St. Paul states,

“For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of yourself more highly than you ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. For as in one body we have many members, and not all the members have the same function, so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually we are members one of another”

(Romans 12: 3-5). 

Trinity Church's theme for the 2024-2025 program year is Held in Common, emphasizing the things we hold in common in a society that is more and more polarized and divided. In this first forum we focus on: Given our Anglican/Episcopal identity, what do we in fact hold in common? Herein, we seek to cover some basics of who we are and what we hold in common as Anglicans and Episcopalians. Inevitably, Anglican identity teaches us to hold what is in common against the tension that seeks to divide and destroy the world. St. Paul is hopeful in this endeavor as he points us toward the good news in all this—namely, in one body we have many members. 

Map image via the Normal B. Leventhall Map Center at the Boston Public Library