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October 2019 Topeka, Kansas Vol Grace Episcopal Cathedral October 2019 Topeka, Kansas Vol. 94, No. 10 From the Senior Warden During a recent Sunday morning announcement, our Search Team Chair, Marilyn Trubey, said that God has already chosen a dean for this Cathedral and it is up to the Search Team to discern who that person is. This is why prayer and the guidance of the Holy Spirit play such an important role in the work the team is doing. As this issue of The Chimes is going to print, the team has finished Zoom interviews of the 11 applicants and is working on narrowing the field FAITH THE SIZE OF A MUSTARD SEED of candidates for in-person interviews. The Gospel reading from Luke for Sunday, October 6 God willing, we will be able to make a call to the new dean this fall. This brings me to the topic of our The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.” The Lord replied, “If upcoming Stewardship Campaign and you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry the work our Finance Committee will tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you. soon put into crafting a budget for (Luke 17:5-6) 2020. This time of transition and [Jesus’ response…. is an affirmation of the faith [the apostles] have searching has required much from our and an invitation to live out the full possibilities of that faith. Even the leaders and congregation, and we small faith they already have cancels out words such as “impossible” (a aren’t done yet! This coming tree being uprooted) and “absurd” (planting a tree in the sea) and puts Stewardship Campaign will not only them in touch with the power of God…. Faith lays hold of God with provide a budget to keep our current ministries and expenditures in place, whom nothing is impossible, and it is God who empowers the life of but will also provide our new dean discipleship.] with the tools that he or she will need to accomplish all they are being called Fred B. Craddock to do at Grace Cathedral. Interpretation: A Bible-Commentary for Teaching and Preaching, pg 200 Continued on page 2 From the Senior Warden It’s an exciting time here and we all will be expecting a lot from the person we will call to lead this cathedral. However it is our responsibility to make sure our dean can bring forth new ideas and energy with a proper budget. Please keep this in mind when determining your level of giving for 2020. Our Stewardship Campaign kick -off will be held Saturday, October 12. (See details on the right.) We hope you will be able to attend so you can hear more about the planning of our upcoming budget and what we hope to provide for this cathedral and our new dean, and enjoy some fun and fellowship with your church family. Pledge cards will be mailed to you shortly after. We have a wonderful place to STEWARDSHIP CAMPAIGN KICK-OFF worship and fantastic opportunities to grow in the coming years through the programs and ministries Grace Saturday, October 12 offers, but it will take our talents, in All Saints Hall time and money to make it all happen. As James L. Kraft, Kraft- Social Time: 6 p.m. ~ Dinner: 6:30 p.m. Phoenix Cheese Corp. Chairman once said, “The only investment I Bible Jeopardy to follow ever made which has paid consistently increasing dividends is Come join us for our annual Stewardship Campaign the money I have given to the Lord.” kick-off on Saturday, October 12. If you haven’t attended a —Keith McKibben stewardship dinner in the past several years, you don’t Senior Warden know the fun you’re missing! This year, the Stewardship Committee is debuting Bible Jeopardy! Whether you know About the window… the Bible like the back of your hand or are looking to learn something new, this lively event will be fun for all Often times we focus on the central characters depicted in our stained (and, we promise, not too hard)! glass windows and fail to notice the beautiful details that are woven This evening is in thanksgiving for the previous year throughout the entire window. On the and in anticipation of the year to come. cover of this month’s Chimes, we feature the top portion of the adoring Please plan to join us. We need you to sign up so we’ll angel windows in St. Mary’s Chapel. have an approximate headcount to help us with food The angels are surrounded by a preparation and seating requirements. decorative stone canopy, with detailed grill work filling the top arch of each Simply call the church office or put your name on a window. These windows, designed and sign-up sheet in the Cathedral by October 