Advent with the Mystics: What Are We Waiting For?
Worship Services at 8am and 10am.
Preaching Lineup:
December 1: Margery Kempe Diana Small
December 8: Thomas Merton Elizabeth Molitors
December 15: Teresa of Avila Sarah Thomas
December 22: Thérese of Lisieux John Draper
Greening of the Church for Christmas
Help the transformation of our sanctuary into a magical space for our Christmas services. There is a job for everyone, no experience necessary. Stay for as little or as long as you are able. Sign up at coffee hour. Sign up at coffee hour or online.
Christmas Services
Christmas Eve – Tuesday, December 24
4pm Children's Nativity (service will be livestreamed)
9:30pm Carol Singing
10pm Festival Choral Eucharist (incense will be used)
Christmas Day – Wednesday, December 25
10am Choral Eucharist
First Sunday After Christmas – Sunday, Dec. 29
9:30am Lessons and Carols with Eucharist
Transition House Meals
Join us on the fourth Saturday of the month to provide, prepare and serve a meal to our neighbors at Transition House. Check the volunteer sign up for current opportunities.
Trinity's Holiday Gift Drive: Bras, Blankets, and Bucks
This holiday season, Trinity will partner with PATH Santa Barbara and Doctors Without Walls—Santa Barbara Street Medicine to provide the people they serve with much needed items.
Trinity Men’s Group
Trinity Men’s Group holds a meeting on the first Monday of each month in the Trinity library.
Compline with Story & Sound
Compline with Story & Sound. An evening of meditative music and storytelling.
Kitchen Work Day
Come join with other church members in our annual kitchen cleanup. We want our kitchen in tip top shape for the coming year. Tasks are not heavy and with enough help we can knock this out in a few short hours. Refreshments will be provided! Join us!
Dignity Index Forums
As part of the Jim Wallis False White Gospel preaching series, The Rev. Mark Asman referenced the Dignity Index as a tool to help us bridge our deep divisions. In the two forums on January 19 and 26, Mark will help us go deeper into understanding and practicing the Dignity Index.
Hot Lunch at the FARO Center
Join us on the fourth Wednesday and Thursday of the month to provide lunches for guests of the FARO Center. Check the volunteer sign up for current opportunities.
Trinity Men’s Group Breakfast
Join the Men's Group in Trinity's Guild Hall for a breakfast meal and conversation.
Image courtesy @davealmine
Christmas Cookie Walk
Trinity is hosting our fourth annual Christmas Cookie Walk. Make plans to attend and gather homemade Christmas cookies in all shapes and flavors, made by Trinity parishioners. View the video and get more information here.
Women's Group: Women at the Well
The Women at the Well Group is founded for women seeking the wisdom of other women in a relaxed and supportive atmosphere. Meetings will be held in the Youth Group room (enter from Micheltorena), once a month on Saturdays.
Blue Christmas Service
A contemplative service of prayer, ritual, meditation, and music to provide healing space for those who experience the Christmas season as a difficult one due to loss, grief, or loneliness, and for those who love and support them.
Alternative Christmas Market
Trinity parishioners and friends have an opportunity to “justice shop” at our annual Alternative Christmas Market (ACM) and support a wide variety of local and international charitable organizations. Our church school children and youth group members take an active role in helping raise funds. See the event flyer for more information. Volunteers are needed to help with this event.
Trinity Backstage Holiday Show
Join musicians Doug Clegg, Kate Wallace, James McVay and special guests for an afternoon of great music, delectables, cider, tea and hot cocoa on the Labyrinth. Suggested donations of $20 can be made at the door or online. All ages are welcome!
Ornament Exchange
Please bring a wrapped Christmas Tree Ornament—one for each person attending—along with yourself and some food/beverage to share (i.e. sweet or savory nibbles, wine or sparkling water). We'll gather in the Guild Hall, and let the festivities begin!
Memorial Service for Debbie Molnar
Join us in celebrating Debbie's life at the memorial service at Trinity with a reception following in the Parish Hall.
Advent Wreath Making
After both services in the Guild Hall, celebrate the season by assembling your own Advent wreath. Fresh greens, bases, candles, and a prayer card will be provided. A suggested donation of $20 will help cover the costs.
Training and Inspiration for Greeters and Ushers
Greeters and ushers play a vital role in our community as the first faces of welcome at Trinity. This 45-minute refresher session in the Guild Hall reminds us of God's love expressed through genuine hospitality. It is for all current greeters and ushers and anyone interested in learning more about the significance of Christian hospitality.
