We could describe our liturgy, provide historical background information about the customs and rituals of the church and let you know in precise detail what to expect. But we’d rather let a newcomer to Trinity share his impressions.

Thank you for visiting Trinity’s website, and for considering joining us for worship or for a social or outreach event.  Perhaps you’ve already attended a service.   If so …welcome!

As a relative newcomer myself, I’m confident you will find worship at Trinity to be a memorable experience. Like many members of Trinity, I grew up in another church tradition, but started attending because my son attends St. Richard’s School, which shares the facility. I began to get involved because I love the opportunities for community service that Trinity provides.

At first I found worship itself to be fascinating but foreign; now, the worship is comforting and renews my spirit. If you have attended other Episcopal churches, you’ve probably seen services that are both more and less traditional than Trinity. If your background is in another Protestant denomination or even most Catholic congregations, you will probably find worship at Trinity to be very formal, even “high church;” but it is perfectly acceptable to simply sit and listen.  

From the opening procession to the closing benediction given in the midst of the congregation, a service at Trinity is intentional, participatory, and joyful. The music is glorious.

All the clergy have different preaching styles but the sermons are routinely strong, and come early in the service. Each service culminates with The Eucharist, or communion, which is open to everyone, although again, remaining in your seat is perfectly acceptable.  “Accept, nourish and send” are the key words in Trinity’s mission statement, and you will find each of these verbs reinforced in the service at Trinity.

The sanctuary has the same sense of Tudor-era England that the architecture suggests from the street. The clergy, choir, and youth acolytes all wear robes and vestments, but most people in the pews are comfortable in “business-casual” dress. The congregation is fairly diverse, culturally and socially, and come from many faith backgrounds.  

You are sure to be welcomed with a warm smile, but you will not be button-holed, recruited, or asked to fill out a form. If you want to meet people and learn about becoming more engaged, please stay for coffee and pastries or cookies in the Fortune Room, or fellowship hall, immediately after both Sunday services. 

Welcome to Trinity.