Trinity Times. Growing Our Generosity. From the Dean s Pen. October In this issue

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1 Trinity Times "Our mission is to welcome all people to know and live as Christ in the world Trinity Episcopal Cathedral October 2018 Volume 14 Issue 10 In this issue F D....1 S NEW P D A P C UTO O O. 7 B S S Y, M P V S F O..10 W /C.. 11 V B A, From the Dean s Pen Dear friends and Family of Trinity Cathedral, Grace and Peace to you from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. I begin by sharing this thought from the late Henri J.M. Nouwen. Put simply, life is a God-given opportunity to become who we are, to affirm our own true spiritual nature, claim our truth, appropriate and integrate the reality of our being, but most of all, to say Yes to the One who calls us the Beloved. Life is an opportunity and a journey a journey to saying Yes to the God who calls us Beloved. Life is a journey to love, to welcome and to invite; a journey to create peace and to live generously. In a reflec on on stewardship Bishop Robert C. Wright of Atlanta writes: When we give, we are par cipa ng in the personhood of God. We are par cipa ng in what is most real in the universe God's inexhaus bleness! We are making God real in the world by lending God our flesh through partnership. Growing our Generosity, this year s Annual Pledge Campaign, is about par cipa ng in God s inexhaus bleness. But first we must believe that God s love, healing, and forgiveness are inexhaus ble. We must overcome our trepida on about God s nature so that we can say Yes to God s call to partnership. If this sounds like a great risk, consider also these words of Bishop Wright: Growing Our Generosity When we give, you might say, we are rolling the dice in a game, the outcome of which we are already certain. God is love. And loving is giving. I invite you this year to take the risk of believing the outcome is certain and to par cipate in the inexhaus bleness of God by confidently joining our journey to greater generosity. Please consider commi ng to a standard of giving that reflects your standard of living. For many, that means giving 10 percent (the biblical the) of their income to God s work through Trinity Cathedral. For others, thing is a goal they are working toward by increasing their giving two or three percent each year, which is Propor onal Giving. Let us walk together with this Growing Our Generosity Annual Pledge Campaign so that the glory of God might shine brighter through the mission and ministries here at Trinity Cathedral! Blessings, Father William+

2 P AGE 2 Stewardship 2019 Growing Our Generosity Stewardship 2019 Dates to watch for... The recruitment of our Stewardship Network Volunteers is in progress! Week of October 8 th Stewardship Appeal Letter and Pledge Form received Saturday, October 13 th Stewardship Kickoff Oktoberfest Fall Dinner 6:00 p.m. ~ Parish Hall Campaign volunteers and Cathedral community are invited October 2oth and 21 st Cathedral Leadership Pledge Ingathering October 27 th and 28 th Pledge Ingathering at all Services Week of November 5 th Stewardship Canvassers begin their calling Mid-November Stewardship Leadership delivers campaign result to the Vestry December Finance Committee presents proposed 2019 Budget to Vestry for approval January Budget presented at Annual Meeting VISITATION WITH THE BISHOP CANDIDATES Please join us on Wednesday Evening, October 31st 6:00 to 8:00 PM to meet and greet our three bishop candidates for the 11th Bishop of Nevada. Delegates and alternates to the conven on are expected to be in a endance, but the general public is also invited. We will host Episcopalians from all over the Northwest Mission District as well as people from Fallon and Fernley.

