Dear Friends,
We are just beginning to awaken to our broken relationship with this earth. We deplete resources without plans for how to replenish them. We have forgotten that the earth is a living thing. We are realizing that our old ways of consumption without consideration will no longer work.
St. Francis lived in communion with the earth. Though he lived almost one thousand years ago, he teaches us today. He loved animals, plants, and birds. He relished in the beauty of the earth. And every year, we honor Francis by blessing pets.
Join us this Sunday at 9 am. Bring your pets outside to Cathedral Park. Let us bless them together in honor of Francis.
In Christ’s love,
Kate+
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Sunday Worship at the Cathedral |
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Sunday, October 3, 2021
The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost
St. Francis of Assisi Sunday
8 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Cathedral
Preacher: The Very Rev. Kate Moorehead
9 a.m. Blessing of the Animals
Cathedral Park
9 a.m. Dean's Forum
Taliaferro Hall
10 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Cathedral*
Preacher: The Very Rev. Kate Moorehead
Offertory Music: All creatures of our God and King by William H. Harris
The Cathedral Choir
11 a.m. Hunger Fight Packing Event
Taliaferro Hall
12:30 p.m. Church Without Walls
Dean's Garden
*Nursery open 9 to 11:10 a.m. and Children's Chapel in Taliaferro Hall. This service is live-streamed on the Cathedral's YouTube channel and website.
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Hunger Fight packing event October 3 |
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Get this multi-generational event on your calendar - October 3 from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. in Taliaferro Hall. The event is free, but registration is required so that we may prepare an organized event! Please register below before October 1.
At 11 a.m., the Outreach Council will provide a light lunch, served in Ingram Lounge. If weather permits, the participants will be encouraged to eat their meal outside. The Hunger Fight Packing Event will begin at 11:30 a.m. in Taliaferro Hall. All participants will be required to wear a face mask, comfortable shoes.
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Special music in worship on October 10 |
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On Sunday, October 10, there will be special musical accompaniment during the 10 a.m. service at the Cathedral. Cellist Jin Kim-Peña will be featured.
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2022 Stewardship Campaign continues |
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How will my pledge be used?
Your pledge makes it possible for St. John's Cathedral to create a budget for our staffing, ministries, programs, and outreach for the coming year. In other words, pledging is the primary basis for what we can accomplish as a church. Here's another use that you may not have considered. Pledging is a spiritual discipline. It's one of the vital signs of spiritual life. It provides a tangible way for you to grow in your faith by sharing the resources that God has provided.
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Grateful Gatherings - Wednesday Night Programs are under way
Grateful Gatherings began Wednesday, September 8. Here is the current schedule:
5:30 p.m. Soup and bread supper in Taliaferro Hall
6 p.m. Yoga (Megan Cochran and Laura Lane) Cummings Chapel
6 p.m. Art in the Art Room with Jean Dodd and Fr. Lou Towson
6:15 p.m. Jesus's Provocative Stories: The Parables Busey Conference Room and Zoom, led by EfM cohort members
Schedule for The Parables gathering:
Oct. 6 - The Good Samaritan
Oct. 13 - Lazarus and the Rich Man
Oct. 20 - The Sower
Oct. 27 - The Wheat and Tares
Nov. 3 - The Mustard Seed
Nov. 10 - Lost Sheep & Lost Coin
Nov. 17 - The Prodigal Son
Dec. 1 - The Rich Fool
For information on any course offered by St. John's Cathedral, contact Michael Corrigan.
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Parables gathering with Michael Corrigan. |
Art gathering with Father Lou Towson. |
Yoga gathering in Cummings Chapel. |
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Run/Walk with SJC team at Players Donna 5K |
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Returning in-person Saturday, October 2, The Players Donna 5K welcomes runners and walkers of all levels to experience the most beautiful 5K at The Players Championship Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach. Registration is currently open and you can sign up to be a part of the St. John's Cathedral team.
Online registration for the in-person event will close Friday, October 1 at 2 p.m. Virtual registration will remain open through Sunday, October 3 at 11:59 p.m.
The Donna Foundation, a nonprofit organization established in June 2003, provides financial assistance for the critical needs of those living with breast cancer. Its mission is to provide economic assistance and emotional support to individuals living with breast cancer and fund groundbreaking breast cancer research. To date, The Donna Foundation has served more than 14,000 families by providing more than $5 million dollars in relief and research.
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A World of Quilts exhibit throughout October |
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Taliaferro Hall at St. John’s cathedral will be transformed into A WORLD OF QUILTS, an exhibition of quilts by Jacque Huber opening on September 19, 2021, and running through the end of October.
World of Quilts
The visitor’s eyes will be dazzled by the more than twenty hand-pieced quilts in the exhibition. Surrounded by blazing colors, subdued and subtle designs, traditional and modern patterns, and ingenious quilting, they will be delighted by Jacque’s (a trained engineer and business executive) mastery of an art form that has deep ties to American church-women in 19th and 20th century America but is now available to the wider world of contemporary art.
