Order of Business 26 January 2020 Welcome & Prayer Declaration of a Quorum & Minutes
Richard Lawson (Dean) Tom Keyse (Senior Warden)
Vestry Elections Senior Warden’s Report Financial Report
Tom Keyse Tom Barbour (Treasurer)
Junior Warden’s Report
Amy Davis
Director of Operations
Audrey Chapman
Christian Formation Canon Pastor’s Report Canon Precentor’s Report Arts & Architecture Questions & Answers
Tina Clark (Director of Christian Formation) and Christina Rutland (Youth Minister) Katie Pearson Broderick Greer David Rote (www.bludesigncolorado.com) Dean & Senior Warden
Motion to Adjourn
* The Dean’s Sermon will serve as the Dean’s Report. It will be available at sjcathedral.org/sermons.
Staff Contact Guide January 2020 Department/Ministry/Activity
Primary Staff Contact
20s and 30s Broderick Greer Baptisms Emily Smith Cathedral Calendar Georgie Brooks-Myrtle Cathedral Cooks Christina Rutland Cathedral Events, Liturgical Broderick Greer, Emily Smith Cathedral Events, Non-Liturgical Georgie Brooks-Myrtle Cathedral Room Reservations Georgie Brooks-Myrtle Choirs (Adults and Choristers) Michael Boney Communications Evans Ousley Concerts Joseph O’Berry Dean Richard Lawson Richard Lawson (calendar, calls, appointments, etc.)
Facilities Department Supervisor Georgie Brooks-Myrtle Finance Committee Audrey Chapman Formation Tina Clark Funerals Emily Smith Human Resources Audrey Chapman Investment/Endowment Committee Audrey Chapman Membership Emily Smith Nursery Christina Rutland Pastoral Care Katie Pearson Prayer List Billy Baker Retreats Tina Clark Reverend Canon Broderick Greer Broderick Greer (calendar, calls, appointments, etc.)
Reverend Canon Katie Pearson (calendar, calls, appointments, etc.)
Katie Pearson
Security Georgie Brooks-Myrtle Stewardship and Pledging Audrey Chapman Vestry Audrey Chapman Website Evans Ousley Weddings – Caterers and Receptions Georgie Brooks-Myrtle Weddings – Intake and Reservations Emily Smith Welcome Center Georgie Brooks-Myrtle
Be Thou My Vision
Meet Your Vestry Nominees LEIGH GRINSTEAD
MICHAEL VENTE
Running for Senior Warden
Running for Junior Warden
I joined the St. John’s community in 1988 and attend the 10:30 services. Over the years, I’ve had many opportunities to serve-first on the education commission, then on the nursery committee, as a doorperson for toddlers as they started their journey of faith, and with the youth group for four years. I’m currently a lay reader, and this past year I served on a Congregational Discernment Committee and started reading evening prayer. I’ve helped set up for the Women’s Homeless Initiative, and I love my newfound experiences with Anam Cara. My time with the vestry has been both invigorating and joyful. At its heart, the work of the vestry requires strategic thinking, service, care, and a concern for our history, our parish, and the larger Denver community. At this time, the vestry is engaged in creating a vision and is deeply thinking about the role of the cathedral in the future of our city and state. The vestry’s specific areas of responsibility include finance, the cathedral building and grounds, the choosing of parish leadership, and assisting the clergy in nurture and extension of Christ’s Church. I look forward to developing even deeper relationships within the parish–listening to and representing the diverse and passionate people of St. John’s. I’m excited about this time in our shared life, the opportunities we have, and our future together.
A PRAYER FOR DISCERNING OUR VESTRY LEADERS Almighty and ever living God, source of all wisdom and understanding, teach us in all things to seek your honor and glory. By your Holy Spirit, open the hearts and minds of the people of Saint John’s as we earnestly ask your guidance in choosing our Vestry leaders. In all things, grant us the courage to pursue your will in our ministries, and the grace to accomplish it, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, forever. Amen.
