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This Week @ Trinity
November 29
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2018
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Sunday, December 2, Advent 1
Services: 8:00 a.m. Early Eucharist
9:00 a.m. Mostly Jazz Mass
11:15 a.m. Choral Eucharist
5:00 p.m Solemn Sung Eucharist
The Rev. 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,
"
Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming" and "
The Faith We Sing."
At the 11:15 a.m. Choral Eucharist, the Trinity Choir will sing music by Paul Manz and J.S. Bach.
Chapel Chat - during the 9 a.m. service
All children PreK - Grade 4 are invited to meet Children, Youth and Family Minister Kate McFadden in the Chapel for a children's gospel activity during the readings and sermon reflection.
Bible Study: A Study for Advent - The Light Will Shine -
10:10 a.m.
The third AND fourth sessions of a five-part Advent Kerygma study series will be presented at the December 2 meeting. The combined sessions this Sunday will allow members to attend the December 9 congregational meeting (see below). The final session of the Advent study series will take place on January 6, 2019. Learn more
HERE.
All are welcome to attend one or more sessions to explore fresh perspectives on your journey through Advent to Christmas and beyond.
Forum: Angel Tree Ministry & The Boar's Head Festival -
10:10 a.m.
Allison Hauserman of the Trinity's Angel Tree project will discuss the
Angel Tree® Prison Fellowship, a national program connecting children to their incarcerated parents at Christmas time.
Committee Chair Cindy Wyszynski will talk about a Cleveland Christmas tradition -- The Boar's Head and Yule Log Festival -- now in its 56th year.
Episcopal Peace Fellowship Meeting (EPF) - 12:30 p.m.
Episcopal Peace Fellowship will meet after the 11:15 a.m. Choral Eucharist. Bring a lunch and join us on Sunday. If you know of someone you feel would be interested in Trinity's Episcopal Peace Fellowship group, invite them to come as well! Contact Bruce Freeman at
[email protected] or Debbie Hunter
[email protected] f
or more information.
Cathedral Tour - 12:45 p.m.
Trinity Cathedral was named one of Ohio's most beautiful churches in 2016. Learn why in a 30-minute tour that highlights Trinity's architecture, art and history. Free, no reservations needed.
Solemn Sung Eucharist - 5 p.m.
This formal service includes incense, bells, plainsong and the ceremonies of an Anglican high church service. The Right Reverend Arthur B. Williams, Jr. will be the celebrant and the Rev. David Bargetzi will preach. The Trinity Schola will perform music by Hans Leo Hassler and Paul Manz.
Angel Tree Gift Tag Distribution Continues
The Angel Tree Prison Fellowship Ministry program connects parents in prison with their children through Christmas gifts, given and delivered on the parents' behalf by community volunteers. Angel Tree estimates that 1.7 million children in the United States have a parent in prison. Trinity has the names of 94 Cleveland-area children who need Christmas gifts this year.
Trinity's Prison Fellowship Angel Tree with gift tags will be in the
Promenade this Sunday. Choose a gift tag and return the gift to Trinity (wrapped or unwrapped) by Sunday, December 16. Contact Allison Hauserman [email protected] or Ginger Bitikofer at 216-774-0407.
Mitten Tree for Marion-Sterling School Children
Help keep the children of nearby Marion-Sterling School warm and well-dressed this winter! Bring new mittens, gloves, hats, scarves, and socks to hang on Trinity's Mitten Tree in the Promenade. The Mitten Tree will stay up through the end of December.
United Thank Offering (UTO) Collection
A reminder that if you forgot to bring your UTO offering last week, they can be submitted during offering collection this Sunday. For more information, contact Ginger Bitikofer at
[email protected]
or 216-774-0407.
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Dean Search Committee Update
As we enter Advent, the season of waiting and preparing for the birth of Jesus, we also expectantly await and prepare for our new Dean, BJ Owens. He and his family are also waiting and preparing to be in Cleveland.
Our new Dean will join us later in Advent and will preach at the Christmas Eve services. What a Christmas present his presence will be!
David Cratty, Chair
Dean Search Committee
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Dear Trinity kindred,
Your Vestry has been working diligently on the many items that need to be completed before our new Dean arrives. One critical task has been to prepare and approve a 2019 budget that stewards the Cathedral's financial resources. That budget was approved on Tuesday, November 27.
We will present the approved 2019 budget to the congregation on Sunday, December 9 at 10 a.m. in Cathedral Hall. This is an important meeting since this budget is different from the 2018 and previous years' budgets. Please plan to attend the December 9 congregational meeting to learn how Trinity's financial resources will be used going forward.
