The Baptism of Our Lord January 13, 2019 • 10:30 am + Holy Eucharist
Welcome
We are blessed to have you worship with us. All ages are welcome, however, we do offer child care during the liturgy. u Please join us for refreshments immediately following the liturgy. u u
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worship, in the form of quiet meditation, begins with the prelude How Brightly Shines the Morning Star
Prelude
Episcopal • at the sound of the bells, all standDiocese Hymn 569
of Kentucky
God the Omnipotent!
Opening Acclamation celebrant people
Collect for Purity Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy Name; through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Song of Praise • WLP 900
Johann Pachelbel
BCP • Book of Common Prayer WLP • Wonder, Love and Praise The people’s responses are indicated in bold type.
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The Word of God Collect for the Baptism of Our Lord celebrant people Collect for the Second Sunday in Lent celebrant
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Let us pray.
Father in heaven, who at the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan proclaimed him your beloved Son and anointed him with the Holy Spirit: Grant that all who are baptized into his Name may keep the covenant they have made, and boldly confess him as Lord and Savior; who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, in glory everlasting
• all be seated
First Lesson
Isaiah 43:1-7
Thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you. For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.
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I give Egypt as your ransom, Ethiopia and Seba in exchange for you. Because you are precious in my sight, and honored, and I love you, I give people in return for you, nations in exchange for your life.
Do not fear, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east, and from the west I will gather you; I will say to the north, “Give them up,” and to the south, “Do not withhold; bring my sons from far away and my daughters from the end of the earth-everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made.” The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God. Psalm
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• sung by all
Ascribe to the LORD, you /gods, * ascribe to the LORD /glory and strength.
Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his /Name; * worship the LORD in the beau/ty of holiness.
The voice of the LORD is upon the waters; the God of glory /thunders; * the LORD is upon the /mighty waters. The voice of the LORD is a powerful /voice; * the voice of the LORD is a /voice of splendor.
The voice of the LORD breaks the /cedar trees; * the LORD breaks the ce/dars of Lebanon; He makes Lebanon skip like a /calf, * and Mount Hermon /like a young wild ox.
The voice of the LORD splits the flames of fire; the voice of the LORD shakes the /wilderness; * the LORD shakes the wilder/ness of Kadesh.
The voice of the LORD makes the /oak trees writhe * and /strips the forests bare. And in the temple of the /LORD * all are /crying, “Glory!”
The LORD sits enthroned above the /flood; * the LORD sits enthroned as /King for evermore.
The LORD shall give strength to his /people; * the LORD shall give his people the /blessing of peace.
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Second Lesson
Acts 8:14-17
When the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them. The two went down and prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit (for as yet the Spirit
had not come upon any of them; they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus). Then Peter and John laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Hymn 120 Gospel
The sinless one to Jordan came
Luke 3:15-17, 21-22
The Holy Gospel of our Lord, Jesus Christ, according to Luke.
Glory to you, Lord Christ
As the people were filled with expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Messiah, John answered all of them by saying, “I baptize you with water; but one who is more powerful than I is coming; I am not worthy to untie the thong of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing fork is in his hand, to clear his threshing floor and The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, Lord Christ. Sermon
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The Very Reverend Joan Pritcher
to gather the wheat into his granary; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.” Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heaven was opened, and the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, “You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.”
Renewal of Baptismal Vows • BCP 304 • the people move to the font while singing:
Come, Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy
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The Baptismal Covenant Do you reaffirm your renunciation of evil and renew your commitment to Jesus Christ? I do.
Do you believe in God the Father? I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.
Do you believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God? I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead. Do you believe in God the Holy Spirit? I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.
Will you continue in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in the prayers? I will, with God’s help.
Will you persevere in resisting evil, and, whenever you fall into sin, repent and return to the Lord? I will, with God’s help. Will you proclaim by word and example the Good News of God in Christ? I will, with God’s help.
Will you seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving your neighbor as yourself? I will, with God’s help. Will you strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the dignity of every human being? I will, with God’s help.
• after the renewal of baptismal vows, the priest chants the Vidi Aquam as the people are
sprinkled with holy water and as the chancel party and people processes back into the nave. The words are meant to remind us of our Baptism: “I saw water, proceeding out of the Temple from the right side thereof; and all to whom that water came shall be saved”
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• the people sing as they follow the procession into the nave:
Come and fill our hearts
The Peace
• all greet one another in the name of the Lord
The peace of the Lord be always with you.
And also with you. Dean’s Welcome
Holy Communion Offertory Anthem
How brightly beams the morning star!
How brightly beams the Morning Star! What sudden radiance from afar Doth glad us with its shining, Brightness of God that breaks our night1 And fills the darken’d souls with light Who long for truth were pining! Thy Word, Jesu, only feeds us, Rightly leads us, Life bestowing; Praise, oh praise such love o’erflowing.
