November 2013 - All Souls Cathedral
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November 2013 - All Souls Cathedral
Cathedral Connection The Cathedral of All Souls Biltmore Village, Asheville, NC 28803 November 2013 Requiem Liturgy November 3 The most prominent piece in the service will be his magnificent cantata “Rejoice in the Lamb,” which is based on the poem Jubilate Agno by the 18th-century poet Christopher Smart. The Fourteenth-Annual All Souls Requiem Liturgy will be celebrated on Sunday, November 3, 2013 at 5 p.m. Those in our cathedral community who have died this past year will be remembered by name during the service, and the Eucharist will be offered in thanksgiving for their lives. The All Souls Cathedral Choir along with organist Eric Plutz from Princeton University will offer music celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of English composer Benjamin Britten. This piece was commissioned by the Reverend Canon Walter Hussey for the Parish of St. Matthew in Northampton, England, and premiered there in 1943. Britten himself conducted the premiere. The organist for that performance was a young and talented musician named Alec Wyton, who shortly thereafter came to the allelujah for the heart of God, States and served as And from the hand of the artist inimitable, United organist/choirmaster of the And from the echo of the heavenly harp Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City. In sweetness magnifical and mighty. H Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah. We d n e s d ay, N o v. 6 6:15 p . m . (continued on next page) November Calendar T h u r s d ay, N o v. 28 10:30 a . m . Anti-Racism Workshop (p. 6) Requiem Liturgy (p. 1) Chili Cookoff Parish Dinner (p. 2) St. Macarius Contemplative Eucharist (p. 9) 8 All Souls’ 117th Anniversary (p. 4) 9 Milly Morrow’s Ordination 10 Contemplative Fly Fishing (p. 9) 11 Book Group reads Home (p. 5) 14 Common Threads meeting 16 Autumn Grace meeting (p. 6) 17 Community Breakfast (p. 2) Food Booth Awards (p. 10) 18 Book Group reads Marilynne Robinson (p. 5) 23: Cathedral Workday with pizza lunch 24 UTO Ingathering (p. 6) 28 Thanksgiving service and potluck (p. 5) Thanksgiving Ser vice and Potluck (see p. 5) 4: Chili Cook-Off (see p. 2) S a t u rd ay, N o v. 9 11:00 a . m . Ordination of Milly Morrow 2 3 6 Coming in December… Advent Wreath-Making Potluck All Souls is a eucharistically centered cathedral whose life is formed by scripture, the baptismal covenant and our engagement with the world about us. It is a community where all are welcome, trust is present, risks are taken, and where our gifts and graces enable us to be who God knows us to be. Cathedral Connection Adult Forum Sundays at 10:10 a.m., Zabriskie Hall Nov. 3: Preparing to Prepare for Advent: Walking with Mary Mary must have had her fears, too. Pregnancy and childbirth are no cakewalk today, and certainly most women enter pregnancy with a bit of trepidation, but not as much as women of the first century. Having a baby was a seriously dangerous thing. Mary had so many reasons to be afraid. But that is not the story we know of her. We hear of a young girl who heard the angel tell her that she was to have a child. She sought wisdom from a cousin. She trusted her fiancée, Joseph. Her words tell us of the joy she felt in the God’s blessing upon her to bear a child. As we prepare for Advent, as we await God’s working in our lives, what can we learn from Mary’s story. How can we wait? How can we prepare for God to come and dwell in us? Led by Rosa Lee Harden. Nov. 10: Preparing to Prepare for Advent – Simple Observance Practices Rather than confront a busy season with more business, how do we build simple practices into these four weeks which enable us to be present to this time? How do we deal with some of the financial stress of the season? Led by Todd Donatelli. Nov. 17: Community Breakfast Representatives of Food Booth Grant recipient agencies will join us. Hosted by the All Souls Outreach Committee. Nov. 24: All Souls Parish Retreat Our parish retreat at Kanuga next year will be held from May 23 to 25, 2014. We are calling it: “All Souls, All Stories: Weaving the Past and the Future.” In the past Kanuga has been centered around families with young children; this year we hope to encourage a broader spectrum of the parish, and are planning programming with that in mind. The theme for the retreat will center around the stories that have formed and shaped All Souls throughout its history and have brought us to this point in our story. Join us as we talk about the theme, format and registration procedures for this parish weekend. (See also information on page 7.) 2 The 7th All Souls’ Great Chili Cook-Off! November 6 at 6:15 p.m. Think your chili is worthy of the much-coveted Hormel Cup? Join us at 6:15 p.m. in Zabriskie Hall for this fun annual event. We will provide power strips to plug in crock pots for the contestants and antacid for the participants. Cost is $5 per person with a $15 maximum per family. Questions? Call Milly 772-1429. Community Breakfast November 17 at 10:10 a.m. Requiem (continued from front page) One of Alec's most talented students was Marilyn Keiser, who after finishing her studies in New York came to be director of music here at All Souls from 1970 - 1983. When Benjamin Britten the current pipe organ at All Souls was installed and dedicated in 1971, the parish choir sang “Rejoice in the Lamb,” conducted by Alec Wyton and accompanied by Marilyn Keiser. Other featured pieces in the service on November 3 will include Britten's beautiful “Te Deum in C,” Alec Wyton's “Sanctus” and “Fanfare,” and two organ pieces composed by Britten, performed by Eric Plutz. Soloists will include Cathedral Choir members Janis Bryant, Jeff Konz, Reid Robertson, Russell Thompson, and Hannah Pennell. A reception will be held in the Owen Library following the service. Cathedral Connection From the Dean: Staff Shifts and Preparation for Preparation A Shift for Milly Morrow In the Episcopal Church ordinations are about the community. Yes there is an individual taking vows and there is also a community taking vows. The person taking ordination vows cannot get to that day if not for many communal affirmations along the way. Vestries, Parish Lay Discernment Committees from congregations, Commissions on Ministry, seminary faculties are among the elements of community through whom any person’s journey to ordination must pass. Along the way these communities are not simply asking, ‘Do we see this person as an ordained person?’ They are equally asking, ‘Do we see ordained relationship between this person and the church?’ They are not discerning simply for the person but for the whole community. On Saturday, November 9 at 11:00 a.m., members of the diocese, the Bishop, members of All Souls and members of the greater community will gather for the Ordination to the Transitional Diaconate of Milly Morrow. As they proclaim in verbal response their affirmation of her as an ordained person they will be saying, ‘We affirm our relationship to Milly and Milly’s to us and our interconnectedness as a people of faith and a people of community’. With ordination will come a change in Milly’s title to Canon for Missional Formation: Youth and Community Engagement. Milly will continue to focus her work on youth formation through this missional lens, incorporating learning and fellowship which will engage all ages of the wider community. According to Rev. Dr. Dwight Zscheile, ‘the Missional Church is a church whose identity lies in participating in the triune God’s reconciling mission in the world around us’. As Canon of Missional Formation Milly’s work will be to seek and engage all people in God’s mission in the world. In this opportunities to reflect upon, integrate and live out that which is learned in the engagement are key. In all of this is the opportunity to deepen in our experience of and understanding of ourselves as a people participating in God’s movement in our world. This is not a work of Milly. It is a work of community. A Shift for Sherry Prazich In our budget for 2013 we reduced the hours of our Parish Administrator position from 40 to 32. As we have lived into this year we have learned several things: Sherry has worked well to find those in our community who are able and desirous of assisting in administrative work. Member and visitor information, various communications and other office assistance are among these. Even as she has worked to utilize parishioners in this work we have identified other administrative elements which are better handled by the Parish Administrator. We currently do not have a second staff person trained to back up Sue Gervais, our bookkeeper. As this information is sensitive, particularly member contributions, it is appropriate to be handled by a staff person. In order to be ‘fluent’ with the many aspects of our financial systems one needs to work with them regularly. As well the production of our weekly E-pistle and Sunday printed announcements has been handled by Kyle Ritter. It is our conclusion that this is better handled by the Parish Administrator and also frees Kyle to spend this time on music and liturgical needs. Thus, in our budget for 2014 the Vestry and Finance Committee have agreed to move the Parish Administrator hours from 32 to 40 to accommodate regular work with our financial system and the shift of E-pistle and Sunday printed announcements. With these additional hours added our overall staff positions are half a position less than two years ago. As we stated in last year’s budget presentation we are conscious of the shifting times in which we live and how we work to be adaptable both financially and in our overall infrastructure. We appreciate your continued support of the work of this faith community. Preparation for Preparation: Advent in November In the Adult Forum beginning the last Sunday of October and continuing Sunday November 3 and 10, Rosa Lee Harden and I have been leading a discussion of the contrast of Advent from the centuries of its origin to our time as well as the contrast of cultural manifestations and our Advent Biblical stories. Coming into the church during the 4th and 5th centuries Advent originated in a time when three of four pregnancies resulted in death and when a large number of women did not survive childbirth. Pregnancy had a different meaning. Today we are immersed in the cultural quest for the perfect Christmas leading as much to emotional stress for many as to realized hope. Commercials of perfectly decorated homes, dinners and perfectly chosen presents abound. How do we prepare for a season of preparation? How do we find meaning amid the pressure and loudness around us? Please join us. Peace, 3 Cathedral Connection All Souls is 117 November 8 This November 8th marks the 117th anniversary of our consecration as All Souls Episcopal Church, Biltmore. Creating an Episcopal presence in his manor village was of utmost importance to George W. Vanderbilt. He had planned an elaborate consecration ceremony, complete with all the necessary clergy for such an event, the readings had been selected, the musical selections made – even the seating arrangements had been taken care of thanks to George’s meticulous preplanning for this much-anticipated day. A few days ahead of the ceremony, George took the train from Biltmore to New York City to collect his priest, the Reverend David Greer of St. Bartholomew’s, who would deliver the consecration sermon. When they arrived at the station in Biltmore on November 6th, word was waiting for Mr. Vanderbilt that his dear mother had died. He and his priest immediately returned to New York to prepare for her funeral. Two days later, on November 8th, the consecration ceremony took place according to plan, with one sad exception: Mr. Vanderbilt was absent from this ceremony he’d dreamed of since the village was planned with a church as its focal point. — Martha Fullington All Souls in 1902 (photo by William Henry Jackson) [Note: The article was photocopied from microf ilm at Pack Library and transcribed verbatim (including punctuation and misspellings) by Martha Fullington, November 14,1995] ASHEVILLE CITIZEN Asheville, N. C., Tuesday, November 10, 1896. CONSECRATION OF ALL SOULS' OPENING SERVICES AT THE BILTMORE CHURCH. The Temple of Worship Consecrated With Impressive Ceremonial by Bishop Cheshire – A Beautifully Finished Edifice. All Souls' church in Biltmore Sunday passed as a gift from George W. Vanderbilt to parishioners of Episcopalian faith in the missionary jurisdiction of Asheville, and, with impressive ceremonial, the temple was consecrated to sacred use, in a crowded attendance of worshiping laity, by Rt. Rev. Joseph Blount Cheshire, jr., bishop of North Carolina and acting bishop of Asheville. The dedicatory services began at 11 o'clock, and at that hour the ushers, D.C. Champlain, W.A. Culbreth, J.O. Seibert, D.F. Herndon and E.M. Griffith, had the seating of the church completed, and later arrivals were offered the courtesies of camp chairs ranged through the aisles. Sixty seats in the eastern transept were reserved for employes of the estate, and three double pews in the opposite transept were retained for colored occupants. A swell of organ music introduced the ceremonies; an instant later singing was heard, and as the music proceeded the vested choir appeared in procession through the transept and nave to the entrance doors, where the singers divided to receive the clergy, Bishop Cheshire was attended in the march to the altar by his chaplain, Rev. Alfred H. Stubbs of Asheville, Rev. Edwin A. Osborne of Charlotte, Rev. W.R. Walker of Raleigh, Rev. M.W. Black of Flat Rock, Rev. T. C. Wetmore of Hendersonville and Rev. H.S. McDuffey of Asheville. Following were Wardens Charles McNamee, Charles W. Woolsey, George F. Weston and W.H. Washington. The choir accompanied to the pews of the chancel. The deed donating the church to the diocese was then presented by the wardens to the bishop, who read the document at length, and warrant of the proceedings was announced to the people by the bishop's chaplain. The consecration of the edifice concluded with an eloquent discourse by Bishop Cheshire on the scriptural lesson in Genesis 28: 16-17: And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said 'Truly the Lord is in this place; and I knew it not.' “And he was afraid, and said, 'How dreadful is this place! This is none other than the House of God, and this is the gate of Heaven.' The article continues, enlarging on the sermon and commenting briefly on the music and at length on “The Edifice.” Read the remainder on our website: allsoulscathedral.org/who-we-are/history/consecration 4 Cathedral Connection This November, the All Souls Book Group Will Read… Marilynne Robinson’s novel Home Meeting Times • Monday, November 11, 7 p.m., the Warner Building • Monday, November 18, 7 p.m., the C. E. Room “Hundreds of thousands of readers were enthralled and delighted by the luminous, tender voice of John Ames in Gilead, Marilynne Robinson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Home is an entirely independent, deeply affecting work that takes place concurrently in the same Iowa town, this time in the household of Reverend Robert Boughton, Ames’s closest friend. Glory Boughton, age 38, has returned to Gilead to care for her dying father. Soon her brother Jack – the prodigal son of the family, gone twenty years – comes home, too, looking for refuge and trying to make peace with a past littered with trouble and pain. Jack is one of the great characters in recent literature. A bad boy from childhood, an alcoholic who cannot hold a job, he is perpetually at odds with his surroundings and with his traditionalist father, though he remains Boughton’s beloved child. Brilliant, lovable, and wayward, Jack forges an intense bond with Glory and engages painfully with John Ames, his godfather and namesake. Home is a moving and healing book about families, family secrets, and the passing of generations, about love and death and faith. It is Robinson’s greatest work, an unforgettable embodiment of the deepest and most universal emotions.” A tableau of decency and compassion that is also an angry and devastating indictment of moral cowardice and unrepentant, unacknowledged sin… Beautiful. —A. O. Scott, The New York Times Book Review Book Availability Copies of Home are now available at Accent on Books, on Merrimon Avenue, at reduced cost, thanks to parishioner Lewis Sorrels. The All Souls Book Group is the nucleus of the Kay Falk Literary Project, which is centered at the Cathedral as part of its teaching mission. For more information, please contact Emilie White at [email protected]. Thanksgiving Potluck Home begins simply, eschewing obvious verbal fineness, and slowly grows in luxury – its last fifty pages are magnificently moving…. Powerful. All Souls’ annual Thanksgiving Potluck will follow the Thursday, Nov. 28, 10:30 morning worship service. The dinner will be held in the parish hall at noon. All are invited to come and bring a covered dish to s h a r e . Visiting kin are welcome. My family and I are so grateful for the love, the cards, food, visits, and telephone calls that you have given us since Mason's death. I am so thankful for my extended family at All Souls, which will be a source of strength and blessing in the days ahead. The church orders the turkey, dressing and gravy. Cost is a covered dish to serve a crowd and $5 per person, $10 maximum for a family. Sign-up sheets are available in the church office and at Sunday worship services. Please register by Nov. 12. —from the inside flap of the first edition —James Wood, The New Yorker With much love and appreciation, Prue Wilson These annual events are a family-like buffet feast of the traditional turkey and dressing along with parishioners’ favorite vegetable dishes, cranberry salads, pies and cakes. Contact Nancy Marlowe at [email protected] or 277-2840 to volunteer for Wednesday afternoon set-up or Thursday afternoon cleanup. 5 Cathedral Connection Autumn Grace November 16 Autumn Grace, a group of senior women open to all, has been meeting once a month for a little over a year. Last November the group discussed ideas and made plans for the current year. Since January 2012, we have split into two groups after the opening devotional. One group, with shared leadership, focused on different attitudes we would like to develop as we age. A second group, under the leadership of the Rev. Nancy Mills, worked with the text, Remembering Your Story: Creating Your Own Spiritual Autobiography written by Richard L. Morgan. Now it is time to think ahead to next year!! The November meeting will be held on Saturday, November 16, at 10:00 a.m. in the Owen Library. After our opening devotional, Diane Russell will lead us in planning and re-forming for the coming year. All senior women are invited to participate. Questions? Please contact Babie Chromy (828-687-2926; [email protected]). Anti-Racism Training Saturday, November 2 On Saturday, November 2nd from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. the Cathedral will host this important workshop in conjunction with the Commission to Dismantle Racism. This Diocesanwide training is required for all vestry members, most staff, and all people in the ordination process. Lunch will be provided. Please contact Thomas Murphy for more details and if you will be attending ([email protected]). United Thank Offering Fall Ingathering November 24 6 Thank you for your many years of participation! Each fall and spring, All Souls joins with churches around the world to collect our “offerings of thanks” and unite them to provide grants throughout the world. One hundred percent of the offerings collected are given away every year. These grants from the UTO help meet compelling human need. They are tangible evidence of how our blessings and gratitude can lead to someone else’s blessings and gratitude. Before and after services, take a look at the map on the porch to see a few of the many ways our gifts are put to use. Thank you! Christmas at the Advocate Gift Bagging December 18 We are busy preparing for the annual Holiday Party on Sunday, December 22nd, when we share food, fellowship, and much-needed and appreciated gifts with those in our community who are grateful for even the most basic necessities. We hope you will continue to be part of this holy and joyous event and will bless us with your support. Last year we served more than 250 men, women, and children. Chaos and wonder were the order of the day, the Incarnate Christ was present and celebrated, and all were blessed. This year, we are planning an even better party. We bought thermals on sale during the summer, so are off to a great start! Everyone will receive a gift bag with basic essentials, and then, through a lottery system, they will take turns going into “St. Nicholas’ Gift Shop” to pick out a gift. Once everyone has had a chance to choose a gift, all will be able to return to select additional items. This way, folks will be able to choose what they most want and need from the items we receive from you. Many thanks to the following congregations for providing gift bag items: Holy Spirit, Mars Hill, and St. George’s, Asheville (underwear); Holy Family, Mills River, and All Saints, Franklin (socks), Holy Cross, Tryon, and St. John’s, Marion (gloves); EYC groups (candy). And thanks to St. Matthias for again providing a delicious dinner! We welcome donations of gifts for our St. Nicholas Shop (please see list at right). Please bring them during the week to Trinity Church or All Souls, or we can make arrangements for pick up at your church. We also welcome financial contributions! Checks should be payable to The Church of the Advocate and mailed to: The Advocate, 60 Church St., Asheville, NC 28801. Please write “COA Christmas” on the memo line. If you would like to join either the morning (10-1) or afternoon (12-4) bagging of gifts on Wednesday, Dec. 18th, please email or call Ham Fuller ([email protected], 828-243-3932). Many, many thanks! St. Nicholas Shop Gifts (these are suggestions – please surprise us!) men’s/women’s clothes coats sweaters • hoodies shoes • boots athletic shoes tents • sleeping bags blankets children’s gifts children’s clothes toiletries flashlights • batteries Cathedral Connection All Souls Parish Retreat May 23-25, 2014 From the Director, Robbin Whittington More than seventy people from five different denominations gathered on the banks of Lake Tahoe mid-October for a week of connection, conversation, and for sharing our faith and formation stories and experiences. I was invited to lead a workshop at the Western Christian Educator’s Conference on the “Cartography of Curation.” From that workshop, I gleaned close to 100 trusted resources to share on the CSR portal. What a treasure trove of ideas, programs, and resources! Several of those resources have already been added on our website: theCSR.org. Coming soon: CSR is hosting a special topic advanced Wisdom School with Cynthia Bourgeault on The Holy Trinity and the Law of Three. We will be video-taping and sharing content highlights from the week on the portal in the coming months. We are very excited to announce that the North Carolina Lutheran Synod has hired a person to load resources on the portal. The Cartography of Curation Western Christian Educator’s Conference 2013 (photos by Tom Whittington) Kanuga is a special place. The little beach for little feet. The mist on the lake early in the morning. A meal made for you… and no dishes to clean! The quiet of evening that is suddenly split by the laughter of 25 adults cackling over some small bit of unexpected information they have just learned about a friend. The amazing opportunity to know one another better… to have an actual conversation that extends beyond our front porch. This is what the All Souls members who put this Kanuga weekend together many years ago had in mind. It was at that time a way to build community and to attract new families. It worked. Since then we have been joined by many new families and the community has been strengthened by our retreat weekend together. Last year we took a break and sought to discern the formational purpose of Kanuga for our current community, and how to continue to support it within the constraints of our budget. The staff believes the retreat is important because it gives us a time to remember who we are called to be, to develop further our vision of this particular community, to connect more deeply as a family and to renew our common identity. These are not things that can be done at a Wednesday night parish dinner, nor can they be accomplished with only young people and young families. We need the gift of space and time and we need the diverse ages and family makeups of the All Souls community. A group has begun meeting to plan Kanuga 2014. The team consists of Jill and Dan Stevenson, Tahani Sticpewich, Father Todd, Diane Russell, Frazier Worth, Helene Heilig, and myself. We have crunched the numbers and believe we have come up with a good balance between accessibility and reality, and have begun looking at fundraising ideas. Please put May 23-25 on your calendars and plan to join us! (If you are unable to stay for the entire retreat, you are welcome to come for the day on Saturday – let us know.) If a benefit of this weekend is to recall who we are, we must know where we came from. We want to make use of our time together to learn and grow from sharing our many tales of All Souls’ history. We can offer the prices below for those who register with a $50 deposit by Dec. 9 and commit to help with fundraising. On November 24 we will meet during the Adult Forum to discuss details. Discounted cost for 2 nights’ Jill Stevenson (jsteven3@aol. room+board and programming. com) has agreed to be our contact person if you have questions, and of course feel free to contact me at the church. Peace! Single occupancy Double occupancy $ 225 —Milly Morrow Family of 4 or more $ 295 Family of 3 Register now! allsoulscathedral.org/publications-and-forms/Kanuga $150 $ 260 7 Cathedral Connection Living it Out Interviews with All Souls parishioners about ways in which they are living out their baptismal covenants in the world. —by Susan Blexrud Tom’s photos online Tom Whittington: Documenting our Communal Life In the diverse community of believers that is All Souls, there are cradle Episcopalians and Episcopalians by their chinny-chin-chins. By his wife Robbin’s admission, Tom Whittington is one of the latter. But that doesn’t diminish the church’s impact on him or vice versa. Through Tom’s engaging photographs, he and All Souls have rubbed off on each other – with indelible ink. While Tom aims to be unobtrusive as he strives to record special moments at the church, Robbin says, “He ends up in relationships as a result of connecting with people through his photography. He doesn’t just take photographs, he captures memories.” There’s never a shortage of events to shoot at All Souls, and Tom’s photography has chronicled so many of them. “He’s helping us create our legacy through images,” Robbin said. Requests for Tom’s talents reach beyond the All Souls community. On June 8, he was asked to record the celebration of a new ministry in Hendersonville. At La Capilla de Santa Maria, Tom shot photos of the Reverend Hilario Cisneros, Missioner for Spanish Speaking Ministries and Rector of the church. One of Tom’s photos was selected to be used in a fundraiser calendar for the Latino/Hispanic Ministry of the National Episcopal Church. A chiropractic physician by trade, Tom’s creative outlet is his photography. What he likes most is to capture events through people. “I find myself waiting for a head turn,” he said. “I love the anticipation of a good picture, and I try to be ready for it.” Tom has been there for so many of All Souls cherished moments, from the soulful Repairing the Breach service to innumerable baptisms, guest speakers, and installation of new priests. “It has been an honor to take photos inside the cathedral,” Tom said. “I try to hide in the corner and not be seen.” Though Tom began his photography journey with film, he is now enthralled with the digital aspects of the medium. “Digital photography allows everyone to have the technical ability to shoot pictures, but that makes the composition of the shot that much more important,” he said. Tom at the Wild Goose Festival (photo by Wesley Duffee-Braun) Tom’s fascination with photography began in the ninth grade. He subsequently won a photojournalism award in high school and had his own darkroom in the days of racial riots and the Vietnam War. About five or six years ago, “I participated in Wesley Duffey Braun’s photography group at the church, and I started bringing my camera on Sundays. First thing I knew, I was taking photos for various events.” A couple of Tom’s favorite photos: The Dean burning the Greens and shooting the Easter Cannon. 8 photobytom.com And Tom’s composition is exceptional. While he credits Tahani Sticpewich’s eye for cropping and editing the images for the Connection, “She has a real knack,” he said, it’s Tom’s composition that allows observers to relive events through his lens. “It’s my small way of giving back,” he said. Cathedral Connection Hope to Home Team Judy Rudolph and Susan Wilson, along with 17 other samesex couples, applied for a marriage license from the Buncombe Registrar of Deeds on October 15. (photo by Laurie Johnson) Attention Fly-Fishers! (Or people who want to be fly-fishers…) On November 10th after the 11:15 service a group from All Souls will travel to Lake Logan for what we are calling ‘Contemplative Fly-fishing.’ Many spiritual traditions include practices with repetitive motions used to aid in prayer and meditation. Fly-fishing would seem to offer the same opportunity. Email Thomas ([email protected]) if you are interested. No experience required! St. Macarius Contemplative Community invites you to join them for a Contemplative Eucharist November 6, 6:45 - 8:30 p.m. Servanthood House, 156 E. Chestnut St., Asheville For more information contact Emily Wilmer emily@oasisofwisodom 319-7240 The All Souls Hope to Home team is ending its year-long commitment to befriend Dora, our partner. Dora moved into stable, permanent housing last October, and since that time we have had the great privilege to be in relationship with her as she has navigated the challenges of establishing a new life for herself. She has been inspiring to us as a group and to each team member individually. Her strength of character, resilience, intelligence and faith have touched us all. Below are some of the comments of members of our team about their experience this past year: I have admired Dora as a loving caring friend who, by her own example and her work, has dispelled many myths and stereotypes of people experiencing homelessness. Each homeless person is a unique individual with his or her own story. Thank you Dora for being such a good teacher. I didn't expect to f ind such a connection with someone whose life looked from the outside so very different from my own. And now I carry the knowledge – learned f irst hand – that at base we are all deeply intertwined. One never knows what gifts might blossom in places we may have forgotten or neglected. Dora has shown me how indomitable the human spirit can be. She receives and gives love with grace; her outreach to others is abundant and unself ish. Most of us have established relationships with Dora that will continue after our formal “Hope to Home” team is no longer in existence. Many feel we have developed an ongoing, long-term friendship with her. We are hoping that others in our All Souls community will want to continue this important work, partnering with another individual or family identified by Homeward Bound as a good match for a Hope to Home team. When do we have the opportunity to establish a real relationship with someone who has lived without a home? It is an rare gift that can change and expand us in unexpected ways. Each of our team members is extremely grateful to have been through this year with Dora. We encourage other All Souls parishioners to open themselves to a similar experience. The next All Souls Hope to Home team is in the process of being established. If you are interested in being involved, please contact Mike Stevenson at (828) 254-5227 or [email protected]. Learn more on the Homeward Bound website: www.hbofa.org/programs/hope-to-home/ 9 Cathedral Connection 2013 Food Booth Grants This year’s Food Booth Grant Committee received and reviewed 33 applications for grants exceeding $65,000. The Committee recommended that the following nine agencies receive grants totalling $19,584; their recommendation was approved by the Vestry during its October 21 meeting. On November 17th, parishioners will be able to meet representatives of these agencies at the Community Breakfast. Grants will be presented at the 11:15 a.m. service. Thank you to the Grant Committee: Don Cole and Sandra Byrd, Co-Chairs; Alice Myer, Steve VanAllen, Alan Campo, Holli Spake, and Anne Marie Smith. Community of the Beloved $2,500 to support general operating budget that supports mission of building community for people that live on the streets and on the margins through shelter, food, services, and social justice initiatives. Eliada Home $1,000 to support Therapeutic Animal Stewardship Cooperative (TASC) program, which touches the lives of all Eliada children on campus and in programs. Funds will be used to care for the needs of the animals on campus, including purchase of food, routine veterinary care, farrier services, and basic supplies. Haywood Street Congregation Partnership for Pastoral Counseling $2,500 to provide access to pastoral counseling services and therapy plans to individuals, couples, or families that have an annual household income of $0-$17,000. Each approved applicant will be granted up to 16 sessions of counseling with a Partnership counselor whose specialty and geographic location will address both need and access of clients selected. Each client will be requested to pay a minimum of $10 per session and the Partnership will cover the remaining $60 per session. Mountain Area Radio Reading Service $2,500 to purchase food and related supplies for the Haywood Street Respite, a new program that will begin in late 2013. The Haywood Street Respite will be a safe place for homeless adults to rest, get three meals a day, and be helped in other ways following their discharge from the hospital. This is the first respite care program for homeless individuals in Asheville. $1,000 to help expand programming to the Latino and AfricanAmerican population in the area by reading news publications focused on these populations and do a Spanish language news hour. This grant will support mission to link people with low vision to their Western North Carolina community through audio access to printed materials. On Track Swannanoa Child Enrichment $1,000 to support the production of Mad City Money program materials for students, teachers, and volunteers, and to support staff costs to recruit, coordinate, and train volunteers. This program will serve freshmen at Asheville and Enka High Schools. Through Mad City Money, students will learn about the potential consequences of their financial choices, which help them grasp the importance of sound money management habits. Our VOICE 10 serve men in order to increase referrals of male victims to Our VOICE. $2,500 to provide support and enhance the One-in-Six Project that seeks to provide malecentered service to adult (ages 13+) males who have experienced sexual assault. Our VOICE anticipates using this funding to provide access to support groups and counseling to at least 20 male victims of sexual abuse/assault and to provide outreach presentations to 15 locations that primarily $1,350 to purchase two cribs compliant with the new federal safety standards, along with bedding and infant care changing cabinet. The grant will support delivery of day care services to families needing financial assistance and will permit Children and Friends Enrichment Center to increase the number of infants served from eight to ten. Vecinos $2,500 to help continue providing free primary and preventive medical outreach, health, education, and case management services. The grant will support delivery of culturally appropriate, comprehensive healthcare and for outreach supplies which will be distributed to farm workers during mobile clinics. (continued on next page) Cathedral Connection Food Booth (continued from previous page) Youth OUTright $2,500 to help continue work with LGBTQ youth in western NC. The grant will partially underwrite the cost of food, beverages, and supplies associated with Asheville Youth Program weekly support meetings. Center for Disordered Eating $300, to help initiate Healthy Bodies Afterschool Program at YWCA to address body image, fitness, eating, and weight concerns for fourth and fifth graders. Success Equation Faith Summit It