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January 17, 2013 |
 TRINITY EPISCOPAL CATHEDRAL
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"A Growing community making disciples who love and serve Christ and His world"
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Greetings!
When I arrived at Trinity Cathedral in early 2006, I realized I had come to a special place. There was just something different about the spiritual depth, openness and generosity in the congregation. I believe Trinity Cathedral is the remarkable congregation it is in large part because of the ministry of Canon Winnie Gaines. Winnie has been a priest at the Cathedral since she was ordained in 1980. She started our Stephen Ministry program which is now one of the largest in the nation and has had a transforming impact on the congregation.
Winnie is now retiring from her active ministry at the Cathedral, although she is still planning on serving at a weekday Eucharists. We will have a service for Winnie at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 26. The service will be followed by a reception in the Great Hall. Folks are invited to bring finger-foods to share at the reception.
We will also be taking a collection for the newly created "Winnie Gaines Scholarship Fund for Pastoral Care." This fund will ensure that we can continue the thriving Stephen Ministry program that Winnie started. I hope you will be able to join us and celebrate the ministry of this remarkable woman.
Blessings,
Brian
The Very Rev. Dr. Brian Baker |
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Readings for
January 20, 2013
The Second Sunday after the Epiphany
Click here to read the lessons. |
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Weekly reading list...
Day 11: Thu, Jan 17 -
Genesis 28-30, Psalm 10, Matthew 10
Day 12: Fri, Jan 18 -
Genesis 31 - 33, Psalm 11, Matthew 11
Day 13: Sat, Jan 19 -
Genesis 34-36, Psalm 12, Matthew 12
Listen to Scripture in Church on
Sun, January 20
Day 15: Mon, Jan 21 -
Genesis. 37-39; Psalms 13; Matthew 13
Day 16: Tue, Jan 22 -
Genesis. 40-42; Psalm 14; Matthew 14
Day 17: Wed, Jan 23 -
Genesis. 43-45; Psalm 15; Matthew 1
Day 18: Thu, Jan 24 -
Genesis 46-48; Psalm 16; Matthew 16 |
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Centering Prayer
Tuesday's, 6-7pm, Cathedral East Transept and
Thursday's, noon-1pm, Cathedral East Transept
Centering Prayer is a method of contemplation that helps to Come. quiet the mind and participate in God's presence. It is a receptive form of prayer - a kind of resting in God.
Learn to just be...in the midst of God's love. All are welcome.
Contacts are:
Nancy Earl: nancy.c.earl@gmail.com
Shelley Mydans: smydans@gmail.com
Sally Smith:
sally1369@comcast.net |
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Thursday
Lunch Bunch
Thursdays, noon -1:30pm in the Assembly Area
Please bring your Bible to begin our discussion of the Bible Challenge readings.
Contact is Rev. Anne-amckeever@wavecable.com
Thursday
Writing Group
Thursdays from 4:30 to 6 p.m.
Everyone is welcome to join us on in the Conference Room. We will write to a prompt and share what we choose of our writing with the group.
Contact facilitator Rev. Anne at amckeever@wavecable.com if you have questions. |
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Volunteer Opportunities... |
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Want to share your outreach ministry?
If you are involved in an outreach ministry that you would like to share with others at Trinity Cathedral, volunteer to help staff the Outreach Ministry Fair on February 3.
You would need to be available to share information and answer questions with individuals in the Great Hall--no public speaking.
Contact Deacon Virginia virginiamcneely@msn.com. |
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Volunteers Needed
Are you interested in a one-time volunteer effort? Hands On Sacramento needs volunteers for a homeless count on January 24, 2013. Training is required. If you are interested, see their website: www.handsonsacto.org. |
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Trinity Takes...
by The Rev. Anne Dryden McKeever,
Director of Youth and Adult Spiritual Formation.
We're off and running with the Bible Challenge at Trinity. Group facilitators are reporting great discussions and more people are registering to receive Bible Challenge e-mail every Sunday. To register, just send an e-mail to Rev. Anne: amckeever@wavecable.com.
The Trinity Office will be CLOSED Monday, January 21st, in honor of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Bible Challenge Groups will not meet at the Cathedral on Monday. Deacon Virginia McNeely's first Monday evening meeting of her group at her home in Land Park will happen, as planned, from 7-9 p.m. Please contact Deacon Virginia at virginiamcneely@sbcglobal.net for her address.
It's never too late to join a group or just to drop-in to enjoy the discussion. To better meet your needs, we're open to changing group times. For example, Carol Savoie's Early Bird discussion group on Monday mornings will begin an hour later when it meets next on Monday, January 28, at 9:30 a.m. in the Conference Room above the Trinity office. Click here for our current list of Bible Challenge Discussion Groups.
