Second Sunday after Pentecost June 23 • 10:30 am + Holy Eucharist • Proper 7
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
Meditation on “Slane”
Prelude
Eric Thiman
• at the sound of the bells, all stand
Hymn 304
I come with joy to meet my Lord
Opening Acclamation celebrant people
Song of Praise • S 278
Gloria in excelsis
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 celebrant people Collect for the Second Sunday in Lent celebrant
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Let us pray.
Collect for the Second Sunday after Pentecost O God, who on this day taught the hearts of your faithful people by sending to them the light of your Holy Spirit: Grant us by the same Spirit to have a right judgment in all things, and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
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Collect of the Holy Eucharist God our Father, whose Son our Lord Jesus Christ in a wonderful Sacrament has left us a memorial of his passion: Grant us so to venerate the sacred mysteries of his Body and Blood, that we may ever perceive within ourselves the fruit of his redemption; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
• all be seated
First Lesson
1 Kings 19:1-4, 8-15a
Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “So may the gods do to me, and more also, if I do not make your life like the life of one of them by this time tomorrow.” Then he was afraid; he got up and fled for his life, and came to Beer-sheba, which belongs to Judah; he left his servant there. But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a solitary broom tree. He asked that he might die: “It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life, for I am no better than my ancestors.” He got up, and ate and drank; then he went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb the mount of God. At that place he came to a cave, and spent the night there. Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” He answered, “I have been very zealous for the Lord, the God of hosts; for the Israelites have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and
killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left, and they are seeking my life, to take it away.” He said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.” Now there was a great wind, so strong that it was splitting mountains and breaking rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake; and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a sound of sheer silence. When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. Then there came a voice to him that said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” He answered, “I have been very zealous for the Lord, the God of hosts; for the Israelites have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left, and they are seeking my life, to take it away.” Then the Lord said to him, “Go, return on your way to the wilderness of Damascus.”
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
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Psalm 43 • spoken Give judgment for me, O God, and defend my cause against an ungodly people; * deliver me from the deceitful and the wicked. For you are the God of my strength; why have you put me from you? * and why do I go so heavily while the enemy oppresses me? Send out your light and your truth, that they may lead me, * and bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling;
That I may go to the altar of God, to the God of my joy and gladness; * and on the harp I will give thanks to you, O God my God. Why are you so full of heaviness, O my soul? * and why are you so disquieted within me?
Put your trust in God; * for I will yet give thanks to him, who is the help of my countenance, and my God.
Second Lesson
Galatians 3:23-29
Now before faith came, we were imprisoned and guarded under the law until faith would be revealed. Therefore the law was our disciplinarian until Christ came, so that we might be justified by faith. But now that faith has come, we are no longer subject to a disciplinarian, for in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith. As many
of you as were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus. And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to the promise.
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God. Hymn Gospel
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Come thou fount of every blessing
Luke 8:26-39
The Holy Gospel of our Lord, Jesus Christ, according to Luke.
Glory to you Lord Christ
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Jesus and his disciples arrived at the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee. As he stepped out on land, a man of the city who had demons met him. For a long time he had worn no clothes, and he did not live in a house but in the tombs. When he saw Jesus, he fell down before him
and shouted at the top of his voice, “What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, do not torment me” -- for Jesus had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. (For many times it had seized him; he was kept under guard and bound with chains
and shackles, but he would break the bonds and be driven by the demon into the wilds.) Jesus then asked him, “What is your name?” He said, “Legion”; for many demons had entered him. They begged him not to order them to go back into the abyss. Now there on the hillside a large herd of swine was feeding; and the demons begged Jesus to let them enter these. So he gave them permission. Then the demons came out of the man and entered the swine, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned. When the swineherds saw what had happened, they ran off and told it in the city and in the country. Then people came out to see what had happened, and when they came to Jesus, they found the man
from whom the demons had gone sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind. And they were afraid. Those who had seen it told them how the one who had been possessed by demons had been healed. Then all the people of the surrounding country of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to leave them; for they were seized with great fear. So he got into the boat and returned. The man from whom the demons had gone begged that he might be with him; but Jesus sent him away, saying, “Return to your home, and declare how much God has done for you.” So he went away, proclaiming throughout the city how much Jesus had done for him.
The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, Lord Christ. Sermon
The Very Reverend Joan Pritcher
Nicene Creed • BCP 358
• all stand
We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, and was made man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the
Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.
