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February 20, 2014
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 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!
In the 16th Century Martin Luther reminded the Western Church that there is a priesthood of all believers. He noted that "we are all consecrated priests through Baptism." As with many things that were put forth in the turmoil of the Protestant Reformation and the Roman Catholic Counter-Reformation, this one took time to impact our understanding of Christianity. Only recently (from the 1950's onward) have we begun to realize that Baptism is not only a sacrament of ordination but is the primary sacrament of ordination. Our understanding of this is sharpened each time we celebrate infant and children baptisms. It comes even more to the fore when we celebrate adult baptisms and confirmations of baptism at the Easter Vigil. As Lent begins our catechumens (those adults preparing to be baptized) and our confirmands (those preparing for Confirmation) will be before us for a number of rites that signify their commitment and journey toward these sacraments. First, we will present them with the Apostle's Creed on March 2. Then they will go on a retreat to reflect on this Creed, the one we proclaim with every baptism and confirmation. Those to be confirmed will help distribute ashes on Ash Wednesday. On March 9, the first Sunday of Lent, they will sign their names in the "Book of Enrollment" to signify their commitment to lead us through Lent toward our renewal of baptismal vows at Easter. We will publically bless them at several Lenten services and present the Lord's Prayer to them at another. We will pray for them each Sunday during Lent in the Prayers of the People. Why all this fuss? Because, like our seminarians, our catechumens and confirmands are preparing for ordination or confirmation of an ordination that happened many, many years ago. Trinity Cathedral is their seminary. Please support them with your prayers. Who are they? McKenzie Pimley, to be baptized; Andre and Linda Jensen, Jeanne Jurgens and David Rickert, to be confirmed; and Pat Ronne to reaffirm her baptism, her ordination to the priesthood of all believers. |
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Welcome to the New Bible Challenge for 2014!!!
Beginning Ash Wednesday, March 5th.
+Bishop Beisner is inviting congregations to join in a New Bible Challenge for 2014. The goal is to read one chapter in the New Testament, one Psalm, and one of the prayers in the Book of Common Prayer each day for one year. The goal is to not only anchor each day in scripture, but to become familiar with the beauty of the prayers in the Prayer Book.
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Trinity Women's Retreat
SAVE THE DATES for Trinity's Women's Retreat: June 13-15
We will gather at the beautiful Mercy Center in Auburn for a weekend of prayer, meditation, music, and fun. Stay tuned for details. Canon Lynell Walker will facilitate the retreat. |
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Cathedral Bookshop
We have a large selection of Lent and Easter books and brochures.
Bookshop Hours:
Tue, Wed, Thu:
11:00am - 5:00pm
Fri: 10:00am - 2:00pm;
Sun: 8:30am - 1:00pm
Phone: 916-442-9194
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Centering Prayer
Tuesday's, 6-7pm,
Cathedral East Transept and
Thursday's, Noon-1:00pm, Cathedral East Transept
Centering Prayer is a method of contemplation that helps 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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 Lunch Bunch
Lenten Series
Potluck Lunch
March 6, 12-1pm
The Thursday Lunch Bunch will kick off a new series with a potluck lunch on Thursday, March 6th at noon. We will begin a series on the book: Radical Forgiveness, by Brian Zahnd (available in the Cathedral Bookshop). Zahnd asks compelling questions in this work that challenge the limits of our imagination: Should we always forgive? Does forgiveness enable evil? Are there limits to forgiveness? Does forgiveness sacrifice justice? Bring a dish to share with others and join us in this conversation that takes us to the heart of Jesus' teaching and mission. The Rev. Canon Lynell Walker, will facilitate.
Trinity's Lunch Bunch meets every Thursday from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Assembly Area. While we eat the lunches we bring, we discuss books, films and current events.
Writing Group
Do you like to write? Do you like giving and receiving purely positive feedback? Then come join us in the Conference Room every Thursday afternoon from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Using a quotation or short piece of writing as a springboard, we write quietly for about twenty minutes and then, if we choose, share all or part of our writing with the group. Our feedback uplifts and encourages writers to try new forms of expression. Newcomers and drop-ins are always welcome.
Facilitator: Rev. Anne McKeever
amckeever@wavecable.com
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Walk the Labyrinth
Third Friday of the Month,
6:00-8:00pm
The next Labyrinth is
Friday, February 21
from 6-8 pm
For more information please contact
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Thursday Night at the Cathedral
on February 20
6:00pm - Candlelight Compline
6:15pm - Dinner ($7.00)
7:00pm - Classes |
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Classes
Beginning February 20
(Classes will not meet on March 20 or April 10 so participants can attend Dean Baker's class on Forgiveness in the Assembly Area)
 Book Study: Radical Forgiveness: God's Call to Unconditional Love by Brian Zahnd
Rev. Anne Arthur and Canon Walker, Facilitators
Class meets in the Conference Room.
