The
Angelus
Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral • Kansas City, Missouri •
Vol. 74, No. 3 • March 2005
Contents
From the Dean
Transformation and renewal at NatGat 2004
The Cathedral’s Financial Status
Adult Education for March
Meet the leaders in children’s education
With sympathy
We who are many are one body, for we all share
one bread, one cup
AIDS Walk supports Kansas City agencies
Lent Activities and Services
Flower memorials and thanksgivings
Holy Week and Easter Week
Calling all Children for an Easter Egg Hunt
Celebrating Absalom Jones
Music Notes
Scottish dinner and auction
Fat Weekend a success
Weekly Activities
Activities for the Month of March
From the Dean
Priest, author and friend Sam Portaro writes in his book Daysprings, that he and his partner spend hours in antique shops and flea markets, and often overhear a familiar exclamation, “Why, my great-grandmother had one of those and we threw it out years ago. Look what they’re asking for it!”
Most of us have had similar experiences, and once the delight in taking a quick trip down memory lane passes, we might wonder what has caused the value of a cherished juice glass, stick horse or simple Christmas decoration to change. We might even be baffled as to why something that is not terribly valuable in terms of materials or craftspersonship, something we placed little stock in years ago, is now seen by others to be quite valuable.
“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder” cannot always satisfy us, and so we crave for the insight or knowledge or authoritative pronouncement that will help us see value where, for now, we see nothing.
Father Portaro exhorts us to feed that craving and ponder the value of familiar Bible stories that we as individuals, and together as the Church, should consider priceless at this holy time of year. As our Lenten journey brings us closer to the Passion, Sam mentions two accounts in particular: the story of Joseph, the youngest son of Isaac (Gen. 37), and Jesus’ parable about a beautiful vineyard that was rented out to tenants. (Matt 21:33-43).
A common theme is that each story is about a gift. Joseph is both a gift to his brothers and a gifted interpreter of dreams, but is met with jealousy and rejection. Undervalued, his siblings think so little of him they are ready to kill him, until someone realizes that they can make a few pieces of silver by selling him into slavery.
In Jesus’ parable, the gift of a beautiful garden, an exquisite vineyard hedged and fitted with a winepress and watchtower, is let to tenants. Instead of grateful appreciation for honest enterprise and comfortable working conditions, the tenants respond with greed and resentment, plotting to seize the heir and the inheritance for themselves.
In the story of Joseph’s brothers, one thing is abundantly clear: they are stupid economists, ignorant of the value of what they have been given. And in the case of the vineyard tenants, they are unmindful of their relationship to gift and giver, naοve to believe that in killing the heir, they will receive the inheritance.
Jesus points out in the discussion which follows the telling of the parable, that while the tenants have rejected the gift given to them, God will still make use of what they have thrown away, by giving that gift to others.
Joseph, rejected by his brothers because he is a dreamer, in his dreams sees an impending famine and saves all of Egypt from starvation. And when his famished brothers come to Egypt to buy food, Joseph feeds them and saves them. He chooses not to squander the gifts he had been given, and literally, embraces those gifts. (Daysprings, pp. 94-5.)
These days of Lent and Holy Week perhaps can be compared to time spent in antique shops and flea markets. On this journey to the Cross and Tomb, we don’t mind looking; in fact, we enjoy carefully looking at the vast collection of how people through the ages have observed these days. We must not mistake the value of these days before Easter, but recognize them as the gifts that they truly are. The parable of the vineyard exhorts us to see faith as a gift, and God as the most generous of givers.
These prayers call me to again pay attention to my relationship to both the gift and the Giver:
Assist us mercifully with your help, O Lord God of our salvation, that we may enter with joy upon the contemplation of those mighty acts, whereby you have given us life and immortality; through Jesus Christ our Lord (At the Blessing of the Palms.)
Almighty God, whose most dear Son went not up to joy but first he suffered pain, and entered not into glory before he was crucified: Mercifully grant that we, walking in the way of the cross, may find it none other than the way of life and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord (Friday at Morning Prayer.)
As we continue to cleanse our hearts and prepare with joy for the Paschal feast, may we tirelessly seek the priceless gifts of grace found in Word and Sacrament, that we may come to the fullness of grace which God so deeply desires us to know.
