Third Sunday in Lent March 19, 2017 • 10:30 am + Holy Eucharist
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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
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As the holy season of Lent is a penitential season marked by more austere and humble forms of worship , we will kneel during the times of prayer. If you are unable to kneel, you may sit. Sitting, instead of standing, is a form of hospitality that does not block the sight lines of those who choose the kneeling posture.
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worship, in the form of quiet meditation, begins with the prelude
Prelude
Ich ruf’ zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ
• at the sound of the bells, all stand; silent procession of choir and clergy
Opening Acclamation celebrant
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• all kneel; remain kneeling through the Lenten Collect Penitential Order BCP 352 • the celebrant says an opening sentence and introduces the Confession
Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor. • said by all
Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen.
• the celebrant pronounces the absolution
Kyrie WLP 842
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BCP • Book of Common Prayer S • Service music found at the front of the hymnal WLP • Wonder, Love and Praise The people’s responses are indicated in bold type.
The Word of God Collect for the Third Sunday in Lent Almighty God, you know that we have no power in ourselves to help ourselves: Keep us both outwardly in our bodies and inwardly in our souls, that we may be defended from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. • at the conclusion of the collect all sing:
• all be seated
First Lesson
Exodus 17:1-7
From the wilderness of Sin the whole congregation of the Israelites journeyed by stages, as the Lord commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink. The people quarreled with Moses, and said, “Give us water to drink.” Moses said to them, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test the Lord?” But the people thirsted there for water; and the people complained against Moses and said, “Why did you bring us out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and livestock with thirst?” So Moses cried out to the Lord, “What shall I do with
this people? They are almost ready to stone me.” The Lord said to Moses, “Go on ahead of the people, and take some of the elders of Israel with you; take in your hand the staff with which you struck the Nile, and go. I will be standing there in front of you on the rock at Horeb. Strike the rock, and water will come out of it, so that the people may drink.” Moses did so, in the sight of the elders of Israel. He called the place Massah and Meribah, because the Israelites quarreled and tested the Lord, saying, “Is the Lord among us or not?”
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
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Canticle S35 Second Lesson
Venite Romans 5:1-11
Since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand; and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God. And not only that, but we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us. For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. Indeed, rarely will anyone die for a
righteous person-- though perhaps for a good person someone might actually dare to die. But God proves his love for us in that while we still were sinners Christ died for us. Much more surely then, now that we have been justified by his blood, will we be saved through him from the wrath of God. For if while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more surely, having been reconciled, will we be saved by his life. But more than that, we even boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God. Hymn 679 Gospel
Surely it is God who saves me
John 4:5-42
The Holy Gospel of our Lord, Jesus Christ, acording to John.
Glory to you Lord Christ
Jesus came to a Samaritan city called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired out by his journey, was sitting by the well. It was about noon. A Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to her, “Give me a drink.” (His disciples had gone to the city to buy food.) The Samaritan woman said to him, “How is it that you, a Jew, ask
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a drink of me, a woman of Samaria?” (Jews do not share things in common with Samaritans.) Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, `Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.” The woman said to him, “Sir, you have no bucket, and the well is deep. Where do you get that living water? Are you greater than our ancestor Jacob, who
gave us the well, and with his sons and his flocks drank from it?” Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but those who drink of the water that I will give them will never be thirsty. The water that I will give will become in them a spring of water gushing up to eternal life.” The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water, so that I may never be thirsty or have to keep coming here to draw water.” Jesus said to her, “Go, call your husband, and come back.” The woman answered him, “I have no husband.” Jesus said to her, “You are right in saying, `I have no husband’; for you have had five husbands, and the one you have now is not your husband. What you have said is true!” The woman said to him, “Sir, I see that you are a prophet. Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you say that the place where people must worship is in Jerusalem.” Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews. But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such as these to worship him. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” The woman said to him, “I know that Messiah is coming” (who is called Christ). “When he comes, he will proclaim all things to us.” Jesus said to her, “I am he, the one who is speaking to you.” Just then his disciples came. They were
astonished that he was speaking with a woman, but no one said, “What do you want?” or, “Why are you speaking with her?” Then the woman left her water jar and went back to the city. She said to the people, “Come and see a man who told me everything I have ever done! He cannot be the Messiah, can he?” They left the city and were on their way to him. Meanwhile the disciples were urging him, “Rabbi, eat something.” But he said to them, “I have food to eat that you do not know about.” So the disciples said to one another, “Surely no one has brought him something to eat?” Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to complete his work. Do you not say, `Four months more, then comes the harvest’? But I tell you, look around you, and see how the fields are ripe for harvesting. The reaper is already receiving wages and is gathering fruit for eternal life, so that sower and reaper may rejoice together. For here the saying holds true, `One sows and another reaps.’ I sent you to reap that for which you did not labor. Others have labored, and you have entered into their labor.” Many Samaritans from that city believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I have ever done.” So when the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to stay with them; and he stayed there two days. And many more believed because of his word. They said to the woman, “It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is truly the Savior of the world.”
