The latest news from Trinity Cathedral

April 2, 2020

Virtual Worship and Holy Week

We appreciate everyone who has been tuning in for our virtual worship offerings. We are grateful for the opportunity to continue to worship together online during this time.

So far, the plan for Holy Week is as follows and can also be found on our site at: trinitysc.org/holyweek . This schedule includes services from this coming Sunday (Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday) through Holy Saturday. We'll be sending out Holy Week-specific emails alerting you of worship opportunities to keep you informed as well.

Sunday, April 5 : Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday - Holy Eucharist at 10 am*

Monday, April 6 and Tuesday, April 7: Evening Prayer at 6 pm

Wednesday, April 8 : Tenebrae at 6 pm

Thursday, April 9 : Maundy Thursday service at 6 pm*

Friday, April 10 : Good Friday - Proper of the Day at 6 pm*

Saturday, April 11 : Holy Saturday - Proper of the Day at 7 am

Services marked with an asterisk (*) will be livestreamed on our Facebook page and the live page on our website . Pre-recorded services (no asterisk) will be released at the time indicated, on Facebook and our website. Once shared, all services will be saved to our site for viewing anytime here .

Parish Announcements

Easter Lilies: Each Easter, the Cathedral altar is adorned with lilies given by donors who wish to honor or remember their family members or friends. This year, due to COVID-19, the altar will still be adorned with these lilies, but the additional lilies that normally grace the sanctuary will not be needed. Since giving these honoraria and memorial lilies is a long-standing tradition, we will continue this program this year, with a twist. We ask you to send in your memorials or honoraria, in whatever amount you wish, and allow us to use these funds for our outreach ministry, especially for Homeless No More, which is in dire need of assistance during this crisis. To submit your honoraria or memorials, you may use the form on the Trinity website (trinitysc.org/easterlily) or send your check to Trinity (1100 Sumter Street, 29201; on the Memo line please write Easter lilies). After Easter, the list of honoraria and memorials will be published on the Trinity website, and a link will be sent to the Tidings and Trinity bulletins.Thank you for your support and assistance!

Children's and Youth Ministries

For the regular weekday and Sunday virtual schedule for the Children's Ministry, click here . For the regular weekday and Sunday virtual schedule for the Youth Ministry, click here .

Holy Week in the Children's and Youth Ministries:

As we journey closer to Holy Week and Easter morning, there are several opportunities for you and your family to consider adding to your worship experience this year. Please see the dedicated page on our site, trinitysc.org/childrensworship , for more detail and further instructions; all resources are linked there as well:

Before You Begin: Create a Holy Space in your home (click here)
Palm Sunday (April 5):
Livestream Worship Service at 10 am
Create your own palm processional (info found here and resources here)
After the service, color the Alleluias here and bury them in your yard.
Maundy Thursday (April 9):
Livestream Worship Service at 6 pm
Make an Agape meal at home (click here)
Prepare your home with the Stations of the Cross (info and resources here).
Make your own cross from things found in your yard to be used for the Good Friday service (click here)
Good Friday (April 10):
Livestream Worship Service at 6 pm
After the service, a Stations of the Cross video (will be posted to our page) and bulletin (click here) can be used as you visit each station in your home.
Holy Saturday (April 11):
The service on this day will be available at 7 am and can be viewed anytime thereafter.
Begin preparing for Easter morning. Are your Easter clothes ready? Get flowers from your yard and ready them for the cross you have already made. Dye Easter eggs and begin to prepare the ingredients for your Easter Sunday meal.
Easter Sunday (April 12):
Celebrate Easter with your family! Dress in your Easter clothes and bonnets, search for eggs, join with family virtually to celebrate the Resurrection, find the Alleluias and shout them out loud! Take an Easter Scavenger hunt (click here).

Please send us videos and pictures of your worship this week with your family! You can submit them here ( trinitysc.org/pictures ) or send them directly to Bibs Babson ( bbabson@trinitysc.org ) or Addie Tapp ( youth@trinitysc.org ).

Pastoral Care

This week, an email ( click here to read a copy ) was sent to bid our Canon for Pastoral Care, Canon Tina Lockett, farewell and Godspeed as she starts her new chapter in Lillian, AL. If you would like to send Canon Lockett a note via email, please click here.

During this time, if you have a concern that you would like to share with the clergy, please submit it here . This is a confidential form that only the clergy can access. You may also submit Prayer Requests at that link as well.

Stewardship

Throughout the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, Trinity will continue to be a community that supports people in their efforts to cultivate relationships with God and one another. One very important way you participate in the mission and ministries of the Cathedral during this challenging time is to continue supporting Trinity financially. Our new option, Text to Give , was rolled out just a couple weeks ago and is making giving to Trinity easier than ever. Online giving through our website is always available, too, if you would like to make an offering that way. In addition, you can send a check to our offices at 1100 Sumter Street, 29201.

Your faithfulness and generosity are always greatly appreciated, but that is especially the case during this time of exceptional need. If at any time you need assistance with making your offering or if you have other questions, please contact Ryan Headley ( rheadley@trinitysc.org or 803.461.7302). Thank you for your support for Trinity, now and always.

Embracing New Technology: Educational Opportunities

The move to online worship and meeting virtually - rather than in person - made it necessary for us to use new tools. On the How To page on our website, we have many resources on how to navigate these tools. Click here to learn more about to use Zoom, Facebook, or other technology we have employed during this time.

There has been some discussion in the past few days about which settings should be used in order to restrict uninvited individuals from potentially joining Zoom conferences. Click here for a resource that discusses which settings you should employ when setting up a Zoom conference to make it as safe as possible.

If you need help, please let us know! Contact Jessica Umbach at jumbach@trinitysc.org for further assistance, if needed.

Stories from our Parish

WA Perry:

We are very proud to share that Trinity's WA Perry After School Program volunteers are able to continue their ministry and dedication to the kids they regularly serve, even during this challenging time. Through social distancing, donations were collected and then taken to the school. (See pictures included here). The school will then make sure that kids who rely on this service will be able to have their needs met even while they aren't meeting in person with our volunteers after-school like they usually would. Thank you to the volunteers in this ministry for your hard work in making sure that the children are taken care of during this time.

Holy Week:

With Holy Week happening virtually this year, we know that it will be hard not to be together at the Cathedral. We are hoping to put together a video of pictures from previous years of you and your family worshiping at Trinity during Holy Week. For example, if you have pictures taken on the lawn on Palm Sunday, or in front of the flower cross, or anywhere else at Trinity during Holy Week in years past, please share them with us! You can click here to submit a picture or email them to jumbach@trinitysc.org .

We have loved receiving your pictures of what worship has looked like for you at home during this time. Please keep those coming as well!

Resources for Adults

Holy Week is just a few days away, so in addition to our usual resource list, we will also be providing resources that can help you with your worship at home.

WORSHIP AT HOME :