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“Ever & Soren have grounded Trinity House’s approach to finding ‘heaven in your home’ on two profound truths…The first truth is that God, the Holy Trinity, is a communion of persons. The second truth is that the family is also a communion of persons.”

Most Rev. Michael Burbidge,
Bishop of Arlington

A Better Way to Help Families Live Out & Pass On the Faith

Whether you are a parent or a parish staff member, you know that in this cultural climate, CATHOLIC FAMILIES NEED FORMATION AND SUPPORT to be able to live out and pass on the faith. Absent these goods, they will continue to fall away from the faith in great numbers. That is common knowledge in the Church of today.

But there is another fact we must accept in order to successfully address this problem. And that is the reality that FAMILIES AND PARISHES HAVE VERY LIMITED RESOURCES—focus, time, money—with which to accomplish this critical work. So, we must “work smarter, not harder.”

We must find the most appealing, relevant, and simplest way to help families. Any ministry model that lacks these qualities will quickly fail under its own weight. That’s why the TRINITY HOUSE COMMUNITY GOES STRAIGHT TO THE HEART OF WHAT FAMILIES NEED MOST, opens the door, and lets God do the rest.

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Parents:

The Trinity House Community facilitates parents and parish staff working together to give families the formation and support they need. If you would like to see the Trinity House model used at your parish, please forward a link to this page to your pastor, Director of Religious Education, or Catholic school principal and ask for a meeting to discuss helping families!

Clear Relevance. Friendship & Community. Simple Expectations.

CLEAR
RELEVANCE

The Trinity House model centers on how the family is a communion of persons in the image of the Holy Trinity. The relevance of the model for the family’s highest ideal—to increase communion with each other—is indisputable.

FRIENDSHIP &
COMMUNITY

The Gathering format gives busy families what they want—not lengthy talks and loads of homework—but friendship and community in a primarily social setting. Families receive formation, but in a context that starts by fulfilling their felt needs.

SIMPLE
EXPECTATIONS

Families and parishes have limited resources with which to undertake this critical work. That’s why the Gatherings use a simple, intuitive format. And meeting 5 times a year feels like something busy families and parishes can manage.

Help Your Parish Families Live Out the Faith at Home

“As our young people transition into a new stage in life with marriages and families, there is a gap,” said Father Michael Weibley, O.P., whose Sts. Philip & James in Baltimore launched their Trinity House Community Group last fall. “We had nothing specific to offer families. The challenge is, how can they live the faith in their homes?”

Fr. Michael Weibley, O.P.

Reasonable Workload. Clear Materials. Manageable Costs.

REASONABLE WORKLOAD
  • A Core Team of parents works with parish staff

    to organize events so that no one party need take on all the work.

  • 5 Gatherings per year take place every other month,

    for example, in September, November, January, March, and May. Each of the five Gatherings focuses on one level of a Trinity House: Faith Life, Person & Relationships. Household Economy, Family Culture, and Hospitality & Service.

  • Gatherings take place on Saturday early evenings

    to emphasize their social nature. In our age of loneliness, it’s actually quite a draw to have the chance to socialize with like-minded friends without needing to get a babysitter or even make dinner.

  • Just 4 steps to a successful gathering:

  • STEP 1: Families gather for dinner

    (or just drinks and desserts)—provided by parish, potluck, or Knights of Columbus Council. This fellowship time gets kids comfortable before the parents go to the presentation. 30 min.

  • STEP 2: Parents watch a video presentation,

    offer their own stories on the theme, and participate in small group discussions on an aspect of living out the faith in the home. 45 min.

  • STEP 3: Volunteers oversee children

    during parent presentation. Faith-based videos for kids work well for less prep, but crafts and games can also be planned.

  • STEP 4: More whole group fellowship with drinks and desserts

    while those with earlier bedtimes head home. 45 min.

    Total time: 2 hours.

CLEAR MATERIALS
Trinity House Community provides:

Families can purchase supplemental materials separatelyThe Heaven in Your Home Letters & Guide, which includes resources for the five yearly Gatherings, Trinity Icon holy cards, laminated flowcharts , and faith-inspired home goods. But these materials are not necessary to participate in the events.

MANAGEABLE COSTS
“The workshop was a true inspiration. Soren and Ever stay down to earth about the messiness of family life while at the same time opening our hearts towards a more beautiful vision. They help us in the gap between reality and what we strive towards, providing tools and encouragement in the power of the Holy Spirit.”
Matt and Christine Chaterdon,
Falls Church, VA

Inspirational Vision. Brilliant Plan. Invaluable Resources.

Core Concept. Five Levels of Family Life. Three Keys.

CORE CONCEPT

The Catechism of the Catholic Church says that the family is a communion of persons, an image of the Holy Trinity: “The Christian family is a communion of persons, a sign and image of the communion of the Father and the Son in the Holy Spirit.” (CCC, 2205) A Trinity House is a home in which the family’s ultimate goal is to continually increase their life of communion so that they become an ever more perfect image of God and their home becomes a taste of heaven that overflows into their neighborhood.

FIVE LEVELS OF FAMILY LIFE

A family becomes an image of God by receiving God’s own life of interpersonal communion in the Eucharist and by protecting and growing this communion day-to-day as they move through the five levels of family life: Faith Life, in which they receive their communion; Person & Relationships, in which they deepen their communion; Household Economy, in which they care for their communion; Family Culture, in which they celebrate their communion; and Hospitality & Service, in which they share their taste of heaven with others.

"The vision that Soren and Ever have for building faithful Catholic families and communities is an inspiration. I believe that the continued success of this apostolate provides a model for the Domestic Church in action."
Patrick Kelly, Supreme Knight,
Knights of Columbus
THREE KEYS

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