Beginning on Wednesday,January 18 at 7 pm on Zoom, Bryan will beleading the next round of our Better Together adult formation program.We will be discussing our Sunday common prayer (or “liturgy”) based on thebook The Assembly: A Spirituality byGordon Lathrop, a Lutheran scholar of worship (available in hardcover or as anebook by clicking the link on the book title). (Kristin Saylor of St. Lawrencestudied with Lathrop, and Bryan’s doctoral work relies on his writings.) 

This book explores why andhow the assembly—the gathering or meeting—is so important in Christianity.Lathrop intends the book to assist Christian congregations and their pastors orpriests to recover vital, participatory, and life-giving in-person worshipafter the pandemic. He further intends that participants will see and treasurethe importance of assembly as the primary form of “church” and as a vital sourceof Christian daily life. 

Lathrop’s book is meant to bean accessible introduction to praying our Sunday liturgy for everyone. But ifyou can't get to it, no worries! We will be exploring the Sunday liturgy we allcelebrate together; that common prayer is the basic “text” we will be talkingabout. So come with your questions about our prayer and we can find new answerstogether. These gatherings continue through Wednesday, February 15. For weeklyupdates and questions for reflection see the study page on Trinity’swebsite.