September 2011 Prayer & Action

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NEW BEGINNINGS

Dean Carol Wade reveals her excitement in starting this new chapter at Christ Church Cathedral!

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Prayer & Action Prayer & Action ı September 2011

Dean & Rector ı The Very Rev. Carol L. Wade Pastoral & College Ministry ı The Rev. Janey Wilson > jwilson@ccclex.org Priest Associate ı The Rev. Dr. Robert Horine > bobandbecky1@insightbb.com Canon Musician ı Canon Erich Balling > eballing@ccclex.org Music Assistant ı Kathleen Balling > kballing@ccclex.org Assistant Organist ı Shi-Ae Park > spark@ccclex.org Minister of Christian Formation ı Elizabeth Conrad > elizabeth@ccclex.org Youth Ministries Coordinator ı Amanda Musterman-Kiser > amusterman@ccclex.org Nursery Coordinator ı Michelle Dunlap > mdunlap@ccclex.org Parish Administrator ı Lesa Schoner > lschoner@ccclex.org Parish Secretary ı Margaret Christensen > mchristensen@ccclex.org Publications Coordinator & Webmaster ı Ashley Goodrich > agoodrich@ccclex.org Facilities Manager ı John Hodgman > jhodgman@ccclex.org Vestry Steve Specht, Senior Warden ı Billy Van Pelt, Junior Warden ı Nancy Bogue ı Ted Corman ı Doug Geddes Val Getchell ı Diane Milburn ı Tom Howard ı C.B. Baize ı John Stempel ı Carolyn Ware ı Jim Ware ı Marc Mathews, Treasurer

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ABOUT THE COVER A look inside Washington National Cathedral. The Cathedral Choirs got to see behind the scenes and participate in an evensong and Sunday service in July.

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CONTENTS

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New Beginnings

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Pieces

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At Your Service

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2nd Annual Seeker Scramble

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Cathedral Kidz

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Washington Choir Tour Reflections

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Welcome Dean Carol Wade through Stewardship

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The Curate’s Corner

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CROSS Ministries

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Holiday Bake Sale

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From the Senior Warden

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Birthdays

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Bulletin Board

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New Beginnings

By The Very Reverend Carol L. Wade

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eptember is a time for many new beginnings: young children start school, teachers go back to their high school posts, and the season transitions from summer to fall.

As I start my work at the Cathedral, it strikes me that this is a time of great new beginnings for our community. The fresh air of the Spirit seems to be moving in rich and enlivening ways as our journey of prayer and action commences.

How delighted I am to begin this new ministry with you and how eager I am to get to know you. Intimacy with God and each other is at the heart of our Christian faith.

And we come to know the nearness of God through our nearness with each other. So getting to know each other is a gift. And breaking bread together is a joyful way to celebrate this great gift; it is also a tangible sign of the nearness of God in the generosity, blessing and abundance of a shared meal and conversation.

And so I look forward to a special opportunity for us to gather for such a shared meal. It won’t be one huge dinner party, but rather a series of small in-home neighborhood meals where we will come together in more intimate groups with eight to twelve people called “Breaking Bread with Carol.” Everyone will have an opportunity to attend, but because we are blessedly so strong in number, it will take some time and quite a lot of eating! But over the course of this coming year we all will have an opportunity to share in this special time of fellowship.

Hospitality and fun are central to our Christian life, so whether at breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea or dinner, I look forward to the opportunity for us to get to know each other. And the blessing is this: at

the heart of Christ Church Cathedral is God’s family growing in love together as we seek to live out God’s mission for us. When we become one with God and each other, together we become something greater than ourselves. So may God bless these sacred meals as we share our hopes and dreams for life together at Christ Church Cathedral.

If September offers a host of new beginnings, it also presents a study in contrasts. We kick off the month with Rally Day, a playful celebration on Sunday, September 4, with joyful worship and followed by lively fellowship, and then we quickly turn the corner to observe the tenth anniversary of September 11, and the events that changed so many lives in our nation and beyond.

