Trinity Cathedral News | March 24th, 2023

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Announcements

March 24th, 2023

Upcoming Events

March 24: Stations of the Cross

March 26: Lectio Divina Meeting

March 26: Dueling Divas Concert

March 30: Dean's Lenten Book Club

March 31: Stations of the Cross

March 31: Trinity Volunteers at Feed My Starving Children

April 2: Chapel Rock Camp Fundraising

April 2: Palm Sunday

April 7: First Friday Exhibition

April 9: Easter Sunday

Weekly Schedule of Services

SUNDAY SERVICES

Worship with Eucharist

8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.

10:00 a.m. - Live Stream Worship Service

YouTube Channel | trinitycathedral.com

12:00 p.m. - Misa en Español

WEDNESDAY SERVICES

Worship with Eucharist

12:10 p.m.

Questions? Email the Trinity offices.

Sunday Worship Order of Service

Easter Flowers and Music Donations

We are beginning to accept donations for our special flowers and music on Easter.

Donation forms will be available in the Sunday bulletins for the next several weeks, or you can download this form and bring it with your payment to the Cathedral any time during the week or on Sundays.

The deadline to have your donation dedication included in our Easter programs will be Monday, April 3rd.

Holy Week Services

April 2: Palm Sunday

8:00 a.m. | Eucharist

10:00 a.m. | Choral Eucharist

12:00 p.m. | Misa en Español

April 3: Holy Monday

12:10 p.m. | Eucharist

April 4: Holy Tuesday & Renewal of Vows

11:00 a.m. | Eucharist

April 5: Holy Wednesday

12:10 p.m. | Eucharist

April 6: Maundy Thursday

7:00 p.m. | Eucharist (bilingual)

8:30 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Friday | Overnight vigil

April 7: Good Friday

12:10 p.m. | Good Friday Liturgy

April 8: Easter Vigil

7:00 p.m. | Easter Vigil Eucharist

April 9: Easter Sunday

8:00 a.m. | Choral Eucharist

10:00 a.m. | Choral Eucharist with incense

12:00 p.m. | Eucharist (bilingual) with Mariachi and Organ

Invitation to Baptism

To be held on the Easter Vigil, April 8

Have you been worshiping with Trinity and wish to deepen your connection to the Episcopal Church by being baptized? We want to talk to you!

We are beginning plans to baptize adults at our Easter Vigil service at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 8.

If you are interested in receiving the sacrament of baptism at this service, please contact The Very Reverend Troy Mendez at troy@trinitycathedral.com.

Bring a bell to the Easter Vigil!

Saturday, April 8 | 7:00 p.m.

Cathedral

Our Easter Vigil service follows a worship pattern that was established in the fourth century. It is by far the most ancient of all the liturgies that we offer during the year.

On that night, the people of God pass from death to new life in Christ, a new fire of resurrection is kindled (including actual fire!), adults are baptized, and Easter is proclaimed.

When the celebration of Easter begins, you are invited to bring a bell and ring it throughout the entire singing of the Gloria. It's a way that all in heaven and earth rejoice at the good news of the resurrection of our Lord.

If you've never participated in this service, don't miss out, as we immerse ourselves in God's story of our salvation.

Easter Egg Hunt

Sunday, April 9 | 11:00 a.m.

Cathedral Courtyard

Join us between our 10 a.m. and Noon services on Easter Sunday for an Easter Egg Hunt!

Children of all ages are invited to participate, and we ask parents to line the sidewalk along Roosevelt to make sure the kids do not go into the street.

We only have a small number of bags available, so if you can bring a bag or basket from home, please do so.

Weekly Sunday Activities

9:00 a.m.

Bible Study in conference room

10:00 a.m.

Sunday School in Auditorium

Noon

Sunday School in Auditorium

There are several ways to expand your faith beyond services on Sunday.

We hold a Bible Study which examines what the lessons for that day have to say to us at 9 a.m., between our 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. services.

We also offer Sunday School during our 10 a.m. and Noon services, which features activities, stories and games for those in K-5th grade. Children are reunited with their parents in time to receive communion.

Upcoming Sunday School Schedule

Sunday, March 26	10 a.m. and Noon
Sunday, April 2	10 a.m. and Noon
Sunday, April 9	10 a.m. and Noon
Sunday, April 16	NO SUNDAY SCHOOL

Stations of the Cross

Fridays in Lent | 6:30 p.m.

Cathedral

We invite you to join us as we commemorate 14 key events that led up to Jesus' crucifixion. The service allows us to put ourselves in our Savior's sandals along that journey.

Services will be held at 6:30 p.m. on each Friday during Lent. All are invited to attend, but please note: the service will be conducted in Spanish, but a handout with an English translation will be provided.

Las Estaciones de la Cruz

Los Viernes durante la Cuaresma

a las 6:30 p.m.

Catedral

Te invitamos a conmemorar los 14 eventos principales de la crucifixión de Cristo. También es una invitación para que nos coloquemos dentro de ese viaje.

Únase a nosotros mientras seguimos a Jesús a lo largo del Vía Crucis, todos los viernes de Cuaresma.

Black Ministries Conference

April 20-22

Church of the Epiphany, Tempe

Join The Union of Black Episcopalians and Province VIII Black African Ministries for a spirit-filled gathering celebrating the mosaic that is our Beloved Community.

Featured speakers will be The Rev. Canon Anita Braden, Rev. Mary Tororeiy, Ph.D, and Rev. Canon C. K. “Chuck” Robertson, Ph.D.

Registration is $50 and to get signed up please click on this link.

Worship

10 a.m. Worship Live Stream | Sermon Archive Podcast

The Dean's Commentary

"Jesus said, 'remain here, and stay awake with me.'"

