40TH ANNIVERSARY GALA FOR TRINITY'S SERVICES, OCT 2
You are invited to celebrate with Trinity's Services And Food for the Homeless on 40 years of continuous service to the East Village community and beyond. At this gala, we will recognize four incredible decades of food made with love and served with dignity to our neighbors in need. Buy tickets at safhnyc.org.
SAVE THE DATE: BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS OCT 4
Inspired by St. Francis of Assisi and his love of all of God's creatures, we celebrate the annual Blessing of the Animals on Oct 4. All pets are welcome to join us for worship that morning, and a brief outdoor blessing will be offered in the garden at 1:00pm for those who might struggle being present for a full service.
ALL-COMMITTEE MEETING: OCTOBER 17 AFTER WORSHIP
Are you interested in learning about how you might become involved in one of Trinity's many ministries? Come to this year's "All-Committee Meeting" on October 17, where you can learn about the work of our various committees, and sign up to be involved!
After an introductory time with everyone together, we will break up into smaller groups to dream about the year ahead and how everyone at Trinity can actively participate in our parish's life and ministry.
REFORMATIONFEST: OCTOBER 25
Join us for Reformation Sunday on October 25, commemorating the beginning of the Reformation with Martin Luther posting the Ninety-Five Theses on October 31, 1517, and
celebrating the Spirit's continual work of re-forming the church in every time and place. Stick
around after worship for our annual Oktoberfest, with bratwurst, beer, and tasty German treats!
JAZZ WORSHIP THROUGH OCTOBER
Our beloved annual Jazz Worship series lifts our hearts, bodies, and souls every Sunday this fall, through the end of October. The best musicians of Broadway join us each week in inspire us with their improvisation and joyful sounds!
ALL SAINTS DAY: NOVEMBER 1
On All Saints Day we remember and celebrate all the blessed saints of every time and place whose earthly lives have ended and who now rest from their labors with God, especially those we ourselves have known and loved. Those who have died within the past year will be remembered by reading their names, tolling a bell, and lighting a candle.
If someone dear to you has died this year, please contact the office with their name by Wednesday, October 28 to have them added to our remembrance.
DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS
After worship on All Saints Day, we celebrate Día de los Muertos by building an ofrenda outdoors in the garden. An ofrenda is an altar of remembrance typical in Latin American cultures, especially in Mexico, at which the memory of the dead is brought to mind. Alongside traditional offerings, photos or keepsakes of the dead are placed, so everyone is invited to bring a photo or memento of someone who has died to place on the altar.
"SUNDAY TOGETHER" -
A NEW CHILDREN'S MINISTRY
We are thrilled to announce a new children's ministry called Sunday Together, a special time for young children (ages 0-4) and those who care for them led by Mari. Continuing the second Sunday of each month, Sunday Together will include storytelling, movement, play, and new friends. We begin worship together as a community, with children and their adults going downstairs for 30 minutes at the sermon, and joining worship again for communion.
INTRODUCING TRINITY'S NEW INTERN
On September 1, we rejoiced to welcome Vicar Wayne Olsen, Trinity's new Pastoral Intern for 2026-2027! A lifelong resident of Northern New Jersey, Vicar Wayne is a student at Wartburg Theological Seminary in Dubuque, Iowa where he has been completing his studies following a career in the music retail industry. His first Sunday with us will be September 6.
THANK YOU FOR A SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL SUPPLIES DRIVE!
Because of your generosity, we have met our goal of collecting school supplies to create fifty fully packed bookbags for the children of our community! Packed bookbags will be distributed to guests of Trinity's Services and to the residents of the Women's Prison Association shelter on 10th St.
East Village Cookbook Featured in New York Magazine and Sales Take Off
Our own East Village Cookbook, created in 2024 by Pastor Will, Chef Will Horowitz and friends, and designed by East Village design firm Champions Design as a fundraiser for our feeding ministries, was featured in an excellent article by Regina Schrambling in New York Magazine on March 17. Since the article was published, interest in the cookbook has truly taken off, with around 500 copies ordered online within 24 hours. As of this writing, we are completely sold out of books until more arrive from the printer!
The timing of the article and subsequent growth in sales was excellent: just weeks before, we had finally sold enough copies to pay for the printing and production expenses, which means that now all copies sold will result in a profit for the cookbook, 100% of which will be used to fund much-needed renovations to our kitchen, which has faithfully and tireless worked beyond its limits to feed our community and support Trinity's ministries. Now, with over $110,000 in books sold resulting in around $50,000 profit, we can provide much-needed support to the infrastructure that makes so much of our ministry possible.
We are truly grateful for the work done by Pastor Will, Chef Will Horowitz, and all who contributed to the cookbook's success, and look forward to dreaming about what our small-but-mighty church kitchen can accomplish with new equipment and improved layout!
Update your Contact InformatioN
Help us make sure we have the most up-to-date contact information for you by filling out the form below. We plan to publish a directory in the new year and want to make sure our information is accurate!
Livestreams of Worship Move to YoutubE
After six years of livestreaming our worship services to our Facebook page, we've finally begun livestreaming via YouTube!
Youtube offers enhanced features, including the ability to offer captions for those in the deaf and hard-of-hearing communities. We'll still share the livestream to our Facebook page, so those who are accustomed to joining us there will still be able to do so!
If you haven't already, please visit our channel and click "subscribe."
Introducing Village Campus Ministry
Trinity has long supported Lutheran Ministries in Higher Education (LMHE) and its downtown branch serving NYU, Cooper Union and New School Students: PRiSM. As LMHE has become more intentionally ecumenical and inclusive in its governance and ministry, it is proud to unveil its new identity as students return to campus: Village Campus Ministry!
Its ministry branches are now known as Village Uptown (primarily serving Columbia students) and Village Downtown, and Village continues to collaborate with SAFH to offer its innovative and in-demand College Student Pantry right here at Trinity. learn more at www.villagecampusministry.org.
On-going Events
Monday - Friday, our Soup Kitchen serves lunch from 11:00am - 12:00pm in our community room.
Monday - Friday, our Food Pantry is open to provide groceries to anyone who needs them 12:30-1:30pm. Click here for more information.
12-Step Groups meet regularly at Trinity:
Mondays at 7:00pm: "Valley of the Dolls" NA Group
Tuesdays at 7:00pm and 8:30pm: "East Village" AA Group
Thursdays at 7:00pm: "Clean and Dry" AA Group
Choir Rehearsal is at 10:00am in the chapel on Sunday mornings.
