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Children's Choir Resumes
November 21, 2021
The Trinity Children’s Choir resumes Wednesday, December 1! This ministry is a fantastic opportunity for children in grades 2-8 (and their parents) for many reasons, including:
- Free musical education: learning to read music and sing with good technique and confidence
- Religious education: learning about Christianity and Christian values
- Building teamwork and listening skills
- Making new friends
- Singing alongside our adult singers
- Free babysitting every week!
We Episcopalians are fortunate to have a beautiful and unique musical tradition, and to be good stewards of that tradition, we must share it with future generations. Rehearsals will be 90 minutes and will take place on Wednesdays at 4 p.m. As we first get started, the Children’s Choir will only sing once a month or so, but as their skills develop, it is my hope that they will sing every other week. I’m relying on you, our parishioners, to help spread the word about this great opportunity. It is not necessary for participants or their families to be Episcopalian. If you, your child, and/or a child you know are interested in this opportunity, please reach out to me at colin@trinitylittlerock.org.
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October 06, 2021
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September 23, 2021
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Late night fire causes damage to vesting room, Cathedral safe
August 09, 2021
There was a fire in the clergy vesting room around 8 pm last night. The fire department quickly responded and extinguished the fire. The good news is that our security system and fire protocols work: the greatest damage was contained in one room. The robes and banners in the Acolyte vesting room and Cathedral may smell bad, but they are intact. It does appear that the chasubles and stoles in the chest may only have smoke damage. We are indebted to the good work of Ricky Parks, the Little Rock Fire Department and Fire Marshall. Because of their swift response, the fire was quickly extinguished. Most of all, no one was hurt and the Cathedral is safe. Alleluia!
Due to the good work of Mary Hodges, Staley Electric was here by 10am. They have secured the Cathedral, Morrison Hall, and the Parish House electrically. There is no power going to the Dean's Hall.
Church Insurance had ServPro here by Noon. He has examined the Cathedral and Dean's Hall. While the Cathedral and Parish House were not damaged, the smoke smell is quite strong. We are already working on deodorizing the Cathedral. And have made the difficult decision to close ECEP for tomorrow (they were already scheduled to be closed wednesday to friday for teacher training.
Dean's Hall will take more time and we have extensive work in our future. Unfortunately, the damage in the clergy vesting room is extensive. The robes and vestments in the closets will need to be inventoried and examined before we can say any more about them.
Thankfully, our colleagues in the Bishop’s office, St. Mark's and Christ Church are already providing us vestments to use in worship as soon as this Sunday. We are blessed with wonderful colleagues in ministry!
Colin MacKnight, our Director of Music, is communicating with organ specialists to determine how we care for and protect the instrument.
I am sorry to say that this fire was created by a person. We do not know if it was intentional or an accident. And, there is evidence that there was someone on campus attempting to break into those rooms and who, likely, caused the fire. Mary and I are already discerning what needs to change in our security protocols to, hopefully, prevent these circumstances in the future. We will communicate these decisions to you in the future.
You may have questions: please call Lisa or myself. You may want to do something: I promise - as soon as there is something to do, we will ask for help. Please pray for the staff: we are blessed with an incredible staff, many who were here with me and the Bishop until as early as 1am this morning to ensure the Cathedral was safe.
New Liturgical Vestments
May 25, 2021
This Trinity Sunday, we visibly celebrate the gifts of the Holy Trinity at the Cathedral. A collection of altar hangings; pulpit and lectern hangings; and priest, deacon, and crucifer vestments, is being used for the first time. This grouping will be known as the Treadway Collection, as it celebrates the lives of five generations of the Treadway family and their faithful service to Trinity Cathedral, the Diocese of Arkansas, and the community of Little Rock since the 1880s. This gift is made possible through the generosity of Lou Ellen East Treadway, Ellen Treadway Engelke, and Amy Treadway Iacaboni.
The fabrics used are Portuguese Tapestry and Dupioni Silk. This exceptional collection was made especially for Trinity Cathedral by C.M. Almy. The Treadway Collection takes its place as a beautiful addition to the already historic altar hangings and vestments used by the Cathedral.
New Music Director Hired
May 20, 2021
We are excited to announce that Colin MacKnight will start as our new Music Director on July 12.
Colin, called “a stunning player of exceptional ability” by composer and conductor Bob Chilcott, will complete his doctorate in organ performance at The Juilliard School (where he also received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees) in June. He currently serves as Associate Organist and Choirmaster at the Cathedral of the Incarnation in Garden City, Long Island. Prior to Incarnation, he was Assistant Organist and Music Theory Teacher at St. Thomas Fifth Avenue and Assistant Organist at Church of the Resurrection, both in New York City.
Colin has won first prizes in several competitions, including the Paris Music Competition, West Chester University International Organ Competition, Albert Schweitzer Organ Competition, Arthur Poister Competition, American Guild of Organists (AGO) Northeast Regional Competition, and the Rodgers North American Classical Organ Competition. He was also a laureate in the 2016 and 2019 Longwood Gardens International Organ Competitions.
Colin received the Fellow and Choirmaster Certifications from the AGO, receiving the prize for that year’s top Choirmaster score, and was named one of the top “20 Under 30” eminent young organists by The Diapason magazine in 2019. For more information, about Colin and to see videos of him playing visit colinmacknight.com.