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Youth Chanel Lufkin recaps the 30 Hour Famine.

Marc Mathews explains his view of the Legacy Society

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THE COST OF HUNGER

LEAVING ABLESSING

Reflections from a

Holy Week

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Reflections from a Holy Week

Leaving a Blessing

New Chairpersons for Angel Tree Needed

Catching Up with the Kogers

The Cost of Hunger

Sortons Pour Servir

Ambassadors for the Anglican Communion

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“Receive the light of Christ that your life may be a light to the world.” With those words, proclaimed at Saturday’s Easter Vigil, three newly baptized adults made their first steps as God’s new creation. Rising from the waters of baptism, anointed by the

Holy Spirit, and dressed in white vestments, symbolic of being clothed in Christ, the three carried candles set aglow from the first fire kindled at the Easter Vigil. They made their way from font to table amid pealing bells, a showering of light and loud shouts of Alleluia! As their procession stirred up among us the enlivening presence of sweet-smelling beeswax, scented oil of chrism, per-fumed lilies, frankincense, myrrh and great mirth, these three became not only a fragrant offering of the risen Christ among us, but also light bearing sacraments of Christ’s healing presence in the world.

In the ancient language of the church, the newly baptized are called neophytes, literally, new lights, for they are the new light of Christ given for the world. The three individuals we baptized committed themselves to being the light of Christ in the world, and so did all those among us who renewed their baptismal vows at the Vigil. Indeed, the Vigil becomes an opportunity for us all to rekindle the light in our hearts that transforms us to

be God's hands in the world. Recalling the words of the prophet Malachi 4:2, the church proclaims “the Sun of Justice will rise with healing on his wings.” In the resur-rection, Christ triumphs over evil and death as he rises from the darkness of the grave, and we, bowed down in sin and brokenness, now, by virtue of our baptism, seek to rise in that power and walk in his light. Beginning Sun-day, April 7, class offerings such as God in International Politics, Adult Children Caring for Their Parents, and the newcomers class, Cathedral 101, are helpful ways to grow in knowledge as we rise in healing and justice. Participat-ing in the new Habitat fundraiser and build is another tangible step. As we step together into The Great Fifty Days of Easter, how will you carry the light of God’s justice and healing in the world? Ϯ

Reflections from a

Holy WeekNew Lights

By The Very Rev. Carol Wade

... an opportunity for us all to rekindle the light in our hearts that transforms us to be God's hands in the world.

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As Lent approached, I cast about for my Lenten discipline. I tried some on, but none seemed to fit. Some told me of

their Lenten discipline and its effect: one gave up coffee, another sweets, another started working out. I re-mained conspicuously quiet. Well into Lent my prayers for a discipline were answered. Like a bell, a phrase from a pastoral conversation rang in my ears: “The beauty of death.” I resisted the pairing of these words. To me, they didn’t seem to belong together. Shortly before this, my wife, Malinda, told me I needed to read Proof of Heaven: a Neurosurgeon’s Journey into the Afterlife, by Eben Alexander, M.D. Prayers answered, it was clear that my Lenten discipline was to wrestle with this phrase and read this book.

The Resurrection is the point of view from which I see the world. I perceive that God is making all things new, and that the inherent goodness in all of creation is being restored and reconciled to God through the Resur-rection of Jesus Christ. Each day I am excited to see what new thing God is doing. But there is a shadow side to this perspective: it fails to account for the hard wood of the cross and that Jesus died a very real death. If I skip over the Crucifixion and jump straight to the Resurrection, then I may also skip over injustice, suffering, death, and cruelty. If I don’t wait with Christ in his suffering and death, how can I be in solidarity with those who also suffer?

But beauty is the more difficult idea in this pairing. Where is beauty

in death? Is it in reconcili-ation? How about new birth in God? Is it in the mystery – only in death do we become one with God again? Is it in the beauty of heaven, the peace that passes all understanding, and the deep connection and communion with God? Is it in the end to suffering and pain? Is it in new life that springs forth? Yes, yes to all of these and more.

This is what we do as Episcopalians on Palm Sunday, Maundy Thurs-day, Good Friday, and until sundown on Holy Saturday. We walk with Jesus in his final days, all the way to the hard wood of the cross. Then we wait at the tomb. Along this journey our Lenten disciplines con-nect us to the Easter Resurrection. I am con-vinced that our spiritual life is far more about the journey than the destina-tion. If we only focus on a church full of flowers and alleluias, then we may have missed something important.

I am still struggling with the pairing of beau-ty and death. But the journey taken is perhaps more important than any revelation. It is on the journey that our hearts are broken open, we are transformed, made new and reconciled to God. Ϯ

Like a BellBy The Rev. Brent Owens

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On Maundy Thursday we gathered to remember Jesus sitting at table with his friends. What a beautiful image this is! Not only does Jesus institute the Sacrament of Holy Communion at this meal, but this meal also reminds us of a fundamental truth that the early Church knew: Jesus is always present in

the sharing of a meal.This meal does not necessarily have to be Communion; in fact, many wor-

ship services in the early days of the Church consisted of table fellowship, a reading of Scripture, and then Holy Communion. Early scribes like Justin Mar-tyr have left us with writings that affirm this belief that Jesus is present in the sharing, in the conversation, in the love that is poured out in a meal.

