Grace Episcopal Cathedral Topeka, Kansas

June 2017 Vol. 91, No. 6

Dear friends:

Last week, I got the

question again:

“Why aren’t we

doing confession in

church anymore?”

For several years in a

row, I covered this

question with an explanation about

confession during the Easter season. I

thought everyone was pretty well

versed about this and maybe even

tired of my annual didactic on the

subject. What I forgot is that people

forget and new people come into our

community all the time! So, perhaps

it’s time again to provide some

reasoning for why we make this

change in the liturgy during the Great

50 days of Easter. It is a bit late, but

when confession returns in a couple

of weeks, you’ll know why it went

away and why it returned.

First of all, confession hasn’t

gone away. We’re just taking a

thoughtful break. One of the oldest

canons in the Christian Church

allowed for the omission of

confession during special periods of

celebration such as Easter and

Christmas. The canon’s presence did

not imply that the people of God

were, on occasion, without sin or not

in need of God’s forgiveness. The

canon simply allowed for an

occasional shift in the emphasis of

worship – from a penitential emphasis

to a celebrative one – in order to make

a point about God’s grace.

From the Dean. . .

continued on page 2

Sunday, June 4, 2017 One service only

at 10 a.m. Wear red and celebrate the

birthday of the church!

Reception to follow

Keep up with pledges this summer! Headed out on vacation this summer?

Unfortunately our expenses don’t take a

vacation, so don’t forget to pay your monthly

pledge before you leave. Also, if you visit other churches during your

travels, bring us a service bulletin. We are always interested in what other

Episcopal churches are doing! Most importantly, have a safe trip!

Search for new Director of Children’s Ministries The Cathedral is searching for our next Director of Children’s Ministries.

This person, among many other duties, has the important job of planning and

providing oversight for Sunday School and Children’s Chapel curriculums,

scheduling childcare for Church events and ministries, working with the

youth music programs and planning the yearly Vacation Bible School. If you

are interested in applying or have any questions about the position, you can

contact Dominique Shannon (316-734-2227) between now and June 16.

Join the Altar Guild — men...you too! Our Altar Guild ministers need some help. This group of people prepare for

Sunday services, handling the Eucharistic vessels and linens. Four teams

take turns covering one week per month. The commitment is for about an

hour at 8:30 a.m. on a Saturday and about 30 minutes before and after one

service. If you might be interested (either women or men), contact Bev Tilly

(232-5051) or Kent Wingerson (235-3457). They can answer any questions

and provide more information. Please prayerfully consider if this ministry

might be your service opportunity for the Cathedral.

Greeters wanted We are in need of additional ministers to serve as 10:30 greeters at the

entrance doors on Sunday mornings. No experience necessary. Just a

friendly, welcoming attitude and a willingness to show up 15 minutes before

the service. Training is provided. You will serve one Sunday a month. To

volunteer or for more information, call the church office (235-3457).

Altar Flower Ministry volunteers needed The Daughters of the King are looking for some volunteers to help with their

Altar Flower Ministry. Volunteers either help arrange the altar flowers into

small bouquets or help deliver the flowers to people who are in the hospital,

nursing home, or who are homebound. You would be scheduled for once a

month and do not need to be a DOK member to participate in this ministry.

Please contact Arceile Ridgeway at 230-4272.

Updated directories: Did you know you can get an updated directory at any time by going to our

website? On the homepage in the upper right hand corner, just below the

“Connect with us” heading, click on “parish directory.” You’ll be prompted

to put in a password and that will give you access to a constantly updated

directory. (The required password is to protect the privacy of our members.

Call the church office and we will give you the password.)

Sympathies

Long-time Cathedral member Dorothy Bodenhausen died on May 3 in

Minnesota where she had moved several years ago to be closer to her

daughter. Her service was held at the Cathedral on May 18. May her soul,

and the souls of all the faithful departed, rest in peace.

The rubrics of the 1979 Book of

Common Prayer allow us to leave

out the confession “on occasion” and

make such a shift in emphasis. There

are other times when the confession

is omitted because we use one of the

forms of the Prayers of the People

which contains a petition for “the

absolution and remission of our sins

and offenses” (Form I, petition 14;

cf. Form V, petitions 12 and 13).

Using the confession immediately

after these prayer forms is redundant

and suggests that, perhaps, God

didn’t hear us the first time we

asked!

