Please pray for the repose of the souls of  Father Tim Quintero and Mrs. Louise Nakamura (widow of the Reverend James Nakamura)

 

Cathedral members and friends have asked for prayers for the following people: Paulie, Phil, Howard, Dick and Dee, Thelma, Ed, Pat, Cathie, Celina, Gayle, Lu, Hawley, Joan, Thelma, Luisa, Richard, Wanda, Cathy, Tad, Elizabeth, Bill, Ben, Dorothy, Joan, Kendra, Elizabeth, Thomas and Gladys.

 

Christ, look upon us in this city; keep our compassion fresh and our faces heavenward lest we grow hard. 

 ~

You can now go online and check your Cathedral membership information and giving at:

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The Cathedral couldn't function without its volunteers. ALL Volunteers are invited to join us in Davies Hall at 9 am. You deserve it; let the staff serve you a delicious breakfast and hug your neck! Please RSVP with Charmaine at 808.524.2822 ext.218 or email at charmaine.bernard@thecathedralofstandrew.org

Plan to join the weekend getaway as the "Andrew Sistah's" gather for bonding, spiritual nourishment and fun in a beautiful setting. A planning committee will begin meeting the first week in June. Let Susan+ know if you would like to be a part of the concept planning team. Susan.sowers@thecathedralofstandrew.org 

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1 June 2014

Ascension Day is one of the Principal Prayer Book Feasts, equal in importance to Christmas, Epiphany and Pentecost!  The Feast commemorates the ascension of Jesus into heaven (Acts 1:6-11) following his crucifixion and resurrection.  The Cathedral will mark this Feast with Choral Evensong on the Eve of the Ascension and a Choral Eucharist on Ascension Day, both sung by the Cathedral Choir.

 

29 May - Ascension Day

5.30 pm Sung Eucharist

Missa Ascendens Christus   Victoria

The Very Rev. Walter B.A. Brownridge, celebrant and preacher

Mark Sykap:  Finishing 5th grade at Ka'ewai Elementary, entering 6th grade at Dole Middle School.

 

Toni Thomas Mucker     (Fran Thomas's daughter): M.A. in Administration from the University of Texas at Arlington. Currently teaches gifted children in Keller, Texas.

Madison Thomas (Fran Thomas's granddaughter):  B.S. in Marine Biology from UCLA.  Going on to veterinary school.

Kathy Xian: B.S. in Justice Studies from Arizona State University - Summa Cum Laude.

Shelby Nacino (Karen Ogata's granddaughter, and a Daughter of the Priory): B.S. in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley - Summa Cum Laude.

Mahina Richards (Billy and Debbie Richards' daughter, and a Daughter of the Priory) getting a degree in Clinical Psychology from Sarah Lawrence College. Going on to Graduate School.

Megan Condrey (Daughter of John Condrey): Physician Assistant, Master of Science / Health Sciences from George Washington University. Currently holds a B.S. Public Health (University of Southern California) and a Masters of Public Health (George Washington University).  She is accepting a clinical position with a reconstructive Plastic Surgeon in the DC area.

Hulali Grace Alford (Daughter of Devin Alford & M'Liss Moore):  Graduating from Sacred Hearts Academy and will be attending Reed College in Portland, OR.

EDUCATION for MINISTRY, a 4-year adult self-study extension program offered by the School of Theology, University of the South, will continue to be offered at the Cathedral for the 2014/2015 academic year.   Every baptized person is called to ministry - the EDUCATION for MINISTRY (EfM) program provides people with an educational basis to carry out that ministry.   An introductory night will be held on Weds,  June 11; come experience an EfM evening seminar, and meet and talk with this year's students.  This session will be held in the Von Holt Room at the Cathedral of St. Andrew.   We begin with Evensong at 5:30, then adjourn to the Von Holt room - complete by 8:30.  Bring a brown bag lunch.

 

An additional information session ( but not a seminar night) will be held later in July - watch for an announcement.

Starting time for next year's class will late September/early October. For more in-depth information about the program please visit Sewanee.edu/EFM.  For questions about forming the 2014/2015 class, please email questions to john.condrey@thecathedralofstandrew.org.

 

Graduates of EfM :  Check the Sewanee website for information on the new EfM Alumni/ae Association

 

Our union with God is a matter of body, mind and spirit.

