The theme for this year's annual giving campaign at Trinity, Gratitude in Belonging, is inspired by Robin Wall Kimmerer's book, The Serviceberry, which advocates for the lessons of the natural world as a model for how humanity can not only survive, but thrive. She writes analogically, using what she knows of the qualities of the serviceberry plant to draw a connection from the serviceberry’s abundance, to our sense of gratitude when we receive its fruit, to the relationships we foster when we share what we’ve received—all of it leading to our collective well being.
Here at Trinity, I’m delighted and grateful to witness so many seeds of relationship, service and generosity being sown within and outside of our church walls. We flourish as a faith community when we work together to make Trinity a place of safety and belonging, where all people can come to know they are beloved of God, and then are invited to share that message of expansive and inclusive love and hope in a hurting world.
I invite you to review these materials, and consider what financial commitment you can make for your 2026 pledge in support of, and with gratitude for, belonging to this faith community that provides so many opportunities to make God’s abundance, justice, and love real and tangible in our own lives and in the world.
-The Rev. Elizabeth Molitors, Rector