The Time Is Here

by Father Casey

You know that feeling when something important is coming up, but it’s far off in the future, so you put it out of your mind, but then the next thing you know, it’s right on top of you, and you think, how did that get here so quickly? It happens to me a lot at church. Major days like Christmas and Easter will be months away until, all of a sudden, they’re next week. Same with the start of the program year in September, or the beginning of Lent, or marriage ceremonies I’ve been invited to officiate. I’ll enter them into my calendar and think, I have so much time until then…and then wake up one morning and realize the future is now. 

I wonder if this very thing may be happening regarding the renovations to the church and sacristy and our corresponding move to Roper Hall. We’ve been talking about it for years, and it’s always seemed so far in the future – something that we would “one day” have to deal with. But in the mysterious way of time, the future is not the future anymore; it is now. This weekend and next are our last acts of worship in our church building mostly likely until December. The move is here! 



I continue to hear from folks who wonder what we will be doing and why it’s necessary. After all, one can walk through our church, and everything seems lovely. So what could possibly be so broken that it takes months to fix and millions of dollars? Well, in hopes of...

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In this E-news:

• Pentecost, Baptisms, and Recognition
• Getting Ready
• Congratulations, Dana Jean
• Food Pantry Monday
• Transfiguration at Dallas Pride
• Still Time for Sacred Ground

• Fellowship of the Fig Movie Night
• Outreach Blood Drive
• Calling All Gardeners
• Handling Emergencies
• Collecting VBS Snacks
• VBS Volunteers Needed
• Supporting St. Hilda's

The Holy Spirit, Baptisms, and Recognition

This Sunday, May 19, is the Feast of the Pentecost, one of the great feast of the Church year. We will hear the a reading in multiple tongues, celebrate seven baptisms, and rejoice in God's gift of the Holy Spirit.

It is also Recognition Sunday! We're excited to celebrate our graduating high school seniors, and to express our heartfelt gratitude towards our amazing formation teachers and choir leaders. Plus, we'll be highlighting a couple of our inspiring ministries at The Fig. Don't miss out on this special day of thanksgiving, recognition, and celebration!

Getting Ready

A reminder that between now and the end of the month big events are happening:

Mother Rebecca begins her Sabbatical on May 20 and will return to us Labor Day Weekend. Be sure to give her your best before she enters into her Sabbatical leave. If you missed her article in last week's E-news about her Sabbatical plans, you can read it here.

Liturgical Ministers – A reminder to all who serve in various roles during our services. With the move of our worship services to Roper Hall the first weekend of June, we are holding a series of rehearsals on Saturday, June 1 to help you learn the ins-and-outs of the new worship space. The rehearsal schedule is:

• 9:00am to 10:30am — Youth Acolytes and Youth Acolyte Wardens
• 10:30am to 11:00am — Ministers of Ceremonies (MCs)
• 11:00am to 11:30am — Adult Acolytes
• 11:30am to Noon — Eucharistic Ministers
• 12:30pm to 1:00pm — Ushers
• 4:30pm to 5:00pm — All ministries serving at The Table

Lectors, Youth Lectors, Greeters, Sound Techs, Eucharistic Ministers will receive instructions separately.

Everyone – We only have two Sundays remaining in the Nave before we make the move. Preparations are underway to create a beautiful, reverent worship space for the next 7-ish months. Be sure to make the most of the time we have in the Nave before its transformation begins.

Congratulations, Dana Jean

Congratulations to Dana Jean, who graduated from Virginia Theological Seminary this past week with a Masters in Divinity. Dana served as Director of Youth and Outreach Ministries at Transfiguration from 2019-2021, and we proudly sponsored her for ordination. She will be ordained as a deacon in June, and begin a curacy at Trinity Episcopal Church in Marshall, Texas, in July.

Food Pantry Monday

This Monday, May 20, is our regular Food Distribution day. We invite anyone interested in assisting us in our efforts to provide food for those in need to come be a part of the dedicated folks who regularly assist. No prior experience is required. Stay as little or as long as you like. Our regular schedule for the day is:

• 10:30am to 11:00am — Setup
• 11:00am to Noon — Unloading
• Noon to 3:30pm — Sorting and Bagging
• 3:30pm to 6:00pm — Distribution

For more info contact

Jodi Dalton or Alan Justice

Spread God's Love at Dallas Pride

Transfiguration will be part of the Dallas Pride Festival on Saturday, June 1, and the Parade on Sunday, June 2. Open Door has reserved a booth in the festival building and a place in the parade. We need volunteers to represent the Fig in our booth at Fair Park on Saturday. This is a great opportunity to demonstrate the love and welcome we offer to all.

