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January 19, 2012 |
 TRINITY EPISCOPAL CATHEDRAL
e-News
"A Growing community making disciples who love and serve Christ and His world"
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This Sunday I will be starting a new, four week series of Practical Christianity classes. In general I have been looking at the practical benefits of Christian discipleship and the practices that help us realize these benefits. One of the primary practices in Christianity is our Sunday Worship. For this next series, I would like to turn our attention to our Sunday worship service. I will be explaining how our worship is structured to lead to spiritual transformation. We will be looking at certain elements of the service that we recite week after week, such as the Nicene Creed, so that our recitation can have a deeper meaning. The class will begin at 10:15 in the Cathedral.
Brian
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Donation Opportunities
A Jed Smith family needs a dresser, full bed or bunk beds, and a kitchen table and chairs. If anyone has those items to donate please contact Nancy Tennyson at 916-446-2513. The Back Snack program needs, tuna, canned pasta, boxed macaroni and cheese, and granola bars. Please place your donations in the barrel under the stairs on Sunday.
Thank you. |
Episcopal Youth Fellowship News Super Bowl Pizza Pre-Orders
Please order pizzas January
22 and 29 in the Great Hall between Sunday services, to be picked up on Super Bowl Sunday, February 5. This is our major fundraiser to send Trinity young adults on our summer mission trip. We need parents to help take orders and receive checks and cash.
Super Bowl Pizza Making: Saturday, February 4th, from 9 to Noon
Please help us to assemble a whole lotta pizzas in the Great Hall from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, February 4th. We'll bake a few of our creations to share for lunch. We need parents there to help.
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2011 Ski Trip |
EYF Ski Trip March 2-4
For just $110 per person you can enjoy two night's lodging at Camp Noel Porter, four meals and snacks. Kelly Mieske, teacher of our senior Sunday School, and her husband, Sam, an experienced ski instructor, will be joining us. Please pray for snow. Contact Rev. Anne at amckeever@wavecable.com if you'd like to reserve a space. We'll need parents to drive and to stay with us, too. |
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Readings
January 22, 2012
Third Sunday after
the Epiphany
The Preacher is
The Very Rev. Dr. Brian Baker |
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Cathedral Bookshop
Any Book - Anytime - Anywhere
If we don't have the book you are looking for, just ask. We can order just about any book and have it shipped to you - especially if time is important. The book will be shipped from one of our distributor's four warehouses directly to you. This usually takes one-to-two days depending on what time of day the order is placed. We can also ship gifts to family or friends. Just call us!
Regular store hours are:
Tuesday-Thursday:11:00am - 5:00pm
Fridays, 11:00am - 4:00pm
Sundays, 8:30am - 1:00pm
Closed Saturdays and
Mondays
Contact us:
Phone: 916-442-9194
Email: Bookshop3@gmail.com
Website: trinitycathedral.org/bookshop/
We look forward to seeing you in the bookshop! |
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YARD WORKER AVAILABLE
One of our custodians, Thomas Bush, who helps everyone on Sunday mornings, is looking for work in providing yard services. This would include raking and removal of leaves, trimming shrubs, sweeping walks and patios, pressure washing and other tasks as you agree upon. Contact Thomas at 308-8007 or at trinity@trinitycathedral.org
[Publication of an ad in the Trinity Episcopal Cathedral e-News does not imply Trinity Cathedral Church's endorsement of the product or service advertised. Trinity Cathedral Church is not responsible for any claims made in an ad.] |
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Thursday Lunch Bunch
Bring a Sack Lunch
Thursdays, Noon to 1pm
In the Assembly Area
Uppity Women of the Bible
Uppity Women of the Bible is a four volume DVD-based series featuring Hebrew Bible professor Dr. Lisa Wolfe. Combining careful scholarship with humor and fresh insights, Dr. Wolfe presents just what your group needs for lively, thoughtful discussion of Ruth, The Song of Songs, Esther and Judith. This series is designed for adult study, each session ending with discussion questions so that participants can understand, debate, and explore the issues raised by the stories of these often misunderstood Biblical women.