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Prayers of the People • BCP 385
Form II
• in the course of the silence after each bidding, the people offer their own prayers, either silently or aloud.
I ask your prayers for God’s people throughout the world; for Bishop Terry; for this gathering; and for all ministers and people. Pray for the Church. • silence I ask your prayers for peace; for goodwill among nations; and for the well-being of all people. Pray for justice and peace. • silence I ask your prayers for the poor, the sick, the hungry, the oppressed, and those in prison. Pray for those in any need or trouble. • silence I ask your prayers for all who seek God, or a deeper knowledge of him. Pray that they may find and be found by him. • silence I ask your prayers for the Chapter and the Search Committee who seek the next dean for the Cathedral, and for the woman or man who will be the Cathedral’s next dean. Pray for the Cathedral as it goes forward. • silence I ask your prayers for the departed. Pray for those who have died. • silence I ask your prayers for those on our Cathedral prayer list: Norma Laufer, Jerry Marsh, Helen Murray, Donna Pottinger, Jo Ann Reazin, James Searcy, Ginger Shackleton, Tim Tice, Carol Brown, Charles Cooksey, Gretchen Davis, Maurice Gordon, Carol Kendall. • silence; members of the congregation may ask prayers of intercession I ask your thanksgiving for the birthday of Joe Tincher. • silence; members of the congregation may express prayers of thanksgiving Praise God for those in every generation in whom Christ has been honored. Pray that we may have grace to glorify Christ in our own day. • silence
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Confession • BCP 360
• 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
Absolution
• said by the celebrant
Almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you all your sins through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life. 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
Holy Communion Offertory Solo
William M. Runyan
Great is Thy Faithfulness
Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father, There is no shadow of turning with thee; Thou changest not, thy compassions, they fail not; As thou hast been thou forever wilt be.
Summer and winter, and springtime and harvest, Sun, moon and stars in their courses above, Join with all nature in manifold witness To thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.
Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth, Thy own dear presence to cheer and to guide; Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow, Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!
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• all stand
Presentation Hymn 482
Lord of all hopefulness
The Great Thanksgiving Eucharistic Prayer A • BCP 361 celebrant
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It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give thanks to you, Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. Because in the mystery of the Word made flesh, you have caused a new light to shine in our hearts, to give the knowledge of your glory in the face of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with Angels and Archangels and with all the company of heaven, who for ever sing this hymn to proclaim the glory of your Name: Sanctus
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S 125
Holy and gracious Father: In your infinite love you made us for yourself; and, when we had fallen into sin and become subject to evil and death, you, in your mercy, sent Jesus Christ, your only and eternal Son, to share our human nature, to live and die as one of us, to reconcile us to you, the God and Father of all. He stretched out his arms upon the cross, and offered himself, in obedience to your will, a perfect sacrifice for the whole world.
On the night he was handed over to suffering and death, our Lord Jesus Christ 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.” Therefore we proclaim the mystery of faith:
Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again.
We celebrate the memorial of our redemption, O Father, in this sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving. Recalling his death, resurrection, and ascension, we offer you these gifts.
Sanctify them by your Holy Spirit to be for your people the Body and Blood of your Son, the holy food and drink of new and unending life in him. Sanctify us also that we may faithfully receive this holy Sacrament, and serve you in unity, constancy, and peace; and at the last day bring us with all your saints into the joy of your eternal kingdom.
All this we ask through your Son Jesus Christ. By him, and with him, and in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honor and glory is yours, Almighty Father, now and for ever.
The Great Amen
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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
S 154
Invitation to Communion
• 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. • if you would like to receive a blessing instead of Communion, please indicate this by crossing your arms over your chest • gluten free wafers are available; as you prepare to receive bread indicate your preference to the priest • 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.
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Communion Hymn
325
Let us break bread together
• all stand
Prayer after Communion • BCP 365 Eternal God, heavenly Father, you have graciously accepted us as living members of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ, and you have fed us with spiritual food in the Sacrament of his Body and Blood. Send us now into the world in peace, and grant us strength and courage to love and serve you with gladness and singleness of heart, through Christ our Lord. Amen
Blessing Concluding Hymn 448
O love, how deep, how broad, how high
Dismissal
Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.
Thanks be to God. Postlude
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Toccata
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
The worship is concluded. The SERVICE begins! serving today . . .
