Dear Cathedral Family, The beginnings of this new year bring transition in your vestry leadership, and we will mark those changes and pray for our leaders this Sunday, both in worship and in the annual parish meeting following in the chapter house. During worship we will pray for and install the new vestry class of 2028: Preston Bolt, Mary Hunter Fuller, Lance Lucas, Bill Skinner, Haley Van Antwerp, and Saylor Wiley. In our meeting we will give thanks for the excellent leader

Dear Cathedral Family, The new year in our life together is off to a brisk beginning, not only with a dip in temperatures but with our rapid movement toward Mardi Gras and the beginning of Lent. This long weekend is a brief pause before we plunge on to our annual meeting and the busy year that lies ahead. We will be discussing many long-anticipated activities when we gather next week. The lectionary this Sunday jumps out of Matthew into John, as it does every year at this po

Dear Cathedral Family, The story begins this Sunday, with the baptism of Jesus. This week of the Epiphany marks the manifestation of the light of Christ that will lead us through the seasons of the year to come, as we follow Him through the times of his ministry, and ours. The Proclamation of the Date of Easter (which you will find at below) is made by the minister at the celebration of the Epiphany, and it will be repeated this Sunday for those of you who did not hear it Tu

Dear Cathedral Family, The gospel for this fourth Sunday of Advent describes Joseph’s dream, the annunciation revealing God’s saving plan in the miraculous birth of Jesus. Joseph’s central role in Matthew’s version underscores that this new thing  that God is doing is part of a long plan and series of actions that began with Abraham. Abraham received his own divine message about the unlikely birth of his son, and Joseph’s own Old Testament namesake also led his people to sa

Dear Cathedral Family, This is the Sunday of joy , the pink candle Sunday of Advent. Traditionally the Third Sunday of Advent is called “Gaudete Sunday,” from the first word of the Latin introit, “Gaudete in Domine Semper”— “Rejoice in the Lord always” (Philippians 4:4). While you may not feel especially joyful as Christmas fast approaches and you still have lots to do, the good news is that joy is not dependent on the material conditions of our lives. Not the same thing as h

Dear Cathedral Family, It’s only the first week of December, but already the holiday season feels in full swing. This can make it tough to hold on to the posture of waiting and watching that define Advent. This Sunday, our Liturgy of the Word (the first half of worship) will be a modified and abbreviated form of the traditional Advent Lessons and Carols service, a distinctive piece of our Anglican tradition. It is designed to help you slow down and re-orient yourself from all

Dear Cathedral Family, As this long season after Pentecost draws to a close and Advent approaches, the gospel message expands across vast stretches of time, past and future. Jesus takes up his role as a prophet. On his way to Jerusalem, Jesus prepared his disciples for what was to come, soon and in their futures. Here in Luke, he spoke also to all those nearby who might listen—and we are included. To them, and to us, Jesus describes the struggles in the world that his foll

Dear Cathedral Family, This is a HUGE “THANK YOU” to all the members of the Cathedral Family who made last Sunday’s All Saints’ Celebration such a glorious day! All the good work around this special day in our life together was a loving demonstration of the communion we share now in this time and through all the ages. Our outstanding oyster cooks were organized by Deacon Pratt Paterson, and they outdid themselves: Weathers Bolt, Al Chow, Lewis Golden, Kyle Wall, and Jay Watki

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...