As we prepare for this tenth anniversary, it is helpful for us ponder

is intended to be a gift of healing and hope for all. Please join in prayer, scripture, sacred music and song on Sunday, September 11 at 5:00 pm.

In addition to these special events, our regular cathedral activities resume after a summer recess: Sunday School and youth group will be starting up again, and we will host the September Gallery Hop. All of these ministries and many more make up our vibrant, spirit-filled life together. They are an opportunity not only fellowship but also for us to deepen our relationship to the living God. Perhaps that kind of beginning is the most powerful of all.

If September brings increased vitality to our common life, summer was by no means quiet! Beginning with this edition of Prayer and Action, Ashley Goodrich, Publications Coordinator and Webmaster, offers

When we become one with God and each other, together we become something greater than ourselves.

God’s call to mission for us as a cathedral. Jesus was clear that if we are to follow him in this gospel life, we indeed must become something greater than ourselves. Jesus also tells us that to become greater we must be servant to all. And so, as servant cathedral for the city and diocese of Lexington, Christ Church Cathedral will observe the tenth anniversary of September 11 in service to all. Not only will our regularly scheduled morning services offer prayer and reflection specific to this day, but we will also host a special afternoon service of remembrance and hope. The service will include members of our wider community in the city and diocese of Lexington and

a vibrant new design, and so we are grateful for her work. And I give profound thanks to Steve Specht, Senior Warden, The Reverend Janey Wilson and the entire staff at Christ Church Cathedral for their exceptional leadership during these in-between months and for the ways you support them. You have all moved from strength to strength in service of the gospel, and collectively we are poised for a great new beginning.

I am so looking forward to starting our shared life together at the Cathedral. What a joy it will be to worship with you, sing with you, serve with you, and, above all, begin to get to know you. Ϯ CCCLEX.ORG / 5

PIECES Taking apart the pieces of life

ART

Cindy Flora is curator of the September art exhibit, “The Heavens, Meditative Spaces,” which involves both local artists as well as artists participating in ECVA (Episcopal Church in Visual Arts). Cindy is an art instructor at the Osher Life Long Living Institute, one of seven. I asked her to put together an exhibit with a spiritual theme. She took this as an opportunity to examine her inspiration for painting and the references she is drawn to. “After surveying art pieces I had ready for framing, and considering what images I would like to work on,” says Cindy, “I decided on The Heavens. Simple enough. …skyscapes makes sense. …or does it? What if your religion guides you to heaven on earth? …Only we are …too hurried …to make the connection. Hence, the subtitle Meditative Spaces. Because if we are not mindful, we may miss heavenly beauty every day.”

It is a joy to work with Cindy, and her students speak so highly of her. Meet her at Gallery Hop, Friday, Sep. 16 from 5-8pm. The music will be by the Firebird Orchestra, a local all volunteer music ensemble. Kristy Kirsh is the director; she teaches at Asbury University.

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Art at the Cathedral is directed by the Cathedral Art Committee which along with other volunteers, staffs the Gallery Hop and other art projects. As co-chair, I maintain contact with about 150 local artists and organizations and schedule our operations. Amanda Tudor chairs the Cathedral Art Committee and recruits volunteers for Gallery Hop. The art committee maintains one community representative, and this this year we welcome Theresa Williams.

Theresa is active in the Versailles art community and has directed a number of artists our way.

Art at the Cathedral welcomes interns

By Jesse Mark

involvement of these three Courtney Carr is a high senior in art history at artists has given the art committee UK and is our intern for the November exhibit: volunteers a well deserved break this Kentucky Artists in the Permanent Collection of Christ Church Cathedral. She is leading the effort of summer. Ϯ composing and organizing the bios on the artists.

November Gallery Hop will feature our permanent collection and will unveil the portrait of Bishop Sauls, which will be added to the collection. Salvador Villagran, art instructor at Center College this WHAT IS IN STORE FOR 2012 >>> fall, was chosen by the Bishop to do his portrait.

