January 11: What Can a Body do? Encountering the Built World from a Different Angle
On Sun., Jan. 11, we welcome guest speaker Sara Hendren, an artist, design researcher, writer, and professor at Northeastern University. Her book What Can A Body Do? How We Meet the Built World explores the ways our many bodies meet our technologies, designed products, and built environments — in ways that liberate and constrain our lives.
January 18: Who is Invited? Welcoming Bodies, Movement, and Joy
When we think of spaces which allow for connection, joy, and celebration; who feels as though they are invited and safe in them? On Sun., Jan. 18, join members of Boston’s Gays for Patsy (you may have seen them line dance through the Pride Parade!) to hear about the work they have done in fostering spaces to encourage friendship, movement, and dance. And yes, we will be learning a few line dances with them!
January 25: What Does it Mean for Trinity to Be a ‘Gracious Space’? with the Rev. Morgan S. Allen, Rector
Trinity’s location “in the City of Boston” affords us the privilege and responsibility of welcoming the world into our historic worship home. Some who visit have come to patronize a New England landmark; some have come to nourish a spiritual longing; and some have come in search of a pew or a bathroom to find a moment of rest. Join the Rector as we consider: What dispositions does our congregation’s unique identity ask us to cultivate and support in ourselves and in one another? What are the stakes of our engagement with the world? What basic practices could we adopt to be an ever more gracious space?
February 1 & 8: How Does the Episcopal Church’s Approach to the Sacraments Manifest ‘Gracious Spaces’? with the Rev. Brandon Ashcraft
The Church has long understood Jesus’ first sign in the Gospel of John, the changing of water into wine at a wedding in Cana, to be a foundational Epiphanytide narrative. With this story in the background, we will explore relatively recent developments in the celebration of eucharist and Christian marriage: the widespread practice of “open table” Communion in many Episcopal parishes, and the extension of Christian marriage to same-sex couples.