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Dear Trinity Family,
As I think back on my 19 years here, I realize how much this place feels like home. My work as sexton gives me a front-row seat to all the ways this church comes alive—from the quiet mornings before a service to the big events that fill the building with laughter, music, and prayer. Most days, my duties include setting up and breaking down for funerals, weddings, concerts, and parties, and doing my best to keep the church clean and ready for whatever comes next.
I take a lot of pride in helping things run smoothly, even when no one notices. Whether it’s making sure the chairs are lined up just right, or setting out tables for a reception, I see each task as part of the ministry of hospitality. Over the years, I’ve learned that care for the space helps make room for the Spirit to move among us.
It's a joy to be a part of something that makes people smile, to be able to assist when needed, and to feel the love that is generated through church gatherings and services. That’s truly how I feel about what I do. Trinity has given me a community of people who care deeply for one another, and it’s a blessing to be part of that. I’m grateful every day for the chance to keep doing this work.
Thank you for the kindness, the conversations, and the laughter along the way. It’s a gift to serve here, and I’m grateful for the chance to support the life and ministry of this church we all love. I look forward to continuing to work together and share in all that God has in store for Trinity.
With appreciation,
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Changes in Sunday Worship During Lent
You will notice that our worship services during Lent differ from our ordinary worship. Worship changes to reflect the solemn nature of the season so that we may reflect on our relationship with God in light of our imperfections–sin. The season’s color is violet, flowers do not appear on the altar, the tone of our music is more subdued, and we refrain from using the word “Alleluia.” These changes help us focus on the season and will be “lifted” on Easter morning.
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The Lenten Journey at Trinity
Lent begins with a bold claim about God: “You hate nothing you have made.”
On Ash Wednesday, we don’t come to perform sorrow, but to practice honesty. We name the habits, omissions, and sharp edges that have harmed others and bent our lives away from love—and we lay them before the God of all mercy, not to be shamed, but to be forgiven.
Lent is God’s renewing work in us: creating “new and contrite hearts,” soft enough to receive grace and strong enough to make amends. As we pray, fast, give, and worship together this season, may Christ heal what is broken and send us out lighter and more ready to serve.
We invite you to journey through Lent with Trinity. Explore our services, studies, and practices—and get a preview of Easter—click here.
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Wednesdays in Lent
Take a midweek pause with opportunities for worship and reflection.
Daytime Opportunity:
The Holy Eucharist at 11:30 AM with Guest Reflections (Mar 11 – Beth Chestnut; Mar 18 – John Kramp; Mar 25 – Ragan Sutterfield), followed by lunch in Tuton Hall; $6 suggested donation, no registration.
Evening Opportunity:
For the Living of These Days, a simple dinner and conversation with Scott and Amy Return at 5:30 PM in Tuton Hall. Each week we’ll learn from a saint of history how their faithful witness speaks to the challenges of our own time.
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Intercession and Silent Prayer During Lent
In Lent, we are called to a more intentional season of prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Anyone desiring an opportunity to deepen their intercessory and personal prayer life during this season, please join us beginning on Ash Wednesday and each Wednesday thereafter from 10:45 to 11:15am in the Redwood Chapel. Contact the church office or email Sue at sjhgraff@yahoo.com with questions.
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Creation Care Workdays in Lent
Join the Creation Care Committee for Saturday landscape workdays around the church, every week until Easter from 9:30–11:30 a.m. All are welcome—tools provided! Stay for lunch afterward. RSVP to Monte Gaillard at mparsons123@gmail.com.
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Easter Dedications
Easter memorials and thanksgivings are now open, and we’d be honored to remember and celebrate the people who are dear to your heart. When you make a dedication in honor or memory of someone, your gift helps fill our church with beautiful Easter flowers and music, and the names you share will be included in our Easter bulletin.
Send us your dedication by either using the envelopes available in the pews each Sunday, or click here.
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Calling All Artists for the Trinity Art Fair
Calling all Trinity Artists! Register to participate in the Trinity Art Fair taking place in Tuton Hall and the Chapel Garden on April 25, 2026. There will be space for 35 artists. Proceeds support scholarships for our parish youth to attend Camp Henry at Lake Logan this summer. Register Here. For more information, contact Marie Woodard, mariecp1111@gmail.com.
