Sunday, July 7th, 2024

The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

Holy Eucharist Rite II

7:30AM in Emmanuel Chapel



Holy Eucharist, Rite II 

10:00AM in the Nave & Livestreamed

Holy Eucharist

5:15PM in Emmanuel Chapel

Welcome to the Cathedral Church of St. Luke



We are a community of faith with ancient worship and modern thought, catholic traditions and progressive theology. We proclaim a Biblical perspective for thinking people, a respect for reason, science, and a diversity of perspective. This empowers compassion and care for both the wider community and one another. Our commitment to welcome and inclusion is central to our mission modeled on the Kingdom of God and proclaimed by Jesus Christ. 

Sunday Morning Service Participants

Preacher

Christian M. Clough, Canon for Liturgy & Music

Celebrant

The Reverend George Stevens, Interim Dean

Assisting

The Reverend Christopher Worthley, Assisting Clergy

The Reverend Rebecca A. Grant, Deacon

Music Leader & Organist

Christian M. Clough, Canon for Liturgy & Music

Musical Guest Ensemble

Ukuleles Heal the World

Lector

Rich Pitre

Prayers Leader

Elspeth Grant Pruitt

Ushers

Bob Parshley, Martha Parshley, Deb Marcoux

Head Verger & Crucifer

Eleanor Roberts

Live Streaming

Jack Swanton, Sam Allen

Eucharistic Ministers

Joseph deKay, Elizabeth Burger

The Healing Team

Sara Schmalz, Judd Hume

Contributing Ministries

Acolytes, Vergers, The Flower Guild, The Altar Guild, The Kneeler Guild, The Healing Team, Eucharistic Ministers

Music copyrights granted under OneLicense.net #A-713087. Sources: The Hymnal 1982, Lift Every Voice and Sing II, Wonder, Love, and Praise, Voices Found, My Heart Sings Out, The Saint Helena Psalter, The Book of Common Prayer,, Enriching our Worship, The Holy Bible (NRSV). 

5:15PM Service of Holy Eucharist

Celebrating

The Reverend Christopher Worthley

Reflecting

Rich Pitre

HAPPENING TODAY

UPCOMING

The St. Luke's Public Policy

and Environmental Action Team Meeting

Tuesday July 9 at 6:00PM in person in the Upper Hall.

All are welcome and encouraged to attend!. We will share a meal together and conduct our regular business meeting. 

The meal will consist of a potluck. Please bring a dish to share.

For more information email Ruth Roemer

Sing with the Cathedral Pick Up Choir

July 28th & August 25th

Interested in singing at the cathedral this summer? Join the cathedral pick up choir on the July 28th and August 25th.

We will gather in the choir room at 8:45AM to learn a very simply anthem which will be sung at the 10AM liturgy.

Come as you are—ALL ages welcome, no prior singing experience necessary, no robes required, no processions to worry about—to enrich our summer worship. The anthems will be distributed on the day of the services, and will be simple enough to learn in the time allowed, but if you would like to see the music in advance, please send an e-mail to Canon for Liturgy and Music, Christian Clough and he will send you a link to a scan of the music.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Reverend George Stevens Out of the Office July 8-15

George will be spending time with his family and serving at a summer chapel on Martha’s Vineyard as part of his ministry within the Diocese of Massachusetts.

In case of a pastoral emergency, please call him at (978)-578-8084 or send him an email.

New Cathedral Treasurer Email

With the appointment of new cathedral treasurer, Randi Hogan, our IT team has updated the treasurer’s email.

To contact Randi with any future questions you may have, please use the email address here.

Phase II Educational Sessions and Phase III Small Groups

Sessions are Ongoing!

Sign-Ups Available

All cathedral community members are invited and encouraged to sign up for Phase II Educational sessions and Phase III Small groups on Zoom with Susan Czolgosz of WorkLife Consulting.

Times and sign-up links are available in the email which was sent on June 7th. Click here to read the email.

If you are unable to sign-up for sessions at home, we will have access to the sign-up pages for both Phase II and III available at coffee hours via the cathedral laptop. A member of our team would be glad to assist you.

If you need help or clarification with this process, please contact our parish administrator Avery Levesque-Schott for assistance via email or phone (207)-772-5434.

Phase II

The Phase II Educational Sessions began on Monday June 24th.