3 P AGE 3 Pledge Campaign/Photo Directory/UTO Offering Angel Tree Project 2018 Save the Date The Order of the Daughters of the King is excited to have the Angel Tree Project as our annual service project again this year and to continue this long-standing Christmas tradition here at Trinity. As in the past, the Angel Tree Project will begin officially with a Kick-Off Dinner in the Parish Hall. Please consider coming and supporting the Daughters and our local school children. The dinner will be held on Friday, November 9, starting at 5:30 PM. Save the date! (A sign up list will be available later in October in the Church) If you would like to be involved in this Christmas tradition, the DOK would welcome volunteers to help us with our Angel Tree Project, again a sign up list will be place in the church. For the Angel Tree Dinner we need help with the set-up, serving and clean-up following the Kick-off dinner on Friday, November 9th. We need help organizing the presents once they are blessed on Sunday, December 16 th. We need help delivering the presents to Stead Elementary School on Monday, December 17th A volunteer sign-up sheet will be in the back of the church beginning in November. United Thank Offering Ingathering The UTO ingathering is NEXT WEEKEND, October 6-7. Please bring in your boxes, envelopes, or checks if you wish (they may be made out to Trinity, with UTO in the message line as a Trinity check for the total will be cut). This is a wonderful way to show compassion and caring for those parishes and ministries through America. Thank you for your generosity! Trinity Directory Reminders LifeTouch photographers will be here Oct 10th - 13th, and Oct 17th - 20th. If you have NOT signed up, you may do so up through October 19th. Contact Bonnie at , or go online to do so. If you HAVE signed up, thank you! Two days before your session you will receive a reminder either by robo call (Trinity's number will be displayed), or by depending on the informa on you indicated. Please arrive 10 minutes BEFORE your scheduled session me! (There is paperwork and verifica on of contact informa on to be done.) There is NO obliga on to purchase photos or Christmas Cards, however if you do if both Military and Senior 20% discounts available. Just having your photo taken en tles you to receive a FREE 10 X 12 portrait from LifeTouch, as well as a Cathedral directory. We are once more collec ng food for the food pantry at St Paul's, Sparks. Please par cipate during these 8 days whether or not you are purchasing photos/cards or not. There will be a $5.00 credit given if you do order!

4 P AGE 4 Education and Bible Study Pastoral Care is something all Christians can do! T R. C R M, A P P C P L In the past, pastoral care is something that was seen as mainly the role of clergy. While that is s ll a major part of the clergy s work, as individual Chris ans, we all were given a new commandment: I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another. John 13 But where do you start? I would suggest the easiest place to start is by becoming a good listener. Being seen and heard truly and deeply being seen and heard is an incredible gi you can give to others. Here are some simple ps for becoming a good listener: Stop Talking (OK, you probably already figured this one out.) Receive whatever the other person offers: Listening is not the same as hearing. Listen for what they are really saying under the words. Be Pa ent: A pause, even a long pause, does not necessarily mean that the speaker has finished. Judgment doesn t help: Leave your moralism at the door. Don t feel like you have to fix things: It is much more important for a person to feel they have been truly and deeply heard. Acknowledge the other person s feelings: Perhaps share that you ve had similar feelings, but don t make it a story about you. Resist the urge to use clichés or to try and force good cheer on someone: I m sure you ll feel be er soon, Every cloud has a silver lining, He s in a be er place. it s just be er to be silent. Empower a person: Ask what has helped them deal with their suffering? If you can, point out where they ve handled things well and done what they can. Rick+ New Open Weekly Bible Study every Friday at 11:00 AM! L R. R Looking for a casual Bible Study to enrich your week? Beginning Rev. Rick facilitates an open Bible study 11:00 AM Noon every week. There is no prepara on and no homework. Each week, we will be reading the Gospel for the coming Sunday and sharing our thoughts about it in a relaxed table discussion. Feel free to drop-in when you are able to on Fridays, before coming to our Pipes on the River concerts (we end around 11:45 AM), or make it part of your weekly devo onal. Bring your lunch if you d like! We ll be mee ng in Conference Room A on the lower level of the Parish Hall (no stairs, yay!)

5 P AGE 5 Spiritual Education Bible & Books in October! A? We con nue our first book of the season, Crazy Chris ans: A Call to Follow Jesus by our Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry. If you saw his dynamite sermon at the royal wedding this past summer, you already have a sense of what an inspiring speaker and writer Bishop Curry is. From Amazon: What the Church needs, what this world needs, are some Chris ans who are as crazy as the Lord. Crazy enough to love like Jesus, to give like Jesus, to forgive like Jesus, to do jus ce, love mercy, walk humbly with God like Jesus. Crazy enough to dare to change the world. From the very first page, Bishop Michael B. Curry s fresh, robust take on religion is unafraid to ask the tough ques ons. Crazy Chris ans is an upfront, unflinching call to those who boldly follow Christ and dare to march to beat of their own drum. The Book of Revelation: A Book of Hope A F. W N. 14! Some of the most hopeful and comfor ng Scriptures in the Bible are found in the Book of Revela on. Unfortunately, many Chris ans avoid studying it because of some of the unusual and, let s admit it, downright bizarre images in its pages. Some are also uncomfortable with the book of Revela on because we have seen how some twist its words to serve their own ends everything from predic ng the end of me to accusing anyone and everyone of being the An -Christ. What most people don t realize is the main message of the Book of Revela on is one of hope! said Fr. William. Join him on Wednesdays, from 5:30 6:30 PM, for an eight-week study of the Book of Revela on. We meet in Conference Room A of the Parish Hall, and you are welcome to bring your own snacks or dinner to munch on during the class. Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth... 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, See, the home of God is among mortals. He will dwell with them; they will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them; he will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; mourning and crying and pain will be no more, for the irst things have passed away. Rev. 13 Our Caregiver support group has been retired After eight years, we have retired our Caregiver Support Group. We know, however, T R. C R M, A P P C P L

