THE PARISH VISITOR. Emmanuel Cathedral in Kajo Keji, Sudan. One, bread, one body, one Lord of all

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1 THE PARISH VISITOR VOLUME 69, ISSUE 8 APRIL 2011 CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF THE NATIVITY The Rt. Rev. Paul V. Marshall Bishop of Bethlehem The Very Rev. Anthony R. Pompa Dean and Rector tpompa@nativitycathedral.org The Ven. Richard I. Cluett Archdeacon-in-Residence The Very Rev. Robert D. Schenkel Dean Emeritus-in-Residence The Rev. Mariclair Partee Canon for Ministry of the Baptized mpartee@nativitycathedral.org Russell Jackson Canon Precentor rjackson@nativitycathedral.org Debra Smith Asst. to the Dean & Administrator dsmith@nativitycathedral.org Gail Goshert Cathedral Sec., Ed., Parish Visitor ggoshert@nativitycathedral.org Bill Korp Bookkeeper bkorp@nativitycathedral.org Ann Mickus Children & Youth Formation amickus@nativitycathedral.org Keith Painton Facilities Manager kpainton@nativitycathedral.org Joe Kelly & James K Meyer Sextons Join us in celebrating the consecration of our partner cathedral Emmanuel Cathedral in Kajo Keji, Sudan The Rt. Rev. Paul V. Marshall, Celebrant & Preacher April 9, 2011 at 5 p.m. at the Cathedral Church of the Nativity 321 Wyandotte Street, Bethlehem, PA Reception to follow One, bread, one body, one Lord of all Highlights in this Issue From the Dean s Desk About Palm Sunday Wading in the Water April Arts Outing Icon Workshop Philia Book Group Past & Present Norwine Scholarship 5 Signs: The Gospel of John Treasurer s Report 6 UTO Ingathering NYC Car Wash Celebrity Organ Recital Holy Week Schedule 8 7 Offering will support the continuing work of Emmanuel Cathedral in Kajo Keji For additional information call:

2 PAGE 2 THE PARISH VISITOR VOLUME 69, ISSUE 8 From the Dean s Desk... In a recent sermon I relayed the story again of Ruby Bridges, the then young six-year-old African American child who courageously broke the racial barrier as the first to enter an all white school in 1960 New Orleans. For me the most powerful part of that story, of course, is how the power of prayer transformed so many lives in this story. You ll remember that Ruby s discipline of prayer was one that got her through angry mobs of protesters each and every day. Ruby, in her own words, reflects on what her mother taught her as she left for school escorted by federal marshals: My mother said to me, Remember, if you get afraid, say your prayers. You can pray to God anytime, anywhere. He will always hear you. That was how I started praying on the way to school. The things people yelled at me didn't seem to touch me. Prayer was my protection. The story goes that one day Ruby stopped in the midst of the angry mob and started moving her lips. She recalls how she responded that day, I wasn't talking to them, I was praying for them. Usually I prayed in the car on the way to school, but that day I'd forgotten until I was in the crowd. Please be with me, I'd asked God, and be with those people, too. Forgive them because they don't know what they're doing. Considering all of the possible responses to such a difficult situation, how powerful and life changing was her response of prayer. Those around this little girl were changed forever because of who she was and how her life in prayer led her through a season of fire. When we consider the question of the power of prayer, perhaps this one story gives us a glimpse. Perhaps you are already aware of our call to a discipline of Joining churches up and down the east coast, we are invited to a prayerful discipline: Twenty minutes of prayerful reflection to touch the holy that lives inside of us. One hour a week in corporate worship with others who bring before God our thanks, our struggles, and our desire to be one. One hour a month in service to those who may embrace the gifts we have to offer. Try it on, if you have not already, and see perhaps what power might be discovered. A Special Note about Palm Sunday (Sunday, April 17) 8 a.m. Blessing of Palms and Holy Eucharist 9 a.m. 321Contact Service Blessing of Palms, Godly Play story, and Holy Eucharist 10:30 a.m. Blessing of Palms and Holy Eucharist We are delighted to have Bishop Paul as Celebrant and Preacher at all three Palm Sunday services!

