The
Angelus
Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral • Kansas City, Missouri •
Vol. 75 No. 7 • July 2006
Contents
From the Dean
From Columbus: Deputies finish work with rapid agenda
Springs of living water
Trinity Choir goes on tour
Music Notes
The Trinity Choir
Tour Concert
Plans for new EfM year are underway
News from Guild
of the Christ Child
Adult Formation
Friends of MN
Playground ready for action
Necessary Dreams
Seeking: All
Gardeners
Inaugural golf tournament a success; to become annual event
Remembering
Dean Donald Woodward
New ‘ourspace’ for Cathedral’s children teaches stewardship,
caring
Pizza, videos, games?
Accredited Godly Play® teacher
training comes to GHTC
Children’s Formation Summer Schedule
Memorials and thanksgivings for June
The Cathedral’s Financial Status
Tell the Cathedral stories
With Sympathy
It’s time to wage peace
McMullen ordained into Transitional Diaconate
Cathedral member Sarrazin called to serve as rector in Arizona
Weekly Activities
Activities for the Month of July
From the Dean
I left the convention hall at the recess to make a phone call to Linda Sue. “Hi, dear. Could you put Becky on the phone?” A few moments later, my daughter said, “Hi, Daddy.” “Sweetie, I’m calling to tell you this first, before I tell your mom. We have a new Presiding Bishop. Her name is Bishop Katharine. Our new Presiding Bishop is a woman, the first in the Anglican Communion. I want you to remember that on this historic day I told you first.” Becky shouted to her mother, “It’s a woman!”
On Sunday, June 18, the XXVI Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church was chosen at the 75th General Convention in Columbus, Ohio. The day began with Holy Eucharist, the Most Rev. Frank Griswold, XXV Presiding Bishop as celebrant and preacher. More than 1500 people filled the convention hall turned nave. At the end of the liturgy, 188 bishops boarded buses for nearby Trinity Church for the election. Meanwhile, over 800 deputies representing 111 dioceses of The Episcopal Church began work on the day’s legislative agenda, knowing that at some point we would be asked to consent to the election.
Sometime after 3 p.m., the House of Deputies was informed that a message from the House of Bishops was on the way. Two bishops brought an envelope into the hall, which was given to the chairman of the Legislative Committee on the Consecration of Bishops, the committee charged with presenting the report on the election of a Presiding Bishop-elect. After the committee absented themselves for deliberation, the chair of the committee ascended the platform, and the calendar was set aside. The President of the House reminded the deputies and the hundreds of people now in the gallery that at the announcement there was to be no demonstration, no clapping or cheering, and that respect was to govern the proceedings.
The chair of Consecration of Bishops then began his announcement: “We are asked to confirm the election of the Right Reverend Katharine….” At that moment approximately half of the breathable oxygen in the hall was inhaled into the lungs of hundreds of Episcopalians. Cheers and intermittent applause broke out. For some thirty minutes the Deputies debated the election, and then overwhelmingly consented to the election of Bishop Katharine Jefforts Schori (shore ee) as the next Presiding Bishop, Primate, and Chief Pastor.
Her election came 30 years after the 65th General Convention voted to ordain women to the priesthood and episcopate, and 17 years after the consecration of the first woman bishop. One deputy commented: “Listen, you can hear the sound of another stained glass ceiling breaking.”
I encourage you to learn more about our Presiding Bishop-elect, who will be invested with the primatial staff during a liturgy on November 4 at the Washington National Cathedral.
I also encourage us all to be aware of other stained glass ceilings, barriers that the Church has built throughout the ages, barriers we have invested in extensively. Christ has given us the ministry of reconciliation, enabling us to heal divisions and create just for all of God’s people.
God bless Katharine, our Presiding Bishop-elect as she lives out her baptismal covenant in new ways. God bless us all, that each of us and our cathedral community may live out our baptismal covenant in new ways, seeking and serving Christ in all persons. What will be the next the glass ceiling to break? In these days ahead, watch out for broken glass.
My love in Christ,
Terry+
From Columbus: Deputies finish work with rapid agenda
Columbus, Ohio—A flurry of legislation cleared the House of Deputies in the waning hours of the 75th General Convention June 21, including a resolution that begins interim Eucharistic sharing with the United Methodist Church (UMC), and other resolutions that reaffirm church support for gays and lesbians.
The relationship with the United Methodist Church includes recognition of the UMC as “a member of the one, holy, Catholic and apostolic Church in which the Gospel is rightly preached and taught” and encourages the development of a common Christian life between the two bodies. The agreement permits common, joint celebrations of the Eucharist (Holy Communion) between the two churches.
Deputies concurred with the House of Bishops in opposing the criminalization of homosexuality, opposing state or federal constitutional amendments that prohibits same-gender civil marriage or civil unions and affirming the civil rights of gays and lesbians.
Another resolution reiterates Episcopal Church support of gay and lesbian people as “children of God who have a full and equal claim with all other persons upon the love, acceptance, and pastoral concern and care of the Church.”
Deputies also concurred with bishops in adopting a resolution calling for equal representation of women and men on all decision-making bodies within the church at local, diocesan and national levels. This recommendation originated with the 2005 meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council.
The deputies also concurred with the House of Bishops in a mission initiative resolution for the New Orleans area that will gather data that can be used to advance evangelism elsewhere in the church.
