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March 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!
I am pleased to announce that I have hired The Rev. Dr. Pamela Anderson as our new Director of Adult Spiritual Formation. Pamela lives in Sacramento and has been serving as the pastor of Countryside Community Church of Esparto for the past 12 1/2 years. Previously she served churches in Australia for 7 years. She served at St. Michael's Uniting Church in Melbourne and Wesley Mission of Sydney. These are two prominent urban churches where she coordinated education programs, was a lecturer for Singles and Marriage programs, and was a regular host on Sydney's 2GB national talk-back radio show. Pamela is a regular guest chaplain for the California Senate, Chair of the Pastoral Support Committee for the Sacramento Presbytery, a retreat coordinator, a retreat speaker, an instructor for the Sacramento Relationship Skills Center, and teaches religion classes for the University of Phoenix. She is
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happily married to her husband Marc and they have a beautiful 11 year old daughter by the nickname of "Charlie". Charlie is a San Francisco Giants fan, Pamela is a Chicago Cubs fan and Marc is a St. Louis Cardinals fan. Pamela believes the Cubs will win a world series someday and Marc likes to point out the last time this happened was in 1908!
Pamela has significant gifts and experience and we are fortunate to have her at Trinity. She will be serving part-time working in collaboration with our Adult Spiritual Formation Team directing all of our adult classes and retreats. She will begin working at Trinity on Sunday. For the next six weeks or so, as she transitions into this position, she will need to spend most Sunday mornings with her congregation in Esparto. She will be with us this Sunday however, and will be preaching at the 7:30, 9:00 and 11:15 services. I hope you can join me in welcoming her to Trinity.
Blessings,
Brian
The Very Rev. Dr. Brian Baker
Dean, Trinity Cathedral
Sacramento, CA
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Welcome to the
2014 Bible and BCP Challenge
+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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Cathedral Bookshop
- Radical Forgiveness and other books by Brian Zahnd are available.
- Stephen Ministry grief series of four books to be read one every month for those who have experienced losses - $10.25 per package.
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
Thursdays 12-1pm
Assembly Area
Bring a Sack Lunch
Canon Walker, Facilitator
 We are currently discussing Brian Zahnd's book Radical Forgiveness, available in the Cathedral Bookshop
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Writing Group
Thursdays at 4:30pm
Conference Room
The Writing Group has agreed to continue meeting on Thursdays, 4:30-6:00 in the Conference Room. In an informal gathering, we write to a prompt for about 20 minutes, and then, if we choose, listen to each other share all or part of our writing. Feedback is always positive and uplifting in the manner of Amherst Writers Groups, founded by Pat Schneider, who wrote Wake Up Laughing: A Spiritual Autobiography; Writing Alone and With Others; and How The Light Gets In: Writing As A Spiritual Practice.
If you have questions contact June Gillam, jgillam@wavecable.com
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 Easter Flower Donations
In Memory or Thanksgiving...
...are a nice way to remember
loved ones or give thanks.
Please submit your request and contribution by filling out this form.
Monday, April 14 is the deadline
for inclusion in the Easter Service Programs.
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Thursday Night at the Cathedral
on March 20
6:00pm - Candlelight Compline
6:15pm - Dinner ($7.00)
7:00pm - Classes
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TNAC CLASS
7 to 8:30 pm
Forgiveness
Dean Baker will provide the second of his three lectures on forgiveness (dates: Feb. 13, Mar. 20, and Apr. 10). Each Thursday between these dates, Canon Walker and Rev. Anne Arthur will be leading a group discussing Brian Zahnd's book: Radical Forgiveness: God's Call to Unconditional Love (dates: Feb. 20, 27, Mar. 6, 13, 27, and Apr. 3). All of these classes will be held in the Assembly Area.
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Walk the Labyrinth
Third Friday of the Month,
6:00-8:00pm
The next Labyrinth is
Friday, March 21
from 6-8 pm
For more information please contact
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The Jesus I Never Knew
 by Philip Yancey
Through April 13 at 10:15 in Room A
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
The group will be watching the video series of Society of Saint John the Evangelist's Lenten Series - LoveLife and discussing the content. The series can be seen on www.ssje.org/lovelife. Join us in the Conference Room from 10:20-11:10am. All ages are welcome!
