October 4, 2026

WELCOME AND LITURGY OF GATHERING

Leader: Reading of Psalm 19 (FNV). This is the word of the Lord.

ALL: Thanks be to God.

Trinity is fostering a haven of belonging where wanderers and wonderers 

gather to discover and embody the love of Jesus in the world.

COMMUNAL SINGING

Invitation Fountain

All who are weak all who are weary
Come to the rock come to the fountain
All who have sailed on the rivers of heartache
Come to the sea come on be set free

All who are weak all who are weary
Come to the rock come to the fountain
All who have climbed on the mountains of heartache
Reach to the stars come on give Your life

All who are weak all who are weary
All who are tired all who are thirsty
All who have failed all who have broken
Come to the rock come to the fountain

If You lead me Lord I will follow
Where You lead me Lord I will go
Come and heal me Lord I will follow
Where You lead me Lord I will go
I will go I will go

Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing

Come, Thou Fount of every blessing,
Tune my heart to sing Thy grace;
Streams of mercy, never ceasing,
Call for songs of loudest praise.
Teach me some melodious sonnet,
Sung by flaming tongues above;
Praise the mount! I’m fixed upon it,
Mount of Thy redeeming love.

Here I’ll raise my Ebenezer;
Hither by Thy help I come;
And I hope, by Thy good pleasure,
Safely to arrive at home.
Jesus sought me when a stranger,
Wand’ring from the fold of God;
He, to rescue me from danger,
Interposed His precious blood.

Oh, to grace how great a debtor
Daily I’m constrained to be!
Let Thy goodness, like a fetter,
Bind my wand’ring heart to Thee.
Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it,

Prone to leave the God I love.

Here’s my heart, Lord,
Take and seal it

Seal it for Thy courts above.

COMMUNITY CONFESSION

Leader: We continue to believe that we must earn our way into God's heart. But God's grace is given to each of us, for all of us, freely, unconditionally, always. Let us open our lives to this mercy as we pray saying,

ALL: God of Glory, we confess that we are quick to say we live to serve others, but in reality end up meeting only our own needs. We claim to live in a way that honors Christ, but hesitate to follow him into everyday places. We tend to believe that the gospel can transform lives - especially the lives of those around us - but fail to see how Christ is meeting us in the present moment and working to liberate us. Forgive us for being so foolish, hard-hearted, and oblivious to the Spirit’s work among us.

Leader: This is the good news: we do not earn our way into God’s heart and there is no ranking in God's kin(g)dom. God graces everyone with the same gifts: mercy, restoration, new life.

ALL: God has kept the covenant. We have been forgiven; we have been made new people. Thanks be to God. Amen.

PASSING THE PEACE 

During this time we greet one another, recognizing that we are all a part of the body. All children and youth will remain, and are welcome, in the Gathering. Materials for toddlers are available and we understand that their presence means they will be heard, no need to worry about their vocal contributions.

PRACTICE AND CONVERSATION

Forming a People

A People Who Love

Leviticus 19.18 and Deuteronomy 6.5 (Matthew 27.37-40)

• In this week’s text, what eternal truth are you re-membering? If it helps, revisit the words of the historical Jesus as he references or speaks the text [Matthew 22.34-40]. 

• In the stories of the people you have been a part of, what is a truth you still hold dear? In this season, how are you/we re-membering - ourselves, God, and community.

• In what ways is the Spirit reminding you today that we (as humanity and the people of God) have been here before? How does the story of life with God reveal what is next?

Kid friendly discussion prompts for anyone’s use:

• I wonder how the ancient Israelites felt in hearing this instruction from God...

• I wonder why loving God with your whole self is what God wants most from you...

• I wonder what it looks like to love God with everything you’ve got...

• I wonder how you can follow this instruction at home? At school? With your friends? With your family?

Through small and large group conversations, we’ll be voicing what resonates with us and reflect that back to the larger group.

* Description Card

*For additional discussion prompts visit the series page here.

LORD’S TABLE LITURGY

Leader: We are here because we know:

“hearts starve as well as bodies;

we need bread, and we need roses, too.”

ALL: And now, nourished by visions and dreams and possibilities

our bellies, too, need fed.

Leader: It requires sustenance, this hard and holy labor of:

opening to Truth and to each other

recognizing God-With-Us

tending to pain and possibility

birthing the kin-dom where all and each and every is fed, and free

ALL: So, we continue our prayer:

Gathering at table, we follow strains of living yeast, kneaded into the Gospel:

ordinary people, all beautiful and broken and blessed

tending realities around and within

sending a different future, unfolding here, now

claiming our longings and needs and lives as holy

facing the thresholds

turning crumbs into feasts

Leader: Emmanuel teaches us: when we do not know, exactly, what comes next:

feed each other

break the bread

share the cup

taste and see

daily bread

manna in the dessert

bread of life

soul food

ALL: So. Trusting the food to nourish our bodies and this time together to nourish our souls:

we give thanks to this land that grew it

we give thanks for the hands that prepared it

we cup our hands, preparing to receive this offering

of generosity

of care

of sustenance

Leader: Because we are companions on this journey.