Janszoon Sweelinck
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Presentation Hymn 333
Now the silence Now the peace
The Great Thanksgiving Eucharistic Prayer D • BCP 362 celebrant celebrant
people people
celebrant people
It is truly right to glorify you, Father, and to give you thanks; for you alone are God, living and true, dwelling in light inaccessible from before time and for ever. Fountain of life and source of all goodness, you made all things and fill them with your blessing; you created them to rejoice in the splendor of your radiance. Countless throngs of angels stand before you to serve you night and day; and, beholding the glory of your presence, they offer you unceasing praise. Joining with them, and giving voice to every creature under heaven, we acclaim you, and glorify your Name, as we sing (say),
Sanctus WLP 852
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We acclaim you, holy Lord, glorious in power. Your mighty works reveal your wisdom and love. You formed us in your own image, giving the whole world into our care, so that, in obedience to you, our Creator, we might rule and serve all your creatures. When our disobedience took us far from you, you did not abandon us to the power of death. In your mercy you came to our help, so that in seeking you we might find you. Again and again you called us into covenant with you, and through the prophets you taught us to hope for salvation. Father, you loved the world so much that in the fullness of time you sent your only Son to be our Savior. Incarnate by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, he lived as one of us, yet without sin. To the poor he proclaimed the good news of salvation; to prisoners, freedom; to the sorrowful, joy. To fulfill your purpose he gave himself up to death; and, rising from the grave, destroyed death, and made the whole creation new. And, that we might live no longer for ourselves, but for him who died and rose for us, he sent the Holy Spirit, his own first gift for those who believe, to complete his work in the world, and to bring to fulfillment the sanctification of all.
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When the hour had come for him to be glorified by you, his heavenly Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end; at supper with them he took bread, and when he had given thanks to you, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, and said, “Take, eat: This is my Body, which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.” After supper he took the cup of wine; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and said, “Drink this, all of you: This is my Blood of the new Covenant, which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of me.” Father, we now celebrate this memorial of our redemption. Recalling Christ’s death and his descent among the dead, proclaiming his resurrection and ascension to your right hand, awaiting his coming in glory; and offering to you, from the gifts you have given us, this bread and this cup, we praise you and we bless you. We praise you, we bless you, we give thanks to you, and we pray to you, Lord our God. Lord, we pray that in your goodness and mercy your Holy Spirit may descend upon us, and upon these gifts, sanctifying them and showing them to be holy gifts for your holy people, the bread of life and the cup of salvation, the Body and Blood of your Son Jesus Christ. Grant that all who share this bread and cup may become one body and one spirit, a living sacrifice in Christ, to the praise of your Name. Remember, Lord, your one holy catholic and apostolic Church, redeemed by the blood of your Christ. Reveal its unity, guard its faith, and preserve it in peace. [Remember (NN. and) all who minister in your Church.] [Remember all your people, and those who seek your truth.] [Remember _____________.] [Remember all who have died in the peace of Christ, and those whose faith is known to you alone; bring them into the place of eternal joy and light.] And grant that we may find our inheritance with [the Blessed Virgin Mary, with patriarchs, prophets, apostles, and martyrs, (with ___________) and] all the saints who have found favor with you in ages past. We praise you in union with them and give you glory through your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Through Christ, and with Christ, and in Christ, all honor and glory are yours, Almighty God and Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, for ever and ever.
The Great Amen
• at the conclusion of the Great Thanksgiving all sing:
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The Lord’s Prayer • BCP 364 Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
The Breaking of the Bread Fraction Anthem
WLP 867
• families of choir members may receive the sacrament together at the beginning of the
distribution of communion. You may simply join your family member in the line, receive, then return to your seat. Children of choristers may return to their seat or join their family for the remainder of the service in the chancel. • any baptized person from any Christian tradition who wishes to encounter the Real Presence of the Risen Christ in the Sacrament of his Body and Blood is welcome to receive Holy Communion. If you wish to learn more about the Sacrament of Holy Baptism, please speak with a priest or deacon following the liturgy. • gluten free wafers are available; as you prepare to receive bread indicate your preference to the priest • if you would like to receive a blessing instead of Communion, please indicate this by crossing your arms over your chest
Communion Hymn 490
I want to walk as a child of the light
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• all stand
Prayer after Communion • BCP 366 Almighty and everliving God, we thank you for feeding us with the spiritual food of the most precious Body and Blood of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ; and for assuring us in these holy mysteries that we are living members of the Body of your Son, and heirs of your eternal kingdom. And now, Father, send us out to do the work you have given us to do,to love and serve you as faithful witnesses of Christ our Lord.To him, to you, and to the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory, now and for ever. Amen.
Blessing Concluding Hymn 616
Hail to the Lord’s Anointed
Dismissal
Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. Thanks be to God.
Postlude
Fantasia
serving today . . .
