eConnections - March 3, 2023
eConnections
Notes & News from the Cathedral of Saint James
March 3, 2023
The Dean's List
It's, um, snowing... really hard. I'll be brief.
We are aware down here at Cathedral HQ that eConnections has become a really long email. Steven Slaubaugh & Joe Anand-Obleton are working on a new format using Microsoft Sway which will, potentially, allow you to choose the content you wish to read from a menu rather than just dumping everything onto one page. MS Sway is not especially intuitive, so this may take a bit of time, but hopefully we will roll out a new, improved eConnections in the near future. In the meantime, slog on. Think of it as a Lenten discipline.
Anglican Digest
St. James parishioner Mary Lehman is offering for free, locally, a 35-year run from 1988 through 2022 (with two issues lacking) of a church publication called The Anglican Digest. The shelf space it would take up is about 26 inches. The Anglican Digest is a small-format (7 x 5 inches), quarterly magazine published from Eureka Springs, AR. To get an idea of its typical contents, see the full 64-page Spring 2023 issue online at: https://anglicandigest.org/issues/spring-2023/ If you're interested in the 35-year printed version, please see Mary nearly any Sunday at the 10:30 service or email her: mlehman@nd.edu.
Garden Boxes
Next up in the Butterfly Garden: Garden Boxes. Dr. Catherine Craker is proposing construction of six self-contained garden boxes with arched trellises where we will grow strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries. The materials cost estimate for this project is just under $800. If anyone is interested in contributing to the project, please make checks payable to the Cathedral of Saint James, indicating Garden Boxes in the memo line. You may also give through the Givelify app or website, choosing the Care & Share option and specifying Garden Boxes using the message feature.
Blessings,
Brian
Faith Formation
Sunday Faith Formation
March 5, 2023
9:15 am Children's and Adult Faith Formation
Classrooms Located in Cathedral House
Growing in our Worship (age 3 - grade 2)
Storymakers (grades 3 - 6)
Adult Forum: Lent Series on Benedictine Spirituality
12:00 - 1:00 pm Youth Group
Youth Group Room
Children's Formation this Sunday | 9:15 - 10:15 am
Growing in our Worship (age 3 - grade 2)
Children ages 3 - grade 2 are invited to the GIOW classroom this Sunday for a lesson on 'The Servant King.'
Storymakers (grades 3 - 6)
'Storymakers NYC' is a rich, imaginative curriculum that equips families and children to share in God’s story through zines, storytelling, and art. Join us this Sunday when we will continue the story of the Exodus.
Youth Group | Sunday from 12 - 1:00 pm
This Sunday, March 5, youth (grades 7 - 12) are invited to join us in the Youth Group room to learn about (and practice!) a form of prayer using prayer beads. Questions? Contact Tamisyn Grantz or Steven Slaubaugh.
Adult Forum | This Sunday at 9:15 am
Meets in the Conference Room
Lent 2023 Series: "Benedictine Spirituality: A Lenten Journey of Reflection and Renewal"
This past week we kicked off our series on Benedictine Spirituality. Each person who attended received a copy of their own 'Rule of Saint Benedict.' If you weren't there this past Sunday, we have plenty left for you to pick up in the coming weeks.
We started our first session with prayer, followed by a discussion on the 'Preface' of the Rule of St. Benedict (pp. 9 -13). We concluded by watching and discussing the following video, which features the Rev. Dr. Maxwell Johnson, in this YouTube video 'Benedictine Spirituality, Spiritual Values of a Benedictine Oblate.'
Please join us this Sunday at 9:15 am for Adult Forum, when the Rev. Dr. Maxwell Johnson - a local Benedictine Oblate (and honorary canon at CSJ!) - will join us to talk about 'Opus Dei: The Work of God.'
Miss an Adult Forum? Listen to past discussions here.
LENT 2023
40 Days through Philippians & Matthew
Monday, March 6 Matthew 6
Tuesday, March 7 Matthew 7
Wednesday, March 8 Matthew 8
Thursday, March 9 Matthew 9
Friday, March 10 Matthew 10
Saturday, March 11 Matthew 11
Join us for a joint Lenten Book study with St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Mishawaka on Silence by Shusaku Endo.
Our first meeting is this Wednesday at St. Paul's Episcopal Church.
Book Study Schedule:
March 8, 2023 from 7 - 8:30 pm at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Mishawaka (Discussing Chapters 1-5)
March 29, 2023 from 7 - 8:30 pm at Cathedral of Saint James (Discussing Chapters 6 - 10 and appendix)
Want to join? Feel free to just show up, or let Steven know you're coming: formation@stjamessouthbend.org
A morning of meditations and reflections on The Way of Love as the basis for a rule of life. A sign up sheet is located in the back of the Church, or send an email to our Parish Administrator, Joe Anand-Obleton, here.
