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Upcoming

The First Sunday after Christmas

Sunday, December 31, 2023, 8:00am Said Holy Eucharist (in the Lady Chapel)

Sunday, December 31, 2023, 10:00am Sung Holy Eucharist (in the Sanctuary)

accompanied by a soloist and organ.

In-Person and Live Streamed on Facebook and YouTube | Service Leaflet

Vestry On-Call

Canon Lurelean Gaines, Senior Warden

Vestry members are partners with clergy, encouraging the growth of community and the establishment of common ground in the spiritual life of the congregation. Parishioners are always welcome to speak with these individuals on Sunday morning; they assist in making sure our questions, comments, or concerns are heard.

DONATIONS towards Christmas 2023 at the Cathedral can still be made online by visiting our website. Your contributions will support our annual tradition of festive greens, poinsettias, wreaths, and seasonal music. Dedications are warmly welcomed and envelopes will be on the welcome table.

Community

Compline

Is scheduled be held next Sunday January 7, 2024 at 8:00pm. The service is sung in its entirety by the choir under the direction of Dr. Christopher Gravis with a time for light refreshment and fellowship afterwards. The ancient office of Compline derives its name from a Latin word meaning ‘completion’ (completorium). It is above all a service of quietness and reflection before rest at the end of the day

Tis' the Season of Giving

There is still time to make a tax-deductible donation to Cathedral ministries as the year approaches an end. The ministry of Stewardship is about receiving God’s blessings from those to whom we minister. And, to paraphrase from Reverend James Lee Walker’s sermon on rediscovering lay ministry, we must recognize that we are the hands, hearts, eyes, ears, mouth, and presence of Christ in our daily life inside and outside the church.

Make your contribution here!

Annual Parish Meeting

February 4th at 12:00pm following Sunday Eucharist

This important event in the life of St. John’s will take place on Sunday, February 4, 2024 at 12:00pm. There will be important details concerning parish life discussed. Please plan to attend!

SAVE THE DATE: January 13, 2024

Bishop John Harvey Taylor will ordain three transitional deacons to the Sacred Order of Priests at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 13, at St. John's.

Ordinands are the Rev. Joshua Hing Shing Wong, the Rev. Melvin Maximiano Soriano, and the Rev. Jonathan Timothy Stoner

The prayers and presence of the diocesan community are requested.

JOIN THE BOOK CLUB...

starting Mondays at 7:00pm as they read All the White Friends I Couldn’t Keep by Andre Henry in preparation for a visit by the author to the cathedral on February 11, 2024 as we celebrate Black History Month. Contact the parish office for more information.

The cathedral campus and parish office is currently closed for these holy days and will reopen for services on Sunday and for weekday work and prayer on January 2, 2024.

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