The E-pistle of Sunday, May 19th, 2024
The Feast of Pentecost
Whitsunday
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Holy Eucharist Rite II
7:30AM in Emmanuel Chapel
Holy Eucharist, Rite II
10:00AM in the Nave & Livestreamed
5:15PM Holy Eucharist
in Emmanuel Chapel
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The Cathedral Church of St. Luke
in the
City of Portland
and the
Episcopal Diocese of Maine
Whoever you are,
and wherever you may be on the journey of the spirit,
The Episcopal Church welcomes you.
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Welcome to St. Luke’s Cathedral
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.
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Sunday Morning Service Participants | |
Preacher
The Reverend Christopher Worthley, Assisting Clergy
Celebrant
The Reverend George Stevens, Interim Dean
Assisting
The Reverend Rebecca A. Grant, Deacon
Music Leader & Organist
Christian Clough, Canon for Liturgy & Music
Lector
Cecilia Marchetti
Prayers Leader
Ruth Roemer
Ushers
Susan McCuller, Melissa Coy, Gail Swanton, Mary Linneman
Verger
Randi Hogan
Crucifer
Liam Coy
Live Streaming
Jack Swanton, Sam Allen
The Healing Team
Betsey Deleuse, Mary Strnad
Eucharistic Ministers
Caleb Ireland, Maggie Gardner
Contributing Ministries
The Cathedral Choir, Acolytes, Vergers, The Flower Guild, The Altar Guild,
The Kneeler Guild, The Healing Team, Eucharistic Ministers
Readers of translated gospel in observance of Pentecost
German- Shana Rose, Caleb Ireland
Latin- Eleanor Roberts
Arabic-Ellise Johnson
French- Madeline Nowak, Cynthia Morris, Connie Bingham
Danish- Sallie Smith
Italian-Rich Pitre, Christian Clough
Koine Greek- Judd Hume
Spanish- Peter Carleton
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).
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5:15PM Service of Holy Eucharist |
Celebrating & Reflecting:
The Right Reverend Thomas J. Brown, Bishop of Maine
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Happening at the Cathedral Today | |
Looking at our Rose Window through Mandala Eyes
After Church Today
11:30AM-12:30PM
After Church this morning join Linda Carleton in the Cathedral Nave for a discussion about how our rose window evokes the twelve stages of the Mandala Great Round and of the Christian life. Bring your coffee and your eagerness to engage in fruitful discussion!
Contact Linda Carleton with any questions you may have.
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Coffee Hour
Coffee Hour - Please join us after the service for a time of fellowship in the upper hall through the doors to the left of the altar. All are welcome.
Interested in hosting? It is an important part of our parish life and provides us with a time for connection. Hosting is fun and easy, it requires bringing in a baked good and brewing coffee the Sunday of your choosing. Please consider signing up, a lot of gratitude comes with the job. Thank you!
Check the hosting schedule by visiting the link here.
Please email Meredith Cough with your date.
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5:15 Service Potluck Dinner
Following the conclusion of Service
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Parishioners participating in the 5:15 Service of Holy Eucharist invite all to join them for a potluck dinner in the upper hall following the service this evening.
With any questions you may have please email Tim Wilkins.
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Lesser Chapter Appoints New
Junior Warden & Treasurer
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The Lesser Chapter met on Wedneday May 15th, and voted to appoint Jamie Cough as Junior Warden and Randi Hogan as Treasurer of the Cathedral.
Minutes from the meeting will be forthcoming and published in next week's newsletter.
Jamie is succeeding Acting Junior Warden Fred Fowler, and will serve the remainder of a two-year term that ends with the 2026 Annual Meeting.
Randi is succeeding Tim Wilkins as Treasurer.
Biographies and photos of both Randi and Jamie can be seen below.
Per our bylaws, the Junior Warden is elected for a two-year at the Annual Meeting, but we had no candidates for the position in January.
The Treasurer is appointed annually by the Lesser Chapter at the first meeting following the Annual Meeting, but we had no candidates for that position either.
Both Fred Fowler and Tim Wilkins graciously agreed to serve until candidates could be recruited. Our bylaws stipulate that vacancies in both positions may be filled by the Lesser Chapter.
We are extremely grateful for the gift of service and devotion that Tim and Fred have given through their work at the Cathedral. An event to thank them and celebrate their service is planned. Details will be announced soon.
In the meantime, please make an effort to thank them in person when you have the opportunity.