Jack Ashworth, organ Daniel Gilliam, choirmaster Bryan Platt, soloist Aaron Angel, verger Randy Wells, Susan Marquardt, lectors Randy Peters, intercessor Mike Foster, Page Curry, Carolyn Van Zant, Marilyn Werst, chalice bearers Louise Isaacs, Tim Tice, Susan Torok, acolytes Patsy Melton, 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 is the second Sunday after Pentecost. Historically, Christians have observed the Feast of Corpus Christi either this past Thursday or on this day. It is a commemoration of the institution of Holy Communion, one of the two main sacraments of the church. The phrase, corpus christi means ‘body of Christ’. It has roots in the Church of England as early as the 14th century. Today we will celebrate the gift of Eucharist—and the promise that, in it, we are welcomed, nourished, and refreshed. The United Church of Christ offers an Invitation to Holy Communion that helps us to focus on that. Come to this sacred table not because you must, but because you may. Come not because you are fulfilled, but because in your emptiness you stand in need of God’s mercy and assurance. Come not to express an opinion, but to seek a presence and to pray for a spirit. Come to this table, then, sisters and brothers, as you are. Partake and share. It is spread for you and me that we might again know that God has come to us, shared our common lot, and invited us to join the people of God’s new age. I am glad that you are here today Faithfully,
The Very Reverend Joan Pritcher Your Dean in the Interim, On this Second Sunday after Pentecost
we pray New or Updated This Week — Midday Mass Updated Diocese Youth Choir
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Midday Mass
Pick a day to come pray with us.
Midday Mass is Weekdays at noon in the chapel: • Monday Holy Eucharist Rite II and commemoration
of The Nativity of St. John, the Baptist • Tuesday Holy Eucharist Rite II and commemoration of James Weldon Johnson, Poet, 1938 • Wednesday Holy Eucharist Rite II and commemoration of Isabel Florence Hapgood, Translator, Ecumenist, and Journalist, 1929 • Thursday Holy Eucharist Rite II and commemoration of Cornelius Hill, Priest and Chief among the Oneida, 1907 • Friday Holy Eucharist Rite II and commemoration of Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons, c. 202 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
The discipline of prayer, known as the Daily Office, is one of the gifts of the Church to us. Daily Prayer Online is a prayer posted each morning on our Cathedral Facebook page. It can be accessed at any point throughout the day, and even in days following. Readers are 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. To check out Daily Prayer Online and share it with your friends, make sure that you ‘like’ and ‘follow’ the Cathedral page: Christ Church Cathedral @ChristChurchLouKY.org. 2
Episcopal Diocese of Kentucky Youth Choir
Many thanks to Stephanie Potter and Matt Wetmore, two of your Chapter members who are working with the Diocese to create an Episcopal Diocese of Kentucky Youth Choir. The high school level honor choir will participate in an intensive choir weekend at All Saints Retreat Center, beginning Thursday, August 1, and ending with a performance at Christ Church Cathedral in Louisville on Sunday, August 4. The Episcopal Kentucky Youth Choir hopes to bring high school musicians from across Kentucky together to make music at a high level—the likes of the public school All-State Choir or a Royal School of Church Music summer camp—with fellow Episcopalians as well as create friendships and memories of camp. Deadline for registration is July 5. Contact the Dean if you have questions We will let you know how you can help.
we study New or Updated This Week — The Way of Love
The Way of Love
The Way of Love class begins TODAY, June 23, at noon in the Library. The curriculum is new and imagined by our Presiding Bishop Michael Curry. Bishop Curry writes: Today I believe our vocation is to live as the Episcopal branch of the Jesus Movement. But how can we together grow more deeply with Jesus Christ at the center of our lives, so we can bear witness to his way of love in and for the world? The deep roots of our Christian tradition may offer just such a path. For centuries, monastic communities have shaped their lives around rhythms and disciplines for following Jesus together. Such a pattern is known as a “Rule of Life.” The Way of Love: Practices for Jesus-Centered Life outlines a Rule for the Episcopal branch of the Jesus Movement.
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.