Not every community chooses to

follow this ancient Easter (and

Christmas) custom. At the Cathedral,

we do because the rationale makes

sense, and it is one of the ways we

can make all of Easter special and

more joyous.

Both individual and corporate

confession are important for the life

of the Church and its members. Yet,

despite who and what we are –

inadequate, self-centered, unfaithful,

unloving human beings – despite all

we have to confess – there are times

when it is “good and right” to get up

from our knees and celebrate the gift

of new life that come from God’s

Son, Jesus Christ!

Alleluia, Christ is risen! So

should we rise up in thanksgiving,

joy and celebration of this grace!

—I’ll see you in church,

Steve+

From the Dean

People have gathered in restaurants, bars, and other

public spaces for centuries, discussing all sorts of Big

Questions: politics, religion, philosophy, sports – just to

name a few. As people of faith, let’s take these

conversations out of the church and into the community.

They (Deacon Anne and Mother Casey) invite you to

join them for not-your-typical-church gathering.

Beverages and Big Questions (BBQ) will meet twice a

month at Norsemen Brewing Company (in NOTO) from 6

-7:30 p.m. Order a beverage of choice, some BBQ if you

wish, and pull up a chair to explore some big questions about faith and life.

Bring your questions, your curiosity, your doubts, your experience. This isn’t a time for teaching, but it is a time for

an energetic exchange of ideas. In this laid-back atmosphere, who knows where the conversation might go?!

Dates and proposed topics:

June 8 Is Love Really All We Need?

June 22 What is the Give and Take of Forgiveness

July 6 How to Play Nicely with Others in this Polarized Society?

July 20 What Constitutes the “Good Life”?

August 3 Where is God When Life Sucks?

August 17 Do You Actually Believe That (about the bible, God, church…)?

These topics are a starting point! We expect the Holy Spirit to move among us, and the group will have the chance to

help shape the proposed list of topics for our six weeks together. If you’d like to join us, join the Beverages and Big

Questions Event on Facebook, let the church office know, or just show up at 6 p.m. on the above dates.

Norsemen Brewing Company is located at 830 N. Kansas Ave., Topeka.

Cathedral Chorister’s 2017 Spring singing trip to Minnesota with stops at St. John the Evangelist Church in St. Paul, All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Northfield (Evensong), and the morning chapel service at St Olaf College.

Jerry Becker was welcomed

as Grace Cathedral’s newest

Stephen Minister during the

worship service on May 14. Jerry

recently completed his required

hours of training, and has been

commissioned to this special

ministry of care. When given the

opportunity to express the reason

for his interest in being a Stephen

Minister, Jerry wrote, “I would

like to bring the love of Jesus and

the Holy Spirit to those who are

suffering, especially those who

feel alone.” We know Jerry to be

a gentle, listening presence and we

are pleased he has joined the

team.

If you, or someone you know,

would like to have a relationship

of trust and caring with a Stephen

Minister, please contact Gwen

McClain (506-6929) or Karel

Ramsey (232-1452).

EfM graduation On May 14, two Cathedral members,

Susan Raby and Jerry Becker, were

presented diplomas from The University

of the South School of Theology for

completion of the four-year Education

for Ministry course offered at Grace

Cathedral. Congratulations!

By the Grace of God The Right Reverend George Wayne Smith

Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri will ordain

Robert Clay Calhoun

Bianca Lynn Shindley Elliott Katherine Genevieve Knoll Lenon

Michael Corman Loyd Diane Renee Kruger

Mark William Ohlemeier

to the Sacred Order of Deacons and

Gregory Allen Doll

to the Sacred Order of Priests

in Christ’s One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church

at half past ten o’clock in the morning

Saturday, the seventeenth of June in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen

Grace Episcopal Cathedral

701 Southwest Eighth Avenue Topeka, Kansas

Your prayers and presence are requested.

The Cloister Gallery

SHOWING IN JUNE AND JULY ABSTRACT ART BY SAM TODWONG

This summer we are pleased to present an exhibit by Cathedral member Sam Todwong. Sam has a degree in art from Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas, pursuing an interest in art from his formative years in Uganda. This exhibit will display 21 of his earlier works (1983-1995). The Cloister Gallery is open 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday, and 8 a.m.-noon Saturday and Sunday.

