Dear Friends,

Since I set foot on campus here at Trinity for the first time back in December, one of the things that I have heard about again and again is what a joy people have in sharing the Fourth of July fireworks together on the Plaza. It has been so much a part of the conversation around here for these months, that Michael and I have even planned our vacation around it. Now, it’s hard to believe that it’s already next week! There’s more information in our Trinity Topics email, but I hope you’ll be able to join us. Joy and fun are an important part of what it means to be a community! And, as I’ve said so often, things like this are a great opportunity to invite friends to join you at a church event. It’s a pretty gentle way of sharing the joy of all the wonderful things we do around here with the people who mean the most to you!

Also – as I alluded earlier, Michael and I will be taking a couple of weeks of vacation coming up just after the Independence Day weekend. Thanks to Fr. Robert for stepping in to keep things going while I’m away! Mostly we’ll be sticking around close to home, diving in to more of the fun things that Toledo and the region around us have to offer. We’re looking forward to spending some time doing some of the fun things that day-to-day life leaves us too busy to do. Of course, we know about the museum and the zoo – we love those things! – but if you think of anything quirky and off-the-wall that you love about Toledo and our surrounding community, let us know! We’re having such a great time learning more and doing so many of the things that make this such a wonderful home.

Of course, our favorite place in Toledo is Trinity. Thank you all for continuing to be so loving and supportive of me in this ministry and us in our lives.

See you Sunday!
Jon+