Additional resolutions were passed that came from the special committee that considered resolutions in response to the Windsor Report. They reiterated the historic separate and independent status of the churches of the Anglican Communion and affirmed the “Windsor process” to discern the nature and unity of the church and the report’s call for a listening process.
Deputies also concurred in creating a new task force to study aspects of church disciplinary canons. Proposed changes to Title IV would have replaced the current court-oriented system with a multi-layered approach intended to focus on mediation and reconciliation which included a controversial provision that would subject certain lay leaders to the new canons. After hearing significant concern about the proposal, particularly about subjecting laity to ecclesiastical discipline, the legislative committee attempted to rewrite the 30-page resolution to clarify issues. However, it quickly became apparent to committee members the revision could not be accomplished in time for this convention to act, prompting a referral to the task force for continued revisions in the next three years.
Deputies also approved a pilot project to provide summer camps for children whose parents are in prison. A line item in the budget already approved by General Convention included $65,000 for the new program.
— [Episcopal News Service] by Melodie Woerman, director of communications for the Diocese of Kansas, and Jim DeLa, director of communications for the Diocese of Southwest Florida.
See more convention news online: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/gc2006news.htm
Springs of living water
As I write this, I am looking forward with great longing to family time away at the Red House in July. That’s our name for the summer cottage we’ve visited each of the last six years, but one. It’s on Lake Charlevoix which, if you consult the back of your “handy” Michigan map (that would be your left hand), is located at the top of your ring finger. Appropriately enough, Lake Charlevoix is a good size finger lake that flows into Lake Michigan and therefore shares the Great Lake’s chilly water temperatures as well as most of its aquatic life.
We love it at the Red House.
We have several favorite spots there, but one in particular is the beach because it is dotted with four little artesian springs. If the lake levels are up, the springs are hidden under water. But it’s more fun when the lake levels are down a bit because then the bubbling springs create miniature lakes which, in turn, create little rivulets which flow down the beach and into the lake. It is sand castle heaven and a great opportunity for the Sommer family to engage our inner civil engineers.
Each morning we walk (or run if we happen to be 7-and-a-half) down to the beach and gather the supplies that nature provides – twigs, rocks, mussel shells – and get to work. We dredge out one or more of the little bubbly lakes, re-engineer the outflow, and then fortify our engineering efforts with the rocks, twigs, and shells, create the requisite castles, draw bridges, etc.
Our efforts seldom even last for the length of a long summer day. The springs of living water have their own agenda, and in fairly short order, the up-welling water combined with the waves of the larger lake does what water does best – flows where it will, taking with it the evidence of our paltry human efforts. Writ large, of course, (think hurricane or tsunamis), the power of water to bring about destruction is nothing less than terrible – indeed, awe-full.
Structures, infrastructures, and human lives are lost in the blink of an eye when life-giving, life-sustaining water turns deadly. But on an idyllic summer day in northern Michigan, the spring’s power to destroy a hand-built dam has an almost playful quality to it – giving us a blank slate each new day to begin again with another creation.
Springs of water figure heavily into Biblical passages that are evocative of God’s blessing. No surprise there. In a semi-arid land, water is a particularly precious resource. Wadis, or drainage gulches, carried swiftly moving snow melt or runoff from a rainstorm, but they seldom carried water in the dry season. Cisterns also collected rainwater and the supply lasted longer, but the water was often dank and muddy.
Wells were a more reliable source, but they were few and far between, and you needed a bucket and often a long rope. By contrast, a spring of water bubbling from the rocks was pure grace – fresh water that you didn’t have to work to obtain. Little wonder that such imagery is often used metaphorically of God.
I’ve been aware for only six years of the pure, abundant, prodigal grace of these four little springs trickling down into a lake which, in turn, flows into a much larger lake. In fact, they’ve been there at least since the last glacier receded 10 millennia ago and will be there long after I and my descendents are laid in the dust of the earth.
In the vastness of geological time, they are infants. And yet I marvel in their seemingly eternal quality as I plunge my hands into the icy water, building and re-building my ephemeral creations. Good to remember that I can play at controlling what God has created, but in the final analysis, the springs flow where they will.
– by the Rev. Canon Sue Sommer
Trinity Choir goes on tour
“The excitement was palpable ... we were off to sing in some high class places and test our mettle against choirs with much longer musical traditions than ours”. This I wrote in my diary at the beginning of the first choir tour to England in 1991. Now, 15 years later, the Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral choir, a seasoned, touring group, is preparing to set out on its third overseas trip to sing at a number of UK Cathedrals. Twenty one singers will depart on July 23, returning August 7. The first services will be sung at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland, built between 1200 and 1270 AD, close to a well where, it is believed, St. Patrick baptized converts. Writer and satirist Jonathan Swift, (Gulliver’s Travels), was Dean of the Cathedral from 1713-1745.
The choir then moves on to St. Davids Cathedral, Pembrokeshire, Wales. On that site, in 589 AD, St. David, patron saint of Wales, founded a monastery which was destroyed many time by Vikings, and others. A shrine to St. David lies in front of the High altar.
After singing at Birmingham, in the English midlands, the choir will finally reach Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, where it will be Choir in Residence from August 1 through August 6. “We will sing more services and fewer concerts this time,” says Canon John Schaefer, “enabling us to absorb more of the history of the places at which we sing, than on previous tours.”
