Susan Hotchkiss, one of our front desk volunteers.

Office Ministers Needed

We are in need of 2 people to help in the office. Each shift is 4 hours. The days and times we need to fill are Thursday and Friday mornings from 9 AM - 1 PM. Responsibilities include answering and distributing phone calls, greeting and assisting people who come to the office, distributing mail, and general office skills. General computer literacy is necessary. Experience with Microsoft Office Word and/or Excel are preferred but not required. Please contact Jerry Paré (jpare111452@gmail.com; 930-8032) for more information. Thank you!

Mother's Day Dinner for Family Promise Moms Smashing Success!

On May 10, Mother's Day, Trinity Cathedral was blessed by the presence of three mothers and their families in the Great Hall. Given the day and the circumstances of the families, we decided to throw a special Mother's Day dinner for them. Floral settings for the tables were contributed by Trinity's Flower Committee. Gift bags with special "mom stuff" were assembled by Nancy Tennyson, with contributions from Avon representative Yvonne Osorio. For dinner we served spiral cut honey glazed ham, with roasted potatoes by Becky Barbrow, salad by MeriAngel Enriquez. For dessert we had a Mother's Day cake brought by Nancy and assorted treats by MeriAngel. Marlyn Jones and Becky acted as evening hosts and kitchen staff, and Ruben and Olivia, Family Promise graduates, served as our overnight hosts. Steve Skiffington was our Costco power shopper and ham hoister. (It should be mentioned that ham was just ounces short of 20 pounds!)

The families loved all of it! They were tired and sunburnt after a day at the river, and everyone had a hearty appetite. In the short time I have served as Family Promise coordinator, I have never seen a happier, livelier group.

If you missed out on the fun, there's another opportunity to join in. Trinity will be hosting the Family Promise families on Father's Day, June 21, 2015.

Eleanor Taniguchi

Family Promise Co-Coordinator at Trinity Cathedral

ehtaniguchi@gmail.com

Choral Evensong for Ascension Day

Thursday, May 14 at 6:00pm

The Cathedral Choir sings the final evensong for 2014-15 season. This short meditative service of music, prayer, and readings is a great way to finish a busy and stressful day. Included will be music by Iain Quinn, Richard Lloyd, Herbert Sumsion, and the exciting anthem "O Sing Joyfully" by Adrian Batten. 

Please join us as we celebrate Jesus' completion of God's plan for us!

Thursday Night at the Cathedral

New Small Group beginning May 14

Radical Inclusion small group discussion - After hearing Yvette Flunder speak on this subject, come and participate in a small group discussion about Creating, Sustaining, Celebrating and Preaching to Community. Facilitator is Pamela Anderson.

Classes beginning May 14:

• Facilitator - Vaughn Wolff: Finding Faith Hope and Love. This will be an exercise in listening and sharing our stories with an emphasis on spiritual awareness and the evidence of God working in us, in our environments and in the world. Learning how to be at Peace in spite of Adversity is the demonstration of spirit. Coming to a place of confidence that everything matters to God where we find Good in everything we see, hear, touch, feel, know and think, is the homecoming we all seek; and then we are equipped with the Light of Christ to walk back down into the dark places to bring the Light of Faith Hope and Love to those who are weary with the heaviness of a troubled life.  

• Facilitator - Susan Hotchkiss: Holy Women, Holy Men Celebrating the Saints.  This wonderful resource contains lives of men and women who have served God and humanity from ancient history to more current times.  We will discuss the make up of the book and delve into the historic context that put these people in the places and times God needed them to be. 

McAllister Keller Guitar Duo

Saturday, May 16 at 7:30pm
  

The Trinity Cathedral Music series welcomes a return appearance by the McAllister Keller Guitar Duo, "Songs: Old and New for Classical Guitars and Voice." After their stunning first appearance at the Cathedral last season, we have been looking forward to their being here again.

Crochet / Knitting Group

Meets in the Elevator Alcove at 10:15am

Please join us for a crochet/knitting gathering. They will help people who want to learn to crochet and/or knit.

Newcomers' Group

The current group will be received today at the 11:15am service.  A new group begins next Sunday, May 24.

All are invited 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.

