Let the Healing Begin... Again
Every Wednesday at 12:10 p.m. in Cummings Chapel, the Cathedral offers a unique service.

We, an ever-growing number of parishioners and others, gather around the Lord’s table to receive God’s healing for ourselves and those for whom we pray. This Holy Eucharist Healing Service is a time in the middle of the week where we can get away from the rush of our week and, if we choose, calmly lean into a venture of tough, much-needed honesty with ourselves and the Lord of Life. We worship as we can, then and there, with all that swirls in us and the world. Through scripture readings, a short homily, prayers, confession, and a contemporary Holy Communion, we allow ourselves to hold before God all that we are--the good and the bad, the faithful and the fearful, the healthy and the ill--knowing that the Spirit will engift us in ways beyond our understanding.

Please join us. You’ll see friends and meet some new folks. You’ll probably laugh and might cry. But most importantly, by God’s grace, together we will experience little by little, healing in our body, mind and spirit.

Pastor and author Ted Loder has never been to our Wednesday service, but this prayer of his wonderfully captures the spirit of our Holy Eucharist Service:
O Lord of us all, gather us now to be with you as you are with us. Soothe our tiredness; quiet our fretfulness, curb our aimlessness; relieve our compulsiveness.
Let us be easy for a moment.
O Lord, release us from the fears and guilts which grip us so tightly; from the expectations and opinions which we so tightly grip, that we may be open to receiving what you give, to risking something genuinely new that heals us deep inside.
O Lord of us all, we bring before you those we love but less fully than we would were we not so defensive or so easily frightened by true honesty. We bring to you those we live with in this society but less closely than we would were we not so fearfully suspicious or so insistent on measuring them by our comfortable biases and certainties.
O Lord of us all, by your mercy, heal the wounds we enflesh and those we have inflicted on others and ourselves. Let that healing begin with us in the knowledge that with mercy comes the power and pressure to risk the honesty and humility that will move us toward your wholeness within each and among all.
Through our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen.
~The Rev. Gee Alexander, Priest Associate
Sunday, July 10, 2022
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost

8 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Cathedral
Preacher: The Rev. Eric Kahl
9 a.m. Summer Breakfast*

10 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Cathedral**
Preacher: The Rev. Eric Kahl
Offertory Anthem: Jesus, lover of my soul
Arr. Henry Coleman
The Cathedral Choir
There is no Children’s Chapel during summer, but children can pick up Worship Bags from the Narthex on the way into the service.

*Summer breakfasts continue; thank you to Sanctuary Guild for sponsoring breakfast this Sunday!
Christian Formation will resume in September.

**This service is live-streamed on our website and
YouTube channel.


1 p.m. Church Without Walls
Deans Garden
Christmas in July Bookstore Sale
Head to the Cathedral Bookstore for 50% off Christmas merchandise through the month of July.
Arabic Food in Cathedral Bookstore
Eman is selling new food items- hummus fatteh & Ozy grate- and new sweets- maamoul with dates & walnuts- in the Cathedral Bookstore after the 8 and 10 a.m. services.
Made with love by hand, her entrees and desserts are the perfect take-home snack or meal. Your support for this is a micro business is greatly appreciated. Cash is preferred, $10/item.
Summer Book Study Begins This Sunday
Beginning Sunday, July 10, we will gather on Zoom to discuss Brian McLaren's new book, Do I Stay Christian? A Guide for the Doubters, the Disappointed and the Disillusioned (published May 2022).

In Do I Stay Christian? McLaren combines his own experience with that of thousands of people who have confided in him over the years to help readers make a responsible, honest, ethical decision about their religious identity.

There is a way to say both yes and no to the question of staying Christian, McLaren says, by shifting the focus from whether we stay Christian to how we stay human. If Do I Stay Christian? is the question you're asking—or if it's a question that someone you love is asking—this is the book you've been waiting for. Plan to join us this summer. See Class Schedule.

Please use the button below to order the book on Bookshop. Your purchase will help support the Cathedral Bookstore and Gift Shop.
New: Basic A Class Begins Next Month
Beginning August 14, we will start a five-week course in Basic Anglicanism. This is our opportunity to explore our particular faith tradition, Anglicanism, and our church, The Episcopal Church. Topics covered will include the Bible, the church's history, worship and liturgy, and discerning God's call in your life.

Upon completing this course, you will be eligible for confirmation on Sunday, September 25. All are welcome to learn more about their faith, whether or not you intend to be confirmed. If you have completed a confirmation class and would like to be confirmed, or would like to enroll in a confirmation class; please contact Megan Cochran in the office of Dean Kate Moorehead.
Opportunities to Serve
Family Promise Week: July 24-31, 2022: Volunteers needed to buy groceries, prepare meals, or just spend time with the family (host a board game night or bring a movie to watch). Find out more here.
Save the Date: Sunday, July 24: The One Blood Big Red Bus will be on Market Street from 8 a.m. to Noon. Be a blood donor: there's a hero in you in 2022!
Upcoming
Streams of Peace Yoga Night July 15
Come find streams of peace within the Cathedral gardens. A handpan musician will offer blissful music to enhance your yoga experience.
The handpan is a beautiful new musical instrument that has attracted sound healing practitioners around the globe. Streams of Sound is a nonprofit corporation whose purpose and mission is to bring handpan music into healing facilities of all types.