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Community Supported Agriculture Program Opportunity
If you’ve never tried a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program, it’s a simple way to enjoy fresh, seasonal produce each week — delivered to Trinity for convenient Thursday afternoon pickup. Boxes are $30 per week, charged weekly with no upfront cost and the flexibility to pause if needed. If you’re interested or would like more information, please email leeseabrook@gmail.com.
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Introducing the Rector's Blog
We’re excited to share a new feature on Trinity’s website — The Rector’s Blog. This space gathers reflections, sermons (adapted for reading), and other writings from our rector, offering thoughtful insights rooted in our shared life of faith.
We hope you'il take a few moments to check it out!
Click here to read and subscribe.
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Subscribe to Trinity's Blogs
Trinity has two blogs - Stories that Matter and The Rector’s Blog. We invite you to subscribe to them!
Click here to view Stories That Matter
Click here to view The Rector's Blog
When you subscribe, you will be notified when a new post is made to these blogs and when livestream posts are created.
It's a great way to stay "in-the-know" here at Trinity.
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Youth Event This Sunday!
EYC (for youth in grades 6–12) will meet on Sunday, March 8, from 5:30–7:30 p.m. We’ll start by attending the Celtic Service together and then head out for dinner. Come join us for worship, good food, and time with friends! Email debbie@trinityasheville.org to let her know if you want to go!
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Club 345 Event
Club 345 is heading to Well Played Board Game Cafe on Sunday, March 15, 12:00-2:30. $13 pizza and admission included. Open to any 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders. Contact nanette@trinityasheville.org for information and to sign up.
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VBS Registration Now Open
Join us for a fun-filled week of Vacation Bible School, June 22–26 from 9 AM–12 PM! Children ages 3 (fully potty-trained) through those who’ve just completed 5th grade are welcome. Registration is $45 per child, with a $20 discount for volunteers serving all four days. Volunteer registration is also open—many meaningful roles are available! Come make a difference and be part of an unforgettable week of faith and fun.
Click here to register a child.
Click here to register as a volunteer.
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Music at Trinity Concert: March 28
This concert will be a joyful evening of music featuring two trumpets and organ, with musicians Brad Ulrich (Western Carolina University), Paul Merkelo (principal trumpet of the Montreal Symphony), and our own Dr. Kevin Seal on organ. Admission is free.
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Refugia Faith: A Trinity Women's Retreat
Registration is full -- email Amy to be added to the wait list. Join us for our annual Trinity Retreat at Lake Logan, March 20–22! Author Deb Rienstra will guide us as we explore “Refugia”—places of resilient new life—in faith and nature. Enjoy teaching, music, small groups, rest, and local heritage. Scholarships are available and donations welcome. Questions? Contact Rev. Amy at amy@trinityasheville.org
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Youth Sunday, May 10
Youth Sunday will be celebrated on May 10, at the 10:45 service. All youth are invited to take part in every aspect of worship that day, from reading and ushering to music leadership. Youth who would like to participate should contact Debbie. Youth who would like to play an instrument or sing are encouraged to contact Kevin Seal at kevin@trinityasheville.org.
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Trinity Men's Retreat - Save the Date!
The Brotherhood of St, Andrew (BOSA) is hosting a Men's Retreat this coming Fall, September 18-20, and would love to have as many Trinity men as possible join us for this awesome weekend! We will have fellowship, reflection, and tons of FUN! We are working on the agenda and the costs for the weekend and will provide more information and a signup by the end of March. For now, save the date on your calendars and all men at Trinity are invited independent of whether you are in BOSA. If you would like to help organize the weekend contact Chris Decker at jcdecker71@gmail.com.
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Adults:
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New Adult Forum: James in the Suburbs with Dr. April Love-Fordham. Explore the Book of James and how grace frees us for lives of service—moving from merely “consuming” God’s blessings to sharing them as the hands and feet of Jesus in our communities. Sundays March 1–29 during the Formation Hour, 9:30–10:30 a.m.
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Parents in Conversation meets in the Clark Room during the Sunday formation hour (9:30–10:30) for informal conversations about life and parenting. All are welcome. Contact the Rev. Amy Peterson with questions.
