Grateful Hearts, Gracious Lives Forum Series

Sundays through 10/5, 11:15 am, Lloyd Forum

As we begin our year of “Grateful Hearts, Gracious Lives,” join Morgan and Brandon for a four-part series overviewing grace: the faithful virtue; and graciousness: the ethical practice. We will approach these ideas from our Anglican perspectives of scripture, tradition, and reason, as well as contemporary resources in popular culture.

This Sunday, Morgan will continue to define grace and graciousness, exploring the practical implications of the ideas.

Serve Your Neighbor at Rosie’s Place

Sun., 9/21, 2-5 pm, Rosie’s Place, 889 Harrison Ave, Boston

We return to Rosie’s Place, the oldest women’s shelter in the country, to prepare and serve dinner to the shelter’s guests. The Rosie's Place staff designs the menu, they just need our hands and hearts to prepare and serve the meal! No kitchen experience is necessary. Volunteers must be 16 years of age. You can notify ministry leader Joan Horgan of your interest by completing the form at trinitychurchboston.org/rosiesplace.

Farewell Gatherings for Katrina Leslie

We are deeply grateful for all of Katrina’s care, compassion, time, energy, planning, and presence. Making time for her several constituencies, we are hosting several farewell gatherings:

• for the youth, on Sun., Sept. 21, 11:15-12:15 pm in LL-A;
• for the Choristers, on Wed., Sept. 24, at 6 pm in the Parish House;
• and for 20s and 30s, on Thurs., Sept. 25, at 6 pm in the Ferris Library.

Learn more here.

Lend a Hand at Community Breakfast on Oct. 5

Sun., 10/5, 9 am, Commons

On the first Sunday of each month we have a community breakfast at 9 am, between the 8 and 10 am services. From cereal to bacon, there is something for everyone! This is a parish-wide gathering and a fantastic way to see your church family and meet new folks. Mark your calendar and make plans to join us. We always need a few helping hands to pull the breakfast together – sign up at trinitychurchboston.org/communitybreakfast2025.

Ongoing: Made with Love

On occasion we all need to be handed a little incarnate love; our Made With Love Ministry does exactly that, but with baked goods and soup! MWL Team members provide baked goods and soups/ stews/ chilis for our Pastoral Visiting teams and Clergy to bring on visits or share with parishioners who could use the occasional easy meal, crafted by other parishioners. Do you enjoy cooking and sharing? We would love to have you as part of this ministry! Email the Rev. Kit Lonergan for more information and to get on our email list.

Sign up Now for Sacred Ground

Two Sacred Ground Dialogue Circles will be offered this coming fall. The series is open to all parishioners and provides a broad historical and religious national context for our own personal growth and for our life as a parish. ⁠

Each Sacred Ground Dialogue Circle will be in-person; one on Sundays from 12:30-2:30 pm; and the other on Wednesdays from 6:30-8:30 pm.

• The dates for Sundays are: 10/5, 11/2, 11/16, 12/7, 1/4, 1/25, 2/22, 3/15, 4/12, 5/3, 5/31.
• The dates for Wednesdays are: 9/24, 10/8, 10,29, 11/19, 12/10, 1/7, 1/28, 2/18, 3/11, 4/1, 4/22, 5/13, 6/3.

Sign up now at trinitychurchboston.org/sacredground.

Blessing of the Animals

Sun., 10/5, 4 pm, Clarendon Lawn

Join us this year at 4 pm for a 30-minute Blessing of the Animals service on the Clarendon Lawn, with refreshments.

Visit from Bishop Whitworth

Sun., 10/19, 10 am, Church

The Rt. Rev. Julia Whitworth will make her first episcopal visitation to Trinity on Sun., Oct. 19 at 10 am, the one-year anniversary of her ordination as Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts. For those adults interested in baptism, confirmation, reception, and reaffirmation, a time of preparation will be hosted at Trinity on Friday evening and Saturday morning, Oct. 17-18. All adults interested in exploring these opportunities should contact Brandon, bashcraft@trinitychurchboston.org.

Around the Diocese

Registration Now Open for ECM's 181st Annual Meeting

As we look toward the future, ECM invites you to learn more and join us at our 181st Annual Meeting, on Sat., Oct. 4 from 8:30 am - 1 pm. Our theme this year is Meet the Moment: Rise, Resist, and (Re)Build. We will gather at All Saints Episcopal Church in Worcester, Massachusetts to share and listen deeply to stories of injustice and how our local leaders and lay members are called to act with courage, power, and partnership in these troubling times. We hope to see you there and to become one of the many laborers in the work of liberation and justice.

Milestones

We commend to God's keeping and care Cole Henderson, whose service will be on Saturday, September 27, at 11 am at Trinity.