Printed reading lists and bookmarks are still available in the Welcome Center. To find a list of daily readings and meditations for the year, please go to: www.norcalepiscopal.org/meditations.
Over thirty people attended Dean Brian Baker's first monthly Old Testament Teaching last Thursday evening. I highly recommend that everyone interested in the Bible view the video of that event and take a look at the hand-out Dean Baker provided by following this link. If you're curious about who wrote the books of the Bible and when, how to deal with contradictory and odd Bible stories of creation of the world and the first generations, and how to make sense for yourself of who God is, please view this video.
Dean Baker will continue to enlighten us with Bible wisdom for the rest of the year on the first Thursday of the month. Mark your calendars for February 7th from 7-8:30 p.m. in the Assembly Area for his next presentation on the Old Testament.
I recommend these two helpful books to anyone seeking an easy, entertaining way to understand the Bible: The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Bible and The Bible for Dummies. The authors of both offer witty summaries of each book of the Bible, illuminating key stories and characters - and you needn't be an idiot or a dummy to enjoy them.
May your reading of Genesis 28-45, Psalms 10-15, Matthew 10-15 be blessed this week!
Rev. Anne McKeever |
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Thursday Night at the Cathedral
Holy Eucharist: 5:45pm
Dinner: 6:15pm-Classes: 7:00pm
Dinner:
January 17: Lasagna by Chef Tom Robinson
January 24: Gumbo by Chef Randy Cheek
Classes:
In Room J, the Trinity Respecting Earth & Environment (TREE) Committee hosts the last of a 2-part discussion on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO's). The discussion includes video clips from Genetic Roulette and other points of view.
In the Conference Room: Rev. Anne McKeever offers a four-week group on Anne Lamott's latest book, Help Thanks Wow: The Three Essential Prayers. We will share the wit and wisdom of Anne Lamott as we create our own prayers seeking help, giving thanks, and expressing awe for God's creation and amazing grace. E-mail Anne at amckeever@wavecable.com to join the group. The book is available for sale in the Cathedral Bookshop. Two copies of the book are available as "loaners".
In Room I: Canon Lynell Walker will facilitate: Understanding How We Worship based on Dr. Ian S. Markham's book Liturgical Life Principles: How Episcopal Worship Can Lead to Healthy and Authentic Living. In clear, accessible language, Markham demonstrates how the liturgy of the Episcopal Church can enable us to cope more effectively with the stresses and strains of modern life. Books are available in the Cathedral Bookshop.
In Room F: Trinity Roots: A series of presentations by members of Trinity Cathedral about themselves and their family heritage that represent the American experience and reflect American history at different times.
January 17: Rosemary Braxton, on her grandfather experience in WWII as well as founding the Urban League in Atlanta. One of the most influential men of his time, Jesse O. Thomas worked as a Senior promotional specialist with the United States Department of the Treasury selling war bonds and brought the Urban League to Atlanta among other achievements. He is the father of Anne Thomas Braxton, Vice Principal, Retired of CK McClatchy and the grandfather of Rosemary Braxton, Lay Preacher at Trinity Cathedral.
January 24: Ed Stupka on his memoirs growing up in a coal mining town in Pennsylvania and coming from a family of eastern European immigrants.
January 31: Kevin Sanders on his father's American Indian background and experience in the South Pacific as an infantry soldier in WWII and excerpts from his letters home about war and family.
February 7: Xanthi Pinkerton on her grandfather's and father's experience in WWII in the Philippines, the infamous Bataan Death March and family history flowing from this time period.
In the Bookshop: Power Through Constructive Thinking  by Emmet Fox, presented by Vaughn Wolff. Emmet Fox, a Roman Catholic who became an ordained a minister of Divine Science, wrote A Sermon on the Mount in 1934 on Jesus' teachings that became a practical guide for recovery. While our class is not about alcoholism and recovery, we will study Dr. Fox's writings, beginning with Power Through Constructive Thinking, to find inspiration that can be applied to solve practical problems. Today people continue to be attracted to the principles found in the New Thought movement that has its roots in the early to mid 1800s. God, the Universal Power that is rightfully ours, "is the real source of all things that exists" and that is the meaning of true prosperity.
In the Assembly Area: Bible Challenge discussion group facilitated by Randy Knutson and Rhonda Canby. |
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 Trinity Hiking Guild
Saturday, January 19
This Saturday we will visit a trail system that we have enjoyed before, the Hidden Valley Regional Park between Auburn and Lincoln. A description of the Park and trail system follows.
A good trail system for all fitness levels, this is a great trail for both grandchildren/grandparents and all in between.
We will carpool from the Cathedral, meet there at 8:45 am for a 9:00 am departure. We will be back at the Cathedral no later than 3.