The Educational Sessions are additional times to the initial meetings held in May. 

Phase II workshops are designed to equip members in conflict mediation, caring communication skills and structured dialogue. They will introduce the idea of interest-based conflict, address the root causes of our congregational conflict, and will teach us how to avoid pitfalls in the future. This phase of our conflict transformation process seeks to build rapport and trust within our community.

If you attended one of the earlier Phase II Educational Sessions in May and would like to participate again, you are welcome to do so. We ask that you please be courteous and allow all members of the community an opportunity to participate.

Phase II Sign-up

Phase III

Phase III of the conflict transformation process is the small group experience. Phase III sessions began on Monday June 24th. 

It is a two-hour commitment. Groups of no larger than 8 individuals will gather to create an intentional listening community. The pre-requisite for participation in the small groups is attendance in the Phase II workshops. This is mandatory.

If you have not yet participated in a Phase II Education Session, there are sign-ups available here.

The small group experience at its core is an opportunity for healing and reconciliation.

Phase III Sign-up

‘In Person’ Sessions

For both Phase II and Phase III sessions, we will offer specific sessions which are ‘in person only’. For these meetings participants will gather in the Chapter Room at the cathedral, and join a singular Zoom call to connect with Susan. If you sign-up for this type of meeting, you must attend in person.

Hannaford Supports Our Food Pantry

Once More in July



In May the bag donation program at the Bayside Hannaford raised $742 for St. Luke's Food Pantry!

Now, once again in July, our food pantry was chosen to receive donations from a different store.

Our pantry will receive $1 for each $2.50 reusable Fight Hunger Bag sold throughout July at the South Portland Hannaford on Cottage Road.

Pantry volunteers are proud to have their work acknowledged by our local stores and neighbors!

Contemplative Prayer on Summer Break

Contemplative Prayer will be on break until September 8th. With Questions please contact Sarah Braik via email.

Wednesday Noon Prayer on Summer Break

Wednesday Noon Prayer on Zoom will be on break until September.

With Questions please contact Sam Allen via email.

NEWS FROM GENERAL CONVENTION

To read about stories, resources, and events from around the Diocese of Maine, read their newsletter, The DioLog, by clicking the link here, or by clicking on the Episcopal Maine Shield in the bottom of this email.

The Right Reverend Sean Rowe Elected 28th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church

Published by the Episcopal Diocese of Maine

"On a day full of prayer and celebration, the Rt. Rev. Sean W. Rowe, bishop of Northwest Pennsylvania and bishop provisional of Western New York, was elected to be the 28th Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church. The election, which was decided on the first ballot, took place during the 81st General Convention in Louisville, Kentucky, where on Wednesday at mid-morning, members of the House of Bishops walked from the Kentucky International Convention Center to nearby Christ Church Cathedral to cast their votes. Their decision was made by noon, with the announcement held until after a lunch break, sparking much excited speculation among members of the House of Deputies (HOD), visitors, and the press.

When it was announced, the news was greeted with elation in the HOD, which confirmed the bishops' vote by a 95-percent majority. Here is what some members of the Maine deputation had to say about the presiding bishop-elect

• "The energy! He's been a bishop for 17 years and now he's going to be our presiding bishop—the man is a saint." — Deputy Richard Rozene

• "I was elated. I'm very excited about what he's going to be capable of getting done for us." — Rev. Joshua Hill

• "I’m delighted about the new presiding bishop. I’ve heard from several different people who worked with him. They all sing his praises regarding his ability to be forward thinking, an excellent administrator, and easy to work with."  — Rev. Lisa Fry

• "I think it's a real blessing for the church that he was elected on the first ballot; it's a real mandate for him. I can't wait to see what the future has [in store for] for The Episcopal Church." — Deputy Mark Spahr

At 49, Bishop Rowe is the youngest presiding bishop ever elected, he was also the country's youngest Episcopal priest when he was ordained at 24, and became the denomination's youngest bishop at 32. He will begin his nine-year term on Nov. 1. Read more about the presiding bishop-elect and the election process here.

In his address to the HOD, which you can watch here, Rowe expressed gratitude to his fellow nominees, stressed that a willingness to take risks and embrace change was key to the future of the church, and urged the HOD to "hold our structure lightly," with an eye on providing more church resources for dioceses, "where ministry happens on the ground." He suggested that the time between now and his installation on Nov. 1 be considered as "a kind of relational jubilee," where anger and resentments built up during the pandemic and post-pandemic years be forgiven "for the sake of the gospel of Jesus Christ."

