Spiritual Life
The spiritual life remains a core value of the School. At Trinity this has both community and personal aspects, and is shaped by a variety of rhythms - days, weeks, and semesters - within the overall shape of the Christian year.
Trinity Chapel is set near the front entrance of the College and is open each day. It has served many generations of students as a place for corporate and private prayer. Services at Trinity are centred on A Prayer Book for Australia, shaped for the context of the School community. The scheduling, planning, and preparation of Chapel services is undertaken together by staff and students.
Morning and Evening Prayer are said corporately each weekday. This ancient pattern of daily prayer centers on recitation of the Psalms, the reading of scripture, and the offering of corporate prayer in a meditative framework. The Eucharist is celebrated daily through the week in term, at a variety of times. All members of the School are expected to take their part in these services according to their ability.
Friday is the principal weekly focus of the community life of the School. It is the day on which much of the Ministry Formation Program takes place, including the School's community Eucharist.
Each year Quiet Days and an Annual Retreat provide opportunities for spiritual refreshment and guidance. Spiritual direction is an opportunity to discover how God is at work in one's life, and how to respond more faithfully. Staff can assist in recommending directors to students. Ordination candidates are normally required by their bishops to have a Spiritual Director. It may also be appropriate for some students to work on personal growth issues in other settings such as therapy or counselling.