2012 Annual Report

Christ Church Cathedral:

Providing Glimpses of

GOD’S DREAM

2012 A N N UA L R E P O RT

Christ Church Cathedral is all about people.

CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL ANNUAL REPORT 2012

“God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance, so that by always having enough of everything, you may share abundantly in every good work.�

-- 2 Corinthians 9:8

Christ Church Cathedral is all about people.

Our mission is to restore all persons to unity with God and one another in Christ Jesus, through prayer, worship, proclamation of the Gospel, and the promotion of Justice, Peace and Love.

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tions, worship, music, art, welcome, pastoral care and outreach.

As a center point for our Diocese, the Cathedral hosted Ordinations, quiet days, pre- and post-General Convention Sharing the Abundance of God’s Blessing meetings. Throughout the year, we were blessed by the collaborative partnership and ministry with our Interim Assisting e have experienced a remarkable year of Bishop, Chilton Knudsen, and, in working with so many able vitality, spiritual growth, and service at leaders throughout our Diocese, we successfully hosted the Christ Church Cathedral. Wherever I second of our two-part diocesan convention, at which The Very look, I see you sharing God’s blessing.

Reverend W. Douglas Hahn was elected the seventh Bishop of During our Fall Gatherings, we have reLexington. flected on God’s abundance. In your own words, here are a few Motivated by the festive energy of this season, we are also reasons we feel so blessed: looking to what lies ahead for us.

The Task Forces, to which the whole “The gifts of love, compassion and spiritual teachings follow me ...we are called to create of the congregation serves as resource, mark a significant step in empowering throughout my day. The church a vibrant spiritual home the people of Christ Church Cathedral family is one of the most cherished carry forward the rich tradition of our gifts from God that I receive.” where God’s family can to Cathedral and to bring our vision to life.

“The Spirit of God is obvious. The discover the abundant They are working to identify the ways in liturgy and music are superb, and which we are called to create a vibrant there is the chance to serve in so blessing of God’s spiritual home where God’s family can many ways!” discover the abundant blessing of God’s welcome, serve our “Christ Church is bringing me closer welcome, serve our neighbors, and invite neighbors, and invite and closer to understanding my others into this transformational advenspiritual needs and feeding this need ture in faith. others into this with worship and service. Christ Finally, I want to thank the Wardens Church has wonderful children’s transformational and Vestry for steering Christ Church programs and the kids love it.”

Cathedral so wisely. And many thanks adventure in faith. too to our Cathedral staff, who faithfully “Christ Church Cathedral is Welwork to support our life together, and to coming!… Our cathedral is symbolic lay leaders and committed workers in every corner of our life.

– the spire towers over the skyline, reaching, asking, It takes thousands of hours from so many to sustain this comand inviting people into community. I feel proud. I munity. Christ Church Cathedral is, indeed, all about people! love this church.”

When I think about our life together at Christ Church Cathedral, I am awed by the abundance of blessing—of people, The gifts of our first year together at Christ Church Caministries, and opportunities to love and serve through prayer thedral have been immense. As a people of prayer and action, and action. What generosity and growth we saw this year. we began to imagine a renewed vision for our Cathedral as a What great things summon us forward. God has a dream to spiritual home and center for mission. heal the world, and together, we are providing glimpses of that At the January vestry retreat, we announced the formation dream. It is a privilege and joy to share this remarkable journey of several task forces to help us realize our vision. During the with you. weekly Lenten series, our congregation met to affirm our goals and aspirations.

In May, we inaugurated a new season of ministry and With love and gratitude, symbolized this in the celebratory service of Installation and Seating and the festive picnic at The Old Episcopal Burying Carol+ Ground and London Ferrill Community Garden.

What an exciting journey we are on together. By the grace of God and your faithful generosity, our stewardship has grown, and we have welcomed three new clergy to our extraordinary staff. What a significant accomplishment!

A new energy and vibrancy are unmistakable. Our ministries for youth and children are growing from strength to strength, as are our ministries of administration, communica-

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WE SERVE

OUTREACH & MISSION

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esus said, “I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these…you did it for me.” Matthew 25:40. Joyfully, as a people of both prayer and action, members of Christ Church Cathedral go into the world to care for people. Mission and outreach are at the heart of Christ Church Cathedral’s presence in our community and in the world. Through Cross Ministries, we coordinate numerous mission and outreach endeavors within the walls of the Church, and as far away as Africa. Described below are our many mission and outreach ministries. Please prayerfully consider how the holy Spirit may be calling you to be involved.

CHRIST CHURCH APARTMENT PICNIC With volunteers of all ages, David and Susan Aiken coordinated the Christ Church Cathedral Apartment Picnic.

Residents were treated to a hamburger and hot dog luncheon with all the trimmings. From the grill masters to the dishwasher, all enjoyed this time of fellowship with the apartments residents. The music of the choristers was a big hit.

THE CHRIST COMMUNITY CUPBOARD The Christ Community Cupboard provides cleaning and hygiene supplies, as well as donated books and clothing, to low-income families referred by Fayette County social service agencies. Did you know that essentials like soap, toothpaste and diapers are not covered by food stamps? During 2012, Cupboard volunteers served about 135 families per month.

The Cupboard had a successful Diaper Drive in June when Cathedral members donated thousands of diapers to restock our most costly item. The Cupboard has received wonderful support from the congregation to continue this life-giving ministry at Christ Church.

CHURCH UNDER THE BRIDGE During 2012 Christ Church hosted Church under the Bridge (CUTB) on three Sundays. Each Sunday, 20-25 members of our church served approximately 200 guests hot meals prepared at the Cathedral. The parishioners who participated in the service and/or served the meal seemed to gain the most from the experience of giving their time and resources to the neediest in our community. This year we will spend $1,820 on CUTB, the majority of which has been used to purchase food. Even though we expect food prices to continue to increase throughout the next 12 months, we

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believe that we can meet our obligations for three services in 2013 for the sum of $1,800 to $2,000.

DOWNTOWN CHRISTIAN UNITY TASK FORCE The DCUTF encourages cooperative activities among member downtown churches. Currently, the most significant activity is the Downtown Christian Book Club, which meets the third Sunday at 4:00pm at Faith House. Members read and discuss books with religious or ethical questions of interest to members.

EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FUND Referrals for help are by social workers who have screened the applicants. EAF is supported by donations from the congregation and one small grant. Because we ran out of money, we were unable to help people from June through half of August. But for the rest of the year, 166 families were assisted. Will you consider a monthly donation to EAF so we can provide basic housing and utility help to those who are on the edge financially?

GREAT LEAPS HARRISON READING MENTORS This reading program at Harrison Elementary involves 19 members and friends of Christ Church Cathedral who help children learn to read. Harrison is an inner-city school with over 90 percent of the students from low-income families.

Over 10 percent are homeless. The school has made amazing academic progress in the past three years, which earned it special recognition from the Fayette County Schools.

Reading is the key to unlocking the door to education. If children have not mastered reading by the third grade, she or he will fall behind in nearly all subjects. The good news: with our help last year the second-grade students in the reading program improved their reading speed over 200%. We are making a huge difference in the future of these children we have been called to serve.

KENYAN GIRLS FORWARD Most young girls in Kenya are not able to attend high school without financial support. The government does not provide education beyond the elementary years. Without an education, Kenyan girls often face a grim future. Christ Church Cathedral members, working in partnership with the Kenyan Rural Women Peace Link, Bluegrass Community Foundation and the ICAN international foundation, the Kenyan

Girls Forward initiative has a solution to help individuals or groups sponsor a girl for the four years of her high school education ($350.00 for each year). During 2011-12, 15 individuals/groups sponsored 15 Kenyan girls for 4 years of high school education. These girls have been identified as having good potential for success in high school. The donors regularly receive academic reports, brief reports from the school on the girl’s progress, and personal letters from the girl. To be a sponsor, call Jo Robertson at 859-333-1941 or Carolyn Witt Jones at 859-333-0944.

MOVEABLE FEAST Moveable Feast Lexington, Inc., continued its history of delivering free, hot meals to HIV/AIDS and Hospice clients every weekday and providing bags of groceries on Friday to clients who are not able to shop for themselves. During the past year, Moveable Feast delivered an average of 121.3 meals per day. Seventeen percent of the deliveries were made to Hospice patients. Only 8 percent of the budget goes to administrative costs, and 4 percent is invested in fundraising efforts. Thirty-one percent of the clients served are African American, 49 percent are Caucasian, and 20 percent are Hispanic. Moveable Feast is staffed mainly by volunteers. Approximately 200 volunteer hours per week are spent in food preparation and delivery. Moveable Feast Lexington, Inc., is a partner with GoodGiving.net, and more financial and policy information can be found there.