6 P AGE 6 Children, Youth & Families Youth and Family News Art, Music, & Godly Play Welcome to autumn, everybody the most wonderful season of all! As the leaves change, so too growing into a new season of educa on for our younger members. Godly Play is up and running; art and music me keeps our kids imagina ons churning; and our own youth group, EYC, is ac ve and engaged. The Spirit is moving! Seriously, it has been such a joy to minister with you all. I can t wait to see what God s got in store for us next! Mikayla+ P.S. If you d like to help, we are gathering quarters for Laundry Love and *new* supplies for college care packages: ramen noodles, chaps ck, empty shoeboxes, Emergen-C packets, pens/pencils, and candy bars. Drop off to Mikayla s office. EYC Episcopal Youth Community In October, we re all about Serving our neighbors in Laundry Love, at St. Paul s Food Pantry, and gathering together things to make care packages for our friends taking finals in college. Our Schedule: 10/07 Serve 10/14 Grow 10/21 Serve 10/28 Create Intended for youth in 6th-12th grade Join us a er the 11am service in the Youth Room for food, fun, and fellowship. Well here we are in the new world order! Our kids have learned about the church year and both biblical Crea on stories. Now, as we move into October, it s me to learn a li le more about God s deliverance. This month, we ll explore: 10/7 The Story of Noah & the Great Flood 10/14 The Great Family (the people Israel) 10/21 The Exodus 10/28 The Ten Best Ways (10 Commandments) COMING UP AT THE 9AM SERVICE IN OCTOBER Sun., Oct. 7 Jesus tells his disciples that children are the most important when he says, Let the little children come to me; do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs. Sun., Oct. 14 Jesus tells a man who wants to follow him, that he can t bring anything of his old life with him when he comes. He has to leave it all behind if he wants to be transformed. Sun., Oct. 21 Whoever wishes to be great must be as a servant for the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, says Jesus to his friends. Sun., Oct. 28 Jesus heals a blind man even though others wanted very much to ignore him for being so loud and disruptive. Children s Service Sundays at 9:00 AM

7 P AGE 7 Music Thank you to Bonnie Strader who did all of the aethes c designs for the Music Ministry triptych, crea vely using all fall-colored themes throughout. Howard con nues to ensure the Trinity organ is at its best for our Pipes on the River concerts series faithfully climbing the drop-down stairs up into the pipe organ chambers to tune notes so out of tune that certain stops (sounds) would be unusable otherwise. A big thank you to Jim Heller who is now teaching our children music on Sundays in concert with Reverend Mikayla. We are using the now famous Stepping Stone teaching method, which focuses on teaching music via interac ve ac vi es. While to many it seems as though the par cipants are simply playing games, they are actually embodying fundamental music skills and techniques. As I had hoped, one of the most enjoyable parts of my job is working with the St. Cecilia Choir. Many congregants have come to me sharing how much they have enjoyed hearing the choir singing so beau fully. This is no accident, as they been working hard to offer meaningful anthems for the worship services. It is truly a blessing to stand before them and listen to the wonderful blend of their voices. Michael Lynch Pipes on the River 1st and 3rd Fridays of the month at noon. Oct 5 David Christopher (Delaware) Dec 7 David Ha (Bay Area) Oct 19 Dr. Leon W. Couch III (New York) Dec 21 Bryan Chuan (Colorado) Nov 2 Dominic Pang (California) Jan. 4, 2019 Michael Lynch (Reno NV) Nov 16 Joanne Chambers (California) Jan. 18, 2019 Dr. Cyril Deaconoff (S.F.) St. Paul s Food Pantry Dona ons. Did you know that with your weekly food dona ons that we bless and distribute monthly, you can also bring and donate nonperishable items such as diapers, pet food, hand soap, deodorant, toothpaste, toilet paper, feminine products, etc?. Please place your weekly dona ons in any of the red tubs at either of the two entrances of the church. Thank you for your con nued support! - United Thank Offering All Services October 6-7 Up-Coming Dates to Remember - Annual Pledge Campaign Oktoberfest Dinner October 13th 6:00 PM (Need to make reserva on) - Flu Shots October 14th, will have more informa on in future bulle n. - Cathedral Leadership Pledge Ingathering/Blessing - All Services October All Members Pledge Ingathering and Blessing All Services, October Cathedral Hos ng Bishop Candidates, Wednesday, October 31, 6:00 8:00Pm - Angel Tree Dinner, Friday, November 9 at 5:30 PM - Thanksgiving Day Eucharist, November 22 at 11:00AM - Thanksgiving Dinner, November 22 following the 11:00AM (need to make reserva ons). - Diocesan Conven on Elec on of 11th Bishop, Elko, NV, November 29 December 1.

