The E-pistle of Sunday, November 5th, 2023

All Saints' Sunday

Holy Eucharist, Rite II

7:30AM in Emmanuel Chapel

Holy Eucharist, Rite II

10:00AM in the Nave & Livestreamed

The Cathedral Church of St. Luke

in the

City of Portland

and the

Episcopal Diocese of Maine

Whoever you are,

and wherever you may be on the journey of the spirit,

The Episcopal Church welcomes you.

Welcome to St. Luke’s Cathedral

We are a community of faith with ancient worship and modern thought, catholic traditions and progressive theology. We proclaim a Biblical perspective for thinking people, a respect for reason, science, and a diversity of perspective. This empowers compassion and care for both the wider community and one another. Our commitment to welcome and inclusion is central to our mission modeled on the Kingdom of God and proclaimed by Jesus Christ.

Bulletin

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The altar flowers are given to the glory of god by Paula & Dillon Gilles

in gratitude and celebration of 45 years of marriage

Sunday Morning Service Participants

Preacher & Celebrant

The Right Reverend Thomas J. Brown, Bishop of Maine

Assisting

The Reverend Rebecca A. Grant, Deacon

The Reverend George R. Stevens, Interim Dean

Music Leader & Organist

Christian M. Clough, Canon for Liturgy & Music

Lector

Ellen Detlefsen

Prayers Leader

Julie Rothrock

Ushers

Peter Bingham, Deb Marcoux, Bob Parshley, Martha Parshley

Head Verger

Eleanor Roberts

Verger

Randi Hogan

Crucifer

Eleanor Roberts

Live Streaming

Jack Swanton, Sam Allen

The Healing Team

Oscar Mokeme, Betsey Deleuse

Contributing Ministries

The Cathedral Choir, Acolytes, Vergers, The Flower Guild, The Altar Guild, The Kneeler Guild, The Healing Team

Music copyrights granted under OneLicense.net #A-713087. Sources: The Hymnal 1982, Lift Every Voice and Sing II, Wonder, Love, and Praise, Voices Found, My Heart Sings Out, The Saint Helena Psalter, The Book of Common Prayer,, Enriching our Worship, The Holy Bible (NRSV).

Choral Evensong Service Participants

Evensong Bulletin

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Facebook Live

Officiant

The Rev. Suzanne Roberts M.D., Associate Priest

Assisting

The Reverend Rebecca A. Grant, Deacon

Music Leader & Organist

Christian M. Clough, Canon for Liturgy & Music

Lectors

John Bancroft, The Rev. Rebecca A. Grant

Ushers

Peter Bingham, Chester Bishop, Stan Kuziel, Mary Linneman

Head Verger

Eleanor Roberts

Live Streaming

Jack Swanton, Sam Allen

Contributing Ministries

The Cathedral Choir, Acolytes, Vergers, The Flower Guild, The Altar Guild, The Kneeler Guild

The Cathedral Choir

Georgia Bancroft • Onnie Benoist • Phoebe Blume • Robert Brokaw • Linda Carleton

Joseph Colquhoun • Lynn Dalheim • Ellise Johnson • Curtis Maurand • Jamie Moore

Suezan Moore • Parker Roberts • Harold Rodriguez • Shana Rose • William Salomon

Connie Schmalz • Dan Schmalz • Gay Tucker • Kathy Watt • Stacie Webb

Happening at the Cathedral Today

A Note of Welcome to

Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie

This morning the Cathedral welcomes Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie, the Interim President and General Secretary of the National Council of Churches.

Bishop McKenzie is visiting Maine as a guest of the Maine Council of Churches. She brings to our community today a message of care and concern, whilst inquiring about the immediate needs that the churches in the greater Lewiston area and their clergy have in the aftermath of the tragedy last week.

Bishop McKenzie, the 117th bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church and first female elected to that office, has also served as presiding bishop in Southern Africa – Botswana, Swaziland, Mozambique, and Lesotho and in the United States in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Texas. A graduate of the University of Maryland College Park, Howard University School of Religion, who holds a doctorate from United Theological Seminary, Bishop McKenzie has been active in social justice issues for more than three decades. She was appointed in 2009 by President Barack Obama to be on the inaugural White House Commission of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnership and was named by Huffington Post in 2014 as one of the 50 Most Powerful Women Around the World.