Parenting Matters:

for parents and grandparents of

infants through 5th graders

 Meets in the Assembly Area at 10:15am

Please join the Rev. Kathy Hopner on the third Sunday of each month during the Sunday School hour to explore together the issues parents face today.

Clothing Swap

The Trinity Young Adult Group is hosting a clothing swap on Tuesday, May 19th from 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm in the Great Hall.  Bring at least 5 items of your gently used, clean clothing, shoes, and accessories and a $5 suggested donation.  Drop off your items, then start shopping! Clothing for all ages, sizes, and genders welcome. Money raised will be donated to the Arthritis Foundation and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Foundation. Extra clothing and accessories will be donated to the SPCA Thrift Store to help our furry friends.

PENTECOST

Speaking in Tongues

Sunday, May 24 at all services

Fifty days after the great celebration of Easter - Christ's resurrection from the dead - we have another great feast to celebrate: the coming of the Holy Spirit to Jesus' Apostles and to us - the Feast of Pentecost! Sometimes referred to as the birthday of the Church, Pentecost is one of the most important days of the Christian year. This year Pentecost is celebrated on May 24th. In the liturgical year, the color red represents the Holy Spirit. One will see red hangings on the Altar, the pulpit and the lectern. Many wear red to symbolize the Holy Spirit coming as in "tongues of fire". We hear the story from the Acts of the Apostles: "Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability."

We will once again share the reading of scripture in "foreign languages". One verse from The Acts of the Apostles is read in as many languages as we have people to share them. If you speak another language, please share that gift with our Cathedral family. It is always great fun to hear this same verse over and over in languages that we do not know, but still share.

Beginning this Sunday we will have a sign up sheet at the Welcome Center or you may contact Elizabeth Kenealey at superverger@yahoo.com.

The gift of the Holy Spirit to all

The birth of God's church

Pentecost!

Certainly cause for great rejoicing.

Canon Elizabeth Kenealey

Canon David Link

Come and Celebrate

Canon Link's Anniversary!

Friday, May 29 at 7:00pm

You are invited to share in a special celebration of Canon David Link's 30th anniversary as the director of music at Trinity. Please join the Cathedral Choir, the Celebration Choir and the Cathedral Choristers in congratulating David on this milestone for building and sustaining one of the finest church music programs in Northern California. Let's all wish him Godspeed before he leaves on a well-deserved sabbatical this summer. Refreshments will be provided, and the three choirs will give David a big musical send-off. Please honor David with your prayers and your presence.

Women's Retreat

June 12-14 at the Mercy Center in Auburn

Register now for the

June Women's Retreat.

Emmaus Journey will be the theme of this year's retreat led by the Rev. Dr. Pamela Anderson and Rev. Diana Turner. The retreat will again be held at the beautiful Mercy Retreat Center in Auburn. The program will begin at 7:00 p.m. Friday and end at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday. 

Registration forms are available in the Bookshop. Accommodations are limited to 40, so sign up early to ensure a space.  

Trinity Cathedral and

St. Michael's are excited

to announce:

Jesus Stories - A Vacation Bible School

June 15th - 19th

8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

For children ages 4 through 4th grade

At St. Michael's Episcopal Church in Carmichael

Cost: $25.00 includes snacks and a T-Shirt

Follow this link for registration information.

Please contact Rev. Kathy Hopner at 916-930-8027 or khopner@trinitycathedral.org for more information.

Camp Noel Porter 

As you are making your summer plans be sure plan a week at camp Noel Porter for your children. There are camps for children from second grade up to high school. You can find a camp that is right for your child. Camp is a great place to make new friends, enjoy the beautiful Tahoe area and share in God's love. To register or get more information  visit www.campnoelporter.org

Speaking of camp, there are some youth that we know of who would like to go to camp but need some financial help. Camp costs $465 for the week. If you could sponsor a camper or just donate towards our scholarship fund. That would be great. Write your check to Trinity Cathedral and in the memo line put "Camp Noel Porter". A child will be very glad you did.

ALSO:
We need some hard working, sturdy people to help set up camp on Saturday, May 23. Anyone who can help for a day is needed. You can stay over night either Friday night or Saturday night if you need to. As the saying goes many hands make light work. I am going and hope to have some Trinity friends with me. Let me know if you can go.

 Canon Nancy Tennyson

nntennyson@gmail.com