15 June 2025
Bible readings for today
Liturgical colour: WHITE Trinity Sunday celebrates the Christian doctrine of the Trinity, the three Persons of God: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Today is also Disabilities Awareness Sunday And...this year Matariki will be celebrated on June 20. Lots of different options this Sunday! Below you'll find resources for each of these plus our usual weekly reading resources. |
CollectE te Tokotoru o te Aroha,
te kaihanga o te ira tāne me te ira wahine kua rite nei ki tōu ake āhua, āwhinatia mai mātou ki te whakaae ko mātou ēnei, me te mōhio ki ō mātou atawhai tētahi ki tētahi. Whakarongo ki tēnei īnoi i runga i tōu aroha. Āmine. Trinity of Love, maker of man and woman in your image help us to accept ourselves as we are, and to know our need for each other. Hear this prayer for your love’s sake. Amen. |
Trinity Sunday (John 16:12-15)
Today's gospel reading comes from a passage in the Gospel of John, where Jesus is telling the disciples of what is yet to come. That he will have to leave, but that God's Spirit will come. “There is so much more I want to tell you, but you can’t bear it now. When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own but will tell you what he has heard. He will tell you about the future. He will bring me glory by telling you whatever he receives from me. All that belongs to the Father is mine; this is why I said, ‘The Spirit will tell you whatever he receives from me.' "
Input for Leaders
Visio Lectio
A beautiful image from the Visio Lectio project, created by the Anglican Diocese of Auckland. © Sarah West. All Rights reserved, shared with permission. Download Terms of Use Image based on Andrei Rublev’s famous icon, Troitsa, Trinity (Early 15th Century) Source |
Gospel Conversations 2025: How do we talk about the Trinity when this is such mystery? Anne van Gend, Steve Benford and Ellen Clark-King reflect on integrity, truth, companionship, relationship, lightness, and joy … with the promise that God is always with us, no matter what. Music: Today I Awake (Iona Community), a song about the Trinity.
Gospel Conversations 2022: Trinity Sunday is notorious for being a tricky Sunday to preach on, and yet when Gillian, Esther and John get together with Michael, it becomes a thing of dancing and mystery and joy! Join them as they grapple with this strange and wonderful belief at the centre of our faith.
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Intergenerational Worship |
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Intergenerational worship ideas for Trinity Sunday (Intergenerational Ministry, Auckland Anglican Dio) - includes God, Jesus and Holy Spirit stations plus some other ideas.
Intergen Easter Trinity Sunday (Yr C): A collection of resources and ideas, written and compiled by Jillian Ruth, Intergen Australia. Bible references: Colossians, Luke, Psalms 
Preschool PlayHere are some ways you can invite your preschoolers to play their way into the bible story and spending time with God.
Share the Story: Try one of these two lovely simple ways to explore ideas about the Trinity with little ones.
One...two...three... : Have a collection of items in threes... 3 books, 3 blocks, 3 animals. Bonus points if they are things that can go together e.g. stacking cubes or stacking dolls. Also include some things that go together e.g. (plastic) knife, fork, spoon, a set of three farm animals - mum, dad, baby. Things to talk about: Sorting and counting and stacking are lots of fun for preschoolers. What do they notice about the items? What is important about 3? Can things be three but also one? Three animals, one family? Ice Cream Sundaes: (Faith Journey) - Why not have a Trinity 'Sundae' - neapolitan flavour - 3 in 1! Playdough station: Try offering 3 colours of playdough or add a laminated trinity symbol playdough mat. Pray it!Strandz have put together this fun kinetic way to pray using a (somewhat Trinity like) fidget spinner. Download the Fidget Spinner prayer and a new kids worksheet to go alongside it, to draw or write your prayers.
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How to explain the Trinity to Children (A Heart To Know) - a great explanation of the Trinity using a Celtic Knot. Also covers common metaphors (egg, apple, water, person) and what works about them and what doesn't. Recommend!
Three in One (Christianity Cove) - object lesson with playdough. The Trinity (Sunday School Works) - it's okay if we don't fully understand it. Who's and What's (The Gospel Coalition) - three who's but one 'what'. God is love (Equipper) - The Trinity as a loving relationship. Games and ActivitiesThree-in-one games and activities (BRF) - a whole selection of games, ice-breakers and activities to get your kids moving and thinking. Includes some great ideas of how you can talk to the children about the trinity.
Ice Cream Sundaes: (Faith Journey) - Why not have a Trinity 'Sundae' - neapolitan flavour - 3 in 1! Trinity Bracelet (Sermons 4 Kids) – To help the children remember that the trinity is 3 in 1, have them make a bracelet that contains three strands. There are various ways to do this and with various types of material. Use whatever you have on hand – yarn, ribbon, string, leather strands, elastic, etc. Tie three pieces together at one end; then, if you have any beads or charms you could let them decorate the strands and then tie them together at the other end. Then tie both ends together (or use hooks if you have them). Origami Bracelet (Cultivating Catholics) Celtic Knot Stained Glass (A Heart To Know) Stained Glass Christian Symbols (Flame Creative) - using plastic lids. Make a 3-D triangle (Makezine) Worksheets: God the Father, Jesus the Son, & Holy Spirit (Ministry to Children) Trinity Shield (TPT) - make a Shield of the Trinity (a traditional Christian visual symbol which expresses many aspects of the doctrine of the Trinity). Draw your own version of the Shield of the Trinity (Catholic Icing). |
What is the Trinity?
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Psalm 8
"O Lord, our Lord, your majestic name fills the earth!" Psalm 8:1. This psalm just bursts out with praise and adoration at God's creation.
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