About Us

Trinity Hall School of Ministry is a new work of the Missionary Diocese of All Saints, Anglican Church in North America. Saint Brendan's is privileged to serve as the hosting platform for this unique school. Trinity Hall exists primarily to prepare men as Postulants for ordination to Holy Orders as  Vocational or Permanent Deacons. This is a work in progress, so look around and see what we're doing. In time, the Student Portal button below will only be accessible to those enrolled in the program.

Purpose

The pathway to ordination includes discernment, personal and spiritual examination, formation, study, training, and assessment. This pathway is accomplished in cooperation with the Postulant's home parish, convocation, Trinity Hall, and the Office of the Bishop. For the current time, Trinity Hall is only preparing communicant men within the Missionary Diocese of All Saints for ordination to the Diaconate.

Need

The Missionary Diocese of All Saints seeks to raise up men in truly Catholic formation for a dramatically shifting culture and society. Trinity Hall seeks to equip these men for true sacrificial servanthood at the altar, within the wider parish, and to a broken and hurting world. Humble. A drink offering poured out. Sensitive to the leading of the Holy Spirit. Prompt to respond. A moment of grace in graceless settings.

Formation

Following the classic pattern of "Reading for Holy Orders," the Postulant's formation will be governed by the Bishop's Charge pronounced at  the Ordination of a Deacon (ACNA 2019 Book of Common Prayer, pp. 477-478). This Charge will shape the Postulant's study, discernment, and preparation in:
*  Spiritual Formation
* Biblical Formation
* Sacramental & Liturgical Formation
* Anglican Formation
* Pedagogical Formation
* Diaconal Formation