Children and Youth:
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Goldy Play for Children: Usually, During Sunday formation hour (9:30–10:30) with three classes, serving potty-trained three year olds through fifth-grade. Classes meet downstairs.
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Nursery is available starting at 9:15 until after the 10:45 service for infants through three-year-olds who are not yet potty-trained.
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Children's Hour: Ages 3 through second grade meets at 10:45 in the Undercroft for snacks and worship; children and youth above 2nd grade are invited to join their guardians for Holy Eucharist. Children Hour attendees return to parents after the Peace.
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Middle School: (grades 6-8) Usually meets Sundays at 9:30 in the youth area, accessible via stairs near Tuton Hall kitchen
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High School: (grades 9-12) Usually meets Sundays at 9:30 in the youth area under Tuton Hall, accessible from the same stairway
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Midweek Eucharist Every Wednesday, we offer a midweek worship service at a new time, 11:30. See details above for Wednesday offerings in Lent.
Women’s Bible Study meets Tuesdays at 9:30 in the conference room (and online) to discuss the Scriptures appointed for the upcoming Sunday. Contact the Rev. Amy Peterson with questions.
Bible Discovery with The Rector Explore the great themes of Scripture in a new Thursday Bible Discovery series, “Biblical Themes,” with the Rector on Zoom from 11:00 a.m. to noon. Each week we trace key biblical images, places, and ideas and what they reveal about God and the life of faith. Email rebecca@trinityasheville.org for more info or to sign up.
Trinity Caregivers’ Group meets via Zoom on the second Friday monthly. Support and share experiences caring for loved ones with dementia. The next meeting is March 13. Contact Corkie Morrill at corkiemorrill@charter.net or 828-508-8527.
Facilitators Sharon Lechner and Page McCorkle invite you to the Becoming Beloved Community book group. Members discuss the intersection of social and environmental justice with the dominant culture of white supremacy. Upcoming dates and books: 3/11 - Isaac Samuel, author of Migrant God: A Christian Vision for Immigrant Justice, will be joining us for a discussion about the book and any other questions you may have; 4/22 at 6:30 - James by Percival Everett. Email pageconnermccorkle@gmail.com with questions.
The Second Chapter Book Group is a welcoming ladies’ group meeting every even-numbered month on the second Thursday at 10:00 AM in the Clark Room. The next meeting April 9 — The Correspondent by Virginia Evans. Contact Barbara Fotinos for details: bfotinos@gmail.com.
AA meetings: Monday–Friday mornings at 7:00 AM, Tuesday & Friday evenings at 8:00 PM, Saturday mornings at 8:00 AM, all in the Undercroft. Al-Anon and Alateen meet Sundays at 5:00 PM in the Youth Rooms; AA for Women meets on Saturdays at 8:30 AM in the Clark Room.
The next Daughters of the King meets the third Sunday of every month. The next meeting is 3/15. The mission of the Order is “the extension of Christ’s Kingdom through Prayer, Service, and Evangelism,” lived out through a personal Rule of Life that always includes a Rule of Prayer and a Rule of Service."
The Brotherhood of St. Andrew meets twice a month. Their social meeting is on the fourth Tuesday of the month, and their worship meeting is on the first Sunday of the month. The next meeting is this Sunday.
The Creation Care Committee's mission is to deepen awareness of the sacredness of creation, tend to the landscape around Trinity with a strong sense of the spirit of the place, and to inspire others to rethink how they can be good stewards to God’s creation. The next meeting is March 12 with guest speaker Jennine Hough.
Erwin’s Book Club, formerly Monday Night Book Club, now meets at noon on the fourth Thursday of odd-numbered months. We gather in homes, share a potluck lunch, and discuss novels, memoirs, nonfiction, and even poetry chosen together at the January meeting. We love welcoming new members—text or email Erwin Gunnells at 838-216-6282 or erwin2@bellsouth.net to join in.
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Creation Care Corner:
Creation Care presents Jennine Hough, Trinitarian and noted artist and art historian for a program titled “The millennia of art inspired by God’s creation as artists capture, record and interpret the natural world” Thursday, March 12 at 10 am in the Undercroft.
