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(Even When Life Is Busy, Messy, or Complicated) There’s a question many Christians quietly carry: “Do I really need to go to church to be a Christian?” You can pray at home. You can listen to sermons online. You can read the Bible on your own. So why bother getting dressed, wrangling the kids (or…
Advent is a season of holy preparation—of clearing away what clutters our hearts so we can make room for Christ. One powerful, often underused gift of the Church for this work is the practice of private confession, also called The Reconciliation of a Penitent. It is a simple, gentle, and deeply personal way to hear…
Fire in the hearth. Bread on the table. Questions in the air. That’s the kind of Advent I want for us at Trinity, not a sleepy countdown but a living rehearsal for God-with-us—curiosity turned toward the altar, hearts turned toward one another. Advent Series: Instructed Eucharists + “Ask Fr. Tommy” This Advent we’re breaking open…
Tell out my soul. Not as a slogan. As a movement—your movement—rising from the gut like Mary’s burst of praise that refuses to stay small (Luke 1:46–47, NRSV). Our stewardship theme at Trinity Episcopal Church, Moundsville isn’t fundraising gloss. It’s a summons. God is telling a story through you, and the next chapter depends on…
Every October, questions surface about Halloween: Is it evil? Is it pagan? Should Christians avoid it altogether? As Episcopalians, we can answer gently and confidently: Halloween is the Eve (vigil) before a Christian holy day—All Saints’ Day on November 1. The very word Halloween comes from All Hallows’ (Saints’) Eve, the hallowed evening that ushers…
It didn’t arrive with warning. There were no trumpets or processions, no dignified robes, no prelude or call to worship. Pentecost descended like a storm through an open window, wild and disobedient to structure. Wind that couldn’t be charted. Fire that didn’t consume but kindled. Language erupting from throats untrained. No one was ready for…
God willing and the people consentingThe Right Reverend Matthew CowdenBishop of the Diocese of West VirginiaWill ordainTommy D Sheppardto the sacred order of priestsin Christ’sone, holy, catholic, and apostolic churchon May 28th, 2025 at 4:00pmatTrinity Episcopal ChurchMoundsville, West Virginiaclergy are invited to vest with red stoles
Join us for Holy Week at Trinity. April 13 @ 10am Join us for the Blessing of the Palms and the Palm procession. Dramatic reading of the Passion Gospel. April 17 @ 6pm Join us as we celebrate Maundy Thursday. We commemorate the institution of the Eucharist and Christ’s commandment that we love one another…
Holy Week is the most profound and transformative time in the Christian calendar. It is the heart of our faith, inviting us into the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Each day holds deep theological significance, shaped by centuries of tradition and the ever-renewing work of God in the world. As we walk through…
In Matthew 22:36-40, Jesus is asked a profound and challenging question: “Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?” This question, posed by a lawyer among the Pharisees, was not merely an inquiry into Jesus’ theological stance but a test. The religious leaders of the time were eager to trap Jesus in a theological…