Trinity Profile - 2026

MINISTRIES

Internal Ministries At Trinity, in addition to our work in the community, we have a variety of di erent types of parish fellowship. -We have several types of small gatherings for socialization. There is a women's group, a men's group and a group of LGBT+ members that plan a lunch, dinner or other activity for fun and conversation. There is also an opportunity each fall to sign up for a Foyer Group. These are groups of eight to ten people that are put together each year with the idea that the group will meet three to four times to share a meal. The members are mixed di erently each year so you are given the opportunity to get to know people that you might not interact with to create fellowship and new relationships. - Yearly there is a women’s retreat in Rehoboth Beach at Memorial House Link to Memorial House. The house was donated to the Episcopal Church in Delaware by Alexis Felix DuPont in 1952. It’s a sanctuary where the beauty of our faith and the wonders of nature converge, o ering respite, renewal and a space for meaningful connections. - Weekly a group of parishioners gather in the church lobby and knit. The fruits of their labors are then donated to The Seamen’s Center of Wilmington, a place where a warm welcome is extended to ease the pain of loneliness and isolation and to o er respite from the hazards of the sea. - Yearly during the summer months, the church o ers an opportunity for us to attend a Wilmington Blue Rocks game. The Blue Rocks are a liated with the Washington Nationals. They serve as the High-A minor league team for the Nationals, playing in the South Atlantic League and Mid-Atlantic League

- During the holiday season, some of our musical members take to Christmas caroling in the neighborhood of the church, The Trinity Vicinity. The neighborhood is named after our church and is a historic, close-knit area in downtown Wilmington known for its Victorian homes and dense urban feel. - Even though there aren't any youth worshiping at Trinity currently, there is a rich history of participation. The group focused on bringing kids together for socialization and community service. Activities included lock in's with pizza and a movie, pancake suppers, preparing a meal for Friendship House residents, baking Christmas cookies, summer camps and ski trips. For the Annual Youth Sunday Service, they served on the altar and provided the music. - Trinity’s Adult Bible Study group began meeting in 2017 and has continued except for brief hiatuses, since then. The group met in person prior to the pandemic lockdown and via Zoom since. Studies have focused on reading through and interpreting books of the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures, discussing the lectionary passages for the coming week’s services, and occasionally reading and discussing scholarly historical texts. Trinity clergy led the group until the fall of 2024; since that time, the group has followed an open-discussion model, with a convenor. Alternate models—a focus on the lectionary passages and the most recent week’s sermon, e.g.—are under consideration.