Third Sunday of Easter

8:00am   The Traditional Eucharist
9:30am   The Joyful Noise Eucharist
10:30am  The Musical Eucharist

From the Rector
Over the last 18 months I have been privileged to participate in a dialogue between Christian ministers and Jewish rabbis on the peninsula. This dialogue was set up to create a space where leaders from different religious communities could come together, create a trusting space, and discuss issues of biblical interpretation and the modern day conflict in the Holy Land. Sponsored by the Jewish Community Relations Council of SF it has been a rewarding experience for me and a place for growth in my own spirituality. 
Late last year I was invited by this group to join with other community, religious and education leaders from the Bay Area in a tour of Israel. We will be visiting schools, the parliament, community groups and some religious sites. We will be learning about modern day Israel, and discovering how life is for both Israelis and Palestinians. At the end of the scheduled tour I have decided to stay on a little longer in order to reach out to other Palestinian groups and get a deeper experience of what it is like for them to live within the confines of the various restrictions that the conflict has made necessary. I will also be spending some time with staff of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem and am delighted to be taking your Good Friday donations to them.
Pray for me as I make this tour of the Holy Land, and find out more about its history as well as what life is like there today.
See you in a few weeks.
Love,
Matthew+


News & Announcements
Rector on sabbatical
Matthew will be away in Israel and England through April 26.  In case of pastoral emergency please call Monica at (505) 235-7345 or Fran at (415) 999-6662. 
Equipping the Beloved Community - The Sacrament of Time
With Bishop Marc Andrus and the Rev. Suzanne Guthrie
"Taking time together to talk about time! We'll talk about the lack of time in our lives, wasting time and the mere filling of time, what makes us feel alive and what makes us feel half-alive. We'll talk about the time-traveling properties of prayer and the reclaiming of sacred time." - The Rev. Suzanne Guthrie
Saturday, May 14, 2016 - 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
St. Paul's, 415 El Camino Real, Burlingame
$10 - Cost to members of Transfiguration. 
Register online: www.diocal.org/etbc
SESSION 1 - 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Eucharistic Minister Training - Randy Street & Natalie Hala
Cultivating Generosity in Your Congregation - Laurel Johnston
Weaving Faith into Family Life - Lori Robinson
Building the Capacity and Commitment for Shared Ministry - Caroline McCall
Nourished for a Time and Half a Time - Suzanne Guthrie
The Staff of Life: Communion bread and the Christian story of wheat - Elizabeth DeRuff
Day of Discernment part 1/2 - Commission on Ministry
LUNCH | WORSHIP | KEYNOTE ADDRESS - 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
SESSION 2 - 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Eucharistic Visitor Training - Randy Street & Natalie Hala
Wherever Two or Three Are Gathered - Kenneth Powell
Using Meetings to Energize for Mission - Caroline McCall
Stations of the Cosmic Christ - Marc Andrus
Day of Discernment part 2/2 - Commission on Ministry
Mandated Reporter Training - Andrea Foote
Youth Confirmation Sessions continue
The next session of "Confirming Our Faith in the World" will be April 24 (9am-noon ) led by Monica Whitaker & Dawn Bailey. 
Remaining Sessions:  Sunday, May 1, 9-12 and Sunday, May 22, 9-12.
The General Confirmation will be at Grace Cathedral on June 4th and we will be celebrating our new confirmands the next morning at Transfiguration. Join in and support them!
Distil Dinner Club next Sunday, April 17
Distil, our ministry for young adults is gathering for a potluck supper at Bethany's next Sunday, 4/17, at 6:15pm. Questions? please speak to Dawn or Bethany.
Mark Your Calendars:
May 15 - Day of Pentecost - Festival Eucharist at 10am with parish wide 'Grill on the Hill'

Happy Birthday: 
Claire Fry , Margie Shields, Bethany Lukach and Jessica Jobe Sea today; Emma Phillips on Tuesday.
Happy Anniversary: 
Chris and Loriann Villanis on Friday.

This Week
Sunday, April 10 
The Third Sunday of Easter
8:00am       Traditional Eucharist
9:30am       Joyful Noise Eucharist
10:30am     Musical Eucharist
Monday, April 11
3:15pm        Snake Dragon Club storytime (classrooms)
7pm             FA Meeting (Parish Hall)
Tuesday, April 12
9am             Morning Prayer(Good Shepherd, Belmont)
6:30pm       New Millennium Chamber Orchestra rehearsal (Church)
7pm             AA Meeting  (Parish Hall)
Wednesday, April 13
9am            Morning Prayer (Chapel)
10:30am     Gospel Preview (Parish Hall)
3:15 -5:45pm  Looking Glass Korean Learning Center (classrooms)
4-5:30pm   Looking Glass -Dance class (Parish Hall)
7pm             Zen Meditation Group (Chapel)
7pm             FA Meeting (Parish Hall)
Thursday, April 14
9am             Morning Prayer (Chapel)
10am           Transfig Fireflies (Parish Hall)
2pm             Staff Meeting (Parish Hall)
7pm             Transfig Choir Rehearsal (Church)
7:15pm        Penin. Young People's AA (Parish Hall)
Friday, April 15
3:30-5pm    Girl Scout Brownie Troop Mtg(Parish Hall)
Saturday, April 16
8:45-11:15am   Looking Glass Learning Ctr(classrooms)
10am-1pm  Sine Nomine Rehearsal (church)
Sunday, April 17
The Fourth Sunday of Easter
8:00am      Traditional Eucharist
9:30am       Joyful Noise Eucharist
10:30am     Musical Eucharist
noon           Site Committee Meeting
2-7pm         Sine Nomine on-site (Church & Parish Hall)
4pm            Sine Nomine Concert (Church)
6:15pm       Distil Dinner Club (at Bethany's)

Mark Your Calendars:
May 14 - Equipping the Beloved Community
May 15 - Day of Pentecost - Festival Eucharist at 10am, with Grill on the Hill lunch
June 4 - General Confirmation at Grace Cathedral
June 12-19  -  Home & Hope hosting week at Transfiguration
August 13 - Friends & Family Community Connection (FFCC) Food packaging Outreach project
August 19-21 - Parish Retreat