Of Oxford, Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote, in 1856, “The world, surely, has not another place like Oxford: It is a despair to see such a place and ever have to leave it.” The origins of the university are still a matter of debate, but as early as 1190 the city was described as “abounding in men skilled in mystic eloquence, weighing the words of the law, bringing forth from their treasures things new and old.”
King Henry VIII, established King Henry VIII’s College in 1533. The following year he established Christ Church, uniting the Cathedral of the newly founded see of Oxford with the College. It was to be a cathedral and college in one, an arrangement that persists to this day, the cathedral’s being the college chapel. (The University City of Oxford: A Pitkin Guide Book)
The musical literature to be sung has been chosen carefully with an eye to the national origins of the composers. In Dublin, the choir will feature music by Sir Charles Villiers Stanford, born in Dublin in 1852. In Wales, music by Sir Christemas-William Mathias, (1934-1992), a native of Wales, will be highlighted. Amongst the abundant church music he composed was an anthem, “Let the People Praise Thee,” specially written for and sung at the wedding of Prince Charles and the late Lady Diana Spencer in 1981. During his preparatory research for the trip Canon Schaefer discovered a hitherto unpublished setting of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis, by Mathias. The choir will sing this at an Evensong, at St. David’s Cathedral, in Wales, together with an anthem composed by Timothy Noon, the organist of St. Davids.
Traveling with the choir is US composer, Michael McCabe, currently Music Director of Christ the King Church, in Omaha, Neb. He is of Irish extraction, and has written some works specifically for the Grace and Holy Trinity choir.
Arlen Clarke, an ex choir member/freelance composer, who now lives in Virginia, has written a number of pieces for the choir. Some of them were recorded by the choir in June 2006. His composition “God be in my Head,” a sublime anthem, with lush, spiritually emoting harmonies, became the signature, show stopping encore for concerts during the 1991 tour.
The principal organist for the trip will be John Fowler. Parishioner Jane Flynn made the travel arrangements. Members of two parish families, the Johnsons and the Buckners, will travel with the group.
The choir has worked hard to raise funds for the trip. For that, they give their thanks to the GHTC parishioners.
We wish singers and accompanying travelers Godspeed, and a safe return to Kansas City, after a musical and spiritual journey through some of the historic origins of our church.
– by Geoff Logan
Music Notes
from Canon Musician John Schaefer
Two of the Trinity Choir leaders will shortly be moving to new parts of the country. Jay Carter, who has attained numerous accolades for the beauty and authenticity of his singing, will enter the Master’s program at Yale University in August.
Joel Scraper, who has been our Bass section leader for the last year, has been appointed to the Music Faculty at the University of South Carolina in Aiken. He will be in charge of many of the choral ensembles. Both gentlemen have helped make our choir the fine one that it is. They will be missed. We thank them and wish them Godspeed.
Looking ahead to August – this year there will be Summer Music at the Cathedral. Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral will be the venue for four concerts, on Sunday afternoons at 3 p.m. through the month of August. Please put the following dates on your calendar:
August 6: Sylvia Stoner, soprano; Un Chong Christopher, piano
August 13: The Rev. Paul Turner, organist
August 20: The Summer Singers of Kansas City
August 27: A Finzi Festival, with a large cast of exceptional musicians
Admission will be by donation, except for the Summer Singers. For further information, please phone the Cathedral office.
The Trinity Choir Tour Concert
Sunday, July 9, 2006 • 2 p.m.
The Trinity Choir will kick off its 2006 tour of Ireland and England with a special afternoon of classical and contemporary choral music with works by American, Canadian, English and Russian composers and resounding organ works!
All proceeds from the concert will benefit the choir tour fund. We appreciate your support.
Plans for new EfM year are underway
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photo by Pat Wright |
| Phyllis Biddle, Virgil Burke, Ruth Evans, Deanna Hardenburger, Dianne Logan, and John Turpin were recognized on Pentecost for their EfM graduation. |
Who really wrote Genesis? Which gospel was written first and for which group of people? What is the difference between Israel and Judah? What role does Martin Luther play in the Episcopal faith? These and many, many other questions are discussed and answered in the weekly meetings of Education for Ministry (EfM) at the Cathedral. Plans for a new year of EfM are well underway. This theological education program comes to us from the School of Theology of the University of the South in Sewanee, Tenn.
Completion of the program takes four years, during which participants study the Bible, church history, and theology. Participants commit one year at a time to meet regularly, which for us is every Thursday night from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m., September through May. The meetings this year will be structured under the leadership of The Rev. Carol Sanford, Gary Hicks, and Greg Morgan, all trained mentors.
EfM is designed for lay persons. Every Christian receives the call to Christ’s ministry at baptism. EfM provides the basics of a theological education in order to develop knowledge and confidence about the ministry we share.
If you have the desire to increase your knowledge of the Christian faith, continue your spiritual formation and/or wish to prepare for your special lay ministry, EfM may be the program you have been looking for.
At the weekly meetings members reflect theologically, discuss the materials they have read and worship together. Students follow an assigned lesson and a study guide which are to be read each week. There are no tests or papers to write because EfM understands that adult education best takes place when the student is responsible for his or her own learning.
Please call Mother Carol at the Cathedral office (816 474-8260) if you are interested in being part of this fall’s class.
This year’s graduates, Phyllis Biddle, Virgil Burke, Ruth Evans, Deanna Hardenburger, Dianne Logan, and John Turpin, or any current or former EfM students are eager to share their enthusiasm about both the commitment and rewards of this program.