The Gospel of the Lord.
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Sermon
The Very Reverend Joan Pritcher
Nicene Creed • BCP 358
all stand
Prayers of the People In our baptism we have been called to rise from the dead and to live with Christ in the Spirit of God. Bonded to the whole people of God in baptism, let us pray for the church and for all people in their need, saying: Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer. For the unity of the scattered people of God: Lord in your mercy. Hear our prayer
For all who lead the church, especially Bishop White, and for all the baptized in their Lenten pilgrimage: Lord in your mercy. Hear our prayer
For those who are preparing for baptismal death and resurrection: Lord, in your mercy. Hear our prayer
For the leaders of nations, especially President Trump, Governors Bevin and Holcombe, and for peace throughout the world: Lord, in your mercy. Hear our prayer
For all who suffer, for all the dying, for those who grieve, especially those on our Cathedral prayer list: Lord, in your mercy. Hear our prayer
For those whose burden is too deep for words. We pray for those on our Cathedral prayer list especially Charles Cooksey, Jack Jacobs, Carol Kendall, Grace Kleinschmidt, Larry Otto, Gary Pope, Donna Pottinger, James Searcy, Ruth Wukasch and Robert Bozeman. Are there other prayers of intercession? . . . . . . . . . . . . Lord, in your mercy: Hear our prayer
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For those who rejoice for the blessings of life. We give thanks for the birthdays of Bennett Eng, Gretchen Davis, John Vickerstaff and Jan Scholtz. Are there other prayers of thanksgiving? . . . . . . . . . . . . Lord, in your mercy: Hear our prayer
In thanksgiving for the saints who have entered into joy, and for all who are heirs of Christ’s suffering and glory: Lord, in your mercy. Hear our prayer
O God, in the waters of baptism you rescue our lives from death and make us your children. Into your hands we commend ourselves and all for whom we pray, through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
• all greet one another in the name of the Lord The peace of the Lord be always with you.
The Peace
And also with you.
Dean’s Welcome
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Holy Communion Offertory Anthem
Sicut cervus
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Sicut cervus desiderat ad fontes aquarum, ita desiderat anima mea ad te, Deus. As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.
Psalm 41:1 KJV
• all stand
Presentation Hymn
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Come thou fount of every blessing
The Great Thanksgiving Eucharistic Prayer A • BCP 361 celebrant
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• as the Eucharistic Prayer continues all kneel Memorial Acclamation
• during the blessing of bread and wine the celebrant says: Therefore, we proclaim the mystery of faith: Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again.
The Great Amen
• at the conclusion of the Great Thanksgiving all sing:
The Lord’s Prayer
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• 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 658
As longs the deer for cooling streams
• all kneel Prayer after Communion 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.
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Solemn Prayer over the People
Concluding Hymn 690
Guide me, O thou great Jehovah
• followed by solemn procession of choir and clergy
Dismissal
Let us bless the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
serving today . . .