J. P. Sweelinck
Jack Ashworth, organist Daniel Gilliam, choirmaster The Cathedral Choir Aaron Angel, verger Bob Huffman, Katie Grace Gilliam, lectors Rob Beard, Judy Donahue, Mike Foster, Helen Murray, chalice bearers Bill Shelton, Susan Marquardt, Chris Hart, acolytes Rob Guillen, altar guild
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... as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord Joshua 24:15
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My dear people of Christ Church Cathedral, and our guests,
Today, we remember the baptism of Christ which represents the beginning of his public ministry and the prospect of new life for his followers. Epiphany is a time for considering what that means for us—as individuals and as a community of faith. Take a moment to find something here or in the following pages that helps you consider this during Epiphany. Two Epiphany program notes:
• Three Choir Festival Sunday, January 20, here at 3:00—read more about that on page 2. • Annual Meeting Sunday, January 27, following 10:30 worship in Bishops’ Hall—read more about that on page 6
Meet your Chapter 2019 Slate—you will find their brief bios and beautiful faces on the Cathedral Matters Insert.
Take a moment to thank your staff (Frazier Marsh, Tom Thill, Daniel Gilliam and Jack Ashworth) for their good work on your behalf. If you would like to contribute to the annual Staff Gift, write your check to Christ Church Cathedral; on memo line write ‘Staff Gift’. And looking ahead to Lent, consider writing a devotion for one of the days in Lent. We are compiling Cathedral Lenten Devotions: 46 Words For 46 Days. You are all invited to write a 46 word devotion (about the length of a tweet) for one of the days in Lent. I’ll have more information on this project next week—stay tuned!
Many thanks for your steady and generous pledges to give to ministry at the Cathedral. At time of printing, we had received 80 pledges—some new, some increased. Read more of the good news in Stewardship Notes on page 6. As you prepare for worship, consider these words of Esther de Waal:
The whole idea of vocation, whatever form that vocation may take, implies the response to a call. If I am to live up to my vocation, I must go on listening for this voice. ‘Today, if you hear my voice, harden not your heart.’ That phrase of Psalm 95 makes a wonderful opening to daily prayer.
I’m glad you are here today. Faithfully,
The Very Reverend Joan Pritcher Your Dean in the Interim, On this First Sunday after the Epiphany: the Baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ
we pray New or Updated This Week — Midday Mass Updated Three Choir Festival
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Midday Mass
Pick a day to come pray with us.
Midday Mass for the week of January 13: Monday Holy Eucharist Tuesday Holy Eucharist Wednesday Holy Eucharist Thursday Holy Eucharist, with commemoration of Antony, Abbot in Egypt Friday Holy Eucharist, with commemoration of Confession of St. Peter, Apostle Join us at Midday Worship to help celebrate your birthday, your anniversary, or to keep any day of special observance. And be sure to thank your chapel leaders who serve the midday service: Dorothy Converse, Monday; Helen Murray, Tuesday; Randy Wells, Wednesday; Page Curry & Terry Laun, Thursday; Jerry Marsh, Friday.
Daily Prayer Online
Prayer is an important part of being an Episcopalian. The discipline of prayer, known as the Daily Office, is one of the gifts of the Church to us. Daily Prayer Online uses our Cathedral Facebook page. Each morning at 5:00 a.m., a prayer will be posted; it can be accessed at any point throughout the day, and even in days following. You will also be invited, in the posts, to include prayer requests in the Comments section. We include those prayer requests in our Prayers of the People at Midday Mass and on Sundays. Check out Daily Prayer Online and consider sharing it with your friends. Make sure that you ‘like’ and ‘follow’ the Cathedral page: Christ Church Cathedral@ChristChurchLouKY.org.
Interested in Singing in the Choir?
Do you have experience singing in choir? Are you interested in contributing your talents to the Cathedral Choir? If so, please talk to choirmaster Daniel Gilliam, either in person on a Sunday or 2 send him an email danielgilliam@gmail.com.
Three Choir Festival
This year’s Three Choirs Festival, a production that has become an annual event, will feature the Cathedral Choir, along with the choirs of Calvary Episcopal Cathedral and Cathedral of the Assumption, directed by Shawn Dawson and Philip Brisson, respectively. The combined anthem will be Paul Manz’ “E’en So Lord, Jesus, Quickly Come.” Join us Sunday, January 20, 3 pm, here at Christ Church Cathedral. Free and open to the public.
we study New or Updated This Week — Spirituality Book Group
Spirituality Book Group
Join us for a Book Group on Tuesday, January 15, 2 pm, in the Library in the Omni. Parking is off 3rd St. between Liberty and Ali. The book will be chapters September and October in The Genesee Diary: Report from a Trappist Monastery, by Henri Nouwen.