PYRAMID PROFESSIONAL RESOURCES PPR helps homeless and marginally housed people become physically and mentally stable so they can find work and housing. We assess each client’s physical, mental, and psychosocial health, and refer where necessary before we start assisting them with jobs. By God’s grace and through diligence and hard work, this year we have helped 50 percent of our clients find full-time jobs and 29 percent find part-time jobs, an astounding percentage given the challenges of the economy and some of our clients’ circumstances. Our Celtic Fund Raiser was a success raising $5,000 for our expenses.

We thank Christ Church Cathedral for all the support of this ministry. Because several of our volunteers have found full time jobs we have had a decrease in volunteers which has affected the number of clients we can serve since we maintain a ratio of 1: 2-3 clients for effective results. Please consider joining with us in this life-building ministry.

READING CAMP Continuing our commitment to help children unlock their future through education, we support the summer reading camps that are sponsored by the Episcopal Diocese of Lexington for third- and fourth-graders who are struggling in reading skills and self-confidence. CROSS Ministries provided the all transportation funding for the Lexington and the Irvine Reading Camps. Because of this gift, 60 children were able to receive daily round-trip transportation they needed to attend camp. At Reading Camp, the children received oneon-one remedial literacy tutoring in a multi-sensory, interdisciplinary learning environment, and enjoyed growing and learning at summer camp. The Cathedral also helped to fund Tracey Meyers week at the Pine Mountain Settlement School Reading Camp.

ROOM IN THE INN RITI Ministry was founded nearly 30 years ago in Nashville, Tennessee by a Catholic priest, Father Charles Strobel. He is found of saying, “It all began with a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.” RITI officially opened its Lexington chapter in January 2004 with four host churches serving only four nights per week to homeless men only. As we began our 2012-13 season, we now have 26 churches participating. We will have 28 guests (14 per church) every night from November through March. RITI is a seasonal winter shelter for homeless men of the Lexington area. Congregations of all faiths throughout the Lexington area provide hospitality by welcoming single men as HONORED GUESTS into their churches. Our honored guests will receive a safe, warm, and comfortable place to sleep; a hot evening meal; plenty of love and fellowship throughout the evening; breakfast the next morning; a sack lunch for the day; as well as transportation to and from the church.

BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE Please look at our website www.ccclex.org for the many more mission and outreach ministries of Christ Church Cathedral.

These include: 30 Hour Famine, Christ Church Bookstore (all proceeds go to mission and outreach), the London Ferrill Community Garden, and St. Agnes House. What is the Holy Spirit calling you to do?

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s a people of prayer and action, we share a deep love for Christ made real in worship. Knowing that our worship shapes our actions, we have worked to shape our worship to empower us for this work. This year our worship grew in both warmth and grandeur. The opening welcome creates an openhearted atmosphere and helps to orient us to the message of the day. New bulletin designs also create a friendliness and ease for new and existing worshipers alike.

Week by week, careful work goes into designing consistency of theme and message. Our preaching is strong and inspirings action, and our world-class music program continues to grow in depth and purpose. Holy Week and Easter offered a new vision that enabled us to find our place in the sacred story at the heart of our faith, by moving through the Three Sacred Days as one act of worship, with each day offering a unique experience for us to ponder. It is hard to imagine the dedication and hours that so many offer to make our worship soar.

Words cannot convey the deep and abiding thanks we feel for all who do this holy work: the clergy, musicians, Acolytes, Vergers, Altar Guild, sound operators, communications, bulletin proof readers, Lectors, Intercessors, Ushers, Greeters, and all ministers of welcome and hospitality.

ACOLYTES The Acolytes of Christ Church Cathedral have had a wonderful year! Our ministry is very important for our liturgies at our many services. At present, we have 32 active Acolytes.

Last year our Seniors went off to college and they will be missed, but we have added seven younger members who will be starting up the ranks. Several events occurred last year.

The Fifth Annual Acolyte Festival was held at the Church of the Good Shepherd. Nine of our Acolytes came to enjoy workshops in vestments, church structure, and use of the censer, among others. In the afternoon there was the Acolyte Olympics with the Acolytes from each church teaming up for several relay races while performing various liturgical duties. In the spring, a training session was held which featured a scavenger hunt. Various vestments and items such as patens and chalices were placed throughout the first floor of the church. The Acolytes had to find the items and take pictures on their phones. Also, certain areas were located and pictured, such as the Nave, the Chapel, the Chancel, and

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Transepts. It was great fun. We must also mention that we have several adults serving as Acolytes. They have provided their services for the special occasions that have happened this year. They helped wonderfully at the Dean’s Installation and several Celtic Eucharists and Evensongs. Their help has been greatly appreciated.

ALTAR GUILD The Altar Guild prepared the Church’s altars and worship spaces for all services conducted this past year. Noteworthy were the Maundy Thursday, Stations of the Cross, and Good Friday Liturgy services of Holy Week. These particular services provided occasions for fashioning new and unique worship settings for spiritual experiences which built on one another and culminated in a joyous Easter celebration. Holy Week certainly allowed those participating ample opportunity to live simply in God’s abundance.

SOUND OPERATORS The Sound Operators group is responsible for recording all services that occur at the Cathedral. During 2011-12 we recorded all Sunday services, Holy Eucharist, Evensong and Celtic Eucharist. We also recorded special events such as Christmas Eve services, Girls Choir Noonday Concert, and our new Dean’s Installation, just to name a few. These recorded services are then available to anyone interested in receiving a copy. Anyone interested in becoming a sound operator please contact Casie Clements at casiec@insightbb. com.

VERGERS The Verger corps has had an exceptionally busy year, with two new Vergers trained and two more in training, new and wonderful Holy Week services, the Installation of our new Dean and Rector, three Ordinations, and the election of a new Bishop. While most parishioners see Vergers only in processions, we assist behind the scenes in coordinating every facet of the services you see, in an attempt to make them appear seamless and smooth. We look forward to working on the details of the visit of the Presiding Bishop for the consecration of Douglas Hahn as our new Bishop on December 15, 2012.

PASTORAL CARE

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hrist Church Cathedral is indeed blessed with is given to Cathedral clergy to be blessed and is then given a large group of parishioners who make up the away by either a member of the clergy or a pastoral care Pastoral Care Teams, the Daughters of the King team member when a need arises. and the Prayer Chain. Each day, parishioners There are 11 Pastoral Care Teams. The first ten teams serving on the pastoral care groups serve their function on a weekly rotating basis, providing a loving brothers and sisters in the parish who have pastoral care pastoral presence as well as food, running an occasional erneeds. Whether it be a phone call, a card, immediate suprand, and sending a card of well wishes to those members of port of the Prayer Chain, or a visit to a hospital, personal Christ Church who find themselves in a situation of pastoral residence, independent living or nursing home facility, the need. The ten teams function under the direction of Mimi Christ Church members who serve on the groups mentioned Milward, who keeps accurate up-to-date records on those above are quick and faithful in reaching out to other parish- parishioners being served and what needs they have. Mimi ioners in need. provides weekly reminders to the several teams as to which Thanks to the diligence of Mimi Milward, Loys Mather team will be making visits and providing meals and other and Margaret Christensen, among others, once a pastoral pastoral care in the following week. Mimi, in conjunction need becomes known, the wheels are put in motion to reach with Margaret Christensen, sends out electronic notices to out to the person and/or family in all the members of the Pastoral Care need. Upon learning of a need or of Teams as well as to clergy informing a request to offer prayers of thanks...once a pastoral need them of who might benefit from a giving, prayers are lifted up almost card, a phone call, etc. Additionally, becomes known, the immediately thanks to the members Mimi and Deacon Paula Ott work toof the Prayer Chain and the nearly gether to ensure that all known pastowheels are put in instantaneous capability of the Interral needs of the parish are addressed. motion to reach out to net. The Prayer Chain is composed Team 11 visits individuals who sufof two groups -- the Daughters of the fer from long-term medical problems the person and/or King and five other parishioners. The on a regular basis. Some members of family in need.

