Trinity Lutheran Church

The Holy Trinity | Beneath the Steeple

It is the people of God taking care of the place where God has met them, so that God may meet the next generation here also.

Pentecost Day | Beneath the Steeple

We have something the radicalization pipeline cannot match. The actual presence of God in the assembly. The actual hand of the pastor laid on a young head, calling down the Spirit.

Pentecost derives its name from the Jewish festival celebrating the harvest and the giving of the law on Mount Sinai fifty days after Passover. Fifty days after Easter, we celebrate the Holy Spirit as God’s presence within and among us. In Acts the Spirit arrives in rushing wind and flame, bringing God’s presence to all people. Paul reminds us that though we each have different capacities, we are unified in the Spirit that equips us with these gifts. Jesus breathes the Holy Spirit on his disciples, empowering them to forgive sin. We celebrate that we too are given the breath of the Holy Spirit and sent out to proclaim God’s redeeming love to all the world.
Follow along with our worship bulletin: https://trinityreading.hflip.co/2026-Day-of-Pentecost

Seventh Sunday of Easter | Beneath the Steeple

The sentiment of ‘thoughts and prayers’ is often dismissed as trite and unmeaningful. Political platitudes. We may wonder: how much do thoughts and prayers really help? The fact that Jesus chose to PRAY - with and in front of his closest friends on the very last night of his life reminds us of the power of prayer centered in the Love of God and aligning our hearts with God and with each other.

In these days between Ascension and Pentecost, we gather with the disciples in the upper room, waiting for the Spirit to transform the church around the world. In today’s gospel Jesus prays for his followers and for their mission in his name. Amid religious, social, and economic divisions, we seek the unity that Jesus had with his Father. Made one in baptism, we go forth to live our faith in the world, eager for the unity that God intends for the whole human family.
Follow along with our worship bulletin: https://trinityreading.hflip.co/2026-Seventh-Sunday-of-Easter

Trinity Ringers opens worship with Margaret R. Tucker's "Festal Sounds". This is a lively piece that opens with a fanfare before a joyful melody comes through. A middle section becomes quite and contemplative with the melody moving to the lower bells. The opening melody returns to close out the piece.

Kathleen Stevens Bahena is a professional violist and violinist from Reading, PA. She is the cofounder and principal violist for the Berks Sinfonietta, an intergenerational chamber orchestra that focuses on performing underrepresented music and promoting local talent. She also performs with Reading Symphony, Lancaster Symphony, PA Philharmonic, PA Sinfonia, Brandywine Valley Symphony, Fulton Theater, Servant Stage, and many other regional ensembles as both a violist and violinist. She is also a teacher for Orchestra Zone, a program funded by the Reading Symphony, which provides free lessons to instrumental students in the Reading School District.

Her program balances power and beauty—from the fiery Légende by Wieniawski to the haunting, modern echoes of Pulitzer Prize-winner Caroline Shaw.

Music is sacrifice

Music Ministry Sunday | Beneath the Steeple

"The choirs will sing on our behalf and with us. The organ will lift all of our voices on its great breath."

Mercied