Adult Sunday Formation

Each Sunday at 10:15 a.m., adults gather at Trinity-by-the-Cove to learn, reflect, and grow in faith. Through teaching and conversation grounded in Scripture and tradition, you’ll find opportunities to deepen your understanding and connect with others.

Learn more about our 2025 - 2026 offerings below.

Narnia for Grown-Ups featuring Dr. Terry Lindvall September to November

C. S. Lewis’ fantasy children series, The Chronicles of Narnia, sparked a cottage industry with their global popularity. “Narnia for Grownups” will be a light-hearted seven-week course exploring and playing with theological themes and subtle insights throughout C. S. Lewis classic stories. We will hop and amble through each of the seven books, beginning with The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and ending with the Apocalyptic The Last Battle. Grown-up "students" are encouraged to read each book the week before, but may still attend class if they haven't, but may still be teased by Professor Terry Lindvall. Be a kid again, even if it is just to play hooky!

Nicaea at 1700: Exploring the Nicene Creed November to December

This year marks the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea (AD 325), which gave us among other things the Nicene Creed which we profess every Sunday. After briefly exploring the historical importance of the Creed and Council, we will examine its continued relevance through a discussion of what it all means! You may even find, after we’re through, that you are reciting the Creed on Sunday mornings with a deeper appreciation and understanding of the faith we confess 

Heaven: The Heart’s Deepest Longing
January to February 2026

What do you want? Really want? Using the human heart as our guide and Peter Kreeft’s book of Heaven as our map, we will examine the psychological, philosophical, and theological dimensions of this search for total joy and for the ultimate reality that grounds it. Along the way we’ll explore the heart’s restlessness, why heaven is not boring (!), the nature of our ultimate hope, and what difference heaven makes to Monday morning. 

Lenten Meditations on Scripture through Art
March 2026

Join art historian and fellow parishioner Jim Pagliaro along with
Fr. Nicholas as we explore some artistic depictions of the passion and death of Jesus Christ during the season of Lent. We will lead meditations on Scriptural passages through visual renditions by some of Europe’s greatest artists, including Giotto, Hans Holbein the Elder, Tintoretto, Titian, Cimabue, and more.