Jamie and Randi are stepping into prominent roles that are essential to smooth operation of the Cathedral's physical plant and finances, respectively. Each is making a major commitment to our communal life.
They have support in their work from the Building and Grounds Committee, Finance Committee, Stewardship Committee, Endowment Committee, and Financial Administrator Nina Andersen.
Both Jamie and Randi are overseeing broad domains where additional help and expressions of appreciation make their service all the more rewarding.
Please look for opportunities to support Jamie and Randi in their new roles.
Sam Allen, Senior Warden & The Reverend George Stevens, Interim Dean
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Jamie Cough
Junior Warden
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Meredith and I landed at St. Luke's over 30 years ago and have been involved in many aspects through the years.
I am the father of 3 adult children and grandfather of 1.
We moved to Portland after school.
I have been working in the power industry for a long time in various capacities.
I am grateful for the wonderful and supportive home that is St. Luke’s.
I hope to give back in a way that is beneficial and serves the community.
I look forward to serving you as Junior Warden.
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I joined St. Luke's in 2021 and have had the privilege of serving as vestry member, verger, chair of stewardship, and member of the finance committee.
This year I was appointed this year by the Bishop to serve on the Special Commission to Study Diocesan Investments.
Earlier in life, I was active in my parish church and the National Cathedral in Washington, DC, serving in many lay leadership roles. I delight in the ways lay people can meaningfully engage throughout their lives in the governance and ministries of the Episcopal Church, as we grow in loving relationship with God, each other, and creation.
Professionally, I am a charitable giving consultant who helps individuals and families contribute to positive social and environmental change through joyful philanthropy. In my community, I serve as board president of the Eastern Trail Alliance and chair of the Scarborough Conservation Commission.
I live in Scarborough with my husband, Jude, and the sweetest, long-haired miniature dachshund, Moxie.
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Work on Cathedral Connector Roof
Beginning tomorrow Monday 20 May, Horch Roofing will be working on repairs to the connector roof between the offices and upper hallway (weather permitting).
Access to this portion of roof will make the portico entrance unavailable as Horch will have their equipment stationed in this area.
All individuals accessing the building from Park Street will be asked to please use an alternative door directly adjacent to the lower hall and oratory. Proper signage will be displayed to indicate this.
As a result of this project, parking directly near the portico entrance will be reserved for Horch Roofing employees.
The anticipated timeframe of the repairs will be approximately one week.
Thank you for your flexibility and understanding as we make the necessary repairs to the building.
With any questions please contact Fred Fowler at (207)-233-9572.
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Additional Phase II Educational Session Dates Update
This past Thursay evening, May 16, Susan Czolgosz from Worklife Consulting concluded her initial six Phase II Educational Sessions with members of the congregation. The sessions have been well attended. Thank you to all who have participated thus far.
In the coming weeks we will be publishing a sign-up for additional Phase II Educational Sessions with Susan which will begin in late June.
Please stay tuned to our newsletter and the announcements section of our bulletin for additional information regarding dates, times, and how to sign-up.
If you have additional questions please contact the parish office by email.
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Summary of Phase I in Conflict Transformational Work
On Wednesday May 8th, the Reverend George Stevens and Senior Warden, Sam Allen sent a letter which included a link to the summary of Phase I interviews with Susan Czolgosz.
To read the letter, click here.
A link to the summary is available here.
Copies of both the summary and the letter are available in hard copy form at both entrances of the Nave as well as in the cathedral office.
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An Update from St. Elizabeth’s Essentials Pantry
Over the past three months, volunteers with St. Elizabeth's have provided an average of 300 neighbors each week with diapers, soap, toothpaste, etc., as well as cookware and linens.
The number of neighbors attending St. E’s continues to increase.
Please help St. E’s replenish their shelves with new or gently used cookware and linens.
One suggested place to find cookware is at yard sales.
With any questions please contact St. Elizabeth’s Executive Director, Sarah Coburn Borgeson.
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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.
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The Departure of the Reverend Suzanne Roberts
On Friday, April 26th, the Reverend Suzanne Roberts, Associate Priest, communicated with the congregation that she would be stepping away from her role at the cathedral on June 30th.
To read the communication to the congregation, please click here.
The letter from the Reverend Roberts is available at both entrances of the nave. On the back of the letter the Reverend George Stevens, Interim Dean, expresses words of thanks for Suzanne’s service and ministry at St. Luke’s over the last 19 years.
