The latest news from Trinity Cathedral

May 28, 2020

Choral Compline this Evening

Please join us virtually for our livestreamed Compline this Thursday evening at 8 pm, on our website ( trinitysc.org/live ) and Facebook ( facebook.com/TrinityCathedralSC ). Once aired, it will be available to watch anytime here .

Parish Announcements

Bazaar Drop-off: The Bazaar will be hosting a drop-off at the Cathedral in the main parking lot on Thursday, June 4 from 10 am - 1 pm. In order to properly follow social distancing guidelines, please reach out to Kristin Lowe (kristinlowe83@gmail.com or 843.991.6982) in advance to schedule your appointment for drop-off that day. When you arrive on Thursday to drop-off, pull into the main parking lot where people will be available to assist you; please do not exit your car. Appointments will be spaced apart to minimize contact and reduce traffic in the parking lot. Please contact Kristin Lowe with any questions.
Church Women United: The deadline for sending monetary contributions in support of the Church Women United Health Care Kits for the homeless has been extended until Friday, May 29. The need for these kits is more urgent than ever as those less fortunate are trying to stay healthy during these difficult times. To make a contribution (any amount is helpful), please send a check made out to Trinity Cathedral with DHC-CWU in the memo line. You can also read more here. Thank you for your support of this important and worthy mission.
Harvest Hope Food Collection: Please consider making a contribution of food or a monetary donation to Harvest Hope during this time. To read more about the drop-off locations and how to make a monetary donation, click here.

Diocesan Guidelines

Bishop Waldo has recently released guidelines to help congregations begin making plans to offer in-person worship services. These guidelines call for a gradual, four-phase strategy for reopening congregations. The following is an overview of the four phases outlined in the guidelines:

Phase 1: Our current phase; virtual worship and meetings
Phase 2: A short training phase with significantly limited gatherings; some reopening, with heavy limitations
Phase 3: Moderately limited gatherings
Phase 4: Unlimited gatherings with some protections

This is a very generalized overview; to read the guidelines and hopeful dates for each phase that were provided by the Bishop, click here . The Cathedral staff is now working on a plan for implementing these guidelines in a manner that is appropriate for Trinity. Once the plan for offering in-person worship at the cathedral has been approved by the bishop, details will be communicated to all parishioners.

Formation and Worship Opportunities for All

Sunday Formation - Adults, Youth and Children: click here.
Sunday Virtual Worship: Our 10 am Holy Eucharist service is streamed on Facebook (click here) and our website (click here). The archive can be found by clicking here.
Weekly Formation Opportunities: click here.
Weekly Virtual Worship: click here.
Children's Ministry Weekly Schedule: click here.
Youth Ministry Weekly Schedule: click here.

Stewardship

During the closure of the Cathedral and the suspension of in-person worship, making sure your offering makes it to Trinity is more important than ever. There are many ways to make your offering while the buildings are closed, and they are all secure and easy. Here are the options:

Text to Give: Our Text to Give program allows you to make your offering via text messaging from your phone. Text the keyword trinitysc (followed by a space) and then a dollar amount to 73256. To learn more about this secure giving option, click here.
On our website: Navigate to trinitysc.org/give/ways-to-give and click option 2 (also found here).
By mail: Checks can be mailed to Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 1100 Sumter Street, 29201. The campus is closed but regular mail service continues.