7. fabricated by Franklin Art Glass Studio Childcare will be available for children 6 & younger. Please call the in Columbus, Ohio, are original to the office to let us know if childcare will be needed. Chapel and survived the 1975 fire. Next Parent’s Night Out, October 4 The next Parent’s Night Out, October 4, 6-8 p.m., is going to feature a Halloween theme. Kids are invited to wear costumes (no weapons, please!), and there will be Halloween-related activities. Childcare will be available for infants/ toddlers and dinner will be served. Kathy Smith would like to have two adult volunteers to help out with the evening’s activities. Please RSVP for your child/children by October 2. As always, friends are invited. DOK October meeting, October 5 Grace Chapter of Daughters of the King will meet Saturday, October 5, 9:30 a.m. in the Bubb Room. Study of the book, Searching for Sunday, will continue. All women of the church are invited to join the meeting to explore the Order of Daughters of the King. Please contact Jackie Sommers ([email protected]) for more information. Adult Forum in October Trauma, Trafficking and Topeka — This series, taught by Sarah Shipman, will explore the brain and body responses to traumatic events, the relationship of those responses to human trafficking, and what the Topeka community is doing to combat this nefarious activity. This four-part series will take place in All Saints Hall, beginning October 6, 9:30 a.m. Menninger Bible Study at Grace Join us for the Menninger Bible Study, held each Monday at 6:30 p.m. in the Robyn Room (corner of All Saints Hall). In October, the study will be focusing on the following Biblical characters: Oct. 7: Elisha Oct. 14: Amon Oct. 21: Hosea Oct. 28: Joash, Boy King of Judah For more information, contact Michael Deibler, [email protected]. Movie Night at Grace, October 9 This month’s film will be Luther. During the early sixteenth century, idealistic German monk Martin Luther (Joseph Fiennes), disgusted by the materialism in the church, begins the dialogue that will lead to the Protestant Reformation (imdb.com). Luther will be shown in All Saints Hall Wednesday, October 9, 6-8 p.m. Refreshments will be provided. For more information, contact Mike Deibler at [email protected]. Senior Saints of Grace, October 9 The Senior Saints of Grace will hold their monthly covered dish luncheon on Wednesday, October 9, 11:30 a.m. in All Saints Hall. Following lunch, Rev. David Kent will present a program on “Changing Trends in the Episcopal Church.” All are welcome to attend. Just bring a dish to share and we’ll see you there! Let’s Help lunch, October 30 Wednesday, October 30, is the next Let’s Help Luncheon prepared and served by volunteers from Grace Cathedral. We also need donations of fresh fruit (apples, oranges, bananas), and baked desserts (pies, cakes or cookies). The food donations should be delivered to Let's Help, 200 SW Kansas Ave. on the morning of October 30. Please contact Liz Blakely at 273 5263 if you would like to participate in this on-going ministry of Grace Cathedral. Sympathies Sympathies of the parish go to Rita Starr and family on the recent death of life-long Cathedral member Jim Starr. May his soul, and the souls of all the faithful departed, rest in peace and rise in glory. FALL FUN FESTIVAL Dress your little guys and ghouls in their costumes and join us for a fun, but not too spooky, time! There will be kids activities and hot dogs. Sunday, October 27, Invite your grandchildren, neighbors and friends. 3 p.m. Adults: Please bring treats to hand out from your car trunk. Neighborhood children are invited Cathedral parking lot so we need lots of participation. Youth Group news September was a big month for our youth, and we are gearing up for an exciting fall! We are continuing with Sunday School between the two services. We have two groups made up of 5th-12th graders who meet in rooms 210 and 211. Kathy and Madeline Smith are regularly teaching our younger group, and Phil Dittmer is helping me teach our older group. Thank you to Madeline and Phil for volunteering their time and to Kathy for all her help. Each week, we are talking about an event or something happening in our world and how it relates to our gospel reading for that morning. We are using a blog put together by the ELCA called Faith Lens. Check it out at https://blogs.elca.org/faithlens/ As I mentioned in last month’s newsletter, I was in the process of finding an additional time for our 6th-12th graders to meet for youth group.
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