Sunday Childcare
Childcare continues through the summer beginning at 9:30 in Deans’ Hall.
we work New or Updated This Week — Racial Reconciliation Ministry
Justice Ministry through CLOUT
CLOUT held its annual Celebration on June 4. Twelve of CCC’s CLOUT Network members enjoyed food and fellowship with other Network members from congregations throughout the city. They heard updates on the issues that were addressed at the Nehemiah Action Assembly last March. Also, the group kicked off its Investment Drive. Network members, who throughout the year have invested their time, also invested financially. At the Celebration, over $32,000 was committed by Network members for the work of Justice Ministry with many individuals yet to be contacted. How is the money used? First of all, “the money” includes members’ investments, investments made by local businesses, dues paid by each member church, and grants received. CLOUT’s expenses include salaries and benefits of two full-time Organizers; rent for office space (currently located in the Fourth Ave. United Methodist Church); and office expenses such as computers, printer/ copier equipment, and supplies. Also, as a member of the umbrella organization, DART, CLOUT is assessed an amount each year, and in turn DART provides numerous training opportunities for network members and clergy. Thus a large portion
of the cost is covered for members to attend these training sessions, making them affordable for all. If you were not able to participate with your time and presence over the past months but would like to participate with a monetary investment, speak to any of CCC’s CLOUT Team: Page Curry, Mildred Franks, and Jim Monin. Or, go to the CLOUT website: www.cloutky.org , and click on INVEST. It is never too late to invest in the Cathedral’s Justice Ministry.
Racial Reconciliation Ministry
The work of the Cathedral’s Racial Reconciliation discussion group continues throughout the summer. Join us for indepth discussion of issues and ideas gleaned through reading the following books. Even if you have not read the selected work, please come anyway. We generally meet every other Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. at St. Matthews Episcopal Church. Contact Linda or John Kiesel or Terry Laun for more information.
• July 10: The Warmth of Other Suns: The
Epic Story of America’s Great Migration (2010) by Isabel Wilkerson This exceptionally readable (but lengthy) historical study of the Great Migration received the National Book Critics Circle Award among other accolades. The book tells the story of the migration of African Americans out of the southern United States from approximately 1915 to 1970 through the lives of three of these migrants: a sharecropper’s wife who left Mississippi in the 1930s for Chicago; an agricultural worker who left Florida for New York City in the 1940s; and a physician who left Louisiana in the early 1950s for Los Angeles.
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Next Community Breakfast is July 7
The next Community Breakfast is July 7, 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.
Laundry Love, a Diocesan Urban Ministry Initiative: July 11 & 18 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.
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.
Coffee In the Hall We need donations of bottled water, socks and T shirts!
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.
Urban Ministry Partnership
The Cathedral is part of a group of parishes in-town 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.
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’.
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.
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.
Spoons Needed
The St. John Center needs reusable spoons. They are trying to get away from using stir sticks so any kind of spoons are welcome, stainless steel or silver plate. Obviously no sterling! If you have any, you can deliver them to the St. John Center at 700 E. Muhammad Ali, or you can give them to Randy Peters who will be happy to deliver them.
we listen New or Updated This Week — Coffee Hour Hosts
Coffee Hour Hosts
Coffee Hour hosts for today are Page Curry and Carol Syvertsen. Be sure to thank them for their hospitality.
Cathedral Book Group Save the Date - Read the Book
Our new book is Smoke Gets In Your Eyes: and Other Lessons From The Crematory by Caitlyn Doughty. Next meeting will be on Sunday, July 21.
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.
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.
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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.
we build New or Updated This Week — Office Volunteers
Office Volunteers
Office volunteers for this week were Randy Peters, Page Curry, Jane Halliday. If you would like to volunteer some time in the office contact Frazier Marsh.
Office Hours
The Cathedral 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.
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Time to ENROLL in the Kroger Community Rewards program
• This past quarter fifty-five households participated in the Kroger Community Rewards program, contributing $304 to our operating budget. • 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.
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.
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. Register your intention on your pledge card and return it by mail or on any Sunday. We have received 84 pledges totaling $300,662.
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.
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.
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.
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 does this important work.
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!
