The Perfect Trinity Sunday
by Father Casey
We have a busy weekend ahead, friends. I hope you’ve been heeding my advice to get plenty of sleep, stay hydrated, and eat your Wheaties. We’re going to need it!
On Sunday morning, we’ll welcome back the Blood Mobile. How often can we say we helped save a life, and yet that’s exactly what we do whenever we make a blood donation. I’m hopeful everyone who is eligible will make this extremely precious gift.
Then, after the 11:15 service, many of us will hustle down to Fair Park to participate in the Dallas Pride Parade. It’s been one of the great joys of my ministry to march with our church and joyfully proclaim that “God thinks you’re fabulous!” This year feels especially important, given the recent legislative actions targeting trans persons, so we will stand loudly and proudly with the LGBT community.
Finally, in the evening our Men’s Fellowship (EMF) will throw the Fish Fry and Silent Auction, our church’s largest fundraising event of the year. The last time we held this event in 2019, we raised over $60,000, which EMF gave away to support all kinds of wonderful ministries, organizations, and church needs. Not being content to simply ...
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In this E-news:
- Parish Nurse Health Screenings
- Peace Post Sunday
- Blood Drive Sign-up
- St. Elizabeth's Potluck
- Outreach Helps Homeless Families
- Dallas Pride with Open Door
- EMF Silent Auction & Fish Fry
- Juneteenth with Living Faith Covenant Church Registration
- Art Music Monday June 5
- Vestry Meet & Greet Returns
- Figs With Kids at the Lake
- VBS Starts June 5
- Altar Guild Connects
- St. Hilda's At Work
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Walking the Talk This Weekend | |
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Parish Nurse Health Screening
Our Parish Nurses will be offering health screening adjacent to the Labyrinth this Saturday and Sunday before and after services.
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Peace Post
Sunday
Join the Episcopal Peace Fellowship for our Monthly Peace Post as we write to our elected official urging their action on critically important issues of Justice and Peace and putting acton to our Baptismal Promises.
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Mobile Blood Drive
This Sunday
Help save a life by donating blood. This Sunday, June 4, Carter BloodCare will be on-site at Transfiguration. Use the button below to schedule an appointment between 10:00am and 2:00pm. Be sure to bring photo I.D. and hydrate in advance of your appointment. Walk-ins are also welcome.
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Spread God’s Love at
the Dallas Pride Festival & Parade
Transfiguration will be part of the Dallas Pride Festival on Saturday, June 3 and the Parade on Sunday, June 4. Open Door has reserved a booth in the festival building and a place in the parade.
We need volunteers to represent the Fig in our booth, Saturday, June 3 and we need folks to help spread God’s love in the Parade on Sunday, June 4 at 1:00pm. Use the buttons provided here to volunteer.
For more information contact
Mark Ramsay or visit www.dallaspride.org
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Fish Fry & Silent Auction Sunday! | |
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After a four year hiatus, Episcopal Men’s Fellowship (EMF) will be hosting its annual Silent Auction and Fish Fry.
Join us Sunday, June 4, from 4:30-7:30pm for the biggest fundraiser of the year as EMF auctions off items ranging from sporting goods and jewelry to concert tickets and vacation getaways. All proceeds benefit ministries and outreach projects that our church supports.
This just in... EMF will match monetary donations made during the auction up to $10,000. All monetary donations plus the matched funds will be directed to Children and Youth ministries.
Cash and/or Checks will be collected for Fish Fry admission and special bargain items. Fish Fry admission is $10 per person/$25 per family.
Important Note: Bidding and payments will be made exclusively through the Auctria app. Be sure to preregister using the buttons below and download the mobile app so you’ll be ready when the bidding opens! Bidding starts at 4:30pm.
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Outreach Helps Families
The Outreach committee is joining with Vacation Bible School participants to gather items for Vogel Alcove – a Dallas organization focused on helping families dealing with homelessness. We are looking for toddler-sized summer clothing and individual-sized, no-cook food for children, including canned meats with pull tops, individual fruit servings, granola bars, juice boxes, and other non-perishable items. Pick up a list at the outreach table in the Tower Cloister. See the Outreach Facebook page for more details.
Drop off items June 4 - 11.
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Register Now for Our Juneteenth Celebration
Join us for our Juneteenth celebration on Saturday, June 17, from 6:30pm to 8:30pm, in Roper Hall. We will welcome Bishop Alex D. Byrd and Pastor Marvin T. Roberts of Living Faith Covenant Church (LFCC) in Dallas, an LGBTQ-affirming church that is part of The Fellowship of Affirming Ministries. Our meal will be catered by Off the Bone Barbecue.
