Holy Trinity Silicon Valley: Recent Episodes
Holy Trinity Silicon Valley
Holy Trinity Church is a growing Anglican church in the heart of Silicon Valley in California. We value being an inter-generational community formed around the Scripture, Spirit, and Sacrament—the foundation of Anglican spirituality. This podcast allows you to join us each week for our Homilies and Sermons, where we explore life in Christ together. To find out more about Holy Trinity: https://www.holytrinitysv.org
Rev. John Gorin discusses how we all have special spiritual gifts, given by the Holy Spirit, which we are called to use to further the Kingdom of God.To find out more about Holy Trinity Silicon Valley:https://www.hollytrinitysv.org
On Ascension Sunday, Deacon Cindy gives an encouraging homily on Christ's presence with us, even when it seems as though he isn't near.To find out more about Holy Trinity Silicon Valley:https://www.holytrinitysv.org
Rector Rev. John Gorin discusses the power of the Holy Spirit in our lives, as we get closer to the day of Pentecost in this Eastertide season. To find our more about Holy Trinity Silicon Valley head to:https://www.holytrinitysv.org
Are you ever tempted to go backwards to what's comfortable even when God has called you forward into something new, but scary? Well the Apostles felt the same way shortly after Christ's resurrection. Join Nik Bartunek as he challenges us to remember the times God came through for us in order to reorient ourselves away from our own power, and lean into what God has called us to.
Nik Bartunek asks the question "Are You Afraid To Die?" on Holy Saturday, a day wherein we sit in the tension between The Cross and The Resurrection of Christ.
A series of Homilies and sermons from Holy Week 2025 at Holy Trinity Silicon Valley in Palo Alto, CA - www.holytrinitysv.org
A series of Homilies and sermons from Holy Week 2025 at Holy Trinity Silicon Valley in Palo Alto, CA - www.holytrinitysv.org
A series of Homilies and sermons from Holy Week 2025 at Holy Trinity Silicon Valley in Palo Alto, CA - www.holytrinitysv.org
"Palm Sunday: The Throughline of Humility" - Rev. John Gorin by Holy Trinity Silicon Valley
Join Nik Bartunek as he explores the profound theme of repentance. Drawing from the parable of the Prodigal Son, this podcast delves into the journey of returning to God with sincerity and transformation during the season of Lent.
Nik explores the Incarnation of Jesus and how this reality should cause us to stop and reflect on it's implications.
"We Have Seen A Great Light" - Lessons & Carols 2024 - Rev. John Gorin by Holy Trinity Silicon Valley
"God's Refuge in the Midst of Pressure" - Rev. John Gorin by Holy Trinity Silicon Valley
Nik explores the idea of becoming like a little child to enter the Kingdom of God. To find out more about Holy Trinity head to:https://www.holytrinitysv.org
"Power And Authority In Jesus' Name" - Deacon Cindy Miller by Holy Trinity Silicon Valley
Deacon Cindy Miller explores how we have to make continual choices to choose Jesus in our walk of faith.To find out more about Holy Trinity Silicon Valley:https://www.holytrinitysv.org
"Some Blessings Of Holy Communion" - Reverend John Gorin by Holy Trinity Silicon Valley
"Taste And See That The Lord Is Good" - Reverend John Gorin by Holy Trinity Silicon Valley
Nik Bartunek discusses the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist and how this informs our communal and spiritual lives as Christians in the Bay Area.To find out more about Holy Trinity Silicon Valley: https://www.holytrinitysv.org
Nik and John have a short discussion on John's sermon 'Church - From God's Perspective".
In our Epistle reading from 2 Corinthians, Nik explores the ideas of strength, surrender, and weakness in the Christian walk of life. As Christians we are called not to power and strength, but surrender and weakness that God's power might rest on us. To find out more about Holy Trinity:www.holytrinitysv.org
Frank Leong shares his thoughts and experiences on sowing into the lives of those around as a Father.To find out more about Holy Trinity Silicon Valley:https://www.holytrinitysv.org
Nik discusses the need for action along with our faith as we root ourselves into the eternal nature of God. How can we stay rooted to the things that don't pass away in the midst of a highly transient place like Silicon Valley?
"To Know God - Father, Son, And Holy Spirit" - John Gorin by Holy Trinity Silicon Valley
Rev. John Gorin reflects on the power of the Holy Spirit in our own lives.To find our more about Holy Trinity Silicon Valley: https://www.holytrinitysv.org
Nik discusses the need for truthfulness in a world that is more and more ok with bending the truth or telling small lies in big ways.
