This year, the Fourth Sunday of Advent falls on Christmas Eve. Trinity will therefore hold an Advent IV service at 8:30 AM on December 24 in the Nativity Chapel. Please enter through the red chapel door on Capitol Avenue.
Trinity will hold our annual Blue Christmas Service on December 19 at 7 PM in the Nativity Chapel. A Blue Christmas service is a time when we can acknowledge the “blue” feelings we have at Christmas time.
During our regular 10:30 AM service on Sunday, December 17, our Choir will lead us through a Lessons & Carols liturgy. They’ll then travel to St. Martin of Tours for another Lessons & Carols service at 4 PM, with a reception to follow.
All are welcome to join us on Sunday, December 3, between the services (9:30-10:15 AM) and after the later service (11:45 PM) to celebrate Mtr. Lisa’s ministry & ordination and make Advent Wreaths in Gardner Hall.
On Saturday, December 3 at 7 PM, Cantare! will present "Sing We Now of Christmas,” at Trinity. "Sing We Now of Christmas" is dedicated to bringing the old-world joy of Renaissance Christmas music to the greater Omaha area. All are welcome! Freewill donations to Cantare! will be accepted.
Join Br. James Dowd, OSB and Abby Z. Ybay, Oblate/OSB for a special retreat to begin the season of Advent. Together we will “wait on Christ,” contemplating how our hearts are longing for God. The retreat will occur on Saturday, December 3, from 9 AM – 1:30 PM in the Clarkson Center.
On November 20, all are invited to join us in Gardner Hall after the 10:30 AM service to celebrate the baptism of Margot Stevenson and for Entering the Season: Advent. In preparation for Advent, families can assemble an advent wreath and will receive liturgy that can be used at home throughout the advent season.
12:00 pm DEO Christmas Eve meal, open to all
4:00 pm Holy Eucharist and Christmas Pageant
Join us at 4:00 PM on Christmas Eve for this special service designed for children, youth, and families. Kids from Sunday School will be performing our annual Christmas Pageant, and the Cantate and Laudate Choirs will lead us in song.
7:00 pm Prelude music - Cathedral Choir and harp
7:30 pm Festival Choral Eucharist
10:00 pm Prelude music - Cathedral Choir and brass quintet
10:30 pm Festival Choral Eucharist
Note: Nursery open 3:45-8:45 pm
This service, formerly called Blue Christmas, provides a space to pray, grieve, and acknowledge feelings of loss of any kind that frequently accompany this season. Dinner follows in the Clarkson Center.
In Advent, Matthew’s gospel becomes the gospel reading we will hear in the new liturgical year most weeks. On Sunday mornings from 9:30-10:15, Fr. Steven will lead a conversation on what Matthew emphasizes about who Jesus is and what he wants us to learn in reading this gospel. We will share about how that enables and directs our walk as we seek to follow the Light of Christ.
Dean Loya will lead a discussion and reflection on the book Mindful Silence: The Heart of Christian Contemplation by Phileena Heuertz on Wednesday evenings in Advent from 6:15-7:15pm. Our world is constantly busy and loud, especially in this season. Distractions and shouts for our attention are abundant. Creating space for silence and stillness is an essential practice of hearing God’s voice and discerning God’s presence in our lives. Come, share, and learn about ways to make this practice a part of your life.
Join us for Contemplative Holy Eucharist at 5:45 pm in the Cathedral, followed by Bible Study.
Our Trinity Cathedral Choir joins the Saint Cecilia Cathedral Choir for a choral liturgy of evening prayer. Other guest choirs will join in the singing of the music of Advent, including a newly commissioned setting of the Magnificat (The Song of Mary). Free admission.
“A Traditional Holiday” will be observed when Trinity’s Historical Society hosts the December 15 Coffee Hour in the Clarkson Center after the 10:30 AM service. This year the society members will decorate the Clarkson Center and parish hall parlor in traditional décor. Enjoy the wreaths and greens and baubles and ribbons as they form montages of holidays through the ages.
In Advent, Matthew’s gospel becomes the gospel reading we will hear in the new liturgical year most weeks. On Sunday mornings from 9:30-10:15, Fr. Steven will lead a conversation on what Matthew emphasizes about who Jesus is and what he wants us to learn in reading this gospel. We will share about how that enables and directs our walk as we seek to follow the Light of Christ.
Dean Loya will lead a discussion and reflection on the book Mindful Silence: The Heart of Christian Contemplation by Phileena Heuertz on Wednesday evenings in Advent from 6:15-7:15pm. Our world is constantly busy and loud, especially in this season. Distractions and shouts for our attention are abundant. Creating space for silence and stillness is an essential practice of hearing God’s voice and discerning God’s presence in our lives. Come, share, and learn about ways to make this practice a part of your life.
Join us for Contemplative Holy Eucharist at 5:45 pm in the Cathedral, followed by Bible Study.
In Advent, Matthew’s gospel becomes the gospel reading we will hear in the new liturgical year most weeks. On Sunday mornings from 9:30-10:15, Fr. Steven will lead a conversation on what Matthew emphasizes about who Jesus is and what he wants us to learn in reading this gospel. We will share about how that enables and directs our walk as we seek to follow the Light of Christ.
Come hear our Cantate Choral Academy and Cathedral Choirs perform music of Advent and Christmas in front of the magnificent Christmas tree. Regular museum admission rates are in effect.
Experience the music of Alessandro Stradella, Baroque composer of St. John the Baptist – this year’s featured work, presented in an innovative, staged performance. Our Compline Schola will perform two motets as part of the program, and the evening will end with arias sung by the Opera Omaha Fellows. Free admission.
Dean Loya will lead a discussion and reflection on the book Mindful Silence: The Heart of Christian Contemplation by Phileena Heuertz on Wednesday evenings in Advent from 6:15-7:15pm. Our world is constantly busy and loud, especially in this season. Distractions and shouts for our attention are abundant. Creating space for silence and stillness is an essential practice of hearing God’s voice and discerning God’s presence in our lives. Come, share, and learn about ways to make this practice a part of your life.
Join us for Contemplative Holy Eucharist at 5:45 pm in the Cathedral, followed by Bible Study.
Our Canon Precentor, Marty Wheeler Burnett, presents an overview of hymns and service music for the season. Join us in the Choir Room and learn how you can utilize the hymnal for prayer and reflection during this season.
Join us in Gardner Hall after the 10:30am service to celebrate the beginning of Advent. Families may create their own Advent wreath and kids can have fun with crafts and games. Please RSVP by November 24th so we can get supplies!
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The first season of the church year, beginning with the fourth Sunday before Christmas and continuing through the day before Christmas. The name is derived from a Latin word for "coming." The season is a time of preparation and expectation for the coming celebration of our Lord's nativity, and for the final coming of Christ "in power and glory."
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