8 P AGE 8 Social & Support Groups You are Not Alone A support group to give comfort and support to people suffering with serious medical issues or chronic illness. We meet the 3 rd Tuesday of every month, at 4:00 PM, in Conference Room A, downstairs in the Parish Hall, across the parking lot from the Church. Speak to Rev. Rick or write him at R R T R. to be on our mailing list. The Divinely Fine Women will meet on Oct. 27th from 12:00 PM-2:00 PM at the Redwood Ro sserie on Plumb Lane, hosted by Jody Robinson. Please RSVP to Liz by Oct. 24th at We meet monthly for a meal, usually lunch, and no agenda. Any women of the church are welcome to join us. Please call Liz to be put on the list. DATE: TIME: PLACE: DATE: TIME: PLACE: Saturday, October 6th 8:15 AM - Breakfast Gold n. Silver 4th and Vine Saturday, October 28th 11:30AM - Lunch Fred Fowler's Condo for burger lunch. Bring dessert and your own drinks DOK Meet every 1st Sunday of the month from 12:00-2:00 PM at Conference A. Naomi & Ruth For anyone making a life transition. The first Thursday of every month at 11:00 AM, in Conference Room A of the Parish Hall. BABY BUNDLES Sharing Our Blessings with Others Baby Bundles is composed of and supported by members of Trinity and St. Catherine's Episcopal churches With items donated by both congrega ons we assemble Bundles of laye e items for St. Mary s and Renown hospitals. They are then distributed by hospital staff to disadvantaged new parents who have li le or nothing for their newborn. Needs: Right now we need diapers, wipes, boys hats, and bibs. We need girls hats, bibs and receiving blankets, gender neutral sleepers, hats and ou its. Any help with these items would be greatly appreciated. Clothing should be between 0 and 6 months. If you have any ques ons please feel free to contact Susan Lombardi at or Ann Crase at God Bless!

9 P AGE 9 Parish Administration Vestry Summary of September 17 th Meeting Your Vestry will meet next on Tuesday, October 22, Dinner at 5:30 PM & Mee ng at 6:00PM In Conference Room A and Parish Hall All general business mee ngs of the parish are open to members. The proposed agenda is generally posted in the church, on the Sunday preceding the mee ng. Contact your Vestry: We want to hear from you! We can usually be found at these liturgies on Saturday & Sunday: 5:00 PM (Sat.): Susan Cothren 7:30 AM: Paul Hewen (Secretary) 9:00 AM: Howard Benne, 10:30 AM: Robert Andrade (Sr. Warden), Tom Anderson, Lindsay Campbell, Lynne Charlat, Julie Demler, Jim Heller, Guy Moreno (Clerk), Dorothy Walrath, Janice Williams (Jr. Warden) The Vestry gathering met with dinner at 5:30 and the business meeting at 6:05 PM with prayers, and a bible study led by Julie Demler. After adjustments to the previous minutes the August Minutes were approved, and a quorum was established. The Treasurer s Report was in good order and approved. The Budget Proposal for 2019 was discussed: a figure of $575,000. It was proposed and enthusiastically received that in helping understand our budget, a visual pie chart show how our contributions/income is spent among all programs and ministry areas. Ministry: The Blessing of the Animals is scheduled for 3:00 PM on Sunday, September 30 th with Rev. Mikayla and the Youth organizing it. Great joy and appreciation was offered for the Ministry Fair and Picnic of September 9 th! It took a community and they came through. Property concerns addressed the quote at this time for protective windows over our unprotected stained glass windows (approx. $120K); the parish hall entrance door sidewalk to be worked on in October; the cost of updating and repairing our Carillon bells to have exterior and easier to maintain bell clappers ($65K); that the new east church wall rain gutter has finally been installed; and that our sewer line from the parish hall (after a minor flood) has to be examined (possible tree roots interfering on the west side of the church). A proposal was made and accepted to purchase a wireless head-piece microphone for Rev. Mikayla. Deans Report: The Bishop Transition Committee is making progress and soon will be announcing the schedule for the Bishop Candidates walkabout. We should be hosting an evening here in late October. Presently we are reviewing all leaders and volunteers for completion of certification with Safe Guarding God s Children, and some needing to get their licensing completed. Annual Pledge Campaign: A more involved program is being developed for 2019 with an every member outreach. The goal is twofold: convert general contributors to pledgers to be consistent with canon requirements for active membership; and, to do outreach calls to clean up our membership rolls by gaining vital contact information. The Annual Pledge Program for 2019, Growing our Generosity will be kicked off with a special Oktoberfest Dinner on Saturday, October 13 th. Pledge cards and materials will be sent out prior to that dinner. Information will also be presented in the Trinity Times and the weekly Trinity Times II. Unfinished Business: A proposal was made and approved to meet our gift for the Galilee Capital Campaign of 2017 with funds from our Designated Outreach and Endowment match. With New Business a review of the Music Therapy proposal to be offered monthly is still under discussion. Thank you for your on-going financial support! August Year to Date Budget Actual Budget Actual Income $31,013 $36,207 $356,078 $ Expenses $47,500 $44,495 $396,311 $337,515 Net $(16,486) $8,288 $(40,233) $ 15,284

