Our Cathedral staff and clergy continue serving at full capacity both online and, while observing safety protocols, in-person.
Please note our offices at 45 Church Street are open by appointment only.
Dean Lina is on Sabbatical until February 1, 2022. If you would like to get in contact with the Interim Priest, the Rev. Dana Campbell, please email her at dcampbell@cccathedral.org or call the office at 860-527-7231.
Our Church Street Eats and Church by the Pond continues to serve in-person with appropriate safety protocols during this time of pandemic.
The Cathedral office will be closed for Christmas vacation December 23rd to January 4, 2022. We hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season.
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To download the bulletin click here.
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SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25th
2:00 p.m. Church by the Pond at Bushnell Park
(Jewell & Trumbull Streets)
Celebrant - The Rev. Linda Spiers
Church Street Eats sponsored by CSE and The Moraitis family. (Our funds, their hands)
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 26th
CAROLS AND LESSONS
10:00 a.m. Bilingual Holy Eucharist
Celebrant
The Rev. Dana Campbell, Interim Priest
The Rev. Canon Jorge Pallares, Canon for Congregational Life
To download the bulletin click here.
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Saturday, December 24th
Christmas Day Service
2:00 pm Christmas Day Service at Church by the Pond.
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Sunday, December 26th
Bilingual Lessons and Carols
10:00 am Join us for our Bilingual Lessons and Carols!
No 8:00 am or 12:30 pm service
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Friday, December 31st
Our Cathedral will be participating
in First Night Hartford
Schedule of Events at our Cathedral:
2:30 pm, 3:30 pm, and 4:30 pm - Dancer Poptart will be holding dance battles. Each one is a battle with various dance competitors and there will be judging. The competitors are whoever shows up to compete. These are super fun for all ages!
6:00 pm - 10:30 pm - The Other Voice dance troupe performs.
To find out more about First Night and the entire days schedule click the button below.rry
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Sunday, January 2nd
Christmas II
8:00 AM - Holy Eucharist. No Music.
10:00 AM - Holy Eucharist. Livestreamed.
12:30 PM - Holy Eucharist in Spanish. Live Streamed
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Sunday, January 9th
Epiphany with 3 Kings Pageant in Spanish
10:00 AM - Holy Eucharist. Livestreamed.
8:00 AM Service as Scheduled. No 12:30 PM.
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A Message from our Deacon |
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Dear Cathedral Family,
In the Gospel of Matthew 25:35 Jesus says to the disciples:
“For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink. I was a stranger and you welcomed me in.” The disciple’s response: "Lord when did we see you hungry and gave you food, or thirsty and gave you something to drink." In verse 40 Jesus replied; "Truly I tell you just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.”
Recalling this gospel passage before the season of Advent, and as we wait for the coming of Christ, we are reminded that we are called to care for and love our neighbors in feeding them. I invite you once again to join me in helping to feed our neighbors who frequent the Food Pantry at Capital Community College.
An Advent tradition in my family is to receive a treat each day of December until Christmas. This year, rather than receiving a treat, I am using a Reverse Advent Calendar. Each day from December 1st-25th I will remember those who are hungry, offer a prayer for them, and use the attached Advent Calendar placing the designated food for the day into a box/bag designated for the food pantry. If you shop, taking advantage of sales, this will cost you between $30.00 and $40.00 for the Advent season. If you prefer not to shop in the stores you may make a monetary donation with Reverse Advent on the memo line. If your finances cannot support all 25 days of Advent, anything you can donate will be greatly appreciated.
On January 9, 2022, at our celebration of Epiphany, we will have an ingathering for our Reverse Advent food items. Once again, I invite you to participate in this tradition as we await Christ’s coming.
Faithfully,
Deacon Bonnie
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Join in an ECCT-wide diaper drive, regional drop off locations now available. Click here.
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CHRIST CHURCH TRUMBULL'S CALL TO ANTI-RACISM
Christ Church Trumbull created their task force with the goal of helping our church and our community play a part in becoming actively anti-racist and fighting for a truly fair, inclusive, and just society. If you do not receive the newsletter yet please click the button below to get added. To see a sample of this weeks newsletter click here. It is all about music and is a fascinating read.
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No stocking left unstuffed thanks to century-old Christmas toy drive hosted by Texas church
BY DAVID PAULSEN
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PREVIEW OF NEXT WEEK'S SERVICES |
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Join us for next week's offerings via virtually and in person:
- Sunday, December 26th, 10:00 am - Bilingual Lessons and Carols Holy Eucharist in our Cathedral
- No Spanish Language Happy Hour/Bible Study until January 11th
- No English Language Happy Hour/Bible Study until January 13th
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CHURCH BY THE POND
By Andrew May, Volunteer
December 18, 2021
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The people who walked in darkness, have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness- on them light has shined. Isaiah 9
What has come into being him was life, and the life was the light of ALL people. The light shines in the darkness and the darkness did not overcome it. John 1
Therefore Christian men ( & women..) be sure wealth or rank possessing ; ye who now will bless the poor shall yourselves find blessing - Good King Wencelas
In this bleak midwinter of our Omicron discontent where the nights in the Northern Hemisphere are long and the warmth of the sun is fleetingly short ; this writer finds peace, solace, faith, and hope in my weekly sojourn with my brothers and sisters in Bushnell Park.
We break bread and embrace the brother/sisterhood of man and woman through the vehicle of Church by the Pond and Church Street Eats. As good King Sir Wencelas of lore led his page through the bleak snow scape to feed the hungry, Rev. D. Littlepage and her faithful flock from Trinity Episcopal Church in Hartford fed us with food , spiritual and material , and ,as always, they did so with merriment and good cheer regardless of the weather and/or the season. 17 of our friends received the spiritual nourishment of Church By The Pond; while, 21 of them partook of the literal bread of Church Street Eats.
Our Congregation was also blessed with the sonorous holiday cheer of Cuatro Puntos.
Together as John predicted the light shone on ALL of us and together we overcame the darkness and from this light we can change the world.
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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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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). Cathedral leaders 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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