Additionally, we need folks to help spread God’s love in the parade on Sunday. Remember, participation in the parade requires that you are able to walk a one-mile parade route at Fair Park.

Be sure to purchase and pickup an official Transfiguration God Thinks You're Fabulous T-shirt in the Gathering Space this weekend.

For More Information Contact

Mark Ramsay

or visit

www.dallaspride.org

Still Time for Sacred Ground

There's still time to sign-up to be a part of two new Sacred Ground Circles: one starting May 25 and one June 1. Space is limited, so sign up today.

Sacred Ground is an 11 session film and readings-based dialogue series on race, grounded in faith. In small groups you are invited to walk through chapters of America's history of race and racism, while weaving in threads of family stories, economic class, political, and regional identity. Meetings are from 10:00am to 12:30pm every other Saturday in the Church Parlor.

Please note that circle size is limited to insure a focused experience for all participates; therefore, registration is required using the buttons below. For more information contact the Racial Justice Ministry.

Fellowship of the Fig Movie Night

Join the Fellowship of the Fig, Transfiguration's Young Adults Ministry, Saturday, May 25 at 6:30pm on the highway to the Danger Zone. For our movie night we'll watch "Top Gun" and have a hot dog bar. Please bring a side or dessert to share. We will be meeting in the Parlor.

Contact

Colleen Carson

Outreach Blood Drive

Help save a life by donating blood. Sunday, June 9, Carter BloodCare will be on-site at Transfiguration. Visit the website below to schedule an appointment to donate between 10:00am and 2:00pm.

Calling All Gardeners

We are excited to announce that we have started planting the David Diggs Memorial Butterfly Garden and have plans to create additional garden spaces throughout our campus to attract butterflies and other pollinators. If you would like to assist us in enhancing and maintaining the beauty of our campus, we invite you to join us for an information session on Sunday, May 26th at 10:15am in Roper Hall.

Handling Emergencies

There is still time and space for you to learn or refresh your CPR and AED skills on Saturday, June 8, from 10:00am to noon at church. Registration deadline is May 31 and the cost is $15/participant. Please note that no certification card is earned with this class eventhough the same material is taught. Space is limited so sign up now! For more information contact Alyson Thompson.

Solemn Evensong for St. Columba

Sunday, June 9 at 5:00pm in the chapel of St. Mark's School of Texas, Transfigured Nights closes out it 2023-2024 season with evensong commemorating St. Columba, the founding Abbot of the monastery of Iona.

Due to our nave renovations, this service is being held in the chapel of St. Mark's School of Texas located at 10600 Preston Road, Dallas, Texas 75230. The chapel is accessible from the Preston Road parking lot and is visible by its prominent bell tower.

Youth Center Clean-up Day

All youth are invited to join us between 10:00am and 6:00pm Saturday, June 8, to help clean up our beloved Youth Center. All this is to prepare for the upcoming changes to our space. We will be spending the day going through each room (especially the closet) to clean and organize. You don't need to stay the full day. Join us when you can for as long as you can. Food will be provided!

For more information, contact

Delynda Moravec

The members of St. Hilda's Guild faithfully serve the Fig by staffing the Kay Andrews Bookstore and Gift Shop and the Clothes Horse Resale Shop.

The Kay Andrews Bookstore

Our Bookstore and Gift Shop, located in the hallway near the Memorial Garden and the Children's wing are making adjustments to their hours of Operation. Until further notice the they will be open and ready greet you at the following times:

Thursdays: 10am - 2pm

Sundays: 9am - 1pm

The Clothes

Horse

The Clothes Horse is a resale shop providing the community with a place to donate gently worn clothing and offering budget-minded customers a source of reasonably-priced, good-quality apparel. 

Tuesday: 10am - 2pm

Thursday: 10am - 2pm

Saturday: 10am - 2pm

Clothing donations are accepted at any time the shop is open.

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