With that in mind the 20s and 30s group tried something new this Lent: Sushi Fridays. On top of our regular Monday Theology on Tap gatherings, Sushi Fridays allowed us to gather around for a meal, rather than simple ap-petizers and drinks, and to be fed in body and spirit. In body we were fed by the delicious sushi served at the many Japanese restaurants around Lexington (Sugano, Yamamoto, and Miyako to name a few). In spirit we were fed by the lively conversations about new opportunities facing us, about the deep theo-logical complexities of Lent and Holy Week, and about who we thought would win the NCAA Tournament (I foolishly picked Miami). The love of Christ was very present in those meals.

Likewise, the Episcopal Campus Ministry (ECM) at UK gathered for some-thing new during Holy Week: an Agape Meal. The tradition of the Agape Meal goes back centuries, when Christians would gather on Maundy Thursday to share in a sparse meal of water, fruits, olives, breads, and cheeses. The ECM shared that meal with our brothers and sisters in the Ignite Lutheran Campus Ministry, and at the end of the meal The Rev. Barry Neese and I washed the feet of the students, a tradition that honors our Lord and is in keeping with the Agape Meals of early Christians. The love shared in the laughter, stories, and tears of that night was palpable. Jesus was most cer-tainly there.

For me Holy Week has always been about one thing: love. It is about the extraordinary love Jesus shows his disciples by washing their feet on Maundy Thursday and calling them (and us) to do the same. It is about the love Jesus pours out for the whole world on the hard wood of the cross on Good Friday. And it is about the love of God breaking through our dark world by raising Jesus to new life on Easter Sunday. The Cathedral Young Adults have expe-rienced that love. We have shared it this Lent and Holy Week, and we will continue to do so as we move deeper into our love of God and neighbor. Ϯ

Sharing a Meal, Sharing Love, Sharing Jesus

By The Rev. Joe Mitchell

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If I am counting correctly, I re-cently attended a Palm Sunday service for the 35th year. While I admit it took me a few years to fully comprehend the na-

ture of the service, no other Palm Sunday service ever came close in leaving such an impression upon me as did the one celebrated here at Christ Church Cathedral on March 24.

The nuance, as we processed with palms held high swaying from side to side, brought to my mind the joyous and excited adoration of Jesus as he made his way into Jerusalem 2,000 years ago. I could imagine my-self a part of that crowd, laying down my cloak as Jesus passed by. But, by the end of the Passion and our procession into the world with empty arms, save for our palm crosses, the tenor of the day had changed and brought me headlong into Holy Week. Gone was my joy, replaced with the acknowledgement of the solemnity of the week to come.

With their inflections and their gestures, the readers of the Passion Play brought the story of Jesus’ ar-rest alive. The sound of the tympani added to the rising sense of tension and dread I felt as I listened to the story I have heard so many times, but never heard quite the same.

The music from that Sunday still whirls about in my head. I am so blessed to take part in worship that includes the likes of the Men and Boys and the Girls choirs when they offer up the gift of their incredible combined voices to the Glory of God. On that Palm Sunday, that glorious Palm Sunday, their contribution to our worship was over the top! Add to those voices the likes of the tym-pani during the Procession and the Passion as well as the mystical bells that softly rang so reverently dur-ing the Psalm. Last, but certainly not least, was the Offertory, a piece that has mesmerized me each time I have heard it.

From the bottom of my heart and the innermost places of my soul, I give each and every one of you who participated in our Palm Sun-

day Service my humble thanks. To the Altar Guild and the Vergers, my thanks for your work in making sure all was present for such a powerful service, one we do but once a year. Erich, Kathleen, Lisa and all of you in the choirs, I am surely one of your biggest fans. Dean Carol, I thank you for your vision and leadership that fashioned and set the tone for the service. Above all, dear God, I thank you for the gift of your Son, Jesus and for his precious body, the Church. Ϯ

Seeing Palm Sunday in an Entirely New

LightBy The Rev. Paula Ott

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Holy Week was completed for me on Easter Sunday afternoon, watching the University of Louisville and Duke basketball

game, a very unlikely place for me to find a spiritual "Aha!". It happened in the blink of an eye. Kevin Ware (UL) was trying to block a 3-point shot by Duke's Tyler Thornton. He simply landed wrong, resulting in a grue-some break which extended his bone from his leg 6 inches. Fellow players began dropping to the floor in agony and prayer. Players from the other team and both coaches continued to wipe tears from their eyes, trying to gather some guidance and meaning. Fans bowed their heads and many cried. At home, all of us were trans-

fixed in horror. There was silence in the arena. In some sense there was a glimpse of the holy as we were united in the suffering of Kevin. There was also a hint of the indwell-ing presence of love that unites all people. It took Kevin's pain for us to see this.

