27th Street Community Garden: 

It's time to grow!

Signups are now available to Trinity ministry teams and members for plots in the Community Garden on 27th Street.  So far nearly 15 teams and individuals have already indicated they want to sign up. Thanks to several generous donations, we now have most of the financial resources we need to proceed and we are about to submit a request to Home Depot for lumber for raised bed planters and a few other remaining items we need.  

Although Trinity will construct a new multi-purpose building on the 27th Street parcels, fundraising and planning for the new building are expected to take at least five to seven years.  So that the land would not remain vacant in the interim, members of the congregation planned for ways to beautify the land and put it to good use by establishing a temporary community garden. The garden will provide space to plant, grow and harvest vegetables, herbs and flowers (please no trees, or invasive species like vines). All gardeners will be assigned a raised bed planter of at least 4-feet by 4-feet.  We also encourage you to consider donating a portion of your garden bounty to River City Food Bank.

To learn more about how to become a Trinity Community Gardener, speak with any of the Trinity Community Garden Team members: Paul Brosio, Dana Chamness, Donna Clark, Randy Cheek, Amy Dierlam, Charis Hill, Ruth Fitch, Georgianna Pfost, Kevin Sanders, William Jaeger, Per Ostlund, Kevin Donohue, or Anita Williams. Or email Anita at Anita.trinity@gmail.com 

Thursday Night at the Cathedral

 on March 13

6:00pm - Candlelight Compline

6:15pm - Dinner ($7.00)

Chef Vaughn Wolff prepares Corned Beef & Cabbage

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.

2014 Bible and Book of Common Prayer Challenge

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.

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.  

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.

Crochet / Knitting Group

First Meeting: Sunday, March 16,

10:00-11:00am in the Great Hall

We are looking for a fun way to get together with others that like to crochet or knit and give back to the community as well. Dorothy and my plan are to meet up once a month and make either hats or shawls for those in need. If you are interested in joining our group we will have our first meeting at church Sunday, March 16th from 10am to 11am in the Great Hall. We can also teach those of you who want to learn how to crochet/knit. Please contact either: Tina Irby @ (714) 267-5214 or Dorothy Malcolm @ (916) 441-5305  

Cathedral Bookshop

Sunday, March 16, 10:30am - 1:00pm

Book signing by Helen Bonner, local author of memoirs, novels and short stories. Visit her website: hbonnerbooks.com

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

A new group begins this Sunday, March 16 at 10:15am in Room C.

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)

T-ACT Meeting

Monday, March 17, 6:00pm in Room C

Wondering what our homelessness organizing committee has been doing lately? This planning meeting will be a great opportunity to meet with a group of Trinity members who have been actively working on the issue of homelessness and the related issue of affordable housing for low income residents. EVERYONE IS WELCOME. On the agenda:  An update about our lobbying efforts to protect a strong affordable housing ordinance at the city and county level, a report about recent research meetings with elected officials and other key community leaders and a discussion about next steps, including a possible general meeting to update our entire congregation. T-ACT is Trinity's local organizing committee, which leads our efforts within Sacramento Area Congregations Together, a group representing over 40 local religious congregations working together on a broad array of local social justice issues.

Alzheimer's/Dementia Family Caregiver Support Group

Next meeting March 19th

If you are caring for a family member or friend who has Alzheimer's or another dementia, you are at increased risk for stress and health problems. Taking care of yourself through learning about and taking advantage of services that can provide you support and respite is essential. Attending a caregiver support group is one way family caregivers can care for themselves.

Trinity is now hosting a support group on the third Wednesday of every month, from 10:30-12:00, in the upstairs conference room. The group will use materials provided by the Alzheimer's Association and will be facilitated by Jackie McGrath, a volunteer with the Alzheimer's Association and a former caregiver for her parents who had dementia. For more information contact Jackie (jackiewmcgrath@gmail.com, 712-6561).

Come: Be a part of our Family Promise hosting week: April 6-13

Family Promise Ministry at Trinity extends an invitation to participate in the next hosting: April 6-13; sign-up sheet is up and ready for your signature! In addition, we are looking for two coordinators to work with the present coordinator to keep this Ministry running smoothly and successfully.   Family Promise of Sacramento helps homeless families achieve self-sufficiency and regain a home for themselves and their children through an interfaith hospitality network of 16 diverse faith communities and 13 support communities. The various congregations host the families for one week at a time (for up to four times throughout the year), providing safe shelter, meals, activities for the children, sleepovers, and friendly, nonjudgmental smiles. Trinity has been involved with Family Promise from its beginning in 2004 and strongly supports this mission with time and volunteers; however, we MUST HAVE help in administering the program.

Please contact Lyle Gramling (lylegramling@gmail.com or 916-752-4376) if you are interested in helping families get back on their feet and into permanent housing. The experience can be transforming indeed.

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.  

Clothes Closet

We need donations of gently used children's clothing. We take all sizes - Infant thru size 16. Please deposit donations in the two bins at the top of the stairs.

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"!

Please join the Capital Deanery for a...

Community Organizing Workshop

Saturday March 22, 2014, 1 - 4 pm

St Matthew's Episcopal Church, 2300 Edison Ave, Sacramento 95821

"What is Community Organizing?" Ashlin Spinden, the Executive Director of Sacramento Area Congregations Together will share with us how the faith community can identify the needs and concerns of the greater community and develop a plan to work on them from the ground up.

Fee for workshop- $5 - Please Pre-Register through Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/what-is-community-organizing-tickets-10415796929 

Note: This Workshop follows the Capital Deanery's Spring Convocation from 8:30 to 12:30 on the same day in the same location.

by Keeley Fornaci, Camp Noel Porter Intern

with Lutheran Episcopal Volunteer Network

As the summer season fast approaches, it is my sincere hope that many of you are preparing to send your children to Camp Noel Porter for an experience of overnight summer camping, or as we like to call it here - sleep away camp! I recently came across two articles that gave me pause to think about camping and the possibility for present-reality and far reaching impact. The first article is "Why the Church Needs a High Camp-ology," by Connor Bgwin (http://connorgwin.com/2013/12/08/why-the-church-needs-a-high-camp-ology/). Connor is a former camper and camp counselor at Camp McDowell in Alabama. He makes some interesting points about why sending children to summer camp is a positive thing. He points out that summer camp is a place where children are encouraged to be themselves and peer pressure does not exist. Summer camp, Connor says, is a "rehearsal for the Kingdom of God." Summer camp is about creating an environment where everyone supports one another. Finally, he points out that summer camp is the only place where people of all ages have the opportunity for genuine engagement. This might be one of the biggest social concerns facing our youth today. In today's society, and in today's church, the youth are often completely separated from the rest of the congregation.

I wonder whether this is to the detriment of our youth. The second article I read was about why companies do not want to hire recent graduates. One of the primary reasons many companies gave is that young people do not know how to interact with older generations. Camping ministries and in particular, summer camp, presents a unique opportunity for multiple generations to come together. Follow this link to read more...