August 13, 2015

 

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"A Growing community making disciples who love and serve Christ and His world"

We are blessed with an abundance of gifted clergy at Trinity Cathedral.  Many of them are volunteers who are either retired or have other, non-church jobs, but exercise their priestly ministry at the Cathedral.  Diana Turner, Jesse Vaughan, Anne Arthur and Bob Phillippi all volunteer their time at the Cathedral.  I'm pleased to announce another priest who will be joining us.  The Rev. Robert Blumenstock is a retired priest who will be serving at the Cathedral on Sunday mornings as well as participating in various ministries throughout the week.  His role at the Cathedral will evolve over the next few months as he settles in.  Here is a brief introduction from Robert:

Hi! I am Robert Scott Blumenstock and I have accepted Dean Baker's gracious offer to serve as an associate at Trinity Cathedral. This is the second time that I have done so and I am grateful for the opportunity. I graduated from S. F. State in 1969 and worked in the stock market in San Francisco. I went from there to the elections industry working as a programmer writing and running elections (punch card ballots). A business background has always been a valuable foundation for my ministry.  In 1985 we sold a house in the Berkeley hills to attend Virginia Seminary. After graduation I was ordained a deacon at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco and was ordained a priest at Trinity, Mobile, Alabama.  Before returning to California 18 years ago, I served parishes in New Bedford and Somerset, Massachusetts. In this diocese I have served at St. Luke's Galt, St. Mary's Elk Grove, and Trinity Sutter Creek. My wife Doni and I have been married 40 years; have three grown daughters and four grandchildren. I serve as a volunteer with Golden Retriever Rescue and we are owned by a 3 year old Golden Doodle named Sweet Pea. My passions for ministry are preaching, healing, pastoral care, and stewardship. I have served as the Stewardship officer for this diocese.  I have also served as the chair of the Evangelism Committee for the diocese of Massachusetts.  I am looking forward to meeting those of you I have not previously met, and sharing in ministry with you. 
 
 
Blessings,
Brian
The Very Rev. Dr. Brian Baker
Dean, Trinity Cathedral
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My name is Isabel...
Stephen Ministry...
Cathedral Bookshop...
Lunch Bunch & Writing Group...
Veterans Meeting...
Update your information...
Voices of Faith...
This Sunday...
Article Headline
Prayer Night @ the Cathedral...
CROP Walk...
Class Cancelled...
Summer Fest...
St. Francis of Assisi Summer Film Festival...
Camp Noel Porter...
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My name is
Isabel Marwick...

I am 14 years old and a Girl Scout Cadette working on my Silver Award this year. My Silver Award project is helping homeless children by providing activities to keep their minds off of being homeless. I do this by organizing games and craft projects for the children during their time with Family Promise at Trinity Cathedral Church.
 
I need your assistance to further my project along and provide greater assistance to the homeless children. I am looking for donations of craft supplies, school supplies, personal toiletries, blankets, pillows, and stuffed animals. All donations will be given to the homeless children who participate in the Family Promise program.
 
I will be available to accept donations in the Great Hall on Sunday mornings from the end of the 9:00 worship service to the beginning of the 11:00 worship service for the next couple of months.
 
Please come by and let me share my project with you. I will be handing out samples of my craft activities and will be happy to teach you how to make one.
 
Also, the Family Promise program needs people to help host the families during their stay at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Church during the week of September 13th. Please come out and help.

Thank you. ~~ Isabel

Volunteer

Opportunities... 

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Would you like

to join us??

 

Stephen Ministry at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral is a program of caring. Stephen Ministers are trained to give one-on-one care to someone who is experiencing a life-changing event: grief, illness, job loss, divorce, a new baby in the family, loss of a loved one, a difficult move, an ailing family member.

 

We are trained for 50 hours, then commissioned to serve in this ministry for at least two years. In addition to Continuing Education, we also receive support from our peers as we meet with our care receivers.

 

As Stephen Ministers, we do not: fix anyone; suggest solutions; give pep talks or direction; go shopping; help around the house; express any kind of judgment. We are not therapists or part of a medical team, although we may meet with someone who is experiencing this kind of support.

