Lighting Fire
Patient, energetic, lively, thoughtful, fun, disciplined, and hard. The words I would have used to describe my high school math teacher. Mr. Lutinsky’s appearance was almost like a cartoon character, or I would imagine those who do cartoon like drawings at amusement parks would have a field day with him. Large head, big bushy eyebrows, a mustache that sat in concert with his thick black framed glasses and a pretty nice smile. I struggled with math, especially algebra, just don’t have a brain wired for it. Truth is, I didn’t learn a thing from Mr. Lutinsky about that subject.
Instead it was the relationship we enjoyed that made all the difference. As I struggled with the work, he became a mentor and a friend even. In the day when such could happen in school setting. You see John Lutinsky was an elder in his worshipping congregation. He was a reader of the scriptures, and he didn’t mind talking with me “off hours” about that. He knew I was active in my church and he was an early receptacle of my thoughts that I might want to be ordained. John Lutinsky took me to my first Penn State Football game, he and another student and one other teacher. We drove to State College, spent the night in the apartment of a former student, and he showed me what could be if I did my work and stuck it out. I can’t imagine that happening now given the times we live in and the necessary protocols for safety.
John Lutinsky was diagnosed with a terminal disease not long after my graduation. We remained friends as I navigated my way toward my goals and sadly he died at a far too young age. The Celtic tradition tells us that at this time of year we Christians know as All Saints, there is the thinnest of veils between those who have died and those of us living. Great bonfires were lit at this time of year so that the dead could find their way to us, the living, and we might find joy in one another’s presence. I am lighting my fire for John Lutinsky, who taught me much about life and following passion, and not so much about math.
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Sunday Bulletin
For those of you worshiping with us via Livestream, below please find the Sunday bulletin.
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Adult Forums:
Oct 27 - Brandi Garofalo, New Bethany Ministries
Nov 3 - Presentation: History through Stained Glass Windows
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Emergency Sheltering
The Cathedral is once again supporting the efforts of Bethlehem Emergency Sheltering in serving the homeless of Bethlehem. Besides the "odd numbered" Thursdays of December through March, we are also covering November 28 and April 2. SignUpGenius is being used again to schedule volunteers
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If you have any questions, please contact James Reader, Joe Tramontana or Deacon Rodney.
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Fall for the SouthSide
Festival Table Volunteers Nativity will have a table at the Fall for the SouthSide Greenway Festival on Saturday, October 26th from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pumpkins, Halloween, and all things Autumn! We need gregarious Nativity parishioners who will share the love and excitement of this place and our faith with the neighborhood to staff our table in hour increments. Interested?
Email Rev. Dale Grandfield
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Cathedral Arts
The Queen's Six will be here Saturday, October 26 at 7:30 p.m.
General tickets at $20 may be purchased online at
Click Here
, or at the door for $25. Student tickets are $10. Go to
www.thequeenssix.com
for more info about this amazing group. For more info about Cathedral Arts, email
swilliams@nativitycathedral.org
or phone 610-865-0727.
Cathedral Arts The Cathedral Choir with guest singers from St. Stephen's Pro-Cathedral Wilkes-Barre will sing a Concert of Remembrance that will include the Durufle
Requiem
on November 1, 7:30 p.m. You're most invited to come, be at peace, listen to these sublime musical prayers, share in the memories of our beloved departed.
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54th Community Advent Breakfast
Saturday, December 7, 8:30AM (doors open at 8AM) at Moravian Village of Bethlehem, Main Dining Room. Speaker: The Rt. Rev. Kevin D. Nichols. Full served breakfast, beeswax candle service, Moravian Trombone Choir, Broughal Southside Singers. $15/person, $10 for children 16 and under. Advance tickets only. Cathedral deadline: Monday, November 25. Checks payable to “GLVCC Foundation”. To purchase tickets call the Church office (610-865-0727) or email
teisenreich@nativitycathedral.org
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Volunteer Opportunity
Volunteers and substitute volunteers are needed to deliver baked goods from Wegman's Bethlehem or Giant Market, Rt. 191 Bethlehem, to New Bethany Ministries' food bank at 333 W. 4th St., Bethlehem. Currently each volunteer picks up the baked goods set aside for us in the morning at one of the two markets and delivers them to New Bethany where help is available for unloading the goods. The whole pick-up and delivery process would require only about 1 hour of your time per week. Deliveries occur on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and most volunteers perform one delivery per week. For more information on this valuable ministry please contact one of the current volunteers: Sue Snyder (
snydersue3@gmail.com
), Joe Tramontana (
jtramontana77@gmail.com
), Gene Witiak (
thehug.witiak@gmail.com
) and Karen Norelli (
ksnorelli@gmail.com
).
