Collect
O Lord, mercifully receive the prayers of your people who call upon you, and grant that they may know and understand what things they ought to do, and also may have grace and power faithfully to accomplish them; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Readings
2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19
Psalm 24
Ephesians 1:3-14
Mark 6:14-29
Sunday (Summer Schedule)
8 a.m. Holy Eucharist
10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist
Monday - Friday
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BREAKFAST ANGELS
This Sunday's breakfast angels will be Children's Chapel. | |
Campers Love Mail!
Please pray for our own Dorothy Poucher, Caroline Bedenbaugh and Griffin Higbe, who will be attending Camp St. Patrick at Camp Weed from July 15-20. If you would like to drop them a line, the address at camp is 11057 Camp Weed Place, Live Oak, FL 32060. |
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BOOKSTORE SPECIALS
Our Cathedral Bookstore table will be in Taliaferro Hall Sunday after every service as usual. You can also shop during the week at our main location next to the reception area. Open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekdays. We have a new shipment of Cathedral car magnets for $5 each, as well as the "Sunday Best" Murano glass cross collection by Atlanta artist, Nancy Pihera. Come and shop with us! |
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Birthday Blessings!
Sunday, July 15
Judy Martin, Donna Walker Bell,
Ruby Fouraker
Monday, July 16
Abe Meide, Fred Hodgkins, Liza Haley
Tuesday, July 17
William McNeiland, Audrey Moran, Jayne Hill
Wednesday, July 18
Dale Sweeney, Donna Sievers, Andy Bobo, Morgan Vormack
Thursday, July 19
Laura Whittall, Kevin Ramsey, Sarah Shaffer, Summer Shaffer
Friday, July 20
Maia Cochran, Emma Grace Waidner
Saturday, July 21
Richard Sykes, Cheryl Vormack,
Jordan MacKenzie |
Need Prop Materials
for our Kids
HELP! Summer Sunday School needs sheets, towels, old bathrobes, flowered smocks, shirts, wigs, beards, funny sunglasses, baseball caps and anything else that could be used as a prop for a play. This is your chance to clean out a closet or two! Bring your donated items to the office labeled "For Children's Summer Sunday School." We appreciate your donations! |
YOGA!
The Center for Prayer & Spirituality is offering yoga in Cummings Chapel, now on TUESDAYS at 5:30 p.m., led by Tom Holcomb. Free!
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11th Step Meditation
Contemplative Prayer: A Way of Recovery
Join us for an hour on the second Saturday morning of each month in Cummings Chapel at 9:30 a.m. to practice contemplative prayer as a means to transformation. There will be a welcome and introduction to the hour, then time for silent prayer of the heart and meditation. This will be followed by conversation.
If you are not familiar with the practice, come and hear about it. Come back if it is a fit for where you are on your path on the journey.
Hosted by Dianne Larson and Tim Lynch
and the Center for Prayer & Spirituality
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Check out Episcopal Café!
Cathedral Executive Theresa Johnson has joined the news blogging team at the popular Web site Episcopal Café. As part of the team, she posts items about issues facing the church and our society at www.episcopalcafe.com.
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We've created a page on our Web site to highlight the work of our parish nurses. Each month, Tom and Sheila Burrell write a column for the page to promote good health. This month, they write about What is Your Strength. Enjoy!
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Preview Sunday's Bulletin Cover!
To see Sunday's bulletin cover online now, click here! |
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A Summary of General Convention 2012
 | | The Very Reverend Kate Moorehead, Dean |
Dear People of the Cathedral,
As I write this, I am in the airport on my way home from two days at our church's General Convention in Indianapolis. As with prior conventions, I leave with hope for the future, concern about our hugely legislative process of decision-making, and grateful to have seen old friends.
I came to Indianapolis to speak at the Episcopal Church Women's Triennial, a meeting that takes place right next door to General Convention. I was able to do two book-signings and to sit in on a few legislative sessions. Here are the major decisions made by this 77th General Convention:
1. The House of Bishops and the House of Deputies approved the trial use of a liturgy to bless monogamous gay relationships. The motion passed by about 75 percent in both houses. This means that each bishop has permission to allow this liturgy within his or her diocese. Our Bishop, The Right Rev. S. Johnson Howard, has stated that he will not allow this liturgy in the Diocese of Florida at this time.
2. Our Bishop led a successful motion proposing to study the restructuring of the entire legislative process of the Episcopal Church. This will be a three-year-study. The results of this study will be presented at the next General Convention. The motion to conduct this study was passed unanimously in both houses. This indicates that there will be significant change coming soon.
3. The budget of the national church was severely reduced this year. Endowment income will be invested in a new development office and greater portions of the main office at 815 in New York will be leased out. It is not clear how much central governance will be funded in the future.
4. The church laws were amended to state that "No one shall be denied rights, status or access to an equal place in the life, worship, and governance of this Church because of race, color, ethnic origin, national origin, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disabilities or age." Previously "gender identity and expression" were not included in that language. This means we will not keep anyone from entering the discernment process for ordination based solely on an individual's gender identity and expression. This does not mean that any person will or will not be ordained, but simply that all persons have equal access to the discernment process.
