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The Deacon A Monthly Publication of St. Vincent’s Cathedral Volume 115, Issue 6 June & July 2014 June & July 2014 Page 2 LORD, MY LORD A Sonnet by Mack Cleveland, a parishioner and SVS student May 2014 Lord, my lord, how magnificent is it, Your name. My God throughout heaven and earth Marriage all worship you, all kneel and sing, none sit. All look to the holy virgin baby’s birth. William Bednarz Whitfill & Give thanks to the almighty lord my God. Ashley Deanna Cullen Sing to him, sing the everlasting praise. May 22, 2014 You put the coin in the mouth of the cod. You on the holy Sunday your son raise. Transfer Out So why do the evil nations rebel, Bryant Stephen Matheu and the people plot evil in vain? Church of the Ascension, Pittsburgh, PA All these people will be cast into Hell they will be sent in to the place of pain. You are my shepherd and defender at trumpet sound, your angels will gather. CALLING ALL AGGIES OR BEARS (and anyone that supports church planting) Please mark your calendars. St. Vincent’s is hosting a diocesan event called “Bridging the Brazos” on Saturday, August 30th. This is a fundraising event to support the church planting efforts of the diocese in Waco and College Station. Christ Church, Waco, will officially be wel- comed into the Diocese at this year’s conven- tion as a mission congregation. Fr. Lee Nel- son is now taking services there as the new Vicar, along with providing services for the Anglican Aggies. If you want to support the work that these two congregations have done both on the Baylor and A&M campuses and in the Waco and College Station communities, please make plans to attend this fun evening. If you are not an alumni of Baylor or an old Ag, KEEPING YOUR COMMITMENT but you support the idea of church planting, you are en- Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a couraged to attend the event as well. More details will little, I will set you over much; enter into the joy of your master. follow this summer. Matthew 25:21 Remember it is Summer! Please remain faithful to the financial pledge you’ve made to God in this Parish family. We’re all in this togeth- er, and we need your help! We don’t ask equal giving, but equal sacrifice! Page 3 The Deacon Please Join Us for MEN’S CORNER Sunday School MEN’S STUDY (adults and children) from 10:20 a.m. to Beginning in May on select Saturday mornings, we will be 11:05 a.m. offering a Book Study from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. follow- ing Holy Eucharist in the chapel. We are beginning with Ken Clark’s Going for Growth. If you have questions or want to Class Schedule: be part of the study, please see Fr. Kalimi or Dean Reed. Sunday BISHOP IKER SCRAMBLE Basic Christianity (Fr. Cantrell)………....10:45 a.m. June 6th: Glen Rose. See Ann Atkins for details. Library MEN’S BRUNCH Wednesday June 7th: Brunch and Presentation on Fatherhood, Waylon Dean’s Bible Study ................................. .10:00 a.m. Ward, Global Fathering Initiative. 8:00 a.m. Brunch Sunday School for ages 3-18 9:00 a.m. Mass Pre-K—5th Grade ................................ .10:15 a.m. 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Lecture Meet in the South Hallway. We begin as a group with FAMILY DAY AT THE BALLPARK music at 10:15; then break into our classes at 10:25. Parents may pick up children at 11:05. June 8th: 2:00 p.m. Jr. High & Young Adult Forum .......... .10:15 a.m. A FATHER’S PRAYER Meet in the North Hallway. We are looking forward to By General Douglas MacArthur growing and learning in Christ’s love together! Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is If you have any questions, you may contact Terah Johnson at [email protected]. afraid; one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory. Build me a son whose wishbone will not be where his back- bone should be; a son who will know Thee and that to know himself is the foundation stone of knowledge. Lead him, I pray, not in the path of ease and comfort, but under the stress and spur of difficulties and challenge. Here let him learn to stand up in the storm; here let him learn com- passion for those who fail. Build me a son whose heart will be clean, whose goal will be high; a son who will master himself before he seeks to master other men; one who will learn to laugh, yet never forget how to weep; one who will reach into the future, yet never forget the past. And after all these things are his, add, I pray, enough sense of humor, so that he may always be serious, yet never take him- self too seriously. Give him humility, so that he may always remember the simplicity of greatness, the open mind of true FLOWER CALENDAR wisdom, the meekness of true strength. Just a reminder to all who have Amen. donated altar flowers during the year and have not paid the $40 donation! Checks are Cover: St James the Greater; the apostle standing, holding a made payable to St. Vincent’s, book, a rosary and his pilgrim's staff, with his symbol, the shell, marked FLOWERS, on the pinned to his hat. [FVB was a Flemish Northern Renaissance Engrav- check. er, active ca.1475-1500, Also known as: Franz von Bocholt Brugge. June & July 2014 Page 4 KAIROS PRISON MINISTRY members. Wow! Men, who might never have had a real fami- By Jane Bauch ly, not only have new “brothers” they just met that weekend, but have a welcoming group of men of St. Mark, or St. Peter, What is the Kairos ministry? And more importantly, why to help hold them accountable. should we at St. Vincent’s participate? Each “family” of the current Kairos has a spokesman who an- I have known Larry and Linda Jones for at least ten years. swers the following questions: What did you come expecting? Every spring and fall, Larry and Linda man a table in the What did you learn? What will you take back with you? The Courtyard asking people to bake cookies and to pray for the answers were astounding, heartbreaking, and heartwarming upcoming Kairos ministry. all at the same time. At that moment in time, there was no Tom, being the more patient cookie maker, always signs up place on earth that I would rather have been than the Coffield to make several dozen. He bakes, bags, and turns in cookies Unit Kairos #37 closing ceremony. I know that surely the by the appointed time and generally, that is the last we think presence of the Lord was in that place. about Kairos. We left through the main entrance, ten at a time, with the However, we are in Linda and Larry’s Dinners for Eight bars closing with finality behind us. Passing through the out- group, and had the opportunity to learn more about this min- side gate, again ten at a time, we waited until all were out- istry that is so close to Larry and Bob Barcus’ hearts. He en- side. In the parking lot, we all held hands and prayed that the couraged us to come to a closing ceremony at the prison. We seeds that had been planted would thrive and grow. And, we filled out the appropriate paperwork for entry and patiently thanked God for the mercy and goodness that had been shown waited for that particular Sunday. that weekend. We left for the prison at 11:15 a.m., heading out to Corsicana Here are some interesting facts about Kairos. It is a huge in- on a beautiful spring day. Linda explained a few things about convenience and disruption in the prison. However, the war- what had been happening during the weekend. Neither Tom, den of the prison fully supports Kairos, because the men who nor I, had attended Cursillo, and the format for Kairos is like go through the weekend return to their cellblocks and prob- that of Cursillo. In Corsicana, we had a quick bite to eat and lems in those areas decrease. When prisoners are released, made our way to the prison, some 30 miles away. The beauti- there is less recidivism. ful bluebonnets along the drive were soon to be in sharp con- Talk to Larry and Bob. Bake cookies. Pray. And, do not wait trast with the prison we were about to enter. We passed like Tom and I did for that personal invitation to attend a through the prison checkpoint with no problems. The Kairos Kairos closing. Go. God will richly bless you like he did us. team has such a good reputation with the prison system that our cars do not have to be thoroughly searched. Our licenses Lord Jesus, for our sake you were condemned as a criminal: Visit our were checked, our license plate duly noted by the guards, and jails and prisons with your pity and judgment. Remember all prison- off we drove onto the grounds. We parked and waited to ers, and bring the guilty to repentance and amendment of life accord- enter the prison.