Nik discusses various facets of the Eastertide season and how we can join in patience, rejoicing, and the life that Easter brings.To find out more about Holy Trinity:https://www.holytrinitysv.org
On Holy Saturday, Nik Bartunek discusses the benefits of sitting in those darker places during Holy Week and how we can join with God in Lament and waiting in the harder places of life,
Palm Sunday - "What's With All The Shouting?" - Reverend John Gorin by Holy Trinity Silicon Valley
What are those things in us that need to die for new life to spring up? Drawing from the reading in the Gospel of John Chapter 12, Nik Bartunek discusses putting to death the things in our life that we know doesn't align with Christ, that we may have true and everlasting life.
Reverend John speaks on hardships and tests, trials and tribulations. How do we navigate hard times? How does God redeem those hard times to shape us? Find out more about Holy Trinity Silicon Valley:https://www.holytrinitysv.orgInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/holytrinitysv
Lent is hard in many ways because it asks us to work against already established habits, some of which can be like a cord that binds us. How do we 'loose our fetter's then?To find out more about Holy Trinity Silicon Valley:https://www.holytrinitysv.org
Reverend John discusses how Scripture can be a blessing to us in times of trouble or hardship. To find out more about Holy Trinity Silicon Valley:https://www.holytrinitysv.org
Reverend John Gorin explores the idea of giving up ourselves for the season of Lent, to daily pick up our cross and follow Christ.To find out more about Holy Trinity Silicon Valley:https://www.holytrinitysv.org
On the first Sunday of Lent, Nik Bartunek encourages us to engage in Lenten practices, not just for the challenge, but because we love God.To find out more about Holy Trinity head to:https://www.holytrinitysv.orgFind us on socials: @Holytrinitysv
Holy Trinity is an Anglican Church located in the California Bay Area, Silicon Valley. To find out more about Holy Trinity, head to:https://www.holytrinitysv.org
Deacon Cindy discusses sharing the light of Christ with others, no matter where we find ourselves. To find out more head to:https://www.holytrinitysv.orgOur socials:@HolyTrinitySV
Reverend John Gorin preaches on how Christ's authority is, among many things, a healing power in our lives and in the lives of others around us.To find out more about Holy Trinity Silicon Valley head to:https://www.holytrinitysv.orgFind us on socials:@HolyTrinitySV
What does it mean to 'Become an Epiphany person"? Reverend John Gorin discusses this and more!If you'd like to find out more about Holy Trinity Silicon Valley, head to:https://www.holytrinitysv.orgFind us on socials:@holytrinitysv
Deacon Cindy Miller talks about the many invitations we receive throughout the day to be a part of God's work, and our chance to do so during the season of Epiphany.Holy Trinity is an Anglican church in the Bay Area, Silicon Valley, California that is part of the Churches For The Sake of Others Diocese in the Anglican Church in North America. We are a community that is Rooted, Redemptive, Reverent, and Re-generational. To find out more about Holy Trinity Silicon Valley head to:https://www.holytrinitysv.org
Rector John Gorin discusses the importance of Baptism and talks about some of the big changes up ahead for the Holy Trinity Silicon Valley Community. To find out more about Holy Trinity you can head to: https://www.holytrinitysv.org
Reverend John Gorin talks about welcoming in Jesus as the Prince of Peace this season, and in all seasons. To find out more about Holy Trinity Silicon Valley:https://www.holytrinitysv.org
Do we wisely invest the gifts, abilities, and opportunities that God gives us? Rev. John Gorin unpacks the parable of the bags of gold and challenges us to think more deeply about how we are using our gifts and resources for the Kingdom of God.To find out more about Holy Trinity Silicon Valley head to:https://www.holytrinitysv.orgHoly Trinity Silicon Valley is a growing Bay Area Anglican Church in the heart of the Silicon Valley. We value being an inter-generational community formed around the Scripture, Spirit, and Sacrament—the foundation of Anglican spirituality.
Rev. John Gorin speaks on the parable of the Ten Virgins, and how we wait for Christ's return either wisely or foolishly.To find out more about Holy Trinity Silicon Valley head to https://www.holytrinitysv.orgFind us on socials at @HolyTrinitySV
In this Homily Nik discusses why Hypocrisy is so damaging to our Christian witness, and how when moving towards the season of Advent, it's not only anticipation, but penitence that we need to focus on.To find out more about Holy Trinity head to https://www.holytrinitysv.org
Continuing our Romans series, Nik Bartunek discusses how we are called to forego judgment about others convictions, and how Grace is a powerful antidote to Cancel Culture.