10 P AGE 10 October 2018 Trinity Event Calendar ALL Commi ee and Program leaders and chairpersons: The Annual Report ar cles will be due at Thanksgiving, November 23. Please begin your reports and submit electronically to the Office. Thank you!

11 P AGE 11 October Welcome & Celebrations Welcome! If you are a regular parishioner at Trinity and have a chance to meet visitors at a weekend worship, please greet them warmly! Remember: We celebrate all birthdays, anniversaries, and other important dates on the Last Sunday of the Month during worship with a special blessing. Nicholas Thomas Kelly Jesch James Kice Joseph McKinney Richard Jolly Elizabeth Morgan-Beesley Margare e Wilson Patricia Arnold Carl Rueckl Stephen Lester Mary Morgan Joan Peyser Lauren Riersgard Lou Rossi Chris na Ruggieri Masimba Muskwe Lydia Dyer, J Ralph Emerson II Penny Leuzinger David Mueh David Bennum Gerald Sternod Frieda Hulka Ollie Block Francheska Isip Veldevina Mann David Kyle Ka e Motherway Doug Delano Margaret Marshall John Carter William Conkie Richard Edwards James Peterson Janice Pine Laura Alden Katelynn Kennedy Jessica Burckhard Bruce Mills Jacqueline Reinhartsen Diana Ames Grace Langfeldt Jean Kyle William Chism Gloria Richter Noelle Ruggieri Gabrielle Stone Ellen Champagne Crystal Davis Linda Nichole Dorothy Gamwell Lydia Morehouse Gretchen Wolfe Randolph Wright Darin Dunlap Kim McNamara Kelly Ford Ellio Parker Marjorie Robison Eliza McCall Jake Tiller Libby Lovig Rick Michaelson Doranna Goodnight WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Nat & Beverly Carasali Richard & Debbie Ganchan Paul & Margaret Kent William & Marcedes Parsons Raymond & Margare e Wilson Jr. Ministers: All the People of Trinity Bishop of Nevada: The Rt. Rev. Dan Edwards W.E N. Cathedral Dean: The Very Rev. Dr. William Stomski F W T R. Associate Priest: The Rev. Canon Rick Millsap Canon for Pastoral Care & Parish Life R R T R. Associate Priest: The Rev. Mikayla Dunfee Canon for Educa on RevMikayla@. Deacon: The Rev. Patsy Pumphrey Church Musician/Organist: Michael Lynch . Organist Emeritus: Dr. Philip Manwell Administra ve Assistant: Coco Luna Cathedral TrinityReno. Sexton: Carmen Lopez Vestry: Senior Warden: Robert Andrade Junior Warden: Janice Williams Secretary: Paul Hewen Clerk: Guy Moreno At large: Tom Anderson, Lindsay Campbell, Lynne Charlat, Susan Cothren, Julie Demler, Jim Heller, Howard Benne, Dorothy Walrath Treasurer: David Morgan Chancellor: Kait Flocchini Assis ng on Sundays: The Revs. Ruth Hanusa and Julius Rogina

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