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This Week @ Trinity
September 27
,
2018
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| "Godspeed!" to long-time Trinity choristers Ernie and Sue Hanson -- pictured top-right and center-left, respectively -- on their retirement from the Choir. Remarkably, Ernie has been singing at Trinity for more than 50 years! |
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Prospect Avenue is being resurfaced from East 22 to East 36 Streets. Two-way traffic and access to the Trinity parking lot will be maintained throughout the work.
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Sunday, September 30, The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Services: 8:00 a.m. Early Eucharist
9:00 a.m. Mostly Jazz Mass
11:15 a.m. Choral Eucharist
The Rev. Dr. Paul Gaston will preach at all services. Jennifer Cochran and The Gateway Band will play at the 9 a.m. Mostly Jazz Mass. Music will include Delores Dufner''s "Sing a New Church" and Andre Crouch's "My Tribute (To God Be The Glory)." During the 11:15 a.m. Choral Eucharist, sopranos Kristine Caswelch and Emily Butler with sing Purcell's "Sound the Trumpet."
Answering God's Call
This Sunday is the 2019 stewardship campaign kick off! Stewardship committee member Bill Fuller will give a reflective Ministry Moment at each service on this year's theme, "Answering God's Call."
Bible Study: The Beatitudes of Jesus in Scripture and in Life
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10:10 a.m.
This Sunday, the five-part study of the Beatitudes continues with the third class, "Blessed Are the Pure in Heart." Charlotte Nichols will lead. Please feel free to join the study, even if you haven't attended the previous sessions.
The Forum: The Practice of Peacemaking
(Disagreeing without Being Disagreeable) - 10:10 a.m.
Engaging in civil dialogue in these uncivil times will be the topic at the September 30 Forum. The Rev. Sarah Shofstall will lead the conversation.
Becoming Beloved Community Brown Bag Lunch - 12:30 p.m.
Trinity's Becoming Beloved Community group invites all to a brown bag lunch on Sunday, September 30, following the 11:15 a.m. Choral Eucharist. The group will view the video "Angels of Change." The video tells the story of the Birmingham, Alabama 16th Street Baptist Church bombing where four young girls were killed on September 15, 1963. Following the video, there will be a time of reflection around race, faith and the path toward healing.
Bring your own lunch or purchase one at Subway or Café Ah-Roma. (If you purchase your lunch, we suggest that you order it prior to the 11:15 service to pick up after church.) Contact Debbie Likins-Fowler for information at
dlikinsfowler@gmail.com
LGBT Outreach Team Meeting - 12:30 p.m.
Trinity's LGBT Outreach Team will meet after the 11:15 a.m. service.
We will be discussing our Pride 2019 participation as well two State House bills now under consideration.
Contact Todd Ruth at
truthonthelake@gmail.com
for details.
Are You Registered to Vote?
The October 9 voting registration deadline is quickly approaching. Stop by the voter registration table in the Promenade on Sunday for voter registration materials and information on the November 9 General Election. You can also visit the Secretary of State's website to register or update your registration information.
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Dean Search Committee Update
The Search Committee and Bishop Hollingsworth continue to work through their discernment with the final candidates, as candidates themselves are discerning their own respective callings. While the light at the end of this tunnel is shining bright, we are not quite there yet. Please continue to keep the Bishop, Committee and the candidates in your prayers.
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Liturgical Practices Meeting Follow-up
If you are a regular at the 9 a.m. Mostly Jazz Sunday service, you probably have noticed that there are some changes concerning the role of children and youth at that service. They are now serving as ushers, they surround the altar during the prayer of consecration, and they provide a lively accompaniment to the final hymn with rhythm instruments. They are also the first to receive communion. In the near future, children and youth will assist in reading the lessons and will help with setting the altar.
In her September 23 sermon, the Rev. Shofstall gave the liturgical background for these changes. You can listen to her sermon HERE. An informational meeting was held during the 10 a.m. September 23 Education Hour to clarify and receive input about these and other practices. If you missed the meeting and have ideas for additional ways in which we might involve our younger members in the liturgy, please share them with Dean Gaston, the Rev. Shofstall or Ginger Bitikofer.