You and I have been placed in a beautiful garden. We are blessed with such a rich inheritance. The great and holy week of love and redemption draws near. Together, let us walk the way of the cross, and discover true life and peace.
Yours in Christ Crucified,
Terry+
Transformation and renewal at NatGat 2004
Do not be conformed to the world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God-what is good and acceptable and perfect (Romans 12:2).
We knew something crazy was going on when Episcopal college students, notorious both for their need for sleep and their need to be excessively casual about everything, were voluntarily getting up early to come to a traditional morning prayer service. It appeared that many things were indeed being transformed.
Renewal and transformation are the main focus of the verse from
Romans that was the theme for the National Gathering of Episcopal
College Students. The Gathering took place in Estes Park, Colo. from
December 28, 2004 to January 1, 2005. Nearly 250 participants from
as far away as Barbados, Canada, Japan and South Africa joined
students from all over the U.S. for a week of worship, workshops,
small groups, and fellowship. The Right Rev. Jim Curry, Bishop
Suffragan of Connecticut was the one and only bishop who responded
to the students’ invitation to attend and the Gathering was
delighted by his presence and commitment.
The Rev. Altagracia Perez, rector of Holy Faith Church in Inglewood, Calif., and wellknown economic justice advocate, served as keynote speaker and warned students from the start that she planned to bother them and shake them up. Many students found her talks to be a major highlight of the Gathering as they responded to her challenges to be mindful of everyday things such as the clothes they wear and the food they eat, both in terms of giving thanks for their blessings and taking steps to stop supporting companies that engage in oppressive and unethical practices. She reminded students that both as Episcopalians and as young people, they have the responsibility and the gift of sharing the Gospel through faith and action.
Mr. Sabelo Mashwama joined the gathering from South Africa as a representative of the International Anglican Youth Network. He offered an address and a workshop on his work with the Anglican Student Federation in the Province of Southern Africa. Many participants were affected by his deep spiritual presence among us. He also entertained the gathering to no end with his jokes when he served as Master of Ceremonies at Open Mic Night.
Along with the Open Mic Coffee House, which featured a Jesus rap, Canada jokes and many other creative offerings, there were a variety of exciting activities at NatGat. The students had the opportunity to participate in writing and producing the NatGat newspaper called “Altitude 8010,” which included information about the day’s events as well as such highlights as great “pick-up lines” from scripture, which drew heavily on the Song of Solomon. Following the success of Open Mic Night, Karaoke Night took NatGat by storm, particularly the rendition of “Old Time Rock and Roll” performed by upwards of fifteen college chaplains. It became clear that the chaplains’ spiritual gifts did not necessarily extend to vocal music and dance, or winter sports for that matter, as became clear on the recreation day of skiing, snowshoeing and ice skating.
One chaplain, the Rev. David Krause and Julie, his wife, renewed their marriage vows before the Gathering on their 24th anniversary.
The week culminated in a Rite I Eucharist celebrating the Eve of the Feast of the Holy Name, a banquet, a New Year’s party with balloons, confetti, and dancing, and a Watch Night service to welcome the New Year with Taizι chanting and prayer. In the end NatGat truly proved to be a transforming experience. Everything seemed to be bursting with new life and energy and unexpected twists and turns-from breaking two microwaves in a futile attempt to make popcorn to actually observing many Episcopalians relaxing enough to sing karaoke and to have an event without one single wine and cheese party. It is also a well-known fact that at every single Episcopal youth or young adult event, there will be a random guy with a guitar that shows up and leads informal singing. In true form, NatGat took everything to the next level by having a random guy with a banjo, who turned out to be a very talented student named Robert Young.
In addition to all of the good times, the students at NatGat showed that they are not the future but the present church. Their faith gave them courage to truly answer the call to seek and serve Christ in all persons. The Rev. Robyn Franklin-Vaughn, in her sermon to the Gathering, stated that our generation is fulfilling the prophecy of Simeon: “Thus saith the Lord … this generation is destined for the falling and rising of many, and you will be a sign that will be opposed so that the inner thoughts of many will be revealed.”
We sought to be transformed by the renewing of our minds, and left our Gathering ready to take that transformative power of the Gospel out into the world. We found the joy of being young people and Episcopalians committed to loving and transforming ourselves and each other, and now we go forth rejoicing in the power of the Spirit to share that love with the world.
