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The Chronicle: Volume 59 #35 : May 1, 2008
The Weekly Newsletter of Christ Church Cathedral

 

 

THANK  YOU!!

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Congratulations Graduates!!!

     Once again, the season of graduation is upon us. From preschool to med school, diplomas are being prepared.  We have our share of graduates here at the Cathedral and we want to give you the congratulations you deserve.
      Please let us know from where you’re graduating, the degree you’ll be receiving, and any plans for after graduation you’d like to share.
      Just call the office (736-2742) and give us the details.

Mother's Day

     Since Mother’s Day falls on May 11, which is the Feast of Pentecost, we will save our prayers of thanksgiving for our mothers until the following Sunday, May 18, and have our prayers of thanksgiving be for the Holy Spirit on May 11.

 

St. Mary’s Guild
Wednesday, May 14 - 2PM
The St. Mary’s Guild will gather in the Kendrick Room
on Wednesday, May 14 at 2PM.
Everyone is welcome so do please join us.

 

Pioneer Valley Project
2008 Action - May 8
6:30 - 8:00PM
Holy Family Church
235 Eastern Avenue, Springfield
Help make Springfield a city of
opportunities for our Youth by adding your name to the list of those attending the “Action.

 

“What’s so good about the Good News?”
- Proclamations of Hope in the Gospels

      Everyone is invited to another five week session of Bible Study in the home of Michael and Stephany Runyon, which began on April 27th at 7 PM. This series focuses on the different messages given by John the Baptist, Jesus and the Apostles that so powerfully touched the lives of those who heard them. We look at what was said then, and how it compares to our own lives and times in the here and now.
      You may bring your own Bible, or we will have Bibles available for you. It is not necessary to be a “Bible expert” since part of the time will be used to help participants become familiar with the Bible and comfortable in using it. Please call Fr. Mike, 736-2742 for any questions or to sign up for the class. The Runyon’s home is at 105 Dwight Road (not Dwight street which is in downtown,) right on the border between Springfield and East Longmeadow. Their phone number is 244-0684 or 244-7603.

 

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Wanted! Socks! 
Lots of Socks!

      The Cathedral Outreach Team is collecting 6-count packages of white cotton crew socks for the homeless and at-risk!

Our goal? Two hundred packages by Sunday May 25!


      A box for donations is in the John Cotton Brooks Foyer. Socks collected will be given away on June 6 at “Project Homeless Connect 2008”, a one day outreach program at the MassMutual Center for those in need on the streets of Springfield.

Where God has placed us

Jesus said, “In as much as you did it unto one of the least of these, you did it unto me.” For a cathedral placed in a city so filled with hope and pain, may these words of Jesus find a deep home in our hearts.

“Project Homeless Connect 2008”  - Friday, June 6

      Christ Church Cathedral champions many wonderful aspects of life, and in the midst of it all, we are called to connect with the struggles of our neighborhood and city.

      Last summer, agencies, businesses, faith communities and volunteers came together with more than 500 homeless and other at-risk persons at the Mass Mutual Center for “Project Homeless Connect.” Along with good food, entertainment and inspirational conversation, many of these 500 were provided an opportunity for such services as birth certificates and legal IDs, healthcare and haircuts, massage and phone services, information for programs (housing, rehabilitation programs, veteran benefits, etc.), and employment opportunities.
      This year, “Project Homeless Connect 2008” will be held on Friday, June 6, again at the Mass Mutual Center. We hope a record number of Cathedral parishioners will volunteer for a portion of the day. If you want to know what it’s like, speak with Ann and Crawford Lincoln or Dolores and George Schmeck – they’d love to tell you about it.

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For the Shelter Ministry

     Toiletries are always needed and gratefully accepted at the homeless shelters. Jocelyn Linnekin suggested we might all have at home some of those mini toiletries that hotels usually give out (shampoo, conditioner, soap, etc) - ideal for personal use, and might like to donate some of these. Talk to the Dean if you can help.  