In the continuation of our series on the book of Romans, Nik Bartunek explores the beginning of Romans Chapter 9, and Pauls anguish over his people rejecting Jesus. Nik explores his own anguish over those who have walked away from faith and how we can respond through the Fruits of the Spirit.
"God's Presence In Difficult Times" - 07.30.23. - Rector John Gorin by Holy Trinity Silicon Valley
In this passage Paul, as a good pastor, turns his attention to encouraging the saints who are in the midst of all kinds of challenges both from those who oppose them and from the frailty and fallenness of creation. He points them (and us) to the eventuality of glory–of being with Christ and hearing his “Well done, good and faithful servant” to encourage them and inspire hope in the meantime between their life on earth and their destiny to the eternal kingdom.
"By Him We Cry 'Abba, Father'" - 07.16.23. - Rector John Gorin by Holy Trinity Silicon Valley
"The Mystery Of The Father, Son, & Holy Spirit" - Rector John Gorin - 06.04.23 by Holy Trinity Silicon Valley
Knowing God's character in the person of Jesus creates for us a decision in how we act and operate in the world. In this homily Nik Bartunek discusses that we can know who God is, and because of this it means we need to live and follow Christ's commandments.
Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem to the shouts of “Hosanna” (Save us, please!) was a seismic event but not for the reasons the people shouting and laying down palm branches thought. This message unfolds the true purpose and meaning of Jesus’ coming as King.
The first Resurrection Sunday started out as anything but joyous. Through John’s account of the empty tomb, we follow Mary Magdalene’s journey that begins with the expectation of finding a dead messiah only to discover a risen Lord!
The season of Eastertide gives us a chance to stop, rehearse, and remember the things in life that God has done for us. This opens the doors to celebration and a 'radical rejoicing' in the face of a hopeless outlook on life that can so often be fed to us.
"Saving Encounters: The Man Born Blind" - Rector John Gorin - 03.26.23. by Holy Trinity Silicon Valley
"Saving Encounters: The Man Born Blind" - Rector John Gorin - 03.19.23. by Holy Trinity Silicon Valley
"Saving Encounters - The Samaritan Woman" - Nik Bartunek - 03.12.23. by Holy Trinity Silicon Valley
"Saving Encounters- Nicodemus" - Rector John Gorin - 02.26.23. by Holy Trinity Silicon Valley
Psalm 139 reveals crucial things about God: how much he knows about us and his presence always with us. This message explores the beautiful and challenging implications of these truths for our lives.
In Part 2 of this series we look at God the Father’s love for his Son, Jesus and how we too are loved by him.
"Surprised At The Jordan River" - Rector John Gorin - 01.08.23. by Holy Trinity Silicon Valley
"The True Light That Gives Light To Everyone" - Rev. John Gorin by Holy Trinity Silicon Valley
"When Have We Seen God?" - Reverend John Gorin - 11.20.22. by Holy Trinity Silicon Valley
In this sermon, our Vestry Warden, Frank Leong, shares a word out of the book of Thessalonians, about discerning truth and standing firm amidst the shifting tides of what our culture calls truth or worldview.
In Paul’s last recorded words, the apostle is reflecting on his life, which will soon come to an end, and recounting the hardships, personal attacks and the perseverance required to continue to live for Jesus to the end. His words give us insight into how to live securely in the midst of the many pressures of this life.
This week we focus on 2 Timothy 3:16-17--one of the clearest passages about the nature and purpose of the Bible, the Holy Scripture. It reveals that the Bible is not just a sacred book to the Christians; it is an encounter with the living God and his plan of salvation through Jesus Christ. To read, study and meditate on it is to allow God’s loving formation of becoming more like Jesus to take place in our lives. To neglect doing so, is to expose ourselves to things in this life that rob us of connection with Christ, and of His joy and life. God’s Word is meant to be read and to change our lives!
As we continue in our series on 2 Timothy, we see that as individuals and as a church we have been given the responsibility to pass on the Gospel teaching to “reliable men,” i.e. others who will in turn do the same. To do so, we too need to be reliable. What does this mean for us in this time and place?
"Increase Our Faith" - Deacon Cindy Miller - 10.02.22. - by Holy Trinity Silicon Valley
Many things come with warning labels these days such as medicines, airbags, and hot beverages to name a few. Jesus’ story about the rich man and Lazarus in Luke 16 provides a “warning label” for those so consumed by their enjoyment of wealth that they neglect those in desperate need around them. There is encouragement is this story as well about how to avoid the temptation to excess and to be confident of safely dwelling in Christ’s kingdom when this life is over.