Collaborating with Elizabeth Conrad and her You will hear more about this soon. planning for the study of Celtic Spirituality during Lent, we have invited Cindi Matyi from Cincinnati Sara Mullins returned from Savannah School of Design to be part to open her exhibit sometime in February. time summer intern here at CCC and at Lexington Art League. The 6 / PRAYER AND ACTION_SEPT 11

LIFE

A Note of Thanks!

By The Rev. Janey Wilson

As I write this, we are only about 220 hours from the arrival of our New Dean!

Not that I am counting or anything!

But I did want to offer my gratitude to all of you who have given me such lovely support, encouragement and care during this in-between time. Although I have been very busy, you have made it so easy to be joyful. I have been grateful to do this work and have loved

every moment of it! But I am very aware that it is not something I have done; it is something we have done. Dean Wade will arrive into a very strong parish because all of YOU are so amazing in this ministry we do together. As we await the new thing that God is doing, my heart is brimming with the energy that Autumn unfailingly brings. Christian Formation and Youth schedules will begin soon, ECW and EfM are just

around the corner, and Canterbury has already begun. We have had a wonderful summer, but I know that very soon all of us will be back together in the rhythm of the program year--but with the excitement of new adventures woven throughout.

We may be in the “Ordinary Days” but these are extraordinary times. How blessed we are to be a part of them! Ϯ

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 5:00pm

A Service of Remembrance & Hope with the Choir of Men and Boys and the Cathedral Girls Choir On this tenth anniversary we pray and remember, contemplate the grief and loss, and claim the hope of moving forward as we trust in God’s power to reconcile and heal. Christ Church Cathedral will host this special service of prayer, reflection, scripture and song, with members of our wider community.

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At peace service, Londoners pray for city and country

WORLD

By Jo Siedlecka, ENS The annual peace service at Westminster Roman Catholic Cathedral acquired fresh significance on the evening of August 9 as Londoners gathered to pray for their city and other British communities torn by rioting.

A fourth night of unrest brought total arrests in London to more than 700, according to police, and looting and arson continued to spread to other cities in Britain. One man has been reported killed and dozens of citizens and police officers have been injured, authorities said. The rioting began on August 6 after a peaceful demonstration in north London over the police killing of a 29-year-old man.

One attendee among the 200 people at the peace service said she needed a feeling of hope. “Faith gives hope that current fears and insecurities will pass and we will feel safe on the streets again and trust our young people,” said Ellen Teague.

For the first time, the cathedral’s liturgy mentioned those working for peace in inner cities. People prayed for the police and community workers in areas hit by the riots.

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Dedicated to the Blessed Franz Jagestatter, who was executed for his conscientious objection to serving in Hitler’s army, the event was organized by Pax Christi, the international Catholic organization that advocates for peace. It was attended by Christians of many denominations and Buddhists.

gust at the end of World War II and pray for peace in the world.

Pat Gaffney, general secretary of Pax Christi, led the service, saying, “let us pray that we may all become more aware of our responsibilities for what happens in the world around us and be prepared to take what action we can to promote good and prevent evil, at whatever cost to ourselves.”

There was an ecumenical flavor to the cathedral service as prayers of remembrance were offered for those who have given their lives in the cause of peace and Gaffney read a litany of names of conscientious objectors, including Mennonites, Anabaptists, Quakers and all those who have campaigned against the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Middle East. Ϯ

The cathedral service was followed by a peace walk of about one mile to a Buddhist “peace pagoda.” Led by monks in saffron robes and Christians of many denominations, the walkers carried banners through crowded streets. As the sun set, dozens of colorful lanterns were floated on the River Thames to commemorate those who died in the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in early Au-

There was a gentle drumbeat as the Rev. Gyoro Nagase, a Buddhist monk from the Nipponzan Myohoji order, led the chanting and offered prayers. The order has built peace pagodas in many cities.