– by Whitney Rice
(Whitney was a member of the Episcopal Student Leadership Team (ESLT) that spent two years planning NatGat. She will be leading the March 13 Adult Forum.)
The Cathedral’s Financial Status
Income and expenses were both under budget but the net result was a $20,598 deficit. In order to support Dean White and his vision for the Cathedral, the Vestry has passed a budget for 2005 with a significant deficit.
Pledge cards have come in so far at a record level yet less than half of our Cathedral families have pledged. If you have not pledged, please prayerfully consider doing so.
– by Doyle White, treasurer
| JANUARY YTD | BUDGETED YTD | ACTUAL YTD |
| INCOME | $ 88,408 | $ 82,628 |
| EXPENSES | $ 108,272 | $ 103,226 |
| VARIANCE | $ (19,864) | $ (20,598) |
The Angelus
A laypersons’ newspaper published in the interest of Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral.
THE ANGELUS SMALL GROUP CONTRIBUTORS:
Emily Akins
Mary Byrne
Rachel Chambers
Jan Frizzle
John Hornbeck
Sergio C. Moreno
Chris Morrison
Cynthia Newman
Julie Toma, Editor
Submissions from parishioners and small groups are welcome and encouraged. All entries are requested by the 15th day of the month prior to publication via fax: (816) 474-5856 or e-mail: communications@ghtc-kc.org
Adult Education
All classes begin at 9:15 a.m.
Adult Forum • Founders’ Hall
March 6 • To Be Announced • Watch Upcoming Bulletins!
March 13 • Just Like Joseph--A Lot of Dreams and a Lot of Attitude: Young Adults in Episcopal Ministry and Vocation led by Whitney Rice, senior Religious Studies major, University of Kansas and Postulant to Holy Orders. In addition to the traditional sex, drugs and rock and roll, many Episcopal young people are interested in demanding social justice for underprivileged groups, deepening their personal spirituality, building ecumenical partnerships and, of course, making sure every Episcopal youth gathering involves both pizza and acoustic guitar music. Come learn about the passions and pursuits of young adults boldly engaging God’s mission from our own cathedral all the way up to the World Student Christian Movement.
March 20 • Spiritual Direction led by Victor Sarrazin, candidate for reception of Holy Orders. Also referred to as mentoring, discipleship or spiritual guidance, spiritual direction has become an old form of soul care revisited. A rise in interest has brought many Christians, who seek a more intimate relationship with God, to journey with a spiritual director as both individuals discern the presence and leading of the Spirit of God.
March 27 • Happy Easter! No Forum
Religious Book Discussion • Common Room
On March 20, the group will be discussing Christ on Trial: How the Gospel Unsettles our Judgment by Archbishop Rowan Williams. Bringing the biblical accounts of Jesus’ trial vividly to life, Archbishop Williams highlights what can be learned from each of the four Gospel portraits. Each chapter includes a set of discussion questions that will in part guide this group discussion. The book is available at the Cathedral Bookstore. The group will not meet March 6, 13 or 27.
Sunday Scripture Study • Youth Room
A Bible study centering on the scripture readings of the day will be held in Haden Hall’s Youth Room. This study will be led by members of one of the Cathedral’s other Bible study groups; everyone is welcome to come and explore the Bible in a deeper way.
Meet the leaders in children’s education
Week after week, consistently through many years, Grace and Holy Trinity has been blessed with individuals who commit themselves to supporting the faith building of our children. These individuals bring to and get joy from their experiences with the children. Over the next several editions of The Angelus, through interview articles, you will meet the people who make this ministry alive, vibrant and growing. It is with great pleasure that I introduce these leaders to you. You will get to know more about these wonderful people beginning with the April issue of The Angelus.
In Children’s Education at GHTC, several roles are performed. There are Church School Teachers, Chapel Leaders, Homily Leaders and Chapel Music Leaders. Several of our leaders serve in dual roles. Our statistics presently are:
• 10 Church School Teachers
• 11 Chapel Leaders
• 10 Homily Leaders
• 1 Chapel Music Leaders
Here are the people you will meet:
Church School Teachers: Rose Burke, Jeanette Coletti, Amy Cornwell, Gina Fenger, Ruthie Fenger, Jeff Johnson, DeAnn McTavish, Steve Moore, Angela Michka and Deb Wattenberg.