Recover the true beauty of Christianity as found in forgiveness. If Christianity is to be a compelling and relevant voice in the 21st century, it needs a return to its roots. Beginning with the horror of the Holocaust, Radical Forgiveness explores what forgiveness means - and how far it should go - in the real world of human suffering. Zahnd tackles questions such as: Should we always forgive? Is forgiveness always even possible? Does forgiveness enable evil? Does it sacrifice justice? Are there any limits?
 Book Study: The Gnostic Gospels by Elaine Pagel
Susan Hotchkiss, Facilitator
Class meets in the Cathedral Bookshop.
Elaine Pagel's book gives a clear, readable and effective introduction to the gnostic tradition within the early church. These early writings, defined as heretical by the second century, were a challenge to early orthodoxy. Pagel's book shows what impact the discovery of the Nag Hammadi texts in 1945 has on modern interpretations of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus.
 Getting Started with the New Bible Challenge (New Testament/Psalms only) and the Book of Common Prayer
Rhonda Canby, Facilitator
Class meets in Classroom F
This second "Bible Challenge" from +Bishop Beisner is a much lighter read! It invites participants to read a chapter from the New Testament, a Psalm, and one of the prayers from  the Book of Common Prayer each day beginning March 5th and ending December 30th. The Bible Challenge's goal is to re-acquaint us with scripture and our Prayer Book as part of our own spiritual journey. Rhonda Canby will facilitate those who wish to do this as part of a community on Thursday Nights beginning February 20th. The first two sessions will acquaint participants with the Book of Common Prayer and its use in this project.
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Additional Class Added for March 6 through April 3
 The Meaning of Mary Magdalene: Discovering the Woman at the Heart of Christianity by Cynthia Bourgeault
The Rev. Kathy Hopner, Facilitator
Class meets in Classroom J
Mary Magdalene is one of the most influential symbols in the history of Christianity-yet, if you look in the Bible, you'll find only a handful of verses that speak of her. How did she become such a compelling saint in the face of such paltry evidence? In her effort to answer that question, Cynthia Bourgeault examines the Bible, church tradition, art, legend, and newly discovered texts to see what's there. She then applies her own reasoning and intuition, informed by the wisdom of the ages-old Christian contemplative tradition. What emerges is a radical view of Mary Magdalene as Jesus's most important disciple, the one he considered to understand his teaching best. Cynthia shows how an understanding of Mary Magdalene can revitalize contemporary Christianity, how Christians and others can, through her, find their way to Jesus's original teachings and apply them to their modern lives.
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Walk the Labyrinth
Third Friday of the Month,
6:00-8:00pm
The next Labyrinth is
Friday, February 21
from 6-8 pm
For more information please contact
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 Sacramento Baroque Soloists in Concert
The Trinity Cathedral Music Series is pleased to welcome the Sacramento Baroque Soloists in concert on Friday, February 21st at 7:30 pm. Featured in this concert will be violinist/artistic director Lisa Lawson, violinist/violist Marieke Furnee, cellist Michael Lawson, and harpsichordist/organist Ellen Schinnerer Deffner. The program will include music by Archangelo Corelli, Antonio Vivaldi, Marco Uccellini, and more.
The Baroque Soloists will also collaborate with Trinity Cathedral's "Resurrexit" chamber choir for a performance of J. S. Bach's masterful motet "Lobet den Herren, alle heiden," BWV 230. The motets are Bach's most virtuoso choral pieces, and were written for special occasions such as funerals or weddings. On those occasions the families would pay for a complement of singers of higher skill than what Bach would normally have at his disposal. The motet is sung in the original German, and text is Psalm 117, "Praise the Lord, all you peoples."
All are invited to attend this concert of Baroque delights! Admission is $25 general, $15 students & seniors (65+), and children ten and under are free.
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 The Jesus I Never Knew
by Philip Yancey
Through April 13
Facilitator: George (Bud) Swank
"No one who meets Jesus ever stays the same."
Phillip Yancey offers a new and different perspective on the life of Christ and his work-his teaching, his miracles, his death and resurrection-and ultimately who he was and why he came. Yancey presents a complex character who generates questions as well as answers; a disturbing and exhilarating Jesus who wants to transform us radically and strengthen our faith.
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30/40s and Beyond
Meets in the Conference Room at 10:20am
This group is closed for a special 4 week spiritual gifts discovery class. We will be open again starting in Lent - Sunday, March 9th with the Living Compass Lenten Meditation.
30/40's Facilitator: Amy Dierlam dnarock@pacbell.net
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Newcomers' Group
Meets at 10:15am in Room C.
The group will discuss Resouces for Next Steps.