Daughters of the King pray not only this team take Communion to those for parishioners but also for the needs individuals they visit. of the Cathedral’s clergy. Upon receipt of a prayer request, As expected, Cathedral clergy make regular visits to Margaret Christensen contacts Loys and Sonja Mather, who those parishioners who are shut in at home, or have signifiin turn contact the members of the two groups that make cant health or spiritual needs that call for pastoral care by the up the Prayer Chain. Sometimes, several prayer requests are clergy staff. In order to address emergency needs that may received in one day. On other days, there may be just one or occur when no one is present at the church to receive an no requests received. emergency call, the clergy have a cellular phone for the speStarted in 2005, a group of approximately 20 women cific purpose of notification of any emergency pastoral care provides a prayer shawl ministry to parishioners and others needs. The phone allows parishioners to contact clergy after known to parishioners. These ladies donate their own yarn hours should a crisis arise. The pastoral care phone is rotated and use their talents and time to create beautiful shawls for amongst members of the clergy. Whoever is in possession those who are in poor health or are in places of deep spiritual of the phone is the individual on call in case of a pastoral sadness. Gathering together the first Wednesday each month emergency that occurs after hours. immediately following the Wednesday Healing Service, the knitters have lunch and then participate in African Bible Study as they knit shawls. Once a shawl is completed, it

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HOSPITALITY & WELCOME

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elcome is at the heart of God’s love.

This is the welcome of all into a loving relationship with God through Jesus Christ. Scripture is filled with stories of extravagant welcome. Abraham and Sarah welcomed in three strangers who turned out to be God’s messengers of hope for new birth. Jesus says to us, “Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.” The Letter to the Hebrews teaches, “Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels.” Hospitality “is not a function of being friendly to friends but of learning how to be good hosts and hostesses to the strangers and the seekers who come to the church in search of something they do not have.” Christ Church Cathedral truly has something that many do not have but are seeking: we are a community of Christ. Here are some of the ways that we carry out God’s call to welcome both longtime members and visitors.

BREAKFAST TEAMS The Breakfast Teams at Christ Church consist of eight teams with six to eight members per team, serving breakfast at 9:30am every Sunday in the fall. Breakfast isn’t served in the summer. Spalding donuts and the specialties of the different Breakfast Teams have become favorites for many parishioners. Joining a Breakfast Team is a great opportunity for fellowship, especially meeting new members. We would love to have you as a part of our team!

GREETERS The Greeter ministry is a first impression for many coming to Christ Church Cathedral during the 8:30am and 11:00am worship services. Everyone is welcomed at all entrances to our beautiful house of God on Sundays. Our ministry is to welcome and greet all, longtime members as well as visitors. We greet at each door before the services, letting people know how happy we are to have them with us. After each service, we help bring guests to the welcome area where they can enjoy refreshments with other Cathedral members.

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our ministry as Christ Church Cathedral. This is a great way to become involved, and an even better way to give God’s welcome to all who enter Christ Church Cathedral.

HOSPITALITY COMMITTEE The Hospitality Committee is responsible for coordinating receptions held at our Church or sometimes the OEBG. These events include receptions before or following funerals or visitations, gatherings related to church functions (i.e., the reception to be held after the October 7 Evensong honoring our 3 new clergy), and sometimes larger receptions such as the one following the Bishop’s Ordination in December involving the other churches in the Diocese.

USHERS The Ushers at Christ Church consist of 12 teams with four to six members per team. In addition to regular Sunday services, many of our Ushers are selected for special services such as Easter, Christmas and funerals. We are always looking for new Ushers, and it’s just one more way to meet new people.

WELCOME CENTER VOLUNTEERS Volunteers minister at the Welcome Center Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm. Our volunteers answer the phones and give visitors information, directions, and a warm cup of coffee all the while showing God’s hospitality.

This is a vital ministry since our volunteers are often the first person someone meets at Christ Church Cathedral.

WELCOME MINISTRY Welcome Teams serve each Sunday during the 9:30am breakfast and after the 11:00am service. The team serving at the breakfast hour welcomes visitors to a table specially reserved for guests. The teams meet and talk with visitors and help orient them to our life in the Cathedral. The team serving after the 11:00am service offers a light reception and fellowship in the Garden from late spring to early fall, weather permitting. When temperatures cool, this team hosts coffee, snacks and fellowship to our gathered visitors and members in the small dining room of the Great Hall.

Guests who complete visitor cards receive a note of welcome and a follow-up email or telephone call. The Welcome Team lives into God’s call of generous welcome to all.

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he Cathedral music ministry exists in order to offer the highest praises to God, to support the ongoing mission of the congregation and to enhance the cultural life of the city of Lexington.

The music ministry serves as a primary source of evangelism by attracting new members to Christ Church Cathedral. We have an abundance of talent and energy to offer musical excellence to the Glory of God. Our chorister program encompasses three choirs for boys and girls ages 4 through 18. The Boys Choir, Girls Choir and Cathedral Imps (formerly the Saint Nicholas and Saint Cecelia Choir) have a combined membership of 50 ...create new bonds choristers. It is one between our churches of nine programs while immersed in the of its type in the United States. We spiritual and historic follow an adapted curriculum propractices of these vided by the Royal remarkable places.

School of Church Music (RSCM).

This curriculum emphasizes team efforts and learning as well as individual musical and leadership goals. We have an active and ongoing recruiting program in place that draws families from our membership as well as a variety of area schools.

The Boys and Girls Choirs continue to rotate between the 8:30 and 11:00am services allowing each Chorister the opportunity to attend Sunday School at least twice per month.

In addition, both treble choirs have the opportunity to sing with the men of the Cathedral Choir. We offer three adult choirs, the Cathedral Mens Choir, Schola (a new choir for adult women) and Cathedral Singers. These three choirs have a membership of over 40 singers. The Cathedral Choirs continue to grow and revitalize themselves by learning new music and providing an ever expanding vocabulary to proclaim God’s word. New hymns and service music and anthems continue to be introduced to the congregation at all services.

This past summer featured a vibrant one-week stay for the choristers at the Cathedral Domain (Choir Camp) and

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a two-week tour to England and Scotland for the Cathedral Choir. The choir sang in residence at Ely Cathedral and Saint Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh, Scotland. What a joy it was to create new bonds between our churches while immersed in the spiritual and historic practices of these remarkable places. Over 60 Choristers, chaperones and music staff traveled overseas. The choir’s visit was enthusiastically received by the people and clergy of the Ely and Edinburgh.

The Cathedral’s 21st performance of George Frideric Handel’s Messiah with orchestra, soloists and choir was offered in December to a large and enthusiastic audience. In addition, the performance was enthusiastically reviewed by the Herald-Leader.

Our thanks are extended to the Cathedral Music Committee. The committee supports the Canon Musician in all aspects of the Cathedral music ministry.

Our thanks also extend to the Choir Guild. The Guild hosted the Annual Lessons and Carols reception, choir dinners, Cathedral cake fundraisers, and the Annual Choir Banquet. They also assisted the Canon Musician in a myriad of other tasks.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: Special words of thanks are of-

fered to several individuals and groups: Lisa Hall, Assistant Cathedral Organist; Kathleen Balling, Music Assistant; Dr. Schuyler Robinson; the choirs and parents for their contagious enthusiasm, dedication to musical excellence and grace; Dean Wade and clergy, Vestry, staff and parishioners of Christ Church Cathedral.

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rt at the Cathedral is a voluntary committee made up of art lovers within the church and community.

Their goal is to provide “sacred space” for artists who feel that visual art is one of their modes of spirituality.

Artists of many different faiths participate in the exhibits. Gallery hours are 9:30am - 3:30pm, Monday through Friday, and by special request. Many member of the congregation explore the art while waiting for a meeting to start or to end; others bring a friend to view the art and visit other galleries.

The primary promotional event for Art at the Cathedral is Gallery Hop, which occurs on the third Friday of September, November, February, April and June. Our history docents use this event as an opportunity to share with the public the rich heritage of Christ Church. In addition to Gallery Hop the docents also respond to special requests for a history tour.

Art at the Cathedral is supported by the Vestry, entry fees and donations when artists sell their works. Upon oc-

casions grants are applied for from the state arts council or LexArts. When these are matching grants additional funds are provided by art enthusiasts.