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CATHEDRAL KIDZ

Godly Play:

A method that can enable people of all ages to come closer to god

By Elizabeth Conrad

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his year I have completed two practicums with Dr. Jerome Berryman who is the founder of Godly Play, on the Spiritual Guidance of Children. In a small room at Trinity Episcopal Church in New York City, 12-17 adults spent 80 hours together experiencing all of the Godly Play lessons. There are various kinds of lessons that fit during different times of the church year. Some stories are for older children who are at a developmentally different level.

All of the stories and presentations give children and adults an

opportunity to grow into a deeper understanding of what it means to be human, to suffer, and come into new life. Even though I have had about 20 years experience with Godly Play, I came away from New York with an enhanced understanding of the importance of what we do with children on Sunday mornings. Children experience God whether or not they ever darken the door of a church. We may be providing the only place in children’s lives where they can explore these luminous moments and integrate them into their experiences of existential limits.

Christ Church Cathedral uses Godly Play for children ages three through the fifth grades. The fourth and fifth grades uses a combination of curriculums, incorporating some of the Godly Play presentations that can help the older child go deeper. Various adult groups also will incorporate a Godly Play presentation from time to time. It can be a wonderful method to help adults think theologically. I encourage explorers to this way of spiritual formation. If you would like to find out more about Godly Play please call me and we can get together! Ϯ

IMPORTANT >>> NO Children’s Chapel on Rally Day September 4th. Dean Carol will be giving a children’s sermon!

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Washington Choir Tour Reflections

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n July, 70 choristers, chaperones and staff embarked on a remarkable opportunity to sing and lead worship at Washington National Cathedral. The choir had last sung there several years ago, so for the boys, girls and many of the men this was a new experience.

After a busy and successful academic year, the boys and girls began their summer at choir camp preparing to sing for the American Guild of Organists convention in June. Christ Church was chosen to host the opening Evensong service and our choirs sang for several hundred church musicians and composers from around the country and the globe. Following that effort came the Washington tour. Our choristers handled both assignments with determination, enthusiasm and artistry.

The role of visiting choir at Washington National Cathedral came with its own set of unique challenges! Before we left, I urged the choristers to open their hearts and minds to the Cathedral’s congregation. I asked them to use their skill as an ensemble to reveal God’s word through mu-

sic. What happened was exciting and deeply humbling. The connections made between choir and congregation was honest and spiritually moving. On our final day of singing, Sunday, July 17, the choir sang for over two thousand people.

I want to thank our dedicated team of singers, choir parents and staff for helping make this choir tour the very best one yet. We returned to Lexington and Christ Church Cathedral determined to share our experience and knowledge of singing in one of the world’s great spaces. Our time in Washington will strengthen our ministry of music in the months to come. Soli Deo Gloria.

-- Canon Erich Balling

This was my first tour, and I was not sure what to expect. I knew that I would love the music, because I love it so here on Sundays that I can become transfixed and forget for an instant that it is my job to make the feast. I believed that I would love being with the Choristers because I revel in a wonderful relationship with them as we pass each other in our respec-

tive liturgical tasks. I was sure that the dedicated chaperones would work very hard to make everything come together in a functional way because they already do so much to get the Choristers here.

And I looked forward to Washington D.C. because with our two oldest sons having been stationed at Fort Myer, it is one of my favorite places. And I hoped to be helpful.

When we got to the National Cathedral for further rehearsals and services, I served in small waysgetting water, finding ruffs and tying hair ribbons. (It turns out that there is one ‘girl’ thing this mother of boys can actually do!)

I was privileged to vest and process with them for every service, and blessed to be able to read lessons at Evensong and serve at Eucharist.

In reflection though, it is the things I really did not know that have opened my eyes and heart to this incredible ministry in our Cathedral. I now understand from within the intensity of joyful effort and dedication that each and every member of the choir brings to each and every event at which they gather. I also am humbled by the sense of community-family, really-CCCLEX.ORG / 13

that builds around such effort.

