This Week at Trinity 3/14/17

March 14, 2017

Wednesday at Trinity Cathedral:

Schedule:

Cherub Choir at 4:30 p.m.
Eucharist with Healing at 5:05 p.m.
Dinner 5:15 p.m. – 6:15 p.m.
Tower Bell Ringers at 6:00 p.m.
Seraphim Choir at 6:15 p.m.
Classes for all ages at 6:15 p.m.

Class Descriptions:

• Embracing Forgiveness (Conference Room) - "Embracing Forgiveness" is welcome balm for a culture struggling for civility and reconciliation. Master storyteller and teacher Barbara Cawthorne Crafton leads a group of adults in a revealing and helpful exploration of what forgiveness is not, first of all, and then, what it is and how to find it in our lives, on both the personal and communal level. Warm, honest, realistic and practical, "Embracing Forgiveness" offers tonic for troubled souls. Led by Annie Burton.
• Gay & Faithful (Baker Parlor) - This class is for anyone who wants to explore homo- and bisexuality as they relate to and complement our Christian faith. Learn along with the Rev. Amber Carswell as we approach this timely subject through the lenses of scripture, tradition, and reason.
• English Spirituality (Morrison Hall) - We will survey the development, from the Middle Ages to the present, of approaches to our relationship with God that we might see as distinctively English.  Frequently, we will refer to writings of and about representative figures in each historical era.  Along the way, we will note how we Episcopalians have derived much from the spiritual outlook and practices of English Christians through the centuries.

• Introduction to Theological Debate (Lower Mitchell House) - This five-week "Introduction to Theological Debate" is led by Dr. Keller.

  March 8: Christian Faith as an Intellectual Tradition
  March 15: 9 Criteria for Judging
  March 22: 4 Kinds of Claims and 5 Kinds of Evidence
  March 29: 6 Tools for Thinking (Warrants)
  April 5: 3 Structures of Argument

Click here to sign up for classes.

For more information on class offerings and their locations, please visit the Formation section on our website.

Saturday at Trinity Cathedral:

“It’s Time to Get Our Souls Back: Stories that Make Us Human! A Fresh Look at What Defines Us.”

We are excited to announce that the Very Rev. Alan Jones, Dean Emeritus of Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, will be with us for a weekend of teaching, preaching, and conversation this Lent. It starts Saturday morning, March 18, with a Quiet Day at the Cathedral from 9:00 to noon.

Sunday at Trinity Cathedral:

Preaching this Sunday: The Very Rev. Alan Jones, Dean Emeritus of Grace Cathedral, San Francisco

Sunday Adult Formation:

• The Dean's Class will be led by the Very Rev. Alan Jones, Dean Emeritus of Grace Cathedral, San Francisco: “It’s Time to Get Our Souls Back.”
• Living the Questions will meet join the Dean's Class with a table near the front, then adjourn to the Library for 10 minutes of discussion.
• Inwardly Digest meets at 10:15 a.m. in the Bishop's Conference Room. Inwardly Digest is a 10-week study of how to use The Book of Common Prayer as a guide to spiritual life, led by the Rev. Deb Cooper and Randy Irwin.
• Foundations in Christian Faith: The Spring Adult Confirmation Class will meet in the Cathedral House Conference Room at 10:15 a.m. Bishop Benfield will be at Trinity for confirmation at the Feast of Pentecost, June 4. This class, taught by the Cathedral Clergy, is for adults preparing for baptism, confirmation, or renewal of their baptismal vows, and also for those who would like a tune-up or refresher in the basic beliefs and practices of Christians in the Anglican tradition.

You can find more on Adult Formation here.

Children's Formation meets at 10:10 a.m. for all ages.  It's never too late to join.  You can find more on Children's Formation here.

Evensong:

Evensong will continue this Sunday at 4:00 p.m. in the Chancel. Immediately following Evensong, social time featuring British tea and other light refreshments will be held in Baker Parlor. A brief liturgy of Holy Communion will also be offered in the chapel after.

Upcoming Events

Chamber Music Series: With String and Pipe
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral will host “With String and Pipe,” a concert for Harp, Violin, and Organ, on Tuesday, March 21 at 7:30 p.m. Arkansas Symphony Orchestra harpist Alisa Coffey and Arkansas Symphony Concertmaster Drew Irvin join Trinity Cathedral organist Jason A. Pennington-Saugey for an evening of Bach, Smetana, Bruch, and Debussy. The program will open with the Fugue from Bach Violin Sonata No. 1 of J.S. Bach transcribed for the Harp. The central work of the program will be Max Bruch Concerto No. 1 for Violin in g minor accompanied upon the 82-rank cathedral pipe organ. Tickets are $20 for adults, free for students with a student ID. Proceeds from the program will assist the Organ Renovation Fund of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral.