Gather.
We feel that building strong relationships is important, which is why we want to encourage each of you to be involved in a smaller community where there is a focus on Scripture, prayer, sharing life, and serving together.
Grow.
Our goal is to equip every member of Holy Trinity for kingdom living. This happens through Scripture-based discipleship that leads to spiritual maturity, transformed lives, and joyful service. Make time this summer to read the Bible more or alongside someone else. Invite friends to pray together and for each other. These are things that will change your heart and deepen your faith.
Go.
The desire is that as we mature in Christ we will increasingly turn our attention outward to the spiritual and material needs of our neighbors. This happens as we personally bear witness to the good news of Christ in our neighborhoods, at work, or with our family and friends.
We have a wonderful lineup of events planned this summer to guide you on this journey. Also, we hope you feel inspired to find other ways to gather, grow and go! It can be as simple as hosting a small dinner party to deepen relationships, being diligent about reading your Bible every day, or planning a service project with your community group or neighbors.
We look forward to hearing about all the ways you gather, grow, and go this summer! Be sure to tag us on Instagram along the way (@htcraleigh) and use the hashtag #GatherGrowGo.
Gather. Grow. Go. Calendar
June 1: Young Adult Block Party | 6-9pm | The Gordon’s House – 5716 Kalamata Drive, Raleigh
June 5: Ladies at Lunch: Women’s Drop-in Bible Study | 11:30-12:30pm | Trinity House | Bring your lunch!
June 5: The Path of Life: Reading & Understanding the Psalms | 6:30-8pm | Courtyard Classroom
June 8: Young Adult Durham Bulls Baseball Game | 6:30-9pm | Durhams Bulls Stadium
June 10: Book Study: “The Great Divorce” by C.S. Lewis | 7-8:30pm | Courtyard Classroom
June 11: Book Study: “Art + Faith: A Theology of Making” by Makoto Fujimura | 7-8:30pm | Holy Trinity Anglican Church | Registration Required
June 12: Ladies at Lunch: Women’s Drop-in Bible Study | 11:30-12:30pm | Trinity House | Bring your lunch!
June 12: The Path of Life: Reading & Understanding the Psalms | 6:30-8pm | Courtyard Classroom
June 19: Ladies at Lunch: Women’s Drop-in Bible Study | 11:30-12:30pm | Trinity House | Bring your lunch!
June 19: The Path of Life: Reading & Understanding the Psalms | 6:30-8pm | Courtyard Classroom
June 20: Taco Bamba Meetup | 5:30-7pm | Taco Bamba – 3518 Wade Ave.
June 24-28: Summer Service Week | 9-1pm | Various Ministry Partner Locations
June 26: Ladies at Lunch: Women’s Drop-in Bible Study | 11:30-12:30pm | Trinity House | Bring your lunch!
June 26: The Path of Life: Reading & Understanding the Psalms | 6:30-8pm | Courtyard Classroom
June 28: Young Adult Drive Shack Outing | 6-8pm | Drive Shack – 6901 Play Golf Way, Raleigh
June 29: Kintsugi Art Workshop | 10-12:30pm | Holy Trinity Anglican Church | Registration Required
June 30: Two Roosters Meetup | 3:30-4:30pm | Two Roosters Ice Cream Shop – 7713 Lead Mine Road, Raleigh
July 9: Moms Meetup at Jubala | 10-11am | Jubala Coffee at North Hills – 200 Park at N Hills Street, Raleigh
July 10: Ladies at Lunch: Women’s Drop-in Bible Study | 11:30-12:30pm | Trinity House | Bring your lunch!
July 10: The Path of Life: Reading & Understanding the Psalms | 6:30-8pm | Courtyard Classroom
July 11: Book Study: “Practicing the Way” by John Mark Comer | 7-8:30pm | Classroom Across From Youth Room
July 13: Young Adult Block Party | 6-9pm | The Frazier’s House – 1204 Grandover Drive, Durham
July 14: Book Study: “Are My Kids On Track?” by Sissy Goff, David Thomas, and Melissa Trevathan | 4-5:30pm | Classroom Across From Youth Room
July 15: Book Study: “The Great Divorce” by C.S. Lewis | 7-8:30pm | Courtyard Classroom
July 17: Ladies at Lunch: Women’s Drop-in Bible Study | 11:30-12:30pm | Trinity House | Bring your lunch!
July 17: The Path of Life: Reading & Understanding the Psalms | 6:30-8pm | Courtyard Classroom
July 22-26: Trinity Kids Summer Camp | 9-12pm | All Kids Classrooms
July 24: Ladies at Lunch: Women’s Drop-in Bible Study | 11:30-12:30pm | Trinity House | Bring your lunch!