We are in a season of preparation, anticipation, and joy. Going forward, we intend to use the abundance of ALL our gifts -- time, talent and treasure -- to manifest the Christmas message each day. Christ the Lord is born among us -- let us rejoice and be glad!
In faith,
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Amy Ryder Wentz
Senior Warden
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Tony Wesley
Junior Warden |
Tim Espy
Treasurer
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This Sunday, long-time Trinity member Ute Vilfroy will give a special Ministry Moment on "Answering God's Call" at all three services. Those who have made a 2019 "Answering God's Call" stewardship pledge as of November 30 will be recognized in a special December 2
worship
bulletin insert.
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Upcoming Meetings and Programs
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Hope in Troubled Times -- A Special Advent Reflection
Thursdays, November 29 through December 20, 5 p.m.
Join us for an Advent time of reflection and evening prayer on four Thursday evenings, November 29 through December 20,
at 5 p.m.
This brief time together will be used to lift ourselves up and ask for God's comfort, grace and direction. We will share scripture, readings and reflections, followed by evening prayer.
Let us begin our Advent journey together as a community of hope and joy. Contact Debbie Likins-Fowler 440-748-9340 or [email protected] or Linda Lee 216-227-1481 or [email protected]
for questions.
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Tuesday, December 4, 6:30 p.m.
At our final Sacred Space meeting for 2018, we will reflect on the events of 2018 -- both personal and public. For many of us, it's been an eventful year. Feel free to bring something to share -- an image, object, reading or poem
that symbolizes 2018 for you. Bring a journal or notebook as well. Contact Charlotte Nichols at [email protected] for questions.
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Music & Art at Trinity
BrownBag Concert
Wednesday, December 5, Noon
A Ceremony of Carols
A Trinity holiday tradition! Join Music Director Todd Wilson as he directs harpist Jody Guinn and the sopranos and altos of the Trinity Cathedral Choir in Benjamin Britten's
A Ceremony of Carols.
Bring a lunch or purchase one for $7.
The December 5 POP-UP! Exhibit
will display the plein air paintings of
John Davis, Artist-in-Residence for Music and Art at Trinity
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Choral Evensong and First Wednesday Evening Program
Wednesday, December 5, 6 p.m.
The December 5 Choral Evensong will commemorate
Christian theologian,
Clement of Alexandria
. The Rev. Sarah Shofstall
is the homilist.
The men of the Cathedral Choir will sing music by Bairstow and Gilliam.
A community soup and salad supper will follow ($6 suggested donation).
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At 7:30 p.m., after Evensong and the community supper, join us for a
viewing and discussion of
Colored Frames: A Visual Art Documentary. Colored Frames is Lerone D. Wilson's fearless exploration of the influences, inspirations and experiences of African American artists. Trinity member Charlotte Nichols will facilitate the discussion. Contact Charlotte Nichols at
[email protected]
for more information.
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Becoming Beloved Community Brown Bag Lunch
Sunday, December 9, 12:30 p.m.
Trinity's Becoming Beloved Community Ministry invites our Trinity sisters and brothers in Christ on Sunday, December 9 following the 11:15 a.m. service. We will
have an interactive and soul-searching discussion on the second part of our Advent Journey -- Proclaiming the Dream of Beloved Community.
Bring your own lunch or purchase one either at Subway or Ah-Roma. If you order lunch, we suggest that you do so prior to the 11:15 am service so that it will be ready for pick up after church. Please feel free to contact Kimberly Adams at
[email protected]
for questions.
Our loyalties must transcend our race, our tribe, our class, and our nation.
-- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Faith Journey Book Group
Tuesdays, December 11 and January 8, 6 p.m.
Shirley MacLaine's
The Camino: A Journey of the Spirit
will be discussed at the December 11 meeting. T
he Camino
is a riveting culmination of Shirley MacLaine's extraordinary -- and ultimately rewarding -- road through life.
Wimberley Watts' Gathering Pecans will be discussed at the January 8 meeting. "Gathering Pecans is an endearing story with a timely message that will leave you pondering long after you've turned the last page." -- Amazon.
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December 16 is Acting Dean Gaston's Last Sunday at Trinity
Acting Dean Gaston's last Sunday at Trinity will be December 16. Join Trinity kindred in celebration of his ministry. There will be festive coffee hours after each service to say, "Thank You!" to Paul. And it is so long, not good-bye!
