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"Saint Nicholas Gift Bags" for the Cathedral Food Pantry

This year we begin a new tradition of collecting "Saint Nicholas Gift Bags" for our Cathedral Food Pantry. During this season of gratitude and giving, we hope to collect 150 bags to give to our neighbors who live each day with food insecurity and hunger.

Saint Nicholas of Myra (in modern-day Turkey) has been a holy example of generosity and giving in the Church since the 4th century. He dedicated his life to caring for the marginalized and most vulnerable in society, especially children. One of the best known stories of Saint Nicholas is that of a father with three daughters, but not enough money to provide proper dowries for them to marry. This meant the young girls would most likely end up living on the streets. The story tells us that Saint Nicholas walked by the man's house on three successive nights and threw bags of gold in the window, thereby saving the girls from a life of poverty.

This famous story has been modified somewhat over the centuries, and in colder parts of the world, Nicholas is portrayed throwing the bags of gold down the man's chimney, giving birth to our modern tradition of Santa Claus. Whatever the exact details of the story may be, Saint Nicholas has become a model of generous giving for the world, following the teachings of Jesus to love and care for our neighbors as ourselves. We celebrate the Feast of Saint Nicholas on the calendar of the Western Church on December 6th - read more about him HERE.

To donate a Saint Nicholas Gift Bag this year, please shop at your local grocery store in the coming weeks, and prepare your gift bag. We would ask that you please purchase a reusable shopping bag and fill it with the following items:

2 pieces of fruit, either apples or oranges
2 bottles of water
2 cans of tuna (pop-top, no can opener needed)
2 cans of chicken (pop-top)
2 cans of soup (pop-top)
1 pack of applesauce cups (easy open)
1 box of crackers
1 box of breakfast bars (granola or cereal bars)
1 plastic jar of peanut butter
1 container of nuts (mixed nuts, almonds, etc.)

Please bring your gift bag to the Cathedral this Sunday, December 10th or the following Sunday, December 17th. Gift bags can also be dropped off inside the front doors of the Cathedral in the narthex Monday-Friday between 9:00-1:00.

May Saint Nicholas inspire us to help those who need us most during this holy season of hope and thankfulness!

Advent Blessings,

Father Jason

The Very Reverend Jason Roberson

Cathedral Provost

Presiding Bishop recovering from surgery after fall

We ask for your prayers for our Presiding Bishop, The Most Reverend Michael Curry, who suffered a fall and serious head injury on Sunday, Dec. 3rd, followed by surgery. He is now in recovery. (The picture below is from our 2022 Diocesan Convention.) Read more here: www.episcopalnewsservice.org

Your 2024 Pledge

As Trinity celebrates the 100th anniversary of its historic building in 2024-25, please prayerfully consider making a generous pledge to support the Cathedral's mission and vision during this exciting time of transformation and growth.

Download the 2024 Pledge Form HERE.

Download the 2024 Stewardship Brochure HERE.

Advent Retreat at The Ancient Spanish Monastery

December 10th

You're invited to a special retreat at The Ancient Spanish Monastery on Sunday, December 10th, 6-8pm. Come walk the ancient cloister where monks prayed continuously for 700 years. Together we will rest, pray and find our hope again in God our creator. This retreat includes many opportunities to engage your senses through music, the arts, interaction and movement.

As you watch this video below, you will gain an understanding of what our retreat will be like. The music that you hear is an example of the music that our musicians will be playing at the retreat.

Visit the Mishkah Website for more information and to register

Second Saturday - Tomorrow, Dec. 9th

Yoga Classes - December 11 and 18

Immerse yourself in a truly rejuvenating and spiritual experience. All levels welcome! $20 (including mats and parking). Entry at the North Door (16th Street). To assure a prompt start, if at all possible please do sign up beforehand using this link.

Fitness Classes - December 14 and 28

This Week - December 10

Sunday

8 am Holy Eucharist

10 am Choral Eucharist

12:15 pm Santa Eucaristía

Monday

6:15 pm Yoga in the Cathedral

Wednesday

12:10 pm Bilingual Holy Eucharist with Special Prayers for Healing

Bulletin 8 am

Bulletin 10 am

Bulletin 12:15 pm

Prayer Requests

If you would like to include someone on the Prayer List or add an anniversary or birthday for special prayers, please call the Cathedral office at 305-456-8851, use the 'Contact Us' link on our website, or send an email ...

office@trinitymiami.org

Also, please let us know when names can be removed from the list.

