October 15, 2021
From the Dean & Rector
Beloved,

It has been two and a half months since we resumed in-person worship and each Sunday brings new joy! Joy in music, laughter, welcome, return of old faces, and arrival of new faces. Each service has been wonderful and fulfilling on its own, and many volunteers are hard at work each week to ensure that this remains so. You can easily see the staff in front and at the organ, but perhaps less obvious are the numbers of people who volunteer their time on Sunday mornings.

Did you know, in addition to the choir volunteers, we would ideally have 9 or 10 more volunteers for each service? That's a lot of people, but that is what makes our warmth and welcome and beautiful liturgy possible. Volunteers serve as ushers, greeters, crucifers, vergers, readers, prayer leaders, altar servers, and more.

Most of you received a pledge packet in the mail this week asking for you to prayerfully consider ways in which you can financially support the ministry of this Cathedral. I am asking you, today, to prayerfully consider ways in which you can volunteer your time on a Sunday morning, perhaps once a month, to usher, greet, read, pray, carry the cross, lead the procession, or serve at the altar. We will train you! Please see below for today's focus on ushers. If you feel this is something you would like to offer, please contact us!

In Christ's love,
Greta+ 
Cathedral Church of St. Paul News & Events
Thank You
St. Paul’s is truly a community of love and caring! Many thanks to those who cooked and delivered meals to Tom and me following my shoulder surgery on August 26th – we were afforded not only such a delectable variety of dishes, but also lovely visits with all of you. I told this to some people, but after the first weekend of cooking and cleaning up (before the meals started), Tom announced that he was not going to be a housewife when he got to heaven! Thank you so much for your generosity and love.

--Vieva Grenier
St. Paul's Annual Giving Campaign 2022: Together at the Corner of Hope and Gratitude
Pledge packets went out this week! If you didn't receive one, email the Cathedral office to request that one be mailed out to you. Alternatively, there will be packets on the Narthex table available for anyone who would like one,

As you may know, the work we do at St. Paul's is funded largely through parishioner support. Our goals for the near term are to continue to expand access to the Cathedral, through virtual offerings, building improvements, and arts, youth programming, and spiritual offerings for all.

We hope that you will consider making a pledge for 2022, and thank you for your support.
Seeking Ushers at Both Services
We are seeking ushers who are able to serve at the 9:00 or 11:00 services. Ushering is a great way to greet people, to be involved in worship, and to be the "first impression" people encounter when they join us for worship.

Who can serve as an usher? Anyone who is able-bodied and willing! Here are some qualifications:

  • You understand the vital role of the usher ministry.
  • You enjoy and care about people.
  • You possess a servant’s heart.

What are the core tasks of ushering?

  • Help people find a seat and hand out service bulletins.
  • Be available to those who may have a question about the church or the service.
  • Be on the lookout for those who may have special circumstances - physical disabilities, seating requirements, etc.
  • Collect the offering.
  • Get an accurate people count.
  • Arrive 15 - 20 minutes before the service starts.

If you're interested, or want to learn more, please reach out to the Cathedral Administrator at admin@stpaulscathedralvt.org.
Volunteer to be an A/V Minister
For the introverts in our midst who are looking for a way to participate in worship at St. Paul's, consider volunteering as an Audiovisual minister. Our camera and sound setup is simpler than you might think!

Grace, our A/V coordinator, will train a few volunteers on the system for use during services, Cathedral Arts concerts, and other streamed events. Responsibilities would include arriving 15-20 minutes before the service, operating the cameras and sound from the balcony, and monitoring the "chat" on YouTube.

If you're interested in participating in a training or to learn more, contact the Cathedral office by email at admin@stpaulscathedralvt.org.
Get to Know Your Vestry: Barrie Montross
Welcome new vestry member Barrie Montross! Barrie joins the vestry this month, finishing the term of Betsy Beaulieu, who moved to Connecticut at the end of the summer.

When John and I moved to Burlington in 2014, we began our quest to find the perfect church community. We had a list of potential churches to explore. Our first stop was St Paul’s. It felt like a good fit right from the start. We never looked any further. It happened to be Start Up Sunday, and we were impressed with St Paul’s activity offerings, the clergy, the liturgy and the music.