The Rverend William Bippus, celebrant Dr. William McConnell, organist Daniel Gilliam, choirmaster The Cathedral Choir Aaron Angel, verger Helen Murray, Randy Wells, Bill Shelton, lectors Jan Margerum, John Werst, John Vickerstaff, chalice bearers Chris Hart, Tim Tice, Janelle Vickerstaff, acolytes Bill Shelton, altar guild
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Take a look at a new article this week. You can find it in the box following the Core Ministry WE PRAY. I’m Glad You Asked will focus on your questions. Today’s query is: What is the Triduum? Check out the answer on page 2. And let me know if you have a question you’d like to be addressed.
Look, also, at other new articles. Living Kindly reflects upon living out our faith with a deeper respect for one another (on page 4). Stewardship Notes points out opportunities to share our time and talent through ministry at the Cathedral (on page 6). I hope that your Lenten Journey is going well. In addition to A Daily Prayer (read more about that on page 2), Midday Mass (see this week’s commemorations on page 2) and our Lenten Study Series (page 3), I hope that you are finding new prospects for service (read more on pages 3 – 4). One of your Chapter’s projects for this year is the re-organization of a cathedral tour and the training of docents (tour guides) in preparation for the completion and opening of the Omni, our new across-the-street neighbor (check out Friday’s Facebook post of the Omni’s view of the Cathedral). We will keep you posted. Let me know if you would like to be part of the Guild that will support that ministry of hospitality. Today, join us at St. George’s Parish (1201 S. 26th St.) for this month’s Urban Partnership Fellowship Hour. And, as you prepare for worship, consider these words of the Rev’d Susanna Metz: We need to examine the cups we bring with us to our prayer and to our worship. We need to see if they’re already full of our own thoughts—and yes, prejudices. Do we give Jesus any room to fill us with the water that gushes up to eternal life? I’m glad you are here today. Faithfully,
The Very Rev’d Joan Pritcher Your Dean in the Interim On This Third Sunday in Lent
we pray New or Updated This Week — Midday Mass updates
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Midday Mass
Pick a day to come pray with us. Commemorations for the week of March 19 are: Monday – Thomas Ken, Bishop of Bath and Wells, 1711 Tuesday – Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury and Martyr, 1556 Wednesday – James De Koven, Priest, 1879; presiding: the Rev’d Pr. Austin Newberry. Thursday – Gregory the Illuminator, Bishop and Missionary of Armenia, c. 332; presiding: a member of the Bishop’s Staff Friday – Oscar Romero, Archbishop of San Salvador, 1980 and the Martyrs of El Salvador
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; 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. We are beginning, this Lent, an experiment with Daily Prayer Online—using our Cathedral Facebook Page as a platform. Each morning at 5:00 am, 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 @ 2 ChristChurchLouKY.org.
Lent, Holy Week and Easter Day Lenten Sundays
March 26; April 2, 9 at 8:30 and 10:30 Lenten Study March 26; April 2, 9 at noon in the Library Palm Sunday April 9, 8:30 and 10:30 am Maundy Thursday April 13, 7:00 pm Good Friday April 14, Noon and 7:00 pm The Great Vigil April 15, 7:30 pm Easter Day April 16, 8:30 and 10:30 am
Compline in the Garden
We are considering having Compline in the Garden beginning Sunday evenings late Spring and continuing through early Autumn. It will be a brief sung service—a gift to us and to our neighborhood. Let the Dean know if you would like to be part of the plans. I’M GLAD YOU ASKED
What is the Triduum?
“The Triduum is a period of three days of preparation for a feast day. The term is most frequently used for Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday, the three days prior to Easter Sunday that are the concluding days of Holy Week, also known as the Easter Triduum. Other usage for the Easter Triduum reckons the days from the evening of Maundy Thursday through the evening of Easter Day.” At the Cathedral, this year’s Triduum is: Maundy Thursday, April 13; Good Friday, April 14; and the Great Vigil, April 15. Easter Day is April 16.
(from An Episcopal Dictionary of the Church, A User Friendly Reference for Episcopalians, Don S. Armentrout and Robert Boak Slocum, editors. Courtesy of Church Publishing Incorporated, New York, NY, (All Rights reserved))
we study New or Updated This Week — Lenten Study
Sunday 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 Acts of the Apostles. You are invited to join the group at any time.
Children’s Sunday School
Children’s Sunday School uses a clergy, chapter, parent and parishioner-led Montessori-based curriculum.