Chapel Leaders: Rose Burke, Jeanette Coletti, Amy Cornwell, Jackye Finnie, Jan Frizzle, Whitney Kretsinger, Carolann Leo, Dolly McCarson, Kristy Moore, Jill Schnittker and Deb Wattenberg.
Homily Leaders: Nancy Cavanaugh, Pat Decker, Jackye Finnie, Gary Hicks, Dianne Logan, Greg Morgan, Joyce Morrow, Whitney Rice, Rhonda Sarrazin and Victor Sarrazin.
Chapel Music Leader: Phineas Gitta.
Children’s Education has grown over the year and continues to grow, but there is room for “many a more.” Only two criteria are necessary to join this ministry, all else follows:
• Love children
• Love Jesus
Can we add you to our list and statistics? If you are interested, call me at the Cathedral Office at 816-474-8260.
– by Jackye Finnie, Acting Children’s Education Director
With sympathy
We offer our sympathy to the members of the Cathedral who have experienced the death of family members this past month:
• Agnes Ritter, mother of Chuck Ritter
• Walter Narkiewicz, father of Michelle Ritter
• Jan Hall, sister of Sue Willsey
• Benny Blanco, uncle of Valerie Johnson
• Willard Arnold, husband of Betty Arnold and father of
Janeece Buckner and Jodie Kavanaugh
• Christina Kalanzi, sister of Phineas Gitta
• Joe Halifax, father of Loren Halifax
• Berry Warren McLaughlin, son of Gene McLaughlin
• Bessie E. Adam, mother of Peggy Morgan
• Lisa Hector, cousin of Angela Michka
• Ellen Allen, aunt of Ted Fleischman
• William McCasland, father of Tom McCasland
• Betty Jennings, mother of John Jennings.
Thank you for continuing to keep these families in your prayers.
We who are many are one body, for we all share one bread, one cup
The Cathedral’s Eucharistic Visitors lost four of their shut-ins during 2004: Isabel Curdy, 97; Marjorie Elliott, 92; Marie Hankins, 98 and Pollie Elmquist, the youngest at 90 years of age.
These capable women gave decades of service to our Cathedral. Marie and Pollie were members of the Altar Guild, with Marie being sub-directress, a position she had to relinquish in 1969 when she began spending more time in Arizona after her husband’s retirement.
According to her niece, Jeanne Henley, Marie was a little country girl from a one-room schoolhouse in Gentry County, Missouri when she moved to Kansas City in 1918 to live with her aunt and uncle in order to go to school. After graduating from Westport High School, she worked in the china department of Emery Bird Thayer and became an excellent seamstress and cook.
With her husband, she founded Hankins Roofing Company (the same company that replaced the Cathedral’s roof after the collapse of the wall in the 1980s).
Marjorie Elliott, a science teacher at Southeast High School, had a house full of geodes. Along with Jeanne and Georgianna King, she was involved in a project involving the residents of the west side, and also the Episcopal Business and Professional Women’s Guild. One of Marjorie’s other great interests was canoeing.
Pollie Elmquist was a regular communicant at the 8 o’clock Eucharist until after the death of her beloved husband, Ro; then she began going to the 10:15 service. I remember her many kindnesses to me when I began going to the Cathedral.
We were also both members of the very active Newcomers Committee under the leadership of Charline Schmelzer.
The life of Isabel Curdy was summed up very well by Bob Richmond in his homily at her memorial service. She and her sister Helen made many donations to the Cathedral, just some of which include the furnishings and burnished cross in the chapel, the free-standing altar, the Mother and Child painting, the harpsichord and many other music-related items, not the least of which is the Curdy Organ Scholarship.
Deacon Linda Yeager says that when the Eucharistic Visitors take the sacrament to the shut-ins, those who are unable to be with us are included as part of the community.
The same bread and wine that was consecrated for the congregation is taken to those who are unable to be with us physically. The Eucharistic Visitors offer a ministry of hope and presence as well as of the Eucharist.
– by Mary Byrne, Archivist
AIDS Walk supports Kansas City agencies
4,500 people. That’s approximately the population of Parkville, Mo. It is also the number of individuals living with HIV/AIDS in the Kansas City area, and of that number more than 700 are young people between the ages of 12 and 24.
Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral and the Social Action Committee will once again enlist a team of walkers for this year’s AIDS Walk, scheduled for Saturday, April 16. This is the seventeenth year for the walk, and the tenth year that the Cathedral has fielded a team. Once again, Saint Luke’s Hospital is one of the primary sponsors of the event.
Team co-captains for 2005 include Sandra Hornbeck, Greg Morgan, and Lenette Johnson. If you are interested in being a walker, you may contact any of them. Even easier, you may go to the website at www.AIDSwalkKansasCity.org, click on “Team Central”, and join the “Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral and Friends” team.
We welcome walkers who are not members of the Cathedral – your family, friends and business associates — so invite them to visit that web site as well and join the walk with you. We also welcome the members of other churches in the Diocese to join us in this important cause.
The walk itself begins with welcoming Walk ceremonies at 9:30 a.m. This year, the walk will begin at Theis Park, just south of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, across 47th Street.
If you cannot participate in the walk itself, you can still help by pledging a donation to one of our walkers.
The money donated through the AIDS Walk stays in the Kansas City community. It is distributed to organizations and programs supporting the local HIV/AIDS community, with a large percentage of the funds shared by SAVE, Inc. (affordable housing); Heartland AIDS Resource Council (food and personal care items); and KC Free Health Clinic (health care services), and Good Samaritan (a wide range of different services).
These local AIDS organizations are in need of financial support more than ever. Recent cuts in AIDS funding by Kansas City and Jackson County governments have dramatically affected the agencies’ budgets. These unwelcome cuts come at a time when ever-increasing demands for services are on the rise and HIV infections among youth and minorities continue to grow at alarming rates.
– by the Social Action Committee
Visit www.AIDSwalkKansasCity.org for more information or to sign up as a walker.
Lent Activities and Services
March 2, 9
Lenten Academy
6:45 p.m.
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March 11-13
Men’s Retreat at Rivendell
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March 16
Service of Meditation
and Music
7:00 p.m.
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March 17
Palm Cross Day
9:00 a.m.
Flower memorials and thanksgivings
February 6 • The flowers at the altar are given to the glory of God and in thanksgiving for the Cathedral and its loving congregation, by Linda and Jon Yeager; and in thanksgiving for their granddaughter, Sarah Richmond McMullen, by Larry and Marilyn McMullen. At the baptismal font, flowers are given in loving memory of her son, Eric, by Miriam Marrs. At the chapel altar, flowers are given in thanksgiving for the birthday of Eleanor Gordon by Alan and Phyllis Ryder. Memorial candles are given in loving memory of her mother, Harriett Grant, by Elaine Grant.
February 13 • The flowers at the altar are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of those who died in the past year and were served by the Eucharistic Visitors: Isabel Curdy, Marjorie Elliott, Pollie Elmquist and Marie Hankins; and in thanksgiving for Bill Bucker by Barbara and Bob Bucker; and in loving memory of her father, Chester Wright, by Suzanne Wright. At the chapel altar, flowers are given in thanksgiving for the birthday of Bryan Ryder, by Alan and Phyllis Ryder.
February 20 • The flowers at the altar are given to the glory of God and in thanksgiving for their grandson, Matthew James McMullen, by Larry and Marilyn McMullen; and in loving memory of her father, William H. Shackelford, Jr. by Mr. and Mrs. Charles N. Seidlitz, Jr.; also in thanksgiving for the birthday of 2nd Lt. Kevin Michael Thomas by his parents and sister. At the chapel altar, flowers are given in thanksgiving for the wedding anniversary of Ken and Judy Ryder by Alan and Phyllis Ryder and in memory of Helen Frances Rusconi, by Robin Rusconi and Jay McKeown.
February 27 • The flowers at the altar are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of Richard H. Kiene, Sr. and Richard H. Kiene, Jr., by Jean, Lisa and Hotchy; and in loving memory of Edward and Margaret Gillespie, by their daughter, Joyce Gillespie. At the Chapel altar, flowers are given in thanksgiving for her granddaughter, Paige Terrell, by Mrs. Herbert Sloan.
If you would like to donate flowers, contact Mary Byrne at 816.531.8944.