3 PAGE 3 THE PARISH VISITOR VOLUME 69, ISSUE 8 Wading in the Water It is hard for me to believe that I am coming up on my second anniversary as Canon for the Ministry of the Baptized here at the cathedral. I can vividly remember my first service, on Palm Sunday, and how I wondered if I would ever figure out all the nuances of each liturgy, learn everyone s names, or find a grocery store in my new neighborhood. Two years later I mostly have the services and the shopping figured out, and not only know names but the faces, personalities, and stories of many of the members of this community. When I was first interviewing for this job, a wise older priest told me that it takes a minimum of three years to get to know a place, build relationships, and become a member of a community. I am amazed at how far I have already come in getting to know this place and exploring our vocations together, but I think he was right, and I look forward to reflecting on this little article in Lent of 2012 with another year behind of shared life behind us. I imagine I will laugh a bit at how little I knew now when compared to what I know then, but I suspect I will be just as thankful to God for bringing me to this place, and to this ministry, and to this constantly astonishing community of the Baptized. I hope that you are having a holy and blessed Lent. The Rev. Canon Mariclair Partee APRIL CATHEDRAL ARTS OUTING THE WHITMAN PIECE Written by Bill George Directed by Christopher Shorr Produced by Touchstone Theatre in collaboration with the Moravian College Theatre Company Performed at The Ice House The Whitman Piece tells the story of a small theatre company struggling to create a transcendent play about the great American poet, Walt Whitman, and the Civil War. It s a story of a people chasing a dream--the playwright holding to his sanity by a thread, artists fighting to create, a husband and wife trying to raise a family, as the wolf knocks at the door threatening the joy and beauty they seek to create. Thursday, April 7 at 8 p.m. Tickets: Pay What You Will (at the door) APRIL FORUMS 3 Dr. Grace Si-Ju Kim 10 Dr. Grace Si-Jun Kim Contact Service 24 Happy Easter! No forum today! ICON WORKSHOP Thursday May 5, 6:30-9 PM Friday, May 6, 6:30-9 PM Saturday, May 7, 9 AM-4:30 PM Sunday, May 8, 1-4 PM Led by noted Iconographer, Fr. Peter Pearson (visit Cost $175 includes all materials for an icon of Mary Magdalene (not pictured) Deposit of $100 due by April 5 Contact Canon Partee to register at mpartee@nativitycathedral.org Questions? Contact Canon Partee at mpartee@nativitycathedral.org The Cathedral office will close at Noon on Good Friday, April 22. Regular office hours will resume on Tuesday, April 26.

4 PAGE 4 THE PARISH VISITOR VOLUME 69, ISSUE 8 Episcopal Peace Fellowship Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. Dwight D. Eisenhower Annual Meeting Sunday, May 15 following services PHILIA BOOK GROUP 11:30 AM on the third Thursday of the month in Room 23 April 21 Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese Moving from Addis Abba to NYC and back again, this is an unforgettable story of love and betrayal, medicine, ordinary miracles and twin brothers whose fates are forever intertwined. May 19 I am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced by Nujood Ali A quick read and an extraordinary story. April Lectionary April 3 1 Samuel 16:1-13 Psalm 23 Ephesians 5:8-14 John 9:1-41 PAST & PRESENT Friday, May 6 Program at 11 AM featuring our own Martha Capwell Fox Lunch at noon April 10 Ezekiel 37:1-14 Psalm 130 Romans 8:6-11 John 11:1-45 April 17 Isaiah 50:4-9a Psalm 31:9-16 Philippians 2:5-11 Matthew 27:11-54 April 24 Easter Readings PARISH REGISTER DEATHS David M. Schive March 12, 2011 Brian E. Lock March 19, 2011 TRANSFERS Roseann Miller to St. Andrew s, Allentown Beth Graboritz to Calvary, Kaneohe, HI

5 PAGE 5 VOLUME 69, ISSUE 8 THE PARISH VISITOR Burning of the palms ~ Tuesday, March 8, 2011 Norwine Scholarship to be awarded June 5 The Jon C. Norwine Memorial Scholarship is awarded annually and provides a monetary award toward higher education in college, university or trade school. The scholarship was generously created by James and Sarah Norwine in memory of their son, Jon. Each year an award is given to a member of the Cathedral who has been active in parish programs. The recipient shall be continuing his or her education beyond high school. The Awards Committee is instructed to consider the applicant s scholarship, Christian service within the Cathedral, community service, and his or her need. This scholarship is intended to assist with the cost of higher education and honor the recipient for her or his achievement, commitment and service in church, school and community. If you have already received the Jon C. Norwine Scholarship, you are eligible to apply again. Applications are mailed in mid April. If you believe you qualify to be considered and want to ensure an application is mailed to you, please contact the Church office. The deadline for submission of an application for the Norwine Scholarship is Thursday, May 19.