I am honored and humbled to be a candidate for Junior Warden of Saint John’s Cathedral. I joined Saint John’s five years ago and was immediately drawn in by our commitment to serve the wider community. The more I listened and learned about Saint John’s during the 10:30 and Wilderness services, the more I discovered that this was a place that accepted me for who I was. This was a community that had passionate faith but also was not afraid to frankly discuss the complexities of faith and “real life”. This was a place that accepted the various aspects of my identity, a place where I felt loved. During my time at Saint John’s, I’ve participated in many ministries from acolyting to the Eucharistic Visitor program as well as organizing the Saint John’s annual involvement in Denver Pride and events for the 20s & 30s. More recently, I’ve served as the Clerk to the Vestry. Each of these opportunities has not only deepened my relationship with Saint John’s but also my relationship with Jesus Christ. I’ve seen how these ministries allow people to become part of a family where we are bound together not only by our past but by what we want our future to be. We all come to church for different reasons. Some come looking for like-minded individuals, while others are drawn to the fantastic music and liturgy. But one thing we all get from this experience is community. We continually have the opportunity to come together, help each other along our spiritual journeys, and make an impact in our community. As a community, we give shelter to homeless women who need somewhere to rest their head for the night. As a community, we grow fruits and vegetables in our Learning Garden and reap a harvest for those without food. As a community, we march in the annual Pride parade to let our LGBTQ+ neighbors know that they are loved and welcomed in this place. And as a community, we do so much more each day. I look forward to continuing to serve our community and expand our community by reaching out to our neighbors throughout Denver, meeting them where they are, and showing them the love of Christ.
JANE CARLOUGH-MELINE Vestry Nominee I am relatively new to the St. John’s parish, having begun attending Sunday services at St. John’s when my husband, Chris began singing with the Cathedral Choir in the summer of 2018. Chris and I retired to Lyons from Jupiter, Florida in the spring of 2018, and are delighted with small town life at the edge of the Rocky Mountains. We’ve both so enjoyed settling into our new life at St. John’s Cathedral, getting to know our fellow parishioners and Cathedral clergy and staff. We are happy to have found our new church home. Both Chris and I had very rich experiences at The Bethesda-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, Palm Beach, where we were members for nearly 25 years. Chris was a staff singer in the Bethesda Choir, while I had the privilege of serving several terms on the Vestry, two of which were as Junior Warden. Some of the projects undertaken by the parish during my tenure as Junior Warden included the renovation of the historic Cluett Garden, the renovation of the interior of the Rectory, the repointing of the stone exterior, the replacement of the slate roof on the 100+ year old gothic style church and buildings and the day to day maintenance of the grounds and buildings. I was blessed to be able to participate in corporate worship at Bethesda by regularly serving as a lay Eucharistic Minister as well as lay reader of both the Lessons and Prayers of the People. Early in our life at Bethesda Church, I was asked to participate in the revitalization of the parish’s youth program, instituting a new youth catechumenate, and organizing and leading the parish’s first youth pilgrimage to England where the parish’s high school youth visited sites of spiritual and historical significance to the Anglican Communion. Prior to my retirement, I was the executive director of the property owners association of a large yachting and golfing residential community on Florida’s southeast coast. I grew up in northwestern New Jersey and earned a degree in apparel design from the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York. Chris and I have had the great fortune of living and raising our family in Jamaica, northern California, and Florida before coming to Colorado.
that I have shared with the people of this community has been a wonderful blessing and a rare gift. St. John’s is a remarkable place where there is ample room for everyone to discover the love of God! This community is welcoming and genuine in living out our baptismal covenant on a daily basis. Here we have the chance to live the dream as God teaches us how to love our neighbors, remove barriers and thrive within our community. Wherever I look, something new and wonderful is happening and I am excited to be a part of it. I have completed EFM, led our high school Sunday school, serve on the Commission for Ministry, visit parishioners as a Eucharistic Visitor and assist as a Catechumenate table host. Recognizing that children are our future motivates me to support our youth through youth formation and as an RN/PHN for nearly 12 years at St. John’s/Diocesan Cathedral Ridge youth summer camps and retreats. I also enjoy assisting our elderly, homeless, and those lacking funds for flu shots and vaccinations. I helped coordinate 5 years of St. John’s 9HealthFairs which brought medical screenings to hundreds each year. As an acolyte, I cherish the closeness of this ministry and serving others. I have also enjoyed working with the Diocese, representing St. John’s as a lay person at the ordination for Bishop Kym Lucas and at Diocesan Conventions, and helping Bishop Andudu communicate his Sudan ministry to the United Nations. I am a cheerful positive person who values everyone equally and seek out those who are quietly struggling and those in limbo who want to be connected to a stronger purpose. As a vestry member, it is my desire to represent the wonderful and compassionate people of the pews which includes their hopes, dreams and challenges that we call life in this place I call home and to let your voice represent our great congregation.