Holy Week and Easter Week
MARCH 20 • THE SUNDAY OF THE PASSION: PALM
SUNDAY
8 a.m., 10:15 a.m., 5 p.m. • Liturgy of the Palms (procession
at 10:15 and 5) and Holy Eucharist, including a dramatic reading of
the Passion. The Very Rev. Terry White, preacher
7:00 p.m. • Choral Evensong
MARCH 20-25
Labyrinth walk for private meditation in Founders’ Hall
MARCH 21 • MONDAY IN HOLY WEEK
12:05 p.m. • Holy Eucharist
MARCH 22 • TUESDAY IN HOLY WEEK
12:05 p.m. • Holy Eucharist
MARCH 23 • WEDNESDAY IN HOLY WEEK
12:05 p.m. • Holy Eucharist
7:00 p.m. • Service of Tenebrae
THE SACRED TRIDUUM
MARCH 24 • MAUNDY THURSDAY
(no service at 12:05 today)
7:00 p.m. • Proper Liturgy of the Day
The Mandatum (footwashing), Institution of the Holy Eucharist,
Stripping of the Altar, Watch at the Altar of Repose until 10 p.m.
The Rt. Rev. Barry Howe, celebrant.
The Rev. Linda Yeager, preacher.
MARCH 25 • GOOD FRIDAY
12:05 p.m. • Proper Liturgy of the Day
Reading of the Passion, Solemn Collects, Veneration of the Cross,
and Holy Communion from the Reserved Sacrament. Bishop Howe and
Cathedral clergy presiding. The Rev. Benjamin Newland,
preacher.
(Following the 12:05 liturgy, clergy will remain in the nave to
hear confessions and offer spiritual direction.)
2:00 p.m. • Stations of the Cross
7:00 p.m. • Proper Liturgy of Good Friday
(as at 12:05 p.m. - see above)
MARCH 26 • HOLY SATURDAY
10 a.m. • Proper Liturgy of the Day
A brief 10-minute service commemorating our Lord’s Burial. No
Communion.
THE RESURRECTION
MARCH 26 • EASTER EVE
7:30 p.m. • The Great Vigil of Easter
Lighting of the Paschal Fire with the Roman Catholic Cathedral of
the Immaculate Conception. Bishop Howe and Bishop Boland, presiding
at the fire.
Procession to the Cathedral, followed by sharing of the Paschal
flame, lessons of redemption, Holy Baptism and Confirmation, and the
First Eucharist of Easter.
Bishop Howe, celebrant. The bishop and Cathedral clergy offer meditations. Great reception follows in Founders’ Hall – please bring a goodie to share.
MARCH 27 • SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION: EASTER DAY
8 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. (no 5 p.m. service today)
8 a.m. • Holy Eucharist, hymns, choir, organ and brass. The
Very Rev. Terry White, celebrant and preacher.
10:15 a.m. • Solemn Holy Eucharist, hymns, choir, organ and
brass.
The Rt. Rev. Barry Howe, celebrant.
The Very Rev. Terry White, preacher.
MARCH 28 • MONDAY IN EASTER WEEK
The Cathedral is closed. No services.
MARCH 29 - APRIL 1
TUESDAY--FRIDAY IN EASTER WEEK
12:05 p.m. • Holy Eucharist
Calling all Children for an Easter Egg Hunt
Easter Sunday • March 27 • 11:45 a.m.
Seeking candy donations
The Guild of the Christ Child would appreciate donations of Easter candy or plastic eggs for the annual Easter Egg Hunt. A basket will be available in the Tower for your generous donations. The Guild of the Christ Child would appreciate donations of Easter candy or plastic eggs for the annual Easter Egg Hunt. A basket will be available in the Tower for your generous donations.
Celebrating Absalom Jones
“Set us free, heavenly Father, from every bond of prejudice and fear; that honoring the steadfast courage of your servant Absalom Jones, we may show forth in our lives the reconciling love and true freedom of the children of God …”
Thus
the collect begins for the celebration of the ministry and life of
Absalom Jones. This fifth annual celebration was again
co-hosted by St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church and the Episcopal
Diocese of West Missouri. Members of St. Augustine’s, Grace and Holy
Trinity Cathedral and other churches in the Kansas City area
gathered together to attend the service that began at 11:00 a.m. at
the Cathedral.
