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Scripture Reflection: Transformed From the Inside Out
March 1, 2024 | By The Faith Formation Team
This Sunday’s Gospel story — when Jesus drives money changers out of the temple court — is familiar but puzzling. Is Jesus overturning worship norms, or is there more to the story? Trinity’s Faith Formation team suggests there’s a deeper meaning behind Jesus’s demonstration: It’s a proclamation of God’s presence alive and at work within each of us.
Scripture Reflection: Not the End of the Story
February 23, 2024 | By The Faith Formation Team
“Death isn’t a secret or surprise for any of us, even Jesus. In fact, it’s an essential part of being alive. But when we spend our time and energy fighting the inevitable, we lose sight of the life happening right in front of us.” Trinity’s Faith Formation team digs into Sunday’s scripture reading from Mark’s Gospel and considers a paradox of the Christian faith: The path to wholeness, purpose, and connection is through surrender.
Scripture Reflection: Fully Embracing God’s Love
February 16, 2024 | By The Faith Formation Team
Looking ahead to Sunday’s scripture readings, Trinity’s Faith Formation team considers what it means to fully embrace God’s love, even when it leads us down unexpected and sometimes uncomfortable paths: “Who knows where God will send us — beloved and driven by the Spirit — to help heal our broken world?”
Lenten Meditations 2024
February 13, 2024
Every year, Trinity parishioners, clergy, and staff offer a book of meditations based on the lectionary readings to accompany us through the season of Lent. Some are written reflections, others are paintings or photographs. All are insightful, meditative, and a gift from the parish to the reader.
Down from the Mountaintop
February 9, 2024 | By Summerlee Staten
”This is how mountaintop experiences — epiphanies and revelations that open our minds to new realities — change us,” writes Summerlee Staten, reflecting on Jesus's transfiguration. ”We come to understand the mystery of God in a new way, and by comparison the miracles we experienced before seem ordinary.”
Trinity Announces 2024 Spring Music Season
February 5, 2024
Trinity Church Wall Street announces its 2024 spring musical season, with iconic world premieres, jazz performances and classic concerts
Love in Action: Trinity Giving Tops $61M
February 5, 2024 | By The Rev. Phillip A. Jackson
The Rev. Phil Jackson, Trinity‘s Rector, reflects on Trinity’s increased charitable giving and our commitment to putting love into action by meeting needs in our Lower Manhattan community.
Investing in Our People: Trinity Philanthropies in 2023
January 31, 2024 | By Bea de la Torre
Over the past year, Trinity Church Wall Street has continued to increase our philanthropic support for work that advances equity and justice. We have nearly quadrupled our annual giving since 2019—from $16 million to $61 million—and in 2023 we distributed $37.7 million in grants to 205 organizations that advance our efforts to build organizational capacity, care for our community, and bring people together.
University of Hope: Powering CUNY’s Engine of Economic Mobility
January 26, 2024
On November 8, Trinity Church Wall Street joined forces with Robin Hood and the Carroll and Milton Petrie Foundation to convene a symposium of 150 funders, policymakers, and CUNY stakeholders. Together, we learned how public college students across the country are persevering through barriers beyond their control, homed in on how CUNY is caring for its own in New York City, and explored potential solutions.