Leave of Absence

Nelson's cancer has reached the point that I need to be home with him and so I will be taking a leave of absence from my duties at the cathedral effective immediately. He still wants to go to church when he can so occasionally you may see us at the 11:15 service. We are both grateful for our church family and know we can count on your prayers, which are deeply felt and appreciated.

 We love you,

  Steve & Nelson

Voices of Faith

Thursdays at 7:00pm in the Assembly Area 

July 30-- Ray Leonardini is the Director of Prison Contemplative Fellowship, an association of current and former prison inmates, chaplains, and volunteers committed to sharing the practice of centering prayer with the prison population. He is the author of Finding God Within, written especially for the prison population about the practice of centering prayer.

For the last seven years, Ray has led groups with the men at Folsom State Prison teaching about Centering Prayer and the Spiritual Journey. In the last year new centering prayer groups have been started at Folsom Women's Facility; California Health Facility, Stockton; Deuel Vocational Institute, Tracy; as well as many other prisons across the United States.

August 6 -- Robert L. Litchfield, Jr., is both an author and an advocate for the homeless in Auburn, CA, having written Until they have faces: 110 interviews with the homeless people of Auburn, California, which he is selling as a fundraiser for homeless services in his town.

August 13 -- Facilitated by Loren Weatherly.

Sir Michael Tippett

Some consider Sir Michael Tippett the equal of Benjamin Britten. Maybe you've wondered who Sir Michael was. Here is what Clive Paget, writing in Limelight, Australia's Classical Music and Arts Magazine had to say.

"Out and proud? You betcha! One of the few twentieth century composers who examined and discussed his own sexuality, Sir Michael Tippett was a brave light in a period of relative darkness. Unlike the tightlipped Benjamin Britten, he was out there almost waving the rainbow flag. Not that he had it easy: "Being unable to enter into a biological relationship with a woman, it seemed that I was excluded from an understanding of half the human race", he wrote. His relationship with Wilfred Franks, a young painter, produced, in his own words "the deepest, most shattering experience of falling in love", and was "a major factor underlying the discovery of my own individual musical 'voice'." The first composer to seriously portray gay characters in his operas, and to explore the possibilities of bisexuality, Tippett was a true pioneer."

Please join us in the Assembly Area at 7 pm on Thursday August 13 to hear about Sir Michael's music and his life. We will listen to and focus on "A Child of Our Time," one of his best known works.            ~~Loren Weatherly 

The Library is Open in the Elevator Alcove

Library hours are 8:30-11:30am

Whether for research or browsing, Gospel Women: Studies of the Named Women in the Gospels by Richard Bauckham is fascinating reading. It gives information about the women and their culturally defined roles.  And it has a whole chapter on the women as first witnesses to the resurrection. For research, it is exhaustively indexed. (226.09 B on the shelf) 

First Sunday Family Service

The Rev. Kathy Hopner celebrating at the Family Service

Sunday, August 2, at 9:00am

in the Great Hall.

Veterans Meeting

Meets at 10:15am

in the Assembly Area

We had a great and productive meeting on July 5! The group discussed our Veterans Day Celebration set for Sunday, November 8, 2015 at Trinity Cathedral from 12:30 to 2:30. The scope of our event is to honor our diocese veterans with a BBQ.

Our guest speaker at the Veterans Day Celebration will be Chaplain (Captain) Andrea Baker, US Army Reserve, and service dog Zac. She will have a slide show about her deployment to Afghanistan. We have also confirmed the Patriot Guard Riders for our flag line to honor our veterans.

We are going to be inviting the entire Diocese, veterans and their families to join our celebration.

What we are working on right now is getting a Color Guard secured and a sponsor for the BBQ. Candace and Doss Miller will be having their display table so if you have any memorabilia please let them know.

Come, join us on August 2 and help plan the celebration!

~~ Rev. Diana Turner, Veteran Ministries

Newcomers' Group

Meets in Room C at 10:15am

The group will watch and discuss a video.

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.

Introduction to the

Old Testament

Meets in Room A at 10:15am

"For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven." (Eccles 3:1-8) and, as I'm sure the writer meant to say... A time for teaching and a time for learning.

This week in the Introduction to the Old Testament we will look at the "Writings." These include Ecclesiastes, crazy Daniel and some of those books that are in the Catholic Bible but not in the Protestant Bible. Have you ever wondered about what is the difference and why? Come and get some answers today at 10:15 in Room A.  

This is an introductory course; no knowledge of the Bible is required; just bring one.  

Contact Jerry Paré: jpare111452@gmail.com

or 916-930-8032. 

Movie Discussion Night at the Cathedral

Wednesday, August 5 at 7pm, Conference Room

Join us for a provocative discussion based on a 20 minute video that seeks to challenge and strengthen our faith. All are welcome.

Trinity Men's Breakfast

Saturday, August 8, in the Great Hall at 9:00am

All men of Trinity are invited to join us for a delicious breakfast and a short meeting.

Crochet / Knitting Group

Sunday, August 9, in the Great Hall at 10:15am

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

St. Francis of Assisi

11th Annual Summer Film Festival: Mystics and Magicians

26th & K Streets, Wednesdays at 6:30pm in Brunsman Hall

(behind the church next to the parking lot).

 You are invited to bring your dinner, or help yourself to popcorn and beverages, and to be ready for stimulating post-film discussions.

Christianity has a rich mystical tradition that reaches back to New Testament times and remains surprisingly relevant today.  It is not an exclusive realm for the very holy, but what the Christian life is about for all of us.  This series of award-winning films recognizes the presence of mystics living among us and how the impact our world.

August 5   The Fisher King (Rated R)

Robin Williams is Perry, a homeless history professor who lives in a magical world full of castles, Red Knights and damsels distress.  Jeff Bridges is New York's #1 shock DJ whose arrogance triggers a tragedy which ruins his career.  Jack finds himself plucked from disaster by the most improbable of saviors--Perry.  This film portrays a modern quest for redemption and the mystical Holy Grail, with humor, heartbreak and courage.

Follow this link for all the offerings. 

The six weeks of summer camp has concluded for the summer and now the camp is hosting individual churches for family camp throughout the month of August.

The retreat center is continually being refurbished right now the center needs some student size desks for some of the rooms and Tahoe pictures for the walls.

If you have any items you would like to donate please let Nancy Tennyson know. She will make arrangements for picking them up.

Also save the date of  Saturday, October 10 for the Camp Noel Porter Gala at St. Michaels Church at 5:30 pm. There will be a fabulous dinner prepared by our own, Laura Stewart, of Indulge Catering, there will be silent auctions and a live auction. All of the proceeds go to the camp for continuing the summer programs and helping with scholarships for young people to attend camp.

A new camp video will debut that night as well. Tickets are $100 and you receive $20 to use for bidding on auction items. Bring friends and those who love to support youth in our diocese.

Tickets are available from Canon Nancy Tennyson. nntennyson@gmail.com or 916-481-3546.