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August 30, 2024

From the Children's Formation Coordinator

Over the summer, I have started to go to an exercise class twice a week. After class, I pick up an iced tea and watch the wildlife at the edge of the woods near the parking lot. Today, there were hundreds of bees and butterflies enjoying the goldenrod. At first, I could only see a few, but the longer I sat more bees revealed themselves. Now, I try to make this pause a priority. Creating healthy habits and making myself a priority is not something I am good at and is something I am trying to learn.

As school starts, activities start, work continues, the days get shorter - and life continues to ramp up - I wonder what you are doing to pause and reflect? Do you take a few minutes each day to let your mind go or marvel at the world around you? Do you give the others in your household the same pause? Moments of wonder and calm?

As the days get busier, please encourage your whole family to give themselves a few minutes here and there - to do nothing, to gaze out the window, to sit in a dark room. Consider adopting habits that exercise your mind, your body, and your soul. And in these parts of the day, along with the entire day, let God be present. The small moments give God space to provide love and comfort that might sustain you.

Katie Gonyaw

Cathedral Church of St. Paul News & Events

September 8: Discipleship Sunday, Social Justice Ingathering, Pride Parade, and More!

Mark your calendars: Discipleship Sunday, when we gather in worship and hear invitations from leaders of different ministries at the Cathedral, will be Sunday, September 8.

Discipleship Sunday also marks the return of the choirs, the regular return of the Revd Canon Bob Leopold to worship, and the official start of our "program year".

September 8 is also the date of our Social Justice Ingathering, at which we focus our fundraising efforts on local organizations that address hands-on support for members of our community, as well as those targeting systemic change in our community and state. Social justice fundraising is a form of support and power-building, not just a way to finance an organization's work, and raising money is an important part of the work of organizing, educating and advocating for human services.

To donate, you can drop a check in the offering plate on Sunday with "ingathering" on the memo line, or online using the link here, on the "Social Outreach" line so that your donation is applied appropriately.

Finally, we hope you will join the St. Paul's contingent that will be marching in the 2024 Pride Vermont Parade and Festival on that day. The parade will begin at noon. A contingent of St. Paul's marchers will walk down to the staging area from the Cathedral after worship. You do not need to sign up to join us - just show up!

If you have questions about any of these events, please reach out to the Cathedral office.

Parking at St. Paul's

You may have noticed signs at certain parking spots on the hill and along the Battery Street side of the lower parking lot. We've have rented space to employees of the CityPlace project down the road as a way to fund the maintenance of our parking lot.

Please note that these spaces are reserved Monday through Friday only and the entire lot is for use by St. Paul's parishioners on Sundays. If you drop by the Cathedral during the week and can't find a parking spot, stop into the office and let us know so we can continue to monitor the effect of this agreement on our members and visitors.

Church School and Adult Forum Launch

Sunday, September 15

We're so pleased to have Katie Gonyaw back this year working with the young people of St. Paul's. Katie has been working with children ages four to 11 for several years now on Sundays after worship.

If you have a child you'd like to enroll in Church School, or if you have any questions, please reach out to Katie to learn more.

Adult Forum, led by the Revd Canon Dr. Robert Leopold, begins on Sunday September 15 as well. Keep an eye on the eNews for an upcoming schedule of events.

MealTrain for Parishioner in Need

Beloved parishioner Gail Ernevad has been in and out of the hospital recently, and we'd like to support her in her recovery by delivering meals to her for the next several weeks.

To learn more details and to sign up to deliver food, check out the MealTrain link here.

Thank you!

Seeking Liaisons for Community Agencies:

An Expanded Approach to Social Justice

We are asking for people to come forward as liaisons to various community agencies and organizations, with two (or three!) people as liaisons to each agency. The role of the liaison is threefold: 1) build relations with the agency by visiting the site(s) and getting to know the leaders as well as the people they serve; 2) bring the needs of that organization to the Cathedral to spur concrete, hands-on involvement on the part of adults, families, youth, and children of this faith community; and, 3) meet as a group with the Dean and Deacons at least twice a year to check in, share, learn, and plan.

We will start with these agencies/groups: COTS (begun as the Committee on Temporary Shelter); Spectrum (providing services to at-risk youth and families); JUMP (Joint Urban Ministry Project); Elmwood Community Shelter (the pods); Feeding Champlain Valley (formerly Feeding Chittenden) food and services center; and, Migrant Justice (Milk with Dignity).

Thank you to Annegret Schmitt-Johnson and Keith Pillsbury for volunteering to act as liaisons to Spectrum; Katherine Verman and Shannon Williamson who have volunteered to be the liaisons to JUMP, thanks to Adam Skiff and Kit Roberts who have volunteered to be the liaisons to the Elmwood Community Shelter, and thanks to Sylvia Knight and Bob Wright who will be championing the cause of Migrant Justice, thanks to Susan Simmons, Mary Christiaanse, and Anne Clark for liaising with Feeding Champlain Valley, and thanks to Al Belluche for partnering with COTS.

