First Sunday after Christmas December 29, 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
Prelude
The Old Year has Passed Away
J. S. Bach
• at the sound of the bells, all stand Hymn 421
All glory be to God on high
Opening Acclamation Unto us a child is born. Alleluia, alleluia
Come, let us adore him. Alleluia, alleluia
BCP • Book of Common Prayer The people’s responses are indicated in bold type.
Song of Praise • S 278
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Gloria in excelsiis
The Word of God Collect for the First Sunday after Christmas Almighty God, you have poured upon us the new light of your incarnate Word: Grant that this light, enkindled in our hearts, may shine forth in our lives; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. • at the conclusion of the collect all sing:
• all be seated
First Lesson
Isaiah 61:10-62:3
I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my whole being shall exult in my God; for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation, he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. For as the earth brings forth its shoots, and as a garden causes what is sown in it to spring up, so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring up before all the nations. For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until her vindication shines out like the dawn, and her salvation like a burning torch. The nations shall see your vindication, and all the kings your glory; and you shall be called by a new name that the mouth of the Lord will give. You shall be a crown of beauty in the hand of the Lord, and a royal diadem in the hand of your God. The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
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Psalm
147:13-21
• sung by all
Worship the Lord, O Je/rusalem; * praise your God, /O Zion;
For he has strengthened the bars of your /gates; * he has blessed your children /within you. He has established peace on your /borders; * he satisfies you with the /finest wheat. He sends out his command to the /earth, * and his word runs ve/ry swiftly. He gives snow like /wool; * he scatters hoar/frost like ashes.
He scatters his hail like /bread crumbs; * who can stand a/gainst his cold?
He sends forth his word and /melts them; * he blows with his wind, and the /waters flow. He declares his word to /Jacob, * his statutes and his judgments /to Israel.
He has not done so to any other /nation; * to them he has not revealed his judgments. /Hallelujah!
Second Lesson
Galatians 3:23-25; 4:4-7
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. But when the fullness of time had come, God The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
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sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, in order to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as children. And because you are children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” So you are no longer a slave but a child, and if a child then also an heir, through God.
Hymn 78 Gospel
O little town of Bethlehem John 1:1-18
The Holy Gospel of our Lord, Jesus Christ, according to John.
Glory to you, Lord Christ
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being in him was life, and the life was the light of all people. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it. There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him. He himself was not the light, but he came to testify to the light. The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world came into being through him; yet the world did not know him. He came to what was his own, and his own people
did not accept him. But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God, who were born, not of blood or of the will of the flesh or of the will of man, but of God. And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth. (John testified to him and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks ahead of me because he was before me.’”) From his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. The law indeed was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. No one has ever seen God. It is God the only Son, who is close to the Father’s heart, who has made him known.
The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, Lord Christ.
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Sermon
The Very Reverend Joan Pritcher
• all stand
Nicene Creed • BCP 358 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.
Prayers of the People We pray for the world: for places torn by religious, political and cultural conflict, for all people haunted by environmental disease and our leaders: for President Trump, for Governors Beshear and Holcomb, and the mayors and councils of our towns and cities. Lord in your mercy: Hear our prayer.
We pray for the Church: for Presiding Bishop Michael, Bishop Terry. We pray for our next Dean, The Reverend Matthew Bradley. We pray for unity in finding new structures for our Church; may we always be reconciled to one another by the Gospel and deep forgiveness. Lord, in your mercy: Hear our prayer. We pray for this neighborhood: for people living on the fringes, for folks torn by physical and mental conflict, for families that have no place to call their own and for those oppressed by law and privilege. We pray for the people who work around us: in restaurants and hotels, in hospitals and art galleries; for those working in classrooms and offices, and those who keep our streets clean. We pray for people who work in the justice system and for the safety of people in jail. Lord, in your mercy: Hear our prayer.
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We pray for our community which you have gathered for a journey: nurture our lives together, give us the wisdom and energy to be changed. Comfort and give strength to the people dear to us who need our prayers especially those on our Cathedral prayer list: Carol Kendall, Norma Laufer, Kitten Lawless, Deacon Eva Markham, Jerry Marsh, Helen Murray, Donna Pottinger, Jo Ann Reazin, James Searcy, Ginger Shackleton, Tim Tice, Isabel Watkins, Carol Brown, Charles Cooksey, Maurice Gordon and those we name before you . . . . . . . . . .Grant to all of us the comfort of your presence in our lives. Lord, in your mercy: Hear our prayer. We remember those who have died. Those who died alone or by sudden violence. Lord in your mercy: Hear our prayer.
