For the week of April 19

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www.cathedralhamilton.ca WEEKLY PRAYER CYCLE Parish Cycle of Prayer: Christine Matimba; Irene Maycock; Karen & Michael Methot.

Anglican Cycle of Prayer: In the world-wide Anglican Communion we pray for the Church of Ireland. In the Anglican Church of Canada we pray for Archbishop Anne Germond, the clergy and people of the . In the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada we pray for The Dean, council, and congregations of the Manitoba South Area of the Manitoba-Northwestern Ontario Synod. We also pray for the Right of Indigenous Peoples to Free, Prior and Informed Consent and a renewed commitment to responsible resource extraction. In our partner diocese of Cuba we pray for Santa Maria in Rodas; The Venerable Gilberto Junco Sotolongo, minister-in-charge and the people of that parish. In our we pray for our , The Right Reverend Susan Bell, Christ Church, Niagara Falls, The Reverend Canon Dr. Penny Anderson, and the people of the parish.

As a community we pray for: Those who are developmentally and physically challenged and those who help, support, counsel and care for them.

Those who have asked to be remembered in our prayers: Susan Andrews; Eric Mills; Jim Lawson; Susan Worrall; Paul & Barbara Clifford; Bob Snelling; Margit Kafka; Pam Blackwood; Jane Sinclair; Brian; Jean.

STAY IN TOUCH, CLERGY, WARDENS & TREASURERS KEEP INFORMED WORKSHOP Rectors, wardens, and treasurers are invited to participate Watch these web sites for up to in this workshop which will help equip one another for our date information. ministries during this extraordinary time, and to exercise the ministry of administration more generally. Christ’s Church Cathedral for the Easter Letter from The Reverend Canon Terry Given these times, the May 2nd training will now take DeForest, Sunday Evening Prayer services, Easter place through Zoom. There will be two separate work- issue of Contact. shops:

The Diocese of Niagara Sunday prayers with Bishop • Treasurers from 9:00am to 10:30am, and Susan Bell and her Easter Letter, The Primate’s • Clergy and Wardens from 11:00am to 12:30pm. Easter Sunday Homily, COVID-19 Resource Hub. To register, for one of the two workshops, email The Anglican Church of Canada for a statement from [email protected] and provide your Canadian Religious Leaders regarding COVID-19 and parish (name and city) and your workshop choice. resources for home prayers. Zoom details will be emailed closer to the event.

All of these resources are updated regularly to give you the latest information. Cathedral Prayer Line In these particularly difficult times, life can be over- whelming, family, friends, health concerns, relation- Cathedral Evening Prayer Services ships, financial problems. Could you use prayer? As we are unable to congregate during the pandemic, we invite you to attend Evening Prayer services listed below. Leave a confidential message at: Additional services to follow. [email protected] or 905-527-0432 or 905-527-1316 ext 240

Easter 2, Sunday, April 19: To access the Order of Oh, what peace we often forfeit; Service, please click here and to listen to the service Oh, what needless pain we bear and music, please click here. All because we do not carry Ev'rything to God in prayer.

PRAYER CORNER

God of compassion, be close to those who are ill, afraid or in isolation. In their loneliness, be their consolation; The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund has allocat- in their anxiety, be their hope; ed $200,000 to respond to COVID-19 around the world and in in their darkness, be their light; Canada. The money will be spread across four partners: Village through him who suffered Health Works (Burundi), Partners in Health (global response), alone on the cross, ACT Alliance’s Global Appeal and HelpAge Canada, supporting but reigns with you in glory, vulnerable seniors here. Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. To give to PWRDF’s COVID-19 appeal: Visit the online donation page and make your gift in Emer- gency Response, indicating COVID-19 in the message box VIRTUAL YOUTH GROUP or call 1-866-308-7973 toll-free (please leave a message and All youth, ages 10-13, are welcome to join the your call will be returned.) Virtual Youth Group by Zoom on Fridays, noon to 1pm. Earth Sunday, April 19th

The 50th anniversary of Earth Day! All youth, ages 13+, are welcome to join in the THEME: Climate Action Virtual Youth Group by Zoom on Fridays, 2-3pm.

Earth Day the Official Site for more information. Please email Sarah Bird,

[email protected], indicating your “Climate change represents the biggest challenge to the fu- name, age, parish and email in order to receive ture of humanity and the life-support systems that make our an email with sign in information. world habitable.”

CATHEDRAL CONNECTIONS

Only St John’s gospel includes the scene in today’s photo (St. John: 20: 19 -31). On the day of the resurrection, the disciples met in an upper room in the evening, because they were afraid to go out. Jesus appeared to them, but Thomas was not there and said that he would not believe that Christ was alive unless he saw the nail holes in his hand and feet, and the gash in his side from the sword. One week later the disciples again met and this time Thomas was present. Jesus invited him to examine the holes in his hand and feet, and to put is hand into the gash on his side. Thomas knelt down and said “I believe”. This is the scene depicted in today’s photo.

I often use this tableau to show visitors to the cathedral the detail captured in these stone carvings. In this carving the stigmata in the hands and feet, and the gash in the side are clearly visible. Even the detail of toe-nails are captured. The limestone for the reredos came from Caen in Normandy, and is the same stone used in the Canadian war memorial at Vimy. The carving for the reredos was done in Exeter, England by the firm of J. Wippell and sons. Joseph Wippell was a tailor and draper in the early 19th century, and then expanded into the funeral business, before becoming an ecclesiastical outfitter. It remains today the main ecclesiastical supplier in Britain, providing both hard and soft goods. I do not have access to some reference materials, but my recollection is that the reredos was installed in 1932 after being shipped in blocks from England. The reredos was a gift of the Southam family of newspaper fame as a memorial to a son who was killed in World War I.

After I first took photos of the reredos, I was not happy with the result and so decided to reshoot the elements using the black-and-white settings on the camera. By chance, I chose a sunny, fall afternoon when the sun was lower in the sky. When I took this photo the sunlight was highlighting Thomas as he kneels in front to Jesus, and I was much happier with the result.

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