We have added to our team: Art Specialist, Stephanie Potter; Assistant Presenter, Carol Syvertsen; and several special aides. Special thanks to Dorothy Converse, Hollis Real, Chase Durnil, Katie Grace Gilliam, Hunter Gilliam, Amelia Vickerstaff, Janelle Vickerstaff, and Dr. Mike Foster. Contact Dean Pritcher if you would like to help with class preparation.
Lenten Study
Sundays following 10:30 Worship
No Lenten Series on today—so that we can attend the Urban Partnership Fellowship at St. George’s. It returns Sunday, March 26
Join us for our Lenten Study Series, based on Dr. Catherine Meeks’ recently published book, “Living into God’s Dream: Dismantling Racism” (Morehouse Publishing, 2016). Dr. Meeks is the retired Clara Carter Acree Distinguished Professor of Socio-Cultural Studies at Wesleyan College and serves as the Chair of the Beloved Community: Commission on Dismantling Racism of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta. Dr. Meeks is a Deacon in the Diocese of Atlanta and a Provisional in the Society of St. Anna the Prophet. Sundays, today – April 9, following 10:30 worship, in the Library. Books are available for purchase (price is $20.00).
we work New or Updated This Week — CLOUT
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Citizens of Louisville Organized and United Together
CCC is one of 22 congregations in Louisville working to solve critical community problems by holding systems accountable to “do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with God” (Micah 6:8). The culmination of this year’s research and study will be the Nehemiah Action Assembly on Tuesday, March 28, at 6:30, at the Memorial Auditorium. At the assembly we will call upon public officials who have a role in addressing Louisville’s public health and safety crises, asking them to join us in proactive, holistic solutions. If you have not already received an invitation to the Nehemiah Action, and would like to attend, please contact one of CCC’s Team members: Page Curry, Mildred Franks, John & Linda Kiesel, Jim Monin, and Mildred Payne.
Laundry Love
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. Laundry Love happens every 2nd Thursday, 5:30-8 p.m. at Aunt Bee’s Laundromat, 2nd and Ormsby. Next Laundry Love event is Thursday, April 13. We are also helping to fund Laundry Love through your contributions to DEO (Downtown Episcopal Outreach). Contact Dorothy Converse or Mike DaRif if you have questions.
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Next Community Breakfast is April 2
The next Community Breakfast is Sunday, April 2, 8:45 – 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. We need your help—contact Randy Peters if you can do that.
Downtown Episcopal Outreach (DEO)
Don’t be afraid of CHANGE—put it in the DEO Pig! DEO supports the Lunch Bags Program, 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.
Reaching Out for Outreach Lunch Bag Ministry
The lunch bag ministry is a way for Christ Church Cathedral to help feed our neighbors who are hungry. The bags contain bottled water, a protein, canned fruit, a breakfast bar, a salty snack and something sweet. The lunch bags are assembled by a group of volunteer parishioners who meet at the church as needed to replenish the supply of bags. During the calendar year of 2016 we gave out 2,110 bags. The costs for the bags are paid for by Downtown Episcopal Outreach. So remember to “Feed the DEO Pig.” For more information, contact Paul Real who leads this ministry. 4
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. LIVING KINDLY Samaritans and Jews did not usually get along; we see this, for example, in the parable of the Good Samaritan. The resentment had begun centuries earlier when the Samaritans refused to participate in the restoration of Jerusalem after the return from Exile. In addition, Samaritans believed that Mt. Gerazim—not Jerusalem— was the correct place for worship. But Jesus points out that true worship has nothing to do with location—it is, rather, characterized by the immersion of one’s life in the worship of God. In today’s Gospel passage, the woman, a Samaritan, and Jesus, a Jew, found their way clear of the rancor by addressing a matter that was of greater consequence. It took them beyond themselves to be present to one another.
we listen New or Updated This Week — Coffee Hour Hosts Urban Ministry Alleluia Party
Coffee Hour hosts
Today’s Coffee Hour hosts are Betty and Sarah Williams and Mitzi Friedlander. Be sure to thank them for their hospitality.