Children’s Sunday School
Children’s Sunday School meets at 9:45 in Dean’s Hall. Children’s Sunday School uses a clergy, chapter, parent and parishioner-led Montessori-based curriculum. Our team includes: Art Specialist, Stephanie Potter; Assistant Presenter, Carol Syvertsen; and several aides. Special thanks to Dorothy Converse, Chase Durnil, Chase Winemiller, Katie Grace Gilliam, Hunter Gilliam and Dr. Mike Foster. Contact Dean Pritcher if you would like to help with class preparation.
Adult Bible Study
Every Sunday, 9:15 a.m. in the library Tom Peters leads a group in reading and studying through the Bible. The group is working its way through the Letters of St. Paul. You are invited to join the group at any time.
we work Next Community Breakfast is February 3
The next Community Breakfast is February 3, 8:30 – 9:30 a.m., in Bishops’ Hall. Serving our friends, neighbors, and fellow parishioners is one of the most rewarding ministries at Christ Church Cathedral. In addition to serving breakfast, personal care and food items are always accepted for the food pantry and Central Louisville Community Ministry. Contact Randy Peters if you would like to help or just come.
Urban Ministry Partnership
The Cathedral is part of a group of parishes intown and in surrounding neighborhoods that works to create relationships with our downtown neighbors. The Partnership sponsors Laundry Love and has offered joint coffee hours and neighborhood picnics for service and fellowship. The intown parishes are Calvary, the Cathedral, Our Merciful Savior and St. George’s. Supporting parishes are Advent, St. Clement and St. Thomas. If building and nurturing relationships with our downtown neighbors is of interest to you, let us know.
Episcopal Relief & Development
Episcopal Relief & Development (ERD) is the compassionate response of The Episcopal Church to human suffering in the world. Hearing God’s call to seek and serve Christ in all persons and to respect the dignity of every human being, ERD serves to bring together the generosity of Episcopalians and others with the needs of the world. ERD faithfully administers the funds that are received from the Church and raised from other sources. It provides relief in times of disaster and promotes sustainable development by identifying and addressing the root causes of suffering. To contribute donate on line https:// www.episcopalrelief.org or write your check to the Cathedral memo it ‘ERD’.
Justice Ministry Through CLOUT
Here’s the latest on your Justice Ministry: The Cathedral, along with 20 other CLOUT member congregations in Louisville, works to build a city of justice where its systems assure that all people are treated fairly. On Dec. 4 CLOUT held its Researchto-Action Kickoff. While past issue efforts will continue, we will begin to research a new issue this year relating to Senior Concerns. The first task will be to decide on a specific problem affecting senior citizens in our city. What problem would you like to see us work to correct? Do you have a story to tell? In addition, if you would like to be part of this justice ministry at the Cathedral, please speak to one of the CLOUT Team members: Page Curry, Mildred Franks, and Jim Monin.
Laundry Love, a Diocesan Urban Ministry Initiative: Jan. 17 & Feb. 14, 21 Laundry Love provides assistance to individuals and families that do not have washers/dryers or cannot afford to add expensive laundry costs to their budget. We help fund Laundry Love through your contributions to DEO (Downtown Episcopal Outreach). Laundry Love happens every 2nd Thursday, 5:30-8 p.m. at Aunt Bee’s Laundromat, 2nd and Ormsby and every 3rd Thursday at Parkland Laundromat, 26th and Dumesnil St. in West Louisville. Contact Dorothy Converse if you are interested in helping on 2nd Thursday or Mike DaRif if you are interested in helping on 3rd Thursday.
Kentucky Refugee Ministries
Consider supporting KRM which works to relocate refugees in Louisville. What your gift can do: $25 provides a blanket for a refugee child, $50 provides a monthly bus pass for an adult seeking work, $75 provides groceries for a family’s first week in Kentucky, $100 assists with medications for a sick mother, $150 assists with a heating bill for a 1-bedroom apartment, $500 assists with rent for a family’s new apartment, $1,000 assists a family if someone gets ill and can’t work, $2,500 co-sponsors a new family for three months. Kentucky Refugee Ministries, 969-B Cherokee Rd., Louisville, KY 40204, (502) 479-9180. 3
Downtown Episcopal Outreach (DEO)
Don’t be afraid of CHANGE—put it in the DEO Pig! DEO supports Laundry Love, Kentucky Refugee Ministry and addresses gap needs that arise in service agencies throughout central Louisville. Using the Dean’s Discretionary Fund, and working with outreach partners including Central Louisville Community Ministries, Our Merciful Savior Episcopal Church and St. George’s Episcopal Church, we help with expenses such as ID application fees, prescription drugs, utilities, and some transportation costs. You can help by contributing to the Dean’s Discretionary Fund, and by putting coins and bills in the DEO Piggy Bank.
Coffee In The Hall
Each weekday morning from 8 am to 12:30 pm the hallway in the link building is open to our neighbors. This allows them the chance to come in for a break from the heat/cold/rain, use the restroom, and have a cup of coffee or a bottled water. You can help with this ministry by donating 4-pound bags of sugar, cans of ground coffee, or bottled water to the Cathedral Office.