Care Bag Assembly
At coffee hour after both worship services, you are invited to assemble care bags to give to a person in need. All the materials (lunch-sized bag, food, water, hygiene essentials) will be available.
Newcomer Café
Newcomer welcome! Meet in the church following the 10am service. Refreshments will be served.
Church School Volunteer Training
Would you like to explore what it's like to serve in Trinity's children's program, Catechesis of the Good Shepherd (CGS)? There will be a training held in the Youth Group room and it will cover a brief overview of the history, methodology, and practice of CGS.
Noon Concert: All You Need is Love
Join us for the next Noon Concert with Kate Wallace and Doug Clegg.
Combined Worship Service and Ingathering Brunch
We close our annual-giving season with a celebratory combined-worship service and the Ingathering of Pledges, with brunch following in the Parish Hall.
Wisdom Sessions: Holding Our Planet
Trinity parishioner Faye Cox will lead four in-person gatherings on October 18, 25, November 1 , 8, from noon-1pm. Participants can also join via Zoom or watch the recording at a later time.
Election Day Labyrinth Walk
Bring your thoughts and concerns as you journey with God in the spiritual practice of walking prayer.
Stories that Connect Us
For four Sundays in October during our Annual Giving season, we will hear parishioners share stories of where they have found connection at Trinity.
Halloween Hullabaloo
The entire parish is invited to the Children and Youth Council (CYC) sponsored Spooktacular Halloween Hullabaloo! Get ready for a night of spooky fun, crazy costumes, and eerie excitement! Ghosts and ghouls alike will gather for a fantastic evening of food, fun, and festivities. Learn More and Sign Up Here.
Dismantling the false white gospel: Fall Preaching Series
Preaching Lineup:
September 15 - The Rev. Elizabeth Molitors
September 22 - The Rev. Sarah Thomas
September 29 - The Rev. Anne Howard
October 6 - The Rev. John Draper
October 13 - The Rev. Colleen Sterne
October 20 - The Rev. Mark Asman
Noon Concert: Mozart Quintet for Piano & Winds
Join us for thirty minutes of mindful midday music.
Sing for Justice: Fundraiser for ILDC
Support the Immigrant Legal Defense Center (ILDC) by attending this benefit concert.
Music by Kate Wallace, Doug Clegg and James McVay.
$40 admission ticket at the door or purchase online. Ticket includes refreshments and hors d'oeuvres on the Labyrinth. Artists meet and greet during intermission.
Vestry Discernment Forum
Again this year, we are opening the nomination process for new vestry members to the whole congregation. If you know someone who would be a good candidate or want to be considered for a term on the vestry, let the Nominating Committee know and come to the Vestry Discernment Forum on October 6 after the 10am service.
Annual Giving Kickoff Dinner
This festive, all-parish, family friendly gathering will be another opportunity to connect with new and long-time Trinity friends. We hope you will attend this special night of fellowship as we kickoff our fall season of annual giving.
Sign up here to RSVP; to bring a dish; and to help.
Pet Blessing
Join us outside on the Labyrinth for the Feast of St. Francis pet blessing.
Screening of the Philadelphia Eleven
In violation of the Episcopal Church’s constitution and canons–which stated that only men were eligible for ordination–a group of eleven women were ordained to the Episcopal priesthood in 1974 at a church in Philadelphia. This moment moved the Episcopal Church to change and gave hope to women everywhere.
Welcome Back Sunday and Bishop Visit
Trinity’s diocesan bishop, the Rt. Rev. John H. Taylor will be at Trinity to celebrate, preach, and offer confirmation, reception, and renewal of baptismal vows. A special coffee hour honoring the participants will take place on the Labyrinth following the service.
Noon Concert: Music for flute, bassoon, and harp
Join us for thirty minutes of mindful midday music.
Trinity at Pacific Pride Festival
Join us at this year’s festival at Chase Palm Park Field, a family-friendly and accessible park along Cabrillo Blvd. The Pacific Pride Festival offers the ideal setting to celebrate the Pride season.Trinity will be there with an information table. Volunteers are needed to represent us. Sign up today!
Back to School Blessing
At the conclusion of the 10am worship service, children and children-of-all-ages will receive a blessing as the Santa Barbara Unified School District begins a new school year.
Justice and Outreach Preaching Series: Compassion in Our Time
Trinity welcomes all to the “Compassion in Our Time” preaching series.
Rabbi Arthur Gross-Schaefer will speak on August 4
Imam Wael Hegazy will speak on August 11
Rev. Tim Burnette will speak on August 18