Weekly News from Trinity Episcopal Cathedral

March 10, 2015

Lenten Speaker Series

Join us Wednesday as we continue our Lenten Speakers Series: "A New Call to the Church" with our preacher-in-residence, the Rev'd Fleming Rutledge. Fleming will preach at the noonday service at 12:30pm and will speak again at 6:30pm on the theme "A Call to the Cross." She will be available to meet and sign books at 5pm in the welcome center, outside the Bookstore. See below for more opportunities to hear Fleming during her week at Trinity.

Click here to learn more and to register for lunch and/or supper.

*Offerings received at the 12:30pm service will go towards the Foundation lectureship fund, which, allows us to bring great speakers to Trinity.

Fleming Rutledge Visit to Trinity

The Rev'd Fleming Rutledge will join us beginning Tuesday, March 10 through Monday, March 16. Fleming will be leading a variety of studies and events. Click here to read more about her visit and to register for lunch for today's Tuesday Bible study at 12:30pm or to register for lunch for Saturday's Hymn Festival at 10am.

And Next Week...

Next Wednesday, March 18, The Rev'd Ian Morgan Cron will join us for noonday prayer at 12:30pm, a book signing at 5pm and an evening presentation at 6:30pm. Ian Cron is an author, speaker, retreat guide and Episcopal Priest.

"Great Hymns of the Church"

On Saturday, March 14, Fleming will lead a special teaching, "Great Hymns of the Church" from 10-11:30am in Satterlee Hall with lunch following. Please register for lunch here.

Walking the Labyrinth During Lent

Every Wednesday during Lent, Trinity's Labyrinth will be set up in Averyt Hall and available for you to walk and to pray. Consider making this gentle but powerful prayer tool a recurring part of your Lenten observance.

Compline

End your day on Thursdays during Lent with Compline at 8pm in the Cathedral. The half-hour service is lit entirely by candlelight and sung by Trinity's Cathedral singers.

Lenten Speaker Book Signings

The Bookstore will host book signings for our three Lenten speakers who are authors. Join Fleming this week for her book signing on Wednesday at 5pm in the Welcome Center (outside the Bookstore). Read more here.

Volunteers Needed for Two Opportunities

Volunteers are need to serve as a receptionist on Mondays from 9am-12:30pm or as back-up as volunteers are needed and to work in the bookstore on Fridays from 1-3pm. You can work weekly or every other week. If one of these opportunities fit your schedule, please contact Beebe James at bjames@trinitysc.org or 461.7323.

Bishop Temple Meeting

Bishop Temple will meet Monday, March 23 at Nell Brennan's home (2620 Canterbury Rd.) at 10am. The Rev'd Susan Health will speak about her work as Coordinator of the Bishop's Initiative on Public Education. Read more.

TLC Summer Camp

Trinity Learning Center's "Sizzlin" Summer Camp is now accepting registration for rising 1st-5th graders. Full day camp program includes breakfast, lunch and snacks with daily themes. Contact Jean Knowlton at childcare@trinitysc.org or click here for more information.

Call for Readers for Palm Sunday Passion

On Palm Sunday, we have read the Passion Gospel in dramatic form. There are speaking parts for a narrator, Jesus, the disciples, Pilate, the High Priest as well as roles with a few lines for bystanders and soldiers. Casting is open to all who are interested. Readers must commit to reading at both the 9 and 11:15 services in the Cathedral. Read more.

Easter Lilies

Lilies to decorate the Cathedral at Easter are $15 each and may be given as memorials or honoraria. Click here to make your donation online. The deadline is April 3. Contact Linda Bettis at 782.2003 for more information.

Marriage Retreat

March 20-21, Claudia and Bruce Guignard will led a Marriage Retreat at Trinity, sponsored by the Men of Trinity. Cost is $60 per couple. Click here to register.

Canon for Children Ministry Search

This week the search committee for the new Canon for Children's Ministry will send out a parish-wide survey soliciting feedback. ALL are encouraged to participate! The committee members are as follows: Dean Tim Jones, Canon Dane Boston, Bibs Babson, Jane Clark, Emma Dean, Clark Lee, Jonathan Milling, Lucas Moorman, Llewellyn Shealy, Michael Thigpen, Lisa Vipperman, and Stephen West. Please keep this group in your prayers.

Call for Ushers

If you have never ushered before and are interested or you have ushered before and would like to return to a team, please contact Cantey Haile at chaile1212@gmail.com or 920.4621.