Generous Tables, Gracious Spaces: Epiphany Forum Series

Sunday, 2/8, 11:15 am, Lloyd Forum

Our Forums this season have intertwined our program year theme — Grateful Hearts and Gracious Lives — with Epiphany’s transformation of space: what spaces are ready to welcome God and God’s people?

February 8: What Does It Mean to Be Gracious with Grace? (Part 2) with the Rev. Brandon Ashcraft

This Forum continues our exploration of the ways God’s generosity shapes the Church’s sacramental life. 

Having focused on marriage last week, this Sunday we will turn to the Eucharist. We’ll reflect on the Church’s long tradition of baptismal preparation for Communion, the emergence of “open table” practices, and the theological questions raised by Communion without Baptism. Together, we will consider how divine hospitality, sacramental formation, and ecclesial identity belong in a creative tension at the Lord’s Table.

Fauré Requiem Singalong 

Sun., 2/8, 2 pm, Church, free; register here

 

Join Trinity and the Back Bay Chorale for a powerful afternoon of shared music-making. Together we will rehearse and sing Fauré’s Requiem, welcoming members of the public to join in voice and spirit. 

This collaboration between two Back Bay institutions embodies the power of choral music to bring people together in peace and purpose. 

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. 

Ash Wednesday

Wed., 2/18, 7:30 am, 12 pm, 7 pm (also livestreamed), Church

We will impose ashes at each Ash Wednesday service. The 7:30 am service will be spoken; the noon service will include congregational hymnody; and the evening service will include choir.

Bishop Whitworth Joins More Than 150 Episcopal Bishops In Call For Action

Bishop Julia joined with more than 150 other Episcopal bishops, including Bishop Ian and Bishop Mary, our assisting bishops, to sign an urgent call for action:

What happened a week ago in Minnesota, and is happening in communities across the country, runs counter to God’s vision of justice and peace. This crisis is about more than one city or state—it’s about who we are as a nation. The question before us is simple and urgent: Whose dignity matters?

Read the email from the Diocese here.

Watch the video on the Diocesean YouTube channel here.

Around the Diocese

The Feast of Absalom Jones and Barbara C. Harris

Sat., 2/14, 4 pm, Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Festival Eucharist

Join Bishop Whitworth for a Festival Eucharist honoring the Feast of Absalom Jones and Barbara C. Harris, celebrating a shared legacy of faith, courage, and Black leadership in the Episcopal Church.

The service will feature the Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas, theologian, public intellectual, and Canon Theologian at Washington National Cathedral, as the preacher. Dr. Douglas’ preaching and scholarship have shaped conversations on race, justice, and faith across the Church and beyond, making this celebration a powerful and timely witness.

Announcing New Assisting Bishops: Bishop Douglas and Bishop Glasspool

Read the announcement here.

Serve Your Neighbor with Trinity

Serve at Women’s Lunch Place

Wed., 2/11, 7 – 11 am, 67 Newbury Street

Serve at Rosie’s Place

Sun., 2/15, 2 pm, 889 Harrison Ave

See all volunteer dates and sign up at trinitychurchboston.org/volunteer

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.

Sign up here.

Walk the Camino Zoom Info Session

Thurs., 2/26, 6 pm, sign up for the Zoom here

Join the Rev. Dr. Michael Battle on a walking Pilgrimage along Spain’s Camino Santiago, from Thurs., May 28 to Fri., June 5. A spiritual journey in which pilgrims commune with God, each other and nature, this same path has been taken for more than 1300 years by thousands of pilgrims making their way to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, the burial site of St. James the Apostle.

Milestones

We commend to God’s care and keeping Laura Morris, who died on February 2.