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May 18, 2014
T O D AY
Volume 1 | Issue 11 | 9 & 11 a.m. Worship Services | 5th Sunday of Easter
Leave a Legacy
We’ll carry on.
We’ll carry on the hope, the dream.
Stand strong, keep singing your
song of the redeemed.
Carry on, don’t give up yet . . .
Don’t give up yet.
Life has just begun and you’re not
the only one.
Together we’ll make a change,
and leave a legacy.
Excerpts from the lyrics of
Leave a Legacy
by Chris Chism
What will your
legacy be?
INSIDE
A Note from Jim
Order of Worship
Interview: Chris Chism
Pride Prom 2014
Cathedral Academy
Harvey Milk 2014
WELCOME!
STAFF
A Note from Jim
Dear Friends,
Rev. Jim Mitulski
Interim Senior Pastor
[email protected]
Harvey Milk would have been 84 this
birthday. His life—and his death—left
indelible marks on me, a college student in 1978, coming to terms with
how God created me and contemplating what difference I could make in the
world, a difference like the legacy of
Harvey Milk.
Rev. Dr. Katherine Godby
Assoc. Pastor for Spiritual Life
[email protected]
Rev. Shelley Hamilton
Assoc. Pastor for Social Services
[email protected]
“Because it’s not about personal gain,
not about ego, not about power... it’s
about the “us’s” out there. Not only gays, but the Blacks, the Asians, the disabled,
the seniors, the us’s. Without hope, the us’s give up. I know you cannot live on
hope alone, but without it, life is not worth living. So you, and you, and you... You
gotta give em’ hope... you gotta give em’ hope.”
On Thursday, people across the globe will celebrate Harvey Milk Day by remembering his devotion to justice, equality and civil rights. At 8 p.m. on May 22, Hope
for Peace & Justice (H4PJ.org) will sponsor the Dallas celebration at the Legacy
of Love Monument.
Rev. Todd Scoggins
Assoc. Pastor for Congregational Life
[email protected]
I will have the privilege of speaking along with SMU Women’s & Gender Studies
student Sammi Partida, who has been working diligently with LGBT students and
other allies to obtain an LGBT seat on the SMU Student Senate.
Sean Baugh
Assoc. Director of Music & Worship
[email protected]
The evening will also feature a musical performance by Chris Chism, an excerpt
from the October 2014 H4PJ production of “Dear Harvey,” and a spoken word performance by local activist Meg Hargis. Following these events, a candlelight march
for justice will begin down Cedar Springs—led by out SMU students and members of the Resource Center Dallas Grey Pride. Afterward, everyone is invited to a
birthday celebration—complete with cake and ice cream—upstairs at Sue Ellen’s.
Chris Chism
Assist. Director of Music & Worship
[email protected]
To worship at Cathedral of Hope, a
congregation of the United Church of
Christ. Your presence here is a blessing and we hope you will return often.
Cathedral of Hope began in 1970 with
a circle of 12 friends and has since
grown into the world’s largest liberal
Christian church with a primary outreach to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning people.
•The VISION of Cathedral of Hope is to
be a community of hope proclaiming
God’s inclusive love, removing
barriers to faith and empowering
all people to grow in grace toward
wholeness.
•The MISSION of Cathedral of Hope is
to reclaim Christianity as a faith of
Extravagant Grace, Radical Inclusion
and Relentless Compassion.
Notes for Newcomers
Restrooms are located near the double
glass doors behind the Sanctuary. Private restrooms are available off the
hall to the right of the Hall of Heroes
area. For more information about the
church, please come to the Ministry &
Visitor’s Center located next to Sources
of Hope bookstore. Our worship services are recorded for broadcast around
the country. We make every effort to
respect your privacy. However, if you
would like to ensure that you are not
seen on screen, please sit in one of
the last five rows of pews in the center
section.
Large-print bulletins
and assisted listening
systems are available in
the bookstore.
H O P E Quotes
“My partner and I had
an incredible day Sunday
morning can’t wait to
go back [to CoH].”
— D. D., Dallas
Dr. Alberto Magana
Minister for Congregación Latina
[email protected]
Rev. Dr. Stephen V. Sprinkle
Theologian in Residence
[email protected]
Lee Covington
Exec. Assistant to the Senior Pastor
[email protected]
Harvey Bernard Milk (May 22, 1930 – November 27, 1978) was an American politician who became the first openly gay person to be elected to public office in California when he won a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
Dan Dubree
Executive Director
[email protected]
I do remember hearing of Milk’s death. I was in a movie theater in Greenwich Village and they announced it first as unconfirmed rumor. It was so shocking. I still
can remember the feeling of helplessness and fear.
Anita L. Haddy
Coordinator for Ministry Development
[email protected]
But, Milk showed us what one person, standing up loudly and clearly, against a
fierce societal fear and prejudice can accomplish.
Jerry King
Director of Media Ministry
[email protected]
Hope—the legacy of Harvey Milk. Love—the legacy of God. Put them together, you
have us: Cathedral of Hope. I hope to see you on Thursday night.
—Rev. Jim Mitulski, Interim Senior Pastor.
Cover: An eclectic group of folks that share at least one thing: the legacy of
working for a better world. L-R: Grethe Cammermeyer, Maya Angelou,
David Peter Cradick (Kidd Kraddick), Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Harvey Milk.
With Caroline Cradick and Chris Chism.
Photo-illustration by Charles Owen.
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Yadi Martinez
Minister of Youth,
Young Adults & Missions
[email protected]
David Moldenhauer
Director of Music & Worship
[email protected]
Dan Peeler
Minister for Children & Families
[email protected]
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**PROCESSIONAL HYMN
Christ Is Alive! Let Christians Sing
**PROCESSIONAL HYMN
Christ Is Alive! Let Christians Sing
NOTES
Insight into the various
elements of our services
continued from page 3
as “the way, the truth and
the life,” and to Revelation
22:26: “come, Lord Jesus..”
Come is the call of the
poet to God, but it is also
the response of the poet
to a call from God. This
poem has been set to music
many times, most notably
by British composer Ralph
Vaughan Williams in his
Five Mystical Songs. Today
we hear a setting for choir
and organ by American
composer, conductor
and lecturer Z. Randall
Stroope, Director of Choral
and Vocal Studies at
Oklahoma State University
in Stillwater, Oklahoma,
and sing the congregational version of the setting by Vaughan Williams
(1872-1926).
