To the saints of Trinity, greetings in the Lord! Our outreach team is putting on a Lenten Fish Fry tomorrow, to benefit the Hunter family and their new campus ministry. Dinners will be available starting at 4pm, and you can even make a pre-order on the Trinity app! (Or by just sending a note to Amy).As a reminder, the Hunters have been worshiping with us over the past two years, driving down from ...  Read More

Grace and peace to you, saints of Trinity! I am writing a brief note to remind you about our upcoming classes this weekend.On Saturday, I will be hosting Trinity 101 (our Membership Class), from 9AM through lunch. This is a great opportunity for new folks, as well as anybody who did not attend one of our classes in the fall. And bring your kids along - we'll be together in the sanctuary in the fir...  Read More

Greetings, saints of Trinity! Today I am happy to share our annual Lenten Devotional.  It has an introduction to the season of Lent, a short liturgy for family prayer, and reflections by Trinity members on readings through the gospel of Matthew.  Printed copies are available at the church, and now for the first time we are also making the devotional available online as a PDF. Please share the PDF ...  Read More

Greetings all, and a very happy Epiphany! Carla and I praise God and are very glad to present our son Nicodemus Watts Johnston (photo below). Baby Nico was born on 1/4/23, at 6lb 8oz, and 18.5 in. Mama and baby are home and doing well.Alongside this announcement, I wanted to share my work plans for the coming weeks. Tomorrow we will still have our Potluck Brunch and Annual Meeting, and I will give...  Read More

A very merry 5th day of Christmas to you, saints of Trinity! It’s been a wonderful month, with a rich and meaningful celebration of both Advent and Christmas. Alongside our Sunday services, we’ve had joyful gatherings to make Advent wreaths and Christmas ornaments, to green the church, a St Nick Christmas Party, our annual Children’s Pageant, and of course Lessons and Carols and High Communion wit...  Read More

Greetings, saints of Trinity –Please remember that we are meeting again for a combined service at 10AM this Sunday. Immediately following the service, we will do our annual Greening of the Church, and conclude the morning with lunch (provided). Join us for this joyous morning!I also want to share with you a brief report from the week: this Thursday I went to Charleston, South Carolina for a Disast...  Read More

Greetings, saints of Trinity – Two quick items today. First, please note that we are meeting for one combined service at 10AM tomorrow (and through the whole of Advent and Christmas). What time? 10AM!Second, after the service, we will be making Advent Wreaths in the Family Center. Teri Cober is leading us in this project, and she has written an article on the topic for Anglican Compass. So read Te...  Read More

Greetings, saints of Trinity – In the midst of our First Fruits pledge campaign, and as we consider our financial support of Trinity, I wanted to send a quick note about giving on our new Trinity App & Website.As you know, during our Sunday service we hold an offertory, and many of our folks put cash or checks in the plate. But over the last few years, and increasingly since the pandemic, many hav...  Read More

Grace and peace to you today, saints of Trinity! This Saturday from 9AM to 2PM we will be offering our first Trinity Membership Class. Pleasejoin us, even if you haven’t had a chance to sign-up. You may be asking: What is membership atTrinity? Why should I consider membership? What will we do in the membership class? In thisRector’s Report I will briefly answer these questions.What is membership a...  Read More

Greetings, saints of Trinity! I write to you from The Woodlands, just north of Houston, at the conclusion of the Annual Synod of our Diocese. I’m about to get on the road back to Lafayette, so I will keep this short, but I did think it would be important to share with you some of what we have experienced here.My first Synod was in 2016, shortly after I had left the Episcopal Church, and shortly be...  Read More

Greetings, saints of Trinity!This Sunday we begin the final season of the church year, running from Halloween to Advent, which is variously called the Kingdom Season, the Thanksgiving Season, or the All Saints season. The name Halloween comes from All Hallow’s Eve, or the night before All Saints Day. This day, October 31, is not only the beginning of the celebration of All Saints, but also Reforma...  Read More

Greetings, saints of Trinity!We are very excited for Theology on the Bayou tomorrow morning, with guest speaker Winfield Bevins.  Coffee’s on @ 9AM and Morning Prayer begins @ 9:30AM. By way of introduction to the event, I thought I would share a brief outline of Winfield’s new book, Liturgical Mission (copies are available at the church, and Winfield will be happy to sign them). Liturgical Missio...  Read More