I quickly joined the Community Cluster committee as I felt that making people feel welcome was an important part of my ministry. A short time later, I joined the Flower Guild and learned to make beautiful floral arrangements. Next, I became a lay reader as I felt a desire to become involved in the liturgy.

John and I took on a big challenge in chairing the Silent Auction-the first two years under the leadership of Ernie Hathaway and the third year on our own. We were committed to helping provide funding for St Paul’s Outreach programs. As time progressed, I learned to make bows and wield a glue gun to decorate wreathes with pine cone arrangements for the Wreath Project. 

In 2020 when the pandemic forced us into isolation where we no longer gathered to worship in person, I became a member of the Pastoral Care committee. Its mission was to reach out to members of our community and provide resources where needed. My experiences in these activities have given me insight into the workings and the objectives of the parish. 

My professional background is in dental hygiene education and I am a professor emerita at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, NY. Since relocating to Burlington, I have held executive positions in several non-profit organizations. I am currently a Reiki volunteer in the Comprehensive Pain Program at UVM Medical Center. 

 It is an honor to be appointed to the Vestry. I would like to contribute in a meaningful way to help St Paul’s continue to move forward during these challenging times. I look forward to working with other members of the Vestry as we chart our course for the parish community in Burlington. 
The Installation of Dean and Rector Greta Getlein
Mark your calendars: On Saturday, October 23 at 11:00 a.m. you are invited to join the Cathedral Church of St. Paul as we celebrate new life and ministry with the installation of the Very Reverend Greta Getlein as our Dean and Rector. This festive service does not occur often and is an opportunity for us to celebrate the gift of Greta's leadership and guidance.

Update: Friends, after much thought and prayer we have decided that we cannot offer a public reception after this event. We pray that you can join us for the service in person or on-line. We will look toward a fuller celebration of our life together in the Spring as the warmth returns and (in-shallah, God willing) the pandemic is under control.

The link to our YouTube livestream can be found on the front page of our website.
Marathon Sunday: No Services on October 24
The 2021 Vermont City Marathon will take place on Sunday, October 24 this year. Due to street closures in downtown Burlington making the Cathedral inaccessible by car, we have decided to cancel Sunday worship that morning.
Cathedral Arts Presents Borromeo String Quartet
Capital City Concerts and Cathedral Arts are proud to present a performance by the Borromeo String Quartet on Sunday October 24 at 3:00 p.m. at the Cathedral Church of Saint Paul in Burlington.

Boston's stellar Borromeo Quartet has been hailed for its “edge-of-the-seat performances,” by the Boston Globe, which called it “simply the best.” This beloved ensemble returns for performances featuring Beethoven's transcendent String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132, and Adolphus Hailstork's clever and touching String Quartet Swing Low Sweet Chariot. Flutist Karen Kevra joins them for Gluck's paradisal Minuet and Dance of the Blessed Spirits.

For more information about the program, and to be enticed to attend this concert, click the link below to hear Nick Kitchen as he talks informatively and touchingly about the Beethoven Op, 132 string quartet.


Tickets to hear the concert live ($15-$25) are available in advance at www.capitalcityconcerts.org, and at the door on the day of the performance.

New this season are virtual tickets! Use the link here to access the virtual option:

Remote/On-demand Tickets give you admission for two weeks from the time of purchase, beginning at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 24. Listen as often as you'd like at any time, during that 2-week period, alone or with others. Pay-as-you-can tickets start at $15

This concert is sponsored in part by Bill Herbst of the Vermont Agency, the Vermont Community Foundation Concert Artists Fund, Capitol Copy, Grenier Engineering, and the Montpelier Community Fund. Visit www.capitalcityconcerts.org.for tickets, and information including programs, bios, and COVID protocols. 
Mid-Week Afternoon Tea with St. Paul's Clergy
How's your week going? Need a mid-week pick-me-up? Looking for a chance to connect with your CCSP friends? Come have a cup of tea with us on Wednesdays at 3:00 p.m. via Zoom.

Here at the Cathedral, we've been missing coffee hour - that incarnation of Christian community and communal bonding that contributes to our sense of holistic well-being as a parish. This casual weekly gathering will be hosted by Dean Greta Getlein and/or Deacon Stan Baker, and offers a chance to gather, reconnect with old friends, and meet new ones.

