Worship

Worship continues to be a primary reflection and experience of Trinity’s radical welcome, outrageous hospitality, authentic connection and deep reverence for our rich tradition. Each time we gather to worship, whether in-person with Trinity@316 or on-line with Trinity@Home, we boldly profess and embrace the moniker describing who and how we are as disciples as “progressive, inclusive and creative.”

Nearly three years ago, on Palm Sunday (April 2020), we launched Trinity@Home. Since then we have designed, created, experimented and adjusted our format to offer a meaningful morning devotion for those who can’t join us on Sunday mornings. It has also revealed itself to be a meaningful connection throughout the week garnering over 100 views on a weekly basis. We have also discovered that this service is a significant resource for sharing our faith and progressive expression of Christianity with those who have been hurt, ignored, or otherwise disenfranchised by the church at some point in their lives. Many people who come to our in-person worship service now tell us they “discovered” Trinity through watching Trinity@Home.

After a short season of restarting and suspending in-person worship in 2022 with Trinity@316, beginning with Ash Wednesday, March 2, we found ourselves happily back without interruption for the remainder of the year offering both forms of worship.

Some of the highlights of this past year in worship include: Feast Day celebrations, new member welcome liturgy, baptisms, memorials, Holy week services - Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and Easter, a number of sermon series, welcoming eight guest preachers and developing new tools to bring the message of God’s love to more and more households.

Trinity@Home developments included a revised format of the morning devotion, crafting a shorter 30-35 minute service. We also continue to work on the technology tools required to create and curate a worship experience easily accessible on multiple platforms. We continue to use new technology for recording, editing and compiling all liturgical elements of the service.

Trinity@316 has reopened the doors of our beautiful sanctuary for in-person worship, offering the Eucharist every Sunday. Bread bakers, altar guild members, worship leaders, counters, choir members, and clergy offer their gifts week after week, offering God’s radical and transforming love through singing, praying, preaching and the sacraments.

Beyond Sunday services, our Trinity@316 worship was rich and full this year as we returned to our sacred space for Holy Week, memorial services, a wedding and a Lenten concert series.