Trinity Sunday

 

 

There was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews. He came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God; for no one can do these signs that you do apart from the presence of God.” Jesus answered him, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born from above.” Nicodemus said to him, “How can anyone be born after having grown old? Can one enter a second time into the mother’s womb and be born?” Jesus answered, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit. What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not be astonished that I said to you, ‘You must be born from above.’ The wind blows where it chooses, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.” Nicodemus said to him, “How can these things be?” Jesus answered him, “Are you a teacher of Israel, and yet you do not understand these things?

“Very truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know and testify to what we have seen; yet you do not receive our testimony. If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you about heavenly things? No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.

“For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.

“Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. 

John 3:1-17

The Trinity

RUBLEV, Andrei

1411 or 1425-27

Tretyakov Gallery

Moscow

Russia

 

The Trinity depicts the three angels who visited Abraham at the Oak of Mamre (Genesis 18:1–8), but the painting is full of symbolism and is interpreted as an icon of the Holy Trinity. At the time of Rublev, the Holy Trinity was the embodiment of spiritual unity, peace, harmony, mutual love and humility.[6]

The icon was commissioned to honour Saint Sergius of Radonezh of the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius, near Moscow, now in the town of Sergiyev Posad. Little is known about The Trinity's history, and art historians make suggestions based on only the few known facts.[7] Even the authorship of Rublev has been questioned. Various authors suggest different dates, such as 1408-1425, 1422-1423 or 1420-1427. The official version states 1411 or 1425-27. The Trinity is currently held in the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_(Andrei_Rublev)

 

 

Boris Godunov’s riza (metal protective cover) for The Trinity with tsatas added at the time of Michael I,

 made from gold and silver with gemstones, pearls. 

The end of the 16th century.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_(Andrei_Rublev)

 

 

 

 

 

Your job is to allow the Holy Spirit

to remove the fearful thinking

that surrounds your perfect self.

~ Marianne Williamson

 

 

 

Unselfish and noble actions

are the most radiant pages

in the biography of souls.

~ David Thomas

 

 

 

 

 

Charles, Vicki’s nephew, is in Maui with his two sons to scatter her ashes.

Chance, 11, was flabbergasted when he encountered a pay phone.

He had absolutely no idea what it was.

 

 

Arlene Bruns shared her amazing scrapbook (and some of her calligraphy)

with our Painted Toe members at Foothills Art Center on Monday.

 

 

JAK and Woofie before their shampoos and cuts.

 

 

Woofie and JAK after their grooming appointment.

 

 

Sip and Sculpt

Center for the Arts Evergreen

Thursday, May 24, 2018

For Past and Present CAE Board Members

Steve Sumner, Director, Peggy Eggers, Tom Ware, Adrian Stone

 

 

Fondu

by Tom Ware

NFS, on loan from Kimberly Moore,

former director of CAE

 

Mark Johnston helped to pass out the clay for those who tried their hands at sculpting.

 

 

Janet Rundquist, Peggy Eggers

 

 

Tom Ware giving instructions.

 

 

Christie Sims, the model

 

Alas.  I could not stay since Book Club was about to begin.

 

 

Thursday Evening Book Club

Sharron Leonard, Rebecca Martin

 

 

We each brought delicious munchies.

 

 

Ginny Boschen

 

 

Friday, May 25, 2018

GOLF!

George Nelson joined us (Carolyn Alexander and Anna Marie Nelson)

at Fossil Trace to hit a bucket of balls to ease us into summer golf.

Then, of course, we had lunch!

 

 

Art in the Park Uncorked

Humphrey History Park & Museum

Friday, May 25, 2018

Beth Erlund presented

Do You See What I See?

Beth is a former zoologish and avid birder.

She presents what she sees through her

batik and encaustic paintings.

Beth has also written and illustrated

three children’s books

as well as some botanic books.

 

 

Welcome sign to Evergreen

decorated by members of the Rotary Club of Evergreen

on Saturday, May 26, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

It seems to me we can never give up longing and wishing 

while we are thoroughly alive.

There are certain things we feel to be beautiful and good,

and we must hunger after them.

~ George Eliot

 

 

 

 

 

 

May 27, 2018  Trinity Sunday (First Sunday after Pentecost) Year B

 

Previous OPQs may be found at:

 

 

Agnus Day, by James Wetzstein

comic

Agnus Day appears with the permission of www.agnusday.org

 

 

Trinity Church - Ichtus

1877

Boston, Massachusetts

United States

 

Trinity Church, Boston, was completed in 1877. Its architect was H. H. Richardson, and numerous artists and craftspeople contributed to the interior design. In 1971, Trinity was designated a National Historic Landmark for "possessing "exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating the history of the United States." The word for fish in Greek is ICHTUS, which represents the first letter of each Greek word of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. Three fish are symbolic of the three days that Jonah spent in the belly of the whale, which prefigures Jesus' three days from death to resurrection. This wood carving is in the chancel area of Trinity Church, Boston.

http://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/diglib-fulldisplay.pl?SID=20180521917653363&code=act&RC=51494&Row=33

 

 

Memorial Day

Fountain of Eternal Life

FREDERICKS, Marshall M.

1964

Memorial Plaza

Cleveland, Ohio

United States

 

A monument in the center of Cleveland, Ohio, dedicated to the memory of soldiers lost in World War I and II -- the promise of eternal life and the hope for peace from the past turmoil.

http://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-processquery.pl?code=ACT&SortOrder=Title&LectionaryLink=BEast07

 

 

Who kept the

faith and fought

the fight;

The glory theirs,

the duty ours.

~ Wallace Bruce

 

 

 

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Isaiah 6:1-8
Psalm 29
Romans 8:12-17
John 3:1-17