Trinity
Sunday*
Happy Father’s Day!
Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had
directed them. When they saw him, they worshipped him; but some doubted. And
Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has
been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing
them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and
teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am
with you always, to the end of the age."
Matthew
28:16-20
The Holy Trinity
MASTER of Flémalle
(b. ca. 1375,
Valenciennes, d. 1444, Tournai)
1410
Oil on wood, 148,7 x 61 cm
Städelsches Kunstinstitut,
Frankfurt
http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/m/master/flemalle/triptych/triptic1.html
This
panel is one of three paintings in Frankfurt which derive from a dismantled
retable whose original appearance is not known. Probably the retable had double
wings on each side. The interior could have been painted. The three panels are
also the representative work of the artist from Tournai known as the Master of
Flémalle, identified as Robert Campin.
The
side panels represent St Veronica who holds the cloth marked with the face of
Christ, and the standing figure of Virgin Mary who suckles the infant Christ.
The third panel, probably from the reverse side of the retable, represents the
Holy Trinity in grisaille: God the Father supports the dead Christ and shows
the body to the whole community; the Holy Spirit is present in the form of a
dove.
The
Trinity panel is one of the oldest example of a grisaille* portraying imitation stone sculpture on the exterior of an
altarpiece.
* grisaille (pronounced “griz-eye”) is
a French word meaning gray tones.
Tell me how it is that in this room
there are three candles and but one light,
and I will explain to you the mode of the divine
existence.
~ John Wesley
Convictions
are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies.
~Friedrich
Nietzsche
Vacation
Bible School was this week.
It is such
fun to take pictures of kids enjoying themselves!!!
A sense of
wonder.
A very busy
week was topped off by the
Evergreen
Rodeo Parade
Saturday,
June 18th
Our float
was “Back When the West was Fun.”
Well done,
Dave!
Tom and
Floozy Marcia
Cheri and
Phil Gerou
Dave the
Barber/Dentist/Blood-letter operating on Pat.
Tom the
Ivory Tickler
~ John Steinbeck
June 19, 2011 Trinity Sunday
Previous
OPQs may be found at:
http://www.dotjack.com/opq.htm
Finally, brothers and sisters, farewell. Put things in order, listen to my
appeal, agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace
will be with you. Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the saints greet you.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God,
and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with all of you.
2
Corinthians 13:11-13
Agnus Day, by James
Wetzstein
Agnus Day appears with the permission of www.agnusday.org
dove2
http://www.cruzblanca.org/hermanoleon/sem/a/pasq/6/index.htm
June
19 (Trinity Sunday)
Genesis 1:1—2:4a
Psalm 8:1-9
2 Corinthians 13:11-13
Matthew 28:16-20
* Trinity Sunday has been
celebrated since 1334 when Pope John XX11 fixed it as the Sunday after
Pentecost.
The
Nicene Creed became official in 325 AD at Council of Nicaea. The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) uses this
slightly different version as subscribed in their Book of Confessions:
NICENE CREED
We believe in one God,
the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is,
seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
of one Being with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation
he came down from heaven,
was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary
and became truly human.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried.
On the third day he rose again
in accordance with the Scriptures;
he ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the
dead,
and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of
life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and
glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come. Amen.