Hello Trinitarians!And greetings from Wilmore, Kentucky, where I am attending a workshop of CREO Arts. CREO is a new non-profit, founded by Winfield Bevins, that supports local efforts in faith and the arts. Last year, we applied for and received a grant of $20,000 from CREO to support dedicated art display in our Living Stones renovation and expansion. This workshop is a gathering of the 16 grant...  Read More

Greetings Trinitarians -Next Saturday will be The Sure Foundation Fundraiser, with dinner & verse-writing on the foundation slab, starting at 6PM. We are looking forward to a great event and already have lots of folks planning to attend. If you are not able to join us, PLEASE DO SEND IN A VERSE anyway. We will make sure your verse gets written on the foundation and blesses our church for years to ...  Read More

Greetings Trinitarians!After my sermon last Sunday, some of you asked about "Pioneer Life in Illinois," the book my great uncle wrote about his childhood on the Illinois frontier in the 1840s. A digital version of the text is available here. The section that I quoted the most in my sermon is on "Discontent," at p.82.Here's a quick reminder that this Sunday we will have the blessing of the backpack...  Read More

Greetings Trinitarians!Thank you for your prayers during our family vacation. We had a wonderful time. Our two major activities were visiting the Olympic National Park (during which we also saw members of my family) and attending the Music Camp at New Saint Andrew's College. Here's two photos: the first photo is of the family from one of our hikes, which includes all 9 children (yes, baby Johnston...  Read More

Greetings, Trinitarians!I write with a short note of greeting from San Antonio at our Diocesan Synod. Pictured here is our group from Trinity together with Bishop Felix and Bishop Scott.We’ve had a joyful gathering with our brothers and sisters in the Diocese of All Nations, and the activities have reflected our name. Last night we ate Nigerian and Mexican food, while a group of musicians played C...  Read More

Greetings Trinitarians!We will celebrate the feast of the Ascension of Jesus on Sunday, June 1,  alongside a new sermon series on 1 Timothy.Also, I have two videos to share with you today! The first is a highlight video from Camp Hosanna 2024, showing the kids singing, dancing, and making art. Please remember to register for Camp Hosanna, which is coming soon on June 9-13.The second video is an in...  Read More

Greetings Trinitarians -Today I'm excited to share that our Living Stones Sanctuary Expansion has received a matching grant of $150,000 from the Stuller Family Foundation! I first mentioned this a few weeks ago after we received notice of the award. Then last Friday it was a joy to attend a breakfast award ceremony, together with Teri Cober, our Treasurer who took the lead on this application. Ple...  Read More

Greetings, Trinitarians!All are welcome tonight, May 16, at 5:30 for our Folk Dance and Psalm Sing, held at the Atwis (1370 Duchamp Road, Broussard LA 70518). Also, bring a container to take home fresh strawberries from the garden!Why do we host an event with folk dance? Along with music and feasting, dance is one of the basic forms of Biblical celebration. The first reference to dancing in the Bi...  Read More

Greetings, Trinitarians!Today I'm excited to share with you a set of resources from our Trinity Scholars program.Earlier this year, we welcomed Ven. Andrew Brashier to Trinity to deliver a series of four lectures to our scholars on Bishop John Jewel. Jewel was a 16th century Anglican reformer, who went into exile during the reign of "Bloody" Queen Mary, but returned under Elizabeth I and became on...  Read More

Greetings, Trinitarians!I'm writing today with an invitation to our Holy Week services. Whether you are new, or you've been at Trinity for many years, Holy Week offers a profound opportunity to meet God.The basic idea is that we follow closely the story of Jesus' final week in Jerusalem, from his arrival on Palm Sunday, through the activities of the week, culminating in his death and resurrection....  Read More

Greetings, Trinitarians!Last Sunday we had the pleasure of welcoming Bishop Martyn Minns and his family to worship with us at Trinity. After church, over lunch on the deck, Martyn told fun stories from his ministry in Lafayette in the 1980. I've included a photo here of Carla and I with Martyn, his wife Angela, and daughter Rachel. In this Rector's Report, I want to share a bit more about Bishop M...  Read More

Greetings, Trinitarians!One of our projects this Lent is to create a Monthly Cycle of Prayer for our Trinity congregation. This Sunday, we will meet @ 9AM to introduce the idea and to begin the brainstorming process. When we finish creating our Monthly Cycle of Prayer, we will publish it to our app. What is a Monthly Cycle of Prayer?A monthly cycle of prayer is a set of 30 prayer categories, which...  Read More