Words by Brian Wren © Hope Publishing House
Music: T. Williams, Psalmodia Evangelica, 1789
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LITURGY OF THE WORD
LITURGY OF THE
WORD
MODERN
LESSON from “Political Will,” by Harvey Milk
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who
have
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playing
gymnastics
with
the
Bible,
the
churches
which
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have
the
guts
to
speak
out
in
the
name
of
Judaism
or
Christianity
or
whatever
they
profess
to
be
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in w
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not
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and
deeds,
God—and
that’s
the
irony,
God—churches
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even
know
what
it’s
about.
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over
in
my
grave
if
there
was
any
kind
of
religious
ceremony.
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it’s
not
a
disbelief
in
God—it’s
a
dis
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disgust
of
what
most
churches
are
about.
How
many
leaders
got
up
in
their
pulpits
and
went
to
Miami
over in my grave if there was any kind of religious ceremony. And it’s not a disbelief in God—it’s a disbelief and
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Bible—you’re
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the Bible.”
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and went
to Miami
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and
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name
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Christianity
and
talked about
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desecrating
Bible.”
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them said it?
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brotherhood.
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walked away? Ducked their heads in the name of Christianity and talked about love and
brotherhood.
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man he is. So people
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will bring
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CANTICLE
Christ Goes Before
Words by Jaroslav J. Vajda
Music by Carl Schalk © G.I.A. Publications, Inc
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RIVERSIDE
Where is that Way we near despaired of finding: the way that comes from God and leads to God,
the realm where God is love and love is King, a whole new order for a world astray?
Who wants to live where there’s no love like this? Is this the Kingdom we are ready for and desperate to find?
Refrain
Where is that Truth we near despaired of knowing: the truth that comes from God and leads to God,
the power to set us free, the power to change, that faces Pilate and the cross and wins?
Who wants to live where there’s no peace like this? Is this the Power we are ready for and desperate to know?
Refrain
Where is that Life we near despaired of having: the life that comes from God and leads to God,
the hope of glory only Christ can give, that shatters death and grief with Easter joy?
Who wants to live where there’s no joy like this? Is this the Glory we are ready for and desperate to have?
Refrain
SACRAMENT OF HOLY BAPTISM (9 A.M.)
Jossylin Aliyahna Trejo
COMMUNITY PRAYER
**GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Choir:
Rev. Jim Mitulski
Celtic Alleluia
Alleluia, alleluia! Alleluia, alleluia!
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All:
Choir:
WORSHIP NOTES
Christ Is Alive!
Let Christians Sing p.4
The Word of God is alive. The Word of God is still speaking.
Come and open your hearts and minds to the voice of God!
All:
Words and Music by Fintan O’Carroll and Christopher Walker, adapted
© Fintan O’Carrol and Christopher Walker
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Our Processional Hymn, Christ
is alive! Let Christians Sing, was
written in response to the assassination of Martin Luther King in 1968.
Brian Wren enthusiastically reclaims
Easter as a contemporary, relevant
event – not a story “bound to distant years in Palestine, but saving,
healing, here and now.” The fourth
verse that we sing this morning is
especially appropriate today because
of its references to “the Way, the
Truth, and the Life,” echoed in our
Gospel Lesson. Brian Wren (b.
1936) is an internationally published
hymn-poet whose work appears in
hymnals from all denominations
and traditions. Ordained in Britain’s
United Reformed Church, he lives
in Decatur, Georgia. The hymn tune,
TRURO, is an anonymous tune, first
published in Thomas Williams’s
Psalmodia Evangelica, (1789). The
tune is named for an ancient city in
Cornwall, England,3 famous for its
cathedral and pottery.
**GOSPEL LESSON John 14: 1-14
One:
All:
One:
All:
Rev. Todd Scoggins
God be with you.
And also with you.
A reading from the Holy Gospel according to John.
Glory to you, O God.
Jesus said, “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me. In my Abba’s house
there are many dwelling places. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for
you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, so that
where I am, there you may be also. And you know the way to the place where I am going.” Thomas
replied, “Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” Jesus said, “I am
the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to Abba God except through me. If you know me,
you will know my Abba also. From now on, you know God and have seen God.” Philip said to Jesus,
“Lord, show us God, and we will be satisfied.” Jesus replied, “Have I been with you all this time,
Philip, and you still do not know me? Whoever has seen me has seen God. How can you say, ‘Show us
God’? Do you not believe that I am in God and God is in me? The words that I say to you I do not
speak on my own; but it is God, living in me, who is accomplishing these works. Believe me that I am
in God and God is in me; but if you do not, then believe me because of the works themselves. Very
truly, I tell you, the one who believes in me will also do the works that I do and, in fact, will do greater
works than these, because I am going to God. I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that God may
be glorified in me.”
One:
All:
This is the Gospel of Hope.
Praise to you, Creator, Christ and Holy Spirit.
**GOSPEL RESPONSE
Celtic Alleluia
Words and Music by Fintan O’Carroll and Christopher Walker, adapted
© Fintan O’Carrol and Christopher Walker
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Rev. Jim Mitulski
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**HYMN OF RESPONSE
ESPONSE
**HYMN OF RESPONSE The Call
The Call
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WORSHIP NOTES
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elements of our services
LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST
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Rev.
Shelley
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their 50th anniversary. The words,
arr. Sean Baugh
Seanand
Baugh
by Jaroslav Vajda (1919-2008),
Chris Chism and Orchestra
Chris Chism and Orchestra
explore the images of “the Way, the
WORDS OF INSTITUTION
Truth, the Life,” set forth in today’s
STITUTION
WORDS OF INSTITUTION
Gospel. The composer of the hymn
PRAYER OF CONSECRATION
tune, Dr. Carl Schalk (born 1929),
NSECRATION
PRAYER OF CONSECRATION
is a noted Lutheran composer,
INVITATION TO THE FEAST
author, and lecturer. Between 1965
O THE FIEAST
NVITATION TO THE FEAST
and 2004 he taught church music
DISTRIBUTION OF THE ELEMENTS
at Concordia University Chicago.
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OF THE ELEMENTS
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development of the university’s
TO OUR GUESTS
Master of Church Music degree.
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Words by Alicia S. Carpenter; Music by Severus Gastorius, c. 1675
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We Fall Down
We fall down, we lay our crowns at the feet of Jesus;
The greatness of mercy and love at the feet of Jesus.
And we cry, “Holy, holy, holy.” And we cry, “Holy, holy, holy.”
And we cry, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lamb.”
Words and Music by Chris Tomlin © worshiptogether.com Songs
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Because You Live
Because you live I can face tomorrow. Because you live all fear is gone.