Look forward to seeing a good group on Saturday. Will be cold, so dress in layers. Remember, dehydration occurs faster when it is cold than when it is hot.
George
Hidden Falls Regional Park, operated by the Placer County Parks and Grounds Department, contains eleven hiking, running, biking, and equestrian trails, ranging in length from .3 to 1.3 miles, with difficulty ratings from ADA Accessible to Easy to Moderate to Difficult. Look at their website by following this link where you can read about this lovely 221-acre, open-space park, tucked away between Auburn and Lincoln. Download a map to the area along with a detailed, color-coded map depicting all of the trails.
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 Super Bowl PIZZA Returns: 2011 Prices!
Please support Trinity's Episcopal Youth Fellowship summer mission team by ordering pizza January 13, 20 and 27th. Look for our table in the Great Hall. This year we are offering six kinds of pizza rolled back to 2011 prices so you can buy more, more, more! We will be offering cheese, pepperoni and vegetable pizzas for $10 each and combination, garlic chicken and meat lover's pizzas for $12. Pizzas will be hand-crafted by our youth and ready for pick-up on Super Bowl Sunday, February 3rd, all morning. |
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Newcomers' Group
10:15am in Room C
A new group begins this Sunday with Introductions. Everyone is invited to join us. If you have questions contact Randie Strike at randie.trinity@gmail.comor 916-446-2513 or 916-203-7586. |
Sunday Morning Bible Challenge
10:15am in the Assembly Area
The 30/40s and Beyond is offering a Sunday morning Bible Challenge group for all adults. Questions? Amy Dierlam-dnarock@pacbell.net or 601-1699.
11:15 in the Conference Room
Vaughn Wolff is facilitating this group that will meet on the 1st and 3rd Sundays. |
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Growing in Faith
Sunday's at 4pm
Growing in Faith is a program designed to help people adults prepare for Baptism, Confirmation and formal Reception into the Episcopal Church. "Formal Reception into the Episcopal Church" means that +Bishop Beisner" officially welcomes you into this denomination. Growing in Faith is also for those who want to focus on renewing their faith. Contact is Michelle Jackson - astraeus@accessbee.com |
Join the Trinity Cathedral Family
as we
Celebrate the Retirement of
The Reverend Canon Dr. Winifred Gaines
on Saturday, January 26 at 11:00 am
at 2620 Capitol Avenue, Sacramento
Reception Following in the Great Hall
Finger Food Requested
A Special Offering to Support
The Winnie Gaines Scholarship Fund
for Pastoral Care
will be taken in Canon Gaines' honor. |
 Evensong and Candlemas ProcessionThursday, February 7th at 6:00 pm
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 7th 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 T. Tertius Noble and Iain Quinn, and will conclude with the stunning anthem "O Nata Lux" by Morten Lauridsen.
Please join us for this beautiful and unique service! |
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Cathedral Music Series upcoming events
We have two exciting Cathedral Music Series events coming in February, featuring the Sacramento Baroque Soloists, and the Trinity Cathedral Choir, and YOU are invited! Want to support musical events at the Cathedral such as these?? We invite you to become a Music Series benefactor, by clicking here.
 Friday, February 8th at 7:30 pm Concert by the Sacramento Baroque Soloists
"Heart of the Baroque" The Sacramento Baroque Soloists return to Trinity Episcopal Cathedral to perform best-loved selections from their concert repertoire,including Vivaldi's Concerto "La Notte," Bach's Concerto for Two Violins, and selections by Handel, Telemann, and Corelli. With Lisa Marie Lawson and Marieke Furnee, violins; Cathie Apple, traverso (baroque flute); Michael Lawson, cello; and Ellen Deffner, harpsichord. Tickets: $25 general, $15 students & seniors, children ten and under are free.
Sunday, February 10th at 11:15 am Choral Eucharist for the Last Sunday of Epiphany
We celebrate the last Sunday of Epiphany with a fully choral Eucharist. The Cathedral Choir will sing the "Missa Brevis Sancti Joannes de Deo" by Franz Joseph Haydn, accompanied by strings and organ, with soprano soloist Kate Murphy. Haydn's short mass is typical of the Viennese style, gloriously perfected by Haydn, Mozart, and Schubert, and sung in Latin. Please join us for this special service as we finish up the beautiful Epiphany season and move into Lent.
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 Women's Lenten Retreat
March 8-10 at Mercy Retreat Center in Auburn
This year's retreat will be based on a new devotional book The Song Forever New: Lent and Easter with Charles Wesley. The retreat co-led by Rev. Anne McKeever and Canon Lynell Walker.
Registration forms will be available in the bookstore beginning Sunday, January 13th. Registration is limited to 40 and the deadline is February 10th. Questions contact Jackie McGrath: 712-6561, jackiewmcgrath@gmail.com. |
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