July 24: The Path of Life: Reading & Understanding the Psalms | 6:30-8pm | Courtyard Classroom
July 25: Lynnwood Brewing Meetup | 7-8:30pm | Lynnwood Brewing – 1053 E. Whitaker Mill Road, Raleigh
July 27: Young Adult Dinner + Movie Night at Fenton | Time TBD | Fenton – 201 Fenton Gateway Drive, Cary
July 31: Ladies at Lunch: Women’s Drop-in Bible Study | 11:30-12:30pm | Trinity House | Bring your lunch!
July 31: The Path of Life: Reading & Understanding the Psalms | 6:30-8pm | Courtyard Classroom
August 3: Young Adult Block Party | 6-9pm | The Fritzke’s House – 2732 Moorsfield Court, Raleigh
August 6: Vita Vite Meetup | 5-6:30pm | Vita Vite at North Hills – 200 Park at N Hills Street, Raleigh
August 7: Ladies at Lunch: Women’s Drop-in Bible Study | 11:30-12:30pm | Trinity House | Bring your lunch!
August 16-17: Navigating Politics as a Faithful Christian | Friday from 7-8:30pm and Saturday 9-2pm | Courtyard Classroom
August 18: Book Study: “The Worry Free Parent” by Sissy Goff | 4-5:30pm | Classroom Across From Youth Room
August 27: Young Adult Kickoff Gathering | 6-8pm | Lynnwood Brewing – 1053 E. Whitaker Mill Road, Raleigh
Event Details
Bible Studies
Ladies at Lunch: Drop-in Bible Study for Women
Wednesdays, June 5 – August 7 | 11:30am – 12:30pm | Trinity House Conference Room
Join us this summer for Ladies at Lunch – a casual, drop-in Bible study for women on Wednesdays at 11:30am. Each week we will discuss a different topic, making it flexible for your summer schedule. Bring your lunch and we will eat together as we learn what the Bible says about matters such as contentment, self worth, stress, and more. We will meet in the Trinity House conference room. Come as you are and join the discussions as often as you can!
The Path of Life: How to Read and Understand the Psalms
Wednesdays, June 5 – July 31 | 6:30-8pm | Courtyard Classroom
Martin Luther once said, “You may truly call the Book of Psalms, a little Bible; for in it all things that are contained in the whole Bible are given to us in the most wonderfully brief and sweet manner, and condensed into a most beautiful manual.” Many of us, however, don’t read the Psalms this way. They seem to us more like a random collection of Biblical poetry rather than a book with a coherent message. Because of this we often find ourselves confused and uncertain as to how to apply them to our lives. For our summer series, we will be walking through 5 Books of the Psalms over the course of eight sessions. Our hope is to give you the resources to come to any of the 150 Psalms, recognize the genre it is written in, why it is placed where it is, how it contributes to the narrative of salvation, and how we can live in light of its truths!
Community Events
Kintsugi Art Workshop
Saturday, June 29 | 10-12:30pm
Join us for this experiential hands-on workshop creating kintsugi, the art form that Makoto Fujimura writes about in the book “Art + Faith,” which involves mending broken pottery and filling the cracks with gold paint. Through this process, kintsugi brings new beauty out of imperfection, highlighting places of brokenness rather than hiding them. This represents how God is at work in us in new creation, transforming the brokenness in our own lives into places of new beauty, power, and glory. This workshop on modern kintsugi will be led by three Academy Kintsugi and Call to Gather artists, Esther Mun, Tiffany Thompson, and Bianca Criscuolo. The program will include learning about the history and background of kintsugi, guided reflection, live music by Tiffany Thompson, and the creation of kintsugi.
Space is very limited, and registration is required. Registration fee is $85 per person. Art materials will be provided; but be sure to either bring a broken piece of pottery (bowl, cup, etc.) to work with, or to request one. Please do not break any pieces to bring. Instead, look for cracked, chipped, and broken ceramics you already have. No glass, please. If you absolutely cannot find a vessel to bring, some pieces may be available by the artists, so please request one. Please contact Daniel at daniel@centerforpublicchristianity.org if the registration fee hinders you from attending.
Faithful Citizens in a Fractured World – How to think about politics without losing your faith.
