eConnections - November 15, 2024
The Season of Pentecost
November 15th, 2024
Notes & News from the Cathedral of Saint James, South Bend
Father Mark's Musings
A King in the Darkest Hour
This is the time of year when our liturgical calendar ends. On November 30th, we depart from ordinary time, and on December 1st, we enter Advent. So, the focus is on time. This is not a bad theme to focus on this time of year when it starts getting dark around 5 pm, and we have more time to contemplate how we best use our limited daylight hours.
There is a lot of darkness in our world right now: changes and uncertainty in Washington, wars, inflation, and a host of personal issues we all carry with us. As our nation sits in anticipation of what a new administration brings, the church will also enter a time of waiting in anticipation of Christmas.
This Sunday is the Twenty-sixth Sunday after Pentecost. It has been a long stretch of ordinary time. Next week, Sunday (November 24th), is the Feast of Christ the King. It is a relative newcomer to our liturgical calendar, first instituted by the Roman Catholic Church in 1925 and institutionalized by the 1970s throughout many Christian denominations. It is fixed as occurring on the last Sunday before Advent.
This year, at the Cathedral, we moved the renewal of vows for the Daughters of the King (DOT) members from All Saints' Sunday to the Feast of Christ the King. DOT members will also present at the Adult Forum at 9:15 a.m. on Christ the King Sunday.
As we live in this time of darkness and uncertainty, let us remember who our true king is by ending this message with the Collect for the Feast of Christ the King: Almighty and everlasting God, whose will it is to restore all things in your well-beloved son, the King of kings and Lord of lords: Mercifully grant that the peoples of the earth, divided and enslaved by sin, may be freed and brought together under his most gracious rule; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. (BCP, 236).
Up...up...and away...
This week, the new addition and elevator construction made lots of progress. These pictures were taken from the second floor of Cathedral House. Masons continued laying bricks this week and will do so next week. According to Kirk Philippsen, we are anticipating some interior work and outside finished brickwork in the near future.
Keep up with the latest progress from our new addition at this link
Nursery Ideas?
On Fridays, St. Margaret's House uses our nursery as part of the "Talk With Your Baby" program. However, in recent months, we have had very little use of the nursery on Sundays.
We want some feedback from you about the following questions:
1. Do you know that we have a nursery?
2. If you have a child who is nursery school age and do not use it, why might you be reluctant to do so?
3. Who might be interested in staffing the nursery on Sunday mornings?
4. Do you see the importance of having a nursery on Sundays? If so, why or why not?
5. Anything else you would like to share.
Please see Fr. Mark or email him at this link to give us some of your nursery ideas.
Update on Dr. Wietstock:
According to Deacon Anne, Dr. Wietstock's doctors are pleased with his progress as he continues his recuperation at home.
RSVP to Steven Mast at this link
This Week at the Cathedral
Sunday, November 17th
The Twenty-sixth Sunday after Pentecost
Year B, Proper 28, Track 2
8:00 am Holy Eucharist: Rite One
9:15 am Adult Forum/Sunday School
10:30 am Holy Eucharist: Rite Two
11:45 am Hospitality
Noon Daughters of the King Meeting (conference room)
Monday, November 18th
Cathedral Offices: Closed
6:30 pm Education for Ministry (EfM)
Tuesday, November 19th
Cathedral Offices: 9:oo am - 1:30 pm
6:30 pm Cathedral Chapter Meeting
Wednesday, November 20th
Cathedral Offices: 9:00 am - 1:30 pm
3:00 pm Clergy/Lay Leader Touch base
7:00 pm Choir Rehearsal
Thursday, November 21st
Cathedral Offices 9 am-12 pm
12:30 pm Landscape Committee Meeting
Friday, November 22nd
Cathedral Offices 9 am-1:30 pm
Happy Anniversary, Dean Brian and Tamisyn!
12:05 pm Holy Eucharist
1:00 pm Community Lunch
Saturday, November 23rd
Cathedral Office Closed
10:00 am Commission on Ministry Meeting
Sunday, November 24th
Christ the King Sunday
The Last Sunday after Pentecost
Year B, Proper 29, Track 2
8:00 am Holy Eucharist: Rite One
9:15 am Adult Formation
9:15 am Growing In Our Worship
9:15 am Storymakers
10:30 am Holy Eucharist: Rite Two
11:45 am Hospitality Time
Sunday Ministries
November 17th, 2024
8:00 am
Lector Jane Hunter
Eucharistic Minister Volunteer Needed
9:15 am
GIOW Christopher Hillak
Story Makers Katie Gotfried
Adult Forum Tom Burman
10:30 am
Lectors Christopher Hillak & Cherry Radin
Acolyte Aley Vitale-Richards
Eucharistic Ministers Nan Noecker & Stephen Drendall
Ushers Matthew & Michael Worns
Hospitality Host Rhonda Culbertson
12:00 pm
Daughters of the King Meeting Conference Room
November 19th
Counters Mary Lehman & Peg Swadener
November 22nd
Folder Shela Raman-McCabe
Cathedral Community Prayer List
• For Steve Wietstock
• Jamie, Mimi, Joely, Mia, and the entire Jeter Family
• Bill Jones and his family
• For Michael Anand-Obleton
• Dale Syverson
• Randy Coleman
• Sharon Toth, and for the entire extended Sobecki Family
• Kathleen Murphy, mother of Jen Mosley; and for Richard Murphy Jr., Richard Murphy III, and for Jill Bird
• For Tim Lane (son-in-law of Karen Slack) who is recovering from surgery
• Mary M. Burman
• Carolynn Raney
• For Carl and Melinda Stopczynski; and for Alison Abbot -- cousins/extended family of Mike & Lisa Jaworski
• For Betty Walker, Mike Mosely’s Aunt
• For Joan Machatton
• Jennifer & Mike Mosley
• Jim Arns
• For Cindy Ahlgrim
• For Bob Kenney
• For Joni Carlson, who continues treatment of an ongoing issue
• For Mike Jaworski and for Lisa.
• For Don Zigler.
• For Michael, son of Diane Hoist, and his family.
• For Joseph Hilliard
• For Mary Beth Wright
• For Tim Haywood, and Janice
• Fred & Kate Mast
• Wade & Sue Sheets
• Paula Fowler
• Canon Tina Velthuizen's grand-nephew, Jordan, who is struggling
• Connor Gibbons
• Olivia, who has leukemia, and her family
• Sheila & family
• John Monroe, brother of Sue Fain
• Tammy, daughter of Tony Molnar
• Alan Thompson
• Peju, Bunmi, and the Okanlami family
• Tony Molnar
• Dan & Gail Mandell
• Ron Gunn
• Alissa Broussara
• Cherryl Andries
• Becky Ballentine
• Marge Johnson
• Jo Dorsch
• Sharron McGowan
• Joyce Marchant
• Fr. Paul Tracy
• Richard Bitner
• Al Caparell; Tony Lemna; Mike; Denise & Demetrius
• For those awaiting the birth or adoption of a child: Megan & Philip Drendall.
• For those preparing for Holy Baptism: Finnegan Patty Hillak (Jan 12, 2025)
• For those preparing for Holy Orders: Nan Noecker, diaconate
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