The Gallery Hop attendance from September 2011 to September 2012 was 1,990. Many of those people would be repeats, but it’s estimated that at least a third are newcomers.

The exhibits over the last year were “The Heavens, Meditative Spaces,” The Permanent Collection, The Celtic Exhibit, the Spring Open and “Side by Side.”

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: The backbone of Art at the Cathe-

dral is the 22 Cathedral Art Committee members who staff the Galley Hop. This past year we have enjoyed the services of two interns, Courtney Carr and Sara Mullins, as well as our community representative, Theresa Williams. Volunteers are rich in ideas and dedicated to serving.

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he year began for children’s formation with our new Dean giving a children’s sermon on her first Sunday, which was also Rally Day! Children helped her to tell the story by building the Cathedral with their bodies. It was much fun for the children and adults.

The following Sunday began Sunday School, in which we use the method of Godly Play, which was created by Episcopal priest Jerome Berryman. We have used it for children from age 3 through those in the third grade for years.

This past year Elizabeth Conrad attended two practicums on the Spiritual Guidance of Children with Berryman.

After attending these she initiated this program for children in Grades 4 & 5.

Children of this age can hear much more difficult stories and go much deeper with the ones that they have been hearing for years. All of the teachers in this group were astounded at the wisdom that came from these children. We could say that God’s Abundance overflowed from these children. They did become the teachers on many occasions!

A highlight for children, youth and adults was our visit from The Rev. Danielle Tumminio. Danielle challenged us in finding Jesus in Harry Potter. These stories though fiction engage the themes of sacrifice and justice. The interactive forum discussed whether or not there is a Christ-figure in the series and whether there is a community of saints in the series.

Again, the adults were wowed at the insights that came from the children. We look forward to her visit again this fall!

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with the themes of Water, Seeds, Soil, Animals, and Harvest. “By ...astounded at the showing children wisdom that came the tools and resources required from these children. for subsistence farming and giving them the opportunity for hands-on experience in growing their own food, children can learn first-hand the challenges and hard work of providing food for a family” (ERD curriculum). We learned of many concrete situations of hunger and poverty in which ERD helps.

We spent several days on the Garners’ farm experiencing the lessons of this material.

The Christ Church Nursery cares for children from birth to age 4, for regular worship services and Sunday School.

The nursery is available for ages 6 and under for Celtic Eucharist, Evensong, education events, meetings and other programs in which adults need to have care for their children.

Our nursery is staffed with college childcare majors and high school students fulfilling community service. Watching children that come to us in baby carriers grow to a point were we have to watch them walk out the door after being part of our lives for four years is a beautiful process.

There are many more areas of children’s ministries that could not fit into this report. The number of events and abundance of volunteers continues to grow. The abundance revealed within each child continues to be discovered, as it does with the adult volunteers. As we intentionally seek Christ in the other, we are blessed with God’s Abundance.

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an order committed to daily prayer and service. The order has eight members and continues to grow. Service included: sorting supplies at The Nest, Room in the Inn, caroling at Ashland Terrace, CUTB, Linus Blanket Project, cards for children during Advent, assisting in Children’s Chapel, and collecting boxes for Haiti. Prayer events included a Fall Retreat at the Dwelling Place and a Spring Retreat at Cedar Hill. Eight students participated in the Celebration of Manhood and Womanhood, 13 students graduated and nine completed the graduation ritual. Eighty-eight students participated in youth ministry (up eight from 2010). Twenty served as Choristers, three as Lay Readers, 28 as Acolytes, 38 (a gain of seven from 2010) attended youth group. Continuing with the trend in 2009, activity levels of students in all aspects of CCC continued to rise.

BREAKDOWN OF HOW YOUTH ARE INVOLVED

18 Worship only 13 Worship and One other ministry 24 Worship and 2 other ministries 18 Worship and three other ministries 15 Worship and four or more other ministries BREAKDOWN OF MEMBERS

88 youth 6 guests, regular visitors, or new members 17 weekly volunteers 35 occasional volunteers

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n August of 2011, 12 students traveled to Assisi, Italy, to study St. Francis. For 10 days they practiced simplicity, poverty, and silence. The Holy Spirit spoke to them in powerful ways about living simply and the abundance of God. It was a great way to begin this year’s theme, and our theme has kept on growing.

August 2011 began with a lock-in focusing on Matthew 6 and remembering God’s unending providential nature.

Their energy for abundant living was infectiously shared as they sought to help bring Room in the Inn to Christ Church. One of our youth served as set-up coordinator, often giving up his bed to stay overnight with the guests.

Youth shared with others as they served God’s Pantry, Church Under the Bridge, CROSS ministries bake sale, Angel Tree, the children of CCC, and 30 Hour Famine.

Three students and five adults experienced the beauty of simple communal life an Intergenerational Trip to Christ Church Harlan. The year ended with eight students giving thanks for Urban Adventure and a tremendous mission experience at the Bridge, St. Louis.

We shared the blessings of one another’s lives at the 4th Annual Ski and Swim, the 3rd Annual Bishop’s Ball, Senior Celebration Dinner, Bonfire, and Christmas Party.

Others shared their abundant blessings with us through the 3rd Annual Seeker Scramble, Kroger Cards and Chili sales.

We lived more fully into the life that God was calling us to through the Living Last Supper, Lenten Study on Why Bad Things Happen to Good People, and continual Christian Education.

In 2011, God’s abundance continued as our youth ministries grew. God provided for us great leaders, Pat Arnold and Christina Blackburn, who started Junior Daughters of the King: The Mother Teresa Chapter. Junior Daughters is

We lived more fully into the life that God was calling us to...

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COLLEGE & YOUNG ADULTS The Episcopal Campus Ministry meets every Wednesday EPISCOPAL CAMPUS MINISTRY It is a time of excitement and transition for the Episcopal at 4:30 at St. Augustine’s Chapel (472 on Rose St.) and is open to students from all of Lexington’s colleges and univerCampus Ministry (formerly Canterbury). In late August we welcomed our new chaplain, The Rev. Joe Mitchell. The sities. calling of a new chaplain has offered us the opportunity for trying new things and dreaming new dreams. This year we are incorporating Christian Formation into our time, which already includes a meal, conversation, and worship. This fall we will discover the ways in which our films and television series speak more fully to us about God’s welcome and abundant love; we will also study various world religions, so THEOLOGY ON TAP that we may betThe bi-weekly Theology on Tap program continues to ter understand the be vibrant and successful, reaching out to young professionbonds that unite us all as God’s children; als and inviting them into the community of Christ Church through organic conversation and table fellowship. As the and finally we will group continues to grow our conversations will focus on explore more of our God’s welcome, what it is like for us to be welcomed, and own heritage and customs as Episcopalians. Together with what it is like for us to reach out and welcome others. our typical events such as tailgating, game nights, and Bible This year the 20s & 30s plan to expand Study, these new Formation gatherings upon the established Theology on Tap promise to enliven our minds and help us grow more fully into God’s call for us We see this as living program. In October we will host The Rev. Danielle Tumminio as she leads us at this important time in our lives. into our call to explore through the theology of Harry Potter, an This year we hope to cultivate the bonds between ourselves and the LuGod’s welcome as we event in which the whole congregation is invited to participate. Furthermore, we theran Campus Ministry (aka Ignite). reach out... plan to start a monthly brunch gatherYears ago the Lutherans and Episcopaing following the 11:00 Sunday service. lians formed a joint campus ministry but Lastly, as we look down the road to Lent eventually decided to go their separate we will be offering a weekly gathering during that holy time ways. Together with The Rev. Barry Neese, we plan to hold joint worship services and strengthen our ministries through called Sushi Fridays. It is a wonderful time for the 20s & 30s group, sharing our stories, inviting others to join us, and joint outreach and fellowship gatherings throughout the growing in our faith. school year. We see this as living into our call to explore Theology on Tap meets on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th MonGod’s welcome as we reach out to our Lutheran brothers and days of each month at 6:30pm at the Village Idiot Pub sisters. (corner of Mill and Short).

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eflecting on our year in which we focused on “Living in God’s Abundance,” how abundant it was! There were many opportunities for us to get to know our new Dean. She taught in the Forum in the beginning of the year and then at various times throughout the year in the Newcomers Class, sharing of herself and knowledge. Much food for thought on the subject of God’s abundance was given through the presentation by Jo Robertson and Carolyn Jones on their experiences of their recent trip to Kenya. How do we help to spread this abundance when some have so much and some have so little? The Kentucky author series as well as the C.S. Lewis study revealed the abundance of our faith, our gifts and creativity, and our state; all of these being gifts of God’s abundance.