By availing yourself to the Cathedral's opportunities of Christian Education, we engage our minds in a kind of prayer.  To know the "Holy Other" as the One who also "dwells within," requires us to participate in a relationship that allows us to learn more about God (and ourselves).

 

Here's what's available in near term.  Which opportunities will you come to?

 

Time and place: Sunday's 9:20-10:10 am, between the Services, Von Holt Room

 

June 1:  Last gathering in the series of forums hosted by the Rev Neal MacPherson and the Dean On Being the Church after Christendom.

 

June 8 : On Pentecost, we will host a special speaker from South Africa!  Father Michael Lapsley, the White Anglican priest who took a stand against Apartheid and bears the scars and the lessons of reconciliation.  Not to be missed!

 

June 15- July 13th: A 5-part DVD series by best-selling author, Kathleen Norris called "Embracing a life of Meaning."  Each class will include a 10-15 minute video and then our discussion.  We have purchased the workbooks for you already.

 

June 15th: Belief Matters. Why does belief matter? To what do we give our hearts? What is the core message of what we believe-creeds or commitment?

 

June 22nd: The Bible Matters. The Bible is our collective story. How is that story reflected in our daily lives? What is it about the Bible that always seems to address our present moment?June 29th: Community Matters: In community, individualism and imperfection meet grace and acceptance. What is our part in the Body of Christ?

 

July 6th: We Matter: What it means to remain in God's image and to counter our selfishness by embracing the world and its needs?

 

July 13th: Place Matters: In what ways is faith set within the physical space of home, church, land and people? 

 

July 20th - August 10th: A four-part DVD series on Dietrich Bonhoeffer, by New York Times best-selling author Eric Metaxas.

In these small group sessions,  we will explore the major themes of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's writing and speaking, and how he not only helped transform an entire faith community in Germany during World War II, but how his beliefs continue to impact the Christian witness throughout the world today.  This series promises to challenge and grow our faith!

 

The Children's Gathering on the Square.  The program takes place in The Loft at the back of St Peter's Church, from 9am to 10am on Sunday mornings.  It is appropriate for children who are curious about the bible stories that they hear in church, enrolled in pre-school through the 6th grade of school.  Older children are welcome to assist as 'helpers.'

 

June 1. The Mystery of Pentecost. Pentecost is all about transformation. Today we remember the changes that transformed the disciples to apostles when they received the Holy Spirit. But that doesn't just happen on Pentecost, does it? We are invited by this elusive presence of God, this spirit that is as close as our breath but hard to "see." Was there a time that you can recall recently, when the Holy Spirit transformed you? What was that like? Did other people see it or feel it, too?

 June 8. Happy Birthday Church!  Pentecost Party.  Our last meeting of the year will be a celebration of all the blessings, discoveries and creations that occurred throughout the past year of Godly Play.  After a summer vacation, Godly Play will begin in September. 

Choral Evensong will be sung at the Cathedral of St. Andrew on June 8 at 5:30 pm. Under the direction of The Priory's choir director, Naomi Castro, the service will be sung by the Cathedral Men's Schola and the St. Andrew's Priory Chamber singers, featuring music for the season of Easter by Charles Wood, Healey Willan and Johann Michael Bach. John Renke, St. Andrew's Cathedral director of music, will be the organist. Evensong has been sung in Cathedral Churches for centuries and, through prayer and song, offers to God our thanks for the day that is past and seeks the light of God's presence through the coming night. All are welcome. Parking is free. Calabash offering gratefully accepted. See more at www.thecathedralofstandrew.org 

Since Noontime Concerts was begun in 2007, downtown regulars and thousands of people from around the world have enjoyed these weekly, half-hour recitals in the magnificent acoustics of Saint Andrew's Cathedral.  In addition to the very popular organ recitals on Hawaii's largest pipe organ, local and visiting choral and chamber music ensembles have performed, as well as a host of instrumental and vocal recitalists

 

On Friday, June 6, organist John Renke will perform the same recital that opened the Noontime Concerts series seven years ago, with music of Nikolaus Bruhns, Edward Elgar, and César Franck. These three works highlight the versatility of the Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ, custom-built for in Boston, Massachusetts for St. Andrew's Cathedral in 1960.