Receive our thanksgivings: for families that support us, for relatives who challenge us and for friends who are reliable. We give thanks for the birthdays of Vance Fritton, Hollis Real, Mike DaRif, Carolyn Van Zant, Chris Hart and the anniversary of Jerry & Carol Brown. We offer our personal thanksgivings, silently or aloud . . . . . . . . Lord, in your mercy: Hear our prayer. • the celebrant prays:
Receive, Lord, our prayers that trusting in you all our days, we may know the fullness of your love .and the power of the resurrection; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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
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Holy Communion Offertory Anthem
In the Bleak Midwinter
Harold Darke
In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan. Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone. Snow had fallen snow on snow, snow on snow, in the bleak midwinter long ago.
Enough for Him whom cherubim, worship night and day. A breast full of milk and a manger full of hay. Enough for Him, whom angels fall down before, the ox and ass and camel which adore.
Our God, Heav’n cannot hold Him, nor earth sustain, heav’n and earth shall flee away, when he comes to reign. In the bleak midwinter a stable place suffic’d, the Lord God Almighty Jesus Christ.
What can I give Him, poor as I am? If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb. If I were a wise man, I would do my part. Yet what I can I give Him, give my heart.
Presentation Hymn 51
We the Lord’s people
The Great Thanksgiving Eucharistic Prayer B • BCP 367 celebrant
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It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and every where to give thanks to you, Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. Because you gave Jesus Christ, your only Son, to be born for us; who, by the mighty power of the Holy Spirit, was made perfect Man of the flesh of the Virgin Mary his mother; so that we might be delivered from the bondage of sin, and receive power to become your children.
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:
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Frank Boles
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We give thanks to you, O God, for the goodness and love which you have made known to us in creation; in the calling of Israel to be your people; in your Word spoken through the prophets; and above all in the Word made flesh, Jesus, your Son. For in these last days you sent him to be incarnate from the Virgin Mary, to be the Savior and Redeemer of the world. In him, you have delivered us from evil, and made us worthy to stand before you. In him, you have brought us out of error into truth, out of sin into righteousness, out of death into life. On the night before he died for us, 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, according to his command, O Father,
We remember his death, We proclaim his resurrection, We await his coming in glory;
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And we offer our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving to you, O Lord of all; presenting to you, from your creation, this bread and this wine.
We pray you, gracious God, to send your Holy Spirit upon these gifts that they may be the Sacrament of the Body of Christ and his Blood of the new Covenant. Unite us to your Son in his sacrifice, that we may be acceptable through him, being sanctified by the Holy Spirit. In the fullness of time, put all things in subjection under your Christ, and bring us to that heavenly country where, with [_________. and] all your saints, we may enter the everlasting heritage of your sons and daughters; through Jesus Christ our Lord, the firstborn of all creation, the head of the Church, and the author of our salvation.
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
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 Be known to us
Frank Boles
antiphon; cantor, then all
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antiphon
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.
Communion Hymn 382
King of Glory
• 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 460
Alleluia, sing to Jesus
Dismissal Let us go forth into the world rejoicing in the newborn Prince of Peace. Alleluia, alleluia.
Thanks be to God. Alleluia, alleluia. Postlude
Carillon
Stanley Plummer
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serving today . . .
