Welcome!
Our Meeting Schedule
Our church community gathers throughout the week at different places on The Block, a neighborhood between downtown and the Lakewood area of Dallas, Texas, near the corner of Beacon and Columbia Ave. We'd love to have you join us!
Music!
We've posted a bundle of links to the songs of John Rutledge - including the Psalms of Ascent and the Hallel. Click on a song and sing along.
Audio Archives
If you can’t make it to The Block, you can listen to podcasts from the archive by our late elder, Ole Anthony, recorded at his daily Morning Bible Studies, available here. Sundays
Note: There are no Sunday Morning meetingsPotluck Meal: We gather together for a potluck meal at 4 p.m. Sunday at The Lair, our community restaurant, located at 5644 Columbia Ave., downstairs.
'Big Group': Then we all gather from 5 - 6 p.m. Sunday for worship, singing and Bible study at the home of John and Joysanna Rutledge next door at 5640 Columbia Ave., upstairs. Contact John Rutledge jhnrutledge@gmail.com or call (214) 385-0230.
Spanish-language Bible Study
There is a Spanish-language Bible Study led by Pete Evans, Sundays at 8 p.m. Contact Pete at pete@trinityfi.org or call (214) 738-3349.Tuesdays
We usually have a pot-luck meal at 5:30 p.m. in the Lair (5644 Columbia Ave.) followed by Bible study at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at Gary and Judy Buckner's home at 5632 Columbia Ave. Contact Gary Buckner, buckner.construction@gmail.com or call (214) 682-8007.Fridays
At 7 p.m. Fridays, Bible Study taught by Pete Evans at 5640 Columbia Ave., downstairs. Contact Pete Evans, pete@trinityfi.org or call (214) 738-3349E-mail us: blockoncolumbia@gmail.com
Category Archives: feast
September 16, 2018 – Yom Kippur! Lev. 16:1-34 – The Ritual for Yom Kippur
Torah Readings: Leviticus 16:1-34 – The Ritual for Yom Kippur Read our memo on observing Yom Kippur here. Psalm 80 Haftarah: Ezekiel 16:9-14, 59-62 Ezekiel 36:16-25 Notes on Leviticus 16:1-34 Notes on Traditions of the Veil Notes on Kol Nidrei … Continue reading
July 22, 2018 – Observe the Fast of Ab
No Torah Readings scheduled except for those concerning the Fast of Ab. The purpose of the fast is to consider our idolatry and repent, as the Jews did, lamenting the destruction of Jerusalem. See notes on the fast here.
June 24, 2018 – The Fast of Tammuz and the Fast of Ab
Zechariah 8:19 – Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah … Continue reading
May 6, 2018 – Celebrate Pentecost!
The Holy Spirit was poured out on Jesus’ disciples on the Jewish feast of Pentecost, celebrated on the 50th day after Passover. According to Jewish tradition, this was also the day God gave the Ten Commandments to his people. Mount … Continue reading
March 31-April 1 – Celebrate Passover!
We’ll be preparing for and celebrating Passover this week, so there is no regular Torah reading this Sunday. We’ll also postpone reading the Haftarah readings for Exodus 29 until next week. See our Passover memo here.
March 3, 2018 – Celebrate Purim!
Read the whole Book of Esther. Remember to “Boo” Haman, “Yay” Mordecai, and toast Esther until you can’t tell the difference! Oh yeah, and eat Hamantaschen. On Purim we also study history of Esau and the Amalekites, because Haman, the … Continue reading
Feast of Tabernacles
We’re celebrating the Feast of Tabernacles on Saturday, September 30! The Hebrew word for Tabernacles is “sukkah” which originally meant “woven” and applied to the branches woven together to make simple shelters. Israel was commanded to dwell in booths like … Continue reading