August 16-17 | Friday from 7-8:30pm and Saturday 9-2pm | Courtyard Classroom
In the midst of one of the most contentious election seasons of our lifetimes, in a culture riven by polarization, there is no shortage of voices telling Christians what to think about politics. But before we can begin to answer questions of whom or what to vote for, what stands to take or compromises to make, we must first learn how to think about politics. Why did God make us for political life? What does it mean to live in submission to imperfect and sinful governments? What is the purpose of law and how should Christians relate to the web of laws that structure our lives? Finally, how do we think about our dual citizenship—as citizens of heaven and as members of the particular nations to which God has called us?
Join us for a two-day mini-course led by Dr. Brad Littlejohn on what it means to be good citizens and faithful Christians in a society where these are no longer the same thing.
Dr. Brad Littlejohn Bio
Brad Littlejohn (Ph.D, University of Edinburgh) is a Fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center (EPPC), where he helms a project for renewing an authentically Protestant contribution to American civic renewal. He is also the founder and President Emeritus of The Davenant Institute, where for ten years he helped create resources and courses to form Christian leaders in wisdom to navigate our increasingly challenging cultural moment. A leading voice in Protestant ethics and political thought, he is the author or editor of nineteen books, including The Peril and Promise of Christian Liberty (2017) and the forthcoming Called to Freedom: Retrieving Christian Liberty in an Age of License. He is a weekly columnist at WORLD Opinions, and publishes widely in other journals including First Things, National Affairs, American Affairs, Plough, Mere Orthodoxy, The American Conservative, Ad Fontes, and more.
Book Studies
“The Great Divorce” by C. S. Lewis
Monday, June 10 | 7-8:30pm | Courtyard Classroom
Monday, July 15 | 7-8:30pm | Courtyard Classroom
For all you C.S. Lewis fans: This summer, Stuart Powell and Jack Lloyd will lead a two-part discussion of Lewis’s “The Great Divorce,” an imaginative journey in the afterlife. No prior experience with Lewis’s work is required.
“Art + Faith: A Theology of Making” by Makoto Fujimura
Tuesday, June 11 | 7-8:30pm
Makoto Fujimura, author of “Art + Faith: A Theology of Making,” is a world-renowned Japanese American Christian artist, who has also written and spoken extensively on art, faith, “culture care,” and a “theology of making.” He has received awards and honors from the Trinity Forum, Biola, Calvin, Consolatio Mission, and Pope Francis; he has advised Martin Scorsese on the major motion picture Silence; and he was appointed by President George Bush to the National Council on the Arts. Join us as we read “Art + Faith” and discuss the connections between Christian faith, art, beauty, and creating. This book study goes hand-in-hand with the Kintsugi Art Workshop on June 29.
Join with others in reading “Art + Faith” and explore the connections between Christian faith, art, beauty, and creating.
Registration is free but required. Participants should purchase their own copy of “Art + Faith” at either Yale Books, Rabbit Room, or Amazon, and complete reading the book before attending the discussion on June 11.
“Practicing the Way” by John Mark Comer
Thursday, July 11 | 7-8:30pm | Classroom Across From Youth Room
“Practicing the Way” by John Mark Comer is a book that explores the ancient Christian spiritual disciplines and how they can be integrated into contemporary life. Comer emphasizes the importance of these practices, such as solitude, silence, Sabbath, simplicity, and others, in fostering a deeper connection with God and a more fulfilling spiritual life. He argues that in our fast-paced, distracted world, these practices are essential for cultivating spiritual health, inner peace, and a greater sense of purpose. Comer offers practical guidance on how to incorporate these disciplines into daily life, drawing from his own experiences as a pastor and spiritual leader. Overall, the book encourages readers to slow down, prioritize their relationship with God, and embrace a lifestyle centered on spiritual growth and transformation. During our time together, we will be discussing questions like: Is the life I’m living the life I most deeply desire? Is this it? Is ‘always pray’ really possible? What does it look like?
“Are My Kids On Track?” by Sissy Goff, David Thomas and Melissa Trevathan
Sunday, July 14 | 4-5:30pm | Classroom Across From Youth Room
Wondering how to guide the social, emotional, and spiritual development of your children? Join us for a discussion of these topics drawing on podcasts by Sissy Goff, David Thomas and Melissa Trevathan, as well as their book “Are My Kids on Track? The 12 Emotional, Social and Spiritual Milestones Your Child Needs to Reach.”
This material is appropriate for parents with children of all ages, and includes practical suggestions for facilitating development in each area. Childcare for children in the 5th grade and younger will be available during this event.
