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Special Feature
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Navajo News Update
Native American Ministry Request for Help:
Truck for Lilly Ann Begaye, a Navajo Social Worker
For over 25 years, our church's Native American Ministry has provided trucks to support Lilly Ann Begaye's mission to help the poor and elderly in the backcountry of the Navajo Reservation. The rough roads take their toll on the trucks and a new one was needed for a cost of $18,000. The Native American ministry at the cathedral are trying to help offset this expenditure with a fundraiser.
The fundraising includes the selling of Shima' soaps produced by Navajo volunteers at Good Shepherd Mission at Fort Defiance, AZ. Look for the booth in the South Corridor after services on Sunday, or order online.
We would also appreciate financial contributions. Checks should be made out to Christ Church Cathedral with a notation for Native American Ministry. Thank you for your support.
Support for
Dakota Pipeline Protesters
The Native American Ministry Council is also collecting supplies to help sustain and support the people protesting the North Dakota Access Pipeline (NDAPL), over the coming brutal winter months.
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry after visiting the protesters stated, in part, "The Episcopal Church has a long record of advocating that government, corporations, and other societal players respect the treaty rights of
Native peoples. Standing alongside our Sioux brothers and sisters, we continue this legacy today."
What can we do here at Christ Church Cathedral
to stand with our sisters and brothers?
We can write and call our Representatives and state our concern and opposition to the pipeline that threatens the lives and future of the people living at Standing Rock and anyone living along the Missouri River if, or when, the pipeline fails.
There will also be a box available here at the Cathedral so we can collect donations for the people who are
determined to not back down to stay at the site to ensure the pipeline does not go through while legal efforts continue to halt it permanently.
Items needed and greatly appreciated:
Blankets, Hats, Scarves, Gloves, Canvas Tents, Coats, Socks, School Supplies and First-aid supplies.
We thank you in advance for your support!
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October 16
Join us in the Forum Room
following the 10:00 am service on
Sunday,
October 16
, as we welcome Sarah Weiss, Director of The Center for Holocaust and Humanity Education & The Jewish Community Relations Council. Sarah will be presenting on the history of the Holocaust Center, particularly, its presence here in Cincinnati. Along with this narrative,
Sarah will also offer a brief history on Jewish migration to Cincinnati and the existence of the thriving Jewish community here.
About our speaker: Sarah is a graduate of the Teaching the Holocaust and Antisemitism course at the esteemed Yad Vashem International School for Holocaust Studies and is also a Lerner Fellow after participating in an advanced course sponsored by the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous at Columbia University. Sarah serves on the Ohio Holocaust Council and as Secretary for the Association of Holocaust Organizations.
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Carla Cook & The Erwin Stuckey Trio
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October 15
T
he Taft Museum of Art will present a concert here on Saturday,
October 15
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at 1:00 pm. The concert will feature
acclaimed jazz vocalist Carla Cook, the
Taft's 2016 Duncanson Artist-in-
Residence, and the Erwin Stuckey Trio. There is no admission charge. Add a little music to your Saturday afternoon!
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Stories of Making a Difference
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October 20
Please join us for next Thursday's 12:10 Series offering,
Stories of Making a Difference
, as Brennan Grayson joins us from Interfaith Worker Center.
You may recognize Brennan from a recent article on wage theft in the Cincinnati area.
As
the director and membership coordinator for the Cincinnati Interfaith Workers Center, located in the Peaslee Center in Over-the-Rhine, Mr. Grayson
continues to fight to improve conditions
for workers in a variety of roles for the organization. Join us in the forum room on Thursday,
October 20
, for this discussion. Lunch is available for purchase, or you may bring your own.
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Companions of the Holy Cross
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October 22
All Episcopal women are welcome to take part in our discussion of Eboo Patel's video on the rich history of interfaith cooperation in America from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm on Saturday,
October 22
, at Christ Church Glendale. Building the unity (while honoring the diversity) of all people is one of the aims of the Society of the Companions of the Holy Cross, a fellowship of Episcopal women of all walks of life. The meeting
includes our lively practice of prayer.
If you are yearning for a group of women to pray with and support you in
turning your prayers into action, come see how we do it! Bountiful refreshments included. For more information about SCHC, go here. For more information about the Ohio/Kentucky Chapter, contact Louise Bower.
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Liturgical Ministries Retreat
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October 22
Do you serve as a liturgical minister at Christ Church Cathedral as a lector, intercessor, chalice bearer, verger, acolyte, thurifer, altar guild member, flower guild member, usher, or greeter? Are you interested in serving in any of these capacities and want to know more? We are particularly seeking additional intercessors, chalice bearers, acolytes, thurifers, ushers/greeters, and altar guild members.
Join us as we delve deeper into our understanding of worship and how our various ministries work together to proclaim the love of God in Christ! During the retreat we will pray the Daily Office, renew our passion for ministry through educational tracks tailored to each ministry area, and enjoy fellowship over lunch. Sign up at the reception desk or by emailing
Kathy Noe no later than Friday, October 14, indicating which ministry area you want to pursue.
We need a minimum of seven registrants to hold the retreat, so sign up early!
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October 25
Christ Church Cathedral members Eric Soderlund and Matt Shad are celebrating their wedding service here on Saturday, October 29 between 5:00 and 6:00 pm.