– by the Rev. Canon Linda Yeager
News from Guild of the Christ Child
The Guild has had a busy and industrious spring. We have added so many new faces, incredible talents and refreshing ideas to our monthly meetings.
Thank you to Linda Yeager our hostess for our annual “Salads, Sangria and Contented Sighs” dinner. We are always so grateful to gather on her lovely patio and be restored while we ponder our many accomplishments. And thank you to the salad bringers; the salads were delicious, as usual.
Thank you to Heather Cleavinger for
organizing the baby shower held at the
salad dinner. All baby gifts will be delivered
to the Veronica’s Voice women’s
shelter, our newest and most exciting
outreach program. Thank you Heather
for introducing us to this organization
and finding an opportunity to help
women and children in need.
Thanks finally to all those who assisted in making and giving the Father’s Day prayer cards. It is always fun to work together with so many creative minds.
The Father’s Day Baptism for Timothy Jackson Sifers was wonderful. A true celebration as we welcomed Jackson and celebrated Fatherhood together. Congratulations to parents Tim and Ali on this special day.
Our next baptism will be August 6 and our next meeting will be held July 18 at 6:15 p.m. in the Youth Room.
– by Jeanette Coletti
Adult Formation
Classes meet at 9:15 a.m.
Lectionary Learners
Meets each week in the Youth Room
Each week this group gathers for lectionary study of the day’s readings and fellowship while exploring what the Bible has to say about living a Christian life. This type of study has been described as “building the body through sharing; opening the mind by questioning; and embracing the spirit for Sunday worship.” A deeper understanding of the Bible text brings us all into a closer relationship with Christ and each other.
Friends of MN
The next meeting of Friends of MN (Maison de Naissance) will be
Wednesday,
July 12, at 6:30 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room (lower level,
Founders’ Hall).
Questions? Contact Marian Philip at MPHILIP1976@juno.com or 816-421-5808.
Playground ready for action
The new playground outside Haden Hall is already a hit with the kids! Saturday, May 27, several dedicated parents and other handy folks built it while the children built their own creations inside. Dean White blessed it for use on Sunday, June 4, followed by a christening with “holy bubbles.”
Blessing of the Playground
Most Gracious God, on the sixth day of Creation you proclaimed that all you had made was good, very good, even the Leviathan which you made for the fun of it: Accept the work of our hands, this place dedicated to play and joy, where our children may rejoice in your goodness, grow in grace, and bloom in your love.
May innocence, safety and laughter be the fruits of this playground, and may weary souls be restored in this place of re-creation. For the gifts and skills of so many who have made this place a reality, we give you thanks.
Invoking the protection of the Holy Family which over looks this playground, we do now bless and hallow this spot in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
photos by Terry White and Pat Wright
Necessary Dreams
A cooperative effort between The Dream Works
and GHTC
Many of us dream of having the “nicer things in life,” even though in reality we already have those things. Others find themselves dreaming of necessities and small things that can make life just a little more bearable. We call these dreams, “Necessary Dreams.”
You can help make these dreams true! The following are needs of the most critical kind. All other possibilities have been exhausted. If you can provide goods, services, or finances to fulfill these dreams, please contact Sam Satterfield at 913-281-8695 or provide your donation to The Dream Works in the Sunday plate.
It is not necessary to donate money—any donated resource, or combination thereof, will help our clients.
You may “adopt” a specific dream by utilizing the (code number) below each name. For more information, please visit our Web site at: www.TheDreamWorksinc.com.
Alvaro’s Dream (#1027)
Alvaro is a single mother of six
children. She receives services from
The Dream Works via the mental
retardation wavier. The family receives
only disability income. They
have become delinquent in rent
due to an increase in fuel prices and
the need to purchase immediate
supplies for the house. To prevent
being evicted, Alvaro must pay her
landlord the back rent within 60
days of (5/22/2006). Approximate
Dollar Value = $800.00
Kathy’s Dream (#1026)
Kathy is a person with a disability
and survives on a fixed income.
She spends most of her time helping
others. One person she helps is
another woman with a disability.
She transports the woman to doctor
appointments. Kathy’s car has
broken down. She
needs her car fixed so
she can continue to
access the community
and assists others.
Approximate Dollar
Value = $700.00
Kenneth’s
Dream (#1022)
Kenny is 47 years
old and is diagnosed
with COPD. He
has had a pacemaker
installed because of
heart failure, and
he also has diabetes.
Kenny’s mom is 65
years old and they both live only
on their social security income.
Due to Kenny’s disabilities, he has
loss the full use of his legs. He is
in desperate need of companion
services. His mom needs some
respite time and they would like to
have volunteers to visit and develop
friends with Kenny. The family also
needs a bariatric recliner with lift
capabilities. Medicare and Medicaid
will not pay for the chair and
the local donation sites do not have
one in stock. Approximate Dollar
Value = $2,400.00.
Dreams You Have Made Come True
The following are needs that you have graciously met so far
THANK YOU!
Brenda (#1001) – Brenda was in need desperate need of new clothes. Your gift of $50.00 allowed her to obtain a summer wardrobe, and now she has more confidence as she begins her GED studies.
Deborah (#1002) – Deborah has multiple disabilities and is unable to leave her home. The Cathedral has provided an internet ready computer so that Deborah can access web sites to learn about her health. It would allow her to find friends and peers on-line for socialization.
