Imagining the Trinity

Aloha! I hope you had a meaningful Memorial Day. We do give thanks—not only on Memorial Day, but every day—for the many blessings of freedom that we possess, purchased at the cost of many lives and sacrifices on behalf of our country. We honor those who died while serving their country, and we ask God for strength and wisdom to pursue peace and justice in our own lives. 

This past Sunday we observed Trinity Sunday, the only Sunday set aside by the Church to celebrate a theological doctrine. But that doctrine is anything but boring!
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The photos you see here reflect two attempts to imagine the Trinity: on the left, the famous icon of the Trinity by Rublev (this poster hangs in our robe room), and on the right, part of a stained-glass window at the Cathedral of St. Andrew, showing that each person of the Trinity is not the same as the others, but each is God.

The Trinity reveals a loving and diverse divine ohana, a heavenly dance of the Three-in-One and One-in-Three—the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. We pondered how we might better realize that we are included in that triune love as a fourth member of the loving ohana of God. And we asked, how might we reflect and share the divine love that God so generously offers us with others? 
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We also honored our graduates—those who advanced from any level of school to the next stage of their lives, whether near or far. Congratulations to them all, and our prayers are with them!

This Sunday, June 2, we are in the liturgically green Season of Pentecost, also known as “Ordinary Time.” My sermon will focus largely on the Old Testament reading for this Sunday, 1 Samuel 3. You might enjoy reading this story ahead of time and ponder what it means for you.
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I hope you’ll join us on Sunday morning at 9 in the Chapel, or worship with us on Facebook Live. 

I am so grateful for the many ways you serve this church, through the Altar Guild, the Eucharistic Ministers and Lectors, the Daughters of the King, the Sunday School teachers, the Music Ministry Team, STEAM (Audiovisual Ministry Team), the Outreach Team, and the Bishop’s Committee! Some of you serve in more than one way. To all of you, I say mahalo nui loa! We all bless you for your important ministries here.

I am praying for you, dear sisters and brothers, and I ask for your prayers for St. Timothy’s Church, for our dedicated staff and our devoted lay leaders. May God bless you all! 

Aloha ke akua,
​Fr. Pete+