August 20, 2015

 

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Tomorrow two women, Capt. Kristen Griest and Lt. Shaye Haver, will graduate from the Army's most grueling training, Ranger School.  Andrea has helped me realize what a big deal this is.  Andrea was in the fifth class of women at West Point, graduating in 1984.  While I was there, I can't really appreciate how difficult West Point, and the Army was for Andrea and her peers.  The journey of these women at Ranger School these past four months has provided an opportunity for Andrea and other trailblazing women to reflect on their experiences.  Many, including Andrea, will be going to the graduation in Georgia. 

There have been some great articles talking about the courage and tenacity Capt. Griest and Lt. Haver.  One thing that has struck me as I have read them is the number of comments, and even articles, complaining that the women must have been given preferential treatment.  My experience in the Army was the opposite - that women had to work harder in order to be taken seriously and succeed.  They did not have the option of blending into the crowd, of being average.  Lower performing women were noticed in a way that lower performing men were not.  I was not a great cadet.  I saw myself as a Hawkeye Pierce kind of rebel.  And I had the luxury of doing that in a way my women classmates didn't. 

All the reports from people who actually were part of the Ranger School experience indicate that these two women excelled.  Their tenacity was inspirational.  Skeptics had their minds changed. And yet, some people assume these women could not have graduated unless they were coddled in some way.  This highlights for me the misogyny that still exists and must be overcome.  And not just in the Army.  I was talking to a friend of mine who was a candidate for bishop in the Episcopal church, who told me that during one of the interviews, someone told her, "But you don't look like a bishop."

I am thinking about this in the context of a heightened awareness of racial tensions in our culture.  I am aware, in a way I wasn't a few years ago, about difficulties faced by African Americans in our culture.  I see racism in a way I didn't before.  This experience of seeing the Ranger School graduation through the eyes of my wife is inviting me to see misogony in a way I hadn't before, or hadn't recently.  

I think we as a culture, and particularly as a church, are being invited to listen in new ways to people who have been marginalized, people for whom our world is not safe.  We need to tune our ears and open our hearts to the non-dominant voices around us.  We need to be willing to challenge our assumptions as to what a bishop, or an Army Ranger looks like.

Blessings,
Brian
The Very Rev. Dr. Brian Baker
Dean, Trinity Cathedral
In this edition....
My name is Isabel...
Ushers Needed...
Stephen Ministry...
Cathedral Bookshop...
Lunch Bunch & Writing Group...
Veterans Meeting...
Centering Prayer...
Outlook on Outreach...
August 20 TNAC...
This Sunday...
CROP Pre-Walk Rally...
Blessing of the Backpacks...
Summer Fest...
Tuesday Morning Group...
Speaker Series...
SAVE the date...
Harvest for Hunger...
St. Francis of Assisi Summer Film Festival...
Camp Noel Porter...
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Donation Opportunities... 

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... 

Ushers
Ushers Needed

One usher at 11:15am on the 1st Sunday
AND
Two ushers at 11:15am service on the 4th Sunday
AND
Two ushers at 11:15am service on the 5th Sunday
AND
Two ushers at 9am service on the 5th Sunday

Contact Kevin Donohue at 396-9731 / email kfdsac@att.net or Randie Strike at 203-7586 / email randie.trinity@gmail.com

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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 
 
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
with a new 10-week read-and-discuss series on Richard Rohr's Things Hidden: Scripture as Spirituality, facilitated by Dennis Hock. The book is available in the Cathedral Bookshop. Please think about joining us. Everyone is welcome!
 
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
 
Safe Ground Pilgrimage Update
By Michael Donnoe & Deacon Steve
 
CURRENT STATUS:
As you know from our last report to you we have temporarily reduced our monthly Safe Ground dinner services. We will still host two nights, the difference being that the first night (2nd Wednesday) will be a 'shelter only', meaning no meal.   Doors will open at 7pm on these nights. The second night (4th Wednesday) will continue to be a full overnight including our traditional dinner and doors will open at 5pm. This arrangement will allow us to continue to offer shelter two nights as we seek to recruit and train a Dinner Captain in order to restore full services on the 2nd Wednesdays. Fifth Wednesdays are under discussion and we will report back to you as those develop.

DETAILS:      
Last Thursday evening, the leadership of Safe Ground Sacramento convened a meeting of its board, volunteers, and staff, along with representatives of Sacramento-area host churches for the Safe Ground Pilgrimage. The purpose of the meeting was to "check in" with volunteers and recipients of Safe Ground's services, as well as to devise a plan to continue to offer meaningful "next steps" through the Safe Ground Pilgrimage. We both attended this meeting on behalf of the cathedral.
  
