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Weekly Blogs Beloved Friends, Early Wednesday morning, while sitting in my favorite chair in our little Toledo apartment with my coffee and soaking in the return of the sun through our leaded windows, the words of Mary Oliver’s poem, Instructions for Living a Life, came to me:... Read More

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Call for Socks THANK YOU Trinity! At the beginning of February Trinity put out a call for 200 pairs of socks. As our Mobile Food pantry continues to grow, we are also seeking new ways to offer care, dignity and a symbol of God’s love to each guest. And what a response! ...Read More Men’s Bible Study March 11- Men's Bible Study the 2nd Saturday of the month.

We will gather in-person at Rick's City Diner 533 Monroe St. All men in the Trinity community and their guests are welcome!

JEFF STEWART – Sonar Music Series MARCH 15– Jeff Stewart's approach is straight-forward: a man, his guitar, and a wide-eyed look at that crazy thing called love. His tightly crafted music is for anyone that has ever walked into the sunshine of a new future, however uncertain. Come enjoy an evening with one of Toledo's favorite singer-songwriters! ... Read More TSN Lunch Team March 16- On the third Thursday of each month, Trinity prepares and delivers lunch to the vendors of our community partner, Toledo Streets Newspaper (TSN). We will need your help next on Thursday, March 16 when we will gather at 9:00am upstairs in My Brother's Place to prepare the meal! At 10:00, we'll head over to the TSN offices to deliver the meal and spend some time with the vendors. Click the image to join our team!!!

Thomas Merton – Winter Rain March 25 & 26 Actors Collaborative Toledo (ACT), in collaboration with Trinity Episcopal Church Toledo, presents a staged reading of Winter Rain: Six Images of Thomas Merton. The play is comprised of 6 monologues performed by 6 actors, each portraying Merton at different stages of his life. The play begins in 1941 at a railway station as Merton prepares to travel to Gethsemane to join the monastery and concludes with a posthumous monologue after Merton’s untimely and mysterious death in Thailand in 1968...Read More

Food Pantry March 28 - Trinity Episcopal Church and Food For Thought offer a monthly food pantry! Residential proof is not a requirement. All are welcome and wanted! If you are interested in volunteering please sign up! If you need food please come! Click image for more info.

Trinity Book Club April 2 - From 6:30-8:00pm The Trinity Book Club’s current selection is Lessons in Chemistry, by Bonnie Garmus. Come join us for a lively discussion via Zoom on Sunday, April 2 from 6:30-8 pm. Hope you can join us! Find out more and sign up for the discussion by clicking on image.

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Lent 2023 Schedule Click the link to view a flyer of scheduled Lenten Offerings.

From Pain to Possibility Sundays in Lent: Often Lent is associated with sacrificially giving up something (often food-related, but it could also be habitual things), but there is another way to think about Lent as entering into a life of transformation. Traditionally, this was a time of reflection...Read More Lean In For Lent Sundays in March: Every Sunday in March George will be hosting lunch and conversations about community engagement in My Brother’s Place after service from 11:15 12:15. Come with questions and a rumbly tumbly...Read More Province V-Lenten Bible Study Mondays in Lent: What if we told you that the usual thinking about suicide in the Bible is wrong? This six-part Bible study will dive deep into several classic Hebrew Scripture events to uncover an innovative approach to suicide ideation and crisis.

Using the stories from Jonah, Elijah, Ezekiel, and the Psalms, we will see the lives of these crucial individuals anew when they were in despair and darkness...Read More [{ SONAR }] March Music Series Wednesdays in March -Delve deep into the world of music during our Lenten concert series featuring the TSA Steel Drum ensemble, Students from BGSU Acapella groups...Read More

Lenten Devotional Our friends at A Sanctified Art have provided a special e-reader version of this year’s Lenten devotional, which you can access on your computer and mobile devices here.

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Civil Discourse Program The Diocesan Council of the Diocese of Ohio has been intentionally engaging in hard conversations about issues that separate us from each other and prevent us from being the body of Christ into which we are all called in Baptism. The Council has developed materials for our congregations and Mission Areas to help all communicants have these conversations with one another ... Read More

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Michigan church to convert former youth center into home for newly arriving refugees [Episcopal News Service] St. John’s Episcopal Church in Plymouth, Michigan, has long owned and maintained an adjacent four-bedroom house, first as a...

Faith leaders urge Biden to sign executive order for reparations study by Juneteenth [Religion News Service] More than 200 interfaith leaders have requested that President Joe Biden establish a commission to study reparations for...

