december 2011 prayer & action
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Lexington, Kentucky's Christ Church Cathedral's monthly publication called Prayer & Action. This issue features thanksgivings and blessing for this season.TRANSCRIPT
Prayer & ActionC O L L E G E I C AT H E D R A L K I D Z I P I E C E S I M U S I C N OT E S I A R T
www.ccclex.org
DEC/11
STEWARDSHIP IN ACTION
THANKSGIVING FOR ALL GENERATIONS
VESTRY UPDATE
Emma & Olivia Seale discuss the importance of Stewardship at the Christ Community Cupboard
Amanda Musterman-Kiser
Christ Church
Outgoing Senior Warden
the past year.
Shared Space, Shared Grace
The Very Rev. Carol L. Wade > [email protected]
The Rev. Janey Wilson > [email protected]
The Rev. Dr. Robert Horine >
Canon Erich Balling > [email protected]
Kathleen Balling >
Dr. Elizabeth Conrad > [email protected]
Amanda Musterman-Kiser > [email protected]
Michelle Dunlap > [email protected]
Lesa Schoner > [email protected]
Margaret Christensen > [email protected]
Ashley Goodrich > [email protected]
John Hodgman > [email protected]
Brownell Haddix
Vestry
Steve Specht, Senior Warden Billy Van Pelt, Junior Warden Nancy Bogue
Ted Corman Doug Geddes Val Getchell Diane Milburn Tom Howard C.B. Baize
John Stempel Carolyn Ware Jim Ware Marc Mathews, Treasurer
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DECEMBER COMMUNITY PRAYER
blazing lights before the presence of your Son at his coming; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord.
NEED PRAYER?Contact Margaret Christensen, Parish Secretary, at the church if
to the hospital or in need of congre-
call Loys Mather 859-299-8569, or
ABOUT THE COVERAlden Beers plays the trumpet at All Saints, All Souls and Halloween at the Old Episcopal Burying Ground.
THE MISSION OF CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRALTo restore all persons to unity with God and one another in Christ Jesus, through
and Love.
Prayer & Action
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College
Pieces
Music Notes
Stewardship
At Your Service
Cathedral Kidz
Youth
Birthdays
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By The Very Reverend Carol L. Wade
WITH CHRIST
CCCLEX.ORG / 5
Aadventus, means ar-rival or coming. The
sounds the theme: Something is coming, and we are summoned by Jesus to wait and to watch. What sort of Advent are you
gatherings with family and friends,
a loved one, or worry about our -
of Advent is shaped to create space
of Christ.
explore the world around us and our own inner landscape through prayer
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the wonder of God being birthed more deeply into our lives, and we
Christ among those whom we serve daily in our world.
is never more needed. Create the space to begin your day in prayer,
brew. Read a bit of scripture, or
carrying one blessed thought into the day, for in so doing, we can then be more watchful. With a heart
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the world.
The season of Advent at Christ Church Cathedral is shaped to cre-ate space for God with us through
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service with others, and learning and growing in Christ. Most of all,
one with God, each other and the world God so loves as we prepare to
The commencement of a new
out space in the busiest of days to
already been given to us in Emman-uel, God with us. It is a season to faithfully wait and to watch in expec-
healing of the world. May you have
that it is God who is ever faithful,
for us.
We wait in prayer as we anticipate the wonder of God being birthed more deeply into our lives, and we watch for the coming of God’s reign of peace and justice as we meet Christ among those whom we serve daily in our world.
The gift of Advent is a call to explore the world around us and our own inner landscape through prayer and action as a way of making space for God with us.
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That is not my phrase, but it
it at Lexington Theological Seminary about six years
the LTS buildings in order to share
This helped both seminaries of
advantages as well, with cross-
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many months, our Canterbury has been on Wednesday evenings from
have a 5:15pm Healing Eucharist on Wednesdays too. Since it precedes
there are usually 12 or so present. Last month we had a schedul-
Canterbury students came to the Chapel and the shared liturgy was
had nearly 20 in the chapel! This month, when a similar calendar situ-
groups. (The service is open to all, by the way - these are just
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light in their faces had me pausing internally
very grateful heart for this wonderful commu-nity. The University of
the Daughters were so pleased to have the college students here again. When this joy is combined
for our regular Wednesday meet-
for those who have already brought
am humbled by the way God moves among us.
vital and strong, an inner core to our very being. I am not sure how
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in the future, and perhaps a way to
beyond our worshiping together.
COLLEGE
Shared Space, Shared GraceBy The Rev. Janey Wilson
G.F.Handel’sHaandel’s
Messiahpresented by
Choir of Men and Boys Cathedral Girls Choir
conducted by Erich Balling
December 2, 20117:30pm
166 Market Streetnear Historic Gratz Park
for ticket info:859-254-4497 ext.108
www.ccclex.org
The Lexington Baroque Ensemble
with
Christ Church Cathedral
Katharine Dain Christopher ConleyAndrew RansonChad Sloan
and the
SopranoCountertenor
TenorBaritone
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P IECESGot Angels?