Central Louisville Community Ministries
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Central Louisville Community Ministries (CLCM), formerly Help Ministries of Central Louisville, is one of the oldest community ministries in the city of Louisville. It was created in 1968 by ministers in the downtown area to respond in a structured way to the requests for help that came to churches. CLCM gives direct and personal assistance to residents of the central Louisville community who are in need; to provide a place where residents feel welcome and can receive referrals and shortterm emergency assistance; to advocate on behalf of clients for the improvement of the quality of assistance from providers of public and private services; to create and implement programs that build a sense of community among clients, churches, businesses, and the public and private social sectors; and to provide opportunities to fulfill their urban missions by combining their resources, both financial and human.
we listen New or Updated This Week — Coffee Hour Hosts Congregation Art Show Cathedral Life Meeting Cathedral Book Group
Coffee Hour Hosts
Coffee Hour hosts for today are Jane Halliday and Graham Wheatley. Be sure to thank them for their hospitality.
Cathedral Book Group
The CCC book group will meet today at 4 pm at Randy Peters’ house. We will discuss Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng and choose a book for March. Please let Randy know if you will be there.
Sharing Faith Dinners
Bishop White has invited all congregations of the diocese to participate in the Sharing Faith Dinners, a program intended to draw us deeper into the work of engaging our faith. He writes that “this resource is being offered by the Departments of Christian Formation, and Mission and Evangelism, in response to the call in his address to the 189th Diocesan Convention to renew our focus on adult baptism and evangelism. It will benefit our congregations and our ministry as a diocese.” Sign-up sheet for participating in a gathering is on the Office Bulletin Board. Let me know if you have questions.
Coffee Hour Hosts Invitation
We all enjoy coffee hour after the morning service on Sundays. Currently we have 31 gracious generous hosts who serve about 3 coffee hours during the year. We always welcome new hosts and I will be updating our list and schedule to begin in January. We try to keep the offerings simple so that it is not too much of a burden on a host. There is help (usually our wonderful Frazier Marsh) cleaning up and coffee is already taken care of. If you feel called to host coffee hour, please contact Randy Peters.
Annual Meeting Lunch
As in past years, we will have a parish lunch before the Annual Meeting on January 27. Please sign up on the sign-up sheet outside the office to bring soup (whatever kind you care to prepare), bread, cheese, salads, desserts. Please also sign up to help set food out at the end of the service before lunch or to clean up (please do help clean up—it is not fair for Frazier to do all the work).
Cathedral Life Meeting
There will be a meeting of the Cathedral Life Team today after the 10:30 service in the library/Bible Study room, to plan for the second part of our church activity year. This will not be a very long meeting but it is very helpful to meet together and exchange ideas
Pastoral Care
If you have a Pastoral Care Emergency or Concern, call Dean Pritcher any time on the Pastoral Care line: 502-632-3213. In addition, when there are pastoral concerns about members of our congregation, and with the concurrence of the person or people concerned, Randy Peters sends an e-mail to a list of people who have indicated that they want to know about these concerns. If you want to be included in that distribution list, please let Randy know, either in person or by e-mail, rpeters421@yahoo.com.
Welcome Ministry
Have you ever gone to a church for the first time and no one spoke to you as you entered? That is a Greeter’s role of outreach--to make a person feel welcome as they enter a church for the first time. It requires only about 15-20 minutes each time you greet and it is beneficial to the greeter as much as the one greeted. If you would like to help with this important service to the church, please contact the Dean or Bobbie Fritton.
Cathedral Congregation Art Show
The Art Show last year was so well received that we will reprise it this year! So be thinking about what you would like to present, up to three pieces. We have not decided on a date but it will be late May or early June. If you have questions, please see Randy Peters.
Greetings!
A greeting card program for Christ Church Cathedral parish has been developed to recognize special and significant days – birthdays, anniversaries, baptisms, confirmations, weddings, and to reach out to the homebound and to express condolences. Adults with current e-mail addresses will receive e-cards from caring@christchurchlouky. org. When the animated portion ends, wait for your personal message screen to appear. Paper cards will be mailed to our children, youth and to folks without e-mail. Please add caring@ christchurchlouky.org to your e-mail addresses so that your e-cards will reach your inbox. To assure receipt of e-cards, please inform the church office of a new or updated e-mail address (after the 2017 Directory listings). Thank you!
Men’s Lunch Group
Cathedral men will meet for lunch and conversation on the first Wednesday of the month. For information call Mike DaRif at 500-4157. All Cathedral men are welcome.
Women’s Lunch Bunch
Cathedral women meet for fellowship and lunch on the third Thursday of each month. For more information, or to make a reservation, e-mail lunchbunchlady@yahoo.com, or call Mildred Franks, 893-3815.
