Theological Turing Test

This past week someone pretending to be me texted members of the vestry and staff asking for gift cards. It is the same scheme that has been used for years over email, and sadly, these sinful schemers wouldn’t keep doing it if it didn’t occasionally work. Please remember that if you ever receive a text or email from “me” asking you to send digital gift cards, it is a complete lie. I will never ask for your help in such a strange, cryptic way.

The first way to know it’s not me is to pay attention to the sending email address or phone number. The message will almost certainly come from some made-up address and not my official church address, or from some strange phone number with no association to me. The name may appear to be mine, but they’ve simply attached my name to a phony address or number.

The second way to know is to read the message and ask, “Does this...

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Survey Underway - Chime In
Doubting with Thomas
Learning About Godly Play
Donuts in the Park
Dallas Pride Sign-up
Summer Book Drive Underway
Our LIttle Pantry - Your Help Needed
Parish-Wide Garage Sale
EMF Fish Fry & Auction
Guns to Gardens Success
Gathering After The Table

Open Door Lunch
Transfigured Nights: Festival Concert
May Ramp Project Sign-up
Healing Prayer with Bishop Price
FWK: Dad's Night Out
Family & Children's Movie Screening
VBS Sign-up Underway
Children's Chapel
Children & Youth Formation

This Weekend At The Fig

Lend Your Voice to Our Congregational Survey

Since launching last week, over 250 folks have provided feedback through the survey. Don't let this chance to add your voice pass you buy. The Survey is open for you to take until May 10. Members of your household 16 and older are invited to participate.

Take the Survey Today

Grow in Belief & Wonder

Doubting with Thomas

Have you ever stood in church, surrounded by a beautiful choir and marvelous flowers and a joyful crowd, with a knot in your stomach? Have you ever wondered if your faith in the risen Lord is just wishful thinking? Have you ever doubted? Most of us have. Join Mother Maddie beginning April 18 at 10:15am, and continuing through the Easter season, as we explore the witness of four famous doubters. We will examine their questions and grapple with their uncertainties in order to discover the ways in which their doubt sheds new light on our faith.

Parents are Invited: A Godly Play Experience

Parents of young children and interested adults are invited to learn more about Godly Play through an introductory class offered during the Easter Season. The class underway now through May 10 on Sundays during the formation hour of 10:15am - 11am. Classes will be taught by youth that have grown up with Godly Play.

Contact

Allison Blalock

Figs with Kids
Donuts in the Park

Join Figs With Kids, our ministry addressing the needs of families with young children, for their monthly Donuts in the Park on Sunday, April 26 at 11:15am! They will gather at the church playground right after Formation and Godly Play. This is a fun, casual way to connect with other families while the kids play. Come grab a donut, say hello, and enjoy some relaxed time together.

Contact

Robert Kent

Dallas Pride ... Get on Board

The Dallas Pride Festival is scheduled for Saturday, June 6 in Downtown Dallas. Open Door has been busy making preparations for the Fig to host a float this year along with a booth at the festival. We invite you to sign-up now to help us be a light in the Dallas community! We need folks who will help set-up and break-down our Festival Booth, staff the booth and provide information to those who stop by, and ride and march in the Parade.

Please register early so we can be well prepared!

Sign-up NOW to Participate

Have You Contributed to
the Summer Book Drive

There is still time to help the Daughters of the King and St. Hilda's Guild provide summer books and toys for the Fig Food Pantry children. You will find a booth in the gathering space between and after services this Sunday, April 26.

The recommended books for the children have been discounted by the Kay Andrews Bookstore. The books will be available to view and purchase the two Sundays. Credit cards, cash, or check will be accepted. Toys can be ordered through our Amazon Wish List using the button below.

The final day for collection of books and toys is Friday, May 1.

Book Drive Amazon Wishlist

Contact

Jan Waller

Our Little Pantry

Needs Your Help

Help us keep the little free pantry outside the church entrance stocked with critical supplies for our neighbors in need.

We need individuals or families to sign-up to be responsible for a week at a time. Slots are available between Sunday, April 26 and June 28. Weeks that have been taken are shown as SOLD OUT. Learn more and sign up using the button below.

Click to Register and Choose Your Week

No Wrong Way to Give

The Episcopal Men's Fellowship and the Youth of Transfiguration are working together to host two great events. Whether you donate for one or the other we will sort it all out and leverage your donation to lend its value to the work of the church in the best possible way.

Parish-wide Garage Sale

May 29 & 30

Donate to and make plans to attend our first Parish-wide Garage Sale since 2016! Proceeds from this sale will support the Youth Pilgrimage to Scotland in 2027.

If you have items such as furniture that require pickup, click the button below to let us know so that we can arrange transportation to the sale.

We need volunteers in several roles ranging from collecting and transporting donations, set-up/teardown following the sale, and sales support during the event. You can volunteer by clicking the Volunteer to Help button below.