6 PAGE 6 THE PARISH VISITOR VOLUME 69, ISSUE 8 Church School Grades 5-12 learn about Kajo-Keji As a two or three week Lenten project, the three J2A Church school classes (Rite 13, J2A and YAC) along with grade 5 are spending some time learning about Kajo Keji. The first thing they did was to get oriented as to where it actually is located on the continent of Africa, then in the country of Sudan, and since the January 2011 vote for independence, the soon to be Republic of South Sudan. If you want to follow this along with the youth, check out the information on the youth What s Happening? bulletin board in the Sayre entrance hall. After a geographical orientation, each grade was given an assignment. Grade 5 was tasked with making some comparison statements about the climate of Pennsylvania versus South Sudan, as well as the area and the type of land in each region. Rite 13 did some research on the three tribes living in Southern Sudan: the Dinka, the Bari, and the Kuku tribes. History was the topic for the J2A class using some printed reading material and a helpful video at The YAC group will provide the local tie to Kajo Keji, and specifically to the College and Cathedral at Romogi. Join us on the eve of Holy Week for SIGNS: The Gospel of John Saturday, April 16 at 7 PM in the Cathedral Actor Frank Runyeon returns to the cathedral to present his one-man play, staged with dramatic lighting and entertaining audience interaction. Its text is the first eleven chapters of the Gospel of John, translated into contemporary American speech. As characters and settings and lights constantly shift, the Gospel engages the audience s imaginations, surprises them with flashes of humor, and drives relentlessly forward with all the dramatic suspense you would expect from great theater. By the time the last candle is blown out, each audience member has a sense that they are part of the story that God is writing not simply spectators, that Jesus is a very real Presence among them. And that they have been called not only to witness these signs, but to respond to the Word they have heard, like Lazarus, by becoming a sign of that Life themselves. $12 adults, $8 children 12 and under. Childcare provided for children under 7. For tickets contact Jeremy Joiner at avalonjj@ptd.net or call the Cathedral office at (610) Treasurer's Report as of February 28, 2011 Income Summary Budgeted Pledge Income for Year $ 539,000 Disbursement Summary Pledges Paid To Date* $ 99,991 19% General $ 102,176 Parishioner Non-Pledge Income $ 11,672 Worship $ 10,285 Open Offerings, Space Use, Other $ 2,963 Renewal $ 18,818 Investment Interest Income $ - Evangelism $ 4,373 Hurd Trust Distributions $ 30,462 Investment Principal Withdrawal $ - Designated Funds - Ch Frm Leader $ - Temp Trf from Special Acct $ - Total Income Received to Date $ 145,088 17% Total Expenses to Date $ 135,652 16% Total Income Budget for Year $ 857,623 Total Expense Budget for Year $ 857,623 *Includes $20,000 of Prepaid Pledges

7 PAGE 7 THE PARISH VISITOR VOLUME 69, ISSUE 8 UTO (United Thank Offering) INGATHERING May 14 & 15 The United Thank Offering is a personal and family devotional program of the Episcopal Church. It is the sum of our daily thanks for the blessing in our everyday lives for good weather, happy times, job opportunity, and unexpected visits there are so many things for which we can be thankful. At the very least, we can be thankful to God for blessings and take action by putting coins in the Blue Box. Twice a year we are asked to bring the amount of our daily thanksgiving for the ingathering, where it is combined with the offerings of hundreds of thousands of other Episcopalians to become the United Thank Offering. One-hundred percent of the donations collected during our ingathering are used to further the mission and ministry of the church. During our worship services on Saturday, May 14 and Sunday, May 15, we will be having our UTO ingathering. Please use the UTO envelope in the service leaflet and place your gift into the collection plate. Take a moment each day to say thank you to God and put a coin in the Blue Box (take one from the table at the back of the church). We are not meant to be passive receivers; rather we are bid to be active participants in God s work in the world. Enlarge the circle of thankful people. NYC CAR WASH Saturday, May 14, 2011 Upper Parking Lot 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Proceeds support Nativity Youth Camp June Treats and beverages available at the Nativity Café Celebrity Organ Recital do not miss! May 22, PM Vincent Dubois The incredible, your French virtuoso, Vincent Dubois, will give this year s recital, and it will be electrifying! He took the organ world by storm with his JAV Recording of Liszt s Evocation and in addition to his recital career, he is Organist of Soissons Cathedrale, and Director of the Reims Academy. Donation $10 and reception following. Meet and greet!

8 PAGE 8 THE PARISH VISITOR VOLUME 69, ISSUE 8 Holy Week and Easter Service Schedule HOLY MONDAY HOLY THURSDAY 7:30 am Holy Eucharist Chapel of the Good Shepherd HOLY WEDNESDAY April 20 9 AM Holy Eucharist & Healing Chapel of the Good Shepherd MAUNDY THURSDAY April 21 7 PM* Maundy Thursday Liturgy, Holy Eucharist, Stripping of the Altar & Prayer Vigil GOOD FRIDAY April 22 6:30 AM to 7:30 AM Prayer Vigil 7:30 AM Holy Communion (reserved sacrament) Noon-3 PM Good Friday Liturgy & Holy Communion (reserved sacrament) 5:30 PM* The Way of the Cross led by the Youth HOLY SATURDAY April 23 8:30 AM Morning Prayer 7 PM* Easter Vigil & Holy Eucharist EASTER SUNDAY April 24 8 AM* & 11 AM* Holy Eucharist *Child care for infants and toddlers is available during these services The Parish Visitor (USPS ) is published monthly except during August by the Cathedral Church of the Nativity, 321 Wyandotte Street, Bethlehem, PA Periodical Rate Postage paid at Bethlehem, PA. Postmaster: Send address changes to the Parish Visitor at the above address. Periodical Rate Postage Paid Bethlehem, PA 321 WYANDOTTE ST BETHLEHEM, PA TO KNOW CHRIST, TO MAKE HIM KNOWN, AND TO SERVE ALL PEOPLE ACCORDING TO HIS EXAMPLE