Worship at Trinity
Worship at Trinity is celebrated in the beautiful Anglican/Episcopal tradition, marked by sublime choral music, inspired preaching and teaching, and a warm welcome from a hospitable community. We believe Jesus invites everyone to his Table, so all are welcome to receive the Sacrament and to participate fully in the life of this place.
Sunday and Weekday Services
- Sundays at 8:00am (Chapel) - Traditional Rite I service with organ and hymns
- Sundays at 10:30am (Church) - Principal Rite II service featuring a semi-professional choir
- Sundays at 5:00pm (Chapel) - Rite II service featuring piano/guitar
- 1st Tuesday at 6:00pm (Church) - Taizé service of healing
- 1st Saturday at 10:30am (Church) - YogaMass integrating movement, breathwork, and Holy Eucharist.
- Additional services offered by season
Music is central to worship at Trinity, blending deep sacred traditions with the distinct spirit of New Orleans. Our Director of Music, Dr. Paul Weber, an acclaimed concert organist and composer, leads Trinity's 20-singer semi-professional choir at the 10:30am worship service across Gregorian chant, classic hymns, spirituals, and modern works. Our 5:00pm service is led by piano and guitar that blends acoustic blues, jazz, gospel, and New Orleans roots traditions. Beyond worship, Trinity serves as a vibrant concert host for ensembles like Krewe de Voix and the Marais Baroque Ensemble, the Crescent City Chamber Music Festival, and visiting artists from across the country. The music changes with the seasons: strings join us at Christmas, brass at Easter, and several times a year the Choir offers Choral Evensong. On any given Sunday at Trinity, you might hear Gregorian chant, Renaissance polyphony, and a piece written in our own time.
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LEARN & GROW: Formation at ALL AGES
At Trinity, formation is the work of a whole life. It begins before a child can speak and it never stops. We believe children are theologians, that teenagers deserve real questions, and that adults are never finished. Formation here is led by our full-time Director of Formation, Ashley Bond. Now in her fourteenth year, Ashley is a licensed national Godly Play trainer and supported by a deep bench of trained lay leaders.
Children, Youth & Families
Children are full, intentional members of our community from day one, a commitment felt the moment you enter our space. From the hands-on wonder of Godly Play in early childhood to a year of self-discovery and mentorship in confirmation, young people are invited to engage life's big questions, claim their faith, and build lasting community together.
Offerings include:
- SafeChurch Training for all Staff and Volunteers
- Nursery Care during 10:30am service
- Baptism Preparation
- 'Prayground' located in front of sanctuary
- Godly Play (PK3 - 5th Grade)
- High School 1-Year Confirmation Program & Mentorship
- Grateful Bakers (youth baking ministry)
- Seasonal Family Events
- Recent Pilgrimage to Taizé Community in France
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Adult Formation & Discipleship
Discipleship at Trinity isn’t about having all the answers. It’s an open invitation to ask big questions, search honestly, and grow together in faith. Through adult formation and small groups, our congregation grapples with what it means to live out our faith every day. When our minds and hearts align, it transforms how we live, love, and serve.
Offerings include:
- Daily Meditations
- Young Adult (20s-30s) Bi-Weekly Bible Study
- Faith and Fiction
- 12 Steps are for Everyone
- Quest Men's Ministry (25-50s)
- Women of Trinity Church (WOTC)
- Men's Weekly Bible Study Breakfast
- Education for Ministry
- Spiritual Gifts Discernment
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PASTORAL CARE
Pastoral care is at the heart of life together at Trinity. In times of grief, illness, transition, or uncertainty, we seek to walk alongside one another with compassion and support. Through prayer, fellowship, and acts of care, Trinity offers spaces for healing, connection, and hope.
Pastoral Ministries include:
- Lay Eucharistic Visitors bring the sacrament and prayers of the Church to parishioners who are unable to attend worship in person, extending Trinity’s care beyond Sunday mornings through regular visits and Holy Communion.
