We are A House of Prayer for All God's People.
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A
re you going to be away this summer?
Stay caught up on the sermons and readings
here
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Our Sunday congregation welcomes you to beautiful worship and life-giving fellowship. Our motto is
“When in doubt, we choose love.”
Join us Sundays at 10 a.m.!
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The Crossing is our grassroots, justice-focused, do-it-yourself church community of hipsters, heretics, homeless, and other unlikely pilgrims. Join us Thursdays, dinner at 6 p.m. & worship at 7 p.m.
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MANNA (Many Angels Needed Now and Always) is a ministry of and with the homeless community in downtown Boston. We need each other. And this is why we gather each week to serve, to pray, and to create together. Join MANNA throughout the week for any number of our programs!
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Our Episcopal Boston Chinese Ministry (EBCM) serves the Chinese-speaking community in Downtown Boston, hosting both traditional and contemporary worship services in Mandarin and Cantonese. We invite you to join us Sundays at 12:30pm.
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We've gotten a lot of press about the Ministry of the Steps recently, which is wonderful. And it's so enjoyable to be out on the plaza - meeting, playing bingo, and talking with people under the shade provided by our small pop-up tent. But I am also aware that for some of the people who stop by and sit in the shade with us, this is the only shelter they will have all day. They arrive toting all their worldly possessions, and when the bingo game ends, they will be out in the elements, vulnerable and uncertain of where to go next.
Many factors contribute to homelessness in our commonwealth, but it is often the case that one emergency or illness for a low wage worker leads to a missed rent payment, which leads to more crisis and to eviction. Skyrocketing rents and rising costs for health care and transportation make it harder than ever to stay housed. Eviction leads to various forms of trauma and health risks, which make it harder to return to housing.
The Cathedral has signed on as one of 124 organizations urging our state government to reinstate the
Rent Arranger Assistance Program
(RAAP). The goal of this program is to help people stay housed when they are behind on rent, prior to eviction.
MANNA
Head Pastor Jennifer McCracken and I have sent a letter to the legislators representing the cathedral's district urging their support. We hope you will add your voice, too, by calling your state senator and state rep. and encouraging them to advance
House Bill 1264 (reinstating RAAP) through the legislative process, and prioritize its passage. More information is
here
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Amy
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Our Cathedral at a Glance...
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Sunday Morning Congregation
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11:30 am refreshments and Faith Journey - Heritage.
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The preacher this Sunday is:
The Rev. Jennifer McCracken
Pastor of the MANNA Community
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Missed the latest Sermon?
Here you go!
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In July and August
, Monday's morning prayer and Tuesday's morning Eucharist take a break. They return after Labor Day.
All other services continue throughout the summer. We have updated the website for July and August to reflect the change in the schedule.
Spring Appeal
. The Cathedral launched its Spring Appeal for 2019. Please join us in our efforts to raise funds for our ministries include The Ministry of the Step where we engage with the world right at the steps of the cathedral. You can donate by clicking the button below and select "
Cathedral Spring Appeal"
in the lower drop down menu. Thank you!
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Inquirers’ gathering
: Are you new to the cathedral or to the Episcopal Church?
On July 7
th
at 12:30 pm, join Dean Amy for tea and conversation about our mission and ministry and how to get involved here.
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Dear Ministry friends,
I hope you all are having a wonderful Independence Day and getting some much-needed rest, because there are a lot of wonderful activities this coming week!
Tuesday, 7/9
10 am -12 pm
“You Might Be an Episcopalian If
…” with Rev. Amy.
12 - 2 pm
Chess
and checkers with MANNA.
Musician Hall Kirkham will be providing some great music while chess and checkers is going on!
2 - 3 pm
Chanting
with Libby and MANNA.
Wednesday, 7/10
4 - 6 pm
Evensong
with Louise.
Come learn how to sing Evensong with our Cathedral Music Director! No experience required!
Thursday, 7/11
12 – 5 pm
Labyrinth walking
with James van Loey.
Join St. Paul’s parishioner James van Loey to learn about all things “labyrinth”. Come and walk the labyrinth, or learn how to draw one!
2 - 4 pm
“Ask a Bishop”
with Bishop Gayle Harris (tentative).
Bring your burning questions to Bishop Gayle Harris on Thursday! She will be around to answer any questions you’ve ever wanted to know about what it’s like to be a Bishop!
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Liturgical ministry training
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Dean Amy will offer another session for those who are involved with, or want to be involved with liturgical ministries (
crucifers
, subdeacons,
intercessors
,
altar guild
,
thurifers
,
vergers
), to discuss the meaning and clarify the roles, answer questions you have. Thursday, July 11 from 6:00 to 7:30 pm in the sanctuary.
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SAVE THE DATE!!!!
Saturday, September 14
12:30 - 5:30 p.m.
The Cathedral's First Annual Congregational Retreat
5 Longfellow Park, Cambridge MA
Come pray, play, and plan together with your fellow congregation members for an afternoon of deepening fellowship. We will share lunch, prayer and bible study, a walk through Longfellow's garden, and plan together how we might deepen our hospitality to all on Sunday mornings.
Questions? Talk with Rev. Cynthia, Ann Page Stecker, or Ken King.
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St Paul's is a location for Boston Summer Eats Program
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The Cathedral Church of St Paul's will be one of the locations for this year's
Boston Summer Eats
program. Every Thursday starting July 11 through August various sites across the City of Boston will host lunch for school-age children and teens. Visit
www.meals4kids.org
, call 1-800-645-8333, or text " food " or " comida " to 877-877
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Missing
The day is starting, so great, so new,
the sun so brightly shining,
the sky ever so blue
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The heavens they seem endless
as time on my life chews.
This day should be wondrous,
but missing - is you.
I try and I strive just to make your day,
but the more that I make an effort,
it sends you the other way.
You run and you take off,
as if you’re trying to hide.
You shut yourself down and fall to the side.
And there you try to stay, in the mud, in the pit,
not allowing me to help you,
and that’s just not it.
So stop doing yourself the way that you do,
or you’ll never be happy or see yourself through.
Life is meant for living, both for you and me too,
and the last thing that should be missing, my love - is you.
Gerald J. Richardson
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To stay up-to-date on what's happening in DioMass:
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Diocesan Cycle of Prayer
This week we pray for
Parishes of the Mt Hope-Buzzard Bay Deanery
Youth Council, Youth Leadership Academy, and all Youth Ministries
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