 

The recital is at 12.15 pm.  People are welcome to bring lunch.  Admission and parking are free - although donations are always welcome!

Bougainville Broken Arrow Reconciliation with Tarciusus Kabutukata - UN Peacemaker

 

Pot Luck and Nonviolence Training

Awa Ceremony

For more information please call Kaleo at  808 330-3769

The St. Andrew's Cathedral Social Justice Ministry crew invites you to participate in a hands-on all-day excursion to Ka'ala Farms to learn about the significance of doing social justice work specifically in Hawaii. Learn about the Kanaka Ma'oli way of life and help maintain the taro lo'i on the only 100% sustainable farm on Oahu! Lunch will be provided and we ask for a $5-10 donation per person which will go directly to Ka'ala Farms programs with the Wai'anae community.

 

Come join us on Saturday, June 14th. Meet at St. Andrews parking lot at 7:45 am. We will caravan to the farm in Waianae. The entire event will be from 8:30am - 3pm. RSVP on Facebook (optional) www.facebook.com/events/1459523387618405 or

RSVP via email to Kathryn Xian:  kathy.xian@thecathedralofstandrew.org. 

 

Father Michael Lapsley, born in New Zealand and ordained in Australia, went to South Africa in 1973 as a young Anglican priest. He became chaplain to both black and white students at the very height of apartheid oppression. In 1976 he was elected National University Chaplain. Father Michael began using his public platform to speak out against apartheid and violence against students and was expelled from South Africa.For 16 years as chaplain to the liberation movement in exile and a member of the African National Congress, he traveled the world to mobilize opposition to apartheid. In April 1990, he was sent a letter bomb from South Africa. In the blast, he lost both hands, the sight of one eye, and was severely burned. Accompanied by prayers, love, and support , he began his journey from victim to survivor to victor.

 

In 1993 he returned to South Africa to become Chaplain of the Trauma Centre for Victims of Violence and Torture in Cape Town. There he devised a Healing of Memories process that created safe spaces where South Africans  could begin to work through the psychological, spiritual and emotional effects of the nation's past. In 1998, he formed the Institute for Healing of Memories. The Institute now works with victims of war, violence, and genocide throughout Africa and around the world.The Institute for Healing of Memories, North America makes this process available to veterans, battered women, prisoners, people recovering from addictions and others seeking healing from loss, trauma, and discrimination.  Fr. Michael challenges individuals and communities to move through a journey of healing towards forgiveness and reconciliation. His recent memoir, Redeeming the Past, My Journey from Freedom Fighter to Healer, is available from Amazon.

 

Healing of Memories Workshop: June 6-8 , 2014

Church of the Crossroads

Cost: $125

 

Call Linda, 387-7424 for information ; Preregistration required

Registration, Dinner and Opening session:  Friday, June 6, 6-9pm

The session introduces the workshop concepts and provides an opportunity for participants to meet each other. Participants begin to  consider  their lives in the larger context of their family and national history.

 

Storytelling & Discussions:  June 7, 8:30am -5 pm

Creative exercises to review our lives; time to share personal experiences in small, facilitated groups with an emphasis on safety, respect, and confidently.  

 

June 8, 1:30 pm-5pm :

Sharing experiences common themes and insights. Celebration!

Did you ever want to know more about the Episcopal Church?  Are you interested in deepening your commitment to Christ? Come and be a part of the Inquirers' Class on Saturdays, May 31, June 14, and June 21from 1:00 to 3:00 pm.  This course explores the basics of Christianity as the Episcopal Church and Anglicanism understand it. Some who participate may choose to be Confirmed, or Received, or Reaffirm their Faith at the Regional Confirmations, scheduled for June 22, 2014.  Others may simply want to learn and to reflect.  All are welcome. Please call Natasha at (524-2822, ext. 212) to receive additional information, and to register for the classes.

Are you interested in having your child baptized?  The next infant and youth baptism is scheduled to for June 8, 2014 at the 10:30 am, Pentecost Day service.  There will be a mandatory time of instruction and rehearsal on Saturday, June 7 from 12:30 to 3:00 pm. Please call Natasha at 524-2822x212 or email her at natasha.dator@thecathedralofstandrew.org to get an application and more information.