Dean's Greeting
The Very Rev. Dominic Barrington
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Turbulent times bring out extraordinary happenings and extraordinary people. You may feel that the evidence of this truth is all around us today. If it is, don’t think there is anything novel about it, for there is nothing new under the sun. 2,000 years ago, several thousand miles away in the Middle East, some extraordinary things were happening. Life in Roman-occupied Palestine was complex and many Jews who lived there were deeply discontent. Politics seemed oppressive. Religion felt stagnant and had nearly lost its spark.
Then, out of the blue, an elderly Temple priest and his wife unexpectedly found themselves parents. This filled their entire community with apprehension, as people muttered, “What will this child become?” The child in question became "strong in spirit." He lived into his vocation to be a "prophet of the Most High," pointing people to the presence of the Lamb of God among them.
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The world needs
prophetic voices.
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Our times are also complex and turbulent. The world needs prophetic voices to remind people of their call from God. Let’s rejoice that, like John the Baptist, whose birth we celebrate this Sunday, God is calling us to step up to the plate and speak out for him.
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Write Your Representatives
The Episcopal Church’s Office of Government Relations
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The Episcopal Church’s Office of Government Relations has established an online campaign so that you can send a letter to your elected officials supporting asylum seekers and their families. In sixty-seconds, you can
fill in your info and review or edit the letter.
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Make Music Chicago
Today, Thursday, Jun 21
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Come celebrate music in the Windy City at this festival of more than 150 performances at 60+ locations across the city... St. James Cathedral is one of them! At 11:30 a.m., Music Director Stephen Buzard is joined by Cathedral musicians Alan Taylor, Lieve Buzard, Kevin Krasinski, and Alison Barrington for a performance of Bach’s
Coffee Cantata.
See the full schedule.
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Pride Parade
Sunday, Jun 24
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On June 24, come to the 8 or 9 a.m. Eucharist and then join members of the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago and the Chicago Coalition of Welcoming Churches to march in this year's Chicago Pride Parade. Learn more on
Facebook or email
Timm Holt.
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Clergy Transitions
The Rev. Judy Jackson
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Deacon Judy Jackson’s final Sunday at the cathedral is July 1. There will be a reception in her honor following the 11 a.m. service that morning. You can express your gratitude by contributing to a cash purse by
giving online, mailing a check, or placing a check or cash in the offering plate with the memo "Judy Jackson gift."
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Rush Hour Concerts
Tuesday, Jun 26 at 5:45 p.m.
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Rush Hour Concerts are a free weekly series every Tuesday from June through August. Pre-concert conversations are at 5:15 p.m., followed by the 30-minute concerts. This week’s program features music for string quartet.
See the full schedule.
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Summer in the City
Your Gift Helps Enrich Lives
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Summer in the City transforms young lives, encouraging children and teens to dream big and take steps to realize their dreams. May we count on your support? The cathedral underwrites 10% of the cost from its annual operating budget and the rest comes from donors like you. Put a check with the memo “SITC” in the offering plate or
give online.
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Those who suffer
in mind, body, or spirit, especially Judith Cooke,
Magdalena Bukin, Inez, David Harris, Melodyne Shaffer, Tom Spanos, Stacey Morris, Cayla, Zoe, Carlton, Papi Anastasia, Tara Latona, Trudy Paddleford, Jean Rich, Jovan, Gert Douglas, Klara Panontin, John Panontin, Jovan, Jeff S., Susan, Mildred Reid, Yvonne Jackson, Carole Brawner, Susie Coker, Margit Suar, Jim Draheim, Janet Grip, Ben, Tammy Coleman, Yaffa, Jim, Bob Wertz, Carole Harris, Liam, Lorraine Thomas, John Antonio, A.J., Ruby, Donna Buck, Kirstin Osgood, Jordan Hamilton, Mique Armato, Jane Marineau, Elsa Vainzettel,
for those whose hurts, burdens and fears go unspoken.
Those who have died
that
were known and loved in th
e cathedral community; and last week’s victims
of gun violence in Chicago.
Diocesan Prayer Cycle
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Congregations in the Peoria Deanery:
Grace in Galesburg, St. James in Griggsville, St. John’s in Kewanee, St. James in Lewiston, and St. George’s in Macomb;
Companion Dioceses of Southeast Mexico and Renk:
Jesús de Nazaret near Tuxtepec and St. Barnabas in Geiger South
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