Contact is Amy Dierlam - dnarock@pacbell.net
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Newcomers' Group
Meets at 10:15am in Room C.
The group will view and discuss the video Welcome to the Episcopal Church.
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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Dean Baker on Forgiveness
10:15 in the Assembly Area
These lectures are also presented on the previous Thursday Night at the Cathedral. This series contains one more Sunday class on April 6.
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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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CANON LINK BENEFIT ORGAN CONCERT
THIS SUNDAY!
Join David Link for a concert of organ music this Sunday evening at 7:30 pm at Trinity Cathedral.
The program includes the"Adagio in g minor" by Tomaso Albinoni, "Fantasia on St Patrick's Breastplate" by Charles V. Stanford, and much more music by J.S. Bach, Gordon Jacob, Louis Vierne, Percy Whitlock, and C. S. Lang.
The suggested minimum donation is $10, and benefits NorCal AIDS Cycle, who helps to fund local agencies serving those in our area suffering from HIV/AIDS. 2014 is the tenth anniversary of NorCal AIDS Cycle, and Canon Link is participating in the 330 mile ride for the fourth year in a row.
If you are unable to attend the concert, but would like to show your support, just click the link below to make a quick and easy tax-deductible donation. |
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 Choral Evensong for Lent
Please join the Trinity Cathedral Choir for our monthly service of Choral Evensong on Thursday, March 27th at 6:00 pm. Included will be the anthem "Thou knowest Lord, the secrets of our hearts" by Henry Purcell, as well as music by Gabriel Jackson and Healey Willan. Choral Evensong is a lovely and quiet way to end a busy day. Please join us!
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The Trinity Spirits Softball Team
starts spring training!
Tuesday, April 1, 6:30pm at Cal Middle School
This fun and happy breed of athletes gathers on April 1st (no joke!) for what Coach Doug Dierlam calls a "throw around." The usual suspects will be there, but newcomers are always welcome, so if you enjoy softball and a fun team spirit, think about coming to our first practice. It will be very low key - just warming up our arms (some of us refer to it as chipping off the rust...) and taking a few swings. We'll be at Cal Middle School, on the west field (closest to Land Park Drive -- click here for a map) starting at 6:30 pm. Bring your glove and have some fun!
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The Spirits and members of the Faith Presbyterian team
form a prayer circle after a 2013 game.
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League play starts on Tuesday, April 22nd -- we always play on Tuesday nights at Roosevelt Park at 10th & P Streets. There is a registration fee for the season and we have team shirts for sale. If you have any questions, please contact our fearless leader, Doug at
dnarock@pacbell.net.
It's a great group and a wonderful league. Join in, or come out and root for us during the season! Go Spirits!
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 Palm Crosses for
Palm Sunday
Join us on Sunday, April 6th in the Great Hall during coffee hour to help make crosses. There will be palm fronds, instructions and lot of laughter.
Make one, or make a lot!
Questions? Ask Sue Clark
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Volunteer and Donation Opportunities
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 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.
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 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.
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 Help Wanted: Coffee Hour Hosts
Do you enjoy visiting at Trinity's coffee hours? Want to help them continue? Consider serving as a host! The basic time commitment is just 30 - 40 minutes every other month, and involves plating treats before the service and putting them out afterwards. Currently we are in need of hosts for many of the 11:15 a.m. services, and can always use back-up for other services. For more info or to volunteer, please contact Georgianna Pfost at dugongs@sbcglobal.net or (916) 266-1802. Thanks!
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 EfM Scholarship Fund
Want to help more of your fellow parishioners participate in the Education for Ministry (EfM) program? (EfM's a 4-year course of study intended to develop people for lay ministry - see www.sewanee.edu/EfM/.) Please make a donation to Trinity's EfM scholarship fund via the collection plate, noting "EfM Scholarship" on the check memo line or on the donation envelope. Any amount is welcome, and current and future EfM'ers thank you! |
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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.
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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...
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