MICHAEL KOECHNER Vestry Nominee
Vestry Nominee
The importance of having a “church home” has always been important to my religious and spiritual life and St. John’s Cathedral has truly filled that need. I have been attending St. John’s since the mid 1990s and was fully integrated into parish life by Dean Charles Kiblinger. He asked if I would be interested in serving as a Table Host for the Catechumenate Program and have been involved with the program ever since.
St. John’s Cathedral is my true family that I enjoy connecting with during the 10:30 am and Wilderness services. Over the years, the friendships and love
I am currently serving as an acolyte and a verger as well as being co-administrator for the Catechumenate Program. It has been a privilege and an honor to assist at many of the major religious services conducted by the cathedral clergy as well as numerous weddings and funerals. The Catechu-
KATHLEEN DEMARS
menate Program is one of the most interesting programs as I have seen the spiritual transformation for numerous members who now call St. John’s Cathedral “home.” The cathedral is not just a pretty church in Capitol Hill, it is an integral part of the community and that is what continually draws me to this sacred place. The parishioners are not just members but active participants in the providing and sharing Christ’s love to each other and the community at large. The food drives, Christmas giving trees, aiding homeless women, and assuring the church will remain a crucial part of the life of Denver provides me with a sense of how we as a congregation are able to be welcoming and affirming to all who come to our doors for whatever reason. And that’s why I would like to serve the cathedral as a vestry member to assure Christ’s work will continue to be done.
ROBIN PAULSON Vestry Nominee I first came to St. John’s about 20 years ago just after I moved here from Berkeley, California. I was very new to Denver and when I saw that the church was being picketed by a far right Christian group I knew that St. John’s was likely a good fit for me. My son was baptized here and I attended as I could, but now that my son is 19, I have been freer to enrich my own life. I began attending the Catechumenate course here at St. John’s last year to understand the differences between my traditional Catholic training and Episcopalianism. I like the differences as well as the nearly identical rituals. On a whim, I also decided to come to the 7:00am Wednesday morning service and found a pleasant surprise! Since that whimsical day, I have thoroughly enjoyed the prayer group after the Wednesday service and have also trained to be an acolyte to help serve this unique community. Additionally I’ve been participating in the C. S. Lewis, book club which I have found keeps my mind engaged with my Christian practice anytime I read in my spare time. When I was nominated to be a part of the vestry, I was complimented and also glad to be given the opportunity to become even more involved at St. John’s. Overall, what draws me to St. John’s is the open intellectual community that tries to give everyone a safe place to have their own voice at the table of theology and religion. Not only is St. John’s intellectual and accepting, but it also welcomes Christian Mysticism which is the cornerstone of my personal theology. I am grateful to serve here and hope to participate more deeply to share in the growth of this mission for Christ.
Outside of St. John’s, I work full time at the Community College of Denver as an Accessibility Specialist. I have also worked as a High School and Middle School science teacher and currently tutor math students. In the more distant past, I worked 10 years as a chemist testing water and soil for pollution following EPA methodologies.
ILLANA POLEY Vestry Nominee On Sunday mornings at 10:30, my husband Mike and I are often trying to corral our three children into a pew, urging them to use indoor voices and still their wiggly bodies. When we first became serious about regularly attending worship and joining a church community, our daughter was an infant. We chose St. John’s because we wanted an extended faith family for her as well as a place where we could strengthen our connection to Christ and to others. We looked for a church that offered traditional, beautiful but lively worship; resources and programs for children as well as adults; and leadership that conveyed a sense of calling and commitment. Over the last nine years, we have become increasingly involved with the church. I’ve served as a Godly Play door person and storyteller since 2014. I’m an active member of the Grants Committee and, last year, I was a part of Saint John’s delegation to Annual Convention and the selection of Bishop Kym Lucas. Our two oldest children are choristers and we love being regular attendees for Cathedral Night dinners, annual parish retreats, Advent wreath making, pancake suppers, the list goes on. The Cathedral today is in an exciting position, but the world feels caught in a disquieting time. Services are warm, welcoming and beautiful. Our priests are wise, dedicated and friendly. Children fill the carpet on Sunday mornings to witness the Eucharist and adults overflow the tables and chairs during Formation.Yet we are not without challenges: costs continue to rise; our buildings continue to age; our Canons and Dean do more with less. Meanwhile, our city, state and country are in desperate need of kindness, compassion and a willingness to value others’ points of view. The love of Jesus Christ is infinitely abundant and deeply needed. When Mike and I chose Saint John’s as our church family, it came with a deep legacy for us. I was baptized at Saint John’s; my sister was married here. My father sang in the Boys’ Choir in the 1950s. Our children are the fourth generation of my family to worship at the Cathedral. I am honored to be up for consideration for a seat on the
Vestry of St. John’s. If elected, I would seek to preserve that legacy for my children’s grandchildren and to spread our good news and good work into more pockets of the city and beyond.