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Join us for a contemplative walk in the woods |
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Join St. John’s Cathedral Green Spirits and Timucuan Parks Foundation for a contemplative walk through the National Park Service’s Theodore Roosevelt Area, one of Jacksonville’s premier “wilderness” parks, on Sunday afternoon, October 17 at 3 pm. afternoon.
Where: Theodore Roosevelt Area, 13165 Mount Pleasant Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32225. There are two driveways at this address. Take the dirt road on the right for about 1,000 feet to the parking area. Meet at the picnic tables/pavilion.
When: Sunday, October 17, 3 – 5 p.m.
Who: All are welcome, however, we need to keep the group to no more than 20 (if we get a huge response, we can look into going in two separate groups)
What: A contemplative walk on a relatively wide natural hiking trail that winds through tall oaks and overlooks vast expanses of salt marsh. The walk will be approximately 1.5 miles (but you are welcome to continue all the way to Spanish Pond for a ~5-mile walk)
What to wear and bring: Wear closed-toed shoes and bring a mask to wear if social distancing is not possible. It is highly recommended that you bring sunscreen, insect repellent, a hat, sunglasses, and a full reusable water bottle.
What we will provide: Timucuan Parks Foundation will also provide additional water and Nature Valley granola bar snacks.
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Annual ECW meeting via Zoom on Oct. 9 |
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This is the call for the 131st Annual Meeting of the Episcopal Church Women of the Diocese of Florida to be held on Saturday, October 9 at 10 a.m. via Zoom. The ECW Board has carefully planned the meeting to satisfy the by-laws of the organization. Please register the representatives for your church (2) Delegates and (2) Alternates) for voting on the business portion of the meeting.
Register Here The Zoom link to join the meeting will be emailed to those registered. The Secretary and Treasurer will be elected and installed at this meeting. The nominees from the Nominating Committee are Dee Dugger for Treasurer and Mary Ann Braddock for Secretary. These ladies served to complete vacated terms for these positions that were vacated last year and have been approved by the Bishop to begin a new three-year term, starting January 2022.
The annual meeting is open to all women of the church and their guests. Your priest is invited and encouraged to join us as our guest. The deadline for registration is October 6. Check In/Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. on Zoom.
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Assistance needed in the wake of Hurricane Ida |
On Sunday, August 29, sixteen years after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, Hurricane Ida made landfall in the same region. This Category 4 storm brought flooding and damaging winds that caused a loss of water to hundreds of thousands and a loss of electricity to over 1 million people. Episcopal Relief & Development is working closely with the Diocese of Louisiana and other regional partners in what will be a long-term response. Your generous gift will help alleviate suffering for the most vulnerable residents impacted by Hurricane Ida. Please visit episcopalrelief.org/hurricane-relief to make a gift today. |
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Share a Link to Dean Moorehead's Morning Devotion with a Friend!
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Love at the Core in the Palm of Your Hand |
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The new St. John's Cathedral app is now available to download to your Android and iPhone. You'll be able to hear morning devotions, listen to sermons, watch services, check the worship team schedule, and see what is going on here at the Cathedral all on your phone. Check it out! |
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Donate altar flowers in memory of someone or to commemorate a special day such as a birthday or anniversary. The suggested donation is $65.00, and should be sent to:
St Johns Cathedral
Attention: Accounting/Flower Donation
256 East Church Street
Jacksonville, FL 32202
Please include the date that you would like the flowers on the altar and any words for the dedication when you send in your donation. Thank you! For more information, contact Teresa Mason.
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Sunday, October 3
Jerome Lofton, Garfield Rosengren,
Megan Cochran, Selecia Young-Jones,
Phillip Le, Max Moorehead,
Catherine Keyser
Monday, October 4
Jeanette Brode, Jackson Laneve
Tuesday, October 5
Sheila Russo, Abigail Hunt,
Constance Frankenberg,
Gloria Zittrauer,
Christopher Collinsworth
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Wednesday, October 6
Ava Van Wie
Thursday, October 7
James Tubre, Nina Searcy,
Linda Shepherd, Terry Weems
Friday, October 8
Jim Jamison, W.C. Parker,
Eugenia White, Stephen Horne,
Mary Beth Kaylor
Saturday, October 9
Alie Auguste, Martin Atkinson,
Joshua Randolph
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Offerings in the Cathedral District |
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Diocese of Florida Prayer for the Election of Our Bishop
Almighty God, giver of every good gift, we pray that you would look graciously upon the Diocese of Florida, and so guide the minds and hearts of the Nominating Committee as they prayerfully select candidates for the election of the next bishop of this diocese, that we may receive a faithful pastor who will care for your people and equip us for our ministries: Guide also the minds and hearts of the candidates who will come before the Nominating Committee, that this process will be a time of discernment and growth in their lives and ministries; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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