News
2021 Annual Report
February 01, 2022
The 2021 Annual Report was presented at the Annual Meeting on January 30, 2022. Inside you will find lots of great content telling the story of Trinity Cathedral during 2021. If you would like a paper copy mailed to you, please email Jack Dowling.
2022 Vestry Elections
January 13, 2022
Voting for Vestry Nominees
The Annual Meeting for Trinity Episcopal Cathedral will open on Sunday, January 23 during the 8 a.m. service. The nominees for Vestry will be introduced at this and all subsequent services. Nominations will be taken from the floor at the 8 a.m. service only.
Voting will begin after this service and continue through the 4 p.m. Choral Evensong service. In deference to the pandemic, we will have an electronic voting option on January 23. You will receive a link to vote through REALM.
Those eligible to vote are as follows according to Canon 24, Section 4:
“All worshipers of not less than 16 years of age, being communicants in good standing and regular contributors of record, or members of family groups which are regular contributors of record, for the support of the parish, and who shall have been canonically connected with the parish for thirty days prior to the date on which the parish meeting is held. This provision as to financial support shall not apply to those communicants who are unable to contribute. Those voters so qualified and being present at the parish meeting shall constitute a quorum.”
Children's Choir Resumes
November 21, 2021
The Trinity Children’s Choir resumes Wednesday, December 1! This ministry is a fantastic opportunity for children in grades 2-8 (and their parents) for many reasons, including:
- Free musical education: learning to read music and sing with good technique and confidence
- Religious education: learning about Christianity and Christian values
- Building teamwork and listening skills
- Making new friends
- Singing alongside our adult singers
- Free babysitting every week!
We Episcopalians are fortunate to have a beautiful and unique musical tradition, and to be good stewards of that tradition, we must share it with future generations. Rehearsals will be 90 minutes and will take place on Wednesdays at 4 p.m. As we first get started, the Children’s Choir will only sing once a month or so, but as their skills develop, it is my hope that they will sing every other week. I’m relying on you, our parishioners, to help spread the word about this great opportunity. It is not necessary for participants or their families to be Episcopalian. If you, your child, and/or a child you know are interested in this opportunity, please reach out to me at colin@trinitylittlerock.org.
A new offering to stir your spirituality and creativity
October 06, 2021
Cost for this event is $50 and includes all materials. Don't miss out. Sign up today!
The Message - Fall 2021
September 23, 2021
Download the latest issue of our newsletter, The Message Fall 2021
Late night fire causes damage to vesting room, Cathedral safe
August 09, 2021
There was a fire in the clergy vesting room around 8 pm last night. The fire department quickly responded and extinguished the fire. The good news is that our security system and fire protocols work: the greatest damage was contained in one room. The robes and banners in the Acolyte vesting room and Cathedral may smell bad, but they are intact. It does appear that the chasubles and stoles in the chest may only have smoke damage. We are indebted to the good work of Ricky Parks, the Little Rock Fire Department and Fire Marshall. Because of their swift response, the fire was quickly extinguished. Most of all, no one was hurt and the Cathedral is safe. Alleluia!
Due to the good work of Mary Hodges, Staley Electric was here by 10am. They have secured the Cathedral, Morrison Hall, and the Parish House electrically. There is no power going to the Dean's Hall.
Church Insurance had ServPro here by Noon. He has examined the Cathedral and Dean's Hall. While the Cathedral and Parish House were not damaged, the smoke smell is quite strong. We are already working on deodorizing the Cathedral. And have made the difficult decision to close ECEP for tomorrow (they were already scheduled to be closed wednesday to friday for teacher training.
Dean's Hall will take more time and we have extensive work in our future. Unfortunately, the damage in the clergy vesting room is extensive. The robes and vestments in the closets will need to be inventoried and examined before we can say any more about them.
Thankfully, our colleagues in the Bishop’s office, St. Mark's and Christ Church are already providing us vestments to use in worship as soon as this Sunday. We are blessed with wonderful colleagues in ministry!
Colin MacKnight, our Director of Music, is communicating with organ specialists to determine how we care for and protect the instrument.
I am sorry to say that this fire was created by a person. We do not know if it was intentional or an accident. And, there is evidence that there was someone on campus attempting to break into those rooms and who, likely, caused the fire. Mary and I are already discerning what needs to change in our security protocols to, hopefully, prevent these circumstances in the future. We will communicate these decisions to you in the future.
You may have questions: please call Lisa or myself. You may want to do something: I promise - as soon as there is something to do, we will ask for help. Please pray for the staff: we are blessed with an incredible staff, many who were here with me and the Bishop until as early as 1am this morning to ensure the Cathedral was safe.
