Archive for December, 2007

Committee on the State of the Church issues interim report

Dec 4th, 2007 by Fr. Paul | 0

By Jan Nunley and Mary Frances Schjonberg, November 29, 2007
[Episcopal News Service] An interim report issued by the House of Deputies Committee on the State of the Church says the Episcopal Church needs “a plan for action” to address concerns related to its identity, mission and organization.”Who are we?” the report asks. “What does it [...]

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Advent Brew Crew @ O’Doherty’s

Dec 4th, 2007 by Fr. Paul | 0

The Spokane-area Young Adult Ministry (YAM) collective will gather at O’Doherty’s Irish Grille on Saturday, December 15th from 6-8pm to hear from Gonzaga faculty member, Dr. Kevin McCruden, on the anti-Imperial themes of the birth stories in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. Dr. McCruden will discuss the distinctions between Christ’s Lordship [...]

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Advent Silent Morning @ HT

Dec 4th, 2007 by Fr. Paul | 0

The local associates of the Community of the Holy Spirit will host their annual Advent silent morning at Holy Trinity on Saturday, December 15th from 9am to 12noon. The morning will begin with Morning Prayer, including a brief meditation on the guiding themes of the four Sundays of Advent — peace, hope, joy, and [...]

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Advent Family Movie Nights @ HT

Dec 4th, 2007 by Fr. Paul | 0

Come see you favorite childhood Christmas movies on a 14 ft. screen inside the beautiful Holy Trinity sanctuary!  During the season of Advent, Holy Trinity will host neighbors for a three-week movie series, presenting the Christmas classics on Thursday nights at 6pm in the sanctuary.  December 6th and 13th will show two 30-minute movies with [...]

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Advent Meditations on the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs)

Dec 4th, 2007 by Fr. Paul | 0

The Millenium Development Goals Task Force of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta has produced a resource for Advent meditations on the MDGs. Entitled “Love Made Manifest,” it can be found at their diocesan webpage and downloaded for your use. You can also bookmark the page and follow along with them as they post [...]

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Book Group Reflections — ‘Opening the Bible’

Dec 4th, 2007 by Fr. Paul | 4

During December, the book group is reading Volume 2 of the series — Opening the Bible by Roger Ferlo. The cover says, “Above all, [Ferlo] teaches the importance of respectfully approaching the Bible as Scripture: it is a book with a long history, complex traditions, and diverse authorship, and it must be read on its [...]

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west central neighborhood caroling @ holy trinity

Nov 8th, 2007 by Fr. Paul | 0

[ December 22, 2007; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Join west central neighbors for the first annual Christmas caroling party at Holy Trinity.  Gather in the Holy Trinity courtyard at 6pm to begin our singing walk through the neighborhood.  We’ll return to the Holy Trinity parish hall by 7pm  for hot apple cider and cookies.  Dress warmly and bring your singing voice!

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