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Deans' Note | October 17, 2021
We are planning another step forward into our new life at St. John's anticipating the Baptism of a one year old child in November. What a day that will be, not only for the parents as they finally gather family and friends to mark this day for which they have been waiting, but for the whole community of Christ at St. John's as well.
This will be a symbolic event in many ways. While we had a Baptism and confirmations, and receptions in June, we have not yet baptized a child because of the risk of Covid transmission. Now, with our vaccine and mask mandate and the declining caseload, the parents of this child finally feel comfortable enough to take this next step -- a step we all are taking with them.
The baptism of a child always is a symbol of new life and hope, even more so at this time. We look at our children as receiving from us the gift of faith. They bring joy and possibility into our community as we emerge from this time of trauma and death. All baptisms are signs of new life in that the newly baptized person is delivered from the power of darkness and into the Kingdom of God as St. Paul tells us. So as new creation people in this time, we leave despair and hopelessness behind and we step forward into the light of God's promise.
Finally, when we gather to claim this child as Christ's own forever, we will renew the vows of our own baptism. In doing so we are taking a step forward to re-emerge as Christ's body in the world. We take a stand in faith to move forward to do the work God has given us to do, to love and serve as faithful witnesses of Christ our Lord. That's who we are fundamentally as God's beloved children. Let's get to work.
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Vaccination Policy
Don't forget to bring your vaccine card to mass if you have not already done so! We are continuing to build our Cathedral Vaccination Registry. Facial coverings continue to be required."
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Vestry On-Call
This Sunday's Vestry Person On-Call
Linda Brown (2022)
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.
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Sunday Morning Christian Education
Sunday, October 17, 2021
at 11:30 am
We close our creation series with Tim Alderson, director of Seeds of Hope, a Ministry of the Diocese of Los Angeles. Tim will bring us down to earth, as he discusses how our theology can have grassroots application in activism.
Tim Alderson is the Executive Director of Seeds of Hope, the food justice ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, which grows and distributes food in over 100 low-income communities across Southern California providing more than 26 million servings of free, fresh produce in 2020 to people who otherwise would not have been able to afford it. Tim is a fifth generation California farmer who, for 20 years, was the CEO of AgriGator, Inc., a multi-national soil amendment manufacturer. He was also the founding chairman of the California School Garden Network and was appointed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to the board of the Schools Agriculture and Nutrition Program, where he currently serves as President, and to the California Department of Education School Garden Advisory Committee, Tim lives in Pasadena, California where he has served as Chairman of the city’s Recreation and Parks Commission and the Mayor’s Workforce Housing Task Force.
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Christian Education
Praying the Gospel Stories with Our Imagination
Sunday October 24 and 31, 2021
at 11:30 am
Often when we study the text of the Bible we examine history, context, and thought to engage the meaning. Sometimes that's referred to as "left brain" thinking. While that approach to the text is integral to our ability to interpret the Bible and to experience God through it, it isn't the only way. We need also to engage our "right brain." Mother Lyn has taught us to explore the text using Lectio Divina, a way to chew on a small section of a biblical text to listen and experience what God might be calling us to do or to be in response. Another way to experience the biblical story is through creative contemplation using our imagination. This style of Bible study comes from the Jesuit tradition of St. Ignatius of Loyola. Its goal is to help us experience Jesus as he comes to us through the Gospel stories by deeply using our imagination and to place ourselves in the story. Come explore this way of experiencing Scripture. Two weeks, October 24 and 31 at 11:30 am.
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The Labyrinth: Walking Your Way to God
with Mother Lyn Crow
Wednesday October 27, 2021
at 7:00 pm via Zoom
There are many ways that one can draw closer to God. In this series, Mother Lyn shares four that, with practice, can serve as doorways into a deeper relationship with God. The class will meet on Wednesday October 27, November 3, 10, 17, at 7:00pm via Zoom.
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All Saints and All Souls Day (Observed)
Sunday, November 07, 2021
- On Sunday, Nov. 7, we will remember in a special way all those who have left this world and whom we hold dear in our hearts. Everyone attending the 8:00 am and 10:00 am Masses may bring a picture or memento of a loved one and place it on the High Altar near the Blessed Sacrament. After the service, you may choose to leave your mementos and photos for the month of November, where they will be placed on a special altar of remembrance in the style of Latin American folk culture.
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Food Pantry
October 16, 2021
from 8:30am-10:30am
Our food pantry is every third Saturday of the month. We help families in the community with canned goods and fresh produce.
If you know a senior who is homebound and might need food delivered, please contact Fr. Dan.
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Your donations will be used to buy turkeys for our upcoming Food Pantry on November 20. Give online, or in person (special envelopes will be available). | |
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Office Hours
The Cathedral is open for parishioners and visitors:
Tuesday through Thursday from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Saturday from 8:00 am - 11:00 am
(Appointments only through our Sexton, Ada Galindo)
Sunday Mornings starting at 7:00 am
Monday Office is Closed
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Fall 2021 Newsletter | St. John's Cathedral | While it's hard to find statistics that agree on the number, somewhere around 55% of Americans have pets. That translates into millions of dogs and cats, not to mention other species. When we think of our pets, we can't help but realize we are in a relationship with them. | | | |
Fall Music List | St. John's Cathedral | "If we consider and ask ourselves what sort of music we should wish to hear on entering a church we should surely, in describing our ideal, say first of all that it must be something different from what is heard elsewhere; that it should be a sacred music, devoted to | | | |
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