Worship
Committee Report
It would hard to imagine a year with a greater variety of worship! Outdoors, indoors, no singing permitted and then… we burst into song! The impact of Covid-19 on church life and activities was perhaps most quickly and obviously felt on worship. Restrictions on gatherings and safety measures to limit infection spread have placed us within a whole new world of hand sanitizer and face coverings. The wonderful story is that these challenges didn’t stop us. Instead so many people have brought creativity to worship that we could never have imagined; and what a beautiful campus and church building we have to worship in!
meeting again each Sunday morning. At the start of the new church year and Advent we launched our refreshed new look service bulletins. For those people not yet ready to return to in-person worship or not living locally we continued our “Trinity at Home” virtual service. This continues to be a popular option and it’s been especially gratifying to reach a whole new group of people who now feel that they’re able to worship with and be part of Trinity virtually. This has resulted in kind messages and generous gifts from right across the country.
During the year, and largely due to a very successful and well2021 has included a return to full attended Ministry Fair in the fall, indoor worship, the return of our we’ve been blessed with good amazing choir and full sung number of people offering services, some beautiful evening themselves for a range of worship occasions including a ministries supporting our worship: Moravian concert with Evensong, Readers, Ushers, Eucharistic and traditional Lessons & Carols. A Ministers, Acolytes, & Prayer & particular highlight was a service Healing Ministers. Thanks to all of of Reception & Confirmation with you and if you’d like to join them Bishop Martin Townsend held in please get in touch. the church courtyard on a sunny Late in 2021 we held the first fall weekend. It’s been so heartening to see our children and Worship Committee meeting since the start of Covid-19 and we hope young people returning to and to meet regularly during 2022. participating in worship in conjunction with Trinity Kids
The wonderful story is that these challenges didn’t stop us. Instead so many people have brought creativity to worship that we could never have imagined; and what a beautiful campus and church building we have to worship in!
The Rev. Jonathan Adams 19