Jack Ashworth, organist Daniel Gilliam, choirmaster Matt Wetmore, associate choirmaster The Cathedral Choir The Rev. Deacon Dru Kemp, deacon Aaron Angel, verger Liam O’Daniel-Munger, Tim Tice, lectors Becky Norris, intercessor Jan Margerum, Helen Murray, Mike DaRif, Frazier Marsh, chalice bearers Carolyn Van Zant, Bill Shelton, Susan Marquardt, acolytes Patsy Melton, altar guild
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... as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord Joshua 24:15
Farewell Dean Pritcher Dean Pritcher: Gracious and loving Lord, you have bound us together for a time as Dean and Cathedral, to strengthen and encourage your work here in Louisville. We thank you for your guiding presence with us through this time and for the deeper knowledge of you and each other which we have gained. We give you thanks for the ministries which we have shared. We thank you for your patience with us. We thank you for your forgiveness and for your mercy. We thank you for opening our hearts and minds to your Word, spoken, heard, and lived; for restoring us with your Love, and for feeding us so abundantly with the Sacrament of the Body and Blood of your Son. Now, we pray, be with the one who leaves and with those who stay. Grant that all of us, drawing ever nearer to you, may always be close to each other in the transforming power of the love of Jesus Christ. Amen. Senior Warden: Like every community of faith, Christ Church Cathedral is growing and constantly changing. Loved ones come and go throughout the life of our parish. Deans come and go. With the poignancy that mixes joy, sadness, and thanksgiving, we recognize these time of passage‌ of endings and beginnings. Today we share the time of farewell with Joan whose time as our Dean is coming to an end. Dean Pritcher: I thank you. I thank all of you: all members of Christ Church Cathedral, a wonderful Chapter, gifted ministers and ministry leaders, and faithful staff—for the love, the kindness and support you have shown me for over six years. I ask your understanding and forgiveness for what I’ve gotten wrong and for hurts I have caused. I ask your understanding and forgiveness for those expectations which remain disappointingly unmet. And it is with sadness that I acknowledge those things not completed. However, with deep joy I recall the many things that we have been able to accomplish together. As I leave this place, I treasure many wonderful memories of our service together, and the extraordinary people of the Cathedral.
We receive your thankfulness; we offer our forgiveness for wrongs and for those things that may be left undone. We ask forgiveness for in any way that we have hurt you. We give heartfelt thanks for all our accomplishments in mission and ministry together. We acknowledge your departure as our Dean, and we accept your leaving. We are grateful for your time among us. We will remember you and the influence you had in our lives. Dean Pritcher: Thank you. As our time together has been a blessing, may we anticipate God’s continued blessing on you, at the Cathedral, and on me in my future service. May our parting be pleasing to our loving God and to the Christ we are called to serve. Senior Warden: Do you, the members and friends of Christ Church Cathedral now release Joan as your Dean? Do you offer her your encouragement and support as she sets out on the next step in her journey? We release Joan as our Dean and bless her in her new ministry. Gracious and loving God, your love for us is everlasting; help each of us to look with faith, hope, and joy to the future which rests in your care. The time while we have been gathered in your name has seen joy and laughter, hurts and healings, hopes and challenges. Guide and strengthen us as we cherish these memories, and help us as we now move in new directions, until that time comes when we are completely one with you, and one with each other in your heavenly kingdom. We ask all this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. AMEN Dean Pritcher: My dear people of Christ Church Cathedral: May God’s grace be upon you and me as we go from this place. May we be sustained and embraced in the good times as well as the challenging; may we know ourselves to be cradled in hope, sustained in joy, graced in peace and wrapped in love, and may the creating, redeeming and sustaining love of God bless us and keep us from this day forward. AMEN
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Christ Church Episcopal Cathedral December 29, 2019 www.christchurchlouky.org
My dear people of Christ Church Cathedral, and our guests, Welcome! We’re happy to have you with us for worship on this first Sunday after Christmas. I hope you’ll find what you are looking for.
I’m especially grateful to see you on my last Sunday as your Dean at the Cathedral. Many of you have asked what I’ll be doing after I leave. I’m taking a ‘gap year’ to rest, recharge, and imagine my next step in ministry. I will be retired as of this Wednesday, but I expect to remain busy: catching up with family and friends, reading, watching theater and film, studying, listening to the symphony and other concerts, reading some more, and, of course, following my Atlanta Braves.
Meanwhile, right here, the Cathedral won’t miss a beat. In these weeks as you prepare for the arrival of your next Dean, the Rev. Matthew Bradley, who will be with you in February, there are folks ready to take care of parish business:
• Your Priest Associates, Fr. William Bippus and Fr. Edgar Wallace, with various supply clergy, will be taking care of worship on Sunday and for Midday Mass. • Your Deacon, Eva Markham returns in January and will respond to your calls for pastoral care (her number is 502-262-1457). • Your musicians Daniel, Matt, Jack, and the choir, will still be up front encouraging and supporting your singing. Sacristan, Tom, will prepare your publications and worship spaces. And Parish Administrator, Frazier, will oversee care of the office and building. • You will all be here Sunday after Sunday, praying Fr. Matt’s way to Louisville. • And looking after everything, will be your Chapter, especially Senior Warden Mike Foster and Junior Warden Tom Peters.