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Cathedral Choir
– rehearsals at 7 p.m. Wednesdays.
Cathedral Choristers
– rehearsals at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesdays.
Cathedral Handbell Choir
– rehearsals on Thursdays at 7 p.m.
If you are interested in participating in any of these groups, please email
Canon Stephen
or call 610-865-0727. Thanks!
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Monday Flower Group Volunteer Needed
The Monday flower group is looking for a volunteer for the month of July. Please call Angelica Baez for more information at 610-509-0659 or email at
angie73@rcn.com
. Each Monday a volunteer from the group produces and delivers a beautiful arrangement from the Sunday altar flowers to our hospitalized parishioners.
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Ushers
needed for both 8 AM and 10:30 AM services. If you would like to become more involved in Sunday’s services, consider becoming an Usher. Ushers are usually the first friendly face people see when entering the church for worship. This ministry is open to all people of all ages. Kilts are, of course, optional. If interested, please contact either Chip Montgomery or the church office.
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Quarterly Financial Update
Quarterly financial update as prepared by our finance committee
view report
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Parishioners in the Hospital
If a family member is hospitalized, please contact either the clergy or leave a message with the parish office (610-865-0727) informing us of who is in the hospital and at which hospital.
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Nativity Cathedral
Home for Healing & Wholeness
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Our Mission: Nativity Cathedral’s Home for Healing and Wholeness seeks to awaken the wonders of our spiritual lives and nurture healing, harmony and hope.
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Tai Chi
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Rooted in ancient Chinese martial art, the practice of Tai Chi has proven to help manage stress, promote health, and invite one into meditation. Tai Chi practice helps individuals increase flexibility and mobility and can lead to a sense of health and wholeness in mind, body, and spirit.
Instructor: Mr. Tom Ardizzone has been practicing Tai Chi for over 25 years. Tom is a well known instructor in the Lehigh Valley, offering instruction at local colleges, Y.M.C.A. and churches for 20 years.
Saturday, Sept 21-Nov 16 (No Class Oct 26)
9:00AM-10:00AM in Sayre Hall
$40 for 7 sessions
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Reiki
: Reiki is a Japanese practice and technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing and wholeness. The word Reiki comes from the Japanese word Rei, meaning “God’s wisdom” and Ki, which is “life force energy”. Reiki is administered by “laying on of hands” and focuses on positive energy with restorative healing effects.
Instructor: Dr. Connie Andrejko, DO, IBCLC, FAAP, Reki Master. Connie Andrejko is a physician specializing in Neonatology and the Vice President of Medical Affairs form Onsite Neonatal Partners. Dr. Andrejko is a Reiki Master and has been practicing Reiki for more than 10 years.
Reiki Level I Instruction:
Learn about the foundation of Reiki and become attuned to receiving and channeling life force energy through the laying on of hands. During the Reiki 1 session, students will learn and practice how to give a Reiki treatment to others and to themselves. The history and principles of Reiki will also be reviewed.
Thurs Nov. 14, Thurs December 12. (Choose one date)
6:30PM-8:30PM in Good Shepherd Chapel (Lower Level of Sayre Hall)
$50.00
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Reiki Healing Sessions:
For those who wish to receive a time of meditative Reiki treatment administered by qualified Reiki masters, these 25 minute sessions are an invitation for healing and wholeness in a safe and quiet environment.
When: Last Saturday of each month (Prior to Celtic Spirituality Night at Cathedral).
2:00PM-4:30PM. in Good Shepherd Chapel, (Lower Level of Sayre Hall).
$25 per session
(register and schedule a 25-minute session during that time frame).
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Reiki Share Sessions:
The Reiki Share is a place and time where people, who have been attuned to any level of Reiki, can come and practice Reiki with one another.
