Farewell, With Much Gratitude

Thank you to all who have blessed my seven years at Trinity Cathedral with your love. Beginning March 2, I will be serving as an associate priest at St. Paul's Church on J and 15th Streets. I'm grateful to Canon Lynell Walker for inviting me to serve there as I discern my next call to ministry. I'm also grateful to Canon Nancy Tennyson for my farewell cake, the Flower Guild for a glorious arrangement, parishioners for your cards, hugs and well wishes, and to all who signed my new Holy Bible, marking your favorite sentence or two of scripture. I thank God for the opportunity to serve Trinity's youth, to facilitate classes and retreats for adults, and to share with you the glorious, nourishing and intimate mystery of Holy Communion.

Anne+

The Rev. Anne McKeever

Choral Evensong

Thursday, February 27th at 6:00 pm

George Herbert

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. 

Thursday Night at the Cathedral

 on February 27 

6:00pm - Choral Evensong

6:15pm - Dinner ($7.00)

7:00pm - Classes 

Classes

(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.  

Palms to Ashes

Please bring your previous years Palm Sunday palms to Trinity this Sunday.  They will be used for making ashes for Ash Wednesday, March 5th. 

Lost & Found Kitchen Items

Please check the table in the Great Hall for pots, pans, containers and other items you may have left in the kitchen. All remaining materials will be given to River City Food Bank or Floyd School for their use or distribution.

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.

Newcomers' Group

Meets at 10:15am in Room C.

The group will Tour the Cathedral.

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.

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)

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

Ash Wednesday Services

Wednesday, March 5,

7:00am, 9:00am, 12:10pm and 6:00pm

4pm (for children and families)

Ashes to Go

On Ash Wednesday, March 5, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral will be offering "Ashes to Go," a new approach to a centuries-old Christian tradition, from 11am to 2pm outside the Capitol building on 10th Street, outside St. Paul's Episcopal Church on 15th and J (across the street from the Memorial Auditorium), and in Caesar Chavez Park (on I Street between 9th & 10th).

Trinity Episcopal Cathedral is part of a new nationwide movement that has clergy and lay people visiting transit stops, street corners, coffee shops, and college campuses to mark the foreheads of interested passers-by with ashes and invite them to repent of past wrongdoing and seek forgiveness and renewal.

In the Christian tradition, Ash Wednesday marks the start of the holy season of Lent, a time for reflection and repentance in preparation for the celebration of Easter.  For centuries, Christians have received a cross of ashes on the face at the beginning of that season as a reminder of mortal failings and an invitation to receive God's forgiveness.  Ashes to Go provides the opportunity to participate in that tradition for people who have lost their connection to a church, or have never participated before.

If you would like to be a part of the Ashes Team, please come to our planning meeting tomorrow (Friday, Feb. 28th) in the Conference Room at 12:15pm or let Rev. Megan know of your interest: megan@trinitycathedral.org  

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.

Floyd School Help

We are always looking for additional donations of food for the weekly Back Snack Program at Floyd School, particularly items that would be lightweight, nourishing, and practical for children to carry home easily.  If you would like to help, please bring donations of tuna cans, small fruit cups, peanut butter jars, granola snack bars, as well as boxes of macaroni & cheese and instant oatmeal.  We ask that you please check the expiration dates on all food donations.  Please place the food in the containers at the top of the stairs above the offices.   

Thank you so much for supporting this program.  If you are interested in helping at Floyd School, please contact Dale Reinhard at 916-730-0741 or by email: dale.reinhard@gmail.com.  

Nursery Renovation

Thanks for all of the donations to the nursery renovation fund.  The project is almost complete! We are grateful to the members of our men's group who put a great deal of time and effort to prepare the area for our new flooring, paint, hardware and window covering. Special thanks to Steve Twibell who donated two full days of his time. Please stop by and take a look at our fresh and inviting nursery!

A nursery that is attractive, warm and welcoming is extremely important if we are to realize our hope of attracting younger families to our Cathedral family. And we can't forget that those of us with grandchildren will enjoy our having a lovely place for our precious little ones as well.

This bay window is perfect for a window seat with storage!

We need to complete several more steps before we have our official nursery blessing. Nancy Tennyson has dreamed of a window seat in the bay window for both seating and storage. As this project is especially to honor her years of service to the Cathedral, we hope to make that special wish a reality. Also, the design committee thinks a mural in the back room would be the perfect "finishing touch".

The generous support of our Cathedral family has made this project possible.  Thus far, we have received donations of $6,785 towards our costs of $11,106.  As we all have a special interest in making all areas of our church home the loveliest they can be, we are hoping to receive further donations.  For those of you have already given, would you consider another gift?  And for those of you who have not yet had a chance to participate in this project, it is not too late!  If we all pull together, we can easily cover our expenses and could move forward with the window seat and mural.  Please note on your check "Nursery Fund"

With your help, we will soon celebrate the nursery completion and can gather together to christen the "Nancy Tennyson Nursery"!