In December, 2009, Trinity Cathedral was the first Sacramento-area congregation to host the Safe Ground Pilgrimage. Our ministry with Safe Ground began as a way to "offer temporary shelter to the homeless population in circumstances such as extreme weather conditions, heightened safety concerns, or any perceived threat to the population." As our congregation responded, and as word spread, the ministry began to grow. Just one short year after starting this ministry, Trinity Cathedral was able to open its doors twice each month, for regularly-scheduled Safe Ground evenings of food and shelter in the Cathedral.
  
These gifts of food, shelter, and comfort are not taken lightly by the homeless community. As Michael and I bore witness to at this meeting, person after person spoke from their hearts about what this ministry means to them. One person said, "I never looked at homelessness like this, until I had to live it. I've never known life to be anything like this." Safe Ground provides more than just shelter and food - this ministry provides hope.
  
Our Gospel readings in church for the past couple weeks have been from John, where Christ spoke of being the "living bread that came down from heaven." Nourishing our homeless sisters and brothers with food, shelter, and peace is a blessing for our congregation and volunteers. Some people at the meeting spoke of their life on the streets as being marked by "degradation and desperation," but the nights they spend in Safe Ground churches are blessed with "decency and dignity." This is why we are called to this ministry. This is what the gifts of our volunteers and donors provide, and what your donations to our Outreach Ministries does for our community. Later this year, I hope to be able to directly share the stories and testimonies of our homeless sisters and brothers with our congregation. Bearing witness to their lives, and the impact of this ministry, is a blessing to us all.
  
Starting on September 9, the second Wednesdays of each month will for now be an "overnight only" Safe Ground evening for us. Until we can safely and effectively host and staff a dinner service on the second Wednesdays, we will only be serving food through Safe Ground on the fourth Wednesdays of each month. The safety, health, and well-being of our guests and our congregation are of utmost importance, and having a designated Dinner Captain team is essential to that. Providing overnight shelter is a welcome gift to the community, one that we have consistently provided each month, and will continue to do so.

We will keep our congregation and volunteers from the wider community up to speed on any new developments with the Safe Ground Pilgrimage outreach ministry. If you have not already done so, we invite and encourage you to join our Safe Ground / Outreach e-mail list, so you can stay up to date with us! To join, please send an e-mail to Michael Donnoe, at mdonnoe@gmail.com.

Thursday Night at the Cathedral

 on August 20

 

Compline - 6:00pm

 

Dinner and Classes will resume on September 10

 

Follow this link to see the classes offered.
This Sunday - August 23

The scheduled preacher at the

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

The Very Rev. Dr. Brian Baker

Newcomers' Group

Meets in Room C at 10:15am

 

The group will discuss Worship and Stewardship.

 

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 New Testament

 CANCELLED 

The Introduction to the New Testament class that was scheduled to begin today has been cancelled.
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.

Next Week and Beyond... 

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.
Tuesday Morning Group
with Susan Hotchkiss
 
Begins Tuesday, September 15,
10:00am to 11:30am
 in the Conference Room.

On August 6, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed the voting rights, making poll taxes and literacy tests as prerequisites to vote unconstitutional.  Anne Moody's Coming of Age in Mississippi chronicles her journey as a young girl and as a woman in the thick of the Civil Rights movement in the South.  Come and discuss her journey on Tuesday mornings September 15th to October 20th from 10:00am to 11:30am in the Trinity Conference Room.  The book is available for purchase in the Cathedral Bookstore.  Hope to see you on Tuesday mornings starting September 15.
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... 

River City Food Bank presents
Harvest for Hunger
Thursday, September 10,
5:30-8:30pm
 at 28th and R Streets
 
+ Live music
+ Participating food trucks:
             -Drewski's
             -North Border Taco
             -Luciano's Scoop (Gelato!)
 
+ Wine and beer from local wineries and microbreweries
+ Exciting drawing prizes and Balloon Poppers
+ Meet the Reverse Food Truck, up close and personal!
 
Party with RCFB and learn more about the wonderful work they do to fight hunger and malnutrition!
 
Check out our sponsors! There is still time to join them, so visit our website and sign up today.

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 26   Alive Inside 

(Rated G)

 

Alive Inside is a joyous cinematic exploration of the magic of music to reawaken our soul and uncover the deepest parts of our humanity. The film chronicles the mystical experiences of individuals around the country who have been revitalized and awakened by the simple act of listening to the music of their youth. A life-changing film, it received seven awards, including the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival.

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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