Click to Arrange Donations

Click Here To Volunteer

EMF Fish Fry & Silent Auction

June 7

The Episcopal Men’s Fellowship will host their famous fish fry and silent auction on Sunday, June 7!

This is the biggest fundraiser of the year, featuring a wide range of auction items including themed parties, tickets to sporting events and concerts, and vacation getaways. If you have something to donate to the auction, click the button below to contact Jim Kirkman. All proceeds benefit the ministries and outreach projects supported by our church. To register, purchase entry tickets, and view the auction catalog click the button below.

Contact to Donate

Participate in the Auction

Gun to Gardens Success

This past Saturday, several volunteers from Transfiguration joined dozens of others from around the area at Royal Lane Baptist Church to conduct a Guns to Gardens event. G2G provides owners of unwanted firearms with a way to safely surrender them to be dismantled and transformed into garden tools. Transfiguration hosted a wonderfully successful G2G event last September, and at last Saturday’s G2G, 25 guns were collected, including 17 handguns. Fr. Casey serves on the organization’s board, which is already planning for the next event in the fall at St. Philip’s School and Community Center in South Dallas. The mission of G2G is to bring the prophetic vision of the kingdom of God to life in real time (Micah 4:1-5).

Upcoming Events

Saturday Sliders after The Table

Following The Table on Saturday, May 2, you are invited to join in our Gathering Slider Picnic in the Bell Tower Garden.

Open Door Lunch

Open Door members and friends are invited to lunch at 12:45pm following the 11:15am service on May 3 at Loro Asian Smokehouse in Addison. We will reserve tables outside if the weather is nice; if not, we will get some tables together inside. If you are a member of the Open Door group in Realm, you can RSVP using the button below. If you are not yet a member of the Open Door group, you can join the group for more information.

Open Door Group Members RSVP

Join Our Realm Group

Transfigured Nights Festival Concert

On Sunday, May 3, at 7pm, the Transfiguration Choir, soloists, and a 24-piece orchestra will present Joseph Haydn’s Missa Cellensis in C in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Composed in 1766, this exquisite “cantata mass” is a tour de force for strings, winds, chorus, and vocal soloists. Join us in celebrating twenty-two years of choral music of choral singing under the direction of Joel Martinson. This concert is presented free of charge and open to all.

Ramp Project on May 9
Sign-up

The Dallas Ramp Project, the local chapter of the Texas Ramp Project, builds ramps for low-income elderly and disabled individuals identified by local health care providers, to enable them to leave their homes, especially during a fire or other emergency. These projects take 3-6 hours on a Saturday morning. No experience required.

Full details and the time and location where we build the ramps is contained in the registration. Click the button below and be a part of this rewarding ministry.

Sign-up by May 4

Healing Prayer Service with the Bishop

Join Bishop Rob Price for a healing prayer service at our Wednesday evening service on May 6 at 6:00pm. This will be a communal, liturgical gathering focused on seeking spiritual, emotional or physical restoration through prayer, Scripture and anointing with oil.

Figs With Kids Dad's Night Out

Dads, join us for a relaxed night out at Oak Highlands Brewery on Friday, May 8 from 8:00pm – 10:00pm. It’s a great chance to unwind, enjoy a great local beer, and connect with other dads from the parish. Come when you can, grab a drink, and hang out for a bit.

Oak Highlands Brewery
500 Lockwood Dr,
Richardson, TX 75080

Movie Screening for

Families with Children

We are excited to host a private screening of The Square Tree on Saturday, May 9 from Noon - 5:00pm. This will be a children/family event. The movie's director and producer will be with us and they are seeking audience feedback and input on the movie. There will be publicity merchandise handed out.

Vacation Bible School
Sign-up Today

Monday, June 1 - Friday, June 5

9:00am - Noon each day

Children's Chapel

Each Sunday we host Children’s Chapel where kids are able to experience scripture, prayer, song, and worship in a way they can understand and enjoy. Children are able to attend this service while parents attend the regular Sunday Holy Eucharist at 9:00am. We meet on in the Gathering Space prior to the service.

Children & Youth Formation

Wee Wonder shares God’s love with our youngest children by introducing them to God through song, action rhymes, Bible stories and responsive play. It is open to children agest 2-3.

Godly Play is a Montessori-based curriculum for children 4 years-old through 5th grade that follows the pattern of Christian worship and our church seasonal calendar. It teaches children religious language through sacred stories, parables and liturgical action, as well as enhances their spiritual experience through wonder and responsive play.

Formation for our Youth (grades 6-12) takes place in the Youth Center from 10:15am - 11:15am on Sunday morning.

Crossover on Wednesdays at 6:30pm is a time for our Youth (6th – 12th grade) to unwind from the stresses of growing up. The core of Crossover is Food, Faith, Fellowship, and Fun. Crossover is a dynamic group, and an excellent way to be involved and grow in the life of the Transfiguration Community.