October 11, 2026

WELCOME AND LITURGY OF GATHERING

Leader: Reading of Psalm 96.1-4 (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

Mighty to Save

Everyone needs compassion

Love that’s never failing

Let mercy fall on me

Everyone needs forgiveness

The kindness of a Saviour

The Hope of nations

Saviour

He can move the mountains

My God is mighty to save

He is mighty to save

Forever

Author of salvation

He rose and conquered the grave

Jesus conquered the grave

So take me as You find me

All my fears and failures

Fill my life again

I give my life to follow

Everything I believe in

Now I surrender

Shine your light and

Let the whole world see

We’re singing

For the glory of the risen King

Yet Not I But Through Christ in Me

What gift of grace is Jesus my redeemer

There is no more for heaven now to give

He is my joy, my righteousness, and freedom

My steadfast love, my deep and boundless peace

To this I hold, my hope is only Jesus

For my life is wholly bound to His

Oh, how strange and divine, I can sing, "All is mine"

Yet not I, but through Christ in me

The night is dark but I am not forsaken

For by my side, the Saviour He will stay

I labour on in weakness and rejoicing

For in my need, His power is displayed

To this I hold, my Shepherd will defend me

Through the deepest valley He will lead

Oh, the night has been won, and I shall overcome

Yet not I, but through Christ in me

No fate I dread, I know I am forgiven

The future's sure, the price it has been paid

For Jesus bled and suffered for my pardon

And He was raised to overthrow the grave

To this I hold, my sin has been defeated

Jesus now and ever is my plea

Oh, the chains are released, I can sing, "I am free"

Yet not I, but through Christ in me

With every breath I long to follow Jesus

For He has said that He will bring me home

And day by day I know He will renew me

Until I stand with joy before the throne

To this I hold, my hope is only Jesus

All the glory evermore to Him

When the race is complete, still my lips shall repeat

"Yet not I, but through Christ in me"

COMMUNITY CONFESSION

Leader: Let us bring to God those harmful words we spoke, the chances to help we refused, and the foolish choices of our lives. Offer them to the One who longs to hear us, trusting that God will forgive us. 

ALL: God our Light, we admit that by our actions we tear Christ apart – a piece here to support our politics, a part there to undergird our economic views, the rest to bolster our fears of others. We fail to let your Spirit lead us. We confess that we turn our backs on those around us. Forgive us for dragging our feet as Jesus' disciples. 

Leader: Together, we pray for those who have been recipients of our hurtful words.

ALL: Lord, hear our prayer.

Leader: For those whose lives we’ve oppressed by the choices we’ve made, perpetuating systemic injustice in our community, country, and world.

ALL: Lord, hear our prayer.

Leader: For those around us who have suffered, including ourselves, because we have refused your Spirit’s prompting.

ALL: Lord, hear our prayer.

Leader: God hears our words, God sees our changed hearts, God's steadfast love is poured out upon us!  

ALL: May we go to all the uncomfortable places to bring hope. May we proclaim with our lips, but especially with our lives, that the kingdom of love is near, brought by Jesus Christ, our Lord. We will trust in God, in whom our salvation rests. Thanks be to God, we are forgiven!

BLESSING AND PASSING THE PEACE 

Adults: The Lord be with you!

Children and Kids Ministry Leader: And also with you! 

During this time we greet one another, recognizing that we are all a part of the body, as PreK-5th grade children are led to their ministry space. Younger children and youth 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.

SERMON NOTES

Forming a People

A People Who Break Cycles

Micah 7.6 (Matthew 10:34-39)

• Reflecting on the week’s text. Where do you see Christ showing up today in a similar way? 

• 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. 

• 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 have you seen a community practice repentance (a turning/changing one’s mind)? How might we as individuals and as a people be attentive to where we have turned our gaze away and to turn back to our calling?

• 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?  

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

* Description Card

*For additional discussion prompts visit the series page here.

LORD’S TABLE LITURGY

Leader: As we gather to celebrate this day, as we remember the gifts Jesus shared, we proclaim that faith which is a mystery:

ALL: Christ died, his last breath stolen from him; Christ was raised, the Spirit’s breath bringing new life; Christ will come, breathing new grace and hope in our lives.

Leader: Here, where the bread and the cup wait, breathe your Spirit upon these gifts. Here, where the young long for visions, and the old whisper their memories, breathe your Spirit upon us, Holy God. Let us not be content simply to eat the bread, but be strengthened by it. Let us not just sip from grace’s cup, but be inflamed by its passion for justice, to breathe new life into all who have lost that last bit of hope. 

ALL: Breathe on us, very Breath of God, so we may take in great gasps of grace, to forever praise your name, God in Community, Holy in One.

*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.

Brother

When I look into the face

Of my enemy

I see my brother

I see my brother

Forgiveness is the garment

Of our courage

The power to make the peace

We long to know

Open up our eyes

To see the wounds that bind

All of humankind

May our shutter hearts

Greet the dawn of life

With charity and love

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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

blessed are you who are raging.

blessed are you who are mourning.

blessed are you who feel numb.

blessed are you who feel sick. and tired. and sick and tired.

blessed are you who refuse to turn away.

blessed are you who need to turn away.

blessed are you who keep breathing deep.

blessed are you who are tending to your own needs.

blessed are you who are tending to the needs of another.

blessed are you who have been calling.

blessed are you who have been organizing.

blessed are you who have been testifying.

blessed are you who have been hearing.

blessed are you who have been resisting.

blessed are you who feel broken open beyond repair.

blessed are you who are raw beyond words.

blessed are you who are working hotlines and crisis care centers and bearing witness to the forces of violence and trauma unleashed and unloosed.

blessed are you who are marching.

blessed are you who are weeping.

blessed are you who preach and know that divinity resides in despised, abused, violated flesh.

blessed are you who know deep in your bones that you are good. and beautiful. and beloved. and sacred. and worthy. and believed. and held. and capable of healing beyond your wildest imagination.

blessed are you who remind others they are good. and beautiful. and beloved. and sacred. and worthy. and believed. and held. and capable of healing beyond their wildest imagination.

blessed are we when we dare to dream of a world without sexual violence, without white supremacy, without misogyny, without police brutality, without anti-trans and anti-queer violence.

blessed are we when we stay tender.

blessed are we when we stay fierce.

blessed are we when we dare to imagine repair, and transformation.

blessed are we when we labor together to make it so.

(Some liturgies adapted from Modern Beatitudes from enfleshed.com and Communion Blessing/Christopher Peters and lectionaryliturgies.blogspot.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)