By Pastor Tracey Leslie
Scripture: Acts 2:1-21

Many of you are aware that, last Sunday, Trinity’s Community Engagement Coach, Ruth Smith, had her baby (a little girl).  Some of you are also aware that last Sunday was their oldest child, Jonah’s, birthday.  So Jonah and Samira will forever share a birthday… a circumstance that I imagine they will cherish when they reach adulthood but one with mixed results, I’m guessing, until then. 
All of us share a birthday also.  Did you know that?  All of us in the church this morning and in churches all around the world share a birthday because today is the birthday of the Church.  So, happy birthday!

By Pastor Tracey Leslie
Scripture: Acts 15:1-2, 4-11

​In my late twenties and early thirties I suffered terribly from migraines.  Britt had just entered his Ph.D. program.  We were living near Chicago; far from home in a wealthy suburban community and my church appointment as an associate pastor was enormously challenging.  

By Pastor Tracey Leslie
Scripture: Acts 10:44-48

How did you get here this morning?  I imagine, were most of you to answer that question, you’d say something like, “in my car” or “on the church bus” or – if you live in the neighborhood – “I walked across the street.”  But my question goes deeper than your morning commute.  I’m wondering what drew you to Trinity; what drew you to church.