This is What God is Like

by Father Casey

Last year the New York Times began a series they call the 10-Minute Challenge. In this age of shortening attention spans, when it feels harder and harder to stay focused on a single task for any length of time, the series invites viewers to look at a single piece of art for ten minutes. The art selected is diverse, beautiful, but not widely known, so there is little chance of an existing relationship with the piece. I’ve tried it a few times, and it’s a wonderful, if challenging, exercise. It’s a bit like praying: I hold my attention for a few minutes, then my mind wanders a bit, then something in the picture brings me back. All the while, I’m making connections between things I’m looking at and things in my life, between what I see and what I feel.

This Lent we’re conducting a class on art and faith, Images of the Invisible God. The feedback I’ve heard is quite positive, and it seems from what I can tell that you’re enjoying the chance to reflect on the spiritual potency of art. After all, Transfiguration is an art-loving community. Beauty is one of our core values, I would say, and we have wonderful, and spiritually-deep, art all around our campus.

In this vein, I want to invite you to try your own 10-minute challenge. But unlike the Times’ series, the painting I invite you to spend time with is ...

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In this E-news:

• Formation for Lent Continues
• Join Us on Wednesdays in Lent
• Easter Dedications by April 7
• Look Ahead to Holy Week
• A Fond Farewell for Delynda
• Easter Baskets for Gateway of Grace
• Be a Part of Break The Fast
• Meet the Vestry
• St. E's April Potluck

• FigTech Training
• Serving at St. Jude Center
• EMF Baseball Outing
• Icon Writing for Children
• Looking Ahead to VBS
• Your Work Day - April 12
• Children's and Youth Formation
• Visit the Bookstore & the Clothes Horse

A Fond Farewell for Delynda

As we detailed in this week's special announcement, Delynda Moravec, our Director of Youth Ministries has announced her retirement as of the end of June and a move to Michigan. Please extend your best wishes to both Delynda and Kip. We urge you to read the full announcement and Delynda's message to her Transfiguration family.

Easter Baskets for Gateway of Grace

Outreach invites you to bring a little Easter joy to children at Gateway of Grace by donating to their Easter Egg Hunt & Family Fun Day.

Please consider donating:

• Filled plastic eggs – candy, stickers. 
• Empty Easter baskets
• Individual wrapped snacks – animal crackers, raisins, cheese crackers, goldfish, cookies, chips.
• Filled Easter Baskets (max. value $25) - crayons, coloring books, candy, snacks, stickers. (No toys, please) 

Note: Food must be Halal, please no gelatin or marshmallows.

Suggested candy: Heath Bars, Almond Joy, Mr. Good Bar, Hershey chocolate, Kit Kat, Krackel, Rolos, Jelly Belly – Jelly Beans, Dum Dum Lollipops, Twizzlers. 

Please drop off at the Outreach Table: March 22 - April 6.

Be a Part of Break the Fast Feast

Stop by our table in the gathering space so that we may warmly invite you to join us for a joyous Easter celebration at our potluck-style Break the Fast Feast immediately following the Easter Vigil service on Saturday, April 19. It will be an evening of delicious food and heartfelt fellowship. There are multiple ways you can contribute to this vibrant gathering:

• Besides attending, you can volunteers to help make this event special by signing up using the button below to lend a hand or bring a dish to share;
• Also, you can make a financial contribution. Use the button below or select Break the Fast when you make your regular Easter Dedications of Flower, Music, and Butterflies!

We can’t wait to celebrate with you!

TechNo to Techie

The FigTech Ministry

Ministry leaders are invited to join our FigTech experts who will walk you through the audio/visual components of the church for your ministries and then provide training on the vast capabilities of Realm. We will meet this Sunday, March 30 in Roper Hall from 1:00pm to 3:00pm.

Space is limited for this event! Please use the button below to sign-up and let us know your primary questions so we make the best use of everyone's time.

Contact

Michael Durrance

Icon Writing for Children

Children Kindergarten - grade 5 will meet in classroom S205 Wednesdays during Lent to learn about and write their own Icons. Please register so that we can purchase the appropriate number of supplies for this event. We will meet March 12, 19, 26, April 2, 9.

For more information contact 

Allison Blalock

Looking Ahead to VBS 

Mark your calendars and make your plans for this summer's Vacation Bible School June 2 - 6, 2025. This year a half-day and a full-day option will be offered.

Our theme will be a Road Trip VBS, based on Joshua 1:9. Join us in a fun-filled adventure on the open road, taking all the kids (Travelers) on thrilling journeys to exciting destinations. Led by the Navigator and an adventurous pup named Scout, kids will learn that God is always with them.

We are looking for participants and for volunteers who will help facilitate our intrepid Travelers on their Road Trip. Sign-up today!

Youth Work Day - April 12

Come work in God’s creation as we volunteer at Our Saviour Community Garden on Saturday, April 12, from 8:30 am - 1:00 pm. This is a great opportunity to do good work (and earn some service hours). Volunteers will meet up at the church at 8:30am and carpool to the garden. Parents are encouraged to volunteer too! Learn more and sign up below.

Our Saviour Community Garden

1616 N. Jim Miller Road, Dallas, TX

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