Our Cathedral staff and clergy continue serving from their virtual offices.
If you have any questions, please contact the office at office@cccathedral.org.
All Cathedral Events are hosted virtually. Our Church Street Eats and Church by the Pond continues to serve in-person with appropriate safety protocols during this time of pandemic.
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“Cast your vote, not on a partisan basis, not based on your biases, but vote your values. Vote the values of human dignity and equality. Vote the values of the rock on which this country was built. Vote.’’
-Presiding Bishop Michael Curry
I have always been interested in the government of our nation and its possibility to serve God’s mission through acts and laws. I have not always seen the best in government but I continue to believe that we, the people, can speak out for the promises we wish to see fulfilled.
But, I’ve done little to share this belief or to make an impact. I live in Connecticut where elections are rarely in doubt. So, what impact could I make? This changed in 2020. For some time I have followed a podcast dedicated to leading volunteers to “get out the vote.” Once the pandemic hit most campaigns had to go virtual and I was spending most of my time at home.
The podcast had a team that matched volunteers with “swing states” so I “adopted” Pennsylvania. In July 2020 I began phone banking for candidates I support. I put aside my fears and began. At the end of my shift I found that I remembered many more positive interactions than negative ones. So I returned week after week. As the election cycle proceeded I was called on to take leadership roles in assisting other volunteers as well as texting voters and writing letters. Most of my volunteering was for my favored presidential candidate. But in some cases the calls were strictly non-partisan calls to promote voting.
Election Day has always been my favorite national holiday; this year it took on a new definition. I stood in line, I retrieved my ballot and I prayed. I thanked God for the right to choose our leaders, prayed for my fellow citizens, and prayed for unity. As the magnet on my car states. “I am an Episcopalian and I voted faithfully.”
My work has not ended. As a backlash to the historic voter turnout in 2020 there have been over 165 bills filed to restrict voting access. One bill would eliminate Sunday early voting in Georgia which would devastate a successful Black church led movement to get “Souls to the Polls.” Voter suppression is real and immoral. I continue to support non-partisan organizations such as “Fair Fight” and “Vote Forward” which encourage voter registration and participation. I’m calling to assist Pennsylvania voters who were unable to register to vote on time. I’m calling Georgia voters who faced issues at the polls. And it’s only 20 months until the next major election!
“It is a Christian obligation to vote, and more than that, it is the church’s responsibility to help get souls to the polls.”
-Presiding Bishop Michael Curry
Nancy Jacobs
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SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Sunday, February 28th
Second Sunday in Lent
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10:00 a.m. Morning Prayer
Officiant
Carlene Taylor
Meditation
The Rev. Jorge Pallares, Canon for Congregational Life
Representing God's people
Lisa Scarola
Lector
Connie Bain
Ministry of Ceremony
The Very Rev. Miguelina Howell, Cathedral Dean
Topic: Cathedral Virtual Sunday Worship
Time: 10:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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11:15 a.m. Morning Prayer in Spanish- Servicio Virtual de la Catedral
Officiant
Pedro Cirilo
Sermon
The Very Rev. Miguelina Howell, Cathedral Dean
Representing God's people
Patricia Pallares
Lector
Cecilia Valencia
Minister of Ceremony
The Rev. Canon Jorge Pallares, Cathedral Canon
Topic: Servicio Virtual de la Catedral
Time: 11:15 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Our beloved Lillian Kezerian turned 90 on February 12th! We surprised her with a birthday drive-by to celebrate her. |
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2021 Virtual Poetry Night!
The start of our 2021 Poetry Night year was a success. We had 47 people watching! If you missed it click the video to the right.
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Check out the picture above that we snapped of some of the viewers. Thank you everyone who attended! If you missed this one, we will be returning in May for the second installment. Stay tuned! |
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FROM THE DESK OF OUR CANON
Our 2021 Lenten Book Study Series started February 24th!
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COLLABORATION WITH NORTH CENTRAL REGION
COORDINATED BY DEACON BONNIE MATTHEWS
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A Message from Deacon Matthews regarding COVID-19 Vaccination Access
COVID -19 Vaccination Update
This week, Governor Ned Lamont announced that the state will continue with an age-based approach to expanding eligibility to the vaccine.
We understand this is a personal decision. This information is shared with the intention of providing pastoral support to you.
A Vaccination time line for age-based eligibility for the next several months is listed below. By laying out a clear timeline for eligibility for the vaccine, the strategy allows everyone in the state, including essential workers and those with chronic conditions, to know when they will be able to schedule an appointment. The planned schedule is as follows:
· March 1, 2021: Expands to age group 55 to 64
· March 22, 2021: Expands to age group 45 to 54
· April 12, 2021: Expands to age group 35 to 44
· May 3, 2021: Expands to age group 16 to 34
When your age group becomes eligible to make appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations. You can do so three ways:
· Call the CT.gov COVID Vaccine Access Line
CT COVID Vaccine Appointment Assist Line at 877-918-2224
Mondays through Fridays from 8am - 8pm
· Schedule through the Vaccine Administration Management System (VAMS)
Vist CT.gov/covidvaccine website. VAMS is the Vaccine Administration Management System – an online scheduling portal that allows individuals with an email address to create an account, log-in, and search for a vaccine clinic near them
· Schedule directly through a participating provider.
Walgreens: Several locations across the state
CDC recommends we continue to follow safe practice guidelines.
Wearing a mask and social distancing.