Because I know you hold the future,
and life is worth the living just because you live.
Words and Music by Bill and Gloria Gaither, adapted © William Gaither
CCLI License #123333
The Anthem
Our God is risen, Jesus is alive!
God won the victory, Jesus reigns on high!
Hallelujah! You have won the victory.
Hallelujah! You have won it all for me.
Death could not hold you down. You are the risen Lord.
Seated in majesty. You are the risen Lord! (**Repeat Refrain)
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For the Earth Forever Turning
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BLUE-GREEN HILLS OF EARTH
**BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE
Time of Prayer
After the service, caring ministers will be in the chapel area to offer you personal prayer for healing and comfort.
Time of Fellowship
Please join us for refreshments after the service in the Fellowship Hall.
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News
May 18, 2014
BRIEFS
Four Questions
with Chris Chism
Why this concert and why now?
W
e are to carry out God’s legacy
of loving a broken and hurting
world. My partner, Jon, and I have
a daughter, Chelsea, who is a special
needs child, with cerebral palsy and
congenital heart disease. Our family was selected this past November
to attend the Kidd’s Kids trip to Walt
Disney world with 50 other families
of special needs or terminally ill children. It was the trip of a lifetime. We
have been trying to think of what we
could do in a big way to give back to
this amazing cause. When planning
for this CoH Music for Hope event,
we began to think, “What if we could
team with Kidd’s Kids to benefit
both?” This church and music ministry means so much to me. It has given
me a platform to follow my passion
of reaching people through worship,
and it has provided us a family and a
place to call home. It is vital for us,
as a diverse community, to find ways
to integrate ourselves with the rest of
the world. What better way for us to
bridge the gap than to align ourselves
with other positive organizations outside our neighborhood that carry the
purpose of changing lives?
What can those who attend
expect?
You can expect to see many worlds
collide on one stage in a very unique
way. My band is made up of some
of our PULSE service Wednesday
night team and meshed with longtime musician friends of mine who
are breaking through boundaries of
religion and coming to support the
concert. You can also expect some
of the most talented singers in Dallas
performing everything from Top 40
to musical ballads. Denise Lee, Gary
Floyd, Mel Arizpe and Dakri Brown
Music for Hope presents.... a night of inspirational music performed by Chris Chism along with some of
Dallas’ most talented artists, including Caroline C. Cradick, the daughter of the late Kidd Kraddick. This special
night will benefit Music for Hope and Kidd’s Kids, as we do our part to carry on the legacy of love. Other special
guests will include Gary Floyd, Denise Lee, Mel Arizpe and Dakri Brown.
will all be performing individually
and coming together for a collaborative performance for the finale. You
can also expect to see the passionate
Voices of Hope taking us to church for
a few songs, and showing the world
what our worship looks like. Caroline
Cradick, the daughter of the late Kid
Kraddick will be performing an original song of mine called “Stronger”
with me, which was just completed
a few weeks ago. Kellie Rasberry
from 106.1 FM has made mention of
attending with Caroline as well, and
will more than likely be speaking.
Why is music so important
to you?
darkest seasons of life. I can look back
on some days when music was the
only friend I had and the only tool I
could use to express what I was going
through. If one person is touched or
changed by something I can sing into
the atmosphere, it was worth it all.
One of the songs I wrote and will be
performing says, “Don’t hide away in
the background, somebody needs to
hear your sound,” and I feel that music
is my sound that connects me to the
world and back to heaven.
What are you going to do for an
encore event?
It is my plan to start working on an
album to be completed early next year.
I have also been invited to perform
“Stronger” with Caroline Craddick at
the annual Kidd’s Kids benefit concert
in late August, which is usually attended by several thousand supporters.
Do Not Adjust Your Set!
The HD video images you will see on
the screens during tonight’s Love’s
Legacy concert are real.
The HD cameras, on loan to us in support of Kidd’s Kids, provide viewers
with a special treat and a preview of
a long-desired dream of the CoH TV
Ministry new HD cameras to replace
our remaining older, standard definition cameras.
This event has pushed me into the
mode of creating music like I haven’t
I have connected with music from as done in some time. It has also been a
early as I can remember. Music has catalyst for taking things to the next
kept me above water in some of the level in my writing and creativity. We are about $75,000 away from
reaching the goal to do just that!
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Thinking About Volunteering?
Being a volunteer is a rewarding pursuit, but if you’re like the rest of us, it’s
often hard to find that perfect fit, that volunteering environment where our talents, knowledge, and passions lie. Here are some areas where we are currently
seeking volunteers:
Jewelry Merchandiser Specialist
Sources Bookstore seeks someone who can keep the jewelry displays fresh.
When: Not more than once or twice a month for an hour or so.
Time: Time is very flexible. New product arrival may require a little more time.
Volunteers Needed: One
Location: Sources Bookstore
iCare Ministry
iCare Ministry Team members distribute food from the CoH in-house food pantry. The teams consist of interviewers and bag-fillers. On-the-job training provided. If you’re bilingual (English/Spanish), we can definitely use your help, so
contact us today!
When: Weekly on Mondays and Wednesdays
Time: 12:30–3:30 p.m. on Mondays; 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. on Wednesdays
Party Sunday, June 8, 5 – 7 p.m., Fellowship Hall
Volunteers Needed: Six.
ach year, the Cathedral of Hope staff throws a party to thank and honor
Location: CoH Fellowship Hall
those who have been active in ministry during the past year. This year the
party, with the theme “CoH Volunteers are STARS” will be on Pentecost
Office Angel Ministry
Sunday, June 8 from 5 - 7 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall, and we’ll be rolling The Office Angels are a dedicated group of volunteers who answer the teleout the Red Carpet to say THANKS. There will be food, fun and door prizes. phones here at the church. Flexible shift scheduling and training provided.
Family members are invited to attend as well.
When: Monday through Thursday when office is open; Sunday mornings and
Ministry Appreciation
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Stop by the Ministry Center Sundays and Wednesdays after services, between
now and June 1 to pick up your FREE ticket so we know how many folks plan
to attend and will have just the right amount of food and fun on hand. Bring
your ticket to the party as they will be used for the door prize drawings. Contact
Anita at [email protected] with any questions.
Wednesday evenings
Time: Shift times vary.
Volunteers Needed: Six
Location: Cathedral of Hope front office.
Sign Interpreter
New members are being sought for our sign interpreter team. ASL is preferred,
but not required. Use your ability to make our worship service accessible and
CoH Youth are seeking your help to support our Summer Events for 2014. meaningful for the deaf and hearing impaired members of our congregation.