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Listen to our podcast: 60 Church Street
Subscribe to our podcast on all major platforms. If you missed the Sunday homily or if you just want to listen to it again, this is a great way to do so on-the-go. Click here to listen!
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Check out pics from our community life here at Trinity
We post pictures from our events for you to enjoy! Click here to view our Flickr gallery.
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Next Sunday’s Lectionary Readings (for 3/15):
1 Samuel 16:1-13; Ephesians 5:8-14; John 9:1-41; Psalm 23
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Volunteer
Check out Trinity’s website to learn more about opportunities to serve the church and world.
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Children and Youth Mentors Needed: Help create a safe, supportive space for youth to learn about Christ. Contact Nanette (nanette@trinityasheville.org) or Debbie (debbie@trinityasheville.org) to get involved.
Lake Logan Volunteers: Join us every Thursday for fellowship and service including painting, repairs, and landscaping. Contact Carlyn (carlynpheil@gmail.com) or Fred (fredfairhead@att.net).
Serve Meals with Church of the Advocate Help serve Sunday meals to the unhoused after the 10:45 AM service at Church of the Advocate. No cooking skills needed. Contact Rev. Mike Reardon (mike@trinityasheville.org).
The Appalachian Regional Ministry partners with churches and leaders in Graham County to support one of our region’s poorest communities. Their next trip is March 11. Join us on monthly trips to Robbinsville to cook, distribute food, and serve alongside local leaders. Everyone is welcome! To get involved, contact the church office for Tom Goodrich’s info.
ABCCM: ABCCM is a significant ministry in our community; our Rector is on the board. Explore the many opportunities to volunteer.
Trinity Cooking Team for Transformation Village Trinity has a team that cooks for Transformation Village, a ministry of ABCCM that provides up to 100 beds for homeless women, mothers, children, and veterans. We need up to ten volunteers. The next day Trinity will serve is 3/16. Contact Debbie Cox to let her know you’d like to help: debbie@trinityasheville.org.
Help cook and serve breakfast from 8:00 to 9:30 on Sundays. Tom Griffin and Debbie Cox do most of the work, but help scrambling eggs or flipping pancakes is greatly appreciated! Sign up on the bulletin board in Tuton Hall or contact Debbie Cox at debbie@trinityasheville.org.
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The Following Immediate and Ongoing Prayer concerns remain for a period of six weeks
unless they are intentionally renewed by calling the church office.
Immediate Concerns: Nyla Saylor, Laurie Hamilton, John Gilbert, LuAnn Wilson, Jason Hamlin, Neal Owings, Matt Hershey, Rose Marie Taylor, Mickey Trinite, Mildred, Brittany, & Elizabeth Plant, Maggie Stranges, Robert Woodrich, Mike Sharp, Debbie Wallace, Bill Ackerman, Cheryl & Joe Chasin, Mason Frisella, Dan Matthews, Lovie Meriwether, and Colleen Williford
For Those in Service to Our Country: Lt. Cmdr. Alexander M. Ford (son of John Mark and Charlene Ford), WO. Brendan Gilbert (grandson of Curt Gilbert); Davis N. Graham, Lieutenant J.G. (grandson of Jane Clark), Adrienne Welker, US Navy Band (daughter of Leslie Welker), Gerald Welker, Jr, US Air Force Band (son of Leslie Welker), SN John Work, US Navy (son of Becky & Jack Work)
Birthdays, March 8-14: Sue Hanlon, Rhoda Brosnan, Jo Chandler, Rob Earley, Kelly Hemphill, River Price, Finn Sadler, Gerardo Balderas, Caleb Barber, Hallie Boyd, Kyle Boyd, Mary Ellen Edmonds, Laurel Rardin, Bill Goodwin, Robert Haden, Lynn Marie Kramp, Remi Apolinar, Elizabeth Frohbose, Paul Westervelt, Amy Rowe, Rebecca Scothorn, Hugh Stephens, Eric Taylor, James Watts, Gale Alexander, Angie Tullis
Anniversaries, March 8-14: Roberto Flores & Steve Alhart, Linda Watt & Leo Duncan
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