“The Worry-Free Parent” by Sissy Goff
Sunday, August 18 | 4-5:30pm | Classroom Across From Youth Room
What parent isn’t anxious today? And how does our anxiety affect our children? Learn strategies for combating worry in life and parenting by joining us for a discussion of “The Worry-Free Parent” and related podcasts by Sissy Goff. Childcare for children in the 5th grade and younger will be available during this event.
Meetups
We will be hosting several meetups over the summer. These will be casual gatherings offered at different times and locations in hopes that many of you will be able to attend. We’ll enjoy dinner at Taco Bamba one evening and treat the kids to ice cream one afternoon! There will be a Mom’s coffee meetup one morning followed by an opportunity to gather at Vita Vite at North Hills or at Lynnwood Brewing on separate evenings. You will be ale to meet new people and develop deeper relationships over theses shared experiences. We hope to see you there!
Young Adult Gatherings
BLOCK PARTIES
June 1 from 6-9pm: The Gordon’s House – 5716 Kalamata Drive, Raleigh
July 13 from 6-9pm: The Frazier’s House – 1204 Grandover Drive, Durham
August 3 from 6-9pm: The Fritzke’s House – 2732 Moorsfield Court, Raleigh
This summer we’ll be hosting 3 neighborhood block parties for our community of young adults (20s-30s). This will be a laid back opportunity to eat, socialize, play games and network! Feel free to invite friends, co-workers, and neighbors!
DURHAM BULLS BASEBALL GAME
June 8 | Dinner: 5:15pm, Game 6:35pm | Durham Bulls Stadium – 409 Blackwell Street, Durham
Come enjoy a night of baseball with America’s most beloved minor league team! If you can make it, join us for dinner and drinks beforehand at Bull City Ciderworks at 5:15. The game starts at 6:35 PM and should end around 9pm with fireworks! Click the button below to sign up by May 18 to let Tripp (tgordon@htcraleigh.org) know you’re coming!
DRIVE SHACK OUTING
June 28 | 6-8pm | 6901 Play Golf Way, Raleigh
Finish off your week with us at Drive Shack! Feel free to grab a club and play or feel free to just socialize! Click the button below to let Tripp (tgordon@htcraleigh.org) know if you plan to attend by June 14th!
DINNER + MOVIE NIGHT AT FENTON
July 27 | Time TBD | Fenton – 201 Fenton Gateway Drive, Cary
Join us for dinner and a movie at Fenton, Saturday July 27! Sign up below to let Tripp (tgordon@htcraleigh.org) know you’re attending by July 15th.
YOUNG ADULT KICKOFF
August 27 | 6-8pm | Lynnwood Brewing – 1053 E. Whitaker Mill Road, Raleigh
As we transition away from summer back into our fall schedules, come by Lynnwood Brewing to network, hear about community groups and Bible studies, and to see the larger life of the young adult community at Holy Trinity!
Summer Service Week
June 24-28 | 9am-1pm | Various Ministry Partner Locations
Join us the week of June 24-28 to serve with various local ministries around Raleigh. This is an opportunity to help care for those in need in our community. All are welcome! Below you will find a schedule for the week. Please reach out to Matt Desmarais at mdesmarais@htcraleigh.org if you have any questions.
MONDAY, JUNE 24: Refugee Hope Partners – 7011 Sandy Forks Rd., Raleigh | Time is TBD
While there, we will serve Refugee Hope’s Reading Club for K-8th graders by reading one-on-one with students. We’ll also hear from the staff about Refugee Hope’s mission and vision to serve refugee families in Raleigh.
TUESDAY, JUNE 25: With Love From Jesus – 421 Chapanoke Rd., Raleigh | 9am-12:15pm
We will help restock their inventory, distribute goods to families, organize donations, and pray for anyone who may need prayer. (Please park behind the facility by the loading dock.)
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26: Note in the Pocket – 4730 Hargrove Rd., Raleigh | 9am-12pm
Note in the Pocket’s mission is to provide quality clothing to homeless and impoverished children and families with dignity and love. They need our help checking and sorting clothes that have been donated to the organization. Last year, Note in the Pocket received 365,000 pounds of clothing donations so they are always in need of volunteers!
THURSDAY, JUNE 27: Trinity Kids Camp Prep and Workday | Holy Trinity Anglican Church | 9:30am-12pm
We will serving our church by helping the Family Ministry team prepare for Trinity Kids Summer Camp! Throughout the morning, we will help set up games, activities, crafts, decorations and much more.
FRIDAY, JUNE 28: Urban Ministries of Wake County – 1390 Capital Blvd., Raleigh | 8am-10am
Here we will help with landscaping and yard work around the facility. All of the tools and supplies we need will be provided!