October 2 | 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.

Auditorium

We are pleased to announce we will begin offering Sunday School during our 10 a.m. and noon services starting October 2nd. We are looking for volunteers to help with these classes.

Children from kindergarten through 5th grade are invited to join for stories, games and activities each week.

Questions? Contact Rev. Perry Pauley at perry@trinitycathedral.com.

October 2 | 1:30 p.m.

Labyrinth

We invite you and your closest furry, feathered or scaled friends for a special pet blessing and fair on October 2nd from 1:30 to 3 p.m.

A member of our clergy will perform a short blessing and each pet will receive a small charm. We will also have a few pet services vendors, a food truck, and music!

All pet owners will be responsible for their companions, so please keep them on a leash or harness, and please bring what is needed to clean up any waste that may happen.

October 4 | 6:30 p.m.

Auditorium

Beginning in October, we will start a new program of spiritual nourishment and development by offering weekly opportunities for contemplation and reflection.

Starting at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 4, we will have a short Taizé service in the Auditorium, a discussion of the practice of Centering Prayer, and an example of how we will use the labyrinth as part of this process.

Each service will be slightly different, but have the same goal of opening ourselves to see God's work in our lives through our sacred spaces, prayer and contemplative movement.

Salima 

Salima is a courageous girl who will finish 4th grade in December. The youngest of seven children, she lives with her parents in a two-room house near the school. They are a kind, hardworking people struggling with grinding poverty.

School used to be a particular challenge for Salima, but she loves it and never misses a day. She is a good helper and is proud of the clean grounds and beautiful trees. In her letter she commented that she is talented in acting. She is grateful for our sponsorship and determined to do well in the exams she will face at the end of 7th grade. Salima’s letter with its beautiful penmanship is a tribute to her hard work. You can read her letter to the Cathedral here.

Meanwhile, we are privileged to sponsor this hard-working girl who looks forward to her next three years at the Steven Tito Academy.

Salma

Salma was only four when her determined grandmother tried to get her into kindergarten. Salma was too young then, but began kindergarten the next year. She hopes to become a doctor, and especially appreciates her 7th grade teacher, Mr. Matano. She has made many good friends over the years. Her favorite thing about STA is the good food that she will miss after she graduates in December.

Salma lives with her paternal grandfather, mother and older sister. Salma has many responsibilities at home. Her sister is paralyzed and cannot even feed herself. Salma cooks, feeds her sister, and washes up afterwards. She also takes care of the laundry for herself and her sister.

To read the letter she wrote to the Cathedral this summer, click here.

Salima and Salma are the final two of the six students Trinity supports with scholarships at the K-7 Steven Tito Academy in Tanzania. Each week you will hear about two of the students we sponsor and we invite you to join us October 9 after the 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. services to write letters to all of our students.

October 2 | 9:00 a.m.

Atwood Hall

Our series of Episcopal 101 classes, which explore many of the foundational aspects of what it means to be an Episcopalian, worship in an Episcopal way, and the history of our denomination, continues on Sunday between our 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. services.

The classes will use Rowan Williams' book Being Christian as a guide. Copies of the book are available for purchase at the Cathedral for $12, or you may buy your own using this link.

At the conclusion of this series, those who wish may be confirmed, received, or reaffirmed in the Episcopal Church by the Bishop in November.

Questions? Contact Rev. Perry Pauley at perry@trinitycathedral.com.

October 8 | 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Atwood Hall

The Trinity Quilters invite anyone 10 and older to join in their healing ministry. The quilters meet the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month from July through October in Atwood Hall. Their next meeting is on October 8.

No prior quilting experience is necessary, and participants are encouraged to bring a lunch or snack.

October 30 | 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

East Parking Lot

We are now accepting applications for people who would like to decorate their vehicle and hand out candy during our Trunk or Treat event on October 30th.

We have 14 spaces available, and no registration is required if you want to only have you and your child or children take part in the event.

If you haven't heard of Trunk-or-Treating before, it's when children and families go trunk-to-trunk (instead of door-to-door) to collect their candy. This ensures a safer environment, and a shorter walk!

