Trinity Episcopal Church

Annual Meeting and Vestry Election
2025-12-07 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Join us for our annual meeting with lunch and our vestry election.

I.C. Norcom High School Choirs Concert
2025-12-07 16:00 - 17:00
Dr. Monte Thomas, Director

Join us as we welcome back the multiple choirs of I.C. Norcom High School for their winter concert!

Trinity Youth
2025-12-10 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-12-17 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-12-24 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-12-31 18:00 - 19:30, 2026-01-07 18:00 - 19:30
Teens ages 12-18 are invited to join our Youth Group Wednesday evenings. To join, please email our director, Erica@trinity-portsmouth.org.

Children's Christmas Shoppe
2025-12-13 09:00 - 16:00
Children are invited to shop with us from noon to 4 pm. Shop with the help of an Elf and have gifts wrapped to keep them a secret! Appointments needed. They can be made from our website beginning November 17. All gifts cost $4. Shop Sunday without an appointment from noon to 4 pm. No elves or gift wrapping on Sunday.

Holy Eucharist Rite I
2025-12-14 08:00 - 09:00, 2025-12-21 08:00 - 09:00, 2025-12-28 08:00 - 09:00 | Trinity Episcopal Church, 500 Court St., Portsmouth, VA, 23704, United States
Holy Eucharist, Rite I (Traditional Language) in All Saints’ Chapel

This is a quiet/contemplative service with no music.

Adult Formation and Bible Study
2025-12-14 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-12-21 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-12-28 09:00 - 10:00, 2026-01-04 09:00 - 10:00, 2026-01-11 09:00 - 10:00
Join us in the Parish Hall on Sunday mornings for Adult Formation and in the Common Room for Bible Study.

Holy Eucharist, Rite II
2025-12-14 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-12-21 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-12-28 10:30 - 11:30, 2026-01-04 10:30 - 11:30, 2026-01-11 10:30 - 11:30 | Trinity Episcopal Church, 500 Court St., Portsmouth, VA, 23704, United States
Holy Eucharist, Rite II with Choir and Organ. This service takes place in the Church and is attended by the majority of our parishioners.

Godly Play & Nursery
2025-12-14 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-12-21 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-12-28 10:30 - 11:30, 2026-01-04 10:30 - 11:30 | Trinity Episcopal Church, 500 Court St., Portsmouth, VA, 23704, United States
Godly Play is a Montessori-based curriculum that encourages children to wonder when they engage the stories of our Faith. This is class is interactive and creative. Godly Play is available for ages 5-11.

Our nursery staff welcomes children ages 0-4 at 9 am. All staff are Safe Church certified. For more information, email kitty@trinity-portsmouth.org or visit godlyplayfoundation.org.

Property Committee Meeting
2025-12-14 12:00 - 13:00
Members of the property committee meet monthly on the second Sunday.

Children's Christmas Shoppe
2025-12-14 12:00 - 16:00
Children are invited to shop with us from noon to 4 pm no appointment needed. All gifts $4.

Children's Nativity Pageant
2025-12-24 16:00 - 17:00
All are welcome to join us for our annual Children’s Nativity Pageant! Children are welcome to participate. Costumes are provided. Email kitty@trinity-portsmouth.org for more information.

Hospitality Meeting
2026-01-04 12:00
Join our Hospitality Guild as they plan for upcoming events.

Christmas Lessons & Carols
2026-01-04 16:00 - 17:00
4 pm Prelude | 4:30 pm Service | Reception follows

A beloved Christmas tradition based on the service made famous by Kings College, Cambridge University. This is a service of Christmas scripture readings, choral music, and congregational carols concluding the 12 Days of Christmas.

Choral works by:

Henry Walford Davies (1869-1941)

David Halls (b. 1963)

Boris Ord (1897-1961)

Elizabeth Poston (1905-1987)

John Rutter (b. 1945)

Philip Wilby (b. 1949)

David Willcocks (1919-2015)
