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
June 21, 2020 – [Delayed] Pentecost!
Our Pentecost celebration was delayed because of the coronavirus restrictions. But this Sunday – keeping our distance and wearing masks – we will gather under Tom Brooks’ new outdoor pavilion Sunday morning to eat blintzes and read the Book of … Continue reading
May 29, 2020 – Passover!
This weekend we’re attempting a grand experiment – conducting a (delayed) Passover celebration outdoors, abiding by Coronavirus restrictions and assisted by Zoom. So, Torah readings in Deuteronomy are postponed until next week. Read the Notes on Passover (Obviously, disregard the … Continue reading
March 7, 2020 – Celebrate Purim!
There are no weekly Torah readings on Purim, besides the Book of Esther and the explanatory background scriptures. Read the memo on Purim here.
December 22, 2019 – Hanukkah! and Deut. 10:1 – 11:9 – A Call to Obedience
The eight-day feast of Hanukkah commemorates a miracle that occurred during the Jewish Maccabean revolt against the Syrians in 165 B.C. After rededicating the Temple, Judas Maccabeus relit the Temple’s lampstand, which burned for eight days with only one day’s … Continue reading
The Feast of Tabernacles
We’re celebrating the Feast of Tabernacles on Saturday, Sept. 29! 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
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.