Gay Men’s Supper Club
The Cathedral’s Gay Men’s Supper Club meets each month for conversation and supper. Contact Bill Shelton, woshelton@gmail.com, or call 897-3079.
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we build New or Updated This Week — Office Volunteers Annual Meeting
Office Volunteers
Office volunteers for this week were Mildred Franks, Dorothy Converse, Marie Eff. If you would like to volunteer some time in the office contact Frazier Marsh.
Annual Meeting
On Sunday, January 27, following 10:30 worship, we will sit down together for Lunch and Annual Meeting. I urge all of you to attend the 10:30 liturgy (rather than the 8:30) so that we can gather as a community of faith to discuss the important matters of the parish. At Annual Meeting, we will read and/or hear ministry reports, look at the budget for 2019, and select four new Chapter members.
Chapter 2019
The Chapter Slate for consideration at Annual Meeting is: Dr. Mike Foster, Mildred Franks, Jane Halliday and Matt Wetmore. How did we arrive at this slate? Names were solicited from the congregation for four weeks (October 28 – November 18). The Nomination Committee (the four Chapter members rotating off Chapter: Michael Cooper, Kirt Jacobs, Patsy Melton, and Kay Wilkinson) met with the Dean to talk about which of the dozen names submitted would give the 2019 Chapter the most breadth and depth, the best congregational representation, plus the benefit of incorporating newer, less familiar, Cathedral members. The Nomination Committee is confident that all of the men and women whose names were submitted are exceptional and would be strong Chapter members. The Committee also believes that the four offered on the slate will best make a balanced Chapter for 2019
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Search for the next Dean
Your Dean Search Committee: Mike DaRif, Kirt Jacobs (Chair), Jan Margerum, Susan Marquardt, Stephanie Potter, Paul Real, Katherine Stevenson, Jim Walsh, Kay Shields Wilkinson. Many thanks to them for their commitment to this task. We bid your prayers for the Search Committee as it begins the work.
Stewardship at the Cathedral
Prayerfully consider how you would like to support the ministry of Christ Church Cathedral for 2019. Pledge cards are available at the west and south entrances to the Nave, and on the office sideboard. You have also received a pledge card in the mail, along with a letter from your Senior Warden, Tom Peters. Register your intention on your pledge card and return it by mail or on any Sunday. We have received 80 Pledges totaling $ 292,945.
Office Hours
The Cathedral Office hours are Tuesday – Friday, 10 am – 1 pm., and the building is open from 9 am til 4:30 pm. To see Frazier Marsh, Parish Administrator, come between 9:00 and 11:00 am. However, if you have a pastoral care need at any time and cannot get through, the pastoral care line is always open - 502-632-3213.
Membership in the Episcopal Church
Episcopal Church Membership is automatic in the parish at which you were baptized or confirmed, and you can easily move your membership when you relocate. If you would like to become an Episcopalian or to move your membership to the Cathedral, call the parish office, or leave your request with Dean Pritcher. The Cathedral will contact your former parish and make the necessary changes. You make the request, and the Cathedral will handle the paperwork.
Time to RE-ENROLL in the Kroger Community Rewards program
The Cathedral reaps the financial benefits every time you use your Kroger Plus Card.
Here’s how to register online: • Visit www.kroger.com/communityrewards and hit “Create an Account.” • Register your Kroger Plus Card number. • Once you are registered, you’ll see a tab that says “Kroger Community Rewards.” Hit the “Enroll” tab. • You will be asked for the company name or number. For best results, enter the Cathedral company number, 11088. • Confirm “Christ Church Cathedral” as your charity and you are signed up. • Next time you shop, double check that your Kroger receipt notes Christ Church Cathedral as your recipient.
Parking at the Cathedral
Parking has been arranged for Sunday mornings at 3 locations: the Transamerica Parking Lot adjacent to Cathedral Commons (Sunday mornings only), at the corner of 2nd and Muhammed Ali; the old “Midas Lot” behind the Cathedral and entered by 1st St. at Louisville Surgical Center entrance; and the YMCA Garage on 2nd St. The Transamerica lot is only to be used for Sunday mornings (you will be towed if you park there at other times). The old “Midas Lot” can also be used on Sunday mornings and in the evenings and on Saturday when the Louisville Surgical Center is closed. The YMCA Garage can be used at anytime although there may be a parking fee depending on day and time. We will continue to work on other options.
Digital Giving
A campaign has been created for online giving with an option to give for general support. The goal is unlimited, but in the future items can be added with specific goals if needed. Payments are made online through Amazon.com with a credit or debit card. The Cathedral will receive a check each month less a 5% payment processing fee. A report will be emailed monthly as well, listing details of each contribution. Campaigns can be accessed using the Donate link at the top of our website. A link will need to be added for mobile.