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Youth Gift Wrapping Fundraiser
Sunday,
December 16,
8 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Bring your holiday gifts to Trinity Cathedral
on Sunday, December 16 and our Youth Group will wrap them up! All funds raised will go to scholarships, lodging, food and travel for Mission Trip 2019 to Franklin, PA.
Drop your gifts off at the Hospitality Desk between 8 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. Wrapped gift pick-up will conclude at 12:45 p.m.
Visit
Trinity's website for for guidelines and more information. Contact Kate McFadden at
[email protected] for questions.
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Jesus And Me (JAM)
Sunday,
December 16, 10
a.m. - 11 a.m.
Jesus And Me (JAM) is a free-form, collaborative music ministry experience for all. The program creates space for novices and musicians alike to encounter God through music. Bring your own instrument to demonstrate and share!
JAM is open to infants, toddlers, and children through fifth grade. Parents are highly encouraged to participate. Contact Kate McFadden at [email protected] or visit Trinity's website for details.
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The Boar's Head and Yule Log Festival
Saturday, December 29, 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. performances
Immerse yourself in the multi-sensory experience that is The Boar's Head and Yule Log Festival -- now in its 56th year! This one-hour, Elizabethan-inspired Christmas pageant celebrates the birth of Christ and his light entering the darkened world. Enjoy the music, vibrant colors, scents and pageantry presented as a gift to the Greater Cleveland community by more than 120 volunteers. This is a free non-ticketed event. A freewill offering will be taken. For more information, visit the website, contact [email protected]
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Your Christmas Offering Will Benefit Our Hunger Ministries
Your Christmas offering will be used for Trinity Cathedral's three hunger ministry programs. Every Sunday,
A Place at the Table
provides hot meals to hungry Clevelanders.
Food for Families
distributes fresh produce and staples to Marion-Sterling School students
and their
families
monthly.
Trinity's Urban Farm harvests more than 2,000 pounds of food each year. Together, these programs will provide food for more than 35,000 meals to Clevelanders in need
over the next year
. Your generous gift will not just buy food, seeds and supplies, it will share your blessings with those Clevelanders who are most vulnerable.
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Christmas Flower Remembrances
Deadline: December 18
A gift to Trinity's Christmas Flower Fund is a special way to remember or honor a loved one at Christmastime with flowers on the altar. You can put your check in the offering plate or send it to the church office. Please include the name of the person you wish to remember or honor in the check memo.
On-line donations gratefully accepted. Contact Doreen Hughes - 216-774-0415 or [email protected] for more information or to order by phone. The deadline for Christmas
Remembrances is December 18.
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Altar Guild / Sacristans
Volunteers are needed to serve as sacristans to assist in the preparation of the of the altar and worship areas for all Sunday services. Training is provided. If interested Contact Ginger at [email protected] or 216-774-0407.
Angel Tree Project
Trinity will again participate in the Angel Tree program this year to provide Christmas gifts for Cleveland children who have a parent in prison. Volunteers are needed to help wrap gifts on Sunday, December 16.
During the week of December 16 - 22, drivers will be needed to deliver
gifts to the homes of the children on behalf of their incarcerated parent.
If you can assist, contact Allison Hauserman at
[email protected]
or Ginger Bitikofer at 216-774-0407.
Wednesday Evening Community Supper
Wednesday night community suppers have resumed 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. Contact Ginger Bitikofer at
[email protected] or
216-774-0407 if you can help.
Chapter Room Librarian
Willing hands are needed to organize and maintain Trinity's Chapter Room Library. If you'd like to help,
contact Ginger Bitikofer
at
Mitten Tree
A few volunteers are needed for this project to help with collecting and sorting donations. Contact Ginger Bitikofer at [email protected] or
216-774-0407 to lend a hand.
Ushers
Ushers are needed to welcome members and visitors on the 4th Sunday, during the 9 a.m. Mostly Jazz Mass. Contact Ginger Bitikofer at 216-774-0407 or
[email protected] to learn more.
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GCC Delegate Assembly
Thursday, November 29, 7 p.m
Greater Cleveland Congregations will hold a Delegate Assembly on Thursday, November 29 at 7 p.m. at Olivet Institutional Baptist Church (8712 Quincy Ave, Cleveland 44106). Contact [email protected] for more information.
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Your Holiday Shopping Can Help "GREEN"
Trinity Cathedral!
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Amazon will donate to Trinity Cathedral! Use the link below to register and for details.
Register now so that your Amazon.com purchases can begin to earn donations to Trinity Cathedral year-round!
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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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Trinity Cathedral
The Cathedral of the Episcopal Diocese of Ohio
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