We live in a region and a time preoccupied with money and wealth. Jesus’ parable of the shrewd manager in Luke 16 gives us timely and essential insight, wisdom, and challenge about how to steward the resources God has given us. It starts by understanding that the money and wealth we have is a trust from him for the benefit of others and the display of God’s love and care for all he has made.
In the Luke’s gospel, Jesus tells two stories (parables) with the same theme: the lengths that God goes to find us because we have turned away from his love, care, and protection. Behind these parables we see the relentless love of God for us in action and the joy he has when we are once again with him.
"Therefore We Will Not Fear" - Rector John Gorin - 08.21.22 by Holy Trinity Silicon Valley
"Faithfully Keeping Our Light Burning" - 08.07.22. - Deacon Cindy Miller by Holy Trinity Silicon Valley
NOTE: Due to technical issues while recording, only half of the sermon was captured. This recording begins half way in.
"The Father, The Son, And The Holy Spirit" - Rector John Gorin - 06.12.22. by Holy Trinity Silicon Valley
"Take Pentecost Personally" - 06.05.22. - Father John Gorin by Holy Trinity Silicon Valley
"The Secret To Loving Others" - 05.15.22. - Father John Gorin by Holy Trinity Silicon Valley
"Jesus, Our Good Shepherd" - 05.08.22. - Father John Gorin by Holy Trinity Silicon Valley
"Palm Sunday - The Unseen Beauty Of The Broken" - 04.10.22. - Father John Gorin by Holy Trinity Silicon Valley
"God Is Doing A New Thing" - 04.03.22. - Father John Gorin by Holy Trinity Silicon Valley
"The Power Of Restoration" - 03.27.22. - Father John Gorin by Holy Trinity Silicon Valley
"When You're In The Desert Pt. 2" - 03.13.22. - Father John Gorin by Holy Trinity Silicon Valley
"When You're In The Desert Pt. 1" - Father John Gorin - 03.06.22. by Holy Trinity Silicon Valley
Deacon Cindy speaks on the chances we have to share the light of Christ with those around us.
"In Repentance And Rest Is Your Salvation" - Father John Gorin - 12.05.21. by Holy Trinity Silicon Valley
The author of Hebrews talks about the subject of struggle and perseverance in the face of persecution. Although some of us may not be facing persecution, we all struggle and face hard times. Father John discusses the idea of perseverance through hard times and the hope we have in Christ.
"When Life In Christ Is Difficult" - Father John Gorin - 11.07.21. by Holy Trinity Silicon Valley
In this sermon, Father John discusses the idea of spiritual maturity and our need to grow deeper in our faith as a part of our walk with Christ.
"When The Word Of God Hurts" - Father John Gorin - 10.17.21. by Holy Trinity Silicon Valley
"Jesus' Humanity Matters" - Father John Gorin - 10.03.21. by Holy Trinity Silicon Valley
"Only You Can Prevent Wildfires" - Father John Gorin - 09.26.21. by Holy Trinity Silicon Valley
"If Anyone Lacks Wisdom" - Father John Gorin - 09.19.21. by Holy Trinity Silicon Valley
"James: A Gut Check For Disciples" - Father John Gorin - 09.12.21. by Holy Trinity Silicon Valley
"The Peace Of Christ Be With You Always" - 07.18.21 - Fr. John Gorin by Holy Trinity Silicon Valley
Epiphany is the season in the liturgical calendar where we acknowledge Christ's human and divine nature, as God made manifest in a human body. Join us as we explore these ideas through a series of homilies and sermons.
Epiphany is the season in the liturgical calendar where we acknowledge Christ's human and divine nature, as God made manifest in a human body. Join us as we explore these ideas through a series of homilies and sermons.
Epiphany is the season in the liturgical calendar where we acknowledge Christ's human and divine nature, as God made manifest in a human body. Join us as we explore these ideas through a series of homilies and sermons.
Father John gives a word on rejoicing in all things on a very special Gaudete Sunday, our third Sunday in Advent.
In This sermon Nik talks about how loving God with all your heart, and loving your neighbors is an act of surrender.
Holy Trinity Church is a growing Anglican church in the heart of Silicon Valley in California. We are a growing inter-generational community formed around the Scripture, Spirit, and Sacrament—the foundation of Anglican spirituality. We are a liturgical church that currently meets online and socially distanced in person.
To find out more head to www.holytrinitysv.org
Father John preaches from behind the mask again as we gathered for one of our socially distanced services in the park.
Holy Trinity Church is a growing Anglican church in the heart of Silicon Valley in California. We are a growing inter-generational community formed around the Scripture, Spirit, and Sacrament—the foundation of Anglican spirituality.
To find out more about Holy Trinity or to get in touch, please head to www.holytrinitysv.org