An independent, college preparatory, co-ed, Episcopal Day School serves a community of students in grades 6-12.
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beggar in need. The other half he wore over his shoulders as a "small cape" from Latin: capella. This cape came into the possession of the Frankish kings, and they kept the relic with them as they did battle. The tent which kept the cape was called the capella and the priests who said daily Mass in the tent were known as the capellani. From these words, via Old French, we get the names "chapel" and "chaplain." Chapels are often non-denominational and interfaith – focused, and serve a variety of communities. Some are identified as "meditation rooms" and can be found in medical centers, airports, and even at the United Nations headquarters. Sacred places of reflection and meditation, Chapels may be "thin places" of extraordinary comfort. From the New York Times writer Eric Weiner: "I'm drawn to places that beguile and inspire, sedate and stir, places where, for a few blissful moments I loosen my death grip on life, and can breathe again. It turns out these destinations have a name: thin places...They are locales where the distance between heaven and earth collapses and we're able to catch glimpses of the divine, or the transcendent or, as I like to think of it, the Infinite Whatever." Weiner continues, "The ancient pagan Celts, and later, Christians, used the term to describe mesmerizing places like the wind-swept isle of Iona… Heaven and earth, the Celtic saying goes, are only three feet apart, but in thin places that distance is even shorter." Christians believe in the Incarnation of the great "I AM," where the Divine came to earth in flesh so God's people could witness God's presence. Our prayer for Palmer Trinity School is that we intentionally live into the presence of the Divine, in our own "thin place," the Trinity Chapel. PRAYER FOR PALMER TRINITY CHAPEL O God we ask our Chapel be a place of serenity from the busyness of the world. Enable us to pray alone and with each other, and to move in life to do your will; Help us to be open and vulnerable that we may live in unobtrusive modesty; Encourage us to reach outward to the world and care deeply for all your children; Assist us to be a community of respect and honor; Generate in us the desire to love one another as you have loved us. In the midst of commotion, let our Chapel create sanctuary for the hearing of your "still small voice." AMEN S U MME R 2 0 1 9 21