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...

The Age of Uncertainty on Steroids

Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord...spread out his hands to heaven [and] said, "O Lord, God of Israel, there is no God like you in heaven above or on earth beneath.- 1 Kings 8:22

The decade immediately after World War I has been called by historians the Age of Uncertainty. It was so called because the culture was then at the beginning of challenging the ideas of the Enlightenment. The two major figures of that era were Albert Einstein and Sigmund Freud.

We now live in a Postmodern age which, could appropriately be called the Age of Uncertainty on steroids.

Now, everything is up for grabs: what is meant by marriage, who is able to give birth and at what age, and even what it means to be man or woman.

Not all of this questioning is bad. This pushing of the boundaries has opened up so many discoveries, removed invisible but very real barriers, and allowed for relationships and collaboration among people previously thought impossible.

But the dark underbelly of this Age of Uncertainty is the quashing of ideas and beliefs and the stifling of dissenting views because they don't fit in with the so-called majority's views of what is the truth.

One of the victims of this Age of Uncertainty is belief in God. Belief in a personal God is being cast aside as passé, along with such relics as flat earth, the sun revolving around the earth, and the Piltdown Man. God, it is said, is simply a projectio n of our finitude and desire for something bigger than ourselves.

That is too simplistic. If God were simply a projection of us as the highest form of species, we would have imagined a God more like the Greek and Roman gods who were really gods with human characteristics: petty, vindictive, and shallow, just as we humans can be.

The God revealed in the Bible is very non-mortal: eternal where we are limited, immortal where we are certain to die, good where we are fickle, righteous where we are often inconsistent, and is love itself where we are quid pro quo. The God we worship is a God that we would not have imagined without this God revealing himself to us. It is like a two-dimension cartoon character imagining a three-dimension person. It's simply beyond our reach and our imagination.

And we worship this God every Sunday with others. And the amazing thing is, that when we worship him, we actually find ourselves and are raised to a level of humanity that we never thought possible. When we encounter this living God, this God who is love itself, we gain a level of security in faith that is like a man and woman who are secure in their love for each other, and they have no doubt about it.

Neal+

History of the Cathedral Now Available

Mary Jane Hutchinson traces the history of St. Matthew's Cathedral from the beginning of Dallas through today. You'll read about each of the bishops of the Diocese of Dallas as well as the first Rector and all the Deans of St. Matthew's Cathedral. $11.95 for paperback. $25.00 for hardback. Available through the Cathedral office.

Adult Formation

May 22nd - June 5th

Sundays, 9:35 - 10:15am

Located at the Stage End of Great Hall Dean Neal Michell and Fr. David Miller will be leading a four-week discussion on Bishop N. T. Wright's book "After You Believe: Why Christian Character Matters"

SHARING OUR FAITH:

EVANGELISM FOR EVERYDAY

and REACHING AND ENGAGING MILLENNIALS

Please come join our Diocese Saturday, June 11th from 9-2pm at Incarnation Church Dallas for an exciting day of inspiration to share our faith naturally and to engage the younger generation that is moving into our neighborhood in droves! You can register online at www.edod or call Kim Lanore at 214-826-8310.

Cost $10 See you there!

Bishop's Camp Needs School Supplies

Now in its 21st year, Bishop's Camp has become an academic oriented camp helping neighborhood children stop the summer slide and bridge the achievement gap by providing instruction in math, language arts, technology, the arts, and faith. This summer Bishop's Camp is in need of school supplies. A poster has been placed in the foyer of the Great Hall with note cards on it. Each note card lists a Bishop's Camp need. Please help the camp by taking a card and purchasing the listed item. Items can be returned to a box located in the foyer of the Great Hall. Please try to have items returned by June 5th . Bishop's Camp begins June 13th. Bishop's Camp is very grateful to the parishioners of St. Matthew's for their assistance through the years. Please check out pictures of happy campers

Presidential Praise

Sunday, May 29

Noon - 1:30 pm

The young adults welcome you to Presidential Praise. (This is a Free Event. RSVP necessary!) An hour-long presentation given by Dr. C. Edward Spann, retired Dean of Dallas Baptist University. Dr. Spann will present the favorite hymns of our presidents, sharing stories about the presidents and how they came to love the old Christian hymns. Lunch will be served. Fr. David Miller at [email protected] or sign up in the Foyer of the Great Hall.

The Extra Mile

GReat Annual Bike Adventure Along the Wisconsin River

June 19-25

You can join in this folly. We are asking you to pledge (either per mile or a set amount) to The Cathedral's Bishop's Camp Fr. Herrmann and Fr. Reed will provide the registration, transportation, bikes and their legs to the cause. For more information on this awesome opportunity, please click here!


Cursillo Reunion Group, Tuesday, June 7th, 7pm in the Library Are you a Cursillista looking for a reunion group? Are you curious about Cursillo and want to know more? Join us for a Cursillo Reunion Group meeting on Tuesday, June 7 at 7pm. For more information, contact Angie Hodges at 817-647- 5254 or [email protected] .	Food Pantry Intake Sunday, June 5th The first Sunday of every month is intake for St. Matthew's Food Pantry. We will be collecting food items, Sunday, June 5th to be distributed on Thursdays. The list of suggested items will be available as you leave the service today.

Cursillo

June 9-12

Cursillo is an incredible renewal movement in the church that has a way of giving you things you never realized you
needed. Spend the weekend going deeper in your relationship with Christ and being renewed by the Holy Spirit. The next Cursillo weekend is planned for June 9-12 at Starbrand Ranch in Kaufman County. Find more information at
www.dfwcursillo.org or contact
Angie Hodges at 817-647-5254
or [email protected].

SAVE THE DATE!

St. Monica Guild Ice Cream Sales

The day we have been waiting for will soon be upon us... St. Monica's Guild will be selling home made ice cream after all services (until it runs out) Sunday, June 12.

DINNERS NEEDED FOR SUMMER IN THE CITY (SITC) YOUTH GROUPS

Each year we are privileged to host youth groups from around the Diocese (7 this year) to live, love, work and EAT at the Cathedral. Sign-up sheet with information on how you can feed a group is in the foyer. For more information contact Cindy Kindl at [email protected] or [email protected] .

ADDITIONAL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES FOR SITC 2016

THE SITC youth will be reaching out to the neighborhood with cookies to Cathedral Gardens and VBS in the neighborhood on Wed. nights. NEEDED EACH WEEK : cookie dough for 5 dozen and snacks for VBS. Also, there are opportunities to help with VBS on Wed. nights during the summer. For more information on how you can be involved, contact [email protected] .

Children and Youth Sunday School

will take a break for the summer.

We wish everyone a GREAT RELAXING summer!


Breakfast Casseroles Needed Our ministry to the Food Pantry patrons is expanding with an offering of hot breakfast and conversation each week on Thursday at 9 a.m. Please contact Varita at [email protected] to sign up to bring and/or serve a breakfast casserole once a month.	Cathedral Support Groups Alcoholics Anonymous - Every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. we have an open meeting. For more information contact Gayle 214-730-2182 Narcotics Anonymous - Every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Garrett Parlor. Please contact Gayle B. at 214-730-2182 to confirm meeting. Overeaters Anonymous - Every Monday at 12 noon in the Garrett Parlor.

Historic Dallas through Photography

Saint Matthew's Cathedral Arts has partnered with Preservation Dallas in presenting a photographic exhibition: Historic Dallas through Photography.

A class of skilled photographers taught by professional photographer Carolyn Brown will showcase their work on documenting historically significant buildings, structures, and neighborhoods in Dallas in this exhibition running May 5 - July 12.