Saint Augustine’s Episcopal Church was admitted as an organized mission in union with the Diocese in 1882, more than 120 years ago – and a little less than 100 years after Absalom Jones purchased his freedom and started down a path of extraordinary ministry.
The
Rev. Thomas E. Shepherd was the homilist. He spoke of his own
personal discovery of Absalom Jones, his thirst for additional
knowledge of the life of this man, and the intense meaning that this
had in terms of ministry and faith. Bishop Barry Howe was the
celebrant of the liturgy.
Afterwards, a reception was held in Founder’s Hall. The reception included a visual display of significant people and events in black history – a display that extended across the length of the Hall.
– by John Hornbeck
The Rev. Thomas Shepherd
Following the service, a reception with visual displays was held in
Founders’ Hall.
- photos by Mary Byrne
Music Notes
The Celestial Harp with two fine choirs
Several years ago, there was a series of Wednesday concerts in Founders’ Hall. The best attended concerts, attended by close to 300 people for the two, were given by Carrol McLaughlin, the highly celebrated harpist. Through the efforts of Musication, Inc. and with the Cathedral in cooperation, Carrol McLaughlin and her daughter Kelly Cousineau will present a concert at the Cathedral on Saturday March 12, beginning at 3:00 p.m. The program is a highly varied one, and will include a Concerto by Handel with accompaniment on chamber organ and a special arrangement of music heard in the movie “2001: A Space Odyssey” and the second movement of Beethoven's Seventh Symphony. The Trinity Choir and the Tallis Singers will join the harpists for this work.
This is a concert for all ages. There will be music that everyone can appreciate. The ticket prices are $15 general admission, with discounts for student and seniors. It will be possible to purchase tickets at coffee hours on March 6; and, of course, they will be available at the door on the day of the concert.
Palm Sunday Choral Evensong
The next Choral Evensong is on Sunday March 20 at 7:00 p.m. The Trinity Choir will sing Evening Canticles by William Mathias; “Crucifixus pro nobis” by Kenneth Leighton; and a complete performance of the five Mystical Prayers by Geoffrey Wilcken, composed for the Trinity Choir.
Seeking donations
Alas, we must once again seek donations for the Holy Week instrumentalists. We intend to use a cello soloist on Good Friday and a Brass Quintet with tympani on Easter Eve and Easter Day. The cost for the musicians is just short of $2000. Please send your donations c/o Canon Schaefer.
Christ Church Cathedral choir to perform in April
Lastly, the Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford will be performing on the Harriman Arts Series on Wednesday, April 5. You may recall that the Choir sang a glorious Evensong for the opening of Founders’ Hall in 1999.
The Cathedral is responsible for the housing of the 16 boys and 12 men. The Choir will arrive on Tuesday, April 4; accordingly, they will need “bed and hospitality” for two nights. If you can take two or more boys, each of whom is to have his own bed, or one or more men, please contact Canon Schaefer straightaway. For your kindness, you will receive two complimentary tickets to the concert.
– by John Schaefer, Canon Musician
Scottish dinner and auction
This is an invitation for all to join in the exciting fun of a Scottish Dinner and Silent Auction in Founders’ Hall on Saturday March 5 from 5:30-9:30 p.m. Dinner will be served from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
We will have Chili or Chicken Soup and Hot Dogs or Haggis Pups, Scottish desserts, drinks and beer and wine available. The meal costs $7.50 for adults and $5.00 for children under 12. Beer and wine are extra.
We are sponsoring entertainment to include harps, bagpipes, Scottish Highland Dancers, a live steel swordfight, and a storyteller. Our Silent Auction includes both Scottish and regional items.
Make plans now to join the Scots in this Benefit to aid with the continuation of the Kansas City Scottish Highland Games. For more information, call Faye at 816.453.7712 or Glenn at 816.454.8919 or visit us online at www.kcscottishgames.org.
Fat Weekend a success
“Thank You”
Those two words really say it all. The Chili Cook-Off on February 5 was attended by a record number of people, with 23 entries into the Chili Cook-Off. (Information on the winning entries and recipes will appear in the April issue of The Angelus). It was a party that seemed to be enjoyed by all.