Michigan Episcopal leaders rally support for common-sense gun legislation as hearings begin [Diocese of Michigan] Episcopal leaders from across Michigan on March 1 called for passage of common-sense gun laws as lawmakers in the capital city...

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Weekly Blogs Beloved Friends, We are now turning the corner and moving into the third week of our Lenten journey. Sunday we will hear the story of the woman at the well in the gospel according to John. It is a story I have traveled with over the years and have wondered if “she” might have more to say than what we hear recorded in the ... Read More

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[{ SONAR }] March Music Series Wednesdays in March -Delve deep into the world of music during our Lenten concert series featuring Will Schnieder Trio, the TSA Steel Drum ensemble, Jeff Stewart, Celebrating the Organ and Team Trinity ... Read More

Men’s Bible Study March 11- Men's Bible Study the 2nd Saturday of the month.

We will gather in-person at Rick's City Diner 533 Monroe St. All men in the Trinity community and their guests are welcome!

JEFF STEWART – Sonar Music Series MARCH 15– Jeff Stewart's approach is straight-forward: a man, his guitar, and a wide-eyed look at that crazy thing called love. His tightly crafted music is for anyone that has ever walked into the sunshine of a new future, however uncertain. Come enjoy an evening with one of Toledo's favorite singer-songwriters! ... Read More TSN Lunch Team March 16- On the third Thursday of each month, Trinity prepares and delivers lunch to the vendors of our community partner, Toledo Streets Newspaper (TSN). We will need your help next on Thursday, March 16 when we will gather at 9:00am upstairs in My Brother's Place to prepare the meal! At 10:00, we'll head over to the TSN offices to deliver the meal and spend some time with the vendors. Click the image to join our team!!!

Thomas Merton – Winter Rain March 25 & 26 Actors Collaborative Toledo (ACT), in collaboration with Trinity Episcopal Church Toledo, presents a staged reading of Winter Rain: Six Images of Thomas Merton. The play is comprised of 6 monologues performed by 6 actors, each portraying Merton at different stages of his life. The play begins in 1941 at a railway station as Merton prepares to travel to Gethsemane to join the monastery and

concludes with a posthumous monologue after Merton’s untimely and mysterious death in Thailand in 1968...Read More

Food Pantry March 28 - Trinity Episcopal Church and Food For Thought offer a monthly food pantry! Residential proof is not a requirement. All are welcome and wanted! If you are interested in volunteering please sign up! If you need food please come! Click image for more info.

Trinity Book Club April 2 - From 6:30-8:00pm The Trinity Book Club’s current selection is Lessons in Chemistry, by Bonnie Garmus. Come join us for a lively discussion via Zoom on Sunday, April 2 from 6:30-8 pm. Hope you can join us! Find out more and sign up for the discussion by clicking on image.

Lenten Offerings

[{ SONAR }] March Music Series Wednesdays in March -Delve deep into the world of music during our Lenten concert series featuring Will Schnieder Trio, the TSA Steel Drum ensemble, Jeff Stewart, Celebrating the Organ and Team Trinity ... Read More

Lent 2023 Schedule Click the link to view a flyer of scheduled Lenten Offerings.

From Pain to Possibility Sundays in Lent: Often Lent is associated with sacrificially giving up something (often food-related, but it could also be habitual things), but there is another way to think about Lent as entering into a life of transformation. Traditionally, this was a time of reflection...Read More

Lean In For Lent Sundays in March: Every Sunday in March George will be hosting lunch and conversations about community engagement in My Brother’s Place after service from 11:15 12:15. Come with questions and a rumbly tumbly...Read More Province V-Lenten Bible Study Mondays in Lent: What if we told you that the usual thinking about suicide in the Bible is wrong? This six-part Bible study will dive deep into several classic Hebrew Scripture events to uncover an innovative approach to suicide ideation and crisis.

Using the stories from Jonah, Elijah, Ezekiel, and the Psalms, we will see the lives of these crucial individuals anew when they were in despair and darkness...Read More Lenten Devotional Our friends at A Sanctified Art have provided a special e-reader version of this year’s Lenten devotional, which you can access on your computer and mobile devices here.

Diocese of Ohio

Civil Discourse Program The Diocesan Council of the Diocese of Ohio has been intentionally engaging in hard conversations about issues that separate us from each other and prevent us from being the body of Christ into which we are all called in Baptism. The Council has developed materials for our congregations and Mission Areas to help all communicants have these conversations with one another ... Read More

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Church leaders recall welcoming Jimmy Carter to North Carolina for one of his first Habitat projects [Episcopal News Service] When former President Jimmy Carter came to Charlotte, North Carolina, for a Habitat for Humanity build in 1987, the Rt. Rev....

