Those with wealth and power are meant to find ways to bless those without resources or a voice. The poor, the vulnerable, and the outsider are meant to be taken care of.

O Holy Spirit, beloved of my soul, I adore you. Enlighten me, guide me, strengthen me, console me.

The overwhelming message of the gospel is that God is reaching out to the world to let people know that they are His creation. He loves and wants to bring us home.

In a culture that idolizes the wealthy, voluntarily giving away a significant percentage of one’s income is a radical act. It speaks to the world around us that we are serious about loving God and our neighbor.

Jesus gave his disciples, and us, a mission. It is often tempting to view our success in terms of growth and revenue. But as our bishop told the Vestry last Spring, what we need to look for is fruit.

It is shocking to think that God’s grace is even for the worst of sinners, until WE mess up really bad. Then this truth is living water, saving us from death.

We have seen so many people blessed by the Alpha Course over the years.

25 years ago, I walked into the Alpha course with a chip on my shoulder. I was ready for judgment and rejection from these “Christians” who were hosting Alpha. How wrong I was. I left the course a different person. Despite having a close relationship with God as a child, I had abandoned my faith as a young woman. At Alpha, I was able to wrestle with why I had walked away. The small group discussions gave me the space to ask questions. The kind hospitality made me want to be

I was thinking recently about how many times the letters in the New Testament are about perseverance... So it was a nice little bit of divine coincidence that the saint being celebrated today in the Daily Lectionary is Mother Teresa.

God tells us we are His beloved children. Our mistakes do not change that. Our sin does not change that. Our proper response to God’s love, mercy and grace is not to hide in shame, but to give him thanks.

...focus on the next right thing we can do while remembering that the grace of God is always greater than the mistakes we make along the way.

Beloved in the Lord, As you all know, Trinity Church runs the Alpha Course at the Washington County Jail, as well as here at our own building. The Alpha Course does two things for us as a community. First, it is a simple, respectful, fun way to share the gospel with our friends and neighbors. Evangelism can feel like a big scary proposition, but inviting someone for a meal and a discussion feels much more natural. The second thing the course does for us is enrich our disciple

God is always at work, and no expression of loving your neighbor is ever wasted.

Helping others to know the great love God has for them is amazing, miraculous and beautiful. It is also heartbreaking, frustrating and hard.

Beloved in the Lord, A resource Jamey and I use often is the website: https://www.dailyoffice2019.com/ This site brings up the daily offices: Morning, Midday, Evening and Compline prayer services, with all the Scriptures included. It even has an audio version. One of their new features is to give a history of different Saints, according to their feast days. I wanted to share this informative feature with you. Below is the information for Cyril of Alexandria, whose feast day w

We cannot swim against the current in our own strength. We need to be still. We need to trust that God will carry us to a safe place and rescue us.

Hello Saints, As most of you know by now we lost Karen Halligan on Tuesday of this week. This is a little less than a year since that family also lost Jeremy. If you haven't already, please reach out to her husband Steve by emailing stephen.halligan@usa.net or by sending a card to: 240 Hawthorne Road, Washington PA 15301. It's at times like this when being part of a loving church community can be so important. We of course have the comfort of knowing that she is now with Je

I had two conversations this week about assurance. One was with someone who was lamenting their own lack of assurance-they struggle to trust that they are forgiven and saved because they can see the sin in their own life. The second conversation was with my husband. We were at a funeral recently where assurance of salvation and eternal life was NOT preached-even though the deceased was a professing Christian. Article 11 of the 39 Articles, a foundational document of Anglican

Hello Saints, First a quick reminder that tomorrow is the bishop's annual visit to Trinity. We will be receiving two people into the Anglican Communion as well. We encourage everyone to make it to church this weekend if you can. As an added incentive, there will be a tasty feast for coffee hour afterwards! So for movie night this week we watched an older movie, Field of Dreams (1989). This was one of my favorites as a young adult. I actually owned a Laser Disc copy (if you

As the season for vacations begins, Jamey and I thought we’d make some suggestions for summer reading. These are books we love, or authors we love, in both fiction and non-fiction. We also got some suggestions from our son and our Bishop!