Join us every Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. via Zoom online or by phone:

Dial: 1-646-558-8656
Meeting ID: 871 5286 1108
Passcode: 1973
Wreath Project 2021
Wreath season is rapidly approaching! You can find an order form here to reserve one of the most beautiful wreaths going! If you ordered last year, you will soon receive an e-mail asking if you want to order again. Order forms will also be available in the back of the church.

All proceeds from the Wreath Project go to support St. Paul’s Outreach Ministries.
 
We are always looking for the next generation of Wreath Project volunteers, in addition to anticipating the return of many of our loyal Wreath Projecteers. 

If you are talented at clerical work, FedEx billing protocols, bow-making, creating large charts, making phone calls, sales promotion, crafty with cones and glue guns OR you would like to learn, let me know as soon as possible. My phone 862-3575, cell 734-9349 email ppills949@gmail.com.

-- Penny Pillsbury
Children's Corner
church school at COTS Walk
Thank you all who attended our Indigenous People's Day Sunday School class. 

In the end, we landed on the topic of harvest and how indigenous people here and around the world celebrate harvest. It is a time to pause and give thanks that food is prepared and stored for winter. In the case of the indigenous people, it was food for themselves and their animals. Resources were always honored as they were scarce, so there was no waste. As a result, even the husks of corn were used for bedding, wrapping and cooking food, and even corn husk dolls for the children.

We learned how to make the dolls and that it takes five husks and string to make a basic doll. Dolls can be decorated with beads and shells called wampum. Originally wampum was beads and shells used for ceremony, but eventually were used for trade with settlers. 

We thank Liz Martin of the Lenape Nation for filling in for her mother who had taken ill. Stay tuned - we will update you when we are offering another multi-generational class.

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This Sunday is the Twenty-first Sunday After Pentecost. Click here for the latest edition of The Sunday Paper, a weekly publication for children that includes Scriptural images, and stories that relate the Gospel to the Old Testament, the life of the church, and their own lives.

All children aged four to 11 are welcome to join us for Church School, which takes place downstairs in the Parish Hall between the 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. services. If you are planning to participate or have any questions, please email Katie Gonyaw, our Children's Formation Coordinator.
The Sunday Paper [Junior], to which The Cathedral Church of St. Paul has a paid subscription, is posted here with permission of the author/illustrator, Gretchen Wolff Pritchard. © Gretchen Wolff Pritchard, The Sunday Paper, 19 Colony Road, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, www.the-sunday-paper.com. All rights reserved. This is copyright material and should not be further forwarded or distributed.  
Weekly Silent Witness and Prayerful Vigil in Response to Racism
The Cathedral's weekly Silent Witness and Prayerful Vigil continues this Sunday, October 17, at 1:00 p.m., in response to racism in our nation, state, and community. 

In the event of really bad weather, we will send out a notification by Facebook (please use your own discretion). Face masks are optional if you are fully vaccinated. Please, if you can, bring a non-perishable food item - a volunteer will deliver all the donations gathered at the vigil to the Food Shelf. If you have a sign you would like to hold, bring it! This event is open to the community.
Join Us for Sunday Worship
Join us this Sunday, October 17 as we celebrate the Holy Eucharist at 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. in person. Our 11:00 a.m. service will be live streamed on the Cathedral's YouTube channel for those who would like to join us virtually.
 
You can view or download the order of worship for the 11:00 Eucharist here.
 
Children's formation will take place between the two services downstairs in our Parish Hall.
In person coffee hour continues to be on hold for the time being.
 
Other Regular Services
All are welcome to join us for our weekday services:
 
Morning Prayer, Monday through Friday at 8:30 a.m. In Person and on Zoom.
Compline, Sundays and Wednesdays at 9:00 p.m. on Zoom.
For Our Prayers This Week
We pray for blessings and joy for those who celebrate birthdays this week:  Peter Harrigan, Gail Ernevad, Gerry Viens.