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Upcoming Meetings and Programs
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Sacred Space
Tuesday, October 2, 6:30 p.m.
"Love in a Time of Hate" will be the theme of our October Sacred Space meeting. As each day's headlines scream hate and intolerance, how do we stay grounded in love? Bring a journal or notebook and we will share practices that we have found helpful. For further information, contact Charlotte Nichols at
cdn216@gmail.com
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Music & Art at Trinity
BrownBag Concert
Wednesday, October 3, Noon
Amethyst String Quartet Celebrates Autumn!
Mary Beth Ions leads the quartet in a nostalgic look
at the approaching autumn season.
Bring a lunch or purchase one for $7.
The October 3 POP-UP! exhibit at the BrownBag concert will be a display of thematic autumnal art by Brenda Tucker, John Davis, Demetrious Rezos, Catherine Bartzis and Sam Hubish.
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Evensong and First Wednesday Programs
October 3, 6 p.m.
Trinity's Wednesday evening fall programming kicks-off on October 3
with a Choral Evensong service commemorating Anglican theologian George Kennedy Allen Bell. The Rev. Dr. Paul Gaston is the homilist and Todd Wilson will lead the Trinity Cathedral Chamber Singers in Gibbons "Short Service." A community soup and salad supper will follow ($6 suggested donation).
At 7:00 p.m., Bob Stice, LPCC, Clinical Director and CEO of Outcomes Inc., will lead "Resilience, Transition and Blue Corn Tamales." This workshop will offer a fun and tasty perspective of adaptive resilience in times of transition. This program is based on the ancient story of the Hopi Tribe, whose connection with blue corn defined survival through hardships. Learn more at
trinitycleveland.org
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Flentrop Choir Organ on the Move
Next Wednesday, October 3, the crew from Patrick J. Murphy & Associates, Inc. will disassemble the small Flentrop organ in the chancel. Nicknamed "Irma" by members of Trinity's choir, the organ will be moved to its new home in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Fort Wayne, IN. The Flentrop was sold to make way for Trinity's Aeolian-Skinner organ now in storage and awaiting restoration. More information about Trinity's organ project can be found at
"From Mothballs to Music" Organ Restoration Project.
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Blessing of the Animals
Sunday, October 7, 9 a.m.
All pets, big or small, are invited to the Trinity's annual "Blessing of the Animals" service at 9 a.m. in celebration of our furry (and non-furry) friends! Trinity's service is inspired by the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi,
who is widely known and beloved as the patron saint of animals. Children of families who don't have a pet can to bring a favorite stuffed animal to be blessed.
Stop by the St. Francis Day Fair during the 10 a.m. Education Hour. Jungle Terry will be there with his many furry and scaly friends. Also on hand will be representatives from the Fieldstone Farm Theraputic Riding Center, the Cleveland Natural History Museum and more. More information will be given next week.
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Faith Journey Book Group
Tuesdays, October 9 and November 11, 6 p.m.
Rachel Held Evans'
Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church will be discussed at the October 9 meeting.
Searching for Sunday is a passionate look to the past with an optimistic eye to the future of what it means to be a part of the Church.
Shirley MacLaine's The Camino: A Journey of the Spirit will be discussed at the November 11 meeting. The Camino is a riveting culmination of Shirley MacLaine's extraordinary -- and ultimately rewarding -- road through life.
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Fall Choral Concert: "The Three B's: Boulanger, Bairstow and Bernstein"
Friday, October 12, 7:30 p.m.
Freewill Offering
Join us on October 12 for Music & Art at Trinity's Fall Choral Concert is "The Three B's: Boulanger, Bairstow and Bernstein." The program is an exciting and varied program of European gems and an American masterpiece. Todd Wilson conducts the Trinity Cathedral choir, soloists and instruments in the following:
Nadia Boulanger: Three pieces for cello and piano
Lili Boulanger:
Pie Jesu
Edward Bairstow: Variations for violin and piano (U.S. premiere) and Leonard Bernstein:
Chichester Psalms in honor of Bernstein's 100th birthday.