TODAY, CoH Youth will continue selling Shares of Stock in our Youth Ministry When: Sunday at 11 a.m. service.
to finance our Summer programming and events, including our Mission Trip to Volunteers Needed: Two
Location: Cathedral of Hope Sanctuary.
Beaumont, TX.
CoH Youth Stock Sale
This effort offers each of us an opportunity to invest in the mission work, eduTV/Media Ministry
cation and spiritual growth of our young people. Every dollar you give to our Multiple opportunities are available to help in the TV/Media Ministry.
youth at Cathedral of Hope will be put to good use. You will empower them to Help with camera, sound, lights, graphics, set up/take down, miscellaneous
serve, to learn and to grow closer to God.
tasks. Training provided.
When you purchase a share or multiple shares you will receive the following When: Throughout the week and special events.
Time: Varies depending on schedule.
benefits:
Volunteers Needed: Twelve
• A letter from our Summer Mission Trip work sites.
Location: CoH Sanctuary or event venue.
• An invitation to our Stockholders Dinner in late summer. At the To express interest in any of the above, simply print the ministry name in the
Stockholders Dinner you will enjoy a meal, hear stories from our comments section of the registration pad. Be sure to include your contact infor
youth about their experiences, and enjoy a visual presentation.
mation so we can follow up with you. Or, contact Anita Haddy, Coordinator
Our youth will be selling Stock Shares at a table in the Narthex today and on for Ministry Development, at [email protected] or 214-351-1901
May 11, 14, 18, 21 and 25. You can also contact Yadi Martinez or Rev. Mike ext.135. See page 14 for more about our ministries.
Wright-Chapman at the church directly, 214-351-1901. You can invest in 2014
Women’s Ministry is Forming Now
through the following types of shares:
Did you attend the “Listening Session for Women” back on March 16 in the
• Common Stock: $25/share
Interfaith Peace Chapel? If so, please meet between worship services TODAY,
• Preferred Stock: $75/share
in the Hall of Heroes (through the double glass doors behind the main sanctu• Challenge Stock: $100/share
ary) with our new Women’s Ministry Coordinators, Sherry Hilliard and Doris
Ricks-Lankford. The purpose of this brief meeting will be to obtain contact
Thank you for helping our youth
information and set a date for another meeting. We are seeking 10 to 12 people
put their faith into action.
of varying ages and cultures to assist in guiding this new ministry.
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NEXT Gray Pride Café
Promotion Sunday
Friday, May 30, 5-8 p.m.
June 1, 11 a.m. only
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Ministry in Action
For the month of April, the following information was recorded:
• 20 Ministry job assignments begun*
On June 1, we will be celebrating
• 38 Ministry groups reporting
Promotion Sunday, when our fourth
• 530 Volunteers participating
grade children move up to our Pre• 5,614 Ministry hours reported
Teen class, our Jr. High youth move
• $119,915 Value of ministry hours provided
up to our Sr. High youth group and
our Sr. High youth who are graduating *These are not new ministries – this is people beginning new assignments.
high school will be joining the Young
Adults Ministry. Our children, youth
South Central Conference Delegates Sought
and young adults will be in the worship service that day. So many promo- Cathedral of Hope seeks members to attend, as voting delegates, the 51st
Annual Meeting of the UCC South Central Conference from Friday, June
tions to celebrate!
At 10 a.m., our families with children 6 through Sunday, June 8, in Navasota, TX. For more information and to
The band members include: Lo and youth who are being promoted express interest in becoming a delegate, contact Lee Covington by email at
Vaughn-Wald, Carol Vaughn-Wald, are invited to a Promotion Sunday [email protected] or call 214-351-1901 x200.
Cristie Roye, Ellen Gay and Cathy breakfast in CLC 107. If your child
Covenant Keepers
Brown. They will gift us with their is promoting to our Youth Ministry,
unique blend of musical traditions uti- or your teen is graduating from Membership at Cathedral of Hope is not just an addition to the roster, but rathlizing voice and stringed instruments. high school, please contact Yadi at er a covenant to participation in the life of CoH. Because of this, we want to
help you make a solid connection to the life and family of our great church. In
Food and beverages will be served. [email protected].
order to do that, we have established a membership process called “Covenant
All Gray Pride events are free – howKeepers.” We call it Covenant Keepers because we are asking individuals to
ever – donations are appreciated.
make, and continually grow, in covenant with God through church membership.
Certain it’s going to be a great evening
If you have questions, please contact Rev. Todd Scoggins, Associate Pastor for
– if you haven’t attended one of our
Congregational Life, or call the church office at 214-351-1901.
programs yet – please feel encouraged
to join us. For questions or additional
Cathedral of Hope will confirm the next membership class on our 44th
information contact Shelley Hamilton
Anniversary - Sunday, July 27, 2014. If you are interested in becoming a
at [email protected] or
member of CoH and want to know more about the history and ministries of
214-821-4501.
our great church, please join us for our informative and inspiring Covenant
Class which is offered in two sessions. We ask that you attend
Are you graduating? Keepers
Attention All Clergy
both sessions on whichever day works best for you! Online registration at
If you are clergy (retired, servSunday, June 1, 11 a.m. only www2.cathedralofhope.com/church-membership will be available soon.
ing as chaplain, etc.) please join the
On June 1, we will be celebrating
SESSION 1
SESSION 2
CoH clergy staff for an informal
Promotion Sunday. Are you celebrat- Sunday, July 13, 3:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Sunday, July 20, 3:30 – 5:30 p.m.
conversation on Sunday, June 1,
ing a graduation from school, colimmediately following the 11 a.m.
OR
OR
lege or university? We would like to
worship service. No set agenda.
honor you! Please contact Yadi at Tuesday, July 15, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Tuesday, July 22, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
We’d just like to get to know you
[email protected].
better, listen to your suggestions,
Congregational Life Center (CLC) Chapel
affirmations, and feedback. Lunch
(Childcare is available for all classes)
is included ($10, please). We’ll meet
in the IPC, downstairs Conference
Room A-B. Please RSVP by
Sunday, May 25 to Katherine Godby,
[email protected]. See
you then!
he “Old School All Girl Band”
bring their gifts, music and good
humor to Gray Pride Café for the
second time. The band - led by Lo
Vaughn & Carol Wald will be our featured program, Friday, May 30, 2014.
- “Old School” is a newly formed
band. They play mostly folk music
and have a few original songs they
like to share. All band members are
over 30(Old), all are teachers or have
been (School).
