Trinity Lutheran Church

Pentecost derives its name from the Jewish festival celebrating the harvest and the giving of the law on Mount Sinai fifty days after Passover. Fifty days after Easter, we celebrate the Holy Spirit as God’s presence within and among us. In Acts the Spirit arrives in rushing wind and flame, bringing God’s presence to all people. Paul reminds us that though we each have different capacities, we are unified in the Spirit that equips us with these gifts. Jesus breathes the Holy Spirit on his disciples, empowering them to forgive sin. We celebrate that we too are given the breath of the Holy Spirit and sent out to proclaim God’s redeeming love to all the world.
Follow along with our worship bulletin: https://trinityreading.hflip.co/2026-Day-of-Pentecost

Trinity Ringers opens worship with Margaret R. Tucker's "Festal Sounds". This is a lively piece that opens with a fanfare before a joyful melody comes through. A middle section becomes quite and contemplative with the melody moving to the lower bells. The opening melody returns to close out the piece.

Kathleen Stevens Bahena is a professional violist and violinist from Reading, PA. She is the cofounder and principal violist for the Berks Sinfonietta, an intergenerational chamber orchestra that focuses on performing underrepresented music and promoting local talent. She also performs with Reading Symphony, Lancaster Symphony, PA Philharmonic, PA Sinfonia, Brandywine Valley Symphony, Fulton Theater, Servant Stage, and many other regional ensembles as both a violist and violinist. She is also a teacher for Orchestra Zone, a program funded by the Reading Symphony, which provides free lessons to instrumental students in the Reading School District.

Her program balances power and beauty—from the fiery Légende by Wieniawski to the haunting, modern echoes of Pulitzer Prize-winner Caroline Shaw.