Today, on the fourth Sunday of Easter, Pastor Chris will be preaching on the good shepherd. We gather in the Sanctuary and online today at 11:30am for worship. As always, our online service is recorded and available later in the week to watch and share with others.

Today, on the third Sunday of Easter, Pastor Chris will be preaching on how we should respond to the news of the resurrection: hope or doubt? We also invite you to our potluck this evening, from 6-8pm, to celebrate the recent season of Ramadan.

Today, on the second Sunday of Easter, Rev. Barry Williams will be guest preaching! We are excited to announce our Sunday School classes will be resuming at 10:15am this morning!

He is risen! He is risen, indeed!

Today is the joyful day of our salvation; the day when we proclaim, in the words of the old hymn, "where, O death, is now thy sting?" Wherever you are today, I sincerely hope you will spend some of your Easter celebrating the resurrection of Christ with your Trinity family, either in-person or via our livestream service.

We enter worship today proclaiming "Hosanna!" while the celebratory palm branches wave, yet we know so well the journey this week will take us to places we would rather not go.

This year I encourage, even challenge, you to allow yourself to take the full journey of Holy Week. Allow yourself to feel to joyful entry into Jerusalem, for joy is right. Allow yourself to feel the pain and betrayal of the arrest and trial, for pain is also right. Allow yourself to mourn on Good Friday, for mourning is also right. Allow yourself to feel the resurrection hope, for hope is also right.

I want to thank Rev. Howard Cavner for stepping in on short notice to preach this Sunday and Rev. Greg Esselman for agreeing to moderate our Annual Congregational meeting.

When was the last time you were invited to a banquet?  Maybe a wedding or an important business event?  Did you get to choose your table, or did you get seated?  How, and where, people are seated at a banquet says a lot about the event and who is welcome and wanted.  In today's scripture, Jesus challenges us to look again at who we have room for at the table.

This morning in worship we will be reflecting on how often God surprises us, even interrupts us, with grace.

Have you ever gone to someone's home for dinner and felt completely welcome? Today we read a story of Jesus creating a place of welcome for those on the margins of his society; and we will together consider how we might do the same today.

I am delighted to be back with you as we worship together today on this first Sunday of Lent. We will be reflecting together on how God provided us nourishment for our journey of faith.

We are delighted to welcome the Rev. Dennis Winzenried as he leads us in worship today. He will be reflecting on the Transfiguration of Christ, and I know you will be blessed by his words.

We are delighted to welcome the Rev. Barry Williams as he leads us in worship today. He will be reflecting on Jesus teaching in the Sermon on the Mount, and I know you will be blessed by his words.

Today in worship we continue exploring the teachings of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount, today looking at what it means to let our light shine.

Today in worship we begin a three week series exploring the Sermon on the Mount as we reflect on the Beatitudes, and what it might mean to find ourselves blessed by God.

Have you ever met someone and knew right away that they were going to change your life? The gospels tell us that was how some of the early disciples experienced Jesus - someone they just knew was going to change their life. Whether your experience of faith has been like that, or a more gradual journey, we are all learning day by day what it means to be followers of Christ.

Today is an exciting day for our congregation! During worship we will be ordaining and installing our new officers for 2023, as well as celebrating communion. This is all within the context of remembering the baptism of Jesus, and our own calling into the family of faith.

This morning we have an exciting worship service planned! We are being joined by our friends from Brentwood to host a joint Christmas Morning service. We've polled both congregations on our favorite Christmas songs and our service will focus on telling the stories of these wonderful songs. Please note our special time of 10:45 AM.

Tonight we will gather for our annual Christmas Eve Candlelight Communion service, and I cannot wait to share in worship with you! Our service will be filled with songs of the season, the retelling of the Christmas story, communion, and singing Silent Night by candlelight. Please note our new time this year of 5:30 PM.

For the first time since before the pandemic we are hosting a full Christmas Cantata, featuring our choir and orchestra. A host of musicians from Trinity and the community have prepared a service of beauty and hope as we get ready for Christmas.