Drop-ins are always welcome. Canon Walker, Facilitator |
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Creative Writing Class
Thursdays at 4:30pm
Join us on Thursday afternoons for a Creative Writing Class. Come join others as together we paint with words, texture, plot, and emotion. Come discover the joyful play of working with language. The class guidelines are that all write, all may/may not share what they have written, and all must keep confident that which is shared in the class. Each afternoon is a unit in itself. Drop-in participants are always welcome.
Canon Walker, Facilitator |
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 Centering Prayer
Every Tuesday evening, 6-7pm in the East Transept of the Cathedral
Centering Prayer is a method of contemplation that helps to quiet the mind and participate in God's presence. It is a receptive form of prayer - a kind of resting in God.Come. Learn to just be...in the midst of God's love. All are welcome.
Centering Prayer |
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The Labyrinth
Third Friday of each month in the
Trinity Cathedral
Great Hall
6:00 - 9:00pm.
Join together for a peaceful, quiet evening of prayer and meditation. Walking the labyrinth may provide clarity, vision, focus, healing, discernment, peace, or spiritual insight. It is a spiritual tool and there is no right or wrong way to walk the labyrinth. Newcomers are welcomed and encouraged to come! |
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Be a Part of Something Big
Have you been meaning to join the growing number of Episcopalians across the country who are helping rebuild Trinity Cathedral in Haiti? Don't worry. There's still time.
Our diocesan goal is $100,000. If each of us contributes $20, that goal will be reached!. If you can fit this amount into your expenses this week, please write a check and drop it in the offering plate on Sunday. If you can afford more, please donate for someone who may not be able at this time.
Thanks to those of you who have already contributed. When you contribute for Trinity Cathedral, Haiti, you join other congregations in our diocese who are helping rebuild the center of spiritual and practical support for nearly 100,000 Episcopalians in the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.
Rebuild the Church in Haiti is a national, grass-roots effort of the Episcopal Church to lift up one of our own dioceses after a year of crushing natural disasters. For more information contact me at dvandyke876@sbcglobal.net or check out http://www.trinitycathedral.org/pdfs/Haiti/FAQs.pdf.
Thank you for your prayerful consideration.
With thanks,
Susan Van Dyke |
Thursday Night at the Cathedral
Epiphany Series
Evening Worship at 5:45 - Community Dinner at 6:15
Classes at 7:00 - 8:30pm
Mark, My Words
 A Six Week Series on the Gospel of Mark
Morey Lloyd, M.Div., Facilitator
An Introduction to the Gospel of Mark
Good News, or rather, Euangelion, or else, Better Angels
January 19: This week's study will concentrate on the uniqueness of Mark and the influence this Gospel has had on all the Gospels. If it were not for Mark's Gospel, we may not have had any of the four Gospels at all. The News is free and refreshing. Drop-ins are welcomed.
St. Benedict's Toolbox By The Rev. Dr. Jane Tomaine
 The Rev. Anne McKeever, Facilitator
How can the teachings of a sixth century monk guide our lives today? Join us in a six-week series of meetings as we read and discuss a spiritual repair manual, subtitled The Nuts and Bolts of Everyday Benedictine Living.
Exploring the Road Less Traveled By M. Scott Peck
 Libby Kovacs, PhD, Facilitator
Scott Peck invites us to travel toward spiritual growth. Join me in developing the structure and process that will support and encourage us along the way as we travel through the challenging experiences of life, love, and our relationship with God.
January 19:Part I continued - Accepting Responsibility; Dedication to Reality; Balancing
Welcome to the Episcopal Church!
 Canon Grant Carey and Canon Lynell Walker, Facilitator
This six week series will take us on a journey that explores the rich history of our Anglican tradition. Where did we come from? What events shaped our liturgical life? What makes The Episcopal Church in the USA unique within the Anglican Communion?
