LENT 2020
The forty days of Lent, from Ash Wednesday through the Saturday before Palm Sunday, are a time to renew the classic disciplines of prayer, fasting, and alms-giving. The forty days mirror the forty days Jesus' time in the wilderness. It is a a time to refresh a right spirit within us and to prepare us for a deeper appreciation of Jesus' passion, his death, and ultimately his resurrection at Easter.
EPISCOPAL RELIEF & DEVELOPMENT
The first Sunday in Lent is the day officially designated to encourage all Episcopalians to remember and support Episcopal Relief & Development's (ERD) life-saving mission.
ERD boxes and envelopes are on the ministry table. Everyone is encouraged to take a box and fill them during Lent. We will gather the boxes on Easter Sunday.
Wednesday Simple Presence Eucharist
Wednesdays in Lent, March 11, 18, 25, April 1
Noon Holy Eucharist, Rite II in the Church
2020 Lenten Series
Wednesday Evenings following Supper
5:00 p.m. Supper
Supper for March 4-Taco Soup
Hospitality teams will provide a simple soup and salad suppers. A donation of $5.00 is suggested.
6:00 p.m. Program
Wednesday, March 4 and March 11-The Way of Love
This two-part program, facilitated by members of the Cathedral Baptized for Life Team will use video and conversation to begin our engagement with Presiding Bishop Michael Curry's "The Way of Love." This will be a relaxed time of fellowship and conversation about our life together.
Wednesday, March 18-Christ the Passover
The Cathedral Choir will offer a concert on the themes of the Jewish Passover and Christ as the Christian Passover. Listeners will hear music from both religious traditions offered in a meditative program designed to enrich your Lenten journey.
Wednesday, March 25- "Another Sunrise": Music of Remembrance
Join us for a conversation about "Another Sunrise," a gripping work by living composer, Jake Heggie, to be presented in the final week of the Lenten Series.
Wednesday, April 1-"Another Sunrise"
Kathryn Hedlund, soprano, and Christopher Powell, pianist, will present, "Another Sunrise," by modern composer, Jake Heggie. This gripping work is based on the story of Krystina Zywulska, a Polish resistor, hidden Jew, Holocaust survivor; lyricist, columnist, and author.
LENTEN DAILY MEDITATIONS
A variety of Lenten meditations, the daily calendar and Children's materials, are available
on the credenza in the Chapter House. In addition, be on the lookout for a weekly email with links to readings and meditations available online.
KAPPA LEAGUE BRUNCH
March 22 following the 10:00 a.m. Service
Christian Formation Outreach Project
Buy your tickets today!-$10
Or become a $100 sponsor
Our annual brunch in support of the Mobile Elite Chapter of the Kappa League helps
fund preparation for and fees for entrance exams. As of this printing members of the
Mobile Kappa League have received over $5 million in scholarship offers. We are
asking for sponsors willing to support the project for $100 (sponsorship entitles you
to 5 tickets). If you would like to become a sponsor, please place your check, with
the notation Kappa League Brunch, in the alms basin, or contact the Cathedral office.
Members of the 6th through 12th grade Sunday School classes will have tickets for
sale during hospitality.
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME
Sunday, March 8
Remember next week to spring forward one hour.
MORNING CIRCLE
Monday, March 9 at 10:30 a.m.
Home of Nancy Bryan 404 Byron Avenue West
Mary Cook will teach on Psalms.
For more information call Carolyn Stephenson at 342-5637.
HOW TO JOIN THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH
(paraphrased from The Episcopal Handbook)
By far, the most important requirement for joining the Episcopal Church is just showing up. Many Episcopal parishes are intentionally vague about assigning membership. We don't want to be known as places where weekly attendance is taken, annual contributions are tabulated, and your membership is assigned only if you pass muster. We're much less concerned about counting the people who are in, than we are about leaving someone out.
To serve as a lay minister you should be baptized in this or any Christian church, confirmed or received by a bishop of the Episcopal Church, attend services, receive Holy Communion, and make a financial commitment. Of course, some people claim membership to our churches because a long-lost relative once attended, and this is fine by us. We believe the church should
reflect the open and accepting arms of Jesus. If one is baptized in a parish, he or she automatically becomes a member. If one is already a member of an Episcopal parish and moves to another, a Letter of Transfer is typically requested. However, the paperwork generally plays
second fiddle to the importance of a feeling of belonging to a parish family.
Adult Inquirers and anyone else interested in learning about joining the Episcopal church should speak with Dean Gibson. Confirmation and Reception by the Bishop will be on Sunday, April 26 during the 15th Annual Cathedral Celebration.