Please register by June 11 using the button below. There is a suggested donation of $10 per individual or $15 per family. Proceeds will benefit the LFCC food pantry or ministry of their choice.
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Art Music Monday
Art Music Monday in June will present Three German Masters on Monday, June 5 at 7:30pm in the Performance Hall. Works featured will be:
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J. S. Bach – English Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808
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Ludwig van Beethoven – Sonata No.1 in F Major for Cello & Piano, Op. 5, No. 1
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Johannes Brahms – Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 101
Featured artists are:
Maria Schleuning, violin Gayane Manasjan Fullford, cello Evan Mitchell, piano
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Second Half Events in June
Wednesday June 7 at 3:30pm, Senior High Tea will host a special speaker to talk about hospice. All Tea Time regulars and those who may have never attended are invited to join in. Senior Tea Time is a virtual gathering online so no travel is required to participate. If you do not have the link for the Zoom session, contact Pastor Nancy DeStefano for access.
Beginning June 11 and continuing through August 13, Second Half will meet during the Formation Hour on Sundays at 10:15am for fellowship and to discuss the lessons of the week. They will gather in Conference Room 2 near the Church Offices. Make plans now. For more info on this learning opportunity, contact Pastor Nancy using the link above.
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Register to Attend St. E's Potluck
St. Elizabeth's will be hosting their monthly potluck supper on Thursday, June 8 at 6:30pm in the Parlor. A link to sign up will be provided this week – stay tuned. All members of the parish are welcome, especially new folks among us. Seize this opportunity to meet new people and fellow members at the Fig!
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Vestry Meet & Greet Returns
After a brief hiatus, the opportunity to meet and visit with members of our Vestry will return the weekend of June 10 and 11. Stop by the Gathering Space and spend a few minutes with those who represent you and let them know what's on your mind.
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Figs with Kids
Lake Day Rescheduled
Previously the Figs with Kids Lake Day was scheduled for June 3. However, this has been rescheduled to Saturday, July 9 from 12noon to 6:00pm. Figs With Kids will be heading to the lake on this new date and will be hosted by the Robb family. More details to come. Follow Figs With Kids on Facebook to keep up with all that's happening this summer.
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VBS Starts This Monday
Volunteer Notice
June 4 - 10:30-11:30am
Youth Volunteer meeting S203
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Everything Starts
Monday Morning
Hard to believe that it is that time of year again when the Fig hosts Vacation Bible School. Kicking-off Monday at 9:00am with Superhero drop off at the Youth Center, and continuing each day this week, the Church Campus will be humming with the sound of Super Heroes of the Faith in Training.
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Donate Snacks for VBS
Children’s Ministry needs snacks for VBS. Non-perishables may be dropped off at the red phone booth in the Gathering Space between now and June 4. Items that need to be refrigerated may be dropped off on June 4.
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Altar Guild Connects
Over the last year the Altar Guild has ramped up its use of Realm as their primary communication channel. According to Olga Ruff, Altar Guild Director, they use the Post option to add information to the Group's Newsfeed. This is where they inform Altar Guild members about events, schedules, and training information. Olga said the fact that she never has to be concerned about changes to email addresses or phone numbers is a key benefit. Once an address is updated in Realm for the Church that same change is reflected in all groups. That information is available in the Group's Newsfeed even if someone cannot find the email notification that they received earlier.
Altar Guild joins many of our key ministries that utilize Realm as a communication and event RSVP tool, such as Disciples Bible Study and Racial Justice Ministries, to name only two.
If your Ministry would like to make better use of Realm for your group communication and information sharing, we stand ready to help you. Also, the Realm Help Center on Transfiguration.net is available to answer your "How To" questions.
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Faithfully and diligently, the members of St. Hilda's Guild serve the Fig through the Kay Andrews Bookstore and Gift Shop and the Clothes Horse Resale Shop. Support their efforts through your purchases and donations. | |
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The Clothes Horse
The Clothes Horse is a resale shop providing the community with a place to donate gently worn clothing and offering budget-minded customers a source of reasonably-priced, good-quality apparel.
Tuesday: 10am - 2pm
Thursday: 10am - 2pm
Saturday: 10am - 2pm
Clothing donations are accepted at any time the shop is open.
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Bookstore Update
Our Bookstore and Gift Shop, located in the hallway near the Memorial Garden and the Children's wing are making adjustments to their hours of Operation. Until further notice the they will be open and ready greet you at the following times:
Thursdays: 10am - 2pm
Sundays: 9am - 1pm
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