Leatatta Floyd Elementary is the adopted school of Trinity Cathedral, which means the school is an outreach project of the church. The school is located at 1401 McClatchy Way, Sacramento, CA 95818.  The school is a 100 percent poverty school and part of the Sacramento City School District. There are approximately 400 students attending the school. Our mission is to provide a sound education for the children so they will have more opportunities for a better life.

  

We have been serving Floyd School (previously Jedediah Smith) since 2001. Trinity Cathedral began serving the school with retired teachers who wanted to help tutor children. So they began assisting in classrooms at the school. The first year at Christmas, we gave each child a book to keep.

  

Since then we have expanded our outreach to include the Back Snack Program, Secret Pals for the staff, a Clothes Closet, giving out holiday bags at Christmas, helping families at Christmas, opening a Mother's Day Shop, helping with field trips, putting on a school play and starting a drama club, reading on Dr. Seuss Day and providing volunteers and help as needed.  

  

We began the Back Snack program about seven ago when it

	Back Snack supplies

was pointed out that some children do not have food on the weekends. School breakfast and lunch is the mainstay of their diet. So we began packing backpacks on Fridays with peanut butter, a loaf of bread, granola bars, a box of macaroni and cheese, Raman soup, fruit cups and an apple. We try to have enough food for each family member for the weekend. We are working with River City Food Bank (our Episcopal Food Bank) to get some foods at a reduced rate, especially bread and peanut butter. We receive food and monetary donations from the congregation and the community.

  

Along with the Back Snacks we offer a children's clothes closet once a month where parents can come shop for their children. The teachers have appreciated the clothes closet when an accident happens at school and there are otherwise no dry clothes available.

  

We try to encourage the teachers and staff by providing Secret Pals. The Secret Pal is a parishioner who would like to help at the school but cannot because they have work commitments.  The Secret Pal is

Secret Pal year end luncheon

encouraged to send little notes of encouragement to the staff member, remember his or her birthday and special holidays. Sometimes the Secret Pal will ask the teacher what supplies the class might need. They supply whatever they can to help the teacher.  At the end of the year the Staff and Secret Pals have party to meet each other.

  

	Giving out Holiday gift bags

At holiday time we decorate gift bags for each child in the school. The bags are then filled with a book, socks, toothbrush, toothpaste, a few toys, a pencil and candy canes. They are delivered to the students on the last day of school before winter break. Volunteers from Trinity, Santa, and his Elves distribute the bags to each child in their classrooms.

  

We will be sponsoring our Second Annual Trips for Kids Benefit Dinner and Auction on February 3, 2017. The money raised will help pay for buses, admissions for all students and science camp for sixth grades

  

Volunteer Opportunities: Each fall we are looking for helpers for: the Back Snack and Clothes Closet programs on Friday afternoons from 1:30-3:00, for Secret Pals for the staff, people who can help organize and help deliver Holiday bags and others who can help with the luncheons and coffees for the staff. We need donations of food and children's clothing and especially new underwear and socks for both boys and girls.  Monetary donations are always welcome when we need to buy some items.

  

Trinity Cathedral has always been very supportive of this project. Thank you for your on-going support.

  

Blessings and Love,

Dale Reinhard - Back Snack

Josephine Hein - Clothes Closet

Mary Hustler - Secret Pals

Mary Lynne Vellinga - Holiday Bags

Cleo Wipff- Mother's Day Shop

Canon Nancy Tennyson

 

Classes - 7:00pm 

Meets at 10:15 in Room C

To recognize the completion of the Cathedral Organ Restoration and the Canon Grant S. Carey antiphonal organ, we will have two special events in October.

Sunday, October 2 at 4:00 pm - A Festival Dedicatory Evensong with the Cathedral Choir accompanied by guest organist, Dr. Ryan Enright. The service will include music by Herbert Howells and Leo Sowerby, and the organ will be blessed by the Right Reverend Barry Beisner, our Bishop.

Friday, October 14 at 7: 30 pm - A Gala Organ

Bruce Neswick

Recital with concert organist Bruce Neswick. One of America's premiere organists, Bruce is Canon for Music at Trinity Cathedral in Portland, Oregon. He has previously been Director of Music at The Cathedral of St John-the-Divine in New York City, and St Philips Cathedral in Atlanta. His program will include music by Bach, Dupre, Sowerby, Franck, and Distler, and will conclude with an improvisation on a submitted theme. Tickets are $25 general and $18 for students and seniors (60+), and may be purchased in advance at the Cathedral Bookshop, or at the door.  We are pleased to welcome him to Trinity Cathedral!