Urban Ministry Open House Fellowship Coffee Hours - TODAY
The Cathedral is one of four Urban Ministry core congregations in downtown Louisville. The other three are St. George’s, Our Merciful Savior and Calvary. During Lent and Easter, we are visiting each parish’s Coffee Hour to enjoy one another’s hospitality and fellowship. The Cathedral hosted the event in February and the response was great. Now, I ask that we go to the three up-coming Coffee Hours: Today, March 19 at St. George’s (1201 S. 26th St.); April 30 at Our Merciful Savior (473 S. 11th St.); and May 21 at Calvary (821 S 4th St.). Each will be at 12:30 pm.
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.
Alleluia Party and Easter Sunday
Again this year we will celebrate after the Easter Vigil with a reception. Please let Randy Peters know if you can provide something yummy for this or if you can help with setting up or clean up. We will also have coffee hour on Easter Sunday so we can enjoy the children’s Easter Egg hunt. Since we do not have a coffee hour host scheduled for that day, would someone be willing to be the host and just put out food which we will have after the reception for the Vigil? Please contact Randy Peters if you can help.
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!
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.
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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. Cathedral men are
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-
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. STEWARDSHIP NOTES Our Gospel passage this morning models the grace of providing sustenance for the journey. Here, it is a Samaritan woman who is providing for Jesus, a Jewish man. Odd, because Jews and Samaritans had a difficult history. But today these two, instead, talk of refreshment and sustenance. Our Cathedral Lunch Bag Ministry is a powerful ministry of refreshment and sustenance. Paul Real and his team have prepared 1300 bags for distribution this year alone. Frazier Marsh and his Office Volunteers offer them to all who ask. If you would like to help prepare these Lunch Bags, contact Paul Real. And/or, if you’d like to contribute to the supplies, put your nickels and dimes in the DEO Pig! 6
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Office Volunteers
Thank you to the office volunteers for this past week: Randy Peters, Page Curry, Jane Halliday. If you would like to volunteer some time in the office contact Frazier Marsh.
Office Hours
The Cathedral Office hours are Tuesday – Friday, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm., and the building is open from 9:00 am until 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. The number is: 502-632-3213.
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.
RE-ENROLL in the Kroger Community Rewards program
The new Kroger Community Rewards program requires us to re-enroll each year. If you have not re-enrolled since August 2016, please do so now. It pays benefits back to the Cathedral every time you use your regular Kroger Plus Card, the savings card most of us use when shopping at Kroger. It’s easy to get started. Register your card by phone (1-888-904-0800) or online. 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. The Cathedral reaps the financial benefits every time you use your Kroger Plus Card.
Priest Associates
The Rev’d William L. Bippus and the Rev’d R. Edgar Wallace are Priest Associates at the Cathedral. They have served for some time now: on Sundays, preaching and presiding; on weekdays, in support of Midday Mass; and daily, offering sage advice from their wealth of experience in parish ministry. Join me in thanking them for their generous service to the Cathedral.
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.
