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.
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
Hospitality teams will provide a simple soup and salad suppers. A donation of $5.00 is suggested.
6:00 p.m. Program
As part of our engagement in Baptized for Life-an Episcopal initiative to equip and empower all the baptized to claim and live more fully into their baptismal promises-we will be exploring
The Way of Love during our Wednesday evening programs on March 4, 11, and 25, and April 8 (during Holy Week).
The Way of Love is rooted in each of our personal calls to practice living the way of Jesus-to turn, learn, pray, worship, bless, go, and rest in the way of our savior. In the journey through Lent to Easter, we are baptized into Jesus' life, self-giving, and death; then we rise in hope to life transformed. Come and share in this time together as people of God.
Wednesday, March 11-
The Way of Love
Using The Episcopal Church's
Life Transformed: The Way of Love in Lent curriculum the members of the Cathedral Baptized for Life Team will use video and conversation to begin our engagement with Presiding Bishop Michael Curry's signature initiative. This four-part series will take us through the Lenten season into a joyous Easter celebration. During this second session we will learn and practice varieties of prayer and the gift of wisdom gained through the practice of reading Scripture. Participants will leave with a model for "holy reading."
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 "The Way of Love: Bless and Rest"
This is the third in a four-part program introducing Presiding Bishop Michael Curry's "The Way of Love." During this session we will explore our ties to modern day "idols" (work, money, power, etc.) to see what practices can be transformed into blessings for the sake of the world, and we will explore rest by committing to a specific, personal Sabbath practice.
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.
Wednesday, April 8 "The Way of Love: Worship and Go"
This final session of our Lenten exploration of "The Way of Love" brings us into Holy Week. This session is designed to help us see the glory of God in all things, turning life itself into an act of worship. Participants will craft an action plan based on the Baptismal Covenant, and discern how they could "GO" to join God's mission of border-crossing, transformation, and healing.
This Sunday is Name-Tag Sunday
We hope everyone will wear a name-tag this Sunday. You will find name-tags and washable markers in the pews. Please write your name on a tag and wear it to hospitality and the parish meeting following the service.
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 251-342-5637.
Contemplative Prayer
Facilitated by Fr. Marshall Craver to meet in Lent and Easter seasons!
Come and join us as we learn about a variety of prayer forms that assist us in becoming more aware of and surrendered to the Presence of the Risen Christ in our day to day lives. The group will meet from Noon to 1 p.m. in the Chapel at Christ Church Cathedral for three Mondays in Lent, (March 16, 23, 30), and three Mondays in Eastertide (April 20, 27, 27 and May 4). Everyone is welcomed! Regular attendance is encouraged but not required. Come as often as you can, and leave each Monday with a prayer form that you can take with you and practice throughout your day.
Easter Memorial Donations
Donations are $15 each and can be designated for Easter lilies, music, or for seasonal planting in the garden. Envelopes are available on the ministry table or in the Cathedral office. To complete the memorial online go to:
All designations received by Monday, April 6 will be noted in the Easter bulletin.
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 time.
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. 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.
Why You Won't Get Sick Sharing a Communion
In this age of readily available hand sanitizer, it may appear a bit unseemly for a whole church full of people to drink out of the same chalice. Won't I catch a cold or pass on the flu? Actually, sharing a common cup isn't as hazardous as one might suspect. And the hand sanitizer is a clue as to why: hands are a preferred path for spreading germs.
Most Episcopal churches use real wine-and then some; most use fortified wine such as port or sherry. This has a higher alcohol content, killing off many germs.
Not long ago a Canadian doctor named David Gould did research into illness passed through a common cup and found church-goers more likely to get sick from airborne infections than from a shared chalice. "If communion cups were a danger, there would be cases of mass infections," he wrote; and there aren't. Moreover, the ministers, who regularly consume anything remaining in the chalice, generally have very good health and longevity.
However, if you still feel uncomfortable drinking the Wine (or are a recovering alcoholic), this is not essential to receiving Communion. Episcopalians believe Christ is equally present in both the consecrated Bread and the Wine, so receiving one assures you of full participation and Christ's presence through the Sacrament.
The Episcopal Handbook, page 8
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