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All Saints Sunday Baptisms
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Friday, November 16 (Evening) - Saturday, November 17 (All Day)
Learn more about the Episcopal Church at the November "Inquirer's
Retreat." Led by the Rev. Sarah Shofstall, this retreat is for those who are new to the Episcopal Church and want to learn more. It will prepare those who seek to be received or confirmed by the Bishop. This retreat is also for long-time members who want a refresher on what it means to be a Christian and what it means to be an Episcopalian.
The Inquirer's Retreat will be held at Bellwether Farm, the
Diocese of Ohio's
camp, retreat and education center
(4655 State Rt. 60 / Wakeman, OH), the evening of Friday, November 16, and all day Saturday, November 17.
The cost of meals and overnight accommodations is $80. Scholarships are available. Contact Sarah Shofstall at sshofstall@trinitycleveland.org to register or for more information.
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Dean's
Forum
Is Now Just
the
"
Forum
"
"Dean's
Forum" we now refer to simply as
the "
Forum." There are two reasons for this.
The
Forum
is now being offered September through July and takes place whether
the
dean can be present or not. Secondly,
the
program format has shifted over
the
last year from being guest interviews by
the
dean to mostly presentations by both members and guests with an emphasis on group discussion.
The
Forum's new format -- interactive presentations often with PowerPoint slides or hand-outs with discussion -- has made podcasting challenging and less effective. For this reason, there were several
Forums last spring that did not have podcasts posted. They just didn't work outside
the live presentation. Podcasts are being made and posted for those
Forums that lend themselves to this medium and have broad (see the David Lucas Forum item below). Weekly sermon and Evensong podcasts, however, will continue to be offered online as regularly as before.
For questions or more information about
the
podcast program at Trinity Cathedral, please contact Holly Tomasch, Director of Development & Communications at
htomasch@trinitycleveland.org
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David Lucas, Ohio's Poet Laureate and a fervent Clevelander, spoke at the September 16 Forum. A podcast of his remarkable presentation including the reading of his poem, "River on Fire," can be accessed
HERE.
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New Hospitality Ministry Opportunity
Be part of Trinity's hospitality and "welcoming all" ministry! We are seeking volunteers to serve on the H
ospitality Desk team in the Commons' Piazza on Sunday mornings. Learn more about this ministry, its service, and training at the October 14 informational meetings to be held at 9 a.m. and 10:10 a.m.
Learn more here or contact Corinne Wallner, Facility & Events Manager, at
cwallner@trinitycleveland.org or 216-774-0409.
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Urban Farm Gardeners:
Volunteers are needed at Trinity's Urban Farm to help with harvesting, composting, mowing, planting, trimming or weeding. Work crews meet every Saturday, 9 a.m. - Noon, at the Farm (East 35 Street and Central Avenue). You need not stay the entire time.
Community Supper Help: Wednesday night community suppers will resume October 3 and volunteers are needed! We are currently looking for help to set the tables before the meal (around 5 p.m.) and to clear the dishes after the meal (at 7:30 p.m.). Volunteers need not serve every week but can help when they are available. If you can help, please contact Ginger Bitikofer at 216-774-0407 or
gbitikofer@trinitycleveland.org
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Fall Youth Event at Bellwether Farm
October 5 - 7
Diocesan Youth Event (DYE) will be held at Bellwether Farm on October 5 -7. DYE is open to youth in Grades 6-12. An adult chaperone must accompany youth for the weekend. Please have one adult for every 10 youth. All adult leaders must have completed Safeguarding God's Children training.
Cost is $75 per person
(fee helps cover meals and supplies for the weekend)
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Sustainable Saturdays at Bellwether Farm
Saturdays, September 29 and October 20
Through a gift from the Advisory Council for the Stewardship of Creation, Bellwether Farm is offering resources to individuals and parishes in the Diocese of Ohio for composting and water stewardship. The Watershed Stewardship and Rain Barrel Workshop will be held on September 29. The Composting Workshop will be held on October 20. Workshops are $10 and include and farm-to-table snacks. Space is limited. Visit bellwetherfarm.com to register or contact Jessica Miller, Land Stewardship and Program Manager, at jmiller@bellwetherfarm.com or 216.217.3447
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The mission of Trinity Cathedral is to proclaim in word and action
God's justice, love and mercy for all creation.
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