eConnections - April 21, 2023
eConnections
Notes & News from the Cathedral of Saint James
April 14, 2023
The Dean's List
This is a Big Deal. Please Come!
This Sunday Bishop Sparks will baptize one person, confirm sixteen people, and receive two others into our Communion. This is not only an important day in their lives, it is a joyful and wonderful day in the life of the Cathedral community! As a sacramental church, we recognize inward and spiritual grace through outward and visible signs. This particular sign speaks powerfully of abundant faith, life, and energy in our midst. Come join the celebration!
And, there will be cake.
Lenten "Change the World" Ingathering
If you took a glass sanctuary lamp container and collected money as part of your Lenten observance, please bring it with you this Sunday for our ingathering. Proceeds - you may recall - will go to Episcopal Relief & Development's refugee relief program to help with the crisis in Europe created by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Teacher of the Year
Wendy Chapman is the Teacher of the Year at James Whitcomb Riley High School in South Bend. Congratulations!
Shortcakes on the Blacktop
Catherine Craker, Chau-Ly Phan, and the Shortcakes team are hard at work in the run-up to SOTB 2023, which will take place on Thursday, June 8. Proceeds from this year's festival will benefit St. Margaret's House, Chiara Home, and Dismas House. The Clergy Discretionary Fund will also receive proceeds in excess of a minimum $12,000 fundraising threshold. The May Care & Share will go towards the purchase ingredients and supplies. Kitchen sanitizing, mixing, and baking at First Presbyterian Church will take place towards the end of May. Strawberry slicing will happen at FPC on Wednesday, June 7. And then, on the 8th, we'll need as many volunteers as we can get for a host of jobs from ticket sales to shortcake assembly to delivery. Watch for information coming soon on how to get involved.
One major change this year: we will NOT be mailing tickets to every person on the Cathedral mailing list with the expectation that you purchase, sell, or return them. Generally speaking, feedback indicated that people didn't like this practice. Like, at all. Everyone WILL receive a letter letting you know that tickets are available, how to get them, and encouraging your evangelism of the most delicious fundraiser in the greater Michiana region.
Mini-Sabbatical Coming Soon
Tamisyn and I will be off for a three-week mini-sabbatical from May 9 through May 31. After flying into Porto, Portugal on May 11, will walk 99 miles of the Camino Portugues from A Guarda, Spain to Santiago de Compostela before returning to Porto for a few days. Once back, we're heading to the Indy 500 over Memorial Day weekend. Recommendations for ear protection will be gratefully received.
While we are away, Deacon Anne Wietstock, Canon Tina Velthuizen, and Bishop Frank Gray will be leading worship and tending to the pastoral needs of the congregation.
Blessings, all.
Brian
Faith Formation
Sunday Faith Formation
April 23, 2023
9:15 am Faith Formation
Classrooms Located in Cathedral House
Growing in our Worship (age 3 - grade 2)
Storymakers (grades 3 - 6)
Adult Forum: New Series 'Emerging Technologies and the Future of the Church
*There is no Youth Group this Sunday. Instead, join us after the 10:30 am service and celebrate with the Youth Confirmands.
Children's Formation this Sunday | 9:15 - 10:15 am
Growing in our Worship
Children ages 3 - grade 2 are invited to the GIOW classroom this Sunday for a lesson on 'God's Wonderful Surprise,' a story about the resurrection of Jesus.
Storymakers
Children grades 3 - 6 are invited to join us in Storymakers classroom as we dive back into our series on 'The Exodus.' The past few sessions together, we've learned about Moses encounter with the burning bush, and asking God for a sign when he was afraid to go to Egypt. This Sunday, we will see what happens when Moses goes to Egypt and demands that Pharaoh let the Hebrew people go.
Adult Forum
Series Starts this Sunday, April 23 at 9:15 am
Are you curious about how emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence and virtual reality, could shape the future of the church? What will their impact be on worship, formation, and our everyday lives? And, besides these future oriented questions, what is the impact of technology on our lives now? Join us for a five-part series starting this Sunday, when we will discuss these questions and more at Adult Forum.