Rowe finished his speech with a quote from "Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander," by theologian Thomas Merton, who spent much of his life in Kentucky.

“In a time of drastic change one can be too preoccupied with what is ending or too obsessed with what seems to be beginning. In either case one loses touch with the present and with its obscure but dynamic possibilities. What really matters is openness, readiness, attention, courage to face risk. You do not need to know precisely what is happening, or exactly where it is all going. What you need is to recognize the possibilities and challenges offered by the present moment, and to embrace them with courage, faith, and hope. In such an event, courage is the authentic form taken by love.”

Watch the Video Below to Hear Bishop Brown's

Thoughts on the Election of The Rt. Rev. Sean W. Rowe

House of Deputies Reelects

Julia Ayala Harris as President

Published by the Episcopal Office of Public Affairs

“Julia Ayala Harris, a deputy from the Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma, was reelected June 25 as president of the House of Deputies of The Episcopal Church. Originally elected at the 80th General Convention in 2022, Ayala Harris' second term as one of the denomination’s two presiding officers begins on June 28 at the close of the church’s 81st General Convention.

Ayala Harris, 43, is the first Latina and the first woman of color to serve as president of the House of Deputies. A first-generation Mexican American and the daughter of an undocumented immigrant, she was reelected from a field of three candidates on the first ballot. To ensure procedural impartiality, she yielded the chair to Crystal Plummer, a deputy from the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago during the vote.

Ayala Harris received 521 votes, 107 more than the required number to elect. Candidate Zena Link of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts received 241 votes; the Rev. Rachel Taber-Hamilton, a candidate from the Episcopal Diocese of Olympia, received 64 votes. Ayala Harris’ reelection on June 25 was historic, marking a slate of three women of color vying for the leadership position.

Ayala Harris can serve up to three consecutive terms, or, in her case, a total of eight years.”

A Summary of

The 81st General Convention

To read a full synopsis of General Convention including a weekly summary, legislation, and election results please read the publication from Episcopal News Service here.

OPPORTUNITIES & RESOURCES

Space still available

for a Variety of Camps this Summer!

"Camp Bishopswood has been owned and operated as an arm of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine since the early 1960’s. Located on the shores of Lake Megunticook near Camden, Maine, Bishopswood is a beautiful, picture-perfect slice of God’s creation – ideal for a children’s summer camp!"

Opportunities This Summer Include:

• Youth Camp for children 8-16: Campers can do 1 week or multiple week sessions.
• Mini-Camp for ages 6-8
• Summer Finale: September 13-15. A weekend multigenerational summer camp experience for people of all ages. Registration for this experience is now open! There is also a day-only option on Saturday, Sept. 14.
• Back this year after a several-year hiatus is a mini retreat especially for those who do formation work in our diocese on Friday, Sept. 13 from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. As in years past, this will be an opportunity to spend a day in conversation with formation folks, to enjoy delicious food, and imagine ways in which we can collaborate and uplift one another in our formation work. 



Register for Summer Finale here, including one-day and overnight options.

Register for the Formation Mini-Retreat on Sept. 13 here.

Want to learn more about Camp Bishopswood? Visit their webpage here.

To support Camp Bishopswood, visit their giving page here.

Watch the video above to learn more about Camp Bishopswood

The Healing Team

The Healing Team offers prayers weekly on Sunday during and after communion in All Saint's Chapel (the small chapel to the right of the communion rail).

The following team members will be serving in the coming weeks:

July 7, 2024   Sara Schmalz, Judd Hume

Cultivating Climate Resilience: An Inclusive Discussion

July 11, July 18

9:00-10:00AM

The South Portland Library

Published by the South Portland Land Trust

The South Portland Land Trust, in partnership with the South Portland Library, invites you to a three-session discussion of ALL WE CAN SAVE (One World, 2021), an anthology of essays and poems by women regarding "Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis." 

The discussions will be led by Chelsea Steinauer-Scudder, a writer and editor based in Northern New England and the author of the forthcoming book, MOTHER, CREATURE, KIN (Broadleaf Books, 2025). The sessions will be held in the Main Library from 9:00 to 10:00 AM (or a bit longer) on June 27, July 11, and July 18 (all Thursdays). Please save these dates and plan to attend all three sessions. 