Be sure to thank one another often for your faithfulness, and always be kind.
But now, we still have a few days of Christmastide—take time to enjoy it. And as you prepare for worship, reflect upon these words (attributed to that prolific author ‘anonymous’) on how to genuinely celebrate Christmas: Mend a quarrel…Seek out a forgotten friend…Dismiss suspicion, and replace it with trust…Write a letter…Share some treasure…Give a soft answer…Encourage youth… Manifest your loyalty in word and deed…Keep a promise…Find the time… Forego a grudge…Forgive an enemy…Listen… Apologize if you were wrong…Try to understand… Reject envy as unworthy…Examine your demands on others…Think first of someone else…Appreciate others…Be kind; be gentle… Laugh a little…Laugh a little more…Deserve confidence…Take up arms against malice…Decry complacency… Express your gratitude…Go to church… Welcome a stranger…Gladden the heart of a child…Take pleasure in the beauty and wonder of the earth…Speak your love…Then speak it again.
I am so glad you are here. Faithfully,
The Very Reverend Joan Pritcher Your Dean in the Interim, On this First Sunday After Christmas Day
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Midday Mass
Pick a day to come pray with us.
Midday Mass is on break from Dec. 23 – Jan. 3, but it returns Jan. 6 with these commemorations: • Monday Holy Eucharist Rite II and and The
Epiphany of our Lord Jesus Christ • Tuesday Holy Eucharist Rite II • Wednesday Holy Eucharist Rite II and commemoration of Harriet Bedell, Deaconess and Missionary, 1969 • Thursday Holy Eucharist Rite II and commemoration of Julia Chester Emery, Missionary, 1922 • Friday Holy Eucharist Rite II and commemoration of William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1645 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; Terry Laun, Tuesday; Randy Wells and Seth Allen, Wednesday; Page Curry, 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.
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Christmastide and Epiphany Services December 29, The First Sunday After Christmas Day, combined worship at 10:30
January 1, Noon in the Chapel: The Holy Name of our Lord Jesus Christ January 5, The Second Sunday After Christmas Day, 8:30 & 10:30 January 6, Feast of the Epiphany, Noon in the Chapel and 6:30 pm in the Nave
we study Children’s Sunday School
Children’s Sunday School is on break but there is Childcare beginning at 9:30 in Deans’ Hall.
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 to the Corinthians. You are invited to join the group at any time.
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Justice Ministry January
Our Justice Ministry Issue Committees for 2020 will meet during January and you can play a critical behind-the-scenes part. Committee meetings are held at Fourth Ave. United Methodist at the corner of 4th and St. Catherine. Use the St. Catherine side entrance. We encourage ALL Network Members to participate in one of the 4 Issue Committees for 2020: • Affordable Housing chaired by Trish Ramey of 1st Unitarian meets January 6 at 5:30pm; • Restorative Practices in Schools chaired by Karen Williams of Centennial Olivet Baptist meets January 6 at 6:30 pm; • Mental Illness/Addiction chaired by Chris Finzer of St. John Paul II Catholic meets January 13 at 6:30 pm; • Older Adults Issues co-chaired by Evelyn Clark of Centennial Olivet Baptist and Tom Herman of St. John Paul II Catholic meets January 7 at 6:30 pm. Over the next months there will be meetings with public officials, various social service agencies, and perhaps attendance at Metro Council meetings. Dates will be forthcoming. At outside meetings we are observers except for 1 or 2 designated spokespersons. At Council meetings our role can be as simple as showing up and holding a small sign for one of our issues. You can tailor your level of involvement as you go. For more information, I encourage you to call Page Curry at (502)451-0240, Mildred Franks at (502)893-3815, or Terry Laun at (502)649-1262.
Laundry Love, a Diocesan Urban Ministry Initiative: January 9 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. Contact Dorothy Converse if you are interested in helping on 2nd Thursday.