Cathedral Chapter
Bill Bonds, Diocesan Representative Sara Ceresa, Diocesan Representative Michael Foster, Senior Warden Mildred Franks Vance Fritton Jane Halliday Sissy Lanier Kitten Lawless James Moody, Diocesan Representative Helen Murray Bill Shelton Stephanie Potter Tom Peters, Junior Warden Paul Real Matt Wetmore 7
CALENDAR Sunday, June 23 • 8:30 am Holy Eucharist, Rite I in the Chapel • 9:15 am Adult Bible Study • 9:45 am Childcare in Deans’ Hall • 10:30 am Holy Eucharist, Rite II • 11:45 am Coffee Hour in Bishops’ Hall • 12 pm Adult Forum: ‘Way of Love’, in the Library Monday, June 24 • 9 am - 1 pm Uniting Partners for Women & Children (UP) in the Lower Level • Cathedral Office Closed • Noon Eucharist in the Chapel Tuesday, June 25 • Office Hours 10 am –1 pm • Noon Eucharist in the Chapel Wednesday, June 26 • 9 am - 1 pm UP • Office Hours 10 am –1 pm • Noon Eucharist in the Chapel Thursday, June 27 • Office Hours 10 am – 1 pm • Dean’s Sabbath • Noon Eucharist in the Chapel • 6 pm Prison Ministry – Library Friday, June 28 • 9 am - 1 pm UP • Office Hours 10 am –1 pm • Noon Eucharist in the Chapel Saturday, June 29 • Cathedral is closed Sunday, June 30 • 8:30 am Holy Eucharist, Rite I in the Chapel • 9:15 am Adult Bible Study • 9:45 am Childcare in Deans’ Hall • 10:30 am Holy Eucharist, Rite II • 11:45 am Coffee Hour in Bishops’ Hall • 12 pm Adult Forum: ‘Way of Love’, 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
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The Very Rev. Joan Pritcher • dean
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Quarterly Financial Report to the Parish
In continuation by the Treasurer Kay Wilkinson and the Finance Committee to provide an up-to-date financial status of Christ Church Cathedral to the parish, this report covers the first quarter of 2019. The final pledge amount for 2019 is approximately equal to the pledge amount for 2018. For the first quarter, the receipts from pledging givers significantly exceeded the budgeted projection in part due to the total year payment by one individual. In addition, the receipts from non-pledging “committed givers� were significantly above the projected budget amount for this category. During the first quarter there were no significant expenses. Furthermore, the Building Committee informed the Finance Committee that negotiations with Otis Elevator resulted in a sizeable reduction in monthly charges and a ceiling percentage on future annual increases. Although the financial position at present is very good, future expected expenses will continue to challenge cash flow needs. As pledged revenues represent approximately 60% of total revenues, timeliness of receipt of those revenues is critical in meeting cash flow needs to cover recurrent expenses. If you have any questions, please contact Kay Wilkinson or John Kiesel, Chair, Finance Committee. Other Finance Committee members are: Dean Joan Pritcher, Barbara Beard, Angie Halliday, Jerry Brown, Vance Fritton, and Michael Vincenti. The Finance Committee operates under the aegis of the Chapter which receives in-depth monthly reports.
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 Episcopal Church of Bermuda . . . in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, for St. James’ Church, Shelbyville
. . . for Cathedral members in need of healing Norma Laufer, Jerry Marsh, Helen Murray, Donna Pottinger, Jo Ann Reazin, James Searcy, Ginger Shackleton, Tim Tice, Carol Brown, Charles Cooksey, Gretchen Davis, Maurice Gordon, Carol Kendall . . . for family and friends of Cathedral members requested by David Davies, Frank Turner Ed Harrel, Dave Pottinger John Boyle Jr, Matt Boyle, David Collett, Kathleen Dina Betty Harrison Janet Shedd & family Alex & Brittany, Larry and Rona, James, Nathan, Baby Ellis, Marilyn, Packy Aidan, Carole Bailey, Peg Box, Kelly Brown, Josh Davidson, Terry Keatch, Keith Kozel Phyllis Pope, Faye Ragsdale-Hussey, Robinson/French Families Andy Rochester Terry Swords 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 David Pearson, Karen Phillips, Morgan Phillips, Gibbs Reese, Alex Rohleder 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, Leisa, Kailey Caroline Potter, Foster care children in the Commonwealth of Kentucky Willis & Faye Gill, Terry, Jesse, Megan David Ellis Lindsay Wager Betty Jordan, Susan Livingston, Doug Murray Matt Livingood Liz, Mary Dade, Max Matthews, Bridget Puzon Ivan Potter Hayden and Haylie, Hank Buckwalter, Grace Flint Holt Alexander, Tom Stigger Ann Snyder, Chaurice Weathers Jim, Michael Julius Gray, Bee Lampkins Mark Shimp Corbin Harris Hannah Werst Jared Stivers . . . for those celebrating birthdays
Joe Tincher
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