Serving as a leading voice of Christian witness in the public square since 1950, the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA (NCC) brings together 37 member communions and more than 30 million Christians in approximately 100,000 congregations in a common expression of God’s love and promise of unity to live as a community of denominations called to visible unity and sent forth to promote justice, peace, and the healing of the world.

The Maine Council of Churches is an ecumenical coalition of seven mainline Protestant denominations* founded in 1938 whose mission is to speak with a prophetic voice of faith, connecting people within, through, and beyond the church to create a more just, compassionate, and peaceful world.

Its member denominations represent more than 400 local congregations across the state with over 50,000 parishioners in their care, including 15 congregations in Lewiston, Auburn, Winthrop, Lisbon, and Lisbon Falls.

Choral Evensong This Evening at 4PM

Join the Cathedral choir under the direction of Canon for Liturgy and Music, Christian M. Clough, for a service of choral evensong tonight at 4PM in the Cathedral Nave. Musical Selections for this evening’s service include:

PRECES & RESPONSES:

The Dorian Service Music:

Thomas Tallis (ca. 1505-1585)

PSALMS

8 & 84 Anglican chants by Andrew Seivewright & Lionel Pike

MAGNIFICAT & NUNC DIMITTIS:

The Dorian Service Music: Thomas Tallis (ca. 1505-1585)

ANTHEM

“Lay me low” from Shaker Songs,

Words & Music: Addah Z. Potter (New Lebanon, NY), arr. Kevin Siegfried

Roots of Jesus Study Group

Sunday Mornings|8:45-9:45AM

Location: The Chapter Room

Contact: The Rev. Dr. Bob Hanson at 207-405-8250.

Join us in the Chapter Room from 8:45–9:45 AM on Sunday mornings. Bob Hanson, Biblical scholar, linguist and theologian, leads our group. For more information call Bob at (207) 405- 8250. Activity units are distributed for each session. Assigned readings are from the Biblical books under consideration. The journey is a joyous one.

Community Announcements

Help by Donating to the Fair

Tables Being Offered This Year

Hand-Made Gifts
Vintage Linens
Nativity and Winter Home Items
Live Music
Jewelry
Attic Treasures
Jams and Jellies
Toys & Games
Hot Beverages & Baked Goods

We need your help with Donations of items to help support the Fair in the categories listed above especially Christmas items, toys and sports items.

To have a successful fair, we need at least twice as many donations as we have now!

How to Donate

Donations for the Fair can be placed in the labeled bins in the park street entrance or brought down the Sunday school hallway and left on the pew across from room 4.

Please mark your donations(s) as a Fair donation.

If you would like to donate during hours in which volunteers are not available, please contact Sarah Dowling for additional information.

Please note that we will not be accepting donations of books and furniture.

Help by Giving Your Time

To have a successful fair we need volunteers who are flexible to assist where most needed on November 11

Email Fair Coordinator Sarah Dowling to volunteer your time/expertise.

With additional questions or information, e-mail Sarah, or call or text her on (207) 653-1017.

Christmas Table For Fair

If you have any Christmas related items for the fair please contact Liz Stover by email or phone at (207)-272-4922

Please bring all items to St Luke's on Friday 11/10 (The day before the fair).

Calling All Bakers For the Fair!

We need everyone's help with providing baked goods for the fair.

Donations of pies, cakes, cookies, muffins or any other baked goods would be greatly appreciated. Please label ingredients.

Let Liz Stover know what you can bring via a call, text or email and please deliver to St Luke's on Friday 11/10 (The day before the fair).

With any questions please contact Liz Stover by email or at 272-4922.

Thank you for your help!

Stewardship Ingathering Celebration Sunday, November 12

Over the past month, we have been reflecting on the Cathedral’s role in our lives, our neighbors’ lives, our greater roles in the world and the life of the Church.

The Vestry has made a Generosity Declaration, committing to give to God the first portion of our time, talent, and money, and inviting us to join in this lifelong, joyful, transforming, and liberating response to God’s call to us.

This year we offered a hybrid mailing option (either a physical mailed letter or online materials) which featured a letter from Senior Warden Sam Allen, Stewardship FAQ, links to a downloadable pledge card, and to online giving through our new database and giving platform, Realm.

