Trinity Episcopal Church welcomes you!
When you join us for worship, you will be greeted and given a bulletin that will help guide you through the order of the service. Episcopal services are based on The Book of Common Prayer which will be the red book in your pew.
During worship, you will be able to follow along from the bulletin with the corresponding page numbers in The Book of Common Prayer. There will be several opportunities where you can enjoy or join in singing hymns. Music and words for the hymns are found in the blue hymnal in the pew.
Episcopal worship is centered around Communion, also known as The Holy Eucharist. All are invited to come forward and receive the bread and wine during communion, or if you would prefer you can come forward to receive a blessing by the priest or simply remain seated.
Services start at 10:00am on Sundays. Service of Holy Eucharist typically lasts about an hour. Service of Morning Prayer is usually half an hour.
After service, please join us for refreshments and fellowship downstairs in Morrill Hall. A chairlift is available if needed.
If you would like more information about the Episcopal Church or how to join or get involved please see a church member or send an email to secretary@trinityware.org.
Message from the Senior Warden
October 10, 2025
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ:
In this Sunday's Gospel (Luke 17:11-19) Jesus is traveling when 10 lepers appeal to him for healing. Telling them to go present themselves to the local priest, they are made clean. One man, a Samaritan, turns back and falls before Jesus to give thanks. Jesus questions "Were there not 10 made clean? Where are the others?" To the Samaritan he says "Get up and Go. Your faith has made you well." It struck me the difference in His response. All 10 were made clean, but the Samaritan was made "well". Some commentary says that means he was made spiritually whole. At the time, the Samaritans were not considered good people. To Jews they were "worse than rank pagans ... as they had polluted the religion." What must it have been that Jesus's healing touched this 'foreigner's' heart to turn him around to give thanks? And what must it have meant to Jesus to receive it, that he 'made him well'?
Do we do good things for the accolades or do we do them because that is what Jesus would do? The best example of that here at Trinity is in our work through our Jubilee Ministries. We aren't looking for thanks, we do it because Jesus calls us to follow his example: helping those in need, sharing what God has given us. Is that how we are thanking Jesus for his presence in our lives? Having faith that our mission to the community makes a difference to others whether we receive any thanks at all is how Jesus would have it- treating our fellow humans with care and respect and understanding, whatever they or we are going through, just like He did. That faith will make us spiritually whole.
May it be so . . .
Peace be with you-
Suzanne