September through May, the Catechumenate / Newcomers Class welcomes newcomers and those interested in learning more about their faith. Each week, topics from Church history, the Sacraments, prayer, images of God, and the seasons of the Church.

Twenty-two inquirers attended the sessions. All wanted to learn more about the “church” and all of the many facets of it. One individual was especially interested in Confirmation. The individual was confirmed at the Cathedral Domain in the spring of 2012. The group of teachers brought incredible insights and knowledge to our participants. This class has always been a welcomed resource at Christ Church Cathedral and will continue to be.

One of the highlights of the year was our visit from Celtic theologian and poet John Philip Newell. The weekend was spent unpacking his book, A New Harmony: The Spirit, the Earth, and the Human Soul. Many people said that the weekend was one of the most spiritually nurturing times of their lives. We had roughly 175 people in attendance. These people were from all denominations and from throughout the Diocese. We had some who traveled from other states to be with us.

The three EFM (Education for Ministry) groups continue to be a strong program. EFM is a program of theological education for the laity out of Sewanee. Academics is only part of the program. It is meant to help us see God in even our basic everyday life events.

The number of volunteers who give of their time and talent to the ministry of formation is staggering. There are way too many to begin to list them all. This in itself is a witness of our Living Simply in God’s Abundance! There have been so many ways in which we have grown as a body in our understanding of the abundance that we have been given. In awakening to this abundance we cannot do anything other than to share it with the world.

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NETWORKS BROTHERHOOD OF ST. ANDREW The Brotherhood of Saint Andrew is a men’s organization of the Episcopal Church founded in 1883 for the purpose of prayer, study and service. Our chapter, which was formed in 1893, was reactivated in 2011 after over 30years of inactivity. We welcome and encourage all interested men in the parish to join us. Call John Perrine at 268-0306.

COMMODORES The primary purpose of the Christ Church Commodores is to provide an opportunity to get better acquainted with other members of the Cathedral and at the same time enjoy an interesting program. Programs range from annual visits with the Bishop and Dean, spiritual growth, outreach, and parish happenings to travelogues and Derby parties. The group meets for a potluck supper and program on the first Fridays from September through June. Commodores provides an excellent opportunity, especially for newcomers of all ages to get better acquainted with the Cathedral family.

DAUGHTERS OF THE KING The women of Christ Church Chapter, including our three new members, have been faithful in their ministries of prayer, service, and evangelism. Our daily prayers for the Cathedral clergy, staff and congregation, and specific prayer requests continue. We organized and participated in prayer support for General Convention, DOK Triennial , election of Bishop of Lexington, and selection of new clergy at the Cathedral. We continue our prayer partnership with Holy Trinity Chapter at the Cathedral in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

It was a pleasure to host our Haitian sister, Deloude Rock, in Lexington last June. We honored her and our national President, Grace Sears, at a Diocesan Daughters Tea. Joanna Walsh, in-coming chapter president, and Pat Arnold, Jr. Daughters directress, attended Triennial and brought back many new ideas and much enthusiasm for enriching our ministries.

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programs this year, ECW will get to know its neighbors in government, theater, the library, history museum, an adjoining parish, and education. For more information and a program list request a “2012/2013 ECW Booklet” from Church. Wanda Jaquith, president, can be reached at 2696191.

GATHER & GROW GROUPS The Gather & Grow groups will be forming soon! This is a community-building ministry at Christ Church that gathers monthly for a potluck dinner, a fun event, a theater performance, a community project or whatever is of interest to the group. Small groups are formed and meet for a year. This is a wonderful way to expand your Christ Church family. Cathedral newcomers are encouraged to participate. We have married, single, widowed, partnered, young and old in our groups. There’s a place for everyone and we would love to have you. Look for registration this fall.

MEN’S BIBLE STUDY After completing a study of St. John’s Gospel guided by Father Horine and the writings of Bishop William Temple in “Readings in St. John’s Gospel” we have undertaken a study of St. Paul’s epistles to the Galatians and the Ephesians as enlarged upon by William Barclay in his commentary on these letters. The discussions are far reaching and wide when on topic (and off). The mission is to explore together the depths of the mystery of the goodness, and mercy, and wisdom of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY Attended by 30. Fall: Faithful, Abundant, True: Three Lives Going Deeper Still with Beth Moore, Kay Arthur and Priscilla Shirer. We learned to trust Holy Spirit, discern truth and live in God’s abundance. Our faithfulness empowered by his ability. Spring: Priscilla Shirer’s Jonah: Navigating a Life Interrupted. Life’s “interruptions” are God’s invitation to do something beyond our wildest dreams. The group served at the Ronald McDonald House in the summer.

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s the current Senior Warden, I have been in some kind of leadership role for the last nine years at Christ Church Cathedral. I was your Treasurer for five years and a Vestry member for the last four years. I feel very blessed to have been asked to be Senior Warden this year. This year has, in my mind, been dominated by three big events that have taken the Cathedral forward as never before: The Vestry Retreat in January ...the main reason was the first of these everything has moved special events, in which Dean Wade so gracefully forward unveiled her Task is that we have let God Force concept for Christ Church. Its lead us. masterful insights and clear direction were most energizing and, as we left the retreat, there was an excitement and new resolve among the Vestry that I haven’t seen in a while. We all felt that Dean Wade had given us a vision of our future and we now had a new path to walk.

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The third event is a result of those Stewardship efforts.

Just recently we completed the calling of our new Associate Dean, Brent Owens. This was preceded by calling The Reverend Deacon Paula Ott and Curate Joe Mitchell. The Dean and I spent numerous hours interviewing and hosting candidates for these positions. I really think that God has called the perfect people to help us complete our mission.

Which brings to mind what I think is the greatest thing I have learned this year. I firmly believe that the main reason everything has moved so gracefully forward is that we have let God lead us. Over and over again, Dean Wade would say “Let’s see where God leads us on this.” This is my wish for us. We need to keep listening to God…

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am sure all of you will agree with ...we seem to have a garage. me that there is a certain different The Helm Building is in need of more fully developed some serious work. One immediate energy around the Cathedral these days. In addition to all of our sense of our obligation need is an overhaul of the HVAC system, normal programming and woran overhaul that has been discussed for to genuinely and ship experiences, the congregation has quite some time while it continues to taken to heart its role as a Cathedral; or happily welcome those limp toward its death. We are getting maybe the City of Lexington’s Cathedral proposals and hope to present the conwho wander into the is a better description. As a result of that gregation with a detailed approach for shift, we seem to have a more fully develupgrading that facility in the near future.

Cathedral... oped sense of our obligation to genuinely Again, I believe we need to think not and happily welcome those who wander into the Cathedral, only in terms of immediate repair, but long-term renovation whether they have come to worship, to attend a specific to enable that space to have a far greater day-to-day use. program, or merely to tour.

Finally, in my mind, we need to figure out how to make Of course, this got me thinking about our facilities. the Cathedral fully accessible to people on a day-to-day basis These are exciting times for downtown Lexington, and we without either jeopardizing the safety of those who work need to start thinking about here or exposing the facilithe buzz created by projects ties and contents to theft or such as the 21c Hotel and the damage. We have been forced ever expanding entertaining to slip back into a bit of a forand residential districts and tress mentality given some bad how the Cathedral can be a experiences. Can we really more visible presence in the think of ourselves as Lexinglife of downtown Lexington. ton’s Cathedral if all but one Of course, there are more of our doors are shut most of mundane issues that also the day? We have a highly talmust be addressed. Parking ented and imaginative congrewill become a large issue if gation, and I would welcome the 21c project goes forward. any suggestions on how we Although the proposed Cencan resolve this dilemma. trePointe project contains a massive underground parking structure, there will still be significant pressure for utilization of both our surface lot and the garage area to meet other users’ parking needs.

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ADMINISTRATION ARCHIVES The work of the Archives continues. We process one or more requests weekly. They come from staff and parishioners as well as people across the country. It is not uncommon for someone to come to the Archive Room for research.

This year we acquired from the King Library at the University of Kentucky 10 document boxes of Christ Church material that had been on deposit there for some years.

