Preparing the Way: Advent |
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Dear People of God,
This coming Sunday is the last Sunday of the Christian year. And then, we begin anew. In the darkest days of the year, we celebrate the coming of the light in a season called Advent. Advent is a strange and forgotten season. Most all the Christian world and many in the secular world have simply forgotten that this season even exists. They all begin to celebrate Christmas right after Thanksgiving. But we who practice ancient forms of Christianity, we wait for Jesus to come. We practice silence, we light candles, we sing O Come O Come Emmanuel, and we wait for the coming of Christ.
At the core of our faith, we are a people who long to see Jesus again. We expect that he might be just around the next corner, the stranger that we meet on the street. We are always anticipating Christ’s arrival, and in doing so, we are awake and aware of our world, truly living in the present moment. Advent is a practice of awakening, a way of being alert and aware of our surroundings. Try it. Look for Jesus among you this Advent season. See if you can find him.
With love,
Kate+
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Sunday Worship at the Cathedral |
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Masks are optional at all services. |
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Sunday, November 21, 2021
Christ the King Sunday
8 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Cathedral
Preacher: The Very Rev. Kate Moorehead
9 a.m. Youth & Children's Power Hour
Room 103
Nursery open 9 to 11:10 a.m.
9 a.m. Dean's Forum
Taliaferro Hall
10 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Cathedral*
Preacher: The Very Rev. Kate Moorehead
Offertory Music: Glorious and powerful God
by Charles Wood
The Cathedral Choir
12:30 p.m. Church Without Walls
Dean's Garden
*Nursery open 9 to 11:10 a.m. and Children's Chapel.
This service is live-streamed.
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Personalities and Portraits: the Gospel writers prepare for Christmas begins tonight! |
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At each of the four classes, Linda Privitera and Joe O'Shields will take a look at one Gospel writer to see how he approached and celebrates the Incarnation. The writers' different perspectives will offer an opportunity for us to reflect on our own patterns for embracing this Advent season.
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Guided Advent Labyrinth walks in Cathedral Park are Nov. 19 as well as Dec. 3, 10, and 17 |
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Explore Cathedral Park's outdoor labyrinth with Carol Ann Melican, trained by Veriditas, as she guides us in reflective walking meditation.
11 a.m. to Noon
Friday, November 19 (warm-up) and December 3, 10 & 17
Wear comfortable walking shoes.
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Join us for St. Andrew's Day Evensong on Sunday |
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Each November St. John's Cathedral Choir celebrates the Feast of St. Andrew with a festal service of choral evensong. One of our most beloved annual musical traditions, St. Andrew’s Day Evensong shows our liturgy at its finest, with choir, brass and bagpipes. This year's evensong features the Cathedral Choir, Cathedral Brass and Jacksonville Pipes and Drums. The Rev. Dr. Brian Lays, Riverside Presbyterian Church will be the guest preacher. A reception follows in Taliaferro Hall.
Sunday, November 21 | 5 p.m. | Free | All are invited.
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Kindness Rocks! November 21 |
On Sunday, November 21, St. John's Cathedral invites you to pick up a Kindness Rock. A group of volunteers painted these rocks. Each one has an inspiring message. Take one home as our thanksgiving offering to you! You're also invited to take some unpainted rocks home with you so you can create your own Kindness Rock as a gift for someone. Find out more
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Stewardship - Pledge Update |
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We are so grateful for our faithful friends who have pledged during this year’s 2022 Stewardship Campaign. We have been gathering with different ministries, mainly within the walls of our Cathedral campus, and have enjoyed witnessing the good works each group has to offer. We are halfway there when it comes to the 2022 Pledge Campaign! Your generous pledge helps us with next year’s budget and also enables us to offer meaningful, in-person and virtual programs and services for our Cathedral community and beyond. Won’t you please send in your pledge? Here’s how:
- Pledge Online Today
- Fill out a pledge card located in the pew on Sundays or mail in the card that you received through the U.S. Mail.