If you would like to access Realm please contact our Financial Administrator, Nina Andersen

As you plan what to offer in 2024, we pray you are taking to heart our stewardship theme, “Rooted in Faith, Nurturing Community: Thriving Together in Transition.”

Next Sunday, November 12, join in celebrating our Ingathering Sunday. At both the 7:00am and 10:30am services, you are encouraged to bring your pledge cards up to the altar as your offering.

If you have already made your pledge for 2024 (thank you!), we will have an offering card for you to participate.

If you haven’t already made your pledge, please take time to pray on how you are called to respond with gratitude and generosity, and then plan to bring your pledge with you or make your pledge online here.

Thanksgiving Day Service at the Cathedral

Please join us on Thanksgiving Day, November 23rd, 2023 at 10:00 AM in Emmanuel Chapel for a service of Holy Eucharist with The Right Reverend Thomas J. Brown, The Bishop of Maine, presiding.

All are welcome!

Autumn Eco-Tips

from the Public Policy & Environmental Action Team (PPEAT)

1.Leave the leaves on the lawn. They will go through the cycle of decomposition and promote healthy microbial activity in the soil. If you do decide to clean up the leaves, put them in a compost pile.

2. For fall ( and any season) beverages such as pumpkin lattes, hot cider and coffee, use a reusable mug. This action will save on the many paper cups that are thrown in the landfill and will also help to save trees.

3. Purchase local and seasonal foods. This action decreases fossil fuel used in transportation over great distances. In addition, the local produce is fresher, and its purchase helps local farmers.

4. For Halloween, consider making costumes at home and refraining from using plastic containers for the trick or treat event.

St. Elizabeth's Pantry Coat Drive

As we gear up for colder temperatures, St. Elizabeth’s is launching its annual coat and boot drive. Many of our neighbors come from warmer climates and don’t have the necessary clothing for fall and winter in Maine.

Large and Extra-Large sized coats for both men and women are most needed, but coats and boots of all sizes are welcome. Items should be in clean, good condition.

Monetary donations may also be made for the purchase of new coats and boots for our neighbors.

Financial contributions can be mailed to: St. Elizabeth’s Jubilee Center PO Box 4036 Portland, ME 04101 or visit here.

Trinity Jubilee Center in Lewiston

The pioneer Episcopal Jubilee Center in Maine is in Lewiston, and was started – 30 years ago! - by Trinity Church there and for many years has operated out of the Trinity basement, serving more than 1,000 needy folks every week. Trinity operates 6 days a week and runs a soup kitchen, a food pantry, a day shelter, a resource center (including a

weekly health center) and provides referrals and connections to all sorts

of social services.

They also have a thriving refugee assistance program. Now Trinity has more than outgrown the cramped Trinity basement and is looking to build a purpose-built building across the street. To that end it has embarked on a Capital Campaign.

St. Luke's parishioners Nancy Brain and John Watson are keen supporters of Trinity Jubilee Center. They would be delighted to talk to anyone at St. Luke’s who might be interested in finding out more about their plans.

Contact John and Nancy via email to learn more information

John Watson & Nancy Brain

Join the Young and the Restless on Saturday November 18th at 6pm for their annual Friendsgiving dinner!

Bring your favorite casserole, side dish, pie, libation, or non-libation to share! The church will supply a rotisserie chicken and all the plates, utensils, and cups. Also, bring your favorite card or board game that we could play while eating yummy desserts. Please contact Shana Rose to RSVP.

Hold the Date! PPEAT Coffee Hour

On November 12 at the Coffee Hour after service, come hear about the mission and work of the Maine Climate Council.

On June 26, 2019, Governor Janet Mills and the Maine State Legislature created the Maine Climate Council, an assembly of scientists, industry leaders, bipartisan local and state officials, and engaged citizens to develop a four-year plan to put Maine on a trajectory to reduce emissions by 45% by 2030 and at least 80% by 2050.

The plan was delivered to Governor Mills on December 1, 2020. State Representative Christopher Kessler, one of the four State Legislators who serve on the Council will be with us to share an update about the structure and work of the Council.

He’ll also share information about key actions that have been taken as well as plans and projects under way to achieve the goals of the four-year plan.

