News & Upcoming Events
Follow the link to learn more about an event. For more information on any of these events, please contact Pam Knepper, Trinity's Communications Coordinator. All are welcome to any Trinity event.
SUMMER SUNDAYS AT TRINITY
8:00 Rite I Eucharist (Chapel)
9:00 Adult Education Forum
9:00 Godly Play for All Ages – adults and families welcome
10:00 Rite II Eucharist with Music (Cathedral)
10:00 Godly Play for children ages 3 and up in mixed-age classroom
SUNDAY, AUGUST 29
ADULT EDUCATION: WHAT I DID ON MY SABBATICAL WITH DEAN BILL LUPFER
9 a.m., The Morrison Room
NEWCOMERS, VISITORS, AND GUESTS
Please join us after the 10am service, in the Morrison Room of the Parish Hall, for our monthly “Meet & Greet” fellowship. You are welcome to bring family or friends with you if you like. We look forward to meeting you.
"BALANCING ACT" SERENA BARTON EXHIBIT
Aug 29-Oct 31: It’s all a balancing act, isn’t it? Work and family, leisure and endeavor, creativity and practicality, belief and questioning. This body of work comes out of my struggles to balance my lives as an artist, a counselor, and a college teacher and out of my need to balance my creation of representational and abstract work. Painting with melted wax and pigment onto wood I find a balance between my intentions and my interactions with the medium. It’s like a conversation between me and the materials with the need to reach a harmonious accord. Working with mixed media also has an element of balancing—too much, too little, or just right? In this show I hope to evoke a sense of precarious and joyful balance.
THIS WEEK AT TRINITY
PORTLAND ART MUSEUM FIELD TRIP DETAILS
Details for the Field Trip to the R. Crumb exhibit at the Portland Art Museum have been announced by the Arts Committee. Persons who have signed up are asked to meet at the Hoffman Entrance by the museum gift shop on Friday, August 27, at 4:30 pm. The tour will begin at 5 pm, and will focus on familiar stories illustrated in Crumb's inimitable style. The museum is at 1219 SW Park Ave, with metered street parking. Contact Sharon Whitney for further information at 503.936.7427.
COME SHRED THOSE DOCUMENTS!
Properly dispose of your papers and documents [up to 5 bags and/or boxes] for free on Saturday, August 28 from 9 a.m. to noon at Zion Lutheran Church, 1015 SW 18th Ave., Portland. The shredder will be situated in the upper rear parking lot adjacent to the southwest corner of the church building.
END-OF-SUMMER RETREAT FOR TRINITY YOUTH
Come out to Camp Madsen August 28-29 for a weekend of fun. Camp Madsen is part of the Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve in Hillsboro: 62 acres of hiking, boating, swimming, camping - even a tree house! RSVP with Charissa (charissas@trinity-episcopal.org). Rising 7th graders through 12th graders are invited.
WHAT'S COMING UP AT TRINITY
UPCOMING SUNDAY ADULT ED OFFERINGS
Sunday, September 5, 9 a.m., The Morrison Room
Women’s Right and the Holy Qur’an: A Supportive Relationship with Greg Hetrick
Islam is viewed by many as a radical and intolerant belief system. The writings of the Holy Qur'an show a different world, especially for the treatment of women. Greg Hetrick will give a brief examination of how UN women's rights conventions are supported by the sacred text of Islam. Included in this presentation will be case studies of Turkey and Saudi Arabia.
TRANSFORMING AWARENESS: A DIALOGUE WITH MICHAEL BERNARD BECKWITH & ROBERT THURMAN
Friday, September 10, 7 p.m., Trinity Cathedral
Robert Thurman and Michael Bernard Beckwith will share the stage at Trinity for an evening of lively and spontaneous conversation, spanning topics from the global to the personal. Both of these spiritual leaders are committed to illuminating how changes can happen — globally, locally, and personally — if we shift our focus from fear to love. It’s sure to be an evening of entertainment while bringing you to deeper levels of awareness and joy. Tickets for the event are $25 for general admission and $100 for a VIP package, which includes a pre-event reception at 5:30 pm with Beckwith and Thurman, preferred seating at the event, and a gift bag that includes a selection of the authors’ products. To order your tickets, go to: www.BeckwithThurmanEvent.com. This event is sponsored by Beyond Words and Trinity’s Center for Spiritual Development.
HARVEST: A CELEBRATION OF ABUNDANCE SET TO THE MUSIC OF NEIL YOUNG
Join Trinity Episcopal Cathedral at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 18 for a Eucharistic celebration of harvest and abundance set to the music of the man recently named the second most influential living songwriter, Neil Young. The offering will go to Trinity's food ministries, which served nearly 20,000 meals in 2009 and is on track to exceed that this year. If "rust never sleeps," then neither should our fight against hunger. A full set of Neil songs, from "Helpless" to "The Way," will echo through the cathedral as Trinity’s Band and Children’s Choirs lead us in worship set to the music of a legendary singer, songwriter, and prophet.
FR. WILLLIAM MENINGER TO SPEAK AT TRINITY
Fr. William Meninger, co-founder of the Centering Prayer Method, will hold a daytime workshop and evening presentation at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral on Thursday, September 30. The workshop, held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. will focus on the theme “The Cloud of Unknowing and Contemplative Living”. The cost is $30 and includes a brown bag lunch. The evening presentation entitled “Julian of Norwich: Her Message for Today” will begin at 7 p.m. The cost is $15. If you would like to attend, make your check out to OCO and send your payment to: Anne Feeney, 2806 NE Alameda, Portland, OR 97212. For additional information, contact Tom Kinzie at 503-380-0135 or tdkinzie@hotmail.com. This event is co-sponsored by Oregon Contemplative Outreach and Trinity’s Center for Spiritual Development.
OTHER NEWS ITEMS
WELSH FESTIVAL IN PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 2-5
The Welsh Festival, featuring the Welsh Men’s Choir which has performed at Trinity in the past, will take place in Portland at the Doubletree Hotel, Lloyd Center, September 2-5. Highlights are the Cor Godrer Aran from Bala, North Wales, the Welsh National Gymanfa Ganu, and Welsh and English congregation hymn singing. For additional information, go to www.wngga.org.
