinity families! Please include in Comments if your family is a member of the MFA.

Sharing Trinity’s Story: Tour Guide Ministry 

Wed., 1/28, 6:30–7:30 pm, Zoom 

Last year, more than 27,000 visitors toured Trinity Church through guided, audio, and self-guided experiences. Through hour-long guided tours, members of the Tour Guide Ministry share the story of our parish and historic church building with visitors from around the world. Beginning February 4, those discerning a call to this ministry are invited to take part in an eight-week training course exploring the church’s architecture, art, and history, while also developing skills in public speaking and storytelling.

Interested in learning more? Join an information session with ministry leaders on Wed., Jan. 28 at 6:30 pm on Zoom. To register, email bashcraft@trinitychurchboston.org.

Lend a Hand for Community Breakfast

Sun., 2/1, 9 am, Commons 

Many hands make our Community Breakfasts come together each month! From dicing onions to setting tables, all volunteers welcome! We meet on Sat., Jan. 31 for food prep and set-up in two different shifts. On Sun., Feb. 1, we need help getting everything warmed up and ready along with serving and cleaning. We have a fantastic group of new folks and regulars every month! Come check out the fun!

Sign up here.

Generous Tables, Gracious Spaces: Epiphany Forum Series

Sundays, 2/1 & 2/8, 11:15 am, Lloyd Forum

Our Forums this season through Feb. 8 will intertwine our program year (Grateful Hearts and Gracious Lives) theme with the nuance of Epiphany's transformation of space: what spaces are ready to welcome God and God's people?

February 1 & 8: What Does It Look Like to Be ‘Gracious’ with Grace? Exploring Developments in Sacramental Practice, with the Rev. Brandon Ashcraft

The Church has long understood Jesus’ first sign in the Gospel of John, the changing of water into wine at a wedding in Cana, to be a foundational Epiphanytide narrative. With this story in the background, we will explore relatively recent developments in the celebration of eucharist and Christian marriage: the widespread practice of “open table” Communion in many Episcopal parishes, and the extension of Christian marriage to same-sex couples.

March 1: Lenten Forum Series Begins with the Rev. Morgan Allen

Slate of Nominees for Annual Parish Meeting  

One Morning Service on Feb. 15 

Sun., 2/15, 10 am, Church & livestreamed 

We will combine Morning Prayer worship with our Annual Parish Meeting at 10 am on Sun., Feb. 15. The Meeting’s various reports, presentations, and business -- including updates from our 150th Committee -- will be threaded through the liturgy at that hour. With intentions to welcome as many people as possible, this will be our only worship service for the morning (there will be no 8 am or 5 pm service). A livestream to trinitychurchboston.org/live-worship, and YouTube and Facebook pages will welcome those worshiping from home.  

The slate, that will be moved at the Annual Parish Meeting, includes a Junior Warden, Clerk, two members of the Vestry, and a delegate to the Diocesan Convention. 

Companions Lunch: The Sacrament of Friendship: Building the Muscles for Connection, with Dr. Lynn A. Cooper 

Wed., 2/25, 12-1:30 pm, Commons & Lloyd Forum 

In this divisive moment, we are called to both go forth and build meaningful connection across lines of difference and to tend to our spirits and communities. Join us for presentation and conversation which focuses on this seemingly at-odds intersection. Participants will get a chance to develop the muscles of sacramental friendship as we experiment with spiritual practices from Be-Friend, the Interfaith Friendship Program for students, faculty and staff at Tufts University.  

Lynn Cooper is the Associate Director of the University Chaplaincy and Catholic Chaplain at Tufts University.  She holds a Doctor of Ministry from Boston University School of Theology and an M.Div. from Harvard Divinity School. Working in a multifaith chaplaincy context in higher education has been one of the great gifts of her life. At Tufts, she runs an interfaith friendship for students, faculty, and staff, facilitates the interfaith student council, and directs an intergenerational oral history that magnifies the wisdom and stories of lay folks. Lynn's first book, Embracing Our Time: The Sacrament of Interfaith Friendship, came out in May 2025 from Fortress Press.  

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Milestones

We commend to God’s care and keeping

• David McKenzie, who died on December 23. His service will be prayed at Trinity on Saturday, Jan. 24 at 10 am.
• John Knutson, who died on December 26.

We baptised four new Christians on Sun., Jan. 11.