Circle Bible Study
David— Seeking God’s Heart
Sundays, 9:15 a.m.CLC 106
Adulterer, Murderer, Warrior, King...
yet he is called a man after God’s
own heart. Join us as we explore the
life of David. From a shepherd boy
in Bethlehem to reigning as God’s
chosen king of Israel, we will examine
how David’s life mirrors our own and
how we too can have the heart of God
in every circumstance we encounter.
Sermon Series Continues This Wednesday, May 21
Pride Prom 2014—Friday, June 20, IPC, 7 p.m.
LAST CALL TO SIGN UP!
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For an appointment,
call Southwestern Medical Center at
214-645-7300.
Also offered on Sundays between
CoH Youth Ministry is reaching out to members of the 9 and 11 a.m. services in the IPC
our congregation one last time to make this memorable night a reality for all of lower level room C.
our young friends out in the DFW area. We are seeking chaperones, decorators, No appointment required for
make up, hair and nail artists willing to donate their time and services to youth Sunday testings.
who might not be able to afford or feel comfortable going elsewhere for help.
Prayer Requests and
Pastoral Care
We are seeking chaperones; please be specific regarding your availability when
contacting us. Our Prom celebration is from 7 p.m. to midnight.
You’re welcome to stay the entire night! However, for those who would like to
assist for a few hours, we have set up shifts. First Shift: 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.; Second
Shift: 8 p.m. – midnight; Third Shift: After party breakfast will be held at the
Youth First Center until 2 a.m. We will complete our night with a CoH Sr. High
Youth only lock in at Cathedral of Hope.
If you know anyone who has been
hospitalized, or is ill at home, and
would like to be included on the
church prayer list, send the request
to [email protected] or
We are seeking decorators and set up crew. Our theme is Masquerade online at www.cathedralofhope.com/
(Victorian, not Mardi Gras), Colors: Black, Gold, Silver, Violet, and Bronze. contact-forms/prayer-request.
Decorations: tulle on tables, gothic/Victorian style, feathers, beads, LED tea
If you know of someone in need
lights, etc.
of pastoral contact, please
A call out to artists! Some of our area youth in the DFW do not have the abil- notify Rev. Todd Scoggins by
ity to pay for services for hair or make up. Some are not comfortable going to a phone at 214.351.1901 or
salon for fear of intimidation or ridicule. We would like to set up an area on the [email protected].
lower level of the IPC for our young friends to come and be pampered before
Prom.
Tr i b u t e s
In memory of Lillie Ayers
By Lamond Ayers
In memory of Grace Duke
By Dawnetta Miller &
Blue Martinez
In memory of Wanda Mokry
By Jeff Mokry & John
Michael Scurio
In memory of
Jimmy Smith & Matt Vega
By Ed Trimble
In honor of Bruce Ackerman
& Stan Feaster’s marriage
By Harry Thompson
In honor of Phyllis Scurio
By Jeff Mokry & John
Michael Scurio
To make an honorary or memorial
gift, please contact Tom Martin at
[email protected] or
214.351.1901 x210, or
use the envelope in the pew rack.
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o you remember your Prom? On Friday, June
20 from 7 p.m. to midnight, Cathedral of Hope
will be co-sponsoring “Pride Prom” with Youth
First of Resource Center Dallas. Pride Prom was
originally created as a second-chance prom for
those who couldn’t bring their desired date to their
prom in High School. Cathedral of Hope will be
opening the doors to all of our young youths in the
DFW area from the ages of 13-22.
Offered on the
first and third
Wednesdays
(appointment
required) each month
here at the church.
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If you are available and can help us out, please meet Yadi on June 1 in the Youth
room, CLC 107 at 12:30 p.m. We will have a brief meeting to meet everyone
who will be participating in making this Prom a memorable one for our DFW
Greening Tip
young friends. All of our chaperones must be over the age of 25 and able to pass
a background check. On this day, Anita Haddy will have background packets We can reduce, reuse and recycle all we like, but if we can’t get our
children on board, it will be for nothing. Be good role model and
that will need to be completed.
If you would like to help us, but you can’t physically participate, we welcome
assistance with refreshments and appetizers! If you are interested in participating
in any way please contact Yadi Martinez at [email protected].
It Always Seems Impossible Until It’s Done
Here are brilliant, invaluable words we can all use about striving, not coping inspiring insights on making it, pushing the boundaries, going the extra mile,
succeeding against the (apparent) odds. Sources ranging from Michelangelo
to Muhammed Ali, Rumi to Rachel Maddow give their best, most hard-won
advice for hanging in there, going the extra mile, and never letting them get
you down. It’s news we all need, and the perfect gift for people graduating,
starting new jobs, or just looking for a reminder that challenges and hard
work pay off.
If you aren’t in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?
—T.S. Eliot
encourage the children in your lives to care for their own future.
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Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.
—Albert Einstein
Hard work pays off. I am so annoyed at my father for being right about that.
—Lena Dunham
New Angels
We have a new selection of angels from 4” to 24” in silver or cast iron —
some have a bell; some can accommodate a tea light candle. The small ones
make wonderful gifts especially to those who may be indisposed. ($5.50 $74.00) The cast iron angels are indoor or outdoor angels. ($90 - $99.95)
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ACADEMY
for Life & Learning
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Introducing: Cathedral Academy for Life and Learning
n response to God’s Eastertide call to offer something new and stimulating in this Season of Resurrections, we are
cracking the mold of offering classes and activities exclusively on Wednesday nights. The Cathedral Academy for
Life and Learning (CALL) is now extending opportunities for you to answer your own CALL on multiple evenings each
week as well as some Saturday afternoon movie excursions. The classes will be facilitated by church staff and members
of the congregation who are experts in each field. Some of the classes and events being offered so far are:
• A CALL to Community (Social Activities)
• A CALL to Know Who We Are (Congregational Identity)
• A CALL to Create (Arts and Decor)
• A CALL to Center (Theological and Bible Studies)
• A CALL to Grow (Formation in Spiritual and Psychological Growth)
• A CALL to Know (Book Studies)
For more information, contact Katherine Godby, [email protected]
Cult of the Spiritual but
Not Religious:
Why We Need Church,
Community, and Covenants
with Jesus Christ enough? And how does
our tradition as a united and uniting church
in the UCC uniquely answer the questions:
What is Church? Why is it necessary? And
how should we live together in community? This course will draw on UCC pastor Lillian Daniel's book "When Spiritual
But Not Religious Isn't Enough," Dietrich
Bonhoeffer's timeless work, "Life Together,"
Martin Luther King's concept of "the beloved
community," the covenantal theology and
polity of the United Church of Christ, and of
course, the Bible!