Next Community Breakfast is January 5
The next Community Breakfast is January 5, 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.
Coffee In the Hall We need donations of gloves, socks and large and extra large 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.
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Uniting Partners for Women and Children Uniting Partners for Women and Children (UP) provides a safe place to rest, build community, and find resources needed for women and children to reclaim their lives such as showers, laundry, access to a phone and mailing address and connections to housing, employment, and financial benefits. UP provides resources and referrals through case management and a partnership of providers and assists homeless women and youth with obtaining ID’s and birth certificates. UP is growing its volunteer base and is in need of volunteers to help in 2-hour shifts from 9 am to 11 am and 11 am to 1 pm on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. You can learn more about UP and how you can help at uplouisville. org and on social media.
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. 4
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’.
Central Louisville Community Ministries
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.
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.
we listen New or Updated This Week — Coffee Hour Hosts Pastoral Care
Coffee Hour Hosts
Coffee Hour hosts are Shela Weiss and Bobbie Fritton. Be sure to thank them for their hospitality.
Cathedral Book Group
Our next book is Pachinko by Min Jin Lee. We will meet to discuss it January 19 at 4 pm at Norma Laufer’s home.
Find our Cathedral YouTube Channel
Go to the Cathedral Website WELCOME PAGE—the link is https://christchurchlouky. org. Scroll down to the bottom of the WELCOME PAGE and click on the YouTube icon (look for the red square). That click will take you to the Cathedral YouTube Channel where you’ll find a number of interesting Cathedral videos already ready to view.
Women’s Lunch Bunch
There will be no meeting in December. 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.
Pastoral Care
If you have a Pastoral Care Emergency or Concern, call Deacon Eva Markham at 502262-1457. 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.
Cathedral Stories
Cathedral Stories are videos created by Cathedral parishioners (with the help of the Communications Task Force) to share their experience at the Cathedral with the rest of us. The first video is a conversation with Jerry Brown and Vance Fritton, long-time parishioners and choristers. Be thinking about what you’d like to share in your Cathedral Stories video. Then check with Fr. Edgar Wallace to set up a production meeting..
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.
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. 5
we build New or Updated This Week — Stewardship Report Office Hours Chapter Election
Office Hours
The Cathedral and Offices will be closed for Christmas break December 26, 27 and 28. 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 contact deacon Eva Markham at 502-262-1457.
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 Report
We have received 65 pledges for $257,968.
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.
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Chapter Election
Chapter Election will be part of Annual Meeting in January. The ballot for the four open positions is: Jerry Brown, Page Curry, John Kiesel, Susan Marquardt, and John Werst. Stay tuned for photos and biographical information to come on these five candidates.
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!
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.
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.
Website Calendar
Check out the new and improved Calendar feature of our Website. And thank the Communications Task Force—especially Aaron Angel and Fr. Edgar Wallace—and Frazier Marsh, our Parish Administrator, for making that happen. You can find the calendar on the Cathedral Website at this link: https://christchurchlouky.org/Schedule.html.