GREAT SPACES Music &

Arts Series

presents

Sunday, June 25, 3 p.m.

The Kansas Mennonite Men’s Chorus

The Kansas Mennonite Men’s Chorus

is a volunteer organization with nearly

300 members from Kansas,

Oklahoma, Nebraska. Colorado,

Missouri, and even Minnesota!

The chorus will make their second

appearance at Grace Cathedral on

Sunday, June 25 at 3 p.m. in a concert

led by director, Greg Bontrager.

This is a freewill offering event.

No commitment—just show up for rehearsal at 7 p.m. on any Thursday evening through July 13 and give the Cathedral Choir a try! Or join the 4th of July Community Choir. Rehearsals will be held on Thursdays, June 1-29, 7-8 p.m. Want more information first? Call Music Director Steve Burk at 235-3457.

Give the choir a try for the summer

June 14 at Grace Cathedral

The following excerpt was taken from an article in The Living Church,

by Carrie Boren Headington, titled: “The Episcopal Church’s e-word: what is

evangelism?”:

“Our Presiding Bishop, Michael Curry, has been inviting us all to join

‘the Jesus Movement,’ which centers on sharing of the Gospel to our

hurting world. Bishop Curry frequently refers to himself as our ‘Chief

Evangelism Officer.’ For too long Episcopalians have lost our common

vision of mission, and evangelism has been ignored. Our rapid decline

has already shown us that if we do not share the saving news of Jesus

Christ with our communities, our churches become anemic at best and

often dead.”

The Bishop Kemper School for Ministry is thrilled to launch a new

program this fall to equip our faith community for the work of evangelism in

your particular context: Certificate in Lay Evangelism. This new certificate

program consists of eight courses during the 2017-18 academic year. This

coursework will prepare people for licensure as a Lay Evangelist. Half of these

courses will meet face-to-face in a traditional weekend format in Topeka,

while half will be offered in a one-day format at Trinity, Lawrence. Classes

include:

Christian Spirituality (August 2017)

Contemporary Society, MEETS SATURDAY ONLY (September 2017)

Church Communications, MEETS SATURDAY ONLY (October 2017)

Contemporary Mission (November 2017)

Social Ministry, MEETS SATURDAY ONLY (February 2018)

Conversational Evangelism, MEETS SATURDAY ONLY (March 2018)

Christian History (April 2018)

Anglican Identity (May 2018)

Those who plan to enroll in this certificate program are encouraged to sign

up for New Student Orientation, taking place July 9-10 in Topeka so you can

learn more about academic and community expectation at BKSM.

If you are not interested in earning the full certificate, you are welcome to

enroll in any of the classes that are of particular interest to you, whether you

take classes for credit or as an auditor. Lay scholarships are available.

If you have questions about the Lay Evangelism Certificate or any other

BKSM program, please visit www.bishopkemperschool.org.

BKSM to offer new Evangelism Certificate Program this Fall

Summer classes at BKSM During the summer, the Bishop

Kemper School for Ministry offers

classes that are not part of the regular

curricula for its certificate programs

in lay and ordained ministries. These

courses are ideal for continuing edu-

cation as well as personal enrichment.

This summer, BKSM is excited to

offer the following:

Preaching Difficult Texts:

Thursday, June 15 and Friday,

June 16

Transforming Church and

World: The Ministry of Dea-

cons, Today and Tomorrow: Saturday, June 24

Introduction to Islam:

Tuesday, July 18

You can find complete course de-

tails and register here: http://

www.bishopkemperschool.org/

summer-school-2017.html

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About the window…

Each month, we feature a small portion of a Cathedral stained glass window on

the front cover of The Chimes. In the north balcony are four tall, narrow windows

which survived the 1975 fire, portraying symbols of the sacraments of Holy

Communion and Holy Unction. This dove represents the Holy Spirit.

We apologize if we have missed

your birthday or have incorrect

information. Please call the office

at 235-3457 with any corrections.

