St. Peter's to sponsor Trinity Institute Conference Jan. 22 to 24

St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Lewes will sponsor the Trinity Institute Conference Thursday to Saturday, Jan. 22 to 24. For 44 years, Trinity has been the most significant seminar for Episcopal lay people and clergy.

Details can be found at www.stpeterslewes.org, or at www.trinitywallstreet.org. The theme Creating Common Good explores the relationship between a just society and the Christian faith. Register online or call the church office at 302-645-8479. The $20 fee covers registration and three meals.

Trinity Institute conferences present emerging and inclusive theological perspectives and engage participants in inquiry, dialogue, and reflection. Participants from all faith traditions are welcome. The conference is sponsored by Trinity Wall Street, an Episcopal parish in New York City. This year’s conference, TI2015: Creating Common Good, focuses on economic inequality.

Economic inequality in the United States is a pervasive, overwhelming issue. Society is increasingly made up of haves and have-nots, and this consistently widening gap represents a condition decried by the prophets, forcefully addressed by Jesus, and singled out by a number of contemporary voices in economics and public policy as a serious but correctable obstacle to human thriving. Many people worry that they are complicit in a system that perpetuates economic inequality, and they feel uncomfortable and tense because this complicity goes against deeply held Christian values about social justice. Many avoid the topic because taking a stand against economic inequality is difficult, and they don’t know what they can do - as individuals and as the church - to effect change in a broken system.

TI2015 is taking on this difficult issue and bringing together an illustrious roster of speakers who have real-world experience making change happen. They will provide attendees with hopeful, practical tools they can use in the community to make a positive economic impact.

This event is for anyone who’s interested in a practical, theological perspective on economic inequality. It’s not just for clergy - anyone who’s interested is invited to attend. TI2015 is perfect for seminarians, students, and young church leaders, and all those who are dedicated to struggling for economic justice.

For more information, contact St. Peter’s Church at 302-645-8479, or go to www.stpeterslewes.org.