HELEN RICHARDS Vestry Nominee I have been a member of St. John’s since my late husband and I returned to Denver in 2015. At that time, we were looking for a church home that would offer the things we had found in our small Episcopal parish in New York: a commitment to worship as the center of parish activity along with a commitment to serve the wider community. In addition, we looked for a community that actively supports its members as a church family. We found all these elements here at St. John’s. If I am elected to the vestry, these are the attributes I will foster as a vestry member. In addition, I am aware of the importance of fiscal responsibility as we seek to meet the needs of our parish and our community. I attend the 10:30 service. My current involvement in Cathedral life is as a Welcome center volunteer, a member of the Care Advisory Board, and a participant in parish and community workdays.
ANGIE THOMSON Vestry Nominee I was born on a Kirkin of the Tartan Sunday, to parents who sang in the Saint John’s Choir. I have spent the 22 years since that day as an active member of this congregation. St. John’s holds several pieces of my family’s history: my parents were married here, my sister and I were both baptized here, we attended the 9 o’clock service growing up, both my sister and I were confirmed here as teenagers, and when the service times shifted our family moved to the 10:30 service. Some of my earliest memories are walking the aisles during services, hanging on to my dad’s finger. When I was old enough, I joined the children’s choir and found one of my most meaningful forms of ministry and worship. I spent most of my school-age years in the choir, and once I reached high school I began to expand my ministry into children’s ministry. In addition to serving as a youth leader for both middle and high school, I also spent several years as an active leader of Cathedral Camp.
I graduated from the University of Denver last June, with degrees in history and socio-legal studies. While attending DU, I served on the Profile Committee during our Dean Search and then later had the privilege of serving on the Bishop Search Committee, which brought Bishop Kym Lucas to our diocese. I have since taken a step back from youth ministry, rejoining the Cathedral Choir and recently beginning a term on the Cathedral Ridge Board. St. John’s has been an integral part of my life since before I was born - I didn’t find St. John’s so much as I arrived at it. I have been blessed to call it my spiritual home for my entire life. I understand the magnitude of the work a vestry undertakes. They say it takes a village to raise a child. I am one of many to have received love and nurturing from this community. I would be pleased and proud to assist and “do all such good work as thou hast prepared for us to walk in” to ensure that the village continues to thrive and grow for future generations.
From the Treasurer It is often powerful to connect purpose to our work and connect what we do, with why we do it. I’d like to share the Finance Committee’s major 2019 accomplishments and more importantly connect to why we did them. Article 6.3 of the bylaws of St. John’s Church in the Wilderness states the responsibilities of the Finance Committee to include among other things “… developing recommendations on the Corporation’s financial policies and annual operating and capital budgets for consideration by the Vestry…”. The key Finance Committee recommendations (hereafter referred to as “actions”) the Vestry approved in 2019 included:
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The 2019 budget with a $59,749 surplus Ending the RFI process on the Kimberly property and deciding to work exclusively with one of the specific companies that submitted a proposal Leasing mineral rights owned by the Cathedral netting $450,000 dollars and an associated recommendation on using the funds for operating budget deficit relief in 2020 Creating a policy on managing operating budget surpluses Moving from monthly financial statements to quarterly reporting Funding for campus landscaping Extending a policy from 2019 to 2020 such that 5% of actual pledge and plate revenues will continue to be provided to organizations “outside of Saint John’s” by the Grants Committee Extending the Real Property Management agreement for the Kimberly Apartments through 2020 yielding rental income Spending of $45,000 from surpluses to fund much needed IT infrastructure upgrades Finalizing the 2020 Endowment Draw Adding a 3% Cost of Living Adjustments (COLA) to staff and clergy salaries
“Give us grace, O Lord, to answer readily the call of our Savior Jesus Christ and proclaim to all people the Good News of his salvation, that we and the whole world may perceive the glory of his marvelous works; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.” –The collect for today, the third Sunday after Epiphany
These actions demonstrate our fiduciary duty to the cathedral with some encouraging outcomes in key areas:
OPERATING BUDGET
Working from a balanced budget is key to the long-term success of the Cathedral. Starting 2019 with a surplus budget imbued confidence in our ability to meet the needs of our parishioners, staff, clergy, diocese, and other stakeholders. The actions also provide for a balanced budget in 2020.