By Gwen Mathews
Areturned to the Cathedral no later than Sunday, De-
be wrapped with the no-
return those presents unwrapped.
forget to include the WHITE ANGEL or
All Christ Church members are wel-
Harrison Christmas Shopping Events: -
dTuesday morning, December 20!
Please contact Gwen Mathews at
[email protected] if you wish to volunteer on either of those dates or
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SERVE
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so. I imagine what his voyage was
masterpieces so he could remember the detail when he came home to
about it. But history does not give us all that detail.
What it does tell us is that when
studio, married, and lived in Eothen, the house built in 1798 by the Rev.
the the house favorite of the Henry Clay
donated to the church. With that infor--
ship of the church was connected. These
, University Press, 2011, for more detail of the lives of
of the history adds to the interest of the art. Court-ney Carr, our intern and art history curator, has tried to
that will enable us to enjoy and understand the art in the exhibit.
Those of you who have
catalogue, which gives you
use it to supplement your understand-ing of the history of our church. At some
exhibit and catalogue of the remainder of
years in the life of the church.
Cathedral’s
ART
AN INVITATION TO YOUTH AND CHILDREN >>>
Art at the Cathedral invites the youth and chil-
the season which commemorates the coming of the Magi. The art by youth and children will be exhibited alongside the photos of the Kenyan trip by Carolyn Jones and Jo Robertson. The opening will coincide
-ary 6th. Youth and children may prefer to Google to
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Tthe Musterman household. My favorite childhood
– young
teenagers playing board games on the dining table, a dad helping a grandfather with home projects while watching
come and gather under one roof of love. In the past months,
who have shared with our youth and
and Sunday School teachers, for the
and old, for the great enthusiasm of our young volunteers, and for the joy
Over the past month, a tremen-dous number of people have added
ages who allowed us to trample through your bathtubs and
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and for those children we will serve this month at Harrison
share with us in ministry.
the Church, and in Christ Jesus for ever and ever. Amen.
By Amanda Musterman-Kiser
Thanksgiving for All
THANKSGIVING
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During the month of December, the Cathe-dral will swell with the sounds of glorious music!
as we begin our Advent journey and welcome the birth of Christ on Christmas.
Friday, December 2Messiah
sung by the combined Cathe-dral choirs, orchestra and vocal
following Sunday worship ser-vices and at our website, www.ccclex.org.
Sunday, December 18 at 7:00
and Carols sung by the com-bined Cathedral choirs. Be sure to arrive early to get a good seat.
Tuesday, December 20 at noon. A Ceremony of Carols by Ben-
Cathedral Girls Choir and harp. The concert is free and open to all.
Saturday, December 24 at
Eucharist at 5:00pm with the Cathedral Girls Choir. This ser-vice includes many familiar and well loved carols.
sung by the combined Cathe-
carols for choir and congre-
11:00pm with the combined Cathedral choirs. This service includes many familiar and well loved carols.
MUSIC NOTES
Advent and Christmas Cathedral MusicBy Erich Balling
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Arapidly approaches. How appropriate and timely – it is harvest time. We members of the Christ Church family have a lot to
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are commanded to love God with all of our being, and to love our neighbor. Simple, but not easy. One of the best things we can do to obey those Great Command-
all that has been given to us by God. That means giving
Church do a lot to love and worship God, and to love our neighbor. But we could do so much more if everyone
time and some of their treasure. Dream with me about all that we could accomplish!
With only one month left in this year, it appears that we will have a remaining loan balance on our line of credit.
pay the remainder of that right away. If possible, pay a little extra. If most of the parishioners were able to pay an extra $200, or $100 or even $50, we could pay that credit line off. Then we could start next year – Dean
would be awesome to start the year without that debt
you the way.
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to give some amount of your treasure. With all of you we can ac-complish some great things and a great many small things for God. As always, I pray
every day for each of you to have Peace, Strength, Wis-dom, Courage and Humbleness.
Vestry UpdateBy Steve Specht
not just at harvest time – not just at
CCCLEX.ORG /
Tsupport of the Cathedral through the Steward-ship Campaign. Especially inspiring is that all
year. By prayerfully coming forward with your
The follow-up phase of the Campaign by the Steward-
-ence in this church and in the wider community.
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-ness for inclusiveness in the church, our church
guidance towards spiri-
embody the transforma-
lives and, we hope, everyone will be as inspired by them as we were.
STEWARDSHIP
for our many blessings
change how we understand our lives. Good stewards recognize God as the source of all that we are and all that we possess.
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Electrical Services-
Complete CuisinePersonal Chef / Event Planner. Mary Thom Hamblin. Phone 859-494-9280. Email [email protected]. 214 Sycamore, Lexington 40502.
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Hand-Up Needed!
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immediately. Robust resume and excellent references available upon
859-699-9810.