Let us name before God those for whom we offer our prayers: Lisa and her family; Maria E. Righter; Dale; Molly Comeau, who is being treated for breast cancer; Cole; Nancy Johnson; Andrew Rhiannon; Ella Baskett; Mary Magot; Michael Hill; Jean Erno; Bill Metcalfe; Chuck; Ted Braun; Jackie; Michael Fernandez; Lillian Robinson; Stewart McHenry; Emily Harwood; Peter Adams; Elizabeth Webster; Danielle O'Hallisey; David, Carol and Samantha Simmons; Pat Barra; Margot (Lisa Schnell's sister); David Glendinning; Debbie Altemus; Vaughn Altemus; Marion Montross; Naomi Hodgett; Helen McGrath; Ted Braun; and Mary Carter.  For all those suffering from COVID-19 in our country or around the world, and especially those from our own faith family who have loved ones at risk or are themselves at risk. For those who have died from COVID-19 and for the grief of those who loved them.
 
We pray for those who are in the discernment process: Kenzo An; and for our seminarians, Bram Kranichfeld and Susan McMillan
Quote of the Week

"Accustom yourself to continually make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul."

--Teresa of Avila
Lessons for October 17: The Twenty-first Sunday After Pentecost, Proper 24
Collect of the Day
Almighty and everlasting God, in Christ you have revealed your glory among the nations: Preserve the works of your mercy, that your Church throughout the world may persevere with steadfast faith in the confession of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Community News & Events
Volunteer Opportunity: Support Cathedral Square
Residents of our Cathedral Square Communities need your help.

As is in the news everywhere, businesses, restaurants and assisted living communities are having difficulty recruiting staff. And unfortunately, Cathedral Square’s long term care communities are not immune to this shortage.

So in this time of need we are turning to you, members of the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, for help serving meals at both sites. In short, we are seeking volunteers for two to two and half hours for breakfast, lunch or dinner shifts. Details can be found on the following link: Kitchen Support/Meal Service at Cathedral Square Assisted Living and Memory Care at Allen Brook.

In addition to these on-site opportunities, there is also the option to prepare meals at home and deliver to any one of our Assisted and Independent living sites. Details can be found on the following link: Meals in Motion
Diocesan Convention To Be Held Entirely Online: Deadline to Register is Today!
In light of the continuing rise in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in Vermont, the diocesan convention events originally slated to take place on Saturday, November 6 at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul will now take place online.
 
The business portion of diocesan convention will be held as planned, online via Zoom on Thursday, November 4 beginning at 6 p.m.
 
The bishop's address, worship, and other programming will take place online via Zoom and YouTube Saturday, November 6.
 
Register Online
Online registration is now open. The deadline for registration is Friday, October 15.
 
If you are a delegate and unable to attend convention, it is your responsibility to notify the diocesan office of the change.
 
Pre-Convention Hearing: October 28 at 6 p.m. on Zoom
A pre-convention hearing will be held via Zoom on Thursday, October 28 at 6 p.m. Watch for additional details in future newsletters.
 
Business Session: November 4 at 6 p.m. on Zoom
The business session of convention will take place online via Zoom on Thursday, November 4 at 6 p.m. In order to participate in the business session of convention, delegates will need a dependable internet connection and access to Zoom (see technical requirements). Clergy or delegates who anticipate connectivity or technological challenges that might make it difficult to participate in convention from home are asked to email communications@diovermont.org. The business session will be broadcast online for viewing by the general public.
 
Worship, Bishop's Address and More: November 6 Online
The bishop's address, worship, and other programming will take place online via Zoom and YouTube Saturday, November 6. Watch future issues of the Mountain for more information about the agenda, starting time, and how to join.
 
Nominations
Coming soon: a listing of open diocesan leadership positions and a link to submit nominations.
 
Watch the diocesan website for convention updates.
Submission Deadline for St. Paul's eNews
This weekly e-newsletter is circulated on Fridays. Please have your pieces submitted to Jennifer Sumner at admin@stpaulscathedralvt.org by noon on Wednesday. Thank you.
Contacts:

The Right Rev. Shannon MacVean-Brown, Bishop of Vermont

The Very Rev. Greta Getlein, Dean and Rector

The Ven. J. Stannard Baker, Cathedral Deacon and Diocesan Archdeacon

Mark A. DeW. Howe, Canon Precentor and Director of Music

Jennifer C. Sumner, Office Administrator

Barbara F. Comeau, Financial Administrator

Katie Gonyaw, Children's Formation Coordinator

Grace Jack, A/V and Social Media Coordinator