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January 2021 at the Foot of the Cross in Downtown St CROSSTOWN Page 2 January 2021 At the foot of the cross in downtown St. Petersburg Page 4 Page 6 Meet the Chapter Candidates, Page 7 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 8 a.m. Service Returns, Page 3 Page 10 Our Hopes for the New Year, Page 11 Page 11 Welcome to Epiphany, Page 13 Season of Light, Page 4, 19 Page 14 The Jones family — Stephanie, baby Jasper, Brian, and Lars — started the holidays at our Advent wreath party, Page 16. PHOTO BY HILLARY PEETE. January 2021 Page 2 return to Page 1 Pledge Campaign Update Giving Tree Was a Ray McColgan, Stewardship Chair Generous Tree Santa’s helpers were really generous The Stewardship Committee wants to be This increased our pledges by $86,540. this Christmas. Thanks to sponsorships completely transparent about the status Fantastic! given through our online Giving Tree, we of our Pledge Campaign. As of mid- ● 47 households have not as yet were able to make the holiday bright for December, we are close to meeting entered a pledge. All have been 85 children from Resurrection House, our goal for 2021, $830,000, but contacted by phone, voice Campbell Park Elementary, and Brighter we are not there yet. We mail, or email, and we look Seasons for Children, who each received are at $790,520, which forward to hearing from two or more gifts. is also below our 2020 them. We were also able to help 15 families pledge amount. IT IS NEVER TOO LATE at Resurrection House with gift certifi- Some statistics: TO PLEDGE! You can still cates, using money left over after every- ● 77 pledging house- use the online pledge one’s Christmas wishes were fulfilled. holds stayed at the same form (www.spcathedral. Ordinarily we’d have offered a tree amount as 2020. Good. org/give-joy) or contact decked with cards bearing Christmas ● 84 pledging house- Administrator Michelle wishes, and parishioners would have holds increased their pledge Thomas at the Cathedral to chosen cards and purchased the gifts. for 2021, representing an do so (727-822-4173). Because of Covid-19, we invited pa- 11.18 percent increase. We know this has been a rishioners to sponsor a child for $50, Thanks! difficult year for many. As and we ordered gifts online. It was ● 18 pledging households the new year progresses more arms-length giving than we’re decreased their pledge for and things improve, if you accustomed to, but it worked, and we 2021, representing a 33 per- are able to support the Cathe- were able to share your generosity with cent decrease. dral at a higher level, it would be children in a different way. Thanks to all ● 26 pledging households are new! greatly appreciated. who participated! continued on page 3 Oktoberfest and Stewardship January 2021 Page 3 return to Page 1 continued from page 2 8 a.m. Sunday Service Returns ... Our 8 a.m. Rite I service will return starting Sunday, January 10. You will be required to register in advance (visit spcathedral.org/ services) and to wear a mask and observe social distancing. This service will not be live-streamed. ... and Outdoor Worship Continues Our outdoor worship services have proved so popular, we are con- tinuing them into the new year on the first and third Sundays of the month at 4 p.m. Both services — on January 3 and January 17 — will be at North Shore Park. Register at spcathedral.org/services. Please wear a mask and bring a chair or blanket. Canon Ethan Cole offers communion at our service last month at Denver Park. Photo by MICHELLE THOMAS. continued on page 4 January 2021 Page 4 return to Page 1 Giving Tree Goes Virtual continued from page 3 More About Epiphany * The Magi — beyond the legends, Page 19 * Our Patronal Festival,Page 20 * ‘Let There Be Light!’ Sunday class, Page 23 Drop-In Epiphany Party Will Welcome Everyone To Invite God’s Blessing Into Your Home and Heart The Epiphany of the Lord is a feast day expand that tradition and continue our Please register at spcathedral.org/epiphany that celebrates the revelation of God as exploration of creating sacred space in our to help us ensure we have enough materi- human being in Jesus Christ. Epiphany is homes. On Sunday, January 10, you’re invit- als. observed on January 6 and marks the end ed to an intergenerational, Cathedral-wide of the Christmas season. This feast day is Epiphany party with a variety of hands-on often associated with the visitation of the projects for you to create and take home. Magi, who brought their gifts to the Christ This is an in-person event, but activities will