Welcome to Sundays at Home
Good morning and welcome to Trinity! So glad you are tuning in virtually for today’s service. Each week you’ll find Sundays at Home with Trinity Episcopal Church. We feature the full service recording, as well as the sermon and anthem on their own.
We invite you to view our Parish Prayer Calendar and join us each day in praying by name for those listed.
In-person services are held at Trinity Church each Sunday at 8:00am, 10:30am, and 5:00pm with another at 12:00noon each Wednesday.
Once again, thank you for tuning in and for being faithful with your time, talents, and treasures.
Grace and Peace!
Rev. Jonathan V. Adams
Worship for December 11, 2022
Third Sunday of Advent
Please view the embedded video of our service below by clicking on the grey arrow in the middle of the image.
On this third Sunday of Advent, the prophet Isaiah says that "the desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose". Hymn 81, "Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming", is an Advent hymn of German origin. The rose is symbolic of the Virgin Mary The hymn makes reference to the prophecies of the prophet Isaiah in the Old Testament which foretell the incarnation of Christ. This text dates from the 15th century. The tune generally used for the hymn is also of German origin and was harmonized by the composer Michael Praetorius in 1609. In 1896, Johannes Brahms used the tune as the basis for a chorale prelude for organ. Many other composers have written organ works based on it, including James Woodman (b. 1957), who composed a partita or set of variations from which the Postlude is taken. Finally, one of the best known compositions for church choirs is the 1953 motet "E'en So, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come" by the American organist and church musician Paul Manz. The text is drawn from the Book of Revelation.