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 Tom Peters, Junior Warden Stephanie Potter Paul Real Bill Shelton Matt Wetmore
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CALENDAR Sunday, December 29: The First Sunday after Christmas • 8:30 am NO Holy Eucharist • 9:15 am Adult Bible Study in the Library • 9:30 am Childcare in Deans’ Hall • 10:30 am Combined worship with Holy Eucharist, Rite II • 11:45 am Coffee Hour Wednesday, January 1: The Holy Name of our Lord Jesus Christ • Cathedral Closed • Noon Holy Eucharist, Rite II in the Chapel Thursday, January 2 • 7:30 am – 1:00 Coffee in the Hall • Office Hours 10 am –1 pm • Noon Eucharist is on break til January 6 • 6 pm Prison Ministry – Library Friday, January 3 • 7:30 am – 1:00 Coffee in the Hall • Office Hours 10 am –1 pm • 9 am - 1 pm Uniting Partners for Women & Children (UP) in the Lower Level • Noon Eucharist is on break til January 6 Saturday, January 4 • Cathedral Closed Sunday, January 5: The Second Sunday after Christmas • 8:30 am Holy Eucharist, Rite I in the Chapel • 9:15 am Adult Bible Study in the Library • 9:30 am Childcare in Deans’ Hall • 10:30 am Holy Eucharist, Rite II • 11:45 am Coffee Hour
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
2019 Year-End Tax Planning, Gift Giving Considerations and Your Legacy of Faith Tax planning has changed in some regards this year. The 2017 tax law made a number of changes, including reducing some income tax rates and increasing standard deductions. The 2019 standard deductions are $12,200 for single taxpayers and $24,400 for married taxpayers filing jointly. If you claim a standard deduction, additional itemized deductions, other than charitable contributions, will not reduce your taxable income unless the aggregate of those deductions exceeds the standard deduction. All taxpayers should evaluate their tax situation with these changes in mind, and consult their tax advisors if appropriate But itemized deductions for charitable contributions remain unlimited under current law. Cash contributions to public charities (such as our Endowment Corporation) remain unlimited. Tax planning is one thing. Adding to your legacy for the Cathedral is another. Some things have not changed: IRA’s. For traditional IRA owners who have turned 70½, a Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) is mandatory and is taxed as ordinary income, unless it is made as a qualified charitable distribution to a charity such as the Endowment Corporation. For those who have not yet reached that age and who find that tax-deferred savings in this form are not needed, some or all of an IRA (or other tax-advantaged savings) can be transferred tax free as well. Speak to your account administrator. Appreciated Securities. The markets have gone up greatly in the past couple of years. If you sell stock the gain will be subject to income tax. Gifts of shares of stock or bonds which were acquired long ago and have a low “basis” qualify for charitable deduction at full current value. If such shares are transferred to children or others, the current value over basis (and annual exclusion) may be subject to gift tax. Even closely-held securities may be considered. Life Insurance Policies: Rather than let any form of life insurance policy or annuity lapse, consider gifting the cash surrender value to the Endowment Corporation. Other Tangible Property: If you have a car, one or more pieces of unneeded “brown” furniture, a painting, or even real estate which is no longer needed, consider giving it to the Cathedral or the Endowment Corporation. Cash or prospective inheritances: Current cash or expected inheritances can become valuable deductions as well. Years ago the Endowment Corporation and the Chapter adopted joint Gift Acceptance Policy to facilitate giving for the benefit of the Cathedral. If you and your tax advisor find this time of year a good time to make a gift, please feel free to contact a member of the Endowment Corporation Board or the Dean to discuss how such generosity can be accepted.
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 Korea . . . in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, for St. Andrew’s Church, Louisville
. . . for Cathedral members in need of healing Carol Kendall, Norma Laufer, Kitten Lawless, Deacon Eva Markham, Jerry Marsh, Helen Murray, Donna Pottinger, Jo Ann Reazin, James Searcy, Ginger Shackleton, Tim Tice, Isabel Watkins, Carol Brown, Charles Cooksey, Maurice Gordon . . . for family and friends of Cathedral members
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 Ron Adams, Diane Flechler, Carl Horton, Judy Horton Deb Kern, Phillip Koloff, Jim Porter, Sharon Turner Louis Besten, Forrest Cook, David Cracraft, Nancy Davis, Gavin Elder, Mike Kimery David Pearson, Karen Phillips, Morgan Phillips, Gibbs Reese, Alex Rohleder Clayton, Jim,Yvonne, Bill Turner, Mary Turner Robert Vaughan Lweis, Grace Kleinschmidt Eric Zoerb Art Embry, Nick & Sally Heil, Jim Watkins & Dean Weller Becky E., Liam, Sam, Noah & Molly, Paula Hamilton, Leisa, Kailey, The Nayler Family 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 Bridget Puzon Ivan Potter, Rachelle Williams Hayden and Haylie, Hank Buckwalter, Grace Flint Holt Alexander, Tom Stigger Maxine Pekkala Ann Snyder, Chaurice Weathers Jim, Michael Terry and Clarisse Mark Shimp Corbin Harris Jared Stivers
. . . for those celebrating birthdays
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 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 Bill Shelton Jim Snyder Tom Thill Tim Tice Susan Torok Carolyn Van Zant Kay Shields Wilkinson
Vance Fritton, Hollis Real, Mike DaRif, Carolyn Van Zant, Chris Hart
. . . for those celebrating anniversaries
Jerry & Carol Brown
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