- Walking the Mourner’s Path is a Christ-centered grief support program offered twice each year at Trinity. Through guided small groups, prayer, and reflection, participants are supported as they navigate loss and healing.
- Trinity’s Caregiving Group offers a supportive space for caregivers to share experiences, find encouragement, and connect with others walking a similar path.
- Helping Hands reaches out with love to parishioners during times of illness, grief, or hardship. Volunteers provide meals, prayer, notes of encouragement, and practical support to members of the Trinity community.
- Trinity’s clergy and prayer ministries are honored to pray for our members and those commended to our prayers.
- Funeral Planning and Support - In times of loss, Trinity offers pastoral guidance, prayer, and worship rooted in the hope of the Resurrection.
Outreach
At Trinity, our faith moves us beyond our doors and into the heart of New Orleans. Guided by a shared commitment to love, justice, and human dignity, our ministries work hand-in-hand with neighbors, local organizations, and families across the city to build stronger connections and address systemic challenges.
Serving Our Neighbors, Transforming New Orleans
- Trinity Loaves and Fishes (TLF) is a feeding ministry of Trinity Church, born in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. TLF has since evolved into a multi-faceted program serving the hungry and food-insecure across New Orleans, preparing around 65,000 meals annually.
- Trinity Educational Enrichment Program (TEEP), founded in 1966, is a subsidized summer program for low-income families providing top-notch academic and cultural programming for New Orleans' youth. Approximately 100 youth from Orleans Parish schools attend the six week program that serves 5th and 6th graders, as well as a preschool cohort.
- The Trinity Restorative Justice Committee upholds the Church's commitment to "do justice" by partnering with community organizations to offer faith-based advocacy, educational programming, and support focused on addressing root causes in juvenile justice and expanding outreach into local migrant and immigration policies.
- Together New Orleans is a broad-based organization of congregations, unions, neighborhood associations, and civic institutions from across the greater New Orleans area with a common mission of addressing issues facing New Orleans families, of which Trinity is an active member.
Community Partners include:
- Eden Centers for Hope and Healing is an anti trafficking organization that specializes in trauma recovery.
- Hope House has served our local zip code for over 50 years, providing emergency assistance, career development, education and more.
- Clover, a local community center focused on educating children, strengthening families and building community.
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), has a local chapter that partners with Trinity Loaves and Fishes, TEEP, and congregants to support shared mental health initiatives.
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TRINITY EPISCOPAL SCHOOL
Trinity Episcopal School and Trinity Church have shared our Jackson Avenue campus since 1960, when Miss Aiken entrusted her school to the parish. Today it serves more than 500 students, from 12-month-olds in Les Enfants through eighth grade. Its mission is to build confident, resilient upstanders on a foundation of academic excellence, moral responsibility, and faith. But what connects the two institutions runs well beyond the organizational: a campus, a history, a community, and, most of all, a common sense of purpose. The church is the school’s spiritual home. Students take part in Daily Chapel in the church, supported by the school chaplain, where birthdays, honors, returning alumni, and the blessing of the animals mark the rhythm of the year. The school’s values — Gentle, Generous, Truthful, Kind, and Brave — grow out of our Episcopal identity, which welcomes families of many faith traditions and of none.
Church and school maintain a great relationship, one we want to preserve. We share buildings, a common set of values, and a number of families that belong to both communities. We also partner in practical ways: recent capital campaigns have been joint efforts, investing in new shared spaces that serve school days and church gatherings alike.
The Head of School, the Rev. Gary Taylor, is himself an Episcopal priest. Our next rector will serve on the school board and will be invited to take part in the school’s religious life, partnering with the Head to help both institutions go “from strength to strength.”