 

Sunday Forums
Please join us in the Kendrick Room after the 10AM service
for the Sunday morning Forum.
May 18
Local author Suzanne Strempek Shea
will discuss her new book
“Sundays in America”

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“Sundays in America -
A Yearlong Road Trip in Search of Christian Faith”

      Please join us at the Forum on Sunday May 18 to hear local author Suzanne Strempek Shea discuss her new book, “Sundays in America”. In a tour of more than thirty states, Shea set out on a pilgrimage to visit a different church every Sunday for a year - a journey that would take her through the broad spectrum of contemporary Protestant Christianity practiced in this country. She will share with us her journey, from a Baptist Easter service in Harlem to a multimedia experience at Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church in Houston. You’ll want to read the book before the Forum on May 18.

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HYMNATHON All Day Saturday June 7

      The Cathedral Choir’s July pilgrimage to England draws near. We find ourselves still a little short of funds. We’ve sold grapefruit, washed cars, solicited donations, and everything else we can think of — the choristers have even been letting me bank their monthly pay since September so that they can buy meals. But the weakening dollar, an airfare tax increase, and so forth have hit us hard.


So, one last fund-raiser: a HYMN MARATHON.

On Saturday, June 7, we’ll start at 8:00 in the morning to sing
all 720 hymns in the Hymnal 1982!

      You may come and go as you please, sing or just listen. You are invited to pledge support in any number of ways:
• Pledge, say, 25¢ for each hymn your favorite Choir member sings (members will sign in and out dur ing the day so that we know how many hymns each has sung).
• Make a flat pledge of support for a singer.
• Pledge, say, 5¢ per hymn per singer for the whole day, or for a time period.
You can also (for a price):
• Buy extra verses of a favorite hymn;
• Have us sing a hymn out of order, so that you get to hear the one you like.
• Ask for a hymn from another hymn book (this is complicated, and will cost you!).
• If you really hate a hymn, run up and sound the GONG: we’ll stop cold!

      There will be some Silly Organist Stunts and other general hilarity as the day wears on. Coffee, pastries, and lunch will be on sale. This promises to be great fun. And it will end with a bang, somewhere around 6:00 PM, with the singing of The Star-Spangled Banner. Come and be part of the fun, and help keep a singer from going hungry!

      All this is to give our faithful singers — adult and child — a sense of Where We Come From: the spiritual, historical, and musical traditions that have so shaped the American Episcopal Church. Dean Munroe will be with us, and Bishop Scruton (who will be there for the Lambeth Conference) will meet us for our day at Canterbury Cathedral.


Peter Beardsley, Canon Precentor

 


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Loaves and Fishes
in May
First Thursday Lunch
May 1
Second Friday Dinner
May 9
Fourth Tuesday Lunch
May 27
We gather at 10AM to prepare the lunches
and at 3PM to prepare the supper.  
Do join our happy kitchen crews for this very important ministry.

   

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Prayer Shawl Knitters 
Third Saturday
May 17- 10:30AM
The Prayer Shawl Ministry will meet
to knit and pray
in the Kendrick Room at 10:30AM.
Everyone is welcome.
Please join us in the Kendrick Room. You don't need experience and materials are provided if you need them.
     A Shawl Maker’s Prayer
Dear Lord: Bless my hands as I knit today. May each twist of the yarn guide me to create a pattern of love and comfort in my work and remind me of Your ultimate protection. Wrap me in Your spirit so that I will be more caring towards those in need. Grant me patience as I create this shawl. And bless my handiwork as it travels to bring comfort and peace to someone in need of Your warming embrace.
                                           Amen

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“The Episcopal Church Welcomes You!”

     The Welcoming Committee at the Cathedral makes those words a reality. This group is made up of those who serve as Greeters at the Sunday Eucharist, ushers, Coffee Hour Hosts, and others who work behind the scenes to serve our ministry of welcoming people into the life of the Church.

     We need people to serve at all levels: especially Greeters and Coffee Hour Hosts. If you would like more information about any of these ministries, please contact Fr. Mike, 736-2742, ext. 2; or Mavis Small Mayhew about Coffee Hour, 733-0950.

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 Education For Ministry

     Have you ever thought you might want to study the Bible in more depth (without going to seminary?). Have you considered taking the time to learn about our faith and its history withpeople who like to discuss, ask questions and probe? Perhaps you would like to consider Education For Ministry (EFM). This is a program, from the University of the South-Sewanee, designed for lay people
There are no papers, no grades, just reading and discussion in a small group with a mentor. If this sounds like something which interests you, please contact Mariana Bauman.

 

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Christ Church Cathedral is located at 35 Chestnut Street, Springfield, Massachusetts 01103