Scan Your Bulletin and Other Tech Notes
A QR code is posted at each entrance of the Nave. Scan it with your smartphone or other electronic device to download the Service Bulletin and Cathedral Matters into your device. To access the Cathedral’s Wi Fi signal when you are here, use the password ccc421425. And friend us on Facebook: Christ Church Cathedral (421 S. 2nd St., Louisville). Let us know if you have any questions.
Cathedral Chapter
Sara Ceresa, Diocesan Representative Michael Cooper Vance Fritton, Junior Warden Kirt Jacobs Sissy Lanier Kitten Lawless Patsy Melton James Moody, Diocesan Representative Laura Muhlenberg, Diocesan Representative Helen Murray Bill Shelton Stephanie Potter Tom Peters, Senior Warden Paul Real Kay Shields Wilkinson
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CALENDAR Sunday, January 13 • 8:30 Holy Eucharist, Rite I in the Chapel • 9:15 am Adult Bible Study • 9:45 am Children’s Sunday School in Deans’ Hall • 10:30 am Holy Eucharist, Rite II • 11:45 am Coffee Hour Monday, January 14 • 9 am - 1 pm Uniting Partners for Women & Children (UP) in the Lower Level • Cathedral Office Closed • Noon Eucharist in the Chapel Tuesday, January 15 • Office Hours 10 am –1 pm • Noon Eucharist in the Chapel • 6 pm Compline in the Chapel • 6:30 pm Chapter Meeting in Bishops’ Hall Wednesday, January 16 • 9 am - 1 pm UP • Office Hours 10 am –1 pm • Noon Eucharist in the Chapel • 6:30 pm Choir Rehearsal • 4 pm Endowment Meeting Bishops’ Hall Thursday, January 17 • Office Hours 10 am –1 pm • Dean’s Sabbath • Noon Eucharist in the Chapel Friday, January 11 • 9 am - 1 pm UP • Office Hours 10 am –1 pm • Noon Eucharist in the Chapel Saturday, January 19 • Cathedral Closed Sunday, January 20 • 8:30 am Holy Eucharist, Rite I in the Chapel • 9:15 am Adult Bible Study • 9:45 am Children’s Sunday School in Deans’ Hall • 10:30 am Holy Eucharist, Rite II in the Cathedral • 11:45 am Coffee Hour • 3 pm Three Choir Festival
Why do we pray, study, work, listen and build?
Benedict, the father of Benedictine spirituality, suggested that our life is best balanced between prayer, study, and work. We have taken that challenge as the basis of our common life together at Christ Church Cathedral: We pray (worship and the arts). We study (spiritual formation). We work (service to others). In addition, we know that we are sustained by our life together, and that works best when we listen to one another. We also aim to build and maintain a structure that will support all of our ministry efforts. And so: We listen (cathedral life and fellowship), We build (administration). In Cathedral Matters, you will find information about ministry opportunities at the Cathedral which fit into all five of these areas. Under each of the five main categories you will see what is new to the listing for this week. You will notice that some paragraphs repeat weekly, so that our guests won’t miss any news. You are urged to take your Cathedral Matters home with you so that you will have it for ready reference. Now, read about our ministry, think about how you would like to be involved...and jump right in!
Christ Church Cathedral 421 S. 2nd St., Louisville, KY 40202 502 • 587 • 1354 Frazier Marsh • administrative assistant
frazier@christchurchlouky.org
The Very Rev. Joan Pritcher • dean
dean@christchurchlouky.org
facebook.com/ChristChurchLouKY twitter.com/ChristChurchLou
Mike Foster
grew up in east Tennessee. After graduating from the College of Medicine of the University of Tennessee, he did a residency in pediatrics at University of Minnesota. There, he met and married the mother of his children. Mike served three years in the USAF at Grand Forks AFB in North Dakota and followed that with a fellowship in pediatric endocrinology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He moved to Louisville in 1980 to work at the U of L School of Medicine. With his family, he began attending worship at St. Matthew’s in 1983, then came to Christ Church Cathedral in 1995. Mike practices pediatric endocrinology as a faculty member in the School of Medicine. His commitment is to do his utmost to follow God’s will as revealed to him in prayer and meditation.
Jane Halliday
Mildred Franks
grew up in Central Presbyterian. Church, which, like the Cathedral, has an urban ministry. When she married in 1977 she and her husband joined Christ Church Cathedral. At the Cathedral she completed the four-year Education for Ministry course, has volunteered in the church office since Spring of 2015, and most recently has been heavily involved in CLOUT, the Cathedral’s Justice Ministry. Mildred’s career as a librarian was spent in the University of Louisville’s Ekstrom Library, most of those years as a Reference Librarian. When she retired in 2008 she was Head of Public Services. Since her retirement, in addition to activities at the church, she keeps busy with volunteer work in the University Archives, weekly visits to a nursing home to read to a friend, regular exercise classes, and, of course, reading.
is someone we know from her musical contributions at church or simply as “Bob & Angie’s daughter”. She attended St Mark’s Episcopal Church where she had a rich church experience that included choir, Sunday school, youth group and All Saints for camps and retreats. As an adult she took some time away from church and explored other forms of faith which ultimately led her to the Cathedral. She finds that the community we have here and the work of this church inspire her to be a more thoughtful and active Christian. Jane would enjoy serving in a more formal way to help keep our Cathedral a thriving, vibrant community, one that continually strives to address the question “what would Jesus do?”
