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. I pray one day it will be observed 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.

As it is Father's Day, I am making strawberry shortcake at Rich's request, but the church is taking care of most of dinner. I am so grateful for that help. Rich's (and Dominic's) birthday is this week, too, but sadly he has to be away for a work related event, so we are celebrating his birthday the night before. This is such a busy week for all of us. It is the beginning of air show prep and the air show, and all of us contribute to that. Our sweet parishioners are also taking care of dinner next Sunday so our family can rest, as well.

We have been blessed through our gleaning club, as well as deals at the store, and have an abundance of fresh produce to enjoy, our garden is starting to produce things like peas and rhubarb and greens and herbs, and it is a good time to be living in this desert. Flowers and trees are blooming, green things are growing, and the world is alive! This also means that besides getting ready for not just air show, but a couple kids visiting out of town, family coming for Independence Day, church camp, and more birthdays, we also have a little preserving going on and I plan on stock making this week to clear our freezers a bit.

For the rest of you, I hope you can celebrate your father, or husband, this Father's Day. I pray you revel in the truth of God's identity today, and always. Blessed Feast!

• Sunday - Trinity Sunday
  Breakfast: Sirnica with Butter and Fried Ham, Blackberries and Blueberries, Coffee and Tea
  Dinner: Taco Salad, Appetizers/Sides/Fruit brought by Parishioners, Strawberry Shortcake* with Chantilly Cream
• Monday
  Breakfast: Mthouamat Banadora, Persian Barbari Bread, Mixed Berries, Coffee and Tea
  Dinner: Leftovers, Roasted Cauliflower and Asparagus, Cherries
• Tuesday
  Breakfast: Chorizo and Potato Breakfast Burritos, Mixed Berries, Tea and Coffee
  Dinner: Crab and Avocado Salad, Crackers (GF for Jerome), Blackberry Cobbler with Vanilla Ice Cream
• Wednesday
  Breakfast: Tomato Toast, Sliced Apples, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Vegetable Stir Fry, Burnt Garlic Fried Rice, Kimchee Dumplings, Cherries
• Thursday - Feast of Corpus Christi
  Breakfast: Creamed Eggs, Toast Fingers, Fruit Plate, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Pasta with Meat Sauce, Green Salad, Lime Cookies
• Friday
  Breakfast: Oatmeal with Raisins and Brown Sugar, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Lentil Chimichangas, Cilantro Lime Rice, Sliced Oranges
• Saturday
  Breakfast: Çilbir, Toast, Cherries, Tea and Coffee
  Dinner: Gyros, Barbecue Sandwiches, Garlic Fries, Arabic Lemonade

What is on your menu this week? If you want a recipe, ask and I will provide it as soon as I can. If there are any starred recipes, I will follow up separately with a weekly recipe round up on Saturday (this may be later this time because of our holiday feasting and rest).

Labels: Church Year, Corpus Christi, Faith and Morality, Family, Homemaking, Homesteading, Keeping the Feast, Menu Plans, Tales from the Kitchen, Trinity