June

1 Tom Leucht

2 Hannah Ohlemeier

3 Madeline Smith

4 Bill Hamm

5 Hurst Coffman

Ben Vogelsberg

6 Carolyn Jones

Chris Waugh

7 Hailie Culp

Joyce Pejakovich

9 Rick Backlund

Don Taylor

Chris Wright

12 Terrilyn Fairbank

Sharon Wright

13 Jan Jaquith

Judea Shannon

14 John Green

Elena Pacioianu

15 Jane Myers

18 Carl Denton

20 Barry Bray

21 Iris Bruce

Patty Miller

22 Phil Elwood

Melissa Weikel

23 Sharon Harmon

Cyndi Langston

24 J.C. Denton

Judy Donovan

Keith McKibben

26 Lauren Smith

27 Mike Godfrey

28 Chris Shermoen

30 Karri Quintana

June Flower Memorials

1 Dorothy S. Meade

Christ Hospital Nurses

3 Holmes Meade

4 William J. “Bill” Williamson

5 Lawrence L. Miller

7 Marguerite Strotz

Ralph E. Love Jr.

8 Margaret N. Garhart

9 Katherine Peters Davison

10 Augusta M. Laing

11 Andrew James Grooms

Alice Meade

12 Ellen Amy Betts

Edward Kirkpatrick Cleveland

Billye June Bray Bradley

Charles Sterling Bray

13 Thomas Frank Ellis

15 Frances Louise Hogueland

Frank F. Hogueland

William Gottlieb Reuter

16 James Bruce Davis

17 Celeste Vedder McComas

Dr. Marmaduke D. McComas, Jr.

Margaret Eagan Salisbury

18 Louise Smith Sallee

21 Hermon E. Van Laer

22 Henry John Crow

Flora S. Morton

25 Henrietta M. Snyder

27 Eveleen White West

Dorothy Wilhelmina Sinel

28 John C. McClintock

29 Eva Skerry Olsen

Hans Christopher Olsen

Jane McGrew

30 Ethelyn M. Cole

Capitola M. Vernon

Leland F. Gordy

APRIL ATTENDANCE

2017 2016 2015

1st Sunday .... 254 ........268........ 646**

2nd Sunday ... 632* ......332........ 339

3rd Sunday .... 573** ....275........ 297

4th Sunday .... 214 ........259........ 297

Total 1,673 .... 1,134 ..... 1,579

*Evensong

**Easter

Treasurer’s Report

April 30, 2017

Operating income for the month

of April was $66,553 and operating

expense was $75,448 which resulted

in a negative balance of $8,895.

Operating income for the year to

date was $291,660, and operating ex-

pense for the year to date was

$293,065 resulting in a negative bal-

ance of $1,405.

Cash in the bank checking account,

per books, on April 30, 2017 was

$10,061.

— Paul Smith, Treasurer

Bring non-

perishable food

items to fill the

grocery cart in

the Cathedral.

The food is distributed to Let’s Help

and Doorstep.

FOOD

SUNDAY

June 4

Weekly Schedule Sunday

8:30 a.m.—Holy Communion, Rite I

9:30 a.m.—Sunday School (Sept.-May)

10:30 a.m.—Children’s Chapel

10:30 a.m.—Holy Communion, Rite II

Grace Cathedral, Topeka, Kansas — A House of Prayer for all People and a National Jubilee Ministry Center of the Episcopal Church

GRACE CATHEDRAL CLERGY

The Very Reverend Steve Lipscomb, Dean

The Reverend George Pejakovich, Assistant to the Dean

The Reverend Casey Rohleder, Priest Associate

Deacon Donald Chubb

Deacon Anne Flynn

CATHEDRAL STAFF

Kent Wingerson, Cathedral Verger/Finance Manager

Connie Vosburgh, Office Administrator

Steve Burk, Organist/Choirmaster

Sylvia Hamilton, Maggie Burk, Assistant Organists

Alan Martin, Music Assistant

Michael Massey, Ministry Coordinator

Mary Howell, Interim Director of Children’s Ministries

Chris Escalante, Youth Director

Michael Godfrey, Sexton

John Barber, Security

VESTRY OF GRACE CATHEDRAL

Paul Smith, Treasurer; Phil Elwood, Chancellor

Ed Carter, Dominique Shannon, Marilyn Trubey (Junior Warden)

Keith McKibben (Senior Warden), Norman Nellis, Nicole Nielsen

Phil Dittmer, Sharon Highberger, Jackie Sommers

701 SW Eighth Avenue

Topeka, Kansas 66603-3219

(785) 235-3457 • Fax (785) 235-1863

E-mail: info@GraceCathedralTopeka.org

Website: www.GraceCathedralTopeka.org

2017