Companions. Com-panis. With bread.

ALL: With bread

we remember

we are nourished

we feed each other, and are fed

we feast together.

May it be so.

*communion elements are gluten and alcohol free, not allergen free

RESPONSE & OFFERING OF WORSHIP                                                                                                                                    

The Offering Basket 

Prayer requests may be posted in the Zoom chat (Zoom participants) or written and placed in the offering basket.

You Say

I keep fighting voice in my mind that say I’m not enough

Every single lie that tells me I will never measure up

Am I more than just the sum of every high and every low?

Remind me once again just who I am, because I need to know

You say I am loved when I can’t feel a thing

You say I am strong when I think I am weak

You say I am held when I am falling short

When I don’t belong, oh You say that I am Yours

And I believe, oh I believe

What You say of me

I believe

The only thing that matters now is everything You think of me

In You I find my worth, in You I find my identity

Taking all I have and now I’m laying it at Your feet

You have every failure God, and You’ll have every victory

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Elder Candidate Presentation. Please refer to your emails for details regarding elder candidates. You are invited to engage with the Leadership Team regarding any elder candidate by providing affirmations and/or hesitations by Sunday, October 11th. (Written communications may be sent to contact@indtrinity.org.) New elder commissioning will be on Sunday, November 8th, with new elders joining the Leadership Team at the November meeting. 

Community Conversation - Ending Christian Nationalism. What is Christian Nationalism? How does it affect our country, community, and faith? Join us after the Gathering on October 11 for a community conversation about recognizing Christian nationalism, understanding its impact, and exploring how we can respond faithfully as individuals and as a community.

Sermon Series. Check out the sermon series page to see where we’re headed. Reflection and discussion prompts as well as resources have been included.

Trinity Seasonal Small Groups for the fall of 2026 will be a “choose your own adventure” style as we dive into the way in which God has always been forming a people - a kindom. Surveying the Old Testament, and the words referenced by the historical Jesus, we locate ourselves in the trajectory of the story of God, seeing how we are still being formed today. Each small group gathering will determine their own course. We’ll be spending balanced time relationship building, care, and conversation around the theme of the week. It is OK if you can’t attend every session. Join as you are able, but please let your facilitator/host know at the beginning of the season when you can’t attend. If you need assistance accessing or acquiring materials, please let your facilitator/host know. Everyone is asked to commit to Expectations for healthy conversation. Please contact the group host for more details and to generally RSVP. You are welcome to join the group that fits your schedule/needs. You are not bound by geographical location/parish. 

Mondays 12-1pm - Fishers/Zoom starting September 14th

Wednesdays 7-9pm - Midtown/Downtown starting September 16th

Thursdays 6:30-8:30pm - Queer Affinity starting September 17th

Every other Fridays 6-7:30pm - Broad Ripple starting September 11th 

Gathering Hosting Schedule. As an act of service and care, please join staff, leaders, and others from your parish in hosting Sunday Gatherings. These are great times to converse while serving, connect, and welcome folks to the Gathering. Arrival at 9:45am is great, particularly for last minute needs and welcoming people. Arrival by 9:30am is extra helpful for assisting with audio equipment and general set up. Cleaning up on the back end is appreciated and should only take 10-15 minutes. The hosting checklist is on the Gathering cart. Thank you!

October

4th: Midtown/Downtown

11th: Fishers

18th: Broad Ripple

25th: North/Carmel

November

1st: Midtown/Downtown

8th: Fishers

15th: Broad Ripple

22nd: North/Carmel

29th/Brunch: Midtown/Downtown

THE BENEDICTION

Leader: Courageous ones,

God sends us with the audacity of Christ.

ALL: Before thrones of injustice and in the quiet of our own hearts,

the Spirit enables us to be brave:

For our own integrity.

For our neighbors’ well-being.

For the sake of collective flourishing.

Leader: With peace that passes all understanding, let us go and live our faith.

Go in peace!

(Some liturgies adapted from enfleshed.com and Communion Blessing/Christopher Peters and enfleshed.com) 

Remain in the Gathering space for general connection and prayer.

GATHERING RESOURCES AND INFORMATION

Guide and Service Dog Training. As we welcome Guide/Service Dogs at Gatherings, please familiarize yourself with resources under on these two websites https://www.guidedogs.com/resources/blindness-and-guide-dog-etiquette and https://www.guidedogsofamerica.org/best-practices-when-around-a-service-dog/  and discuss main points with those in your household. If you or anyone in your household has severe allergies or any fear of dogs, etc. please contact us (contact@indytrinity.org) so we can do our best to keep Gathering spaces welcoming for all. 

Land Acknowledgement. We acknowledge that the land on which we gather for worship was stolen from Native peoples, who were driven out of the area and of their native lands by genocide, force (through broken treaties and laws imposed upon their nation), and systematic disposession.  The Myaamiaki, Kaskaskia, and Kickapoo peoples* and their sovereign Nations have cared for, and are deeply a part of, this land - past, present, and future. (ref: Repudiation of the Doctrine of Discovery, Trinity Church)