And, in spite of “yucky” weather (a technical term in meteorology) and competition with Super Bowl pre-game festivities, we also had a terrific turnout for the Pancake Breakfast on February 6.
Special thanks to all of the Cathedral staff that helped make both of these events go so smoothly. Special thanks also to Jane and Elizabeth Tally, who led a rag-tag group of Social Action Chefs to prepare a terrific breakfast.
But the greatest thanks are reserved for all of those members and friends of the Cathedral that were able to join each other in a community of fellowship, and at the same time raise more than $1,800 in funds for social outreach at the Cathedral.
– from the Social Action Committee
- photo by Dave Pierson
- photo by Dave Pierson
- photo by Jan Frizzle
- photo by Jan Frizzle
- photo by Dave Pierson
- photo by Dave Pierson
- photo by Dave Pierson
- photo by Dave Pierson
- photo by Jan Frizzle
- photo by Jan Frizzle
During Lent, the ornate reredos is covered with a linen veil displaying symbols of Holy Week.
photo by Jan Frizzle
Weekly Activities
SUNDAY
8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist
9:15 a.m. Christian Education
10:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist -- Children’s Chapel -- Grace
Choraliers
5:00 p.m. Order for Evening & Eucharist
MONDAY-FRIDAY
8:30 a.m. Morning Prayer
12:05 p.m. Holy Eucharist
5:30 p.m. Evening Prayer
TUESDAY
1:30 p.m. Women’s Bible Study
WEDNESDAY
7:00 p.m. Youth Group
THURSDAY
7:00 a.m. Men’s Bible Study
9:30 a.m. Cathedral Outreach Program
6:00 p.m. Cathedral Bell Ringers
6:30 p.m. EFM
7:00 p.m. Choir Small Group
7:30 p.m. Trinity Choir
FRIDAY
9:30 a.m. Moms’ Bible Study
SATURDAY
9:15 a.m. The Tallis Singers
Activities for the Month of March
Please verify times and dates of the events listed with the appropriate person(s) or by contacting the Cathedral Office.
1 • TUESDAY
6:30 p.m. Needlework/Quilting Small Group
2 • WEDNESDAY
6:00 p.m. Lenten Academy Dinner
6:45 p.m. Lenten Academy Classes
6 • SUNDAY
11:45 a.m. Music Committee
6:15 p.m. Centering Prayer Small Group
8 • TUESDAY
6:00 p.m. Guild of the Christ Child
7:00 p.m. Cancer Support Group
7:00 p.m. The Angelus Small Group
9 • WEDNESDAY
6:00 p.m. Lenten Academy Dinner
6:45 p.m. Lenten Academy Classes
10 • THURSDAY
6:30 p.m. Thursday Evening Bible Study
12 • SATURDAY
3:00 p.m. Harp Concert
13 • SUNDAY • BLOOD PRESSURE SUNDAY
11:45 a.m. Social Action Committee
14 • MONDAY
4:30 p.m. Buildings and Grounds Committee
5:00 p.m. Stewardship Committee
16 • WEDNESDAY
7:30 a.m. Finance Committee
7:00 p.m. Service of Meditation and Music
17 • THURSDAY
9:00 a.m. Palm Cross Day
5:00 p.m. Vestry
19 • SATURDAY
8:00 a.m. Catechumenate Retreat Day
20 • SUNDAY
6:15 p.m. Centering Prayer Small Group
21-25 • HOLY WEEK
Labyrinth Available for Use
See above for a complete listing of Holy Week and Easter services.
28 • MONDAY
Office Closed
The Episcopal Diocese of West Missouri
P.O. Box 412048
Kansas City, Missouri 64141
Telephone: (816) 474-8260
Facsimile: (816) 474-5856
Website: www.ghtc-kc.org
E-mail: office@ghtc-kc.org
The Right Rev. Barry R. Howe
Bishop of West Missouri
The Very Rev. Terry White
Dean
The Rev. Benjamin J. Newland
Associate Priest
The Rev. Dr. John J. O’Hearne
Assisting Priest
The Rev. Linda Yeager
Deacon
The Rev. Bryan England
Deacon
The Rev. Bruce Hall
Deacon
Mr. John L. Schaefer
Canon Musician
The Very Rev. J. Earl Cavanaugh
Dean Emeritus and Pastoral Adjunct