- The Trumpet, June 2026, an annual publication of Trinity Episcopal School
- Trinity School Admissions Guidebook, 2026
- Trinity's Audio Blog: What it means to be an Episcopal School, an alumni interview with The Rev. Bobby Hadzor, School Chaplain
- A Letter from The Rev. E. Gary Taylor, Head of School
- Trinity Episcopal School on Instagram and Facebook
FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION
Rooted in gratitude and prudent management, Trinity's financial standing reflects a deeply committed congregation and a strong foundation for future ministry. We are committed to financial transparency, responsible oversight of our endowment, and active partnership with the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana. The links below provide a comprehensive breakdown of our stewardship trends, revenue and expenses, endowment management, and parish administration/staffing.
THE RECTOR WE SEEK
The rector at Trinity must be a compelling and authentic spiritual leader. We seek a passionate evangelist who loves God and God’s people, demonstrating that devotion through joyful care for our congregation. We hope for a leader of integrity and humility who has the courage both to give and receive constructive feedback, and who approaches stewardship as a spiritual practice rather than fundraising. In the pulpit, we look for preaching that is biblically grounded, theologically sound, and inspiring, never performative and always pointing directly to Christ.
The rector at Trinity must bring a thoughtful vision for evangelism and the Church of the future. We are blessed with a vibrant core of young families alongside the steadfast support of our longtime parishioners. Reaching out to new adults is far more than a strategy for Trinity's future, it is our Christian responsibility to offer a hospitable home where people can find genuine connection and grow in discipleship. We want a leader with an evangelist’s heart who will equip our parish to extend that invitation, bridge generations, and welcome newcomers into a shared life of faith.
The rector at Trinity must be an effective and collaborative executive. We need someone comfortable managing complexity, setting clear direction, delegating well, and stewarding our finances in close consultation with others. At the same time, day-to-day management cannot replace spiritual presence. We want a leader who knows good administration is not the goal itself, but the vehicle that sustains worship, pastoral care, and our wider mission.
The rector at Trinity will partner with an experienced, dedicated leadership team. Our staff and lay leaders assume meaningful responsibility for parish life. Many in our pews bring deep professional, financial, and organizational experience, alongside a genuine commitment to sound governance and Trinity's future. We value a rector who embraces this level of participation and builds trusted, collaborative relationships across the church.
The rector at Trinity must skillfully steward the vital bond between church and school. While the school maintains appropriate operational independence with a governing board, Head of School, and separate finances, it remains central to who we are as a parish. Trinity School is a parochial school that operates under the umbrella of the church, ultimately answering to the rector and the vestry. Our next rector must lead with nuance, honoring the school’s leadership while nurturing a healthy, collaborative partnership between church and campus.
The rector at Trinity must lead a large, diverse community with confidence and grace. As the largest parish in our diocese, Trinity carries a prominent voice, and both our diocese and our pews span a broad theological and political spectrum. We seek a leader who can unite people around a common purpose without flattening their differences. This work calls for deep pastoral experience and proven organizational skill: someone ready to carry significant responsibility from day one, yet humble enough to spend their early days listening, learning our rhythms, and investing in relationships. Because sustaining this kind of leadership requires real balance, we look for a rector who tends faithfully to their own spiritual life, protects their time away, and takes good care of themselves.
Above all, we seek a leader who combines spiritual depth with executive competence, confidence with humility, decisiveness with collaboration, and a strong sense of direction with genuine respect for the gifts and perspectives of others.
What We Offer
A Committed, Collaborative Partnership
Trinity offers a strong, healthy community ready to share the work of ministry. You will be supported by a dedicated staff, capable lay leadership, and a congregation eager for fresh energy and ideas. Just as we will look to you for spiritual guidance, we want you to lean on our community as you and your family make New Orleans home.
Instructions to Apply:
Candidates please submit the following items by
Monday, December 14.
* Vocation Hub form;
* Resume/CV;
* Cover letter
Applicant Contact:
The Rev. Canon Morgan MacIntire
The Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana
(504) 676-7444
*We recognize the scale of this call and are committed to supporting our rector's long-term health, family, and ministry. For compensation and benefits information, please refer to Vocation Hub Job Posting.