Many thanks to Streams of Sound for partnering with us!

This yoga experience is free and offered on a donation basis ($25 suggested). All are welcome. Please register via the RSVP link (no payment is required) to help us prepare for the evening.
Cursillo Ultreya at SJC
Sunday, July 17, 2022
4 p.m.
We are looking forward to worshiping, singing and praising God together. All Cursillo families in the Diocese of Florida and their guests are invited. Come light that fire! Fellowship will continue after the service in Taliaferro Hall. Please bring a covered dish to share.
Virtual Town Hall Meeting July 18
Plan to join Dean Kate and Father Mark on Zoom, Monday, July 18, at 7 p.m. for a mid-year report on the state of the Cathedral. The Zoom meeting will last no longer than one hour. You will hear about past, current and upcoming projects.
LGBTQ+ and Friends Dinner Wednesday July 20
Please RSVP here by Friday, July 15 for our LGBTQ+ and Friends dinner, which we will have on Wednesday, July 20, from 6 to 8 p.m.
All are welcome. The more the merrier! Please include your choice of grilled chicken or salmon in the RSVP comment box.

There will be a basket for donations at dinner.
Friday Fun Night July 22
We are trying something new, something cool for all ages to enjoy -- Friday Night at the movies here in Taliaferro Hall. Bring the family, grandkids, neighbors and friends. Spread out a blanket or take a seat at a table and enjoy pizza and a movie. We'll be showing Disney's Encanto! The event is free, but we ask you to RSVP so that we can order enough pizza for all! Please RSVP here.
Dean's Retreat: Gender and the Bible July 23
Spend a Saturday with Dean Kate, on July 23 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Cummings Chapel. Explore how our new understanding of quantum mechanics has led us to a deeper understanding of fundamentals like gender and vocation in Scripture. Curious? Join us! A light breakfast and lunch will be offered. Cost is $25. Registration is required.
Cursillo #144 Registration Open for Fall 2022
Camp Weed and the Cerveny Conference Center
11057 Camp Weed Pl, Live Oak, FL 32060

Cursillo is a three-day learning, sharing, inspirational experience of living in a Christian community. The objective of the Cursillo movement is to make Christian community possible in neighborhoods, parishes, work situations and other places where people live the greater part of their lives.

Men’s weekend September 22 – 25, 2022
Rector – Larry Jones at Trinity Parish St. Augustine
Women’s weekend September 29 – October 2, 2022
Rector – Penny Snider at St. Joseph’s Newberry

Click here to register or find registration on the diocesan website under Cursillo ministry Scholarship funds are available; contact Guy Bond.

As a reminder, all candidates must have a sponsor, so Cursillistas, please start looking for someone to sponsor on one of these life-changing weekends!
Love at the Core
SJC welcomes its newest member
St. John’s Cathedral welcomed Gia Elizabeth Kasraeian into the Family of God with Sunday’s baptism following the 10 a.m. service. Gia’s parents, Haley and Sina Kasraeian, were joined by a host of family members for the happy occasion.
Independence Day Hotdog Cookout
Thanks again to the Parish Engagement Council and the Brotherhood of St. Andrew!
Color of Law Art for Sale
The Color of Law exhibition that highlights the impact of redlining in communities of color in Jacksonville will be on display throughout the summer.
All pieces in the exhibition are for sale. Proceeds will go to the artist and the Cathedral Bookstore and Art Guild. The small wooden houses are each priced at $150/each and proceeds purchase a class for a first-time home buyer through Historic Eastside CDC.
See the art and prices here. Contact Kathryn Bissette for more information.
Kids Connect Campers Thank SJC
Deacon Linda shared lovely thank you cards, one from each child. Here's what they learned at camp this summer:
  • I learned to go up and down the stairs.
  • I learned to use the potty.
  • I learned how to ask my friends to play.
  • I learned how to use scissors.
Thank you to my sweet teachers, Ms. Jiselle and Ms. Dyan. And thank you to St. John's Cathedral for letting us have a classroom and a garden to play in.
~from the Children of Kids Connect Sumer Camp
 Birthday Blessings
Sunday, July 10
Anne McCranie, Amelia Still,
Layndon Desai

Monday, July 11
Kylee Cole

Tuesday, July 12
Rob Plume, Bill Speer, Jim Cox,
Jim Murray, George Masters,
Sandra Dunnavant
Wednesday, July 13
Gary Lockwood, David Busse,
Jeffrey Guenin

Thursday, July 14
Kyran Purcell, Hollin Hakimian

Friday, July 15
Ruby Fouraker, Donna Lu Bell,
Judy Martin

Saturday, July 16
Abe Meide, Fred Hodgkins, Liza Haley
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