Brooklyn (#1009) – Brooklyn is a young girl who lives with her aunt and uncle. She has experienced two strokes that have left her disabled and unable to care for herself. Brooklyn, like all children, is growing rapidly and in constant need of larger clothing. A Cathedral Parishioner donated money, and now she has a new wardrobe! Thank you!
Aldo (#1014) Bonus Dream – Thanks to the generosity of the Cathedral, a happily surprised Aldo received a computer system to assist him with schoolwork and communication. Aldo never officially made the Dreams List but your contributions have made his dream come true.
James (#1019) – The Parishioners have come to the rescue again. James and his daughter have received a complete computer system. They are able to complete homework assignments and also network with others in the cyber-world. Both James and his daughter have expressed deep gratitude for this gift.
Paul (#1024) Bonus Dream #3 – Paul was in desperate need of glasses. Medicare will only pay for glasses once a year. Paul’s eyesight had deteriorated and he needed glasses immediately. Your support allowed Paul to receive an eye exam and new glasses. Thanks you!
Brenda (#1025) Bonus Dream #4 – Bonus dream 4 resulted from the benevolence of the parishioners. Brenda and her family live on very limited and fixed income. The family received a notice from the city that they would be fined because the grass in the yard was too high. Brenda’s father had been maintaining the yard but the family’s lawn mower no longer worked. Contributions from you resulted in the purchase of a new lawn mower and the fines were averted.
Special Thanks! – While not identifying a specific dream, Mr. Jim Phillips contacted The Dream Works and offered his services and contributions. They ranged from “sweat equity” to donations of food and Christmas gifts.
Seeking: All Gardeners
The Buildings and Grounds Committee is seeking to form a Gardening Guild to care for the Cathedral’s various gardens.
Junior Warden Bud McDowell describes the guild: “I think it would probably comprise of four or five men or women who have the talent and time to donate to the church. It will require that a person be willing to not only attend gardening gatherings but to actually get into the soil.”
The Guild will be under the direction of the Building and Grounds Committee.
For more information, please contact Bud McDowell at budmac@kc.rr.com or 816-741-0992.
Inaugural golf tournament a success; to become annual event
On a hot and sunny Friday afternoon, a new
Cathedral tradition was born: The Inaugural Dean’s
Cup Golf Classic.
After enjoying a box lunch at St. Andrews Golf Club, Dean Terry White led the tee off with teammates Mike Thomas, Gary Hicks and Steve Moore.
The first place team was led by Joe Finnie. Along with Joe were teammates Al Stewart, Butch Reed and Joe Reed. They received large trophies and gift certificates from St. Andrews Pro Shop and gift cards to area restaurants. Second place trophies and certificates went to Carolyn McLeroy and teammates Patsy Melton, Donna Slaughter and Sue Willsey. Third place trophies and certificates went to Bill Hawley and teammates Steve McClure, Ron Bowman and Ken Bowman.
The team that had the
most fun: prizes went to
Chris Morgan and teammates
Don Willsey, Ron
Brink and John Richards.
Proving that the youth
have a presence in the golf
world Tim White won a
gift card for the longest putt. Many other hole
prizes were awarded.
Trophies and prizes were presented along with Tournament T-shirts at the Awards Banquet held that evening in Founder’s Hall.
Non-golfers were able to enjoy visiting over appetizers while we awaited the arrival of the weary but happy golfers. A silent auction was available for bids at the awards banquet.
The menu included lobster
or steak, caesar salad, noodles
Florentine, lime paprika corn,
Harley’s famous corn bread
and finished with fresh berry
shortcake. Chef Duties were
shared by Dave and Diane
Barker, Steve Johnson, Harley
and Pat Miller, Chet Thompson,
Charmaine Fowler and
several Trinity Choir members.
As part of the awards
ceremony Dean Terry was
presented with the Dean’s
Cup trophy that will remain
in his office with winners’
names being added
each year. Yes, each year,
according to event chair
John Fowler: “The event
will return next year by
popular demand. Start
practicing your swing now.”
The event proceeds this year were used to sponsor the Trinity Choir’ upcoming trip to Ireland, Wales and England. Fund-raising Coordinator Charmaine Fowler reports that the net donation to the Choir Trip Fund was $3,460. A heartfelt Thank You to all who supported this exciting event.
– by Charmaine Fowler
First Place Team: Al Stewart, Butch Reed and Joe Reed and Joe Finnie
Second Place Team: Carolyn McLeroy, Patsy Melton, Sue Willsey and
Donna Slaughter
Third Place Team: Ron Bowman, Ken Bowman, Steve McClure and Bill
Hawley
Trinity Choir members assist golfers with registration. The event
raised $3460,
which went to the Trinity Choir’s 2006 UK tour.
Tim White won a gift card for having the
longest putt.
photos by Andrea Schooling
Remembering
Dean Donald Woodward
Dean Donald Woodward led Cathedral through turbulent ’60s
The Very Reverend Donald Woodward, who served as the Dean of Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral from 1958 until 1968, died June 9 at his home in Exeter, N.H.
Woodward graduated from Bowdoin College in Maine and General Theological Seminary in New York, and served in Burlington, Vermont, before coming to GHTC. He left Kansas City to become vicar at Trinity Church on Wall Street in New York City.
Woodward inherited a Cathedral that was changing in many ways. What had always been a neighborhood parish was beginning to shrink as people moved from downtown out to the newer suburbs. Woodward worked hard to re-energize worship and Christian education to meet the needs of the membership.
