Sunday, June 04, 2023
Menu Plan: Trinity Sunday
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, one God; Oh come, let us adore Him.
This is one of a few truly Western feasts that I truly revel in and wish were shared by both lungs of the Church. I know that I "read" more Eastern, but in these I am firmly Western. This is a feast that I think should be enthusiastically embraced by all of the Church. It is a theological feast. It celebrates what we believe. We believe in, rejoice in, and love the Trinity! In the east, it is celebrated along with Pentecost, however, it is a principal feast in the west. Prior to the Great Schism, it was a secondary feast and relatively minor observance. It came about around the time of the Arian heresy, which was repudiated by the Nicene and Constantinople Councils in the Nicene Creed. Around this time, there were prefaces and prayers written and proclaimed in churches on Sundays which emphasized orthodox Christian faith, and those for the Holy Trinity were said the Sunday after Pentecost in some areas, in other areas, it was the Sunday before Advent. It was emphasized to counter the erroneous teachings of the day, and was elevated in the west to primary first class status in 1911, again to counter heretical teaching. In the east, while it is not primary, in the quite the same way, it is the first of the three day observance of Pentecost, and is also called Trinity Sunday. Each of those three days emphasizes different parts of the faith that is born that day, and the first is Trinity. So, this year, we are sort of celebrating it in community, and I pray one day it will be in unbroken community. God is unity (one God) and community (three Persons) and has created all people to be in one in community. God shows us this community in Himself so we can be an image of Him in the world.
We are so grateful for our local community, as well. All good things in this world reflect His goodness. We have been blessed with loads of asparagus, and with potatoes galore, and that will make for some wonderful, and inexpensive meals here. We are grateful for His bounty.
My weekly Bible study has been in recess for too long, and it looks like we are finally able to really start it again this week. I'm super excited about that. It is much needed, both spiritually, and just to get some real fellowship with women who pray. This is another busy week for us. It feels like there will never be weeks that aren't busy, but busy-ness is not a virtue, and I'm trying to find a way to be less busy. Please pray for me. Also, Dominic will be home soon! Maybe by this coming weekend. Pray for him as he travels across the country.
- Sunday - Trinity Sunday
Breakfast: Leftovers, Fruit, Milk and Coffee
Dinner: Red Beans and Rice, Scallions and Pepper Vinegar, Lemon Pudding Cakes - Monday
Breakfast: Yogurt and Jam, Toast, Strawberries, Milk and Coffee
Dinner: Slow Cooker Chicken Fajitas, Spanish Rice, Fruit Plate - Tuesday
Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs with Asparagus and Cheese, Toast, Strawberries with Cream, Milk and Coffee
Dinner: Slow Cooker Arroz Con Pollo with Chorizo, Salad/Side Dishes/Fruit/Dessert brought by Bible Study Members - Wednesday
Breakfast: Potato and Asparagus Hash, Sliced Apples, Tea with Honey
Dinner: Asparagus and Pasta Salad, Fruit Salad - Thursday
Breakfast: Egg, Cheese, and Bacon Breakfast Burritos, Sliced Oranges, Tea with Honey
Dinner: Cheese Zombies, Roasted Asparagus, Orange Butter Cookies with Grand Marnier Glaze - Friday - Feast of Saint Columba
Breakfast: Peanut Butter Toast, Bananas (Apples for Jerome), Tea with Honey
Dinner: Balela (without cheese), Tamis, Fruit Plate - Saturday
Breakfast: Almond Bear Claws, Sausage, Fruit, Milk and Coffee
Dinner: Pork Chops in Sour Cream Gravy with Caramelized Onions, Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Roasted Asparagus, Limoncello Cake
Labels: Church Year, Faith and Morality, Family, Governor Inslee Needs a Frozen Fish to the Forehead, Homemaking, Homesteading, Menu Plans, Tales from the Kitchen, Trinity