Paired Saints in the Early
Christian Churches:
Why They Matter to the 21st
Century Church
Tuesdays, May 20 and 27
Gathering at 6:45. Class at 7:15
CLC 128
Facilitator: Rev. Anna Humble
Increasingly we live in a "spiritual-but-notreligious" society. Americans have abandoned the Church in droves in favor of
spending their Sunday mornings and spare
change at Starbucks. And can we blame
them? Church can often be a dysfunctional
family that makes inconvenient demands
on one's time, patience, and money. It's
also easy to become disillusioned with the
Church when we watch the news to see the
broad brush of hypocrisy with which we
are painted. But is there still a place for
intentional religious community in modern
American society, and if so, how can we
make room for it in our busy lives? Does
the Bible actually demand that we practice
a life together, or is a personal relationship
Mondays, June 2, 9, 16, 23 Gathering at
6:45. Class at 7:15 p.m. | CLC Chapel
Facilitator: Rev. Stephen Sprinkle, Ph.D.
Game Night
Saturday, May 31
4 to 6 p.m. | Fellowship Hall
Facilitator: Anita Haddy
Bring your favorite board game or card
game and join other CoH folks for a night
of fun and fellowship. What a great way to
get to know new people! Bring your friends,
too.
Please bring snacks to share. We’ll have
water, tea and lemonade to drink. Contact
Anita at [email protected] if
you have any questions about game night.
See you there!!
Same-sex pairs of saints, acknowledged by
the Church since early times, have shown
that early Christianity was not negative
towards same-sex attraction at all. This
study will look at three sets of Paired Saints:
Perpetua and Felicity, Sergius and Bacchus,
and Polyeuct and Nearchus, and examine the
stories of their lives and deaths, the sources
for their revered status, modern commentators on them, and the potential difference
their existence as saints of the Church make
for us today. No previous knowledge of
them is required, and everyone is welcome
to attend.
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Dreams and
Discernment:
What is God Telling You?
Tuesday, May 27 and June 3
Gathering at 6:45. Class at 7:15 p.m.
CLC 129
Facilitator: Brad Syverson,
spiritual director
We want to be open to God’s direction
for us in making life’s decisions, but how
do we know what God wants? Is it possible that our dreams hold some of the
answers? In this class, we’ll take a look
at the rich biblical tradition of God sending messages through dreams. We will
also look at practical ways we can use to
understand what our dreams can teach
us about God’s direction for our lives.
This is an experiential class that teach
you to look at your dreams in new ways.
Classes are independent of each other so
come as you can and bring your intention
to seek God’s direction and your dreams!
DVD Series about
What it Means to Be a
Progressive Christian
Holy Humor
2 Tuesdays: June 10 & July 29
CLC 129
Wednesdays, 6 p.m. | CLC 107
Fundamentalist and conservative
Christians have dominated the public discourse about what Christianity
is all about for a number of years—
and we’ve seen public opinion about
Christianity plummet as a result. Living the Questions is a discussion
series that will give us the language
we need to articulate our grace-filled
and inclusive faith. Each Wednesday
this summer one of the clergy staff
leads the discussion on topics ranging
from “Taking the Bible Seriously”
to “Embracing Mystery” to “Evil,
Suffering, and a God of Love.” Tough stuff. Important conversation. We hope you’ll join us!
Get-Together at
the Dallas Arboretum
June 7 meet at CoH at 9 a.m. to
carpool (save on parking)
Admission: $10 kids 3-12
$15 adults, $12 for 65 and over
Parking $10
group admission may be less
Does God have a sense of humor? Do
you have to be serious all the time to
be a good Christian? Could laughter
and joy and maybe even being a little
bit silly be part of God’s vision for our
lives? Theologian Reinhold Niebuhr
wrote: “Humor is, in fact, the prelude
to faith; and laughter is the beginning of prayer.” Let’s have some fun
exploring this idea together!
Facilitator Rev. Lee Self is a spiriWear comfortable shoes to walk the tual formation and retreat leader and
area and see amazing displays of spiritual director. She is the mother
flowers.
of a 14-year-old special needs son,
RSVP to Jan Scott by June 3 Jan. loves playing video games, reading,
[email protected] to see if we can knitting, eating chocolate, yoga and
sleeping!
get group fees
Bible 101
Tuesdays, July 8, 15, 22, 29
CLC 135
6:45 Gathering, 7:15 Class
Do you know your Bible? Join our
CoH resident expert on the Bible, Dan
Peeler, for this informative and fun
class. Learn the basics like when the
books of the Bible were written and
by whom, when they became “canon,”
the languages and history of the Bible,
names of God, timeline for events,
how the Bible is organized, the historical and culture contexts for these
writings, and more!
C h i l d r e n , Yo u th
Children’s Church
&Familie s
A
s the 50 Days of Eastertide continue, we are going to take time
to reflect on the ultimate fulfillment
of the Great Commandment on the
cross as Jesus tells the famous parable
of the Good Samaritan. He is asked
by a lawyer exactly what the greatest
Commandment is and also who is our
neighbor? As was typical of Jesus, he
answered the question indirectly, with
a story that illustrated his point; the
story of a mortally injured man who
has been ignored by both a priest and
a Levite, but who is finally saved by a
traveling Samaritan; someone no one
would have expected to be a savior.
The story would remind the crowd
gathered that day that God’s help
could come from surprising neighbors
and that, indeed, the whole world was
their neighbor when they repeated
the Great Commandment: “‘Love the
Lord your God with all your heart and
with all your soul and with all your
strength and with all your mind’ and,
‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”
The Good Samaritan teaches about the Great Commandment.
Each week, Dan Peeler, Minister for Children & Families, and Charlie Rose, create beautiful illustrations like
this one for use in the Children’s Church PowerPoint Lessons.
Young Adults 18+
The Young Adults are married, single, divorced, separated, students, workers and professionals, male, female and gender non-conforming. We work 60-70 hours a
week and are occupied with school, work, family, and other interests outside of church. Many of us are trying to heal scars of rejection, cope with single parenting
or are overwhelmed with schedules or deadlines. But every Wednesday we make an effort to meet for worship and find our inner peace.
So, you are welcome to our Messy Spirituality Group of Young Adults which meets every Wednesday at 6:15 p.m. in room CLC 107. There you will find acceptance, love, compassion and radical inclusion. The Bible is full of messy spiritual characters. Join us as we explore their lives and our own messiness.