They are currently on loan to us as we await approval from the Diocesan Executive Council for us to take possession of them. Additionally, we brought back from there a framed picture and tribute to Miss Mary Harrison, first president of the Women’s Guild that was founded at Christ Church in 1880. Our goal is the same – to preserve our history and share the stories with the congregation.

CHRIST CHURCH BOOKSTORE This has been a good year for the Bookstore, having new events and serving a larger number of patrons. The weekend of March 15-18, the Bookstore was open for a seminar with Dr. Philip Newell, scholar and teacher. He discussed his latest book, A New Harmony. April 27 the Bookstore opened for the Choir’s Gathering of Angels’ to take credit card purchases. On May 18-20, Bookstore Volunteer Susan Baird took the Bookstore to the Women’s Retreat at the Cathedral Domain and on August 18, the Bookstore opened for the election of Bishop Hahn. Our computer, which was quite old and failing, was replaced, which required the purchase of a new program. We are very thankful to all the volunteers who work. We are in need of additional help so please consider this important and fun ministry.

FACILITIES Facility projects undertaken and completed in 2012 include: • The Chapel stained glass windows were bulging out under the constant weight of the glass and lead. These defective windows were removed and reinforced with “rebar” that gave additional strength to the entire window. The windows were also cleaned.

• An additional heat pump was installed in the storage closet on the northeast corner of the Great Hall to provide more cooling in the hot summer months.

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• A Columbarium was ordered from our Columbarium Company and is scheduled to be delivered and installed in early November.

• Two engineering consulting firms were contacted about suggesting alternative plans for a new heating/cooling system in the Helm Wing. At this writing we are expecting a response soon.

• A video/sound system for the Tilford Room was planned and quotes received in anticipation of the installation of the Bishop celebration for overflow participants in that service.

PUBLICATIONS The 2011-12 communications year reflects the excitement of a new vision rising from new leadership. Seasonal magazine format Prayer & Action showed a Cathedral congregation newly energized for mission and ministry in the Diocese, the community and beyond. With efforts to keep the readership adequately informed, we need a monthly publication to convey the work of this highly vitalized Cathedral.

The newly formatted Sunday Times and Sunday bulletins continue to reflect best practices for welcoming both new and existing worshipers, and our artful and informative posters have increased in their effectiveness in generating interest and attendance for our many events.

Constant Contact, a helpful email communication, now reaches over 600 people. It is a cost-saving and vital tool for creating awareness of the Cathedral’s many events and pastoral notices.

A new website is well underway. Designed in-house, it serves as a transitional gesture, until resources are available for a full reworking of this important portal into the life of our Cathedral.

Social media, so very important to our work of sharing the Gospel, is ever-changing, and keeps us on our toes! Our Facebook and Twitter accounts are in place, but await our full utilization of these good resources. The website and social media task force will be helpful in these areas, it studies and makes recommendations for equipping us for our vibrant future.

FINANCE OVERVIEW 2012 has been a wonderful year in general, and also financially, as the Christ Church family faithfully stepped up and provided nearly $100,000 in additional pledge support. As a result of their investment in the life of the church, we were able to move forward with a planned budget deficit of just $48,000. This significant improvement provides a strong base upon which to grow in our stewardship and support of Christ Church. We look forward to the opportunity for 2013 to operate under a balanced budget.

AUDIT The 2011 audit of Christ Church Cathedral was performed by the independent accounting firm of Ray, Foley, Hensley &

OPERATING FUND

$755,127 $108,887 $51,488 $915,502

$750,847 $108,278 $52,150 $911,275

$1,080,250 $143,891 $68,400 $1,292,541

$519,923 $43,470 $105,946 $54,113 $150,403 $35,532 $35,431 $7,098 $951,916

$565,836 $43,797 $103,336 $47,415 $150,403 $46,177 $44,024 $7,275 $1,008,263

$761,517 $43,797 $142,055 $59,330 $200,538 $62,744 $61,601 $9,000 $1,340,582

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($48,041)

Expenses: Personnel Salaries & Benefits Insurance Maintenance & Utilities

General & Org. Expense Diocesan Pledge

Work Outside the Church Total Church Programs Property Expense Total Expenses:

Balance Owed: Credit Line Real Estate Term Note

OPERATING RESULTS for the current year to date (through September 30, 2012) The table below shows the operating revenues and expenses for the first nine months of calendar 2012. Revenue is very much in line with the budget forecast; expenses are less than anticipated through September 30. We are in good position to exceed our budgeted performance for the year. There is an operating deficit of ($36,414) through September 30, 2012, with anticipated revenue in the remaining months to allow us to meet our budget expectations.

9/30/12 9/30/12 Annual Budget Actual Budget 2012

Revenues: Total Contribution Income Total Investment Income Other Income Total Revenues:

Net Income (Loss):

Company PLLC. The auditors issued a clean and unqualified opinion on the financial statements and reported no findings to the Vestry.

($36,414) 9/30/11 Actual

9/30/12 Actual

$65,895 $171,269

$0 $162,738

BUDGET PROCESS The budgetary process for 2013 is well underway. The Finance Committee, with input from the clergy, Vestry and representatives of the various ministries, provided a pledge goal to the Stewardship Committee. Achievement of this goal will allow us to discover God’s welcome and provide hospitality to current and potential members.

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tewardship has had an exciting year. We are awe-inspired by your generosity. We had an incredible turnout for our annual Stewardship dinner as we used that time to welcome our new Dean and thank all of you who gave so generously to our Stewardship campaign. We found ourselves with a significant increase in the number of donors and the amount pledged to Christ Church. We were pleased with our results, but not satisfied. Following the Vestry retreat in January, the Stewardship Committee decided to continue our campaign with the focus of increasing pledges in order to accommodate a full staff of clergy. Christ Church Cathedral responded generously to this call. Over the course of the spring our pledges were increased by an astound$115,000.

What we were able to ing This allowed for Christ Church to accomplish, as a not only hire a congregation is complete staff of clergy but do so awe-inspiring. while balancing the budget.

The fruits of our generosity were realized this fall when we welcomed a new Deacon, Curate, and Associate Dean to Christ Church Cathedral. To this end, the Stewardship Committee is proud to sponsor this fall’s series of intimate gatherings to meet our new clergy and welcome everyone to our church. What we were able to accomplish as a congregation is awe-inspiring. Relying on the generosity of our parishioners, we set a lofty goal to provide for our church congregation. Part of that goal was financial, but more importantly it was spiritual. The congregation’s generosity built upon itself and as it built it provided the congregation with clergy who will build community and allow the Church to fulfill its mission “to restore all persons to unity with God and one another in Christ Jesus.”

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pledges. The enthusiasm surrounding our six Task Forces is palpable. Our congregation has set lofty goals we want to attain. The truth is a successful Stewardship campaign makes all of our goals attainable. Your generosity of time literally feeds people, your generosity of talent brings music to our ears, and your generosity of treasure sustains this church and its great works.

LEGACY SOCIETY Christ Church Legacy Society was formed in 2001 and has been growing ever since. We now have about 110 members and we have had new members join every year.

How do you become a member of the Legacy Society?

It’s easy. You don’t give now – you just make an arrangement to leave something after your death. It could be a bequest in your will, or something as simple as changing the beneficiary on a portion of a retirement account or life insurance policy. Your gift after death will not only bless you and your family, but it will bless Christ Church and the community for generations to come. Anything that is left to the church, unless otherwise directed, will be added to the Christ Church Endowment Fund to be used to fund ministries and programs in the future.

Please PRAY about making a commitment to leave something to the Church. It is a pastoral thing. The church has been and continues to be a very important and influential part of our lives and our families’ lives. Call Steve Specht at 231-5275 if you have any questions. Please PRAY about this. I hope to see a lot of new members at our next Legacy Society dinner function in May!

Sharing the Abundance of God’s Blessing

Mr & Mrs John Lucian Dearborn

Ms Gaile Geddes

Miss Madeline Decker

Mr & Mrs Herbert Geddes, Jr.

Mr & Mrs Herbert Geddes

The following people made pledges to Christ Church Cathedral in 2012. Thank you for your generosity!

Mr & Mrs Paul Decker

Mr & Mrs David Aiken

Mr & Mrs Louis Brock, Jr.