 

We do: show up, listen, pray and listen some more . . . week after week, sometimes more than once a week, for about an hour.

 

Our ministry is simple, effective and dynamic, changing with the occurrences of life, meeting needs as they evolve and change with each situation.

 

Our next training class begins October 5th.  For information, contact Cherie Chamness in the bookshop, call 916-442-9194 or email Susan Wilson at snbwilson@gmail.com. 

Cathedral Bookshop 
 
New necklaces from Serrv
 
Bookshop Hours: 
Tue, Wed, Thu:
11:00am - 5:00pm
Sun: 8:30am - 1:00pm
  
Phone: 916-442-9194 
TREE presents its...

USE YOUR OWN MUG AT COFFEE HOUR Campaign!

 

Help us to use less paper and generate less waste by bringing your own coffee mug to use on Sundays.

 

Show your coffee mug at the TREE table and receive a raffle ticket. You will be eligible to win environmentally-friendly items.

Ongoing... 

Lunch Bunch

will resume on

Thursday, September 10

at Noon in the

Conference Room

 

If you have any questions, contact the Rev. Pamela Anderson at pamela@trinitycathedral.org.   

 

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Writing

Writing Group

Meets on Thursdays at 

2:30pm in the

Conference Room

 

Anyone who would like to write in an informal setting is welcome to drop in. Writing prompts are offered, we write for 20 minutes, then share what emerges or not, as the spirit moves. For information, please contact June Gillam at jgillam@wavecable.com. 

Veterans Meeting

Meets the first Sunday of the month at 10:15am in the Assembly Area. If you are a veteran please join us!!

Centering Prayer 

Centering Prayer

 

Tuesday's, 6-7pm, 


 

Thursday's, Noon-1:00pm, Cathedral East Transept

 and

Thursday's, 5:10 - 6:00pm,

St. Paul's - 15th and J

Contact Anne Slakey at

anneslakey@gmail.com

 

Centering Prayer is a method of meditation 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. 

 

Cathedral Contacts are:

Nancy Earl: nancy.c.earl@gmail.com

Shelley Mydans: smydans@gmail.com
 
Changes Coming to Safe Ground Pilgrimage
 
All ministries are a form of life, and as such, have changes. Starting this month, Trinity Cathedral will host the Safe Ground Pilgrimage once a month on the fourth Wednesday. Thus the next time Safe Ground will return is August 26.  Kevin Donohue and Ron Waddell will be our "Chefs de Cuisine" - the Dinner Captains that oversee kitchen operations, and develop our evening's menu.

For many years our cathedral family, along with many others from the greater Sacramento community, have graciously and generously opened their hearts and their arms to the homeless community via the Safe Ground Pilgrimage Ministry. As we all face change in our personal lives, the same goes for ministries. Some of our volunteers have retired from active ministry, some have changed jobs or moved, and others have felt called by the spirit to other ministries.  This is good and it is the natural cycle of our lives, and of the life cycle of any ministry. We are deeply grateful for the work of all who have given of their hearts and their time.
 

Donna Chipps invites all to follow her on her third journey on the Camino de Santiago de Compestela in Spain.

 

In 2012 she arrived in Santiago the same day that Lynell began her journey. 

You can friend her on Facebook--- Donna Williamson Chipps 

If you have moved or changed your phone number or email address please contact the church office at 916-446-2513 to update your contact information in the church database. We don't want to lose you.

 

If you have questions about an update or want to talk with someone please contact Randie Strike at 916-446-2513 or on her cell phone 916-203-7586 or e-mail her at randie.trinity@gmail.com    Thank you.

Thursday Night at the Cathedral

 on August 13

 

Compline - 6:00pm

 

"Brown Bag dinner" after Compline

 Feel free to bring your own carry out or sack dinner

 to join with fellow parishioners between

Compline and the Voices of Faith presentation.

 Tables and beverages will be available in the Great Hall.

 

Voices of Faith - 7:00pm 

 in Room A

Voices of Faith
 
Thursdays at 7:00pm in Room A.
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 Room A 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 
This Sunday - August 16

The scheduled preacher at the

7:30, 9:00 and 11:15 services is

The Rev. Dr. George "Bud" Swank

Newcomers' Group

Meets in Room C at 10:15am

 

The group will discuss Ministry Opportunities.