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COVID-19 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
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Looking for up to date Covid-19 information for Hartford? The City of Hartford's E-news is a wonderful source. Check it out by clicking here. We encourage you to sign up for weekly updates from them. Topics range from Covid-19 information for the City of Hartford and general Hartford happenings.
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Thurs. March 4, 2021 6:30 PM EST
Faithful Futures: Discovering & Documenting our Historic Complicity in Racism
Join ECCT Archivist Greg Farr and other panel researchers for a discussion on research strategies and resources available to engage in the work directed by Resolution #7 from our last Annual Convention. Knowing ourselves as individuals, groups, and societies begins by remembering the past, and this work is informed by historical research. This Faithful Futures event will focus on initiating such research and on the shared experience of researchers already engaged in the work of discovering their parish’s complicity in racism and the social institution of slavery.
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ECCT Pen-Pals Try-On
Do you like getting snail mail? Do you have a stash of pretty notecards just waiting to be sealed in their envelopes and garnished with a stamp? Are you feeling a little bit lonely these days?
The NE Region Leadership Team wants to connect you with a pen-pal! We are hoping that folks from across ECCT would volunteer to be a pen-pal and send notes to a new friendly stranger.
Maggie Breen, your NE Region Missionary, will randomly select pen-pal matches and introduce you to each other by email. Then, you can share your mailing addresses with each other. That way your address is only shared with your pen-pal.
If you are interested in being in the Pen-Pal Pool (alliteration for the win!), please email Maggie at mbreen@episcopalct.org and once there are enough people to match, the postal service will be back in business! So grab your fancy pens, your pretty paper, and your stamps.
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WIDER EPISCOPAL CHURCH NEWS |
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Presiding Bishop’s PSA for the COVID-19 vaccine
Posted Feb 22, 2021
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A MESSAGE FROM OUR CLERGY TEAM
We pray you are doing well and safe. Each one of you continue to be in our thoughts and prayers.
A member of the team will always be available for pastoral conversations and or emergencies. Do not hesitate to contact us.
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A MESSAGE FROM OUR CATHEDRAL OFFICE
As a reminder, every fifth Sunday this year, we will be joining our wider ECCT Community for worship via the ECCT YouTube Channel. Our Cathedral is supporting these efforts.
We will include the link to the ECCT Youtube and Facebook page in our regular Schedule of Services block. Please note the dates below:
- May 30: St. Paul’s, Fairfield
- August 29: St. Monica’s, Hartford
- October 31: Grace, Old Saybrook
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PREVIEW OF NEXT WEEKS SERVICES |
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Church by the Pond In Person Gathering
Saturday, February 27th - 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm - Officiant: Rev. Tom Furrer
Join us for next weeks virtual offerings via zoom:
- Sunday, February 28th - 10:00 am - Virtual Sunday Morning Prayer
- Sunday, February 28th - 11:15 am - Servicio Virtual de la Catedral
- Tuesday, March 2nd - 6:30 pm - Bible Study in Spanish
- Thursday, March 4th - 6:00 pm - Happy Hour in English
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CHURCH STREET EATS
By Theresa Greaves, CSE Co-Convener
February 21, 2021
Church Street Eats served 48 meals to our guests. We had help from the Three Angels-Seventh Day Adventist Church. Once a month this group comes to prepare tuna salad sandwiches for the guests of CSE which everyone looks forward to. This week each lunch included a cup of either mac & cheese or chicken vegetable soup. The members of Three Angels group assembled the lunches to go which included: sandwiches, chips, fruit cups, a juice pouch, and a cup of hot chocolate. All guests were given the option to take their lunch to go right away or go inside to make use of the facilities all while maintaining social distance.
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CHURCH BY THE POND
By Nancy Jacobs, Lay Coordinator
February 20, 2021
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The first Saturday of Lent was a cold one with gusty winds. But our hearts were warmed by our congregation's love and caring for each other. It was also a day of celebration as we appreciated the vaccination of two members of our community and Dean Miguelina Howell and Andrew May surprised me with a celebration of my birthday earlier this week.
Rev. Dee Littlepage led our service of prayer today. Rev. Dee spoke of her love for today's Gospel reading since it reminds us that we will meet with temptations but that's okay as long as we remember that our foundation is God's love for us. Peace and prayers were shared by twenty-three of us. Special prayers were asked for the people suffering in Texas and thanks was given to the health care workers who have had the largest burden the past year.
Several congregants from Trinity Episcopal Church, Hartford joined their priest today. They also shared warm items of hats and scarves which were much appreciated. Lunches were given to 22 guests with an added treat of cupcakes today.
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We thank you for your ongoing support to God's Mission. Your pledge may be send via snail mail to our Cathedral ( Cathedral at 45 Church Street Hartford, CT 06103). You may also visit our website to make your pledge or donations or simply click below.
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ÚNETE A NOSOTROS!
Let us join in fellowship each Tuesday via zoom for our Alternating Spanish Language Bible Study/Happy Hour!
Thursday 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm.
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JOIN US!
Let us join in fellowship each Thursday via zoom!
Thursday 6:00 pm - 6:45 pm.
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Christ Church Cathedral serves the entire Episcopal Church in Connecticut community for the good of the whole, and is the seat of the bishops. It is "our cathedral." Our Cathedral hosts four congregations in one worshiping community. It's not a parish, as its role is unique in the diocese (see 2015 task force report & resolution). In this its centennial year, Cathedral leaders and Centennial Committee members wish to remind all Episcopalians in CT that by virtue of their membership in a parish, they are members of our Cathedral. All are welcome at any time, and in particular, invited to these events .
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