Singing in a choir of this caliber takes emotional, physical, and spiritual energy. It takes intensely focused concentration, memory and comprehension. As Chaplain, I was invited to sit in on every rehearsal and given my own music folder. I was treated to energetic

watched their faces, their eyes and their bodies as they responded to everything that our Canon Musician Erich Balling asked them to do. And I observed the great love which interweaves Director and choristers and music that makes this work possible. My joy was unable to be contained when they

who had come upon them unexpectedly. The National Cathedral is filled with accidental worshippers.

One of my priest friends calls this sort of thing, “the apprehension of the beautiful.�

Who will accidentally find us at our Cathedral in the coming months? We heard a great deal about our new Dean in our travels. Her congregants and colleagues are missing her warm pastoral skills and her ability to create a community in a place that could have remained a loose gathering of strangers.

As I stood at the Font and watched the faces of those who received either blessings or bread from me, I thought about the amazing opportunities we will have in the coming months.

I asked them to use their skill as an ensemble to reveal God’s word through music. What happened was exciting and deeply humbling. and creative warm- up sessions by Mrs. Balling; I am convinced Olympic Athletes could benefit from her method! As they practiced the pieces for each service, I followed the music and breathed and prayed with them as they sang. I 14 / PRAYER AND ACTION_SEPT 11

[often] soared beyond even their impressive capabilities.

The choir received accolades from very knowledgeable people as well as received responses more geared to rock stars from tourists

And I want those who visit Christ Church Cathedral to experience what our Senior Chorister Stewart

Cook reflected about in our closing Compline on the lawn of the National Cathedral. I cannot quite duplicate her eloquence, but she observed that her time there had made her realize that she was as much a member of that Cathedral as any other American, and she had felt welcomed and fed there in connective ways. She had found a sense of belonging.

-- Janey Wilson, Choir Chaplain

My job for the choir tours is logistics: where do we stay, how we get there, and what we should see, where can we rehearse, do we have enough chaperones, do we have everyone’s music and vestments.

We were fortunate that Rick Dirksen, a choir member at National Cathedral for 40 + years had some wonderful ideas for me. He suggested the National 4-H Center in Chevy Chase, MD. It was a great

facility that was geared to children.

Rick also took choristers willing to brave the height & the winding stairs up to the Bell Tower for a tour of the Carillon Bells- some of which were over 3000 lbs. It was our own private tour!

I worked with Blue Grass Tours for this trip, and they were very professional. They made it easy to keep track of all the details of tickets, restaurants, vouchers and other details. We had the same coach for our entire trip, which made the bus one of the fixtures of our trip. It is a challenge to load a charter bus in under 15 minutes, but our 15 chaperones were up to it!

While our focus on the tour is how and where we are singing, we also try to give the choristers a taste of what is in the area we visit.

On this trip we included the following: Mount Vernon (on the way to DC); Ford’s Theatre; Newseum; a guided night tour of the Monuments ( the Korean memorial is

haunting at night); Arlington Cemetery; The Capitol; The Smithsonian Museums; a tour of the National Cathedral; and Monticello. We had dinner at The Cactus Cantina, Hard Rock Café-DC, our own private dinner at the café at Kennedy Center (the choristers sang for the servers who stayed late to serve us) and a final dinner at the Cathedral School, on the grounds of the Cathedral.

Moving a small army is a challenge and DC traffic did not always cooperate with our time table, but our choristers and chaperones adapted well to anything that came their way. These trips are possible through the hard work of the chaperones. I think they had as much fun getting to know each other, and experiencing music at the National Cathedral, as their children did. We can’t wait for England and Scotland in 2012!