Service Opportunities
Cathedral Calendar
This Week at CSJ
Saturday, March 4
No Events Scheduled
Sunday, March 5
The Second Sunday in Lent
8:00 am Holy Eucharist: Rite One
9:15 am Sunday Formation Groups
- Nursery Open
- Growing in Our Worship
- Storymakers
- Adult Forum
10:30 am Holy Eucharist: Rite Two
11:45 am Hospitality
12:00 pm Youth Group
12:30 pm Ecumenical Bible Study
Monday, March 6
Administrative Offices Closed
6:30 pm Education for Ministry
Tuesday, March 7
Administrative Offices: 9 am - 1:30 pm
Fr. Brian out of the office
No Events Scheduled
Wednesday, March 8
Administrative Offices: 9 am - 1:30 pm
9:30 am Raising Cane Bible Study
Call (425) 436-6335; Access Code 782266
7:00 pm Choir Rehearsal
7:00 pm Lenten Book Study
Thursday, March 9
6:30 pm Confirm, not Conform (Adults)
Friday, March 10
Administrative Offices: 9 am - 1:30 pm
12:05 pm Holy Eucharist
Saturday, March 11
10:00 am God Outside Hike
Tippecanoe River State Park
Sunday, March 12
The Third Sunday in Lent
8:00 am Holy Eucharist: Rite One
9:15 am Sunday Formation Groups
- Nursery Open
- Sing-Along with Fr. Brian
- Adult Forum
10:30 am Holy Eucharist: Rite Two
11:45 am Hospitality
12:00 pm Youth Group
Looking Ahead
Wednesday, March 8
Lent Book Study
Saturday, March 11
God Outside Hike
Saturday, March 18
Lenten Quiet Day
Serving Our Parish
Sunday, March 5
8:00 am Lector: Jane Hunter
8:00 am Server: Steven Slaubaugh
9:15 am Growing in Our Worship: Stephanie Campbell & Abby Gray
9:15 am Storymakers: Rhonda Culbertson & Katie Gotfried
10:30 am Lectors: Kirk Philippsen & Tom Burman
10:30 am Server: Ainsley Gray
10:30 am Lay Ministers: Tim Gray & Kirk Philippsen
10:30 am Ushers: Matthew Worns & Michael Worns
10:30 am Hospitality: Lisa Philippsen
Counters (Mar 8): Sue Lowe & Betsy VanderBurg
Volunteers Needed
March 19: 8:00 am Hospitality Host
For Your Prayers
For Alan Thompson.
For Siberina Taylor, mother of Joe Anand-Obleton.
For the repose of the soul of Rob Dorsch.
For Jo Dorsch and the Dorsch family.
For the repose of the soul of Barbara Szweda.
For the Szweda family.
For Julie Guiler, daughter of Joe Guth.
For Donna Woods, and for Dave.
For Peju, Bunmi, and the Okanlami family.
For Gina Dudeck & Dale Brucki
For the Raman family.
For the Henderson family.
For the Gurbick family.
For Milo & Gussie Wietstock, parents of Steve Wietstock.
Mike Jaworski, and Lisa.
Marilyn Klopfenstein
Tony Molnar
Greg Gotsch
Dan & Gail Mandell
Russell Cartwright
Ron Gunn
Cobie
Alissa Broussara
Doug Martindale
Prayers of thanksgiving with Mary Beth Wright, who is recuperating well following a recent surgical procedure and has had a good report following treatment for wound care.
Nan Noecker as she continues her diaconal formation
Becky Ballentine; Rob & Jo Dorsch; Sharron McGowan; Joyce Marchant; Dave & Alice Miller; Fr. Paul Tracy; Bill Brennen; Ginger & Richard.
Al Caparell; Tony Lemna; Mike; Denise & Demetrius
For those preparing for marriage: Philip Drendall & Megan Roberts (March 18); Matthew Diehl & Chau-ly Phan (September 30).
For those awaiting the birth or adoption of a child: Christopher & Andrew Hillak.
Social Media
Cathedral of Saint James Podcast
Our adult forum conversation with Dr. Samantha Slaubaugh on 'Wealth, Poverty, and the Patristic Period' is now available on Apple Podcasts:
Cathedral of Saint James Livestream
We livestream each 10:30 AM Sunday service on YouTube and Facebook.