January 19: Reformation and its Consequences |
Diocesan Choir Festival Choral Evensong
Saturday, January 21, 4:00pm
Our twenty-sixth Annual Festival welcomes Mr. Robert Simpson, Canon for Music at Christ Church Cathedral in Houston, and Artistic Director of the Houston Chamber Choir. The diocesan choirs will rehearse all morning and afternoon, and conclude with a Festival Choral Evensong, to include music by Peter Aston, Stephen Paulus, and John E. West. Freewill offering. |
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Saturday Service Change for January 21
Due to the Diocesan Choir Festival, the January 21st Saturday service will be in the Assembly Area
Dean Baker will be the preacher/celebrant. |
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Journey with Jesus
NEW DAY & TIMES TO SERVE YOU BETTER
Sundays at 9:00 - 10:15am or 11:15am - 12:30pm
 Jesus said [to Simon & Andrew], "Follow me and I will make you fish for people!" (Mark 1: 17)
How goes your fishing? We do our best to follow Christ. Hopefully we continue to learn how to invite people to follow the Way. This morning in the Journey with Jesus Bible Study we will reflect on today's Gospel passage and what it means for each of those present. It is a short passage but packed full of meaning as Jesus invites his disciples (that would be us) to journey with him. Please join either study group: the one at 9 AM or the one at 11:15 AM. Both are in the Conference Room. These meetings are also for those who seek baptism, confirmation or formal reception into the Episcopal Church. Come! Leave your nets and follow Him! For more information on Journey with Jesus contact Jerry Paré (446-2513; jpare@trinitycathedral.org) for more information.
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Practical Christianity
Adult Study with Dean Brian Baker
A new four week series begins this Sunday, January 22nd at 10:15am in the Cathedral. |
"Come and See!"
Sunday, January 22, 10:15am
in the Great Hall
"Come and See!" is the offering Jesus gave to his followers and come and see is the offering that the Thursday Night Community Dinner group is offering to you.
Come and See on this Sunday at 10:15 for a meeting concerning the dinners + thoughts and input + community... find out what the dinners are about and how you can become a part of what Jesus was doing in reaching out to his followers and those in community.
Come and See! Come. Be. January 22 at 10:15am in the Great Hall - free snacks provide!
Contact: Tracy at rbpteambob@hotmail.com |
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Newcomers' Group
Our next group begins with introductions this Sunday, January 22, in Room C.
New to Trinity Cathedral? We hope you can be a part of this Newcomers' Group. The sessions allow you to connect with others and learn more about offerings for you here at Trinity Cathedral. Come and learn about life at the Cathedral and opportunities for ministry. Contact Randi Strike: randiestrike@gmail.com. |
30/40's & Beyond
Meets at 10:15am
in the Conference Room
We hope you'll join us this Sunday as we continue our faith discussion during the Epiphany Season facilitated by Sonya Schumacher and Peggy Lochman. We will be viewing portions of the movie Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room and talking about how our faith plays a part in our daily decisions. A Faith-based guide with scripture readings has been developed for this discussion. |
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A Fellowship Tea
Saturday, January 28 at 2:00pm
 Do you have a favorite tea cup and saucer? Do you have a fun hat in your closet? If the answer is yes, hurry and get your ticket for the Fellowship Tea Party, then come and share the story of how they came to you.
If you don't have a tea cup there is still time to borrow one or make a thrift store visit. There will still be a story to share.
We will have yummy teas to sip and tasty treats to eat while you spend some time having fun and fellowship. Tickets cost $5.00 and need to be purchased by Wednesday, January 25, 2012.
Remember: Hats and gloves, encouraged.
Tickets will be on sale in the Great Hall on Sundays or contact Linda Greene or Nancy Tennyson. |
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Candlemas Light Bearer |
Choral Evensong and Candlemas Procession
Thursday, February 2, 6:00pm
Celebrated since the fourth century, the Feast of the Presentation of our Lord, commemorates the journey of Jesus family to the temple, forty days after his birth, according to Jewish custom. St Luke recounts their encounter with the elderly Simeon, who tells Mary and Joseph that their son is the "light to lighten the gentiles, and glory of his people Israel." For hundreds of years, a candle-lit procession symbolizing that "light" became a part of the celebration, and the feast has come to be known in many places as "Candlemas."
On Thursday, February 2nd at 6:00 pm, the Trinity Cathedral Choir will sing our monthly service of Choral Evensong, preceded by a Candlemas procession from the Cathedral courtyard. The service will include music by John Stainer and Peter Aston, and will conclude with the stunning anthem "The Lamb" by English composer John Tavener.