ENDOWMENT
A healthy endowment is vital to the long-term success of the cathedral. In 2017 $4.1 million was removed from a $24 million endowment. Currently the endowment has regained 80% of that draw and has an unaudited approximate value of $23.2 million. The investment committee led by Giles Fox and the actions above support the continued restoration and growth of the endowment. 2020 will see the first of four 25 basis point reductions in the total draw amount while maintaining a balanced operating budget in 2020.
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
After three years of careful stewardship there is approximately 10% left from the 2017 $2 million capital repairs draw. During 2019, these funds allowed the Cathedral to address critical needs and develop projects (some of which are on-going) to maintain and greatly improve many of our facilites including the garths, lighting, music basement, and landscaping to name a few. In 2020, the Finance Committee and Vestry will be focused on establishing a long-term savings to support future critical capital repairs and maintenance of Cathedral’s buildings and grounds.
2018 AUDIT
In fiscal year 2019, the 2018 JDS professional group audit of consolidated financial statements and the changes in their net assets and their cash flows for the year then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.The only qualification is on the recoding and depreciation of property and equipment; a difference that has been ongoing and is congruent with most churches. This highly successful audit is a testament to the professionalism of the administration staff in addition to the experience of the audit committee led by Chuck Thompson. All of this work is important in that it has helped to foster the mission of the Cathedral as demonstrated by the action to renew the funding of the Grants Committee in 2020. This is only possible through a combination of careful management of Cathedral resources and your generous giving.
2019 Annual Report to the Parish from the Grants Committee In 2019 the Vestry charged Faith in Action and the Grants Committee to give 5% of plate and pledge revenues to serve the community outside our doors, authorizing the Grants Committee to make grants totaling $88,427. The Committee received 35 proposals from charitable organizations in Denver and around the globe (totaling more than $300,000). The Committee spent the fall reviewing and discussing the proposals and how they align with the mission, ministry, and core values of the Cathedral as well as the priorities set by the Faith in Action Commission: mental health, homelessness and housing, hunger, refugees and immigrants. After careful, prayerful consideration, the Committee awarded the following grants: Bayaud Enterprises, Inc.
$ 7,500
Mobile shower truck for the homeless
Harm Reduction Action Center
$10,000
Day shelter & education for the addicted
Hope Communities
$ 5,000
Case management for refugee families
Metro Caring
$ 7,500
Spanish-language nutrition education
Network Coffee House
$ 9,227
General operating/street chaplaincy
Open Up
$ 3,000
Shared affordable housing
Our Merciful Savior Episcopal Church
$ 3,500
Latino community immigrant outreach
Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network $10,000
Pro bono legal work for refugees & immigrants
St. Benedict Health & Healing
$ 5,000
General operating; free health clinic
St. Clare’s Ministries
$ 4,800
Tuesday night dinners for food insecure
St. Francis Center
$ 5,000
Emergency services; mental health counseling
The Center on Colfax
$ 2,900
LGBTQ refugee & immigrants outreach
The Delores Project
$ 5,000
Homeless women & transgender individuals
Village Exchange Center
$10,000
Food pantry for refugees & immigrants
Thirty six percent of the funds awarded went to 5 programs working with immigrants and refugees, 39% went to 6 programs addressing homelessness, 17% went to 2 programs focused on mental health, and 25% went to 3 programs addressing food insecurity. The percentages total to more than100% because several agencies provide services and referrals in more than one area. Many of the organizations have longstanding relationships with Saint John’s and members of the congregation. Over the coming months, we hope to deepen existing relationships and develop new relationships with the grantees. It is a gift to serve on the Committee; we hope that we have well-represented the values of the Cathedral and the congregation in our choices. The 2019 Grants Committee: Amy Davis, Chair Illana Poley Whitney Morse Anderson Rebecca Richardson Carolyn Daniels Tom Stoever Kathy Graveley Anna Wadsworth
2020 Path to Sustainability • • • • • • • •
The 2019 pre-audited surplus is $157,000. For comparison, the 2016 audited deficit was $917,000. The 2020 proposed budget is balanced. The 2020 Endowment draw is at 4.75%. 2021, 2022, and 2023 will each reduce the draw by another .25%. The draw is planned to remain at 4% after 2023. The 2020 Pledge Campaign is ongoing. As of January 21, 2020 $1,275,000 has been pledged. 5% more (approximately $65,000) is needed to provide a 2% increase in pledges from 2019 to 2020. Capital projects completed in 2019 include the garths, energy saving lighting and HVAC upgrades, moving staff back into the music basement, and the beginning of a master plan for landscaping improvements. Upcoming Capital Projects include continuing to work on landscaping improvements, and sprinkler/tile work in the choir room. For 2020 the Kimberly will continue to be rented to tenants, managed by Real Property management, and providing net revenues of $169,768.