Social change also made its mark on the Cathedral during Woodward’s time here. Race relations in Kansas City were awkward at times, and the Cathedral membership was as conflicted as the rest of the city as to what role African-Americans were to play. Dean Woodward was convinced that the Kingdom of God does not recognize racial boundaries and constantly pushed for an inclusive Cathedral. This did not sit well with many members, some of whom left the Cathedral.
Woodward is survived by his wife Madeleine; four children (Gretchen, Michael, Merideth and Chris); nine grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; and one sister. The family asks that memorial donations be given to the charity of the donor’s choice.
We will have more about Dean Woodward’s time at the Cathedral in the August issue of The Angelus.
– by Chris Morrison
Information for this article came from Ferne Welles’ book, A Church For the West Side.
New ‘ourspace’ for Cathedral’s children teaches stewardship, caring
Children’s Formation introduced Joyful! Joyful!, the “OurSpace” for Cathedral kids, during 9:15 formation this summer. Joyful! Joyful is a hands-on stewardship, caring community and social outreach modeling center. Children are acquainted, through play, with the concept of working together for the greater good in their local and global communities.
Mini-MN and Junior Community Kitchen are play spaces designed to teach and encourage good examples of compassion and social action. Mini-MN is equipped with “babies” and “medical” resources. Play is initiated with an understanding of MN’s mission to nurture healthy babies in Haiti. Junior Community Kitchen develops the ideas of service and teamwork in basic and meaningful ways. Children work together, in a pint-sized “kitchen” to prepare healthy meals of pretend international foods.
Dress-up clergy chasubles, a felt board for Bible stories and other discovery tools augment the modeling center activities. Building on the principles of sharing and respect and cultivating an appreciation of available resources is part of the Joyful! Joyful! experience. The covenant to participate in the Joyful! Joyful! space is simple.
• Be nice
• Keep things tidy
• Have fun!
Pre-readers are working in Joyful! Joyful! while Grades 1-8 work on the God and Country series with the Rev. Canon Linda Yeager.
It is our hope to open the Joyful! Joyful space to all ages in the near future.
The summer Children’s Formation schedule continues through July 30. There are no classes or chapel in August.
Godly Play, All Things New and Pre-confirmation classes as well as Children’s Chapels resume September 3.
– by DeAnn McTavish
The Junior Community Kitchen and Mini MN are designed to be a hands-on stewardship, caring community and social outreach modeling center.
photos by Julie Toma
Pizza, videos, games?
What do games, pizza, and videos have in common? They are all part of the Cathedral’s children’s formation programs. For school-age youth this summer, we are using three exciting units: For first and second graders, God and Me; for third, fourth and fifth graders, God and Family; and for the older students, God and Church. These programs are sequential and are used as a basis for the scouting God and Country progressions. They are, however, for all children, and each child who completes all six sessions will receive a medal and an award.
The God and Me group use games as a basis for learning more about God’s creations and about each one’s relationship with God. The children make a game box in which they keep games that they make as well as other creative materials that help them in this early part of their faith journey.
The God and Family group uses pizza as a basis for learning about their relationships with God and with their families. Each Sunday adds another layer to their pizzas. Thanks to Mattie and Jason Ransom of The Dish, each student has an authentic pizza box to use in this program.
The God and Church group is compiling a video in which they discuss their own faith journeys. They will interview others, as well, to explore the many ways people live and practice their faith.
All children are encouraged to be part of these engaging, enlightening, and entertaining programs, even if they can’t attend every session!
– by the Rev. Canon Linda Yeager
Accredited Godly Play® teacher training comes to GHTC
Children’s Formation is hosting an Accredited Godly Play Teacher
Training August 24-26. Godly Play is a sacred storytelling method
that
incorporates natural materials, room design, silence and wonder in
its
lessons.
The Cathedral has been using the Godly Play curriculum for two years. Godly Play is widely used in the Christian Formation programs of many denominations. If you or someone you know is interested in the Godly Play method or training please check our website: www.ghtc-kc.org/pages/godlyplay/GodlyPlay.htm or contact DeAnn McTavish at 816-474-8260.
Children’s Formation Summer Schedule
Formation Classes ♦ 9:15– 10:00
Pre-Readers Joyful! Joyful!
Grade 1-3 God and Me
Grade 4-5 God and Family
Grade 6-8 God and Church
Children’s Chapel ♦ 10:15 –The Peace
Pre-kindergarten through second grade will worship together
in the junior chapel through July 30.
There are no classes or chapel in August.
Be sure to check our website for upcoming events!
Memorials and thanksgivings for June
Remember your family and friends by giving flowers
June 4 • The flowers at the altar are given to the Glory of God and in thanksgiving for the 24th wedding anniversary of Melisa Burns and August Sprung, by her mother, Patricia Burns Aylward.
At the baptismal font, flowers are given in thanksgiving for her grandson, Harrison Adams Sloan, by Mrs. Herbert A. Sloan. Memorial candles are given in memory of her father, Jacob E. Klassen, by Janet Seaman.
June 11 • The flowers at the altar are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of Ed and Carolyn Campbell, by Pat and Rodger Wright. At the baptismal font, flowers are given in thanksgiving for Stephanie Bess Biddle by her mother; and Patti Ryder, Vickie Ryder and Betsy Titterington Brecke by Alan and Phyllis Ryder. Memorial Candles are given in memory of her mother, Florence Klassen, by Jan Seaman.