Mr & Mrs Darrell Dennis

Mr & Mrs Richard Anderson

Mrs Joan Brown

Mr Zachary Denniston

Miss Sarah Anderson

Mrs Louise Bryans

Miss Chloe Devre

Mr & Mrs Tim Anderson

Mrs Susan Bullard

Mr & Mrs Richard Dirksen

Ms Katherine Andrews

Mr David Burg

Mr Clay Dorsett

Ms Patricia Arnold

Miss Brennan Burke

Mr & Mrs Daniel Dorsett

Mrs Anne Arvin

Mr & Mrs Randall Burke

Dr & Mrs Tom Duncan

Mr & Mrs Thomas Baird

Mr Darryl Callahan

Mr & Mrs Dwight Dunlap

Mr Charles Baize

Mr & Mrs Paul Carpenter

Mr Elijah Dunlap

Mr Gray & Mrs HollingsworthGray

Mrs Melissa Baize

Dr & Mrs David Cassidy

Mrs J.W. Dunlap

Ms Anne Gregory

Mr & Mrs Charles Baldecchi

Ms Dale Chapman

Miss Rebekah Dunlap

Ms Juliana Gregory

Mr Kenton Ball

Mrs Margaret Christensen

Mr & Mrs. Clay Duvall

Mrs Ann Greis

Miss Caroline Balling

Mr & Mrs C. Lance Churchill

Mr Bruce Eastwood

Mr & Mrs Allen Grimes, III

Mr & Mrs Erich Balling

Mrs Mary Ruth Clark

Dr & Mrs Guy Ellis, III

Mr & Mrs J.L. Hacker, Sr.

Mr Patrick Balling

Mr & Mrs Alexander Clay

Ms Tracy Ellis

Mr & Mrs John Hall

Mr & Mrs Edward Barr

Mrs Susan Clay

Ms Martha Jane Emmott

Mr & Mrs R.D. Hall

Ms Elsie Barr

Miss Diane Clements

Ms Marilyn Faughn

Ms Teresa Hall

The Rev Donna & Mr Garland Barr, III

Miss Julia Clements

Mr Joel Fay

Ms Marythom Hamblin

Mr & Mrs Garland Barr, IV

Mr & Mrs Ross Clements

Ms Janie Fergus

Ms Ann G. Hart

Mrs Barbara Clifton

Mr & Mrs Curte Ferguson

Dr & Mrs Eric Headley

Mr & Mrs James Clifton, Jr

Mr Eugene Ferguson

Mr & Mrs Roderick Heard

Dr & Mrs John Cole

Mrs Sherry Ferguson

Mr Robert Hill

Mr & Mrs Harry Collins

Ms Joell Finney

Ms Sharon Hill

Mr & Mrs Huston Combs

Mrs Jane Fitzpatrick

Mr & Mrs Buck Hinkle, Jr.

Mr & Mrs Bernard Conrad

Miss Katherine Fitzpatrick

Mr & Mrs John Hodgman

Miss Elizabeth Cook

Ms L.P. Flanagan

Dr Randolph Hollingsworth

Mr & Mrs Robin Cook

Mrs Elizabeth Flynn

Mr & Mrs Ted Corman

Miss Madison Fogarty

The Rev & Mrs Robert Horine, Jr.

Mr & Mrs Paul Counts

Mr & Mrs George Freeman

Mr George Cox

Ms Nancy Freeman

Mr Leonard Cox

Mr Davis Fugate

Mrs Leslie Cox

Mr Robert Clay Fugate

Ms Penny Cox

Mr & Mrs Robert Fugate

Mr & Mrs William Cox

Ms Elizabeth Gambet

Mr & Mrs Thomas Crehore

Dr & Mrs John Garden

Mr & Mrs Philip Crowley

Miss Abigail Garner

Mr Luke Dailey

Mr & Mrs Allen Garner, Jr.

Mrs Katherine Dalton

Dr & Mrs David Garrett

Dr Waller Dalton

Ms Laurel Garrett

Ms Katherine Davenport

Ms Karen Garrison

Mr & Mrs William Davis

Dr & Mrs James Gay

Mr & Mrs Richard DeCamp

Mrs Elizabeth Geddes

Mr & Mrs Raymond Barry Mr & Mrs Arne Bathke Mr & Mrs Philip Baugh Mr George Beers Mr James Beers & Mrs Michelle Catlin Mrs Jane Binger Dr & Mrs Lars Bjork Mr & Mrs Lewis Blackburn Mr & Mrs David Blanchett Dr & Mrs M. Cary Blaydes Mrs Nancy Bogue Mr Jason Boling Mr & Mrs James Boyd Mrs Mary Boyd Mr Reginald Bradbury Ms Marie Bradshaw Mrs Scott Breckinridge Dr Sharon Brennan Mr & Mrs John Brice, II Mr & Mrs James Bright Ms Jane Britton

Mr Connor Dellarosa Ms Susan Dellarosa

Mr Herbert F. Geddes Mr John Geddes Mr & Mrs Eugene Getchell Mr Richard Giles Mr & Mrs John Gillig Mr John Gillig The Gillum Family Mr & Mrs Joseph Graves, Jr. Mr Cooper Gray Mr & Mrs Howard Gray

Mr & Mrs Addison Hosea, III Mr & Mrs Cary Howard Mr Kyle Howard Ms Patti Howard Mr Thomas Howard Ms Charlotte Hummel Ms Kathleen Imhoff Mr & Mrs Robert Ireland Ms Susan Isaacs Miss Erilyn Jackson Ms Sarah Jackson Mr Tyler Jackson Mr & Mrs William Jacobs Mrs Wanda Jaquith

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Mr & Mrs Russell Jarvis

The Rev & Mrs William McDuffie

Miss Margaret Prewitt

Mr & Mrs Christopher Thomason

Mrs Elizabeth Jett

Mrs Kathryn McKinley

Ms Shelley Quire

Mr & Mrs Alexander Thompson

Mr George Jett

Mrs Susan McLaughlin

Mr Michael Rains

Dr & Mrs Phillip Tibbs

Ms Lisa Johnson

Mr David Drew McLellan

Ms Patricia Ramsey

Ms Margaret Trafton

Miss Darby Jones

Mr & Mrs John McWaters

Mr & Mrs Stephen Ranft

Mr & Mrs Daniel Tudor

Mr & Mrs Guy Jones

Mrs Winifred Meeker

Ms Carol Rippetoe

Mr & Mrs Daniel D. Tudor

Mrs Helen Jones

Mr & Mrs Guy Mendes, III

Miss Alison Ritcher

Ms Julie Tudor

Mr Zachary Jones

Ms Tracey Meyers

Ms Lisa Ritcher

Mrs. Karen Tufts

Mr & Mrs Thomas Kearns

Mr & Mrs Charles Michler

Mrs Jo Robertson

Ms Lisa Underwood

Mr Paul Keller

Mr & Mrs Ron Milburn

Dr William Robertson, Jr.

Mr Thomas Underwood, Jr.

Ms Sandra Kestner

Mr Michael Miller

Dr & Mrs Schuyler Robinson

Mr Billy Van Pelt, II

Mrs Elizabeth Kinkead

Mr & Mrs Greg Milward

Mrs Marie Rogers

The Hon Laurance VanMeter

Mr & Mrs Shelby Kinkead, Jr.

Mr & Mrs John Milward

Miss Claire Rose

Mr Leondus Vinson

Mr Roger Kirkpatrick

Mr & Mrs John K. Milward

Mr & Mrs Fredrick Roughton

Mr & Mrs Robert Voll

Mr Kody Kiser & Mrs Amanda Musterman-Kiser

Mrs Martha Mooney

Mr & Mrs Robert Russell-Tutty

The Very Reverend Carol Wade

Mr & Mrs Henry Knight

Dr & Mrs Thomas Moore

Mr Robert Sandford

Miss Sheridan Wagner

Mr & Mrs Michael Moran

Ms Elaine Saunders Schwartz

Dr & Mrs John Wahle, III

Ms Sara Moreno

Mr & Mrs Harry Scott, Jr.

