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The Society of the Holy Trinity Its Gift and Service A Pastoral Statement "Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone" (1 Corinthians 12:4-6, ESV). 1. Charism (plural: charismata, from the Greek, charis - grace) is the word used in the New Testament for "favor" or "gratuitous gift." Charisms are special gifts given to members of the body of Christ by the Holy Spirit to enable them to be powerful...

SERMON IN THE OPENING EUCHARIST OF THE GENERAL RETREAT OF THE SOCIETY OF THE HOLY TRINITY, St. Mary of the Lake University and Conference Center, St. Michael and All Angels, September 29, 2009. Frank C. Senn, STS, Senior Text: Luke 10:17-20 Our Society gathers together once again in retreat. After a year of doing ministry in the places to which we are called, we gather again at St. Mary's to be refreshed by common prayer, Word and Eucharist, and strengthened by mutual conversation and consolation. As we return to this place can it be said of us, as it was...

Sermon for Vespers on August 21, 2007 2007 General Retreat of the Society of the Holy Trinity by Pr. Patrick Rooney, STS Christ Lutheran Church York, Pennsylvania Text: Mark 8:22-33 [Spit in hands. Rub in eyes. Peer around the room] It is as I have grown older, now nearing my 60th birthday, that I have come to value the gift of sight more and more. The images, once so bright, so sharp, so memorable are now harder to make out. Those large highway signs now must wait until I get a little closer to be sure that this is my...

ADDRESS TO THE 2007 GENERAL RETREAT OF THE SOCIETY OF THE HOLY TRINITY Fort Wayne, Indiana, August 20, 2007 Frank C. Senn, STS Senior, Society of the Holy Trinity Pastor, Immanuel Lutheran Church, Evanston, Illinois Text: Luke 10:1-12 (the mission of the seventy) Welcome to Fort Wayne, and the tenth annual General Retreat of The Society of the Holy Trinity. We pray that this will be an occasion of uncommon spiritual, theological, and pastoral renewal for all who are attending—as well as a celebration of our tenth anniversary, which we will mark tomorrow night with a banquet and a hymn...