seemed almost biblical. It was a gathering of over 90 people from many varied backgrounds and faiths. The Spirit of God moved among them offering inspiration and encouragement. It was the Success Equation Faith Summit funded by the Diocese of WNC's Human, Hurt, and Hope grant and sponsored by Cathedral of All Souls and Trinity. Hosted at Trinity Episcopal Church on September 25, there were representatives from Catholic, Jewish, Protestant, Unitarian, and Buddhist congregations who met with civic leaders and representatives of community organizations. The topics discussed and their advocates were: Family Support: • Food Stamps (SNAP): Steve Garrison, Buncombe County Dept. of Health/Human Services • School lunch and summer nutrition programs: Lisa Payne, Buncombe County Schools Docent Training If you love All Souls history and would like to be part of our ministry to welcome guests to the Cathedral and share our history, please consider becoming a docent. Over the winter, I will be training all who are interested. Docents sign up to offer “history tours” in the nave to our visitors a couple of days a month from Easter to Advent. You can join by yourself or team up with your buddy or spouse… We’ve even had mother/ daughter duos! We really need to increase our number of docents so we can have someone in the church to be the face and welcome smile of All Souls. This ministry was started by Nancy Martin when we became the cathedral for the diocese in 1995. Since then, we have welcomed hundreds to come in, take a look around, and hear a minute or two about our awesome history, our stunning windows, and our role as an active Episcopal church. Perhaps you remember the introduction to our history from your newcomers class. We have a spot for you. We are looking for all ages; both weekday and weekend times are available. Call Martha Fullington, 684-2083. Economic Stability: • Buncombe County/City of Asheville' affordable housing policies and strategies: Holly Jones, County Commissioner. • City Transit/Bus service: Vicki Meath, Just Economics Early Childhood: • Child Care Subsidy Program and NC Pre-K: Amy Barry, ED of Smart Start of Buncombe County • Head Start: Brian Repass, Community Action Opportunity Following a meal, this panel of civic leaders presented facts, figures and vital information on each of the topics. The participants then broke into smaller groups to discuss the topic of particular interest to them. All Souls had 10 participants who were part of all these groups. This produced a great exchange of ideas which was then presented to the full gathering. Comments and suggestions for each area made by All Souls attendees will be considered by Children First Committee in future involvement. The evening concluded with Rev Bill Jamison's scripture readings and a call to not only profess our faith, but to act on it. 11 Cathedral Connection Notes from the Atrium from Micki Hill, Catechesis of the Good Shepherd & Children’s Formation A Place of Prayer Gracious and holy Father, please give (them): intellect to understand you; reason to discern you; diligence to seek you; wisdom to f ind you; a spirit to know you; a heart to meditate upon you; ears to hear you; eyes to see you; a tongue to proclaim you; a way of life pleasing to you; patience to wait for you; and perseverance to look for you. This prayer of St. Benedict expresses the heart of our work with children and the reason we use Catechesis of the Good Shepherd as our method of formation. It is a method that respects the child and seeks to communicate the Christian message in an honest fashion, with no gimmicks and no watered down texts. We use “the Bible and the Liturgy (prayers and sacraments) of the church as (our) sources for creating and sustaining Christian life at every developmental stage and, in particular, for illuminating and nourishing the child in his/her most vital religious needs.” We do not interpret the words or gestures, but seek to serve and participate with the child in the “listening” for deeper understanding. The kerygma, or announcement, of “Good News” has a celebratory character. Communal listening, study, personal work, and celebration spontaneously become meditation, contemplation and prayer. This attitude toward Scripture and Liturgy opens us to mystery and welcomes us into a relationship with God. We can celebrate this relationship with Trevor who at the age of 7 wrote: “Jesus will walk with me and I will walk with him. He will talk to me and I will talk to him. He will be nice to me and I will be nice to him. He is a part of me and I am a part of him.” (from the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Journal, 1989.) 12 Each of us can create a time and place for prayer. A quiet corner, a small table, a cloth for the table, a candle, a Bible and a basket to hold the gifts of creation that might be gathered on a walk through the neighborhood can provide spiritual nurture for a family. Archives reorganized, Made more accessible The “monumental” work of organizing the registers, documents, photographs and drawings of the church is nearing the first phase of completion. All Souls’ archives committee reports that it is ready to accept relevant documents from parishioners to add to the church’s collection begun in 1896. Accessibility of the collection to researchers also has been improved. Committee chair George Sherrill said, “We hope this announcement will send people to their attics to search out papers and certificates related to their lives at All Souls.” He said certificates and other documents may be given or loaned to the archives. Likewise, documents already in the archives will be copied upon request. Nothing can be borrowed from the collection. Committee members Lorna Dorr, Beverley Gaines and Martha Fullington have built upon extensive sorting done by Linda Spangler and Beverley Gaines. Beverley was church clerk for 30 years. Minutes of vestry meetings taken by her are among the historic items in the archive. Church registers listing baptisms, confirmations, weddings and other ceremonies of the church date from 1896 and will be invaluable to historians and genealogists. For example, Register No. 1 lists George W. Vanderbilt as the first communicant. According to the committee, the archival documents may be old and fragile, but the presentation is new and user friendly. To increase awareness of this reference library of the church, a photo from the trove of pictures will be selected for printing in the Connection each month. Watch for the heading “Do You Know?” In keeping with this new accessibility, the archives committee has issued this mission statement: The mission of the Cathedral of All Souls’ archives is to collect, preserve and make available for research, materials that document the history and activities of All Souls. To use the archives, contact a committee member and make an appointment: George Sherrill, 828-524-3389; Lorna Dorr, 274-3231; Beverley Gaines, 253-2652; Martha Fullington, 684-2083. Archives committee meetings are at 4 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month in the Warner Building and are open to all. Items sought for the archives include photographs directly related to All Souls, educational materials used at All Souls, service leaflets, newspaper clippings, audio and video recordings of choral programs, sermons and special services and other memorabilia, such as certificates, trophies, plaques, etc. Bibles