Dear Friends in Christ,

I invite you celebrate perichoresis with me.

This is not some dental complaint or a new musical instrument. It is an ancient Greek word that describes the action of the Trinity. Perichoresis is a dance—the movement between the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. It is something like electrons in an atom, orbiting one another through a mysterious gravity.

It sounds abstract. But I think you will see it this coming Sunday during a very busy Sunday at Grace Church.

We will honor Trinity Sunday, of course, with a Festival Eucharist at 10:30 a.m. That service will be the only eucharist that day; there will be no services at 7:30, 8:45, 9:00, or 5:00 p.m. Instead, we will experience multiplicity in our unity.

In our one service, we will honor the many aspects of our identity. It will be a bilingual service, with readings and hymns in both English and Spanish. We celebrate our youth, as well, lifting them up as readers and ushers. Some of our graduating seniors will give testimony to the power of their upbringing at Grace. And we will deepen our connection by extending our time together through the parish picnic, held immediately after the service.

Will there be a lot of moving parts? Yes. Is that how God works? Also yes.

Even if I struggle to understand the doctrine of the Trinity intellectually, it has always resonated with me at an emotional level. It tells me that God is complex. My life is complex, too. I see reflected in God the same web of values, relationships, struggle, and celebration that makes my own life rich.

Beautiful chaos? This is perichoresis. I hope you will come share it.

Yours in Christ,
Anne+