We are followers of Jesus Christ whose example inspires us to build creative lives based on love and inclusion. We do this as a community of faith, as an urban parish, and as the Cathedral of the Diocese of Missouri.
Gnaw on This—and Feed Your Soul
Find the Gospel and some “food for thought” in the May 20
Gnaw on This for the Seventh Sunday of Easter.
Our regular schedule of Sunday worship services is 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. For full details about the two services, visit
Services. You can read recent sermons at
On the Table, the
Cathedral Blog. Also, Dean Kinman has started a new blog,
Come Together, to help share with the Christ Church Cathedral community the projects and initiatives with which he is involved. What’s more, the blog serves as a communication forum—another means by which we can all
Come Together.
Special notes: Christian Education for Children and Youth takes place at 9 a.m. on the second floor of the Bishop Tuttle Memorial building, adjacent to the Cathedral. (Exception: The J2A high school level class meets after the 10 a.m. service.)
Also at 9 a.m., the Adult Forum meets in the Davis Room, just to the right of the red door on the southeastern side of the Cathedral.
The 2011–12 season of
Taizé Prayer services takes place in Bofinger Chapel at 6:45 p.m. on each first Thursday through June 7, 2012.
Catch Up on Our News Every Wednesday
For the latest news and information—including items not posted to this website—check out
Wednesday Weekly. We will link
Wednesday Weekly each time a new edition is emailed. Or, if you want to receive it automatically, subscribe via RSS Feed or email
Annette Carr, Cathedral administrator, to join our email list.
Exploring Virtue Is Its Own Reward
Through Sunday, May 27, Easter continues with our celebration of the Seven Heavenly Virtues, an elevation of the best humans can offer to the Lord as an earthly manifestation of faith. Each session takes place at 9 a.m. in the Davis Room, immediately to the right of the red door near the altar as you exit the Cathedral. Christ Church Cathedral is located at 1210 Locust St., Saint Louis, MO 63103.
The remainder of this series, which follows the Lenten examination of conscience, features the following presenters:
May 20, Diligence: Mike Kinman, Dean
May 27, Kindness: Ron Freiwald, PhD
Music, Music, Music!
Choral Evensong, our last regularly scheduled music event of the Fall 2011–Spring 2012 season, takes place Sunday, May 27, at 5 p.m.
Music at the Cathedral Is Not Just SundaysIf you work near the Cathedral or happen to be downtown at lunchtime on a Thursday, come and enjoy the 12:30 p.m. organ recital, which runs through May 31.
Learn More about Music at the CathedralAll our concert events are open to the public and free, unless otherwise noted. Print our
Fall 2011–Spring 2012 Shepley Concerts Calendar PDF for complete details—and to discover more about the history of music at the Cathedral and the timeless beauty of Evensong, visit
Shepley Program of Music and Art.
Back to Basics Resumes June 3
“Basic Discipleship,” our next session in the
Back to Basics (B2B) series, runs from Sunday, June 3, through Sunday, July 1. As with all other B2B courses, this one takes place after the 10 a.m. service and begins with a light lunch at 11:45 a.m. Class starts 12 Noon and runs until 1:30 p.m. in Schuyler Hall, on the fourth floor of the Bishop Tuttle Memorial building, 1210 Locust St., Saint Louis, MO 63103.
Basic Discipleship focuses on the five “Holy Habits” that set a foundation for Christian discipleship: Pray. Worship. Learn. Serve. Give. In Basic Discipleship we will (1) discuss the challenges and rewards these habits present; (2) try new ways to make these habits our own; and (3) work together to support and hold one another accountable to a practice of faith that is truly life-changing.
Back to Basics is a series of classes through which we dive into basic theological concepts and explore them in all their meaning and mystery. You don’t have to have taken any of the other B2B courses to take one: All the B2B courses stand alone.
These classes are important—and so we ask a commitment to attend all five weeks of a class. The courses are being offered in an ongoing rotation, so if you can’t commit to all five, you’ll know that the classes will come around again. There is a $50-per-person nonrefundable fee to cover food and class materials, but don’t let cost be a deterrent: Financial aid is available. To register for classes, email
Dean Mike Kinman.
For your further information, the
Back to Basics Flyer is a PDF that offers series descriptions you can download and print. Please note, however, that the dates, times, and session sequences listed in the flyer have changed, as all classes have moved from Wednesday evenings to Sundays after the 10 a.m. service. Also, the dates end in 2011—but for 2012, the sequence of sessions is being announced as acheduled. To learn more about Christian formation for adults at the Cathedral, visit
Adult Christian Education.
Break for Lunch and Midweek Prayer
Every Wednesday this year, Christ Church Cathedral is offering “Midweek Prayer Break,” a brief service of prayer, scripture reading and silent reflection in the old Kemoll’s space on the first floor at One Metropolitan Square. The service runs from 12:05 to 12:20 p.m., so you can still have time for lunch and other noontime activities.
If you work downtown or know people who do, we hope you’ll join us in this opportunity to make prayer a part of your weekday life. If you have any questions, please contact Mike Kinman, dean of Christ Church Cathedral, at
mkinman@gmail.com.
A New Chapter for the Cathedral
At our well-attended Annual Meeting in Schuyler Hall on Sunday, Jan. 22, members of Christ Church Cathedral elected Claudine Allen, Tom Gardner, Dave Lawson, and Emily Lehr to three-year terms on Chapter as well as electing Susan Adams to a two-year term as Diocesan convention delegate and Lee Evans as alternate. As a Cathedral community, we are grateful to all who demonstrated their dedication and commitment to the Cathedral by running for office.
For background and details, read the dean’s Annual Meeting-inspired sermon
“Warning: This Changes Everything,” review the approved
2011 Annual Meeting minutes and learn what happened at the Feb. 4
Chapter Workday.
Chapter Adopts Budget for 2012
The Chapter of Christ Church Cathedral adopted a budget for 2012 at its meeting on Dec. 15, 2011. You can read the
full report that appeared in
Chapter Notes and the
Dean’s reflections on the Chapter meeting.
Then review
2012 Budget Options, a PDF that includes the current 2011 budget as well as all three options Chapter considered for 2012. The Option 2 adopted by Chapter is highlighted in yellow.
If you have any questions about the budget, the process that generated the budget or anything else about Cathedral life, please feel free to talk to Dean Mike Kinman or to Chapter members.
Stewardship and Our 2012 Budget
Many of us have received and returned our mailed Stewardship time, talent and treasure pledge forms. Although the Stewardship ingathering date was Nov. 6, 2011, there is still some time to return your pledge form to the Cathedral.
Ephesians 3:20 conveys the spirit of our 2012 Stewardship campaign: “Glory to God whose power, working in us, can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine….”
As you prepare the form for ingathering, reflect on the words in the letter from Dean Kinman that accompanied the pledge form—or read it
here. You can place the envelope with the completed pledge form (both sides) in the Sunday collection plate or mail it to Christ Church Cathedral, 1210 Locust Street, Saint Louis, MO 63103-2322, ATTN: Stewardship. If you prefer, pledge
online.
In the meantime, please feel free to email
Dean Mike Kinman or Stewardship co-chairs
Heidi Clark and
Deborah Nelson-Linck. They would love to meet with you to talk and pray about your life at the Cathedral, your pledge and your blessed role in helping the Cathedral meet its 2012 budget.
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