Our
Journey
Blessings for the way
Worship
The Sacraments
Other Rites
Feasts and Fasts
Prayer
Ministry of the Word
Fellowship along the Way
Worship
Trinity Church is a church of prayer and
sacramental worship. In worship, as a body, we gather
to acknowledge the holiness of God, to hear God's Word,
to offer prayer, and to celebrate the sacraments. The
sacramental rite of Holy Eucharist is the principal act
of worship on Sunday, the Lord's Day. A sacrament is the
outward and visible sign of inward and spiritual grace,
given by Christ as sure and certain means by which we
receive that grace. Grace is God’s loving-kindness
and favor towards us, unearned and undeserved; by grace
God forgives our sins, enlightens our minds, stirs our
hearts, and strengthens our wills.
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The Sacraments
The two great sacraments given by Christ
to his Church are Holy Baptism and the Holy Eucharist.
Holy Baptism
is the sacrament by which God adopts us as God's children
and makes us members of Christ’s Body, the Church,
and inheritors of the kingdom of God. The outward and
visible sign in Baptism is water, in which the person
is baptized in the Name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit. The inward and spiritual grace
in Baptism is union with Christ in his death and resurrection,
birth into God’s family the Church, forgiveness of
sins, and new life in the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Eucharist,
also called the Lord’s Supper, and Holy Communion,
and also known as the Divine Liturgy, the Mass, and the
Great Offering, is the sacrament commanded by Christ for
the continual remembrance of his life, death, and resurrection,
until his coming again. The Eucharist, the Church’s
sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, is the way by which
the sacrifice of Christ is made present, and in which
he unites us to his one offering of himself. The outward
and visible sign in the Eucharist is bread and wine, given
and received according to Christ’s command. The inward
and spiritual grace in the Holy Communion is the Body
and Blood of Christ given to his people, and received
by faith.
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Other Rites
Other sacramental rites evolved in the
Church under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Although
they are means of grace, they differ from the two sacraments
of the Gospel in that they are not necessary for all persons
in the say way that Baptism and the Eucharist are. Other
sacramental rites, which evolved in the Church, include
confirmation, ordination,
holy matrimony, reconciliation
of a penitent, and unction.
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Feasts and
Fasts
In addition to celebrating the ancient
mystery of God's grace in the Sacraments, we observe the
Feasts and Holy Days of the Church
Year. The feasts and holy days celebrate and honor
the events and lives of our Lord, Jesus Christ, the Apostles,
the Evangelists, and all the holy, saintly ones of God.
We also observe days of special devotion or Fasts
by special acts of discipline and self-denial in commemoration
of our Lord's crucifixion. In doing so we may remember
and honor those who sacrificed their lives in faith as
witnesses to God.
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Prayer
Prayer is fundamental to our relationship
with God, both as individuals and as a community of faith.
Holy Scripture and the teaching of Jesus Christ provide
the way ---- God. The Holy Spirit provides us the inspiration
to ------ God. In praying together we gather (collect) our
prayers as one body in Christ.
For
more on worship and a life in prayer see-
The Book of Common Prayer
Prayers of the People
Wednesday Nights
Discernment
Retreats
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Ministry of
the Word
The
Bible, Holy Scripture, The Word of God.
Holy
Scripture contains all things necessary to salvation.We
believe the Bible consists of books written by people
under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. We call them
the Word of God because God inspired their human authors
and because God still speaks to us through the Bible.
We understand the meaning of the Bible by the help of
the Holy Spirit, who guides the Church, the Body of Christ,
the People of God, in the true interpretation of the Scriptures.
Find more under-
The Bible
Bible Study
Worship
Evangelism
Preaching the Word
Sunday School
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Fellowship
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