-- Kathleen Balling, Music Assistant Ϯ

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his is an exciting time in the life of Christ Church. Last year the congregation did something quite remarkable. It increased its stewardship pledges during a year of transition, often a year where churches see a decline; however Christ Church Cathedral rose to the occasion. The Holy Conversations allowed the congregation to come together and identify its goals

A critical piece for that realization is a strong year for stewardship. With increased pledges and congregational participation, Christ Church will achieve its goals for outreach, Christian education, music, and art to name a few. Stewardship not only encompasses financial support for the church, but also increased investment of time by members of Christ Church Cathedral. The Vestry and the church leadership have pledged their increased support.

To reach our goals as a Cathedral, we will need that increased commitment from each and every one of you, by Commitment Sunday, November 6, 2012. Welcome the new Dean with a gift for the Christ Church Cathedral community— the gift of stewardship.

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 and dreams on behalf of God’s mission. That process produced excitement not only for our congregation but it also inspired and called our new Dean, Carol Wade. Together we are poised for Christ Church to realize those dreams and aspirations as we grow in faith from strength to strength.

Sharing God’s Blessing, Charles D. Baldecchi & Anne Garrett Stewardship Co-Chairs Ϯ

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THE CURATE’S CORNER

All That Is Pastoral & College

By The Rev. Janey Wilson

College Ministry Update Unbelievably, classes have begun at the University of Kentucky.

We welcome the students and faculty who are newly among us!

Last weekend we had a gathering to welcome new students (those who have listed “Episcopal” in their interest list have all been invited!) and to welcome back our students from last year. It was a very good sign that the students stayed and talked longer than the scheduled time. Have we missed including you? Please let me know!

Although the hoped for kitchen is not to be, I am grateful to the many of you who have donated wonderful items for the Canterbury Kitchen. A combination of restrictive city code and complicated building issues have made this endeavor both physically and financially impossible. But the Canterbury Club students remain undaunted! They are busy planning and visioning, and the space we had considered for a proper kitchen will be still used for gathering, cooking and eating! The majority of appliances donated have been given to Habitat for Humanity, but we will be 18 / PRAYER AND ACTION_SEPT 11

keeping many of your contributions as we set up the space to suit our needs. At the moment, we are not in need of any other dishes or cooking items, but if you have old cloth napkins or place mats, we would be very interested. Matching is overrated. . .we are all about personality!

Thanks to all of you who have spoken with me about this, or donated items-especially those of you who provided us with an inventory of contents.

Theology on Tap This ministry is thriving and each gathering brings a wonderful blend of returning and new faces.

We meet at the Patchen Village Shamrock’s off of Richmond Road; it has a wonderful ambience and the appetizers are always tempting! The conversation is captivating as well, as our discussions range from current events, to popular culture. We weave the theological thoughts within the contexts of our lives, talking about whatever seems important to those who have come together. That is only sometimes as serious as it sounds. We eat, chat

and laugh—a lot. Please join us if you are between age 21-30 [ish]!

Pastoral Care Are you are interested in connecting our church to those either temporarily or permanently are unable to attend? This ministry needs YOU! We have had several resignations from our regular teams and are losing one of our Team 11 members so that he might attend seminary. Our thanks and best wishes to Jason Boling as he heads off to Bexley Hall! Those who are actively engaged find this to be very satisfying ministry--and it makes a huge difference to those in need. I know first hand the cheer and encouragement that such things bring--and my heart is full as I see the community here at Christ Church as one that loves one another with thoughtfulness and care. Please let me know if this is something you might enjoy. Ϯ

CROSS MINISTRIES

Need never takes a vacation

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By Anne Garrett

ometimes the waning days of summer can seem like a quiet time, a time during which we are waiting for something else to happen -- the opening of school, the rush and stimulation of fall activities. And, in the case of CCC, the arrival of our new Dean. But Christ Church members have not been quiet this year when it comes to late-summer giving.

YOU ARE NEEDED >>> Supplies are low in the Christ Community Cupboard. Please help us restock the shelves. Envelopes will be in the pews on Rally Day, Sept. 4, for this important ministry.

This summer Christ Church members...

markers, and much more for Harrison Elementary students.

