Last Sunday after the Epiphany

March 2, 2025

Two Worship Services: 8am Holy Eucharist and 10am Choral Eucharist

View the Printed Liturgy. The service will be livestreamed here.

We welcome guest preacher Karen Rice, PhD (she/her). Karen is a Midwesterner, philosopher, former pastor, and board member of PFLAG.

Compline with Story & Sound

Sunday, March 2, 7-8pm

Our storyteller is parishioner Laura Turner. Laura is a writer and former freelance journalist who now works in nonprofit fundraising. She’ll be talking about how she came to understand “home” as both a place and a way of being in the world, and the horror movies that helped her along the way.

Announcements and Upcoming Events

Becoming a Dementia Friendly Church

Last Session: Sunday, March 2, 11:30am

The adult formation series about dementia and caregiving concludes this Sunday.

February 16: Know the 10 Signs—recognizing what dementia is and what it isn't.
February 23: The Impact of Dementia—how dementia impacts individuals and their care partners and resources for support.
March 2: Creating a "Dementia-Friendly" Church—practical ways Trinity can be a place of welcome and inclusion for those with dementia and their care partners.

The series is co-facilitated by parishioner Phylene Wiggins and Joe Wheatley (a volunteer with the Alzheimer’s Association), and will feature practical information and ways that Trinity can support people with dementia and their families.

Watershed Young Adult Dinner Church

Sunday, March 2, 5:30-7pm

Young adults (ages 18-30ish) are invited to gather around a common table for shared discussion and Eucharist. We are still looking for a generous volunteer to cook or order a meal for 15 for our March gathering. If you are able to serve in this way, it is greatly appreciated. Sign up to provide a meal here.

Men's Group

Monday, March 3, 4pm

Trinity Men’s Group meets at 4pm on the first Monday of each month in the Trinity library. After the meeting, anyone who finds it convenient is welcome to gather at Santa Barbara Public Market to share a meal.

Baptism at Trinity

The Baptism sacrament is a joyous public service of initiation. The gathered community takes vows to support the newly baptized, and celebrates with and welcomes them. At Trinity we baptize people of any age within our regular worship services. Our next date for baptism is Saturday, April 19 at the Great Vigil of Easter evening service. If you would to make an appointment with clergy for baptism preparation, please contact the Trinity office, office@trinitysb.org.

2024 Annual Report

We asked the clergy, staff, and lay leaders to submit reflections of their ministries from the past year. We received over 35 submissions that were edited by our faithful communications volunteer Kristi Wallace. Thank you Kristi! Please take a few moments to scroll through the report online using your browser. It is a joyful and interesting look back at 2024. Read the 2024 Annual Report. View the 2024 financials and 2025 Budget.

A slideshow was created that reflects much of what we experienced together as a parish community last year. Thank you to Aaron Panchal for coordinating the effort. Watch the 2024 Slideshow.

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Season of Lent

Pancake Dinner & Mardi Gras Party

March 4, 5:30-7:30pm, Parish Hall

Get ready for a night of colorful crafts, fantastic feasting, and dandy dancing! Come one and all to this joyous celebration before the beginning of the season of Lent.

Wear your Mardi Gras beads of purple, yellow, and green! Make sure to bring good shoes for dancing if you plan to join in. A pancake dinner will be available with a small donation at the door. This event will be raising funds to help pay for scholarships to Family Camp for our Trinity families. Contributions of any size are welcomed with appreciation! We are also in need of some snacks, drinks, and goodies, sign up here to bring something to the party. Questions? Contact Theo Patterson (cydirector@trinitysb.org) Can’t wait to dance the night away together!

Three Worship Services on Ash Wednesday, March 5

7:30am Holy Eucharist and Imposition of Ashes

12:30pm Holy Eucharist and Imposition of Ashes

6pm Choral Eucharist and Imposition of Ashes (Service will be livestreamed.*)

(*Our intention is to provide a livestream,

but we are in the midst of an upgrade and may not be able to offer it.)

Scripture Fest: Reading and Living the Bible

Saturday, March 8, 9am-1pm

How do we read scripture? Is reading the Bible unique, or is it like reading a novel or a poem? Do we need to approach scripture differently than we would any other text? And does the Bible make claims on our lives and actions that are fundamentally unique?

These are some of the questions we hope to address in this workshop, kicking off our Wednesday Lenten series on reading the Bible. Our guide for the day will be Gary Hall—former Trinity interim rector and retired seminary and literature professor. In a series of brief talks and group discussions, Gary will explore the many kinds of literature that make up the Bible and will invite us to respond to sacred text with the same skills and questions we employ when reading poetry, fiction, drama, and prose. We’ll also look at some poems and see how they amplify our sense of the sacred. The hope is that, spending the day together this way, we’ll be equipped not only to read scripture but to bring its grace and beauty to work in the fullness of our daily lives. Please register here so we can plan accordingly.