 

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.

Next Week and Beyond... 

Hands in Prayer Prayer Night at the Cathedral
Wednesday, August 19 at 7pm,
in the Conference Room
 
Join us for an evening where participants have a chance to experience different approaches to prayer and ask questions.
Trinity Cathedral is looking for walkers for the Sacramento CROP Hunger Walk on
Sunday, October 11. 
The Walk will commence at the
West Steps of the State Capitol.
  
Registration 1:00 p.m. Walk 1:00 p.m. 
Admission to the Walk and Raffle is a can food donation. 

Please contact Marion Welch at (916) 923-5781 or 49steelerway@gmail.com for more information.
Walkers, recruiters and all interested;
please attend the Informational
CROP PRE-WALK RALLY
Sunday, August 23, 4-5 pm
at Trinity Cathedral in the Assembly Area

Rev. Megan Anderson will do the opening prayer.

Trinity Cathedral Walkers
will receive first place award for 2014

Shelley Mydans will receive an award
for one of the ten top walkers.

Introduction to the New Testament

 CANCELLED 

The Introduction to the New Testament class that was scheduled to begin August 23 has been cancelled.
Blessing of the Backpacks
Sunday, August 30, at the 9:00 and 11:15 services!

Anyone can bring a backpack and have it blessed to get the school year off to a great start. It doesn't even have to be full of books!

You might also bring an extra (empty) backpack for the Floyd School BackSnacks Program -- PLEASE, nothing fancy or cute -- dark, unadorned, and sturdy type backpacks work the best for Floyd School.
TRINITY SUMMER FEST!
Sunday, August 30 from 10 AM to 3 PM at Trinity Cathedral
 
Please make plans to come to SUMMER FEST 2015!  This will be a fun event for all parishioners right here at Trinity.  It is a time for socializing with your fellow Trinitarians. 
Events include:
* BBQ Hamburgers, Veggie Burgers and
   Hot Dogs
* A Dunk Tank*:  "Victims" include
   Brian Baker, Pamela Anderson,
   Jerry Paré, Diana Turner, Beau
    Carter, Kami Davis and Chris Tzimenatos
  - We will empty the tank water into the 27th Street
    shrubs when finished practicing immersion baptisms
* Solar Cooked items
* Bean bag toss
* Salads (bring some to share)
* Garden activities, including veggie spoon races and
   succulents to take home
* Pies (sign up to bring one)
* Music
* Chili cook-off
* Chalk Art
* Cake Walk (sign up to bring one)*
 
If all of this seems too like too much fun, there will be an area to relax, talk with friends, enjoy the day and mark the end of summer and the beginning of fall.  Sign up for pies, cakes and the chili cook off are in the Great Hall.  Come and have fun....did we mention, there's food!

*=Items for which tickets will be needed to play.  Tickets will be available on site.
Trinity Cathedral Speaker Series

Dewitt Jones, a national Geographic photographer, will be speaking at the Cathedral on Friday, October 2nd at 7pm.  He will share an inspirational talk entitled "Celebrate What's Right with the World."  Tickets for that event are $12 and can be purchased in the Cathedral Bookshop.  The following day on Saturday, October 3rd, Dewitt will lead a camera phone photography workshop at 10am.  The cost for this event is $20 and can be purchased in the Cathedral Bookshop.  Bring a friend and come join the fun!
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Saturday, November 7, 1-4pm

Celebrate Canon Grant Carey's 90th birthday in the Great Hall!

to help out with the event.

In the Community... 

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 19   Seraphine

(Rated G and Subtitled)

 

Set in 1913, Seraphine is based on the real life of a deeply religious charwoman burdened by grueling chores by day.  By night she experiences mystical visions that inspire her to paint richly imaginative works of art. Though her neighbors dismiss her, a German art critic takes her under his wing, and the consequences for them are both exhilarating and disturbing. Winner of seven Caesar Awards (French Oscars).

 

Follow this link for all the offerings. 

Camp Noel Porter
  

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 and 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. 

 

Click here for a printable flyer with more information.

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