Explorium of Lexington1. Needing someone to help out
2. Also, in need of janitorial services
SERVICES NEEDED///
Saturday evenings. Must be at least
not apply; child has asthma. In-terested person should email [email protected] to discuss
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES///
-ber that every woman at Christ Church is a member of ECW (Episco-
busy over the summer planning programs for this year. Please plan to become involved and be a part of the fun. Dana Davis, President.
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AT YOUR SERVICE
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Catching up with Will and Emma Moreno at their school, Providence Montessori, was
oasis. Will is 6 years old and Emma will be 9 in December. Tow-headed Will, wearing a navy hoodie, and Emma,
weary from a full day at school.-
says his favorite day is tomorrow too because he has Boy Scouts, where he is a member of Tiger Cubs. Emma is a
Brownie and shows us her many badges. Right now, Emma says that in Brownies they are
being things we might want but food is something we need.
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echism.
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A big reader and an animal lover, Emma tells us of a
mills and tells us how her mom helped save some pup-pies.
shares chores of vacuuming, cleaning the toilet (which
came from the Lexington Humane Society.
have loved for my 42-year-old daughter, Alix, to have
come - she should just go down the hall to the third
CATHEDRAL KIDZ
An Oasis with Will and Emma MorenoBy Susan Stempel
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M -
Stewardship is very important at the Community Cup-
people get the things they need to stretch their grocery
dollar. We give cleaning supplies, paper goods, baby
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Community Cupboard needs something else though, the Community! Without all the businesses that give us supplies, and the church members that donate clothes
Centers at schools. Currently, we serve between 45 and
YOUTH
Stewardship
By Emma & Olivia Seale
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2 Linda Robinson
2 Tracey Meyers
4 Spencer Lutz
4 Tim McWaters
6 Cromwell Cleveland, Jr
6 Will Milward
9 Grif Smith
9 Peggy Collins
9 Claire Plaisted
10 Rebecca Chapman
11 Beth Pride
12 Joyce Disoba
14 Carol Wade
14 Missy Baize
15 Charlie Lisle
15 Terrie Brewer
15 Emily Duncan
16 Ginny May
17 Katherine Sturgill
18 Britney Hatle
18 Cooper Garner
18 Lamar Grimes
19 Philip Wahle
20 Sally Wahle
21 Cade Baldecchi
21 Carl Gray
21 Charlie Naish
21 Jennifer Shaughnessy
21 Lela Stromenger
22 Cissy Collins
22 Tommy Roser
25 D.J. Geddes
26 Jessi Logsdon
26 Gary Stewart
28 Bill Woodward
28 Dan Pride
28 Eli Dunlap
28 Lynda Young - Raymond
28 Thomas Kearns
HAPPY BIRTHDAYDECEMBER
CCCLEX.ORG / 19
MINISTRIES///
Christ Church the morning of Sunday, Dec. -
Many of the items we will have for sale
from the sale goes to the consignors, and the remaining thirty percent is used to buy all the materials used by the refugees
Books & Beliefs, December 6-
cember 6, at the home of Joanna Walsh,
Award-winning author Bobbie Ann Mason
an American World War II pilot coming to terms with his past, and searching for
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story of love, war and second chances.
-rodsburg RoadSOUTH on Harrodsburg RoadRIGHT at second light (Old Harrods-
sign
Advent Quiet Day, December 12
-freshment to give yourself! Bishop Chilton
, and . The theme of the
Join us on Monday, December 12, 9:00am - 1:00pm.
Newcomer Tea, December 11
on Sunday, December 11 at 4:00pm. In --
We celebrate your presence among us and -
ter. Child Care will be provided. RSVP to our Parish Secretary, Margaret, at [email protected].
ECW Luncheon, December 13-
Christmas Luncheon held in the Tilford
holiday music will be the program. Cost of the luncheon is $15.00.
December 20
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the home of Martha Mooney, 2700 Bryan
Youth: A New Year in the Spirit, December 27-30New Year in the Spirit- youth grades 7-12
at the Cathedral Domain, December 27--
draldomain.org or contact [email protected].
DOK, week of January 9The Christ Church Chapter of the Order
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January 9, 2012. This study is available to women who are interested in learning about the ministries of prayer, service, and evangelism and in, perhaps, joining this Order as part of their spiritual jour-
in this study; discernment will be a part
of the process throughout the study. The -
led by members of our Cathedral Chapter.
chapter member if you are interested in joining this Study.
NOTICES///Christmas Flower Memorials, Now through December 16
accepted through December 16th. If
Ware at 266-6947, cindy.ware@insightbb.
to 217 Henry Clay Blvd., Lexington, 40502. Minimum suggested is $15.00 per name.
the Christ Church Altar Guild all year long.
Save the Date: PPR Fundraiser
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proceeds will support jobs for the needy.
Virginia Newsome receives the Out-standing Youth In Philanthropy award at National Philanthropy Day.
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SUNDAYS
10:00am Sunday School
WEDNESDAYS
UPCOMING SERVICES & EVENTSDecember 2
Messiah Concert
December 18
December 20 Noon A Ceremony of Carols
December 21
December 24
5:00pm Sung Eucharist
December 2510:00am Christmas Day Service
January 1