Trunk or Treat at Holy Spirit: Five Years Running
There is something genuinely special about an event that keeps coming back year after year, growing a little more familiar, a little more beloved each time. Holy Spirit’s Trunk or Treat has reached that kind of milestone. This October 17th, from 1 to 2:30 in the afternoon, the community will gather for the fifth time to celebrate the season together — and the invitation is simple and open: all are welcome.
Five years is worth pausing on. It means this is not a one-time experiment or a hopeful first attempt. It is a tradition now, something people can count on, something that has found its place on the calendar and in the community’s memory. Each year builds on the last, adding another layer to what Trunk or Treat at Holy Spirit means to the people who show up.
The event itself carries the warmth that comes naturally when a community makes space for everyone. Trunk or Treat has a way of doing that — it brings people out of their routines and into the same shared moment, side by side in a parking lot full of color and costume and the particular joy that comes with the fall season.
What makes this kind of gathering worth noting, beyond the fun of it, is what it represents in the broader story of how communities care for one another. It is a small, recurring act of welcome. Holy Spirit opens its doors — or in this case, its trunks — and says: come as you are, there is something here for you.
If you are looking for a way to spend part of your October 17th afternoon, Holy Spirit’s fifth annual Trunk or Treat runs from 1 to 2:30 p.m. All are welcome. That has always been the point.