When: Last Saturday of each month (Prior to Celtic Spirituality Night at Cathedral).
3:00PM-5:00PM in Good Shepherd Chapel, (Lower Level of Sayre Hall).
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Group Spiritual Direction for Moms:
For moms of younger children (12 and under) and for actually any mom. Please join for an opportunity to gather each month to ‘listen to each other’ from that sacred inner space where we are free to ‘just show up’ and honestly name ‘how it is with our soul’. Punctuated by times of silence, our time together will offer a place where moms can ‘tend their own spiritual well-being’ and be on the receiving end, vs being on the ‘giving side’.
Facilitator: Marcella Kraybill-Greggo is a mom, a spiritual director, and a member of The Cathedral Church of Nativity. Marcella co-directs the Spiritual Direction Graduate Certificate Program at Moravian Seminary, while also serving as Clinical Director for Moravian’s MA in Clinical Counseling.
Sunday, Nov 24
9:20AM-10:20AM Goodwin Room
(Upper Level of Sayre Hall)
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TonyTalks
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Following Celtic Spirituality Nights, the last Saturday of each month, Dean Pompa invites you to a series of “TonyTalks”. Short (15 minute) talks on the topic of Celtic Spirituality and prayer. Learn about the Celtic Way, experience ancient forms of Celtic Wisdom and Prayer.
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Please join us as we celebrate
The 157th Anniversary of The Cathedral Church of the Nativity
Friday, Nov 1
7:30 PM Durufle
Requiem
Combined choirs of Nativity Cathedral and St. Stephen's Pro-Cathedral, Wilkes Barre
Saturday, Nov 2
5:00 PM Holy Eucharist & Reading of Necrology
Sunday, Nov 3
9:15 AM Sunday School and Presentation: History through Stained Glass
Continental Breakfast
10:30 AM Festal Eucharist with Children & Youth Leadership, Ringing of Cathedral Bell, Dove Release
Preacher: Rachel Lutz
(Please note: one Sunday service only)
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Cathedral Schedule
Friday, October 25
10:00 AM Nativity Staffs Thrift Shop
Saturday, October 26
9:00 AM Altar Guild Prep – Cathedral
10:00 AM Thrift Shop open until 1 PM
11:00 AM Fall for the SouthSide - Greenway Commons
2:00 PM Reiki Healing - Good Shepherd Chapel
5:00 PM Celtic Spirituality Night – Cathedral
7:30 PM
Cathedral Arts
Concert - Cathedral
Sunday, October 27
8:00 AM Holy Eucharist - Cathedral
8:45 AM 321 Contact Worship Service - Sayre Hall
9:20 AM Sunday School & Adult Forum
10:30 AM Holy Eucharist - Cathedral
2:30 PM Private Rehearsal - Cathedral
Monday, October 28
9:00 AM Flower Arranging for Hospital Visitations - Sacristy
3:15 PM Private Tutoring - Dining Room
3:45 PM Homework Club - Welcome Place
Tuesday, October 29
1:00 PM Al-Anon Meeting - Room 21
3:45 PM Homework Club - Welcome Place
7:00 PM Private Rehearsal - Sayre Hall
Wednesday, October 30
9:00 AM Holy Eucharist & Healing - Good Shepherd Chapel
9:30 AM EfM - Goodwin Room
10:00 AM Nativity Staffs the Thrift Shop
3:45 PM Homework Club - Welcome Place
5:15 PM Cathedral Choristers - Choir Room
6:30 PM EfM - Goodwin Room
6:30 PM New Bethany Ministries Parenting Class - Good Shepherd Chapel & Nursery
7:00 PM Choir Rehearsal - Choir Room
Thursday, October 31
10:00 AM Nativity Staffs the Thrift Shop
3:45 PM Homework Club - Welcome Place
7:00 PM Cathedral Handbell Ringers Rehearsal - Bishop Gray Room
7:00 PM S-Anon - Room 21
Friday, November 1
10:00 AM Nativity Staffs the Thrift Shop
7:30 PM
Cathedral Arts
Concert - Cathedral
** Daylight Savings Time ends Sunday, Nov 3 at 2 AM. Don't forget to set your clocks back one hour. **
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