The Life We Save

by Father Casey

The tryptic is closed and covered for Lent, but hopefully you can recall two of the small pictures below the large image of the Transfigured Christ. On the left, Jesus is leading Peter, James, and John up the mountain, pointing toward the summit where his divinity will be revealed. On the right, Jesus is leading them, dazzled and dumbstruck, back down.

As amazing as it must have been to witness the Transfiguration, it didn’t help the disciples grasp any better the nature of Jesus’ mission. For not long after they leave the mountain, Jesus tells them how he will suffer, be rejected, and killed, but Peter would have none of it. The gospels say that Peter “rebuked” Jesus for talking this way.

Which results, of course, with Peter getting rebuked himself. “You don’t know what you’re talking about, Peter. Because not only do I have to die, but following me means taking up your own cross, too. It means denying yourself, as I will be denied. And it means losing your life, just like I will lose mine.”

For those who have been around the church for any length of time, we may have heard this passage often enough to soften its sharp edges. But I hope we won’t let it become too dull to slice into our souls and open our hearts. Because this teaching holds in it one of the great...

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In this E-news:

• Faithful Departed – Reagan Reece
• Fellowship of the Fig Game Night
• Lenten Sunday / Wednesday Formation
• Foyer Kickoff
• Transfigured Nights Presents
• Mobile Blood Drive

• Outreach & Gateway of Grace
• Taizé on the Labyrinth
• A Lenten Journey
• Ramadan Dinner
• FaithFULL Eating Formation for Children
• VBS - Registration Open
• Support St. Hilda's Guild

Rest eternal grant to her, O Lord, and let light perpetual shine upon her. May Reagan’s soul, and the souls of all the departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace and rise in glory. Amen.

Fellowship of the Fig Game Night

Our ministry for Young Adults invites you to Join us Saturday, February 24, after The Table for a board game night in the Parlor. Dinner will be provided: grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup!

Food & Faith

This Lent at Transfiguration, we will be exploring how eating, something we do almost without thinking, is an act of discipleship. At Wednesday evening programs and Sunday morning Bible studies, we will discuss how our choices around food are related to abundance and scarcity, justice and equality, piety and hospitality. We hope you will join us around the table as we all strive to be better “companions” (ones who share bread) of one another and servants of God.

Sunday Food & Faith

Bible Study

Join us for Adult Sunday School during the season of Lent featuring a series of small-group Bible Studies. Class begins at 10:15am each Sunday. If you are unable to attend in person, you can join by Zoom and download the class material.

Wednesday Evening: Food & Faith

Join us in Roper Hall on Wednesdays for our continuing series of presentations. This Wednesday's Program begins at 7:00pm and will feature:

Forbidden Fruit

by: The Rev. Melody Shobe

Visit our Lenten Page for details of this and each week's Program.

Foyer Planning Kick-Off

It’s time to organize our spring Foyer Groups for 2024. This ministry brings together small groups of 8-10 people to host meals and is an excellent way to meet new people at The Fig! We will meet to reveal the groups on Sunday, February 25 from 4:00pm - 6:00pm in the Parlor. Bring a snack to share and your choice of beverage. Prior to this meeting please let us know your desire to participate so groups can be formed.

Contact

Shelia Runnels

Transfigured Nights Presents

Eldred Marshall

Transfigured Nights presents pianist Eldred Marshall in recital on Sunday, February 25, at 7:00pm in the church. Dr. Marshall holds degrees from Yale University, SMU, and UNT, and has performed throughout the USA, Europe, and China. He serves as the Associate Director of Music at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church, in Rockwall, Texas, as well as the Artistic Director/Conductor of the Mansfield Philharmonic Orchestra and other musical organizations in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. His recital will include works by Debussy, Brahms, and Beethoven played on Transfiguration’s Petrof piano in the nave of the church. The recital is free of charge and open to the public.

Program

Claude Debussy – Images, Book 1 (1905)

Johannes Brahms – Four Piano Pieces, Op. 119

Ludwig van Beethoven – Variations on a Waltz, Op. 120 “Diabelli Variations”

Mobile Blood Drive

Help save a life by donating blood. Sunday, March 3, Carter BloodCare will be on-site at Transfiguration. Visit the website below to schedule an appointment to donate between 10:00am and 2:00pm.

Upcoming Easter Outreach for Children

Help us bless refugee children being assisted by Gateway of Grace by donating empty Easter Baskets, filled plastic eggs, individual packaged snacks or a filled Easter Basket (no toys, max. value $25) for their Easter Celebration! 

Drop off at the Outreach Table in the Tower Cloister from March 2 - 17. 

Suggested items: crayons, coloring books, stickers, candy (must be Halal, so please no marshmallows or gelatin), cookies, chips, crackers.

Taizé on the Labyrinth

March 3 | 6:00pm

Experience a contemplative evening of prayer and song on the candlelit labyrinth. Members of the choir will chant songs from Taizé, an ecumenical monastery in southeast France. Participants may walk the labyrinth throughout the service, which will also include periods of silence and readings about Lent.

Embark on Your Own Lenten Journey

Friday and Saturday, March 8 and 9, Roper Hall will be transformed into a quiet, contemplative environment where participants are invited to move through a series of meditation centers. At each center, instructions guide participants through an individual, self-paced experience designed to connect them to the spirit of Lent. Participants may come when they want. Most take about an hour to complete a Lenten Journey of prayer and reflection.

Ramadan Dinner

Transfiguration will partner with Dialogue Institute Dallas to host a Ramadan Dinner with Muslim neighbors on Friday, March 15 at 6:30pm. This will be an opportunity to build knowledge and interfaith relationships in the holiest season for Muslims, and on the edge of our holiest week of the year. We will learn from one another, share a delicious meal made by our Muslim guests, and celebrate our distinct traditions. Transfiguration is one of nearly two dozen host sites for these meals during Ramadan this year.

Children's FaithFULL Lenten Program

Children ages Kinder through 5th Grade are invited to join in on our congregational reflection on food as we eat our way through Lent. Your child may come to one or all the sessions and will meet Wednesdays in Lent at 7:15pm in room S203.

There is no charge, but please register your child to aid us in the preparation of materials and volunteers.

Register

for VBS

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 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.

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

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