Mr & Mrs Robert Walsh

Mr & Mrs T. Greg Mullins

Mrs Shirley G. Seabrook

Mr & Mrs James Ware

Mr Brendan Naish

Mrs Janet Serrenho

Ms Mary Ware

Mr Michael Naish

Ms Barbara Silcox

Ms Mary Blanton Ware

Mr & Mrs Shannon Naish

Mr S. Brandl Skirvin

Mr & Mrs Samuel Ware

Mr & Mrs G.W. Newsom

Mr & Mrs Peter Slagel

Mrs Mildred Watson

Mr & Mrs Bradley Newsome

Ms Sarah Sloan

Mrs Lesa Wehrle

Mr Richard Nunan & Dr Anna Demaree

Mr & Mrs Mike Slone

Mr Frank White & Mrs Pat Allen

Drs Terence & Amy O’Neill

Mrs Emily Smith

Mr & Mrs Gavin Wigginson

Mr Henry Smith

Mr Thomas Wigginton

Mr & Mrs Johnny Smith

Mr & Mrs Anthony Williams

Dr Robert Snell, Jr.

Mr & Mrs Charles Williamson, Jr.

Mr & Mrs R. Wendell Snyder

Dr Mark Wilson

Mr & Mrs Steven Specht

Dr Mary Steffen Wilson

Ms Rebecca Spencer

The Rev Janey & Mr Shannon Wilson

Dr Judson Knight The Rt Rev Chilton & Mr Michael Knudsen Mr & Mrs Matt Koger Mr Samuel Kraus, III Mrs Rosa Landrum The Rev Charles Lawrence Mrs Mildred Lawrence Dr & Mrs Alex Lesueur, Sr. Mr Alex Lesueur, Jr. Mrs Mary Lisle Ms Ann Livingstone Mr Andrew Logan & Ms Mary Crain Mr & Mrs Timothy Lucas Mr & Mrs Matthew Lutz Dr Priscilla Lynd Mrs Carojean MacDonald Mr Harold Mann Mr & Mrs Jesse Mark Ms Diana Martin Dr & Mrs Loys Mather Mr & Mrs Marc Mathews Miss Mary Rollins Mathews Mr Wilson Mathews, Jr. Mrs Elizabeth Mattingly Mr & Mrs Robert May Mrs Florence Mayer The McCready Family Mr Allen McDaniel Ms Margaret McDuffie

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Mrs Jessie Ogden Mr & Mrs Steven Osborne The Rev Paula Ott Mrs Betty Jo Palmer Mr Charles Palmer, Jr. Miss Abbie Paris Mrs Martha Park Mr & Mrs Hill Parker Mr & Mrs Ron Parkey Ms Laura Parrish Mrs Gertrude Patch Mrs Linda Patrick Dr & Mrs John Perrine Mrs Maria Maxwell Perry Mr & Mrs Hugo Petermann Mr Silas Petermann Mr & Mrs Kell Pollard Mr & Mrs Charles Powell Mrs Leonard L. Preston Mr Henry Prewitt, III Mr & Mrs Henry Prewitt, Jr.

Dr & Mrs Robert J. Stamps Dr & Mrs John Stempel Drs Gary & Sharon Stewart Mr & Mrs Jack Stewart Mr & Mrs Dave Stivers Miss Emma Stivers Mrs Lela Stromenger Ms Muffy Stuart

Mr John Winn, Jr. Mrs Ruth Wood Dr & Mrs William Wood Mr & Mrs Christopher Wright Ms Isabel Yates Mr Tom Yates Ms Ann Zimmer

Ms Brenda Stull Ms Judith Stump Ms Tanya Sturgill Mr Thomas Sturgill Ms Ann Sturm Ms Eleanor Surrency Mr & Mrs Charles Swinford, Jr.

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WE ARE

OUR CATHEDRAL LEADERSHIP DEAN AND RECTOR The Very Reverend Carol L. Wade cwade@ccclex.org

MUSIC ASSISTANT Kathleen Balling kballing@ccclex.org

VESTRY Jim Ware Senior Warden

ASSOCIATE DEAN The Reverend Brent Owens bowens@ccclex.org

PARISH ADMINISTRATOR Lesa Schoner Wehrle lschoner@ccclex.org

John Brice Junior Warden

CURATE The Reverend Joe Mitchell jmitchell@ccclex.org

PARISH SECRETARY Margaret Christensen mchristensen@ccclex.org

DEACON The Reverend Paula Ott paula@ccclex.org

PUBLICATIONS COORDINATOR & WEBMASTER Ashley Goodrich agoodrich@ccclex.org

PRIEST ASSOCIATE The Rev. Dr. Robert Horine bobandbecky1@insightbb.com MINISTER OF CHRISTIAN FORMATION Dr. Elizabeth Conrad elizabeth@ccclex.org YOUTH MINISTER Amanda Musterman-Kiser amusterman@ccclex.org NURSERY COORDINATOR Michelle Dunlap mdunlap@ccclex.org CANON MUSICIAN Canon Erich Balling eballing@ccclex.org ASSISTANT CATHEDRAL ORGANIST Lisa Hall lhall@ccclex.org

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C.B. Baize Chuck Baldecchi Nancy Bogue Cissy Collins Sherry Ferguson

FINANCIAL ASSISTANT Bob Lancaster blancaster@ccclex.org

Doug Geddes

FACILITIES MANAGER John Hodgman jhodgman@ccclex.org

Diane Milburn

SEXTON Brownell Haddix

Carolyn Ware

Tom Howard

Gary Stewart

Marc Mathews Treasurer

MINISTRY LEADERS CROSS MINISTRIES OUTREACH Martha Park, Chair

ROOM IN THE INN Tom Howard & Robert Fugate

ART AT THE CATHEDRAL Jesse Mark

CHRIST CHURCH APARTMENT PICNIC David & Susan Aiken

ACOLYTES Jim Ware

BROTHERHOOD OF ST. ANDREW John Perrine

ALTAR GUILD Wanda Jaquith

COMMODORES Loys Mather

SOUND OPERATORS Casie Clements

DAUGHTERS OF THE KING Joanna Walsh

VERGERS Cindy Ware

EPISCOPAL CHURCH WOMEN Wanda Jaquith

PASTORAL CARE Mimi Milward

GATHER & GROW GROUPS Carol Parkey

EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FUND Muffy Stuart

PRAYER CHAIN Loys Mather

WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY Mimi Milward

GREAT LEAPS HARRISON READING MENTORS Loys Mather

PRAYER SHAWL KNITTERS Flo Mayer

ARCHIVES Carolyn Ware

BREAKFAST TEAMS Len Cox

CHRIST CHURCH BOOKSTORE Betty Ellis

GREETERS Renee Mullins & C.B. Baize

STEWARDSHIP Chuck Baldecchi & Anne Garrett

HOSPITALITY COMMITTEE Leslie Cox

LEGACY SOCIETY Steve Specht

THE CHRIST COMMUNITY CUPBOARD Mark Wilson CHURCH UNDER THE BRIDGE Caywood Prewitt DOWNTOWN CHRISTIAN UNITY TASK FORCE Martha Park

KENYAN GIRLS FORWARD Carolyn Jones MOVEABLE FEAST Carolyn Jones PYRAMID PROFESSIONAL RESOURCES Ruth Mark READING CAMP Tracey Meyers

USHERS Len Cox WELCOME CENTER VOLUNTEERS Leslie Cox

The ministries represented in this publication were submitted. If you do not see your ministry listed, we look forward to your reports and participation next year.

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VESTRY & CONVENTION DEPUTY VOTING

Sunday, November 18 7:30am - 1 hour past 11:00am service Voting tables will be near the Welcome Center Bios of each candidate are available on the wall near the Welcome Center Please vote for 4 Vestry Candidates & 4 Deputy Candidates Eligible Voters (per the Christ Church Cathedral By-Laws) •

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Communicants in good standing sixteen years of age or older, who have been registered on the Parish Roll for a period of six months or more, preceding the Annual Parish Meeting. (A Communicant in “good standing” is a person who has been confirmed by a Bishop of a Church in communion with the Episcopal Church, or has been received by a Bishop of this Church into the communion of this Church, the person having been previously confirmed by a Bishop of a Church not in communion with this Church.

Further, the person must have received the Holy Communion at least three times in the preceding year.)

Also eligible to vote at the Annual Parish Meeting are baptized persons, sixteen years of age or older, who have been on the Parish Roll for at least six months preceding the Annual Parish Meeting and who have been regular contributors to the support of the Parish, and who are not in arrears in their pledge.

Voting by proxy or by absentee ballot shall not be allowed.

ANNUAL MEETING

Sunday, November 18 Luncheon following the 11:00am service Great Hall Lunch will be sold by the Youth as a fundraiser