will not be accepted, unless of special significance. Cathedral Connection Notes from the Field of Youth Ministry Children Among Us... Bless and be blessed When our children gathered around the altar for yet another Blessing of the Backpacks this year, a long-time member of All Souls looked at me and said, “Do you feel some job security looking at all those faces of rising EYCers?” We laughed, but I think what we both heard in that statement is this: Our children at All Souls are more than job security for the youth minister… They, my friends, are security for the church. That is a blessing. These children, your children, are a blessing. I often have moments when I wonder how I will find meaning in the theology of the church given the state of our world – and then I am lucky enough to be with your children in Children’s Chapel or eating pizza and talking about life with the EYC youth. In those blessed moments of praying, talking, listening and watching our children move and live and have their being, I am renewed, restored and my theology is re-imagined, again. Children’s Chapel (for those of you who don’t attend) is a place where remarkable things happen. We begin every week by setting the altar with an icon and a candle. This simple and shared movement of setting the table has led to deep discussion about why candles are always present on the altar… To which your children responded: There are many things in this world that try and grab our attention. T.V., homework, friends, sports, wanting to be popular, our parents, our clothing… But when we light a candle it brings our attention to what is in front of us on the altar… to Jesus. After we set the table, we invite prayers. These children know how to pray and they do. They give God and their neighbors whatever is troubling their hearts, or burdening their minds. They do it because they trust each other; they do it because they trust God is a good God who wants to hear what they have to say. Sometimes we discuss the gospel for the day, but sometimes we don’t have time because they take up the time lifting prayers for the world around them. I am fairly certainly they are a living Gospel. So, I want to thank you. I want to thank you for sharing your child with this community. I want to thank you for blessing me with your children and for feeding the ministry of this church by showing up every week to be Church. Children’s Chapel is a stepping stone for children aged five to nine to As always, feel free to call or email me ([email protected], 772-1429). for more information. facebook.com/groups/allsoulsEYC Nov. 9: Milly’s Ordination, 11 a.m. Saturday. All the youth are invited to sit up front; three rows can be reserved. Please let me know if you or your youth are attending! Nov. 10: No EYC scheduled. Please feel free to gather together this day, go for a hike, or do something fun. I will be hosting family post-ordination. Nov. 15-17: Senior High Fall Youth Conference, Grades 9-12, Valle Crucis Conference Center. Nov. 24: Service Sunday. TBA. Dec. 4: Advent wreath-making! Assistance from the youth would be wonderful. Please be at the church at 5 for the 6:15 dinner. Dec. 15: Meeting to finalize Summer Mission Trip and begin planning for February Fundraiser. 12:30 to 3:30. prepare them to be in church with all of us. It helps them to focus, to understand the motions, and to practice attention to liturgy. But the children will be with us in church, and should be with us in church as they are able (whatever the age!) because they have something to teach us and because we will be blessed by their presence with us. We can pay attention to when children are ready to be in church and we can discuss this together. Please see me if you have questions about Children’s Chapel or if you might like to help in some way to keep Children’s Chapel awake and alive (we are in need of second adults to be with me on Sundays to meet the guidelines for Safeguarding God’s Children). We are always looking for people to share music with our children during the chapel time. You would be blessed by them, as have I. Yes, I feel security when I see all our beautiful children at the altar. I feel the security of God’s blessing on us and the deep and immediate need to foster in them their already vibrant love of the Holy. Peace, Milly! 13 Cathedral Connection Roots + Wings School of Art and Design rootsandwingsarts.com • 828.545.4827 Register online or email [email protected]. Art + Design Semester Programs Visual Art Adventures • Ages 3-6 • Wednesdays, 4:00–5:00 p.m. We will draw, paint, collage, print and sculpt as we learn about places, animals and artists from around the world! Clay + Mixed Media Explorations • Grades K-5 • Thursdays, 4:00–5:00 p.m. During this ongoing hand-building clay and mixed media session we will explore functional forms, decorative chimes, toys and garden sculptures, and a variety of boxes. TEEN Community Design Lab • Grades 6-9 • Mondays, 4:00-5:30 p.m. We will work with students in different aspects of visual art and film making while engaging in conversations about art, design and other issues in our local community. Newcomers Class through November 17 The fall Newcomers Class series will continue through November 17th. The Newcomers Class is an opportunity to learn about the ministries of All Souls, converse with our priests, hear about the Cathedral’s art and architecture, and learn about the particular gifts and ethos of the Episcopal Church and the Anglican tradition. If you are new to All Souls or know someone who is or someone who is looking for a church home, please make them aware of this offering. We meet during the Church School hour, beginning at 10:10 a.m., in the Owen Library. For more information, contact Thomas Murphy at [email protected], Susie Stokes at [email protected], or Sherry in the Cathedral office at 828-274-2681. Senior Lunch Bunch The Senior lunch Bunch Group does not meet in November or December, but would like to extend greetings to all for a festive Thanksgiving and Blessed Christmas. As we gather with family and friends, let us remember those who are less fortunate and pray that next year will be filled with greater hope and peace for all of mankind. See you in 2014. Friday Evening Art Salon • Ages 16 - Adult • Fridays, 6:00-8:00 p.m. 14 All are welcome from 16 years and up – from beginner to advanced. We will approach each class with a sense of curiosity and play. There will be opportunities to learn new techniques and integrate prior skills. We will work on specific skills for the first three weeks of the month. Participants will then use these learned skills to create freely on the fourth evening of each month. All Souls CROP Walkers 2013! Our large and indefatigable team walked all five miles and raised more than $1,000 for local and world hunger relief. (photo by Colby Rabon) Cathedral Connection If your birthday and/or wedding date is not listed or is incorrect, please call or email the church office and let us know. November Birthdays 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Virginia Faust, Brian Vaughan Cory Hart, Deborah Ramsey Frank Crawford, Mary Lockey, Abigail Moore Elaine Feeser, Richard Hoyle, Brad Letts John Maitland, John McMullen, Bob Young Margaret Kistler, Barbara Plimpton Ted Ahl, John Oakes, Noah Pitts, John Raines Carl Brown, Preston Hani, Tyler Hani, Caroline Turner Jim Crawford, Morgan