Paperback copies of the book can be purchased from various outlets for around $12, and the Library will have a number of both physical and electronic copies available at the Main Library or though the Library System.

To register for the All We Can Save discussion group, please click on the link here to go to the Library page where you can sign up. 

Eco Tips from the Public Policy and Environmental Action Team

Last week the Science and Technical Committee (STS) of the Maine Climate Council released its updated report: Scientific Assessment of Climate Change and Its Effects in Maine,

This report includes new data on a number of important resilience topics:



• Climate,
• Human Dimensions
• Sea Level and Coastal Hazards
• Marine
• Agriculture
• Biodiversity
• Freshwater
• Forests and Forestry

Here are just a few of the key findings:

• Maine's climate is getting warmer, wetter and we are experiencing new extremes.

• Sea level is 7.5 inches higher than in early 20th century Maine, and the rate of sea level rise has nearly doubled in the past 30 years.

• The Gulf of Maine is warming faster than 97% of the world’s ocean surface and is experiencing near-constant ocean heat waves.

• In Maine, resilience to climate change depends on relationships: this includes a strong sense of community among residents, solid connections between the economy and healthy natural systems, and maintaining ties to heritage.

Read the whole Executive Summary here

To learn more about PPPEAT visit their page on our website here.

Contribute to St. Luke’s Summer Music Ministry

The Cathedral Choir will be in recess from 9 June through Labor Day, and summer is a great time to make a musical contribution to our worship as a singer or instrumentalist. Help us to keep our music well-supported with your offerings.

Please email Christian Clough, Canon for Liturgy & Music.

The Biblical Study Group

Summer Learning Resources



The Biblical Study Group will be on vacation until 1 September.

When we resume, we will meet Sundays 8:00-10:00AM.

Our ongoing theme is discovering the nature and meaning of “being created in the image of God.” To stimulate spiritual growth over the summer months, we invite you to read the following recommended resources:

1) God: A Biography by Jack Miles. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, The New York Times calls this text “a tour de force.” Published by Vintage Books, Random House Publishing, New York, 1996

2) Jung’s Thoughts on God: Religious Depths of the Psyche by Donald Dyer, PH.D. Published by Nicholas Hays, 2000 P.O. Box 2039, York Beach, ME 03910.

“It is only through the psyche that we can establish that God acts upon you.”

3) Jung’s Map of the Soul: An Introduction and In Support of Jung’s Extensive and Intensive Thought by Murray Stein.

Published by Open Court Publishing Co., P.O. Box 300, Peru, Illinois 61354. To order call 1-800-815-2280.

Join Luke's Garden

LGBTQIA+ Group

Luke's Garden is the cathedral's LGBTQIA+ group which meets every 2nd Sunday of the month following coffee hour.

All are welcome!

For additional information contact Orion Williams

Join the Young and The Restless

We are St. Luke’s 20s-30s-year-old ministry. We are an active group at the cathedral which also gets together outside of the church.

Join us as we go hiking, ice skating, play trivia, or just enjoy each other’s company! If you are new to us, welcome! We meet every Tuesday at Maine Beer Company in Freeport for Trivia from 6-8.

 Other events happen sporadically throughout the month, however trivia is a great opportunity to meet us if you’re joining us for the first time. Contact Shana Rose to stay up to date with group activities and information.

The Kneeler Guild and

Prayer Shawl Knitters

Tuesday

2:30PM

The Upper Hall.

For additional information contact Jeri Edgar 207-303-8447 or Nancy Mawhinney 207-775-7500

Everyone is welcome, whether you are curious or want to begin. Kneeler kits cost $75, which include directions, yarn, needles & canvas. Novices are welcome; we will teach you as needed. Prayer Shawls: 26-29” by 60”; select your yarn & needles. Coffee & Tea available.

Weekly Ministries

• St. Elizabeth's Jubilee Center is offered every Tuesday from 8:30 am to 11 am.

• The Food Pantry is open from 8 am to 11 am every Thursday.

• The Tuesday 12:10 Eucharist is offered every week in Emmanuel Chapel in-person and on Zoom.

• Compline is offered weekly on Friday from 8-8:30pm on Zoom.

Click on the logo above to learn about all that is happening in the wider Diocese.

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