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. PLEDGE UPDATE Total of pledges received, 76 Amount pledged $295,533.50 new pledges 10 increased 32 decreased 7 no change 27 We would love to have 100% of you as part of the pledges. Prayerfully consider what you will commit to ministry at the Cathedral in the coming year and register it with a Pledge Card. Pledge Cards are in pockets of chairs in the Cathedral and at all entrances. 7
CALENDAR Sunday, March 19 • 8:30 am Holy Eucharist, Rite I in the Chapel • 9:15 am Adult Bible Study • 9:45 am Children’s Sunday School in the Atrium (in Dean’s Hall) • 9:45 am Choir Rehearsal • 10:30 am Holy Eucharist, Rite II in the Cathedral • 11:45 am Coffee Hour • Noon Lenten Study Series will not meet today it returns on March 26 • 12:30 pm Urban Ministry Partnership Fellowship Hour at St. George Episcopal Church, 1201 S. 26th St Monday, March 20 • Cathedral Office Closed • Noon Eucharist in the Chapel Tuesday, March 21 • Office Hours 10 am —1 pm • 11 am Staff Meeting • Noon Eucharist in the Chapel • 6 pm Evening Prayer in the Chapel • 6:30 Chapter Meeting in Bishops’ Hall Wednesday, March 22 • Office Hours 10 am —1 pm • Noon Eucharist in the Chapel • 6 pm Evensong in the Chapel • 6:30 pm Choir Rehearsal Thursday, March 23 • Office Hours 10 am —1 p.m • Noon Eucharist in the Chapel Friday, March 24 • Office Hours 10 am —1 pm • Noon Eucharist in the Chapel Saturday, March 25 • Cathedral Closed
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Sunday, March 26 • 8:30 am Holy Eucharist, Rite I in the Chapel • 9:15 am Adult Bible Study • 9:45 am Children’s Sunday School in the Atrium (in Dean’s Hall) • 9:45 am Cathedral Choir Rehearsal • 10:30 am Holy Eucharist, Rite II in the Cathedral • 11:45 am Coffee Hour • Noon Lenten Study Series in the Library
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
Dr. Robert Bozeman • canon musician
robert@christchurchlouky.org
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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 Church of Ireland
. . . for Cathedral members in need of healing Charles Cooksey, Jack Jacobs, Carol Kendall, Grace Kleinschmidt, Larry Otto, Gary Pope, Donna Pottinger, James Searcy, Ruth Wukasch, Robert Bozeman . . . for family and friends of Cathedral members
Augie Vida Beard Ruppa Frank Turner Ed Harrel David Collett, Janet Shedd & family, Sam Watkins Alex and Brittany, Brian Coahran, Nathan Vessels Peg Box, Kelly Brown, Keith Kozel, Bud Mease, Nancy Parshley, Robinson/French Families, Mike Streuwing Andy Rochester Terry Swords Jeff Kevin Mathes Nancy Tucke, Tammi Winemillerr George, McKenzie Carey Duval, Elizabeth Foster, Maggie Foster, Michael Foster, Tara Moriarty Leah Adams, Monta Rae Cook, Linda Dean, Diane Flechler Carl Horton, Don Grube, Judy Horton Kathy Koloff, Phillip Koloff, Jim Porter, Sharon Turner Louis Besten, Forrest Cook, David Cracraft, Mike Kimery Gene Lichtefeld, Gibbs Reese, Alex Rohleder, Shaine Weaver, Judy Vance Justin Gallahar Clayton, Jim, Jenna Maddox, Bill Turner, Mary Turner Jack Jacobs Eric Zoerb Art Embry Sam and Noah, Foster care children in the Commonwealth of Kentucky Paula Hamilton, Shay Kalinowski, Jeff Potter Laura Ingram Koehler, Brian Starr David Ellis Lindsay Wager Stuart Cornelius Susan Livingston, Doug Murray Elena & Max Matthews Bevin, Carey, Chace, Chancey, Piper, Grace Flint Tom Stigger Randall Kennebruew Chaurice Weathers, Steve Whelan Jerry Paris Jared Stivers
requested by
Faith Aeilts Rob Beard Jerry Brown Carol Brown Melinda Collett Jim 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 Kirt Jacobs Sissy Lanier Terry Laun Kitten Lawless Jan Margerum Jerry Marsh Patsy Melton Mildred Payne Helen Murray Randy Peters Dean Pritcher Jan Scholtz Sue Speed Jim Snyder Jerry Tschiegg Kay Shields Wilkinson
. . . for those serving in the armed forces or recovering from the wounds of war
Cera Benbow, Nicholas James, Chris Jones, Mark Jones, Michael Lathon, David McGrath, Keith Morrisson, Chris Nobles, John Taylor
. . . for those celebrating birthdays Bennett Eng, Gretchen Davis, John Vickerstaff, Jan Scholtz
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 The Rev. Gary England, Deacon Canon Dr. Robert L. Bozeman, Cathedral Musician Liason for Children, Youth and Families Frazier Marsh, Interim Office Manager Thomas Thill, Sacristan 421 South Second Street, Louisville, KY 40202 502-587-1354 www.christchurchlouky.org • info@christchurchlouky.org