SERIES SCHEDULE AND TOPICS:
April 23, 2023 What Will the Church Look Like in Ten Years? A Discussion with Rev. Lorenzo Lebrija, Executive Director of TryTank: An Experimental Laboratory for Church Growth and Innovation
April 30, 2023 Ministry in the Age of Artificial Technology: Navigating the Intersection of Faith and Technology (with Daniel Davis)
May 4, 2023 (Thursday Evening at 6 pm) Roundtable Diocesan Discussion on Zoom
This special program will be moderated by Steven Slaubaugh, the Director of Faith Formation at the Cathedral of Saint James, and will include the following panelists:
Dr. Samantha Slaubaugh, Postdoctoral Fellow in Theology at the University of Notre Dame
The Rev. Dr. Kirsten Guidero, Associate Professor of Humanities and Religious Studies at Indiana Wesleyan University and Assisting Priest at Gethsemane Episcopal Church in Marion, IN
The Rev. Dr. Nathaniel Warne, Priest-in-Charge at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Mishawaka, IN
May 7, 2023 Worship in the Digital Age: Exploring the Role of Technology in the Liturgy (with Tim Gray and Dan Kallenberg)
May 21, 2023 Series Wrap-Up Discussion
Click Here for Series Schedule and More Details
Service Opportunities
Cathedral Calendar
This Week at CSJ
Saturday, April 22
Saturday in Easter Week
No Events Scheduled
Sunday, April 23
The Third Sunday of Easter
The Bishop's Visitation
8:00 am Holy Eucharist: Rite One
9:15 am Sunday Morning Classes
- Nursery Open
- Growing in Our Worship
- Story Makers
- Adult Forum
9:30 am Baptism, Confirmation, Reception Rehearsal
10:30 am Holy Eucharist: Rite Two
with Holy Baptism, Confirmation, and Reception
12:00 pm Community Celebration
Monday, April 24
Administrative Offices Closed
6:30 pm Education for Ministry
Tuesday, April 25
Feast of Saint Mark the Evangelist
Administrative Offices: 9 am - 1:30 pm
5:30 pm Five-Year Plan Team Zoom Meeting
Wednesday, April 26
Administrative Offices: 9 am - 1:30 pm
8:30 am Staff Meeting
9:30 am Raising Cane Bible Study
Call (425) 436-6335; Access Code 782266
7:00 pm Choir Rehearsal
Thursday, April 27
Administrative Offices: 9 am - 1:30 pm
11:00 am Dean & Wardens Meeting
6:00 pm Confirm, not Conform Banquet
Friday, April 28
Administrative Offices: 9 am - 1:30 pm
12:05 pm Holy Eucharist
Saturday, April 29
Saturday in Easter Week
No Events Scheduled
Sunday, April 30
The Fourth Sunday of Easter
8:00 am Holy Eucharist: Rite One
9:15 am Sunday Morning Classes
- Nursery Open
- Growing in Our Worship
- Story Makers
- Adult Forum
10:30 am Holy Eucharist: Rite Two
11:45 am Hospitality
12:00 pm Youth Group
Looking Ahead
May 10 - 31
The Dean's Mini-Sabbatical:
The Camino Portuguese
May 18
Ascension Day
May 28
Pentecost
Thursday, June 8
Shortcakes on the Blacktop
Sunday, June 25
10:30 am Honoring & Remembering Norm Dales
12:00 pm Bring Your Own Picnic in the Butterfly Garden
2:05 pm Episcopalian Day at Four Winds Field
Making Sunday Worship Happen
Sunday, April 16
The 2nd Sunday of Easter
8:00 am Lector Jane Hunter
8:00 am Lay Minister Volunteer Needed
9:15 am Growing in Our Worship Steph Campbell & Kim Gray
9:15 am Storymakers Rhonda Culbertson & Shela Raman-McCabe
10:30 am Acolyte Kirk Philippsen
10:30 am Lectors Nan Noecker & Michael Anand-Obleton
10:30 am Eucharistic Ministers Nan Noecker & Betsy VanderBurg
10:30 am Ushers Nicole Pinter & Matthew Worns
10:30 am Hospitality Daughters of the King
Counters: Tuesday, April 25: Liz Burman & Donna Woods
Volunteer Needed
Sunday, May 7, 10:30 am Hospitality
For Your Prayers
For Char Bollman.
For a particular family in need of prayer.
For Gene & Janet Grantz
For Rhonda.
For Tammy.
For Alan Thompson.
For Jo Dorsch and the Dorsch family.
For Donna & Dave Woods.
Thanksgiving for successful surgery for Patty Hans.
For Peju, Bunmi, and the Okanlami family.
For Gina Dudeck & Dale Brucki
For the Raman 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
Nan Noecker as she continues her diaconal formation
Mary Beth Wright; Becky Ballentine; Jo Dorsch; Sharron McGowan; Joyce Marchant; Dave & Alice Miller; Fr. Paul Tracy; Bill Brennen; Ginger & Richard Bitner.
Al Caparell; Tony Lemna; Mike; Denise & Demetrius
For those preparing for Holy Baptism: Sophia Helfrich.
For those preparing for Confirmation: Daniel Armounfelder, Lauren Chapman, Matthew Diehl, Katie Gotfried, Abby Gray, Ainsley Gray, Anne Gray, Amanda Helfrich, Andy Helfrich, Sophia Helfrich, Freddy Kallenberg, Aidan McManus, Eric McManus, Hannah Resnick, Aley Vitale-Richards, Dom Vitale-Richards.
For those who will be Received into the Episcopal Church: Jon Lanari-Jutton and Chau-Ly Phan.
For those preparing for marriage: 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.