This Week at the Cathedral!

Greetings,

We hope you will enjoy this issue of our weekly e-newsletter. Each week we'll keep you informed on what's happening here at St. Matthew's Cathedral - news from the week, what's coming up, and how you can be a part of it. This should reach your inbox by Friday giving you a heads up for the upcoming week. We hope this helps you plan your week, and maybe even provides a little inspiration to get you through it! Be sure to "Like" us on Facebook to stay in the know between emails.

A Message from the Dean...

Good News-Bad News-Good News

I will repay you for the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the hopper, the destroyer, and the cutter, my great army, which I sent against you. -Joel 2:25

I have noticed over the years that preachers don't seem to talk a whole lot about God's judgment. When things go wrong in the world, we tend to minimize them as a part of "just the way things are. So get on with your life as if nothing is wrong."

Christian Smith, sociologist at the University of Notre Dame, in his 2005 book, "Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers" co-written with Melinda Lundquist Denton, introduced the term Moralistic Therapeutic Deism (abbreviated MTD), to describe the common religious beliefs exhibited by American youth in a recently conducted survey in the beliefs of youth.

He lists five traits common to the majority of American youth. Here are three of them:

God wants people to be good, nice, and fair to each other, as taught in the Bible and by most world religions.

The central goal of life is to be happy and to feel good about oneself.

God does not need to be particularly involved in one's life except when He is needed to resolve a problem.

The problem with this view is that it does not square with the biblical view of God. In wanting to emphasize the Good News of the Gospel, we preachers have ignored or downplayed the bad news. We must remember that the Good News is a response to the Bad News, which must not be overlooked.

For the last couple of months, our Old Testament readings have been speaking of God's judgment. We will continue to hear this Bad News until we get to Advent. Then Advent gives God's remedy to the Bad News, namely, Jesus.

Our reading from Joel also reminds us that God hates evil. I mean, really, look at all the bad things that evil has caused. But, below and before that evil is God's deep, abiding love. In response to God's judgment to remedy evil, God will "repay you for the years that the swarming locusts have eaten." God's great pattern is Good News (Creation)-Bad News (Sin and Judgment)-Good News (Redemption in Jesus).

God's final response to the Bad News of Sin and Judgment is the Good News of Jesus.

Neal+

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If you would like to submit your pledge card electronically please click here. The form provided is on secure site and all information is sent directly to the church office. For any questions please call us at 214.823.8134. If you are more comfortable with a traditional pledge card, they will be mailed out to you in the next week. Thank you for your continued support of God's work here at St. Matthew's Cathedral!

2016 Cathedral Pictorial Directories are here!

If you had your family photo taken for the pictorial directory or submitted a photo because you were unavailable to have your photo taken, you may pick up your directory in the foyer of the Great Hall this Sunday, October 23 and Sunday, October 30, following the 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. services. If you need to make other arrangements to pick up your directory, please email Eileen Smith at [email protected].

For parishioners who did not have their photo taken and would like to order a pictorial directory, they can be purchased for $5.40 per directory. To order a directory, please email Eileen Smith by Friday, October 28. An order for additional directories will be placed on Monday, October 31. If you would simply like to have a PDF of the Cathedral directory of parishioners, please notify Eileen Smith who will email a copy to you.

Breakfast Casseroles needed for Food Pantry Outreach

Many thanks to those who faithfully make breakfast casseroles for our food pantry neighbors. This is an ongoing ministry! Please, click here, to go to signup genius to sign up to bring casseroles. Pans and recipe are in the foyer. For more information contact [email protected] .

Adult Christian Formation

October 9 - October 30

9:35 - 10:15am

Stage End of Great Hall

Dean Michell, Fr. Luck, and Fr. Miller will be leading a study on the basics of Theology based on Anglican theologian Alister MacGrath's book

"Theology: The Basics".

The book is written for the everyday Christian and is an excellent beginner's guide, or refresher, on the essentials of Christianity.


A Garden of Delight: The Golden Age of Iznik Tiles of Turkey September 23 - December 31 Photographic Exhibition by Carolyn Brown In collaboration with The Crow Collection of Asian Art and the University of Texas at Dallas. Justus Sundermann Gallery. Artist Talk with Carolyn Brown, Tuesday, October 25 from 6pm - 8pm	5th Sunday Sale, Sunday, October 30th 9:30am-12:30pm Sunday, October 30 ^th is Guild "Sale Day in the Great Hall, 9:00am-12:30pm - Guilds and individual groups will have items for sale. If you would like to sell, reserve a table by signing up in the foyer of the Great Hall.

Bishop Mwita Akiri, Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Tarime (in Tanzania) in Africa, will be preaching at the 8 and 10:30 services at St. Matthew's Cathedral on Sunday, November 6. Temeri Diocese is one of the smallest but fastest growing dioceses in Tanzania. For more information on Bishop Akiri, please click here. We are excited to have Bishop Akiri with us!

St. Matthew's Pumpkin Patch

PUMPKINS ARE HERE! Come get your pumpkins, take pictures and share the joy with your family and friends. The Patch will be open thru the end of October, Monday thru Friday 11-7, Saturday 10-7, and Sunday 12-7pm. Proceeds benefit Neighborhood Outreach and the Peru Mission Trip.

Lots of volunteers are needed. To sign up for a shift to sell or to help unload,
click here or contact Varita Michell at [email protected] or
214-621-0379.

Support Peru Mission Trip!

St. Matthew's is preparing to send a mission team to northern Peru this December! The team will evangelize children, youth and mothers in three missions near Chiclayo, Peru. Please make your gift in the mission envelopes to help send the team. Your prayers are needed for the team and all the preparations. Vaya con Dios!


Country Fair is in need of... men's clothing, blankets, coats and men and women's shoes. Do some Fall cleaning and bless our neighbors!	We are asking for your help: Please make a gift on All Saints Sunday, November 6, to help fill the 2017 Scholarship Fund. Checks should be made payable to: Camp All Saints with Scholarship Fund in the memo line: donations may also be made online at campallsaints.com