Starting October 2

Olney Gallery

We are once again accepting sign-ups for those who would like to host coffee hour on Sundays.

There will be a sign-up sheet on an easel in the Olney Gallery, and spaces are available on. a first-come, first-serve basis.

Those interested are asked to bring a snack of their choice to share after either the 8 a.m. or 10 a.m. service.

Questions? Contact Clarissa Ortiz at clarissa@trinitycathedral.com.

Do you love the Sundays when flowers adorn the Cathedral? We do too, and are now offering a way to feature them more often.

Those wishing to contribute toward flowers may do so by donating for a bouquet in the narthex or at the altar, and can be in celebration, honor, recognition, thanks or memory of a major life event or loved one, or similar purpose.

If you are interested, contact Clarissa Ortiz at clarissa@trinitycathedral.com.

Paula Cullison and Gina Santi take you on a photographic adventure through Latin America, celebrating the cultures of that region of the world. They call this show, “Oh, The Places You’ll Go!” 

Cullison is an international travel writer and photographer. Cullison states, “I hope to inspire others to travel and study to heighten cultural awareness and world peace.” This exhibit includes photographs of Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Peru, and Cuba. 

Santi is an anthropologist photographer. In her exhibit, Maya De Yucatán, you will experience the Mayan culture. Santi shares her passion for world cultures, capturing the diversity and beauty in humanity’s cultural expressions and environments. 

ALSO

At October's First Friday reception we will have Mariachi Sones del Desierto, a Desert Sounds youth program, performing from 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. in the courtyard

October 9 | 4:00 pm

The first concert of our 2022-23 music season features Trinity’s resident ensemble: Urban Nocturnes.

They will perform music for string quartet and flute, including the rhapsodic fantasy A Night Piece by late-Romantic American composer Arthur Foote, and the "Weihnacht" Quintet by Dutch-Austrian composer Jan Brandts-Buys, a work that depicts and explores a Biblical quotation from the Christmas story within each of its four movements.

Also on the program is the String Quartet in D Minor by legendary Italian violin virtuoso,

Niccolò Paganini. For this concert, the Urban Nocturnes ensemble will be joined by violinist Trista Wong.

Tickets are $25, or $10 for students with a valid student ID at the door. Tickets may be purchased online here or at the door.

Members of the ensemble will also be performing during the 10 a.m. service this Sunday, showcasing a preview of their concert.

As part of our ongoing support for the food pantry at Garfield Elementary School, each week this space will highlight some of the most in-demand items as reported by our volunteers.

Right now the pantry is most in need of:

• Applesauce (Packs of 6 cups)
• Mixed vegetables (14.5 oz. cans)
• Oatmeal (18 to 24 oz. cylinders)
• Cooking oil (24 to 30 oz. bottles)
• Peaches (14.5 oz. cans)

We ask for safety and weight reasons no food that comes in glass containers be donated. Please remember our food bags must be carried and cared for by elementary students!

Thank you to everyone who has helped to support and grow this ministry, and we hope by focusing on a few different items each week we can continue to offer balanced, healthy and nutritional meals to those in need.

October 7 | 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Atwood Hall

We are hosting our next Red Cross Blood Drive on October 7. If you gave a traditional donation at our last blood drive, you are eligible to give again at this one!

We have 18 spots available and would love to fill them all to help provide a critically-needed and life-saving resource to those requiring acute care.

October 16 | Starting at 8:30 a.m.

NW corner of 3rd Street & Indian School

Join Trinity and other friends across the Diocese the morning of Sunday, October 16, at the Phoenix Pride Parade. A small group will be marching, while most from Trinity will be at the end of the parade route with a loving presence across the street from an anti-LGBTQ group, as we have in the past.

We will gather at 8:30 a.m. at the northwest corner of 3rd Street and Indian School, but feel free to join up until the parade ends around noon. Come and go as you are able.

For more information, contact Matt Jewett at 602-930-8766 or mjewett76@gmail.com.