Please join us for this beautiful and unique service! |
Trinity Women's Retreat
All Trinity women are invited to join us at the Mercy Center in Auburn February 10-12 for our annual Women's Retreat.
This year our theme is Practical Tools for Living a Christ-Centered Life. Co-leaders Canon Lynell Walker and Rev. Anne McKeever will help us to explore our spiritual journey using some of the rules set down by St. Benedict more than fourteen hundred years ago.
 You will receive a wooden toolbox handcrafted by Trinity's own saint, Harry Katzakian, excerpts from the book, St. Benedict's Toolbox, the Nuts and Bolts of Everyday Benedictine Living by the Rev. Dr. Jane Tomaine, and a few tools to help you remember how to use some Benedictine rules in your own life.
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Mercy Center, Auburn |
We will gather at the Mercy Center between 4-7 p.m. on Friday, February 10th, and check-out before lunch on Sunday, February 12.
The cost of $165 covers two night's lodging in a private room, four meals and retreat materials. Please register in the Cathedral Bookshop. See Canon Walker about partial financial assistance, if needed.
For more information, please call Jackie McGrath at 916-712-6561 or jackiewmcgrath@gmail.com |
Annual Dinner and Annual Meeting
This year's annual dinner is Sunday February 19 at 5:30PM. More information to follow. This is followed by the Annual Meeting at 7:00PM.
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Annual Dinner... |
The annual meeting is where the budget for 2012 is presented, the Dean gives a "State of the Cathedral" presentation, we elect new vestry members and delegates to the diocesan convention, and...DEAN'S AWARDS are presented. Put both events on your calendar now!
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...followed by the Annual Meeting |
Nomination forms for vestry members and convention delegates are available on line (do link) and at the Welcome Center. If you want to nominate someone, please consult with that person first. Thank you! |
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School Board Honors Trinity Cathedral
Through efforts of the staff at Jed Smith Elementary School, Trinity Cathedral was honored by the Sacramento City Unified School District Board at their meeting on Thursday, January 12. Many of you have worked very hard to help improve the lives of children in the Jed Smith community.
Thank you for all of your efforts to help the students at Jed Smith.
Blessings,
Nancy Tennyson
nntennyson@gmail.com) |
 TREE Tip
by Ann Rothschild
Celebrate the New Year with TREE.
Join us on Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 5:30 p.m., for an informal potluck dinner featuring locally produced foods. All who are interested in preparing and sharing a dish made from sustainably produced local vegetables, fruits, meats, cheeses, and grains are encouraged to attend. We'll meet in Carmichael at the home of Shireen Miles and Anita Williams. Please contact Anita at 916-806-2471 or anita.trinity@gmail.com for more information, including location.
Save those Rubber Bands!
Our Sacramento Bee carrier asked us in December to save and give back the rubber bands encircling our paper every day. I was delighted because I save stuff and have a drawer full of old rubber bands. Who on earth would want them, I thought, but saved them anyway. Now I have an answer. The paper carriers have to pay $55.00 a box for rubber bands out of their own small wages. How easy is it to put a bunch in an envelope and leave them out on the doorstep for your carrier? Perhaps contact him/her first so s/he knows to look for them once a month (or whenever you decide to do it).
Change of meeting time.
Please note that TREE now meets on 3rd Wednesday of each month. Room will be posted on bulletin board in breezeway or look for a notice on the door. |
 Women Who Love Too Much
Tuesday nights, 6:30 - 8:00pm
at Trinity Cathedral
Cost: $65 for four meetings.
This private, FUN, confidential support group is based on Robin Norwood's book Women Who Love Too Much. Each class meeting is a positive informational jumpstart about co-dependency and dysfunctional relationships with intimate partners, relatives, children, and co-workers. Receive valuable information about positive relationships, communications skills, and boundaries.
Facilitated by Nancy Kilgore, M.S., national author and presenter on women's issues. Cost of $65 for four meetings includes beneficial handouts, information, and chocolate. ONE FREE MEETING.
To reserve space or for more information, please call (916) 498-8494. |
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