In order to thank Suzanne for her dedicated care to our community, our service on Sunday, June 30 will include a Liturgy of Leave-taking followed by a festive coffee hour reception, in which we will offer our blessings for the next chapter of her ministry.
If you would like to participate in preparations for the celebration please contact the parish office.
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Eco-Tips & Meeting Minutes from the
Public Policy and Environmental Action Team
The Farm Bill is an omnibus, multiyear legislation that sets national agriculture, nutrition, conservation, and forestry policy. Updated every 5 years, the 2023 Farm Bill was extended until fall 2024.
The biggest fight over climate policy this year will be in the Farm Bill.
It’s time to start advocating that the 2024 Farm Bill include policies and practices that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the agricultural sector. We believe that it is no longer acceptable to use taxpayer money to support industrial farming and ranching practices that continue to degrade agricultural land, pollute our waterways, and harm the environment.
We can do better, and the new farm bill can be a great start.
The House and Senate Farm Bill frameworks have been released for comments. The Senate framework contains the climate mitigation guardrails from the Inflation Reduction Act. The House framework deletes the guardrails in Title I Conservation text. The House Agriculture Committee will consider markups during May.
Please call your senators and representatives to urge them to support the Senate recommendations in the new Farm Bill.
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To read the most recent minutes from the PPEAT Meeting on May 14th, click here.
To read past minutes from meetings earlier this year, please click here.
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St. Luke’s Food Pantry Fundraiser Bags
St. Luke’s Food Pantry will receive $1 for each $2.50 reusable Fight Hunger Bag sold in May at the Bayside Hannaford at 295 Forest Avenue, Portland. Donations of the bags themselves would also be gratefully received. Thanks to our ever-generous supporters; you allow our work to continue.
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The Healing Team Schedule
The Healing Team members offer prayers of healing in the small chapel, to the right of the communion rail, during and after communion through the end of the postlude.
The following team members will be serving on the following Sundays:
May 26, 2024 Judd Hume, Elise Magnuson
June 2, 2024. Betsey Deuleuse, Oscar Mokeme
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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.
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COMING UP SOON at ST. LUKE’S | |
Soul Talk
10:00AM Tuesday, May 28th
Soul Talk is a monthly conversation about our spirituality and relationship with God.
Join us 10:00-11:30AM the fourth Tuesday of each month in the Oratory
(lower level at the far east end of the building.)
Our first meeting will be Tuesday 28 May.
The topic this month will be “SOUL— What might it be and how do we experience it?”
Feel free to just drop in, but if you’d like to receive short readings, videos, and/or art work beforehand, contact Linda Carleton to get on the list.
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The Final Choral Evensong of the Season
4:00PM, Sunday June 2nd
The Cathedral Nave
Join the cathedral choir under the direction of Christian Clough, Canon for Liturgy and Music, for their final evensong of the choir season on June 2nd. The service will feature music of Dorothy Papadakos, Henry Walford Davies, John Reading, Daniel Gawthrop.
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Ongoing Opportunities & Announcements | |
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.
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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.
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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
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Volunteer to Serve on the Altar Guild
We love volunteering on the Altar Guild, and think you would too! Volunteering with Altar Guild is fun and rewarding.
Together, we can work to enable our congregation to engage in worship that is filled with order, beauty, peace, and tranquility.
For more information, contact Kate Leschey or Rita Siavelis.
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Access Your Realm Profile
The Cathedral’s online database, Realm, is a useful tool for parishioners to manage their contact and pledging information.
Realm helps our community by improving our record keeping in a more streamlined fashion.
When joining Realm you can sign-up to be a part of the online directory in the database.
To activate your Realm profile please contact our financial administrator Nina Andersen.
Nina will assist you with the few steps necessary to access your profile.
We look forward to sharing this exciting new technology with you!
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Weekly Ministries
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The Food Pantry is open from 8 am to 11 am every Thursday.
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The Tuesday 12:10 Eucharist is offered every week in Emmanuel Chapel in-person and on Zoom.
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Noon prayer is offered every Wednesday via Zoom.
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Compline is offered weekly on Friday from 8-8:30pm on Zoom.
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Click on the Episcopal Maine Logo above to learn about all that is happening in the wider Diocese.
https://episcopalmaine.org
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stlukesportland.org
(207)-772-5434
Email
Physical Address:
143 State Street, Portland, ME 04101
Parking Available at:
134 Park Street, Portland, ME 04101
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 4141, Portland, ME 04101
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