Everyone is welcome to be with us, especially Newcomers and visitors. If you have questions contact Randie Strike at email randie.trinity@gmail.com or 916-446-2513. |
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 Growing in Faith
Meets in the East Transept of the Cathedral at 3:00pm
For more information contact Jerry Paré (930-8032 or jpare111452@gmail.com)
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Choral Evensong
Thursday, February 27th at 6:00 pm
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Please join us for our next Choral Evensong service on Thursday, February 27th at 6:00 pm. Included will be music by Adrian Batten and Richard Lloyd. We celebrate the Feast Day of George Herbert, the seventeenth century poet and Anglican priest. Choral Evensong is a lovely and meditative way to finish a busy and noise-filled day.
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 SHROVE TUESDAY PANCAKE SUPPER MARDI GRAS CELEBRATION Tuesday March 4th 5:30-7pm Come join the fun and celebrate the last day of food and celebration before Lent. Bring a friend and the family. Sample delicious regular or special pancakes plus an exotic New Orleans special item on the menu. Listen to the sounds of Mardi Gras while you relax with family friends and neighbors. Exotic masks are available for purchase for the adventurous!!
Trinity Men's Group will be your host and there will be a special gift for every ticket holder. Tickets will be available on Sunday after each service or at the door.
Price: $5 per person $12 per family |
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 Ash Wednesday
Wednesday, March 5, 7am, 9am, 12:10pm,
4pm (for children and families), and 6pm.
Trinity is also organizing an "Ashes to Go" outreach effort, made up of laity and clergy. Small groups will be stationed around the city (ex. outside St. Paul's, Trinity, The Capitol, Caesar Chavez park etc...) to offer imposition of ashes, prayer, and conversation about church/Ash Wednesday, Lent, Spirituality to those on the go throughout the day.
If you are interested in joining the team from Trinity, please contact Rev. Megan Anderson at: megan@trinitycathedral.org.
If you would like more information on the Ashes to Go program, you can find it at: ashestogo.org.
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Celebrating 30 years of service
Annual Day of Prayer
Sponsored by COSSA (Contemplative Outreach Sacramento/Stockton Chapter)
Saturday, March 15, 2014
9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
Assembly Area (upstairs)
2620 Capitol Ave., Sacramento, CA 95816
$20 suggested donation (scholarships available)*
($5 discount for early registration - by Monday, 3/10/14)
To Register - please contact Janice Boyd -
e-mail: jboydcp@gmail.com or (916)747-2950
Follow this link for more information.
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 Got Soup? 
Empty Bowls is River City Food Bank's signature event that raises funds, friends and awareness for our ongoing fight against hunger in Sacramento County.
I know you just boxed up and put away your Christmas decorations, but it is not too early to mark your calendar for Empty Bowls 2014. The Steering Committee has been hard at work, and our potters have been preparing bowls since early fall. Please note our dates for this year's event:
Soup Supper: Monday, March 10th from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm ($60 includes Wine, hors d'oeurvres, soups and desserts by Classique Catering.)
Soup Luncheon: Tuesday, March 11th from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm and 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm ($30 traditional soup lunch and desserts)
We are pleased to once again hold the event in the spacious Sacramento Convention Center and serve an assortment of impressive soups from Sacramento's finest restaurants.
Follow this link to purchase tickets or a sponsorship. Tickets can also be purchased at the Cathedral Bookshop, 2620 Capitol Avenue or Avid Reader, 1600 Broadway.
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 IS THERE ANY ROOM AT THE INN?
A new, and very readable report, "How California's Housing Market is Failing to Meet the Needs of Low Income Families: Recommendations to the Leaders of the State of California" is a very timely read for us as Christians who care about and advocate for the needs of the poor. We hope you all will read it! Written by the California Housing Partnership Corporation, the February 2014 report provides a clear and concise explanation why housing has reached a crisis point at this point in time. It details the growing shortfall of affordable housing for low-income families in California and the devastating impact of state and federal disinvestment in affordable housing in recent years. What many people don't know is that housing costs for renters increased by over 20 percent from 2000 to 2012 at the same time that the median income dropped by 8 percent, creating a sharp increase in the numbers of households who are severely rent-burdened, paying an unaffordable percentage of their income for housing costs, and in many cases, facing the real possibility of being tossed into the streets. Sadly, our refusal to seriously address this issue is creating more homelessness. The information in the report will be very helpful to all of us, as we continue to advocate for our local policymakers to demonstrate leadership on the issue of affordable housing.
Here's one way you can help, right now. Follow this link to a website that has links to flyers with data individualized for each State Senate and Assembly district. Print out the sheets for the districts in which you live to see the housing situation for your own neighborhood. Then send a copy of the appropriate flyer to your elected official with your personal note, indicating that you are a person of faith who believes they should sign on as co-sponsors of SB 391, the California Homes & Jobs Act, now in Appropriations Committee.
~~Submitted by Shireen Miles
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