In this edition: 12 Graduating Seniors Honored; 8 Parishioners Confirmed; Fallen ‘Jewel’ Reaffixed to La Farge Stained Glass Window; and Team Trinity Runs the Boston Marathon.
Signs & Wonders is a new feature telling stories about what’s been happening lately in Trinity’s Ministries. In a large, busy, and growing church like Trinity, there are always new-to-you corners of ministries and programs to explore — so catch up here and learn a bit about our recent work in the church and in the world beyond our walls.
Youth Also Lead Forum Hour After 10 am Service
On Sun., May 4, Trinity celebrated 12 graduating seniors with a special moment of prayer for them and their parents in this next chapter of their lives. As is tradition on Senior Sunday, the youth lead the Forum Hour, sharing their favorite memories from the year and offering a moment for the seniors to share some words of gratitude and wisdom. Across all the 4th–12th grade speakers, there was an overwhelming outpouring of love and appreciation for the traditions, community, and mentorship they’ve experienced as part of the youth program at Trinity Church. The teachings of Jesus and the ways Trinity has nurtured their faith were deeply felt and expressed by students of all ages. Congratulations to our graduating seniors!
Confirmands Smile with Bishop Julia Whitworth, Minister for Youth and Young Adults Katrina Leslie, and the Rev. Kit Lonergan, Trinity’s Priest for Parish Care
In the afternoon of May 4, eight members of Trinity Church were confirmed by Bishop Julia Whitworth at the Cathedral Church of St Paul. They celebrated the day with prayers and laying on of hands by the bishop, sponsors, and family members who supported them in this journey. We are so proud of each of our confirmands and the individual faith journey they have been on this year to get to this day!
Repair Completed at No Charge
The Christ in Majesty Windows, located in the West Gallery of the church, feature “the majestic figure of Christ in the act of blessing”. The windows date to 1883 and were John La Farge’s first in the Church; designed to face Phillips Brooks and inspire him as he preached from the pulpit. The windows also contain hundreds of blue and green glass cabochons — individually shaped and polished nuggets of glass with one flat side; about 1.5 inches in diameter each and weighing in at several ounces. In September of 2024, one of the cabochons fell out of the right-hand pillar window. The cabochons are sometimes referred to as ‘jewels’ or ‘dots’.
If you are concerned that the temporary hole in the window design exposed the inside of the church and the organ to the elements in Copley Square, rest easy. All of the church’s windows are protected on the exterior with fiberglass coverings to help preserve and safeguard them over time.
The hole created a temporary spotlight effect that moved through the Sanctuary with the sun’s motions each day. The Rev. Kit Lonergan compared the traveling circle of light to “something out of an Indiana Jones movie.”
The window was originally restored in 2006 by Cohoes Design Glass Associates, Inc. After it was removed in that year, structural problems were discovered in the West Wall, necessitating more work. The window was returned to the West Gallery in the summer of 2011. The May 2025 repair was completed at no charge by the same firm. Frank, the artist who completed the repair, said it’s possible that temperature extremes expanded and contracted the silicone surrounding the cabochon and vibrations from traffic and construction had jostled it loose.
“What a ‘hole-y’ moment to witness,” said Lonsdale Koester, who was passing through the sanctuary on the day of the repair and can’t resist a good pun. “Watching technical experts and talented craftspeople at work is always a gift. Seeing the cabochon restored to its place in the window was a wonderful opportunity to reflect [see what I did there?] on the beauty of small details and how God’s light shines through each of us.”
You can see the repaired window for yourself on Sunday by looking to the back of the Sanctuary above the West Gallery, between the organ pipes.
$115K Raised in Support of Youth Programs
We and our sister organization, Trinity Boston Connects, are immensely proud of the 2025 Boston Marathon team who together raised $115K+ in support of TBC’s youth programs. Thank you for running with purpose and making a lasting impact!