June 18 • The flowers at the altar are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of Bill Bucker, by Barbara Bucker and Bob Bucker; and in thanksgiving for the life of Charlotte S. Morgan by J. Gregory and Alexia C. Morgan. At the chapel altar, flowers are given in loving memory of Constance and James Irwin and James Irwin III by Elizabeth Irwin Gordon. The flowers at the baptismal font are given in celebration of the baptism of Timothy Jackson Sifers. Today’s music is offered to the glory of God and in memory and celebration of the lives and ministries of Max and Virginia Foresman, Fudie Barlow, John Ingram-Eiser, Dr. Earl Sifers and Dr. Timothy Sifers, by Sarah Ingram-Eiser and Allie and Tim Sifers.
June 25 • The flowers at the altar are given to the glory of God in thanksgiving for Stephen, Monty and Lilly by Tricia Pellet Lyddon. At the baptismal font, flowers are given in loving memory of William Coleman Branton by his family. Today’s music is offered to the glory of God and in honor of the 40th wedding anniversary of David and Diane Barker.
Other flowers were given in memory of Drs. Tuck Jr. and Tim Sifers by Sally Hilkerse.
Let your family and friends know that they are being remembered by your gift of flowers or candles at the Cathedral.
• Celebrate a baptism, confirmation or the
birth of a child
• Honor the accomplishments of someone you
admire
• Note a special birthday, wedding or anniversary
• Memorialize a friend or loved one.
All gifts are listed in the Sunday bulletin and in The Angelus as a record of your thoughtfulness. If you are interested in giving flowers, please contact Mary Byrne at mbyrne2457@sbcglobal.net or 816-531-8944.
Prices for the flowers vary depending on where you would like the flowers: $75 Tower door wreath; $40 Altar; $30 Chapel; $25 Baptismal Font; $10 Candle.
The Cathedral’s Financial Status
May at the Cathedral saw income about $24,000 below budget and saw expenses about $2000 below budget.
Expenses coming in below budget continues a 2006 trend and the Cathedral staff deserves credit for their management of the Cathedral’s expenditures. Pledges fell approximately $26,000 below budget for the month of May. The principal reason for this shortfall is that though pledges made for 2006 are more than the pledges made for 2005, they are less than the amount budgeted.
The Budget Committee and the Vestry of the Cathedral are making progress in bringing anticipated expenses in balance.
– by Doyle White, treasurer
| MAY MTD | BUDGETED MTD | ACTUAL MTD |
| INCOME | $ 150,931 | $ 123,002 |
| EXPENSES | $ 157,405 | $ 155,669 |
| VARIANCE | $ (6,474) | $ (32,667) |
| MAY YTD | BUDGETED YTD | ACTUAL YTD |
| INCOME | $ 677,715 | $ 600,766 |
| EXPENSES | $ 705,716 | $ 679,182 |
| VARIANCE | $ (28,001) | $ (78,416) |
Tell the Cathedral stories
Do you know a Cathedral member with a story to share? Do you have a passion for writing and telling great stories?
If so, you are invited to join The Angelus Small Group. The group is made up of several Cathedral members who work with clergy and staff every month to write articles and take pictures for The Angelus. Journalism experience is not a requirement, just enthusiasm and a commitment to help inform the Cathedral family.
The Angelus Small Group meets on the first Tuesday of every month at 7:00 p.m. in the Common Room. Articles are due on the 15th of the month for the next month’s issue. Of course, individual articles and ideas for stories are welcome from anyone at any time.
For more information, contact Chris Morrison at 816-420-9422 or Julie Toma at the Cathedral office, 816-474-8260 or jtoma@ghtc-kc.org.
With Sympathy
We ask that you remember the following families in your prayers:
Juanita Hammond, mother of Roosevelt Hammond
Helen Richards, mother of John Richards
It’s time to wage peace
Let there be peace on Earth and let it begin with me
Let there be peace on Earth; The peace that was meant to be
I was driving east on Linwood Boulevard a month or so ago, when I noticed that the car in front of me had a bullet hole in its trunk. It wasn’t one of those decals that wags put on their vehicles to pretend they have a sense of humor. It was a real bullet hole. I saw more a year ago in the door of a highway patrol car when one of my troopers was shot nine times while making a traffic stop. I saw even more over thirty-five years ago after I crash landed my helicopter on a landing strip called Eagle Mountain in Vietnam.
It’s all the same, really — violence, in our city, in our nation, in our world. We are constantly confronted with it. We see the candles at the prayer desk increase weekly as we tally the local victims of senseless violence in our streets. We listen to a weekly litany of our sons and daughters who have sacrificed their lives in Afghanistan and Iraq. We wonder when it will all end.
Violence is often our first response to violence; an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, and the world ends up blind and toothless. Three thousand innocent people died at the World Trade Center, and we responded with the War on Terror. Now how many innocent people are dead? To borrow a trite old phrase from a previous war, “If war is the answer, what was the question?”
If violence is not the cure for violence, what is?
Peace. Peace in our city, peace in our nation, and peace in our world. We pray for peace, we pass the peace. Shouldn’t we work for peace also? Our Lord once said, “blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.” That’s good enough for me.