Matt Wetmore
has been a chorister with the Cathedral Choir since the fall of 2014. He is a lifelong Episcopalian, beginning at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Charlotte, NC where he grew up. Matt has occasionally directed the Cathedral Choir in the choirmaster’s absence. He holds a Master’s degree in both music composition and choral conducting from the University of Louisville, and he enjoys composing music for choir between his time working at the Old Forester Distillery and the Louisville Free Public Library.
We Pray . . .
Prayer is at the heart of Christian community. We use this space to bring before God and the community the needs of those we love. Please submit prayer requests for yourself and others to the church office: info@christchurchlouky.org. We will include those names here so that the community may join you in prayer.
. . . in the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, for the Anglican Church of Mexico . . . in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, for St. Peter’s on the Lakes Church . . . for Cathedral members in need of healing Ginger Shackleton, Tim Tice, Carol Brown, Charles Cooksey, Gretchen Davis, Maurice Gordon, Carol Kendall, Norma Laufer, Jerry Marsh, Donna Pottinger, Jo Ann Reazin, James Searcy . . . for family and friends of Cathedral members
David Davies, Frank Turner Ed Harrel, Dave Pottinger David Collett, Betty Harrison Janet Shedd & family Alex and Brittany, Larry and Rona, James, Nathan Aidan, Kelly Brown, Sandy Burns, Diane Hobscheid, Keith Kozel Phyllis Pope, Faye Ragsdale-Hussey, Robinson/French Families Andy Rochester Terry Swords Ann, Jeff Kevin Mathes Nancy Tucker, Tammi Winemillerr George, McKenzie Carey Duval, Elizabeth Foster, Michael Foster, Tara Moriarty Marge Brown, Monta Rae Cook, Diane Flechler, Alison Heppard, Carl Horton Judy Horton, Kathy Koloff, Phillip Koloff, Jim Porter, Sharon Turner Louis Besten, Forrest Cook, David Cracraft, Nancy Davis, Mike Kimery Morgan Phillips, Gibbs Reese, Alex Rohleder, Judy Vance Justin Gallahar Clayton, Jim, Yvonne, Bill Turner, Mary Turner Robert Vaughan Grace Kleinschmidt Eric Zoerb Art Embry, Nick & Sally Heil, Jim Watkins & Dean Weller Becky E., Liam, Sam, Noah & Molly, Paula Hamilton, Jeff Potter Foster care children in the Commonwealth of Kentucky Willis and Faye Gill, Terry, Jesse, Megan David Ellis Lindsay Wager Betty Jordan, Susan Livingston, Doug Murray Matt Livingood Mary Dade, Elena & Max Matthews, Bridget Puzon Ivan Potter Brittany, Hank Buckwalter, Liam Coursey, Fr. Nick England Grace Flint, Margaret, Joe Stamper, George Tussey Holt Alexander, Tom Stigger Ann Snyder, Chaurice Weathers Jim Julius Gray, Bee Lampkins Janet Dostal Corbin Harris Hannah Werst Jared Stivers
. . . for those celebrating birthdays
Barbara Beard, Judy Donahue
requested by
Jerry Brown Carol Brown Melinda Collett Jim & Becky Collings Dorothy Converse Page Curry Mike DaRif Judy Donahue Darren Drain Tara Durnil McCall Eng Mike Foster Bobbie Fritton Vance Fritton Lea Ann Garbrough Paula Hale Angie Halliday Bruce Kleinschmidt Sissy Lanier Terry Laun Kitten Lawless Jan Margerum Jerry Marsh Patsy Melton Helen Murray Nancy Otto Randy Peters Stephanie Potter Dean Pritcher Jan Scholtz Jim Snyder Tom Thill Tim Tice Susan Torok Carolyn Van Zant John & Marilyn Werst Kay Shields Wilkinson
Christ Church Cathedral Episcopal Diocese of Kentucky The Rt. Rev. Terry Allen White, Bishop The Very Rev. Joan Pritcher, Dean in the Interim The Rev. William L. Bippus, Pastoral Associate The Rev. R. Edgar Wallace, Pastoral Associate The Rev. Dr. Eva Markham, Deacon Frazier Marsh, Interim Office Manager Thomas Thill, Sacristan 421 South Second Street, Louisville, KY 40202 502-587-1354 www.christchurchlouky.org • info@christchurchlouky.org