Our General Convention is always full of energy. The worship is huge and glorious; then people go back to arguing in groups. Decisions are made through prayer and a voting process. It is messy. But I have hope that we are looking with some focus on the great costs of gathering in such large numbers and prayerfully considering if there might be a better way. The church is changing. And we are trying to embrace that change.
In Christ's love,
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St. John's is getting a little more green!
You may have noticed that our Sunday bulletins are now smaller in size. Because we are encouraging our parishioners to use the prayer books in the pews, we are using a smaller paper size, which will mean less paper usage in the long run. Also, we won't be printing as many copies of our bulletin announcements since almost all the material is available in the e-Eagle, and you can now download a copy of the announcements here. You are welcome to pick up a copy on Sunday at the back of the church if you'd like to take one home. |
Will you help with our Family Promise project?
St. John's will again host about three homeless families in our Sunday School classrooms July 15-22, overnight from dinnertime through breakfast. These families with children have been screened through Family Promise of Jacksonville, a non-profit organization that works with churches to help people who are in economic distress find jobs and permanent housing. During the day, families will be transported to Family Promises offices, and their children will participate in summer programs.
We need volunteers who can provide
□Breakfast one day or more
□Groceries, such as fruit, snacks, juice, milk
□Dinner one night or more
□A donation to help pay for supplies
We also need volunteers who are willing to
□stay overnight at church one night
□stay overnight two nights or more
□provide a donation to buy needed items
□stop by church to visit with our guests
□provide linens, towels or toiletry items
Email Theresa Johnson your name, email address and phone number at tjohnson@jaxcathedral.org if you would like to help in any of these ways.
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Audire: The Central Florida Foundation for Spiritual Direction
Orientation day for the Audire program is scheduled for Saturday, July 21st from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the San Pedro Retreat Center in Winter Park. Audire is a 3 year formation program that trains people for the ministry of spiritual direction and provides listening and companioning skills which are beneficial to many ministries. Orientation days are designed for those interested in Audire to provide information and answer questions about the program. A new term begins in September. Members from St. John's who will be attending the program are Susan Bancks, Joe O'Shields and Claudia Milligan. More information about Audire can be obtained at www.audirespiritualdirection.org. To register for Orientation day, contact Diane Francisco at 321-254-1876.
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Sign up for our next Baptism date!
The next date for Holy Baptism will be Sunday, August 12 during the 10:30 a.m. service. If you are interested in having yourself or your child baptized on this date, please email Monica MacKenzie or call her at 632-9104 x 24 for more information. The deadline for signing up is July 30. |
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New Wednesday Evening Class:
"Misfit Musicians:
Four Centuries of the Men of Sacred Music"
Beginning August 1st, from 6-7 p.m. in Cummings Chapel, this four week class, led by our own Canon for Music Tim Tuller, will be a guided tour of the lives, works and legacies of some of the most colorful eccentrics in sacred music from the 17th through the 20th centuries. Walk through the early days of the English reformation, the Baroque and the Romantic ages, all the way to the modern era. As we explore several composers' great contributions to the canon of classical music, we'll also discuss their lives, loves, passions and perversions, as well as their spiritual insights... or lack thereof!
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Formerly known as VBS, "Summer Fun Downtown" will be a week of engaging activities for kids from 5 to 8 p.m. from August 6th to the 10th. All children from Pre-K to 5th grade are invited to come, whether they attend St. John's or not, so encourage your children to bring their friends! During the first hour, children will check in and enjoy a "snack" supper. For the rest of the evening, children will have fun acting out Bible stories, making crafts and music together, and enjoying other recreational activities. The nursery will also be available for younger children during this time. Volunteers are welcome! We can use either adult or youth volunteers to assist with the children. Prior registration is required to attend. You can drop by the office to pick up a registration form, or download and print out the form here and return or mail back to the office. We are also in need of donations toward our expenses, so please contribute if you are able! If you would like to give a donation, please make out your check to St. John's Cathedral and put "Summer Fun Downtown" on the memo line. |
Icon Workshop
Come and learn the art of icon writing, a spiritual discipline of painting and prayer, which gives you a glimpse of heaven. Join us Monday, August 27th through Saturday, September 1st , 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at St. John's Cathedral. Two icons will be offered: The Pantocrator or The Good Shepherd. No previous experience or artistic talent is required to write one of these beautiful icons. You will truly be blessed by the experience. All materials will be provided. For more information contact Susan Towson at 904-367-4457 or stowson50@aol.com. |
HELP US KEEP OUR DATABASE CURRENT!
If you have moved or changed any contact information (address, e-mail, home phone, cell phone), please notify the church office. |
Parents Love the Cathedral School!
The Cathedral School recently asked for feedback from the parents of their students.
One parent had this to say:
"My daughter has been at the Cathedral School for the past year in the Pre-K 2 class. I love all of the activities they do in class. Mrs. Gray is such a warm person and my daughter took to her immediately. This made it much easier to leave her during the day; she now has Mrs. Huggins as her teacher and loves it just as much! There are so many things she learns from being at the school: new songs, her numbers, the alphabet, drawing and social skills. I like the way the teachers incorporate Christian education that is appropriate for each age level. I am very thankful that my daughter is able to attend The Cathedral School!" |
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