There are no chapters of the Episcopal Peace Fellowship in the state of Missouri. Only five members are required to form a chapter. All we need are four other members to form a chapter. If you would like to be one, please contact me (bengland@ghtc-kc.org or 816-252-2359). Visit http://www.epfnational.org for more information about Episcopal Peace Fellowship.
– by Deacon Bryan
McMullen ordained into Transitional Diaconate
From the McMullen family
To our Cathedral family: Words cannot express our gratitude for all the hospitality and blessings we received during the ordination weekend. We are very thankful for all the prayers and hard work by the clergy, staff and congregation who made the ordination service a holy and beautiful experience for all of us.
We greatly enjoyed the reception that gave us a chance to catch up with so many of you that have supported us during this journey. It was an honor and privilege to share worship with you on Pentecost Sunday, another opportunity to be with you as you walk with Christ.
Many, many thanks for all you have done for us, and more importantly, what you continue to do for each other and the community in which you worship and live.
Peace, The McMullen family
Cathedral member Andrew McMullen was ordained into the Transitional
Diaconate
June 3, along with Leslie Sue Burkardt, of St. Andrew’s Church in
Kansas City.
Andrew and his wife Yvette, along with their children, Hannah,
Rachel, Abigail
and Sophia, have been living in Austin, Tex., while Andrew attended
Seminary
of the Southwest. (photo by Grady Sanford)
Cathedral members Larry and Marilyn McMullen with Yvette and the
newly-ordained Andrew McMullen. (photo by Grady Sanford)
photos by Pat Wright
Following the ordination, Leslie Sue Burkardt and Andrew McMullen greeted guests at a reception. The Cathedral’s Holy Hands ministry planned and coordinated the reception under the direction of their Special Event Coordinator Pat Wright.
Holy Hands would like to express their appreciation for everyone who brought food or assisted with the reception.
The McMullen family will be moving to Naples, Fla., where he will serve as Associate Rector at Trinity-by-the-Cove Church.
Cathedral member Sarrazin called to serve as rector in Arizona
The Rev. Victor Sarrazin, has been called to be the new Rector of
St.
Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Sierra Vista, Ariz. He will begin his
ministry
with services on July 15 and July 16. “The Transition/Search Team of
St.
Stephen’s were very impressed during telephone interviews and
finally
the face-to-face interview,” according to St. Stephen’s Senior
Warden
Dottie Gutwein in a recent press release. “It was a unanimous
decision
on their part to recommend him to the Vestry.” On June 8, Victor the
signed Letter of Agreement was delivered back to the Senior Warden
for
signature by the Bishop. St. Stephen’s had been searching for a
rector
for 18 months.
Victor was received as a priest in the Episcopal Church in June 2005 after having been a Roman Catholic priest for 11 years. The Sarrazin family has been active in children’s formation, the Trinity Teens youth group, Grace Choraliers and Tallis Singers, the acolytes and the Centering Prayer Group. Victor has preached and celebrated the Eucharist at the Cathedral.
“We look forward to having the Sarrazin family with us for a long time,” Gutwein said.
The Cathedral wishes the Sarrazin family a blessed journey as they begin this new ministry.
Post-General Convention Meeting
Tuesday, July 11
7 p.m.
Founders’ Hall
Hear from Diocesan Deputies about the issues that faced General Convention
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
Weekly Activities
SUNDAY
8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist
9:15 a.m. Christian Formation
10:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist • Children’s Chapel
5:00 p.m. Order for Evening and
Holy Eucharist
MONDAY
12:05 p.m. Holy Eucharist
TUESDAY
12:05 p.m. Holy Eucharist
1:30 p.m. Women’s Bible Study
WEDNESDAY
12:05 p.m. Holy Eucharist
THURSDAY
7:00 a.m. Men’s Bible Study
9:30 a.m. Cathedral Outreach Program
12:05 p.m. Holy Eucharist
FRIDAY
9:30 a.m. Moms’ Bible Study
12:05 p.m. Holy Eucharist
Activities for the Month of July
Please verify times and dates of the events listed with the appropriate person(s) or by contacting the Cathedral Office.
2 • SUNDAY
11:45 a.m. Music Committee
4 • TUESDAY
10:15 a.m. Independence Day Service
Cathedral Office Closed
5 • WEDNESDAY
6:30 p.m. Couples’ Bible Study
9 • SUNDAY • Blood Pressure Sunday
2:00 p.m. Trinity Choir Tour Concert
3:30 p.m. Centering Prayer Group
10 • MONDAY
6:00 p.m. Robbery Victims Support Group
11 • TUESDAY
6:15 p.m. Cancer Support Group
6:30 p.m. Social Action Committee
7:00 p.m. Post-General Convention Meeting
MissionPalooza begins
12 • WEDNESDAY
5:00 p.m. Stewardship Committee
6:30 p.m. Friends of MN Meeting
16 • SUNDAY
12:00 p.m. Integrity
4:00 p.m. Choral Evensong
18 • TUESDAY
6:15 p.m. Guild of the Christ Child
19 • WEDNESDAY
7:00 a.m. Finance Committee
6:30 p.m. Couples’ Bible Study
23 • SUNDAY
3:30 p.m. Centering Prayer Group
Choir Tour Begins
24 • MONDAY
6:00 p.m. Robbery Victims
Support Group
26 • WEDNESDAY
6:30 p.m. Reel People
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. Susan Sommer
Canon Pastor and Subdean
The Rev. Carol Sanford
Curate
The Rev. Canon 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