...donated 535 pounds of food and $1,255 to God’s Pantry

...helped Cupboard distribute 450 bottles of detergent, shampoo, bleach, and dish detergent, 1,200 toothbrushes, 500 tubes of toothpaste, nearly 600 sticks of deodorant, 500 packages of toilet paper, and about 150 packages of diapers.

...responded to a great need by CROSS Ministries has had such an donating $5,400 to the Emergency

It is one of the most beautiful compensations of this life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.

-- Ralph Waldo Emerson outpouring of help and material giving for community projects.CROSS appreciates the effort and the gifts and knows they will be appreciated by those who receive them.

Assistance fund helping people in crisis pay their rent, mortgages, utilities, and buy prescription drugs.

Because you shared generously, a couple expecting a baby did not worry about paying the rent this month despite the husband having his work hours cut; a child with a parent in jail has school supplies; and a single mother does not have to choose between buying food and buying diapers. Over 450 struggling families got a helping hand. ĎŽ

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holiday bake sale

t is time to get out your favorite recipes for the BAKE SALE! The two previous bake sales have made over $6400 for C.R.O.S.S. Ministries thanks to you. Let’s do it again!

Please help us by preparing something from casseroles, soups, rolls, candy to your grandmother’s cheese biscuit recipe. Sign up by listing the item and the quantity (i.e. two 8x11 spaghetti casseroles, serves 6-8; 4 doz. cheese biscuits – 1 doz. in a bag/container) by September 14th. A list of all items will be available to everyone around the first of October. In October, orders will be taken on a FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS. All food items should be delivered to the church on Saturday, November 19th so that orders can be picked up on Sunday, November 20th.

There are several ways to sign up for the bake sale.

There are sign-ups forms and a box at the Welcome Center, by email to ksc5567@yahoo. com, or by phone to 859-2559535. A form is below. If you have any questions, please let us know.

to donate your specialty, sign up at the welcome center, by email: ksc5567@yahoo.com or by phone: 859-255-9535. any questions, contact cissy collins, leslie cox, sherry ferguson, susan stempel or joanna walsh. deadline september 14th

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to benefit cross ministries

Thanks, Cissy Collins, Leslie Cox, Sherry Ferguson, Susan Stempel, Joanna Walsh Ϯ

FROM THE SENIOR WARDEN

Vestry Update

By Steve Specht

The new Dean & Rector is here! crease your giving in September, that sacrifice on behalf of God’s mission.

As of September 1 The Very Rev. Carol Wade will be here and on the job at CCC. Her first Sunday is September 4. I am sure you will want to be there to welcome her. How Exciting!

In almost every way, Christ Church Cathedral is as happy and growing and healthy as it has ever been. We have never had more outreach ministries. We have a steadily growing inflow of new members. The new Dean & Rector Carol Wade is here to lead us individually and as a community. We are blessed.

too would be helpful. Please pray about that, and may your prayer lead to action.

How about you? What is God calling you to do?

When you make your commitment, it is truly not so important Get ready, ‘cause here it comes! what you pledge or give, as long as you give something – and give You will hear a lot about this in prayerfully. Please pray about this, the coming weeks. The Stewardship and ask the Holy Spirit for guidance, (I like to call it Pledging or Commitpeace and strength. ment) campaign is coming. I am We need each and every one of asking everyone to make a commityou if we are to fulfill our potential ment – you read that correctly – I and our mission. I mentioned early am looking for 100% participation. last year that we are on an advenWe have lots of life-giving programs ture – we truly are. The adventure and ministries to provide in recontinues! Ϯ sponse to God’s call to us. We are

As a follower of Jesus, I don’t think I can be a truly committed member of Christ Church without making a commitment – a sacrifice on behalf of God’s mission. How about you? What is God calling you to do?

