In September, just a few days after I moved into Union, I met with Pastor Heidi Neumark and agreed to make Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church of Manhattan (whimsically called "TELCOM" by some) my church-home-away-from-home while I am in NYC. Trinity had gone through several years of challenges as a congregation, and was ready to embark on new growth. One of the most pressing needs was to get the children's programming up and running, and my own role has been as Sunday School Director.
I have grown to love the kids of Trinity. Most of them live in the projects around the church, and walk - on a bitter Winter day, Sunday School attendance is always much lower. Pastor Heidi commented once on the fact that most of our children are not brought by a parent, but come because they simply want to be here. No small feat when you're five or seven or nine years old and undernourished, facing sub-zero weather on a Sunday morning.
Some small space of peace, safety, and love for these children is all we need to do at Trinity to make it something worth believing in.
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