Los Angeles hosts its first Discernment Information Gathering for those considering calls to serve [Diocese of Los Angeles] If you think discernment merely involves a call to ordination in the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, think again, Cameron...

Residents move into new apartments as part of Diocese of Los Angeles multisite plan for housing [Diocese of Los Angeles] Since Anthony Rothstein moved into St. Michael’s Apartments a few days ago, he’s been busily helping other residents settle...

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Weekly Blogs Beloved Friends, Over the course of these last three Fridays in Lent leading up to Holy Week I am going to offer a series of prayers for you to use during the week in any way that feels good and right and grounding to you and where you are on your spiritual journey. These prayers come from another ... Read More

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Lenten Devotional Our friends at A Sanctified Art have provided a special e-reader version of this year’s Lenten devotional, which you can access on your computer and mobile devices here.

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Beloved FriendsWe have now journeyed through another season of Lent and are approaching the last full week before we arrive at the door of Holy Week. And while we still have a week left, I am already aware of how this year’s journey feels different for me.

What I have been more mindful... Read More

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Thomas Merton – Winter Rain March 25 & 26 Actors Collaborative Toledo (ACT), in collaboration with Trinity Episcopal Church Toledo, presents a staged reading of Winter Rain: Six Images of Thomas Merton. The play is comprised of 6 monologues performed by 6 actors, each portraying Merton at different stages of his life. The play begins in 1941 at a railway station as Merton prepares to travel to Gethsemane to join the monastery and concludes with a posthumous monologue after Merton’s untimely and mysterious death in Thailand in 1968...Read More Lean In For Lent Sundays in March: Every Sunday in March George will be hosting lunch and conversations about community engagement in My Brother’s Place after service from 11:15 12:15. Come with questions and a rumbly tumbly...Read More Interfaith Passover Seder March 26 Please join me at Temple Shomer Emunim from 46pm as they celebrate their Interfaith Passover Seder. Listen as they tell the story of the Exodus in the first person, remember the history of their oppression and the recommitment to the cause of freedom and justice for all people... Read More From Pain to Possibility Sundays in Lent: Often Lent is associated with sacrificially giving up something (often food-related, but it could also be habitual things), but there is another way to think about Lent as entering into a life of transformation. Traditionally, this was a time of reflection...Read More Province V-Lenten Bible Study Mondays in Lent: What if we told you that the usual thinking about suicide in the Bible is wrong? This six-part Bible study will dive deep into several classic Hebrew Scripture events to uncover an innovative approach to suicide ideation and crisis.

Using the stories from Jonah, Elijah, Ezekiel, and the Psalms, we will see the lives of these crucial individuals anew when they were in despair and darkness...Read More Vestry Meeting Notice

March 28 The next upcoming Vestry (parish leadership team) Meeting is: March 28th. These meetings are held via zoom.

Meetings are open... Read More

Food Pantry March 28 - Trinity Episcopal Church and Food For Thought offer a monthly food pantry! Residential proof is not a requirement. All are welcome and wanted! If you are interested in volunteering please sign up! If you need food please come! Click image for more info.

Team Trinity March 29 7pm The Family's in the House! Come join us for a night of Broadway tunes sure to lift your spirits. Rumor has it, popular tunes from fantastic shows like Les Mis, Phantom, and the works of Jason Robert Brown will be performed, and many more!! ... Read More

Trinity Book Club April 2 - From 6:30-8:00pm The Trinity Book Club’s current selection is Lessons in Chemistry, by Bonnie Garmus. Come join us for a lively discussion via Zoom on Sunday, April 2 from 6:30-8 pm. Hope you can join us! Find out more and sign up for the discussion by clicking on image.

Maundy Thursday- Feast of Friends April 6, 2023 (Please RSVP by March 31) Jesus gathered with his friends to celebrate the feast of the Passover the night before he died for revolutionary love. In his Jewish context and tradition, it was a time to remember how God had led the people of God out of slavery, through the waters, through the wilderness, and into the Promised Land... Read More

Diocese of Ohio Events Ordination and Consecration of the Rev. Anne B. Jolly

We hope you have all saved the date for Bishop Coadjutor-elect Anne B. Jolly's ordination and consecration on April 29 at 11:00 a.m. at Cleveland Public Auditorium. Invitations will be delivered in the last week of March. In the meantime, we direct your attention to our FAQ page to learn more about the events of that

weekend, including hotel blocks. Please contact transitioncommitee@dohio.org with any questions.