Operating Expenses
Operating Support & Revenue
150 3,113
692 3,199 532
1,206
885
488
473
1,284
321
1,301
2016 Audited
595
1,234 4,100 643 7,837
161
1,699
389
3,191
1,197
417
0
157
0
3,116 not available not applicable
1,153 997 156 93 312 31
374
3,116
1,114
457
2019 2020 Proposed Pre-Audit Budget 1,577 1,545
1,477 1,117 1,266 966 183 147 127 86 394 298 27 30 4,005 3,033 (873) not available 873 not applicable
531
346 3,132
1,227
176
1,383
2017 Audited 2018 Audited
Buildings and Grounds 628 1,010 1,568 Worship and Ministry 1,727 1,406 1,367 Christian Formation 208 211 157 Communications 136 221 127 Music 449 402 478 Stewardship 307 219 248 Dean Transition 39 29 Total Expenses 3,982 4,030 4,540 Audited Net Result (783) (917) 3,297 Accrued transfers to Operating Budget not applicable not applicable not applicable (from $4.1 MM endowment draw and other one-time revenues) Net Surplus or Deficit from the not applicable not applicable not applicable unaudited Vestry approved Operating Budget
Administration
Earned Income (Rental, Fees, Interest and Other) Distributions from Endowment Net Assets Released from Designation Net Assets Released from Restrictions Total Support & Revenue
Pledges, Annual Giving, Contributions and Bequests
2015 Audited
Financial Summary (000’s)
Formation Formation highlights in 2019 included a wide variety of speakers and classes – the Reclaiming Jesus Lenten series; a challenging series on recognizing white privilege as a spiritual journey; an exploration of Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory, and of course a light-hearted dive into hymnody with Dean Richard and Dr. Michael Boney. We had wonderful participation at seasonal family friendly events, not least of which was a vibrant Shrove Tuesday pancake supper where masses were fed, our clergy led pancake races in the cathedral – fully vested. We also established two new groups to support and build community among Saint John’s parents and brought an engaging new curriculum to our older elementary aged children while continuing, thanks to a dedicated crew of volunteers, a dynamic program of Godly Play for younger children. Under Christina Rutland’s careful nurturing, our youth ministry is thriving and seeing growth in new volunteers and kids. We are looking forward to taking 20 youth on retreat at Cathedral Ridge this weekend. We are in collaboration with the Office of the Bishop and leadership at Cathedral Ridge and Richard, Tina, and Christina can’t wait for another fabulous week of Cathedral Camp in June 2020. Registration is open at sjcd.org/camp. As we move into this new year, the formation department urges us all to embrace Presiding Bishop Michael Curry’s invitation to live a more Christ-centered life by walking The Way of Love together. Look for resources in the weekly Cathedral Voice, and please join us at formation on Sunday mornings and Wednesday evenings, for special services, and on our weekend retreats. There are also always opportunities to engage with the formation of our parish community.
Retreat
Retreat Dates
Registration Opens
Youth Retreat
January 31 – February 2
Registration closed
Men’s Retreat
March 13 – 15
Registration is open
Women’s Retreat
April 24 – 26
February 20
Women’s One-Day Retreat
May 9
February 20
All Parish Retreat
July 31 – August 2
May 21
20s & 30s Retreat
October 23 & 24
August 27
Blessing of Wardens O God, we give you thanks for your servants, Tom and Amy, our beloved wardens who now take their place among the respected spiritual leaders at Saint John’s Cathedral. For what has been good and enlightening during their tenure, we give you thanks. For all that was hard and arduous, we pray that you grant them healing and release. For the wisdom and love that Tom and Amy will continue to offer, we give you great thanks. Above all, grant Tom and Amy a deep sense of our love, affection, and gratitude, blessing them in the name of the one, holy, and undivided Trinity. AMEN. Written by the Very Reverend Richard Lawson January 21, 2020