If you are interested in being a liaison to any of these agencies, please speak with one of us! We hope to commission our liaisons in September and to celebrate the incredible work of the (now former) Jubilee Social Justice Committee.

Children's Corner

Church school is on summer hiatus. We'll continue to publish the Sunday Paper weekly. To view or download the Sunday Paper for this Sunday, click here.

If you have questions, please contact Katie Gonyaw at kgonyaw@stpaulscathedralvt.org.

From Out of Vermont Kitchens: Recipe of the Week

This week's recipe would be a nice way to showcase some late summer produce, and offers the convenience of being able to prepare ahead of time.

Summer Garden Soup

Excerpted from the introduction of the 1990 edition of Out of Vermont Kitchens:

St. Paul's Cathedral published our first cookbook, Out of Vermont Kitchens, in 1939. The world and the small corner of it that is Vermont were very much different then, and yet some things stay the same. The values that first book represents - fresh ingredients cooked with pleasure and creativity for family and friends - are with us still today.

Vermont itself is a blend of old and new, a study in contrasts. It is still a rural state with many small family dairy farms and sugarbushes, but in recent years an influx of new residents from "down country" has brought us new life and richness with their interest organic gardening, sheep raising, and the production of a variety of cheeses and homecooked products now sold far beyond our borders. While treasuring our wonderful maple syrup and dairy products, we also welcome the addition of a broadened range of produce, herbs and spices to our shelves.

Vermont is a place of distinct seasons and sometimes harsh climate, but always of outstanding beauty. Much of our life continues to involve church suppers, town fairs, country auctions, and rigorous outdoor activity, along with a penchant for self-reliance and the homegrown. Our more recent neighbors have often settled here because they too love these simper pastimes and values. Those of us fortunate enough to live here wouldn't be any other place.

So come into our kitchens. Sit down and browse awhile through our recipe files and well-thumbed favorites. Then join us around the table to share a dish that, in the universal spirit of kitchen creativity, you have made your own.

Join Us For Worship

Join us for our Worship, in person or via our Live Stream on YouTube.

Holy Eucharist, 10 a.m. in person and Live Streamed.

You can view or download the order of worship on our website.

Other Regular Services

All are welcome to join us for our weekday services:

Morning Prayer, Monday - Friday at 8:30 a.m. on Zoom.

Tuesday - Friday at 8:30 a.m. in person

Compline, Sundays and Wednesdays at 9:00 p.m. on Zoom.

For Our Prayers This Week

We pray for blessings and joy for those who celebrate birthdays this week: Suzanne Brown, Jeff Johnson, Holley Adcock, Adam Skiff.

Let us name before God those for whom we offer our prayers: Kitty Noyes; Ken's father; Patti's father; Mike Bell; Jane and Zibilla Wolfe; Laurie Donaldson; Gail Ernevad; Barbie Kimberly; Joan Braun; Debby Galbraith; Stan Walker; Katie and baby; Aimee Viens; Vaughn Altemus; Tom Ely; Alice Van Buren; Jim and Linda Larson; Gina Hilo; Ben; Alex Versaw; Steve Burns; Barbara; Genevieve; Terrence; Jaya and Abby Kelly; Fran Carlson, Devin Starlanyl; Karin Davis; Jay Slobodzian; Thomas McGrade; Ashton Christy; Randy and Ruth Booze; Jennifer Jenkins; Michael Fay; Henry Maciejewski; P.J.; John; The Anthony Family in Moscow, Russia; Marie Cole; Kim Martin; Helene; Cole; Nancy Johnson; Ella Baskett; Mary Magot; Jean Erno; Jackie; Lillian Robinson; Peter Adams; Elizabeth Webster; Pat Barra; Debbie Altemus; Vaughn Altemus; Naomi Hodgett; Helen McGrath; and Mary Carter. For Ukraine and those fleeing its borders and for the people of Russia, and the ongoing wars in Sudan, Myanmar and Ethiopia. For peace in Jerusalem and between Israel and Palestine. For all victims of gun violence. For all who grieve.

For al

We pray for those who are in the discernment process: Henry Kellogg.

We pray for the repose of the soul of those who have died: Steve Savage.

Quote of the Week

"What lies behind you and what lies in front of you,

pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.”

-- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Lessons for September 1: The Season After Pentecost,

Proper 17

Lord of all power and might, the author and giver of all good things: Graft in our hearts the love of your Name; increase in us true religion; nourish us with all goodness; and bring forth in us the fruit of good works; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God for ever and ever. Amen.

Community News & Events

2024 Diocesan Convention Registration Open

The 2024 Diocesan Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Vermont will be held in two parts. An in-person portion will be held at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul on November 9 and the business session will be held online on November 14.

Registration for diocesan convention is now open.

Submission Deadline for St. Paul's eNews

This weekly e-newsletter is circulated on Fridays. Please send your submissions to Jennifer Sumner at admin@stpaulscathedralvt.org by noon on Wednesday. Thank you.