Matt and Eric would like to encourage their fellow parishioners to attend the service and be witness to this important event. Of course wedding services have always been open to all, but Eric and Matt want to include their cathedral family
that has meant so much to them on this day. They sincerely hope to see you at the service that afternoon!
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October 26
Sr. Simone Campbell, SSS, executive director of NETWORK and the leader of Nuns on the Bus, will offer an interactive presentation around wealth and income inequality as well as inequality in access to democracy, health care, citizenship, and housing, ultimately asking, "What would Cincinnati look like if we mend
these gaps?" Join them on Wednesday,
October 26
, from 7:00-8:30 pm in the
nave. More information here.
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October 29
Are you interested in being baptized on All Saints' Day or the Sunday following? Join us for a class to explore this rite of Christian initiation. Please contact Kathy Noe
by Monday, October 24, for more details and to express interest in baptism.
Holy Baptism is full initiation by water and the Holy Spirit into Christ's Body of the Church. It is a public statement of one's intentional decision to follow the way of Jesus. It publicly proclaims what is already true, that we are loved as God's own, that we are part of a larger family than the one into which we were born. Read more
here.
HOLY BAPTISM
Baptism class
Saturday, October 29 | 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Holy Baptism
Tuesday, November 1 | 12:10 pm
Sunday, November 6 | 10:00 am
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October 30
We are pleased to welcome the Very Reverend Dominic Barrington, dean of St. James Cathedral in Chicago, as our keynote speaker for the upcoming Adult Forum on Sunday,
October 30
.
Please join us for this forum on Celtic Spirituality in the forum room following the 10:00 am service.
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October 30
Everyone is
encouraged to take and
use a Blue Box daily. Start a new daily spiritual practice of counting your daily blessings. Notice the good things that happen each day. Give thanks to our wonderful God for these blessings by dropping coins or dollars as an offering in the Blue Box.
Your blessings then become blessings for others. All monies received by the United Thank Offering are granted to God's mission in the US and throughout the world. You are
never too old or too young to count your blessings and share your thankful spirit with others.
For this week, please remember and give thanks for those who have positively impacted your life and who love you without condition: teachers, parents, neighbors, and children.
So pick up a Blue Box at the back of the church or in the turnstile near the reception desk. The offering boxes will be collected on Sunday,
October 30
, at both services and on Sunday,
May 21
, 2017 when the Presiding Bishop
visits to bless the beginning of our Bicentennial Celebrations. The traditional ingathering Sundays are near All Saints Sunday and near Ascension Sunday.
If you have questions, feel free to contact Kathy Mank.
Every generous act of giving is from God. (James 1:7). As God gives to you, remember to give to your United Thank Offering
Blue Box.
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November 8
For some time, the cathedral community has partnered with the Amos Project, a consortium of faith communities in Cincinnati, to advocate for the needs of the underserved and under-represented. One of the primary focuses of the Amos Project is education, with an emphasis on the importance of access to quality preschools.
During this election cycle, the Cincinnati Public Schools is proposing a levy which would help CPS maintain quality programs throughout the district and shore up preschool offerings. The Amos Project is supporting this levy, and the Christ Church Cathedral Outreach Committee is echoing this support.
Please review
a fact sheet on the levy and "preschool promise" (available here and at the front desk) and consider supporting the levy when you go to the polls on
November 8
. If you would like to volunteer to spread the word about the importance of this initiative, the fact sheet also provides important information on how you can do so.
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November 6
Join us for a service of Holy Eucharist to commemorate all the faithful departed. This liturgy, which will include choral settings of traditional Requiem texts by Malcolm Archer, will be a meaningful time to remember loved ones. If you wish to have the names of loved ones read aloud during the service, see the necrology announcement below.
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November 6
Beginning in the tenth century, as an extension of All Saints' Day, the custom evolved to recite during a service the names of the deceased who are still part of the body of the faithful. This year, we will read those names, called a necrology, on Sunday,
November 6
All Saints' Day, at the 10:00 am service and
at the 6:00 pm service, which will be a
requiem mass, which is a service of Holy Eucharist that remembers the
faithful departed. If you would like to have your deceased loved ones remembered during these services, please submit their names to Kathy Noe
by Monday,
October 31
. While we know that this is a way to remember all dearly departed family members and friends, we ask that you limit your submission to
five names.
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RESCHEDULED: Ta-Nehisi Coates
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November 20
We are very pleased to announce that Ta-Nehisi Coates's talk "On Race in America" at Xavier University has been rescheduled for Sunday,
November 20
at 7:00 pm in the Cintas Center. Tickets
for the cancelled September date are still valid. Thank you for your understanding and patience. More information is available here.
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Boar's Head Advance Tickets
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December 9
The 77th Annual Boar's Head & Yule
Log Festival will be taking place on
December 31, 2016 and January 1
,
2017
and advance tickets are now being offered. To get your advance tickets, please submit a request form, with your self-addressed, stamped envelope, to the cathedral: Attn: Boar's Head Tickets. The form with dates, times and ticket allocation*, are available here or at the front desk. Seats are
assigned on a first-come, first-served
basis. No requests are handled by
phone.
The cathedral office must
receive all request forms by Friday,
December 9
. On Saturday,
December 10
, all remaining tickets will be offered to the public. *Members must be listed in the current directory to qualify for these tickets.
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Submissions Deadline
The deadline for content submissions for your Weekly GPS is each Wednesday at noon. Please email copy -- including the name/date/ time of your program offering, as well as a contact name and their information to Sarah Hartwig.
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