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September 18, 2015
NEWS from the CATHEDRAL
This Sunday, September 20th we return to the 8:00am, 9:30am and 11:15am Liturgies.
Our Choir Season begins and Sunday School will be held at the Mercer School beginning at 10:30am.

Our Coffee Hour will be held in the Undercroft of the Cathedral at 10:30am, all are welcome!
      Cathedral Choir
The Cathedral welcomes new boys and girls from ages 7 to 15 to be part of the Cathedral Choir. Take advantage of this extraordinary opportunity to give your child not only a free musical education but also an appreciation for singing and music that lasts a lifetime.
                                                                                                           
The Cathedral Choirs are open to all families. Our primary mission is to provide choral music for services in the Cathedral, but we are far more than a normal children's choir.
 
Cathedral Chorister Benefits include:              
*Learning how to sing as a professional
Knowledge of music theory & sight singing
*Performing in different languages
*Gaining confidence and focus
*New friends in a caring environment
*Trips throughout the United States and England
*A lifelong appreciation for the finest music

We are now taking new boys and girls into our Junior Chorister program. The Junior Choristers rehearse once per week, on Tuesdays from 4:30 - 6:00, and sing every other week at the 9:30 Family Eucharist. Their weekly rehearsal and twice per month singing schedule will allow them to develop their musical skills at a more relaxed pace. And, there's now no need to choose between Church School or Choir - they can do both!
 
CONTACT US! Parents of children interested in the choir program should contact Larry Tremsky, Organist and Master of the Choirs at the Cathedral, 516.746.2955 ext. 18, to set up a time to meet and discuss this exciting opportunity. Or simply see him after church this Sunday or next.
I am the Cathedral. I came to the Cathedral for the first time on July 24, 2011. I was a 62 year old non-practicing Jew, looking for a spiritual home.  Returning from a visit to Holy Cross Monastery in West Park, New York, I suspected that the Episcopal Church was drawing me to it. The more I read about  "what we believe" in the Episcopal Church, the more I felt as if I had found what I was looking for.
 
And so began my journey toward baptism, scheduled for the Easter Vigil, 2012. Working with Rob Picken, I received many answers and he was most patient with my endless questions. I attended the Cathedral's services faithfully for nine months, without taking Communion, waiting for that moment on April 7, 2012, when I was FINALLY a Christian.
 
Easter morning 2012, I knew that for the first time in my life, my soul fit and I was home in the Cathedral. After a short time, I began to be involved in the various ministries. I started as an usher and have maintained participation in the following ministries:  I am a Lector, a member of the Altar Guild, scheduler of  the ROTA, an Acolyte and now I have become a Lay Eucharistic Minister with aspirations toward becoming a Eucharistic Visitor and anything else God calls me to do in the Cathedral. 
 
I am the Cathedral because that is where I find my family, that is where I find unconditional love and acceptance, where I learn from the sermons and from scripture as I listen and am touched throughout the liturgical year as I continue to grow in Christ. I am indeed blessed to have found the Cathedral and the blessings increase, year by year.
 
I am a Christian. I am an Episcopalian. And I am the Cathedral. 
Devin McKay
Save the Date: 
Liturgical Minister Meeting- There will be a meeting for all LEM's, Lectors, Intercessors, Acolytes and Ushers on Sunday, September 20th at 10:30am in the Chapel of the Resurrection. This short meeting will focus on creating the Liturgical Minister Schedule for the months of October through December. 
 
We will Celebrate Stewardship Sunday on September 27th. Pledge Cards will be given out that morning at all of the Liturgies.

The Blessing of Animals will take place on Sunday, October 4th during the 4:00pm Evensong, all are welcome!

Our Prayer Shawl Ministry will resume on Sunday, October 11th in the Chapel of the Resurrection at 10:15am. All are welcome, experienced knitters, crocheters and beginners. Fr more information, please contact Kathy Janoff at 516.485.4352. 
Please Pray For...
...the Church: Katharine, the Presiding Bishop, Michael, the Presiding Bishop-Elect, Lawrence, our Bishop; Michael, our Dean Designate; Bruce and Michael, and Andrew our Cathedral Clergy; 
the Cathedral Staff; Shirley, Kristin, Larry, Vince, Charlie, George, and Rafael;
...the Nation: Barack, our President; Andrew, our Governor; Nicholas, the Mayor of Garden City and, the members of our Armed Forces, especially Deepak, Raymond, Jason, Thomas, Liam, Adam, Charles,  and their families;  
...In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer we remember the Diocese of Southern Bazil, in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer we remember St. George's Church in Flushing; For those who have asked of our prayers, especially Diana, John R, John C, Alyssa, Danielle, Kathy, Pat, Brenda, Thomas, Linda, Lauren, Bob, Carey, Elizabeth, Elinor, Andrew, George, Dorothy, Barratt, Tommy, Ricky, Emma, Jean,  Louis, Hank, Kerry, Gregory, Niyjah, Bridget, for all those who in transitory life, are in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adversity, may they find healing, patience and strength in the days to come. 
...and for those who have died, especially Hope Treiber and for those who are grieving the death of a loved one, may they find comfort and peace.
We pray to the Lord.     
The Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost
Sunday, September 20, 2015
                              
  8:00am: The Holy Eucharist, Rite I
  9:30am: The Holy Eucharist Rite II
10:30am: Church School at Mercer School of Theology
10:30am: Coffee Hour in the Undercroft 
11:15am: The Holy Eucharist, Rite II  
     
Holy Eucharist will be celebrated this week in the Mercer Chapel on Tuesday at 8:45am, Wednesday at 12:15pm and Thursday at 12:15pm.
Cathedral Office Hours
   Monday - Friday
  9:00am to 4:30pm
50 Cathedral Avenue, Garden City, New York, 11530  516.746.2955