Sick - In Recovery

Doris Gray, Alejandro Medrano, Julio Rodriguez, Les Tablada, Anne Knight, Nancy Pacheco, Esteban Rodriguez, Andye Moss, Stephen Franklin, Jeremiah Pearson, Pat Deringer, Gladys de Abrego, Arturo Alvares, Anita Damnavits, Albert Halverstadt, Robert Horton, Dr. Joe Walker, Herber Castillo, Santiago Hernandez, Nicholas, Angelique, Jaylene, Julian, Melba D. León, L.S., The Reverend Steve Fregeau, Mike Guidry, The Most Reverend Michael Curry, Lidia Natal, Adriana Santana, Thomas Porto, Bradley Bell, Alfonso Myrie, Becka Ayala

Sherman Chester, Tonya Coleman, Tangela Thompson, Glenda Collier Smith, Ronald Smith

Anglican Cycle of Prayer

The Anglican Church in Rwanda

Birthdays

Mauricio Palacio

Charles Lutton

Julian Marin

Anniversaries

In Memoriam

Justice Sandra Day O'Connor

Betty Dakin

Ted Eldredge

Monica P. Upequi

Porsha Chester

Kelsey Collier

Lucinda Eden

Altar Flowers & Sanctuary Candle

It is the tradition each week at Trinity Cathedral for individuals and families to make a donation for the altar flowers and the sanctuary candle in honor of or in memory of a family member, friend, or a specific cathedral ministry or organization. Names for the donations are listed in the Friday e-Newsletter and in the Sunday service bulletin.

Please email the Cathedral office at office@trinitymiami.org or call (305) 456-8851 to make your donations to this important ministry.

Food Pantry Ministry

These are difficult times and many struggle to make ends meet. When you come on Sundays, please consider bringing one or more items of canned or boxed food. Items to consider include canned goods, peanut butter, packaged cereals, paper products, bottled water, dish and laundry soaps, boxed dinners, toiletry items, and feminine hygiene products. Remember that we cannot accept expired food or items that need refrigeration.

Gift Card Ministry

The LGBTQ+ ministry has organized an on-going Gift Card collection drive to aid in the purchase of perishable food items for food pantry recipients. These cards are distributed on a weekly basis to families and individuals in need. To continue to help this cause or if you or someone you know could benefit from this ministry, please contact Roberto Soto at:

Trinity Cathedral, c/o Roberto Soto

464 N.E. 16th Street, Miami, FL 33132

(305) 456-8851 or via email roberto@trinitymiami.org

Names of donors and recipients will remain confidential

"Pews to Chairs" Project

For many decades now, pews have been replaced by chairs in countless cathedrals and churches across the Episcopal Church and the world with remarkable success. In many cases, it has allowed congregations to experience a transformation and rebirth of their communities. Stackable, multi-use chairs will give Trinity a fully flexible and multi-purpose space that functions not only for worship, but for a variety of ministry and community events. (See the above picture of Chester Cathedral, UK.)

The success of Transforming Trinity and the Pews to Chairs project depends on the donation of chairs by cathedral parishioners, congregations, and individuals across The Episcopal Church in Southeast Florida and the wider Church. Chairs may be donated in honor of or in memory of a loved one or in honor of a specific church, congregation, or organization. Please consider donating one or more chairs!

To donate: Please download the chair donation form HERE, complete it, and make your check payable to Trinity Episcopal Cathedral. Please make sure to write “Pews to Chairs” in the memo line. Mail checks and forms to: Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 464 NE 16th Street, Miami, FL 33132.

Online donations can also be made on the Cathedral website (www.trinitymiami.org) under the “Giving” tab – please be sure to choose the “Pews to Chairs Campaign” on the dropdown menu to designate your donation.

Please reach out to Father Jason by email at frjason@trinitymiami.org if you have any questions or concerns. You can also find more details about the Pews to Chairs project HERE.

We need Ushers and Lectors!

We you like to be an usher on Sunday mornings?

Would you like to read a scripture lesson or lead the Prayers of the People during our Sunday services?

Please consider joining our Usher or Lector Ministries. We need volunteers to help fill these important roles during our Sunday worship.

If you are interested, please email Mr. Thomas Porto at thomas44a@gmail.com, or call the Cathedral office at 305-456-8851.

Join the Cathedral Flower Guild!

Do you love arranging flowers? Please consider joining the Cathedral Flower Guild. We need volunteers to help on Saturday mornings to arrange flowers for our Sunday worship services.

If you are interested, please reach out to Mr. Roberto Soto at office@trinitymiami.org, or call the Cathedral office at 305-456-8851.

Morning and Evening Online Reflection

Begin and end your weekday with online reflections. Reflections feature prayers, readings from Holy Scripture, and contemplative music and are led by clergy from National Cathedral in the morning and from Canterbury Cathedral in the evening. In addition, daily Choral Evensong song by the Canterbury Cathedral Choir is available online. Select the applicable link below for access.

Morning Prayers

Evening Prayers

Choral Evensong

The Second Sunday of Advent

Listen to “Comfort Ye, My People” from The Messiah. How does it make you feel? Where do you hear messages of hope and anticipation?

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As Advent begins this week, we invite you to orient yourself to the coming of Jesus at Christmas through the practices of Journeying the Way of Love. This journey begins by saying “yes” to God’s call to birth new life into the world—a call that is both powerful and gentle, a call that will, if fully embraced, grow beyond our imaginations, spilling out of ourselves and into our family, friends, community, and the whole world.

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