Opportunity for morning meditation in Emmanuel Chapel

St. Luke’s Parish Administrator Avery Levesque-Schott invites you to join him in Emmanuel Chapel from 7:00AM-8:00AM on Tuesday & Thursday mornings for a time of silent sitting and walking meditation.

A brief reading will be offered with accompanying active listening dyads. Coffee, tea, and pastries will be available in the Upper Hall following the conclusion of the meditation.

Seeking Input for the Sunday 5:15 pm Service

We are seeking input from parishioners interested in restarting the Sunday 5:15 pm service in the chapel.

A working group is forming to explore how we might form this service, possibly using lay leadership.

One option is to launch a time limited series of 5:15 services starting in the Sundays following Epiphany, and reassess whether continuing into the new year is feasible.

We are hoping this group will consider options, ask questions and explore ideas together on how to proceed. If you have thoughts or are interested in joining in, please contact Tim Wilkins.

Visit Hannaford over the Bridge

and Support Our Food Pantry in November

During November, St. Luke's Food Pantry will receive $1 from every $2.50 reusable Fight Hunger Bag sold during the month of November at the Hannaford on 50 Cottage Road in South Portland.

Plus, our pantry will receive $0.25 from every Hannaford Snack Pals Plate sold there.

Ongoing Opportunities & Announcements

Coffee Hour

For the time being, Liz Griffin and Gail Kesich are managing the Coffee Hour schedule. If you have any questions or would like to sign up to host, please contact Gail Kesich or Liz Griffin.

St. Luke's Food Pantry in Need of Contributions

The Food Pantry welcomes your contributions of oil, flour, and dried beans!

These continue to be the most wanted items and and the most difficult for us to keep in stock.

Donations can be dropped off at any service or at the Cathedral's rear entrance. Thank you! Both neighbors and volunteers are grateful for your support!

With any questions please contact Mary Brighthaupt.

Help the Cathedral With Recycling

As Portland does not pick-up recycling for businesses we are looking for volunteers to take home the paper we gather in blue bins and add them to parishioner's recycling bins at their homes (We do however recycle cardboard and compost both of which have been a very successful campaigns). If you would like to help please contact Sarah Braik or Tim Wilkins. Thanks for your help.

Join the Young and The Restless

We are St. Luke’s 20s-30s-year-old ministry. We are an active group at the cathedral which also gets together outside of the church.

Join us as we go hiking, ice skating, play trivia, or just enjoy each other’s company! If you are new to us, welcome! We meet every Tuesday at Maine Beer Company in Freeport for Trivia from 6-8.

Other events happen sporadically throughout the month, however trivia is a great opportunity to meet us if you’re joining us for the first time. Contact Shana Rose to stay up to date with group activities and information.

Join Luke's Garden

LGBTQIA+ Group

Luke's Garden is the cathedral's LGBTQIA+ group which meets every 2nd Sunday of the month following coffee hour.

All are welcome!

For additional information contact Orion Williams

Access Your Realm Profile

The Cathedral’s new online database, Realm, is a useful tool for parishioners to manage their contact and pledging information.

Realm helps our community by improving our record keeping in a more streamlined fashion.

When joining Realm you can sign-up to be a part of the online directory in the database.

To activate your Realm profile please contact our financial administrator Nina Andersen.

Nina will assist you with the few steps necessary to access your profile.

We look forward to sharing this exciting new technology with you!

Events in the Wider Community

St. Elizabeth's Pantry to Host Benefit Concert on November 18th

at Trinity Episcopal Church in Portland

The FLUKES, an ensemble of enthusiastic ukulele musicians, presents a family friendly concert to benefit St. Elizabeth's Essentials Pantry, a low-barrier pantry serving non-food essentials to all those in need, including new Mainers and Mainers whose families have been here for generations.

The FLUKES play and sing songs from Bach to the Beatles and beyond.

Suggested donation $10, free for children under 12.

AGO Annual Members Recital

The Portland Chapter of the American Guild of Organists will present their annual members’ recital, Advent and Christmas Preview on Sunday, November 12 at 3:00 PM at the First Parish Congregational Church, 9 Cleaveland Street, Brunswick, Maine.

The program is free and open to all. Selections by Albrecht, Bingham, Chapman, Joseph, Stover and others, including works by the performers. Organists: Jane Hagness, Paul Schnell, Harold Stover and John Sullivan.