If you can’t make the Wednesday night meetings at 6:15 p.m., but would like to join us for our outside events, please keep in touch. We have a private Facebook
group as well as a public one. We use the private one for messages among the group, picture sharing and for other personal information we might not want spread
all over the internet. Contact Brittney McCormick at [email protected] to be added on the private Facebook page.
This July, we would like to take a mission trip to New Mexico with you as part of the first Young Adults group trip. We believe that through work, worship, fellowship and a camp fire, we can get to know each other better. For more information please contact Yadi at [email protected] or at 214-351-1901 x220. We hope you will join us!
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Youth Ministry
www.facebook.com/CathedralofHope
Grades 5 - 12
meet in Room 107
at 11 a.m. every Sunday.
Follow @CathedralofHope on
Twitter for updates & insights!
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Harvey Milk Day Celebration 2014
Legal Execution Averted
n celebration of the life of Harvey Milk— slain LGBT rights pioneer, champion for rights of all marginalized peoples, and first openly gay man elected
to public office—H4PJ is sponsoring Harvey Milk Day on
Thursday, May 22 at the Legacy
of Love Monument (Cedar
Springs at Oak Lawn) starting
at 8:00 p.m. This gathering is
not to mourn but celebrate, be
inspired by, and continue Milk’s
legacy of liberation, reconciliation, and hope.
After executing 16 human beings in 2013 and
seven so far this year (a full one-third of 2014
U.S. executions), a federal appeals court halted the
plans of the State of Texas to execute Robert James
Campbell’s by lethal injection due to his “intellectual disability.”
H4PJ has long been a proponent of ending the
death penalty altogether. H4PJ board member Rev.
Jeff Hood was quoted in the May 13 Washington
Post on the stay, “Any time that an execution is delayed, a life is saved and we
live to fight another day.” Jeff, who along with Lynn Walters and Wes Magruder
recently walked from Dallas-to-Fort Worth in protest of the death penalty, also
The emphasis of the celebration serves as a member of the board of directors of the Texas Coalition to Abolish
is to empower and inspire all dis- the Death Penalty (tcadp.org) and is an organizer and editor for the North Texas
enfranchised communities, mark Fellowship of Reconciliation (forusa.org).
the importance of coming out— Since 1976, Texas has carried out more executions than six other states comwhether L, G, B, T, Q, or as a straight ally, and working to end injustice in any bined—Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Missouri, Oklahoma and Virginia. The next
instance, to any person, in any group. The 2014 candlelight march is dedicated execution in Texas is scheduled for August 6. This time the victim is Manuel
to LGBTQ SMU students who continue to face exclusion and homophobia on Vasquez, who was convicted, along with two others, in a 1998 slaying of a San
their campus and local LGBT elders whose diligence and own comings out are Antonio drug dealer. DNA testing of physical evidence failed to link Vasquez
why we’ve come so far.
to the crime.
“Harvey Milk embodies the tireless voice for the marginalized—the never- While we remain prayerful always, the next prayer vigil will be on behalf of
ending, unceasing force that refuses to be suppressed, no matter how hopeless Vasquez on August 6. Until then, we encourage you to learn more about the
the situation may seem,” said SMU Women’s & Gender studies student Sammi death penalty by visiting the organizations mentioned above, getting involved,
Partida, a queer student of color at Southern Methodist University. “What speaking out, and of course, praying without ceasing.
Harvey Milk represents to me is, to use his own words, that hope that ‘will
never be silent.’ In the wake of a recently twice-failed LGBTQ Student Senate
Seat referendum, no matter how tired I become, how dead-end everything may
feel; nothing can ever extinguish that smallest sliver of hope. On this day, I
The Venerable Tashi Nyima at the Texas Coalition to
renew my vow to fight for queer rights, to lift the marginalized as best I can,
Abolish Death Penalty Luncheon
because that’s all I am driven to do—it’s what inspirations like Harvey Milk
would want us to do.”
Upcoming Events
The evening will feature brief remarks from Partida and Rev. Jim Mitulski as
well as a musical performance by Chris Chism, an excerpt of the October 2014
H4PJ production of Dear Harvey, and a spoken word performance by local
activist Meg Hargis. Following these events, a candlelight march for justice
will begin down Cedar Springs—led by out SMU students and members of the
Resource Center Dallas Gray Pride. Afterward, everyone is invited to a birthday
celebration—complete with cake and ice cream—upstairs at Sue Ellen’s.
“Gone far too soon, Harvey Milk inspired a generation to ‘bust down those
closet doors’ and ‘come out’, a vital, life-saving action it would take me 38
years to finally do myself,” said Todd Whitley board chair of H4PJ. “Today,
Harvey’s call is as relevant as ever, as we see injustice around us everywhere—
gays and lesbians without workplace protection, SMU students surrounded by
homophobia, the possibility of death-by-stoning for gays in Brunei, the terrifying situation for LGBTQ peoples in Africa and Russia, and elderly members of
our community left without resources in their twilight years.”
The event is free and open to people of all ages. Signs, candles (or preferred
light source), friends, family, and voices are welcome. For more information
about the event—including sponsorship and volunteer opportunities—contact
Roger Stanley at 214-351-1901 or [email protected].
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May 19, 2014 | Noon-1 p.m.
The Trinity Trust, 1444 Oak Lawn Ave., Suite 200, Dallas, Texas 75207
Lunch is $10
Center for Theological Activism Kick Off and
Awards Banquet
May 30, 2014 | 6:30-9 p.m.
Honoring: Kim Batchelor, The Rev. Dr. Steve Sprinkle,
The Rev. Dr. Bill McElvaney and Dr. Rita Cotterly
Bridge Bistro, 921 N Riverfront Blvd., Dallas, Texas 75207
Dinner is $10
Join here: www.facebook.com/events/492239934232199/
Press conference & protest of ExxonMobil at their
Shareholders Meeting
May 28, 2014 | 8:15 a.m.
Meyerson Symphony Center, 2301 Flora St., Dallas, TX
Gover nance
&Operations
MONEY MATTERS
AUTO-GIVERS PLEASE READ
Did you know you can increase your giving to the church without increasing
your giving?
At the April 28th Board meeting, I shared with those in attendance the church
could save $20,000 - $30,000 annually without asking the congregation to
increase their giving.