McKeel, Mary Skelton Larisa Cordova, Scott Gray, Laurie McDowell Joe Jenkins, Margaret Weimer John Chase Kathryn Curl Sam Hunter, Robert Schaub Nora Luke, William Wiley Jeanne Cummings, Richard Lance Nora Mattsson, Anne Paul Lillian Chase, Jill Goldie, Barbara Guffy, Joan Kaplan, Taylor Malajati, Emma Mamone-Peeples Susie Samson Ruth Bailey, Sarah Beasley, Linda Kane Todd Donatelli, Carol Harris, Robert Mitchener, Dorothy Rapp Becky Anderson, David Beebe, Julie Fortney, Kristi Gray, Kathryn Repoley David Trulove Sam Bingham, Richard Harris, Micki Hill, Ginny Wilder Dave Greiner Glenn Bartholic Sandy Cooke, Carole Currie, Pat Dennis, Marilyn McLure, Elizabeth Vaughan Lorrie Barnwell, William Cecil, Joseph Hani, Jennifer Ramming, Pat Stevens November Anniversaries 1 3 4 5 6 7 12 14 15 21 Brady and Elizabeth Fulton Monroe Moore and Lupe Perez Elizabeth and Kemper Brown Frank and Sarah Colvett Jennifer and Robert Middlemas Erin and Reed Fendler Patricia and Phineas Stevens Sondra Stamey and Omar Hamo Luther and Nancy Mills, Beverly and James Quayle Charles and Sarah Smither 22 David and Julie Fortney 23 Judy Rudolph and Susan Wilson 24 Elizabeth and John Cossaboom, Carolyn and James Payton 25 Nancy and Ralph Lewis, Linda and Thomas Vickery 27 Ilona and Jeffrey Kenrick Prayer Requests Jeff Carillon, Kate Spooner, Lynette McKinney, Corallie Hillman, Bob Spangler, Marston, Rod Hester, Catherine, Meg Karayiannis, Chip Hundredmark, Bob Morrow, Jay and Amanda Killen, Allie Hazelwood, David Wright, Kate Teitelbaum, Warren, Fred Plimpton, John Ptak, Peggy Genova, Jeanne Dellinger, Brent & Eleanor, Nancy Clark, Lydia, Karen Sams, Ruth Ridling, Fallon Elkes, Bill Dodge, Kari Owens, Stanley Mosser, Kurt, Steve Blizzard, Quentin Fabrian, Bill, Rebecca Jackson, Nan May, Maude Carver, Barrie Snead, Taylor Jacobs, Betty Nokes, Dot Hamill, Mary Thompson, Marjorie Hickman, Janelle Selhost, John Cromey, John, Preston Curley, Mavis Cahoon, Richard Mackey, Jim Douglas, Jayne Anderson, Larry and David Weigle, Nancy Ross, Joey Davis, Danny Bacher, Amy Ray, John Waterman, Brandon Saunders, Dillon Munro, Doug and Pat McDowell, Stephanie Munro, John Crook, Heather Stuart, Beth Newman, David Truelove, Bev Gaines, Karen Turner, Annie Wilson, Don Neblett, Bob Rymell, and our brothers and sisters in Cuba. Active Military Prayer List Lauren Cole (God-daughter of Russ Rymer), Dan Douce (cousin of Carolyn Turner), Brian McDowell (son of Pat and Doug McDowell), Amanda McDowell (daughter of Pat and Doug McDowell), Adam Anderson (son-in-law of Pat and Doug McDowell), Jeremy Beal (nephew of Diane and Paul Summey), Cory P. Moore (son of Robbin Brent Whittington), Justin Echols (nephew of Russ Rhymer), Michael DiPrisco (grandson of Polly and Rob Gaylord), Amelia Harrison (granddaughter of Del Hare), Scott Summers (son of Steve Summers), Eric Hancock (step brother of J Clarkson), Robert Sweet (friend of Becky and Todd Donatelli), JoAnn Burgess (granddaughter of Allen Campo), and Michael Fallon (friend of Becky and Everett Fredholm), Greg Carter (friend of Maggie Hopper), and Nils Laubscher (son of Kenneth and Luann Laubscher), Christopher Hart (nephew of Jeff Benninghofen), David Clifford (son of Wayne and Laurie Clifford), Annika Schauer (daughter of Barbara Schauer), Brandon Sweetman (cousin of Bill Doyle), Justin Smith (nephew of Jon and Kim Miller), Patrick Hickey (son of Junay and Pat Hickey), Jason Gass (friend of Jen Peeples), and Jason Lerner (son-in-law of Susan Larmore). 15 The Cathedral of All Souls 9 Swan Street Asheville, NC 28803 Address Service Requested Contents Requiem Liturgy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adult Forum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The 7th All Souls’ Great Chili Cook-Off!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Community Breakfast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . From the Dean: Staff Shifts and Preparation for Preparation . . . . . . . . . All Souls is 117. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Book Group Reads Marilynne Robinson’s novel Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thanksgiving Potluck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Autumn Grace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anti-Racism Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . United Thank Offering Fall Ingathering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christmas at the Advocate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Center for Spiritual Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kanuga: All Souls Parish Retreat 2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 Living it Out: Tom Whittington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Attention Fly-Fishers!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Contemplative Eucharist at St. Macarius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Hope to Home Team. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 2013 Food Booth Grants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Docent Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Success Equation Faith Summit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 From Micki HIll: Notes from the Atrium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Archives reorganized, Made more accessible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 From Milly Morrow: Children Among Us... Bless and be blessed. . . . . 13 Roots + Wings School of Art and Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Newcomers Class. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Senior Lunch Bunch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 November Birthdays, Anniversaries, and Prayer Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Worship at All Souls Cathedral Clergy and Staff Contemplative Noon Prayer— Thursdays at noon (Owen Library) The Rt. Rev. G. Porter Taylor, Bishop The Very Rev. Todd M. Donatelli, Dean The Rev. Canon Thomas Murphy, Assistant to the Dean The Rev. Rosa Lee Harden, Canon for Money and Meaning The Rev. Glenda McDowell, Deacon Kyle Ritter, Canon Musician Milly Morrow, Assistant for Youth Formation and Parish Life Events Micki Hill, Catechesis of the Good Shepherd & Children’s Formation Robbin Whittington, Center for Spiritual Resources Sherry Prazich, Cathedral Administrator Sue Gervais, Accounting David Fortney, Facilities Manager Tahani Sticpewich, Webmaster and Connection Editor Holy Eucharist— Wednesdays at noon and 5:45 p.m. and Sundays at 7:45, 9:00, and 11:15 a.m. For Readings, please see the The Lectionary Page http://lectionarypage.net All Souls Office Hours and Contact Information Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (828) 274-2681, Fax: (828) 277-9461 9 Swan Street, Asheville, NC 28803 http://www.allsoulscathedral.org About The Cathedral Connection The Cathedral Connection is published monthly in print and online at allsoulscathedral.org/publications-and-forms/connection. Deadline for the next issue is the 15th of next month. Email announcements to [email protected]. Adjunct Clergy The Rev. Anne Bonnyman The Rev. Jim Curl The Rev. Del Hare The Rev. Ross Jones The Rev. Nancy Mills The Rev. Barbara Plimpton The Rev. Robert Spangler The Rev. Charles Winters The Rev. Canon Charlotte Cleghorn The Rev. Everett Fredholm The Rev. Blair Hatt The Rev. Nancy McCarthy The Rev. Ashley Neal The Rev. Jean Scribner The Rev. Judith Whelchel