Lenten Series: Reading and Living the Bible

Wednesday Evenings: March 12, 19, 26, April 2, and 9

Join us on the five Wednesdays in Lent from 6:30 to 8:30pm, to continue our exploration of reading scripture using the same kinds of approaches and questions as when we read other kinds of literature, especially poetry.

In anticipation of Holy Week and Easter, the scriptures we'll be looking at will include some we hear at the Easter Vigil service, including one of the resurrection gospels. Each evening, there will be time for personal reflection, sharing, and group discussion. Snacks (not dinner) will be part of the evening, so please plan accordingly. NOTE: Even if you're not able to attend the Saturday, March 8 workshop, we hope you'll attend the Wednesday night gatherings. Although we'll draw on the information Gary Hall presents at the workshop, we promise you won't feel lost or behind. Please register here so we can plan seating and materials accordingly.

Justice and Outreach (JOC)

Trinity Climate Connections Forum

Save the Date: Saturday, May 3, 9am-2pm

Justice and Outreach's Climate and Environment Action Circle (CEAC) is working on bringing a climate forum to Trinity this spring. Mark your calendars now to attend "Trinity Climate Connections," a special forum in the Parish Hall. The forum leader will be Kate Varley from the LA Bishop's Commission on Climate Change, who will also speak at both church services on May 4th. More information will follow.

Contact: Jean Davis, jeanlangedavis@gmail.com.

Take Action from JOC

Saturday, March 1 at noon is the Transgender Unity March. Scroll down to the Community Section for more information.

Sunday, March 2 from 1:30-3:30pm, join Indivisible Santa Barbara at their first monthly

in-person meeting. Indivisible is the political-activism organization founded by former congressional staffers Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin. They built a powerful network of people ready to fight for justice and inclusion in health care, at our borders, and in the Supreme Court. The meeting will be held in the Parish Hall of the Unitarian Society at 1535 Santa Barbara St. Space is limited, please register in advance or email

Indivisiblesb@gmail.com.

Saturday, March 8 is International Women's Day. Join us for Unite and Resist: A National Day of Action. Stay tuned for location and time.

Children and Youth

Nursery on Sundays 9-11:30am

The nursery is available for infants and for toddlers under the age of three and a half. It is located on the second floor of the Parish Hall.

Catechesis of the Good Shepherd (CGS)

Sunday, March 2, 9-11:30am

CGS is a Montessori-based religious formation program for child parishioners ages 3½ - 12. Children may arrive as early as 9am in the Children and Youth building behind the sanctuary.

Youth Group

Thursday, March 6, 7-8:30pm

Youth Group is a time of connection and community for teen parishioners, ages 13-18. This week, we will continue our series on Faith & the Environment.

Read the Children and Youth Newsletter for More

Community Events and Announcements

Transgender Unity March

Saturday, March 1, noon

De La Guerra Plaza

Join SBTAN, the trans community, allies, and neighbors for a rally to support trans rights and dignity. Meet at noon in De La Guerra Plaza for a rally with short speeches before a march down State Street. Make our voices heard in the face of the threats from Washington, and push our local officials to adopt protections for the transgender community and other vulnerable groups.Your support and your presence are needed!

We Are Isla Vista: Community Care Project

Our friends at Habitat for Humanity invite Trinity to participate in the Community Care Project in Isla Vista. Through hands-on activities such as neighborhood clean-ups, mural painting, and parkway beautification project, the Community Care Project aims to bring Isla Vista residents together, foster a sense of community, and enhance the visual appeal of the neighborhood. View and sign up for available projects through March 2 at sbhabitat.volunteerhub.com. If you have any questions or difficulties signing up for an event, please contact amanda@sbhabitat.org.

Homelessness Strategic Plan Launch Monday, March 10, noon-1:30pm

Homelessness is a challenge that impacts our entire community—and it will take all of us to create meaningful solutions. Join SB ACT and our partners from the Cities of Carpinteria, Goleta, Santa Barbara, the County of SB, and local agencies as we launch a new 3-year strategic plan to address homelessness across South SB County. Learn about current efforts, upcoming actions, and find out how you can be part of the change. The meeting will be held at the

Faulkner Gallery, SB Public Library, 40 E Anapamu St. RSVP: surveymonkey.com/r/strategylaunch

From the Diocese of Los Angeles

Message from Bishop John Harvey Taylor

Dear Beloved in Christ,

As Episcopalians, our baptismal covenant call to respect the dignity of every human being requires us to stand up and speak out whenever the dignity of any of our siblings is threatened—and this is one of those moments.

In this challenging time in our nation’s history, we write to reaffirm this fundamental truth: transgender and non-binary folk are beloved by God. No earthly power can separate them from that love, and their gender identity and expression are sacred gifts to our church, our nation and our world. Their presence deepens our capacity for love, justice and compassion.

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