Trinity By The Cove: Special Events

- Overview
- Local
- National
- World


Home > Special Events
Icon Class with Rebecca Taylor October 17-21, 2011 9:00 am to 4:00 pm each day Are you interested in learning to paint an icon? The technical term is "writing" icons. It is as much a time of prayer and meditation as it is a time of doing with an intense and concentrated period of focus. In class, everyone paints the same icon for the sake of teaching and learning. This year the icon will be of St. Luke. Artistic knowledge and ability are not a prerequisite. You do not need to be able to draw a straight line. Each day will begin witha meditation and a short teaching on the history of icons and the Iconoclast period of history. For the icon, the background is painted first, followed by the figure. The third day is the face and the last two days the details are filled in. The cost for the week is $400.00. Please send a deposit of $200.00 by September 10th payable to Trinity-by-the-Cove. Your check is your registration. The cost covers all the materials necessary for the class. The balance is to be paid at the start of the class. There are openings in the class, so if you would like to join us, please contact: Mother Alice 239-262-6581, ext. 206 asadler@trinitybythecove.com Vladimir Mother of God. The famous Russian icon Vladimir Mother of God has been chosen. Russian Words cannot describe this icon; any verbal expression would be hollow compared to the gaze of the Theotokos from her image. This look contains everything – life and death; resurrection, eternity, immortality. According to ancient tradition, the Holy Evangelist, Physician, and Iconographer Luke painted three icons of the Theotokos. When the Most Pure One looked at them, she said: “May the grace of the One Who was born of me, and my grace, be with these Holy Icons.” One of these Icons is now known as the Vladimir icon. This depiction of Our Lady was kept in Jerusalem until 450 AD, after which it was taken to Constantinople. In the first half of twelfth century Luke Chrysoberges, Patriarch of Constantinople, sent the icon (together with the other image of Theotokos,) as a gift to Grand Duke Yuri Vladimirovich Dolgoruky, who placed it in the Vyshgorod convent (near Kiev), an area once belonging to Equal-to-the-Apostles, Grand Duchess Olga. In 1155 Vyshgorod became a possession of Prince Andrew, son of Yuri Dolgoruky. For more history go to http://www.pravoslavie.ru/english/7424.htm
Advent Quiet Day November 30, 2011 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. A light lunch will be provided Childcare available upon request Sponsored by the Daughters of the King, Associate Rector Alice Sadler will lead a series of reflections using the traditional form of Lectio Divina. Scriptures from the Sunday Lectionary and others will be used in our contemplation. Lectio Divina is reading, reflecting, responding, and resting in the word of God that helps us grow in relationship with God. The form of prayer is one of the great treasures of the Christian tradition of prayer. Lectio Divina means Divine Reading and was part of the devotional practice of the Jews in the days of Jesus. Lectio Divina is the most traditional way of cultivating friendship with Christ. It is a way of listening to the texts of scripture as if we were in conversation with Christ and He was suggesting the topics of conversation. It is listening with teh "ear" of the heart. The daily encounter with Christ and reflection on His Word leads beyond mere acquaintanceship to an attitude of friendship, trust and love. Lectio Divina leads us to communion or as Gregory the Great (6th c.), summarizing the Christian contemplative tradition says, "Resting in God." The Difference Between Lectio Divina and Centering Prayer? Lectio Divina and Centering Prayer are two distinct forms of prayer. Centering prayer moves us beyond conversation and words to simply being in the perspective of God. In this prayer, we do not talk to God or try to listen to God, the point is to be in God's presence. We are transformed just by being in God's presence. The silence of centering prayer prepares us for the prayer of Lectio Divina.
Prayer on the Beach November 30, 2011 5:00 p.m. Evening prayer on the beach, sponsored by the Trinity Youth at Lowdermilk Park.
Spring Events February 11, 2012 9:00 - Noon Daughters of the King - Anglican Prayer Beads This is an opportunity to make your own set of prayer beads and learn about the tradition of using Anglican prayer beads as a spiritual practice. March 14, 2012 9:30 - 3:00 p.m. Lenten Quiet Day Brother Geoffrey Tristram - The superior of the Society of St. John the Evangelist (SSJE) will be here to discuss the topic of forgiveness. Please check your next Trinitarian for details. Watch this space for additional events.