Drop-in Epiphany child. You may want to consider moving the be spaced out in Harvard Hall and outside. Party Magi in your nativity scene to the manger, Masks and social distancing required. giving final gifts of the season, and taking There will be resources for blessing your 1-5 p.m. Sunday, down the Christmas decorations in your home, creating a portable sacred space, home. flower arranging, blessing cards, and more! January 10 A favorite Cathedral tradition has been You can drop in any time between 1 and 5 Register: at spcathedral. creating chalk blessing bags to chalk the p.m. and spend time creating and reflecting org/epiphany door frame of your home as a way to in- on gifts you have to offer Jesus and ways vite God’s blessing. This year, we want to you are being invited to grow in this season. continued on page 5 January 2021 Page 5 return to Page 1 The Admirable Mr. Rogers continued from Page 4 EYC Pray a Weekly Compline Sung Compline Returns Our Cathedral EYC, a tightly-knit some ownership, they were all over it.” to the Cathedral group of 10 middle and high schoolers, “It’s encouraging to see that, after The beloved service of Compline returns have begun praying the service of Com- only a few months, the youth are en- to the Cathedral starting in January. The word pline at the end of youth group every thusiastic and confident leaders,” Hillary “compline” is derived from the Latin completo- Sunday evening. What began as a some- said. “Each week, we end youth group rium, since the service is to be said at the com- what awkward fumbling through the gathered in the dimly-lit church on the pletion of the day. It is relatively short – only Book of Common Prayer (Page 127) has marble. It is a meaningful way to be about 20 minutes long (you can find it starting now blossomed into their taking com- present with one another, to pray and on page 127 of the BCP) – and includes the plete control of the service. Hillary Peete prepare for the week ahead.” confession, psalms, scripture readings, the and Michelle Thomas co- Lord’s Prayer, and the Nunc dimittis (“Lord, lead EYC. now let your servant go in peace”). “We started by hav- The Rev. Canon Dr. Thomas Williams and ing a guided Compline, Michelle Thomas will chant Compline on the and showing them what second Sunday of each month. “We are hop- options are given in the ing to bring out the simple beauty of plain- BCP. They were able to fill song,” Michelle said. “We will be chanting the out a worksheet to select psalms, hymns, and other pieces of the ser- their preferred psalms, vice. Canon Williams and I love chant, and we collects, and scripture enjoy singing together.” Michelle Thomas, our readings,” Michelle said. Cathedral Administrator, also has extensive “As soon as they had background as a scholar of Gregorian chant. The service will be available in person (no Joel Burnsed leads registration necessary) and via livestream at Compline for EYC. Photo 7 p.m. on January 10 and in the future on the by HILLARY PEETE. second Sunday of each month. continued on page 6 The Season of Easter continued from page 2 Praying Through Messiness January 2021 Page 6 return to Page 1 continued from Page 5 Choral Evensong Resumes On Starting New Year’s Day, Read the January 24 Gospel of Mark with the Church Our service of Choral Evensong at 5 p.m. on Sunday, January Every year the wider Episcopal Church invites everyone to par- 24, will include the Service in E by Herbert Murrill. ticipate in a churchwide reading of a book of the Bible. At 4:45 p.m., Marco Jimenez, an organ This year, starting January 1, the Good Book Club will read the student of Music Director and Organist Gospel of Mark — the same gospel we’ll be hearing on Sundays Dwight Thomas, will play J. S. Bach’s diffi- throughout the year. cult Trio Sonata No. 3 in D minor. Then the At goodbookclub.org you’ll find lots of material to make the Cathedral Quartet will sing the Responses most of your reading: a two-page introduction to the Gospel of by Humphrey Clucas and Benjamin Lane’s Mark, a list of anthem, “Arise, Shine.” the daily read- Murrill (1909-1925) produced a jazz ings (just a few opera and movie scores verses every and a cello concerto day), a place dedicated to Pablo to sign up for Marco Jimenez Casals that has been weekly preview called his masterpiece. e-mails, daily During World War II he worked at the British podcasts of the code-breaking center at Bletchley Park. He is readings and re- best known for his choral works, including the flections, online Service in E.
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