- If you would like to have a pledge card mailed to you, please contact Pam Searcy at 632-9104, ext. 106 or psearcy@jaxcathedral.org
Thank you and may God Bless you always!
Pam Searcy
Stewardship Manager
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Operation SJC Apartment Update |
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Thank you for your prompt and generous response to SJC Operation Apartment! We've received lots of small appliances and household items. Please keep them coming! Especially needed now are queen and twin beds and dressers.
An updated inventory list is here. If you don't have items to donate but would like to help, monetary donations can be sent to St. John's Cathedral marked "Refugee Account."
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Join us for a Thanksgiving Day Eucharist
and Potluck Turkey Dinner
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SJC will once again host a Thanksgiving Day potluck dinner. Plan to join us on Thursday, Nov. 25 following the 10 a.m. service for the dinner in Taliaferro Hall.
Roast turkey will be provided, but guests are asked to bring a side dish to help make the meal complete.
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Advent Procession with Carols November 28 |
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The Advent Procession of Lessons and Carols at St. John's Cathedral is a sequence of readings, hymns, and choral music exploring themes of Advent - darkness, light, despair, hope, and justice. As you listen, consider how these themes are reflected in the oldest stories and wisdom of the Bible, in the prophetic voice, and in the stories of John the Baptist and the birth of the Son of God.
First Sunday of Advent, November 28 |5 p.m. | Free | All are invited!
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John Bunker art exhibit continues through Jan. |
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About the Exhibition
Times of enforced withdrawal from the ordinary, times of pandemic and plague, have often produced great works of art. Such times can be times “of tears and sorrows; courage and endurance” as Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway says. They can also be times of creative introspection and insight.
This exhibition JOHN BUNKER: NEW DRAWINGS AND PAINTINGS is a selection of 34 drawings from the 150 drawings created by Jacksonville’s premier visual artist, John Bunker during the pandemic. These drawings have artistic depth and masterful facility in the less attention-demanding medium of drawing. In them, Bunker explores many themes familiar from his earlier work. There is a reflective intensity to these drawings, done on papers infused with color, and marked with intimate, personal strokes. Read more.
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Outreach Volunteer Opportunities |
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HABI-JAX
HabiJax has set aside Saturday, December 4, and Saturday, January 15 as volunteer days for St John’s Cathedral. Hours are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., with an hour lunch break. We need 6 to 8 volunteers each day. To volunteer, please email Deb Fewell, HabiJax Community Engagement Manager at dfewell@habijax.com and cc Steven Gahan navymsn2@hotmail.com
Blessings in a Backpack Packing Dates
Volunteers are welcome to come pack backpacks on the following Thursdays: December 2, January 6, and January 26 at 9:30 a.m. at St. John's Cathedral. Contact: Joan Burchell burchelli@aol.com
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Love at the Core in the Palm of Your Hand |
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The SJC app has new updates! Now you can listen to the Cathedral Choir anytime you wish on your cellphone. In addition, you can hear morning devotions, listen to sermons, watch services, check the worship team schedule, and see what is going on here at the Cathedral. Check it out! |
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Grateful Gatherings
Grateful Gatherings
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
NOTE: There will be no Grateful Gathering on Wednesday, November 24. We will return on December 1 and December 8. On December 15, the Wednesday night supper will be the Parish Christmas Potluck Dinner. Save the date for a festive time of fellowship!
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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, 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, November 21
Bo Parker, Teresa Seagle
Monday, November 22
John Adams, Betsy Powell,
Tuesday, November 23
Galeh Kasraein
Wednesday, November 24
Spook Hill
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Thursday, November 25
Christopher Delaney, Lerato Subadan,
Austin Petteway, Denise MacKenzie
Friday, November 26
Jerry Deters, Don Wucker,
Anne Marie Van Wie
Saturday, November 27
Carol Abdelnour, Kyle Horne
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