August 16, 2026

IYG

GATHERING LITURGY

Leader: In Philippians 4, the apostle Paul says, siblings, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, my beloved…. Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near.  Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

ALL: With our hearts and our hands, we make our requests known to God as we co-labor and rejoice together! 

Trinity is fostering a haven of belonging where wanderers and wonderers 

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

COMMUNITY CONFESSION

Leader: Creator, we confess that sometimes we feel constrained,

ALL: When our minds make hard limitations

like skin pushing against a cramped space -

Leader: And so we take this moment to 

rediscover the dirt under our fingernails. 

Trace the veins under our skin.

Find the universe stuck in our throats.

ALL: A cosmos stirs in our hearts,

connecting our trillions of cells

to the infinite universe that cradles us - 

to You. 

Leader: Creator, we confess that

ALL: life is so much more than daily demands,

of our preconceived notions.

Leader: Each one of us so much more than

all the stories we tell ourselves.

ALL: So today, in this place,

we breathe and remember

Leader: The limitless possibilities held within our fingertips,

the miracle of our molecules

ALL: growing into someone we may not know

Who will be a wonder to behold. 

Leader: For this, we give you praise! 

ALL: Alleluia! Amen.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Where the Money Went Q2 2026 is now posted online here and under “Church Documents”. Please check your email for more details. If you need access to either of these, please let us know (contact@indytrinity.org). Any questions about numbers may be directed to Steve Edinger at finance@indytrinity.org and questions about the investments may be directed to Jay Howard at jay@indytrinity.org. 

Civic Action Group. Join us for our next Civic Action Group (CAG) meeting Sunday, August 23rd, at 11:30 AM, right after the Gathering. We’ll meet in person at COhatch and virtually via Zoom for those joining remotely.  Together, we’ll clarify our vision, explore next steps, and discern how we can best locally realize God’s call for justice and transformation. 

• The midterm election is upon us, with a need to ensure that we are registered to vote (Sept) and prepared to cast our ballots (Oct).

• It is also budget season, and we need to make sure that the city funds life-saving initiatives rather than resource-guzzling data centers.

• We also need to stay on top of our police department as they continue to muddy pathways to transparency, both around mass surveillance and officer violence.

Whether you're new to CAG or have been with us from the start, we invite you to be part of this conversation as we seek to build the Kin(g)dom of God in tangible ways.  Want to stay connected? Sign up for the CAG info list by filling out this info form! Contact joel@indytrinity.org with questions.

Retreat weekend starting Friday, August 28th - Sunday Gathering, August 30th. See your emails for more information, sign ups for camping and activities, etc. Please email contact@indytrinity.org if you’re interested in lending a hand in the planning/preparations. Additionally, we plan to hold baptisms at the retreat Gathering on August 30th. Family Covenants may be offered in the near future. Please contact Britney Foster at britney@indytrinity.org regarding interest or questions for either.

IYG Food Pantry. IYG keeps a food pantry stocked and available to the folks they serve. As an organization that serves tweens, teens, and young adults you can imagine that the food goes pretty quickly. Over this summer we would like to do an ongoing food drive for the pantry. You can participate in the drive by purchasing through IYG's Amazon wish list here: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/34OGLCDWU3BLT/ref=hz_ls_biz_ex

 (please note in your purchase that you are with Trinity for their tracking purposes) or you can use that as a guide to purchase items on your regular grocery run and bring them to a gathering and we will get them to IYG. Any questions: ask Britney!

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!

August

2/Brunch: North/Carmel

9: Midtown/Downtown

*16 (tbd/IYG): Fishers

23: Broad Ripple

*30/Retreat: North/Carmel

September

6/Holiday Weekend Brunch: Midtown/Downtown

13: Fishers

20: Broad Ripple

27: North/Carmel

PRACTICE

People amidst Revolution - Co-laboring

At IYG

*For discussion prompts visit the series page here.

THE BENEDICTION

Leader: The Lord be with you.

ALL: And also with you.

(Some liturgies adapted Beyond our Boxes by Emily De Tar Birt in “Held:, blessings for the depths”)

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)