— Matthew 26:38

"Your redeemer’s conflict see; stay with him one bitter hour; turn not from his griefs away; learn of Jesus Christ to pray."

— Hymn 171, Go to Dark Gethsemane

Dear Friends,

Holy Week begins in ten days. As we approach the most sacred time of the Christian year, the people of Trinity begin welcoming fellow Christian sojourners who are seeking to venture with us during this time. When we retell the stories of Jesus from his triumphal entry into Jerusalem, onward to his Cross, and later to his Resurrection, we participate in rituals of our faith initiated by pilgrims to the Holy Land in the 300s.

The Very Reverend Troy D. Mendez

Dean

troy@trinitycathedral.com

Dean's Lenten Book Club

Thursdays through March 30 | 6:00 p.m.

Virtually

The season of Lent invites us to dive into an exploratory time of learning and spiritual development. This year, the Dean's Book Club will have 4 sessions on Zoom to discuss the following two books:

First, A Season for the Spirit by Martin L. Smith. In this daily meditation text, Smith invites us to use our imaginations on how we are walking with God on a day-to-day basis. Many readers go back to this book year after year because it offers endless opportunities for wonder and contemplation. To purchase the book from Amazon, click here.

Secondly, we will explore the classic theological treatise Jesus and the Disinherited by Howard Thurman. In his writing, Thurman challenges us to radically change our views of Jesus and the world. To purchase this book from Amazon, click here.

We will check-in and discuss the two books concurrently at each meeting. All are welcome to join and participate!

Lenten Book Club Zoom Link

If you have trouble logging in, you may also access the Zoom using these credentials:

Meeting ID: 884 5619 0182

Passcode: 123123

Lectio Divina Meeting

March 26 | 1:00 p.m.

Tea Room

All are invited to attend this month's gathering of Lectio Divina, an ancient contemplative practice where members gather to reflect and meditate on passages from scripture.

It differs from church traditions and services in that participants strive to interact with the quietness of Spirit, and access their faith practice from within and with fellow participants.

The group meets on the fourth Sunday of every month in the early afternoon.

Visual Arts

First Friday Reception

April 7, 2023

6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Exhibit Duration

April 3rd to April 26th

Hours

Mondays - Fridays

9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Contact:

Manny Burruel

Olney Gallery Director

olneygallery@gmail.com

Bordados Devocionales

April Olney Gallery Exhibit

Artisans Beyond Borders presented April's exhibit in the Olney Gallery, titled Bordados Devocionales, or Devotional Embroideries.

Artisans Beyond Borders is a bi-national ministry of Grace St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Tucson. It began in 2019 to bring trauma-informed arts to asylum-seekers and their families waiting in shelters and on the streets in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico.

These embroideries are stitched by asylum-seekers stranded at the U.S.-Mexico Border from 2019 – 2022. Each bordado is a personal testimony to the lived experience of forced migration and family displacement and the role of faith in maintaining hope under the most challenging circumstances imaginable.

Music at Trinity

Dueling Divas Concert

March 26 | 4:00 p.m.

Cathedral

The Dueling Divas, Andria Fennig and Ashley Strawser, return to the Music at Trinity concert series March 26 in a lively performance for 4-hand piano.

The program, entitled “Dance,” focuses primarily on the genre of dance music

throughout the ages and from around the world. Fennig and Strawser will perform works by composers Edvard Grieg, Arthur Benjamin, and Scott Joplin, among others.

The Dueling Divas last performed in the Music at Trinity concert series in October 2018.

For more information on this and other Music at Trinity concerts, please visit

trinitymusicaz.org.

Fellowship

Youth Chapel Rock Camp Fundraising

April 2

Olney Gallery

Please help us to provide scholarships for Trinity youth to attend camp at Chapel Rock this summer.

We will be accepting cash, cards and checks at the Olney Gallery on Sunday, April 2nd.

If you would prefer to give online, you may do so by going to this link and selecting "Chapel Rock Children's Camp" underneath the 'Select a Fund' section.

This camp will allow our youth to connect with others from around the Diocese of Arizona while exploring their own faith and how they fit into the world.

Those who donate will be entered into a raffle to win one of several prizes!

Service

Garfield Food Pantry Needs

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:

Oil (24 oz. plastic containers)*
Diced green chili (4 oz. cans)*
Peanut butter (16 oz. jars)*
Canned corn (15 oz. cans)*
Dry cereal (14 to 20 oz. boxes)*
Dried milk (25 oz. package)*
Diced tomatoes (14 oz. cans)*
Cheez-Its (12.4 oz. boxes)*
Fruit cups (packages of 4 or 6)*
Saltines or other family-size crackers *
Dry pasta (elbow macaroni or egg noodles)(1 lb. boxes)
Oatmeal (18 oz. boxes)
Jelly (18 oz. jars)
Tuna (10 or 12 oz. cans)
Ramen noodles
Mixed vegetables (15 oz. cans)

Items with an asterisk are considered the highest-priority items, as the pantry needs to rebuild its supply of these staples.

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.

Trinity Volunteers at Feed My Starving Children

March 31 | 4:30 p.m.

Feed My Starving Children

1345 S. Alma School Road, Mesa

Please join Trinity’s Youth and Family Ministry in volunteering to pack meals at Feed My Starving Children in Mesa at the end of the month.

We will pack meals nutritionally designed to prevent and counteract malnutrition, and they are sent all over the world. In 2023 already, FMSC has provided meals in Ukraine, Haiti and South Sudan, among many other at-risk regions of the world.

We will meet at the facility at 4:30 p.m. and should be done around 6:30. We will share a meal together afterward. We have committed to bringing 20 people, so if you are interested, please sign up by clicking on the link below.