THEJ OURNEYA Newsletter of The Cathedral Church of St. Paul The Very Rev. Fr. Troy C. Beecham, NOVEMBER 2018 Join Us in Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Being a Cathedral! November 3, 2018 much about what it means to On Oct, 23, 1993 --- 25 years ago -- The Rev. Canon Gary be a Cathedral Church. Visit the-then 139-year-old downtown Des anglicantheologicalreview.org/static/ Moines parish of St. Paul’s Episcopal Hall, former Dean of the pdf/articles/hall.pdf to read Dean Hall’s Church became The Cathedral Church National Cathedral, will article, “The Purpose of Cathedrals,” of St. Paul. St. Paul’s will celebrate the lead with a lecture and which appeared in “The Anglican great honor of having been named the panel discussion "What it Theological Review”. Liturgical Cathedral for the Diocese Means to be a Cathedral" of on Sunday Nov. 18. followed by a reception. On Nov. 3, the It’s not too late to RSVP Rev. Canon It will be a magnificent As a part of the continuing celebration Hall will for the November 3 Event! celebration with of The Cathedral Church of St. Paul’s conduct Please RSVP to the Cathedral Office Diocesan Alan 25th Anniversary as a Cathedral Church, two sessions by calling (515) 288-7297. Deadline Scarf presiding and the Rev. Canon and Interim Rector Gary at the for a luncheon reservation with Bishop Christopher Hall, of Trinity Church, Santa Barbara, Cathedral, is October 31. Epting, who served Calif., has been invited by the Episcopal which will feature the Diocese at the time, Diocese of Iowa to participate in several several invited as a liturgical participant. events. He is also panelists. The event will be from being sponsored 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., with a provided lunch. A musical tribute, composed by by Growing Iowa Cathedral organist Mark Babcock, will Leaders: Called, On Nov. 4 (All Saints Day), the 8 a.m. be presented as a new choral work. Fed, and Sent. service will be Holy Eucharist-only. Following the service, from 8:45 to 9:45 Joyful pageantry will highlight the Over the years, a.m., The Rev. Canon Hall will conduct a beauty of the ancient and welcoming the Rev. Canon special class on “Being a Cathedral.” He Eucharist service at 10 a.m. on Nov. 18. Hall has spoken then will deliver the sermon at 10 a.m. Note --- there will only be one service. and written service, which includes Faure Requiem. Everyone is invited to participate in this special occasion. Following the November 18, 2018 service, the celebration will continue with a party in the Undercroft. Worship and party celebrating 25 years as You won’t want to miss this the Liturgical Cathedral celebratory event. So mark your of the Diocese of Iowa. calendars now for a very special day of joyful praise and gladness.

815 High Street, Des Moines, IA 50309 (515) 288-7297 • cathedralchurchofstpaul.org From the Dean Our recently concluded Diocesan Convention was an amazing weekend for the diocese and for St. Paul’s! And the celebrations will continue!

On Sunday, November 18th, we will have a special festal celebration of the Holy Eucharist with one combined service at clarity of our mission to bring the good news 10:00 a.m. and grand reception following! of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to downtown Des Moines, the Diocese, and the world! This is a season of special thanksgiving and celebration for the many gifts given to us by We are truly blessed by God! God, the honor of being the Diocesan Cathedral, and moving into God’s future with renewed Fr. Troy

6. It would be in a neo-romantic style The Art of Creation in terms of harmonies (added note chords, dissonances, chromatics, By Mark Babcock key relationships, and the use of quartal/quintal ideas) and structure. The Cathedral’s 25th Anniversary Steering Committee Chair, Jolene Phelps, I eventually settled on Psalm 100 presented the idea of a commissioned from the Book of Common Prayer: choral/organ composition