Episcopal News Service

New York service to offer ‘institutional and collective apology’ for diocese’s complicity in slavery [Episcopal News Service] The Diocese of New York, as part of its long-running efforts to examine and repent of the church’s historic complicity in...

Three Wisconsin dioceses move toward possible reunion votes at October conventions [Episcopal Wisconsin Trialogue] Leaders of the Trialogue steering committee, representing Wisconsin’s three Episcopal dioceses, say that the...

Diocese of Florida issues formal request for churchwide consent to disputed bishop election [Episcopal News Service] The Diocese of Florida Standing Committee on March 22 issued its official closing argument affirming the validity its bishop...

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Beloved Friends, We are almost there. This will be our final week with Jesus marking the last days he traveled with us here on earth. This year we enter this sacred and holy church season marking the 3-year anniversary of both Trinity@Home and Trinity@316; our dual expressions of worship. This Sunday we will gather in both sacred spaces and be wrapped up in the telling of the Passion narrative ... Read More

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Order Easter Flowers Now Order by April 2nd! Easter Memorial Flowers are on sale – you can choose between hyacinth plants, daffodil plants or Easter lilies - or one of each! You can fill out our online form (click image), or you can find order forms at the Welcome Station in the back of the Sanctuary. Click image for more detail and for online order form.

Special Giving – Holy Week Special Giving funds have been established for Good Friday and Easter. Please consider contributing as you can and read more about these giving opportunities by clicking the image.

Trinity Book Club April 2 - From 6:30-8:00pm The Trinity Book Club’s current selection is Lessons in Chemistry, by Bonnie Garmus. Come join us for a lively discussion via Zoom on Sunday, April 2 from 6:30-8 pm. Hope you can join us! Find out more and sign up for the discussion by clicking on image.

Maundy Thursday- Feast of Friends April 6 - (Please RSVP by March 31) Jesus gathered with his friends to celebrate the feast of the Passover the night before he died for revolutionary love. In his Jewish context and tradition, it was a time to remember how God had led the people of God out of slavery, through the waters, through the wilderness, and into the Promised Land. Please join us for our Feast of Friends. Sign up by clicking the image so we can prepare a place for you- and consider bringing a friend who has never been invited to this Way of Love... Read More Vigil Reading at the Tomb April 6 - 7 At the end of the Maundy Thursday Service we will begin our "Vigil Reading at the Tomb." This is a very quiet, personal, sacred invitation to step into a

place we often don't find or make in our lives. A time to sit alone (either at home or in the sanctuary at church) and breathe in deeply as you are invited to read words from our sacred text... Read More and Sign Up by clicking image.

Ukulele Choir Returns!

April 16 through May 21- Ukulele Choir returns on Sunday afternoons from 1:00-1:45 on Zoom! Find out more and sign up by clicking the image.

TSN Lunch Team April 20- On the third Thursday of each month, Trinity prepares and delivers lunch to the vendors of our community partner, Toledo Streets Newspaper (TSN). We will need your help next on Thursday, March 16 when we will gather at 9:00am upstairs in My Brother's Place to prepare the meal! At 10:00, we'll head over to the TSN offices to deliver the meal and spend some time with the vendors. Click the image to join our team!!!

Food Pantry April 25 - Trinity Episcopal Church and Food For Thought offer a monthly food pantry! Residential proof is not a requirement.

All are welcome and wanted! If you are interested in volunteering please sign up! If you need food please come!

Click image for more info.

Vestry Meeting Notice April 25 - The next upcoming Vestry (parish leadership team) Meeting is: April 25th. These meetings are held via zoom.

Meetings are open... Read More

Diocese of Ohio Events Ordination and Consecration of the Rev. Anne B. Jolly

We hope you have all saved the date for Bishop Coadjutor-elect Anne B. Jolly's ordination and consecration on April 29 at 11:00 a.m. at Cleveland Public Auditorium. Invitations will be delivered in the last week of March. In the meantime, we direct your attention to our FAQ page to learn more about the events of that

weekend, including hotel blocks. Please contact transitioncommitee@dohio.org with any questions.

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American Cathedral in Paris celebrates its 100th anniversary [Episcopal News Service—Paris, France] On March 18, 1923, the fifth Sunday in Lent, the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity American, popularly...

Kenyan provost appointed archbishop of Canterbury’s Anglican Communion advisor [Anglican Communion News Service] The provost of All Saints’ Cathedral in Nairobi, Kenya, the Very Rev. Sammy Wainaina, has been appointed as the...

Missouri faith leaders oppose anti-trans legislation in open letter to lawmakers [Diocese of Missouri] More than 300 faith leaders throughout Missouri have added their signatures to an open letter to state lawmakers to oppose...

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