An independent, college preparatory, co-ed, Episcopal Day School serves a community of students in grades 6-12.
Issue link: http://palmertrinityschool.uberflip.com/i/1151735
OVER SPRING BREAK, my husband and I watched the PBS documentary on "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" (2018) This film delves into the ministry of Fred Rogers, a Presbyterian minister who changed the way Americans talked to children. His commitment was to make every child feel safe and unique. I remember watching him with our two sons and enjoying his message, never realizing that his philosophy was so impacting and cutting edge. During the presentation, Mr. Rogers quoted the Hebrew concept of "Tikkun Olam" which he translated as "Repairing Creation." In other translations I have heard "Repairing the World or Earth." Rabbi Lawrence Kushner uses, "Repairing the Cosmos." In all the translations there is a grand sense of healing and returning to wholeness. I prayed and meditated on the phrase and began to see how it united Passover, Earth Day and Easter. For the Israelites, exiled in Egypt, returning to their homeland and escaping enslavement. Moses, the unlikely prophet and leader, courageously faces Pharaoh and leads them out of bondage. Theologians see three meanings in this "Passover." Freedom from the Angel of Death, freedom from enslavement, and freedom to return to the Promised land. The Last Supper was a Seder meal Jesus shared with his loved ones. Earth Day reminds us of the incredible blessing and lifegiving environment. Clean water, air, food is precious and keeps us healthy. Cherishing the earth reminds of the Book of Genesis where God decrees that the whole creation and humans are good. We can return to a time of reunion with nature if we so recognize its essential contributions to our lives and the beauty of the world. This is a matter of life and death. Our PTS solar car is a beginning! Easter, the Paschal Mystery for Christians, is the central concept of faith relating to the history of salvation. Its main subject is the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ – the work God the Father sent His Son to accomplish on earth. This resurrection from death to life is the miracle of Jesus. He is the incarnation of the Creator and he brings loving God and neighbor to the broken world of Roman Occupation. If we pay attention, we learn to love one another as God loves us. Living in Southeast Florida, the power of spring and rebirth is subtle. In northern places, spring is more dramatic. The blooming of the flowers, the birth of baby animals, the thawing of the cold and renewal of the ground all create the miracle of resurrection. Our Chapel, "Tikkun Olam:" Repairing Creation shared the celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus the Christ, his devotion to the Passover event, and our love and respect for all of God's creatures. Dr. Reho, Dr. Llinás, Mrs. Calleja, Mr. Beguristain, Mrs. Tobin, and I all collaborated to ensure our respect for our traditions. Father Roger Tobin and Pastor Jorge Sayago- Gonzalez joined us in celebration. Lena Robertson's singing, Simone Schwedel's homily on the gift and essential nature of water, and the incredible Intel, including Alejandro Cortinas and Max Acebal, as well as the ever-faithful Vestry leadership of Carlos Calleja, Pamela Ascobereta, and Caroline Zamek. Celebrating creation, freedom, and our lives in community is our joy. Let us be grateful for one another and the blessing of our shared lives. "And God saw everything that God made, and behold, it was good." GENESIS 1:31 By Reverend Dr. Mary Ellen Cassini, Chaplain S U MME R 2 0 1 9 23