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8 am - Holy Eucharist, Rite I
10:30 am - Choral Eucharist*
5 pm - The Wilderness*✝
* These offerings are live-streamed on Facebook, YouTube, and our website.
✝ Indicates that incense is used during the liturgy.
The Nursery is open for children up to age 5 from 10 am to 12 pm.
Additional parking is available around the cathedral on Sundays. Please reference our parking map for more information.
| | From the Youth Minister: Saint John's Youth in the Wilderness | |
Going into the wilderness is a central theme of Scripture and a transformational part of a youth’s summer. Whether it’s to pray, be in community, be with God, or simply to escape the summer heat, our seasonal retreat into the mountains offers our young people an important opportunity to reset. Christians have done this for a long time, and we are so lucky that here in Colorado we have places where we can nurture this ancient rhythm. With camps like Cathedral Ridge and Duncan Park at our fingertips, youth can grow into the people God is calling them to be.
Two weeks ago, I had the privilege to serve as the teacher at middle school camp. For many of our youth, Cathedral Ridge, our diocesan camp and retreat center, feels like their second home. This session, I was struck by the range of personalities and the way our group of 20 campers blended together joyfully, sometimes chaotically, but always lovingly. During our week, we explored each line of the Lord’s Prayer, pondered each phrase with keen attention and striking vulnerability (thank you, Jesus). In summers to come, I can’t wait to see more of our Saint John’s youth in leadership roles at camp and take part in making this camp even more magical.
This past week, in conjunction with Young Episcopalians in Service (YES) and Duncan Park Camp of the Diocese of West Texas, I went backpacking with twelve youth in the Indian Peaks Wilderness for four days and three nights. During our trip we were reminded that it does not take a lot to have everything we need; a lesson I hope we can all take home with us. Our scripture passage, Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, grounded us in the truth that there is a time for everything, whether it’s learning to survive in the woods, frolicking in open fields, being silent around a campfire, or yapping along the trail– all of it is holy.
Many of our youth could not experience their summer in the wilderness without your generous offerings to the Children’s Collection. With your donations, we are fortunate at Saint John’s to assure all of our families that they can participate in these ministries without financial burden. So many of us remember how formative summer camp experiences were in our own lives. What a gift it is to pass these lifelong memories and moments of faith to our youngest parishioners. Summer programming is certainly one of my favorite parts of my role. I cannot wait to see how it nurtures our youth community this year and in the years to come.
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Godly Play Core Training: Registration Open!
August 22 to August 24
Saint John's is hosting a Godly Play Core Training from August 22 - 24. This is an amazing opportunity for storytellers, doorkeepers, and anyone interested in learning more about the theology, methodology, and practice of Godly Play. If you have attended a training in the past, this will be a great time to refresh and gain new ideas on how to support children in the circle. We encourage all current and interested Godly Play leaders to attend! Generous scholarships are available. Please contact Merrie Barthel at formation@sjcathedral.org with questions.
| | COMING UP AT SAINT JOHN'S | | |
Pastor Nadia Bolz-Weber Preaching
Sunday, August 10 at all three services
The Reverend Nadia Bolz-Weber, Pastor for Public Witness, will join us for worship on Sunday, August 10 and preach at all three services. In Nadia's capacity as Pastor for Public Witness, she preaches regularly for Montview Presbyterian Church, Saint John's Cathedral, and New Beginnings Worshipping Community, a women's ministry inside of Denver Correctional Facility.
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Annual Backpack Blessing
Sunday, August 17 during the 10:30 am service
We will have our annual Backpack Blessing on August 17 during the 10:30 am service. All students, young and old, as well as teachers and other education professionals are invited to bring their school bags as we wish them luck and pray for their next school year.
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If you missed it, Bishop Rob O’Neill preached a wonderful and timely sermon this past Sunday on the perils of today’s “attention economy” and the importance of being prayerfully present and discerning of those things that demand our attention every day. Listen to Bishop Rob’s sermon here.
You can always find the previous week's sermon on our website. Or view the full service on our YouTube, Vimeo, & Facebook pages.
| | THIS WEEK AT THE CATHEDRAL | | |
Sunday, August 3
at 3 pm
This is a group for people seeking or maintaining sobriety.
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Tuesday, August 5
at 10 am
This lay-facilitated support group is open to all who are grieving and seek a safe place to share and hear from others.
Learn more.
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Monday, August 4
at 5:20 pm
Start your week off with calming music and meditative prayer.
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Wednesday, August 6
at 10 am
Join us for a relaxed discussion centered on the readings for the following Sunday, led by Saint John’s clergy and staff.
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| | PRAYERS AND INTERCESSIONS | | |
We pray for the sick, including Lila Richardson, Jennifer, Donald Holsinger, Jordan Meylan, Trish Green, Patti Walter, Laura Bandy, Curt Robinson, Angie and Brett B, Everett Blakley, Heidi Harris, Michael Landt, Tom Dickens, Lyn Ace, Hannah, Marnie Park, William Kunkel, Kailen Cutler, Luz Maria Sanchez, Ron Lynn, Roger Allen, Barbara Hammack, Helen Christy, Elizabeth, Barbara Becker, Kathryn Darnell, Roberta Albi, Bert Halverstadt, Susie Mitchell, Ramona Nelson, Ginny Schrag, Suzanne Satter, Philip Stineburg, Emily Daniels, Mary McLean, James Dickens, Brianna Roach, and Martha Lynn.
We pray for all impacted by the flooding in Central Texas and those doing recovery work.
We offer special prayers for victims of violence, displacement, and war. We pray for peace in the Middle East, for all those in harm’s way, and for the wisdom of all leaders.
We pray for the recently departed, including Evelyn Sickel, Cade Carlson, Holly Frizzell, Bob Enders, John Repulski, Beth, Kathleen Stramel, and Kim Lessert.
We give thanks to God for the marriages of Bradley Jackson & Ryan Candee, and Olivia Stork & Patrick Bradley, and Samuel Carpenter and Evelyn Nolasco-Montes, parents are Laura Kirk and David Carpenter.
| | If you or a loved one needs a visit from a clergy member, if you wish to add someone to our prayer list, or if you want to request a Eucharistic Visitor, you may email Canon Katie at katie@sjcathedral.org. In an emergency, such as the death of a family member, you are also able to call 888-270-5538 to reach a member of the clergy 24 hours a day. | | | | |
