The Dean's Greeting
The Very Rev. Dominic Barrington
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How often have people said to you, “I have good news and I have bad news….”? The phrase usually indicates that things are not going to go exactly as we would like - but that we might get something we want. It often comes with the expectation that it’s good not to expect everything to turn out exactly how we desire it, and that we should be grateful to get at least something and settle for a compromise about our plans or hopes.
With Mark’s account of Jesus’ life, you can forget compromise. When we gather this Sunday, we will have Jesus saying to us, “I have bad news and I have more bad news…” Indeed, so gloomy is Jesus’ outlook, Peter tries to argue with him, only to be compared to Satan. Jesus is going to be killed - and he expects his followers to ‘take up their cross’ and to follow. Except that for Mark and for Jesus, bad news is good news - it is, in fact, the most glorious news imaginable, as it is the only way to resurrection life on offer. Join us in our Lenten journey and celebrate again the grace of God that will redeem all our bad news and make it good.
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Listening to part of the Sermon on the Mount, the Dean encourages to pray for what we really need in the #SermonOfTheDay. Click to view.
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Sunday Eucharist at 11 a.m. |
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Sunday Dean's Forum on Zoom |
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Every Sunday at 10 a.m. before our Live-Stream Eucharist, you can join the Dean on Zoom for a short Bible study with community members. Click here to participate.
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Wednesday Evening Lenten Formation Series -Becoming Beloved Community
Wednesday, Mar. 3 - Mar. 24 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
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All are welcome to join in a Lenten study of the church's role in addressing the challenges present to wholeness and health around issues of race. We will use resources of the Episcopal Church's Becoming Beloved Community curriculum along with Presiding Bishop Michael Curry's new vision document that lays out the Episcopal Church’s long-term commitment to racial healing, reconciliation, and justice. We will gather by Zoom Wednesday evenings in Lent for study and small group facilitated conversation. Please RSVP to the Rev. Canon Lisa Hackney-James. |
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Centering Prayer
Wednesdays in Lent from 6:45 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
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All are welcome to expand their prayer life this Lent by joining in with the St. James Centering Prayer group. For over a year now, Cathedral member, Greg Gerber, along with the Rev. Lisa Hackney-James, has convened a weekly prayer group focused on the practice of Centering Prayer: a simple contemplative method of prayer that bears a resemblance to the practice of mediation, but which derives from centuries of Christian tradition. The method for this prayer style is simple but its effects can be profound. We gather via conference call. All that is required for participation is a place to sit quietly and comfortably as we dial in by telephone. Participants are guided through the 20 minute silent prayer time with teaching and reflection on either side of it. Please RSVP to the Rev. Canon Lisa Hackney-James with questions and for dial-in instructions.
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This Year's Lenten Appeal Charity |
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The Cathedral Chapter has designated the Cathedral Counseling Center as this year’s Lenten charity. Founded by St. James in 1974, it has been an independent body based in the Loop for several years. The Center continues to be faithful to its original mission to offer psychotherapy of the highest quality on a sliding fee scale basis. At a time when many are struggling with mental health, we hope you will be as generous as you can in your support of their important work. Click here to donate to our Lenten Appeal online.
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FOR THOSE COMMENDED TO THE PRAYERS OF THE CATHEDRAL COMMUNITY: Nicole, Ingolf, Susie, Betty, Sandra, Jerry, Rosemary, Errol, Bob, Maureen, Mary Ann, Julie, Sara, Anne Frances, Teresa Jo, Carolyn, Mark, K.B., Perry, Felix, Ralph, Carol, and Ken.
FOR THE 10 PEOPLE WHO DIED BY GUN VIOLENCE IN CHICAGO IN THE PAST WEEK INCLUDING: Jalen, Pierre, Rashad, Dontrell, Guillermo, Jeremiah, Keontaye, Jalin, and Tysean.
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