Dear Cathedral Family,   After you fall back into standard time this weekend, I hope that you will be rested and ready for our All Saints’ Celebration this Sunday. We will sing the beloved hymns, hear the scripture readings of hope and promise, and lift up in our prayers all those who have gone before us into the full light of God’s love. The music will be glorious, the weather should be delightful, and we will gather following our worship for a special time of celebration

Dear Cathedral Family, “Tell out, my soul”—our stewardship theme for 2026—will continue this Sunday. We will sing the hymn at the procession in, with its concluding verse expressing our Christian hope in this season: “Firm is his promise, and his mercy sure. Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord to children’s children and for evermore!” We trust God’s promise to be with us always; we are confident that his mercy will help and heal us; and we commit our children’s futur

Dear Cathedral Family, This Sunday we will begin our annual season of stewardship as we look forward to a new year of following and serving Jesus Christ together here at Christ Church. The theme for 2026 is “Tell Out My Soul,” and during this season we will be telling the stories of how God has greatly blessed us in the life and gifts of his Son, how the power of Christ’s love has drawn us together to follow him, and how we are called to return a portion of our lives and gif

Dear Cathedral Family, In this Sunday’s Gospel, we meet a grateful Samaritan who reminds us that it is Jesus’ presence that makes...

Dear Cathedral Family, “Increase our faith!” This is the opening plea of the apostles in this Sunday’s Gospel, and it is a plea that we...

Dear Cathedral Family, Sometimes Jesus taught simply by telling a story, as he does this week with the story of the rich man and Lazarus....

Dear Cathedral Family, Sometimes I find that a simple song refrain from the past returns bringing with it a thread that leads to the...

Dear Cathedral Family, Last week’s Rally Day was a wonderful time of reconnection and new beginnings as we moved from summer mode into...

Dear Cathedral Family, The first Sunday after Labor Day is traditionally our “welcome back home” Sunday, when the new program year...

This Sunday in the Gospel, Jesus has a meal in the home of a religious leader and offers a teaching about how to be in the presence of...

Dear Cathedral Family, As we prepare to enter this new program year together here at Christ Church Cathedral, I am especially thankful...

Dear Cathedral Family, Thursday of this week, May 29, is Ascension Day, forty days after the Resurrection, when Jesus ascended to the...

Dear Cathedral Family, While this 6th Sunday of Easter continues Jesus’ progression toward the Ascension and the coming of the Holy...

Dear Cathedral Family, It is STILL Easter! And it will be until the Day of Pentecost on Sunday, June 8! The Sunday following that will be...

Dear Cathedral Family, This Sunday will be Youth Sunday at Christ Church Cathedral! In their planning for the year last fall, our young...

Dear Cathedral Family, This weekend Christ Church Cathedral will celebrate the gift and opportunity of serving the people of the Diocese...

Dear Cathedral Family, Following last Sunday’s great Easter Day celebration, this first Sunday after Easter is traditionally known as...

Dear Cathedral Family, When most church people say “Easter,” they mean the Sunday morning of Easter Day--spectacular flowers, joyous...

Dear Cathedral Family, Last weekend I had the opportunity to see the sculpture in the picture above at the Birmingham Museum of Art as...

Dear Cathedral Family, On this fifth Sunday of Lent, we will welcome Jeanie Kienzle as our interim organist and choir director. Recently...