As we prepare to begin this next phase of our journey together, please bring your pledges up to date, as giving always slows down in the summer, then picks up in November and December. If you are able to in-

the Cathedral for this Diocese – the leaders. We are also the leaders in this community. As a follower of Jesus, I don’t think I can be a truly committed member of Christ Church without making a commitment – a

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MINISTRIES/// Commodores, September 2 The Cathedral Commodores will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept 2 at the Old Episcopal Burying Ground, corner of Elm Tree Lane and Third St. Note the 6:30 starting time so we can conclude before sunset.

Bob Voll and Ryan Koch will update us on summer activities and projects at the OEBG and also talk about plans for 2012.

Bring a meat, vegetable, or salad dish to serve 8-10. Dessert, beverage, and bread will be furnished. Also bring a lawn chair.

We will meet in the Great Hall in the event of inclement weather. All members and friends of the Cathedral are welcome.

Brotherhood of St. Andrew still recruiting members The Brotherhood of St. Andrew is an old organization, started in Chicago in 1883 for the purpose of spreading Christ’s Kingdom among men by prayer, study and service. A chapter was started in Lexington at Christ Church in 1893 and remained active until 1980 when it became inactive. At a recent meeting on June 11, five men applied for membership, the minimum required to establish or reactivate a chapter. We have since applied for and received our chapter registration. Next will be the installation of the new members but we have delayed for now until we have solicited other men in the church who might be interested in joining the order, so that all might be installed at the same time. This is a learning period for all of us. We plan to have an organizational and planning meeting in the near future.

Anyone wanting more information should call John Perrine at 268-0306.

Choir Sidewalk Sale, September 10 Sidewalk Sale - Saturday, September 10th outside on Church Street/Upper St side. Item drop off by Friday September

9th. Items to be stored in Nursery area.

Proceeds to general tour scholarship fund.

Choirs sing at Ely Cathedral in England and in Edinburgh, Scotland in July 2012. Items needed: Books, sports equipment, dishes, house wares, tools, art, jewelry, furniture, musical instruments, small electronics (no TVs) toys (no stuffed animals). No clothing. Items must be in sellable condition.

Further information contact kballing@ ccclex.org.

ECW Meeting, September 13 The next ECW meeting is Tuesday September 13th at 11am. The speaker will be our new Dean Carol Wade. She will speak about her vision for Christ Church Cathedral. Reservations are required and can be made at the welcome desk. They must be received by 9am on the Monday before the Tuesday meeting. Payment will be received at the door. The cost of the luncheon is $10.00.

Jr. DOK Installation, September 25 It is exciting to be a part of Christ Church Cathedral at this time! A historic event will be held Sunday Sept.25 at the 11:00 service. There will be the institution of a Chapter of Junior Daughters of the King, the installation of Directresses, and admission of new members during that service. Christ Church has never had a Junior Daughter Chapter in its long history and you’ll want to be a part of this historic event.

like you to get to know her. Getting to know each other is a gift, and sharing a meal and conversation is a great way to realize this blessing. Look for a postcard in the mail for location information.

September 15 C. B./Missy Baize September 20 Sam/Carolyn Ware September 22 Clay Dorsett September 27 Barrie Hart/Jane Emmott September 29 Gwen/Marc Mathews October 4 Jim/Sharon Brennan October 6 John/Barbara Hodgman October 11 Tom Wigginton October 25 Marsha/Walter Bloxsom October 27 John/Susan Stempel November 1 Roger Kirkpatrick November 3 David Burg November 8 Cissy/Dick Collins November 15 Guy/Carolyn Jones November 17 Fr. Bob/Becky Horine Please call Margaret Christensen @ 254-4497 or email her at Mchristensen@ ccclex.org to sign-up for one of the dinners listed above.

NO Children’s Chapel on Rally Day September 4th. Dean Carol will be giving a children’s sermon! Ϯ

NOTICES/// Sign up for Breaking Bread Together: Dinners with the Dean Breaking Bread Together: Dinner with the Dean How do we get to know someone new? Invite them to dinner. Dean Wade would like to get to know you and would

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UPCOMING SERVICES & EVENTS September 4 8:00am & 10:30am Dean Wade’s first Sunday!

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