T
Pastoral Search Committee
he Pastoral Search Committee was named at the March 17 Board of
Stewards meeting. After being introduced to the congregation at the Town
Hall Meeting on March 29, committee members met with UCC South Central
Conference Minister, Rev. Douglas Anders, who described the advantages of
using the UCC Search Process and shared his wisdom about this process. On
April 29, the committee met with Rev. Jim Mitulski, seeking his knowledge and
advice about the position of Senior Minister. At the committee’s next meeting a
Chair and Secretary will be chosen, and the process of writing the church profile, which will be posted on the UCC Website, will begin.
Auto-givers authorize the Church to either: (1) Charge their credit/debit card;
or (2) Draft money directly from their bank account (ACH), on a specific day.
The processing fees are much higher for credit/debit card charges as compared To put together a church profile, committee members will solicit feedback from
the congregation and staff in various ways—one of which is to meet with conto the bank drafts. For example, if you use:
gregants at “listening sessions” scheduled for May 27, May 31, June 10 and
Credit /Debit Card, and you give $100 the Church receives$95.00
June 15.
Bank Draft, and you give $100
the Church receives $99.75 Please sign up to participate in a listening session at the table in the Ministry
In the above example, an auto-giver who elects to have their contributions
made by a Bank Draft gives 4.75% more than an auto-giver who elects a charge
to their credit/debit card. In addition, the Church receives your donations from
bank drafts days earlier than donations made by credit/debit cards.
Changing your auto-giving from Credit/Debit Cards to Bank Drafts (ACH) is
an easy way of increasing your support to the Church without costing you any
more money. All you need to start is a VOIDED Check.
Center. Sessions are limited to 20 participants.
Pastoral Search Committee members are: Dennis Bolin, Elias Cantu, Lee
Dewey, Steven Fontaine, Sylvia Franze, Natalia Johnson, Brandon Kirk, Susan
Perry, Roger Poindexter. Alternates are Shannon Bailey and Donna Jackson.
Listening Sessions with the
Pastoral Search Committee:
I hope you will consider making this change to your auto-giving, if you can.
During the month of May, the Board of Stewards and members of the Finance Tuesday, May 27
Committee will be available to help you with the paper-work to make this Saturday, May 31
change happen.
If you have not signed up to be an auto giver, then I hope you will consider Tuesday, June 10
doing so.
Sunday, June 15
I Bid You Peace,
7:15 – 8:15 p.m.
CLC Chapel
3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
CLC Chapel
7:15 – 8:15 p.m.
CLC Chapel
12:30 p.m.
IPC downstairs
Each session is limited to 20 persons.
Bobby Springfield
Board Treasurer
Giving and Attendance at a Glance
Service
Wednesday
Sun. 9 AM
Sun. 11 AM
Mid-Cities 11 AM
Sun. 1 PM
Week
Ending 05/11/14
Attd. Ministry
121
$781
301
$3,737
393
$3,081
57
$432
90
$327
Week
Ending 05/04/14
Attd. Ministry
133
$1,612
318
$6,776
434
$4,264
67
$402
236
$396
Week
Ending 04/27/14
Attd. Ministry
105
$580
298
$3,435
363
$7,489
55
$437
105
$143
Auto-Give
Mail/Credit Cards
Total
$9,284
$1,920
$19,562
$27,035
$2,041
$42,526
$10,162
$3,480
$25,726
Second Offering
962
1,188
926
$2,427
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May 2014
Sunday, MAY 18
Rev. Jim Mitulski; 9 & 11 a.m.; Harvey Milk Remembrance
Music 4 Hope presents: Chris Chism & Friends, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, MAY 21 • PULSE
Blurred Lines: Sexuality and Spirituality, 7:15 p.m.
Sunday, MAY 25
Rev. Mike Wright-Chapman; 9 & 11 a.m.
Pack the Pantry Sunday, non-perishable food collection
Wednesday, MAY 28 • PULSE
Blurred Lines: Sexuality and Spirituality, 7:15 p.m.
DOMINIONTIDE
EASTERTIDE
H O P E o n the Horizon
June 2014 GLBT Pride Month
EVENTS at
a GLANCE*
September 2014
Sunday, SEP 21
Pride Sunday
October 2014
Saturday, OCT 4
Blessing of the Animals-1 to 4 p.m. Puppy Love Marionette
Show for the children and we have an Animal Rescue group
involved!
Sunday, OCT 5
Feast of St. Francis, Renewal of Vows- 11 a.m.
Gay and Straight Together
Sunday, JUN 1 • ASCENSION SUNDAY
Saturday, OCT 25
Rev. Glenna Shepherd, Decatur UCC, Decatur GA;
9 & 11 a.m.
Annual Congregational Meeting
Wednesday, JUN 4 • PULSE
Sunday afternoon, OCT 26
Blurred Lines: Sexuality and Spirituality, 7:15 p.m.
Dia de los Muertos Children’s field trip to the Bath House
Cultural Center
Friday, JUN 6
Sunday, JUN 8 • PENTECOST
Sundays in June: The Bible & Homosexuality
Ministry Appreciation Party 5-7 p.m.
November 2014
Wednesday, JUN 11 • PULSE
Blurred Lines: Sexuality and Spirituality, 7:15 p.m.
Sunday, NOV 16
Friday, JUN 20
Pride Prom 7 p.m. to Midnight, Interfaith Peace Chapel
Saturday, JUN 21
Congregational Townhall Meeting, 11:30 a.m., Sanctuary
Sunday, JUN 22 • JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION
Rev. Darnell Fennell, Houston, TX; 9 & 11 a.m.
Music 4 Hope presents: Marvin Matthews, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, JUN 29
Stonewall Commemoration
Pack the Pantry Sunday, non-perishable food collection
July 2014
Sunday, JUL 20
Hero of Hope Sunday
Sunday, JUL 27
Other Important Dates
PENTECOST
Taize Service, 7 p.m.; Interfaith Peace Chapel
Transgender Day of Remembrance, 7-9 p.m., Sanctuary
Thursday, NOV 27 • THANKSGIVING DAY
December 2014
Monday, DEC 1
World AIDS Day Service at 6 p.m.
Thursday, DEC 11
Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe (La Virgen de Guadalupe)
with Mass and Outdoor Procession 7 p.m.
Wednesday, DEC 24 • CHRISTMAS EVE
Christmas Eve Children’s & Families Service 5 p.m.
Christmas Eve Candlelight Holy Communion Service
7 p.m. Spanish, 9 & 11 p.m. English
Thursday, DEC 25 • CHRISTMAS DAY
Christmas Day
CoH 44th Anniversary Sunday
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