As I sat in the pew on Good Friday witnessing and experiencing the suf-fering and death of Jesus, I sit and ab-sorb the horror. I am transposed to some of the places within me that I do not like to go. I go deeper into the soil of my own wounding and suffering. The lives of many others cross my screen. Tears for all of us begin to run down my face. Our pain is tied together with his and

I know in my bones that this is pointing to Resur-rection.

Humanity is a beauti-ful lot with such a mixture of brokenness and divin-ity. Suffering and joy go together, just as there can be no Easter without Good Friday. The church is the container that helps us to make meaning of all of it. The divine spark is present with or without the church, as was wit-nessed on that basketball floor Sunday afternoon. Having the container of our story of Holy Week gives us the perspective and know-ing that Resurrection follows suffering.

We have walked these weeks together. We have

suffered together and imagined the world with no Christ. We have said prayers, preparing ourselves for new life. We anticipated the Resurrection as we hunted for Easter eggs on Sat-urday morning, and we experienced

the first of the new life at the Easter Vigil and renewal of our baptismal vows. I pray that we now move expectantly into these next 50 days of Easter knowing that we will experi-ence Jesus in new ways. Alleluia, the Lord is risen indeed! Ϯ

Of Brokenness and DivinityBy Dr. Elizabeth Conrad

Humanity is a beautiful lot with such a mixture of brokenness and divinity.

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A good friend of mine in the choir likes to say Holy Week is his favorite time at the Cathedral, outweigh-ing Christmas Eve, Mes-

siah, and even Lessons and Carols. In the past, I’ve neither agreed nor dis-agreed with him and saw Holy Week like the Christmas season or a nota-ble Evensong — it was another time to step up our game, sing excellent music, and help lead the church into our Easter celebration. But this year, as I moved from the joyous shouts of Palm Sunday into cries of “Crucify Him!” to asking God for forgiveness and mercy, and finally into the exu-berant Alleluias of Easter morning, I felt something deeper than the call to step up my game and sing great music. I was caught up in the experi-ence of the Resurrection story, and Holy Week became something more powerful and moving than before.

I’ve been trying to discern why this year felt different. Why, when I’ve sung Holy Week services for 20

years, did this week connect with me more deeply than in years past? The best answer I can offer is that each service took the music I help make and built something greater out of it. Palm Sunday began with Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem and twisted our joy into malice with de-mands to crucify him. That morning’s music echoed this distortion with the chaotic cries of Haydn’s Insanae et vanae curae: “Vain and raging cares invade our minds, madness often fills the heart, robbed of hope.” Maundy Thursday reminded us of Jesus’ call to service and his love for us, so it was fitting to sing two settings of the text “Ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est,” which means “Where charity and love are, God is there.” Good Friday’s noon service interspersed the Pas-sion Gospel with two pieces — one a setting of two lines from the Nicene Creed, “For our sake he was cruci-fied under Pontius Pilate, he suffered death and was buried,” and, once Jesus was crucified, a setting of Psalm

51, “Have mercy on me, O God, ac-cording to your loving-kindness; in your great compassion blot out my offenses.” What began with demands for murder turned to cries of regret and shame. This betrayal left me feel-ing cold and distant. But that evening, when we gathered as a community to watch and wait, I felt comforted by the love and closeness of those around me. “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom,” we sang. Regret and shame became a plea for forgiveness and mercy. As we kept our vigil into Saturday, we began in darkness, recalling God’s saving deeds toward humankind. The text of Psalm 143 continued our supplication to God: “Hear my prayer, O LORD, and consider my desire.” Light broke through the darkness, and Baptism carried us into the celebration of Easter. “Triumphant in his glory now; To him all power is given!” we sang Easter morning as the church was filled with Alleluias.

For me, Holy Week became an emotional journey through Jesus’ passion and the Resurrection that fol-lowed. I felt each Holy Week service joined music, prayer, liturgy, and the arrangement of our worship space to create a powerful experience that touched everyone present. Through-out the rest of the year, our music will continue to offer praise and glory to God, and I will look forward to festive Evensongs and the Christmas season. But as a Christian and as a musician, I now say that Holy Week is my favorite time of the year, too, and I look forward to walking and sing-ing the Resurrection story again and again. Ϯ

“Where charity and love are, God is there.”By Alex Clay, 20-year member, Cathedral Men's Choir

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Easter afternoon, long after the bells and ribbons had been put away, I joined my family for our Easter feast. The table

was beautifully set. There was a bountiful amount of food to be tasted. Family and friends sat in mismatched chairs and huddled around two differently sized tables pushed together. There we were - close, crowded, enjoying one another, pass-ing my 4-month-old nephew around, and catching up with people we deeply love.

This is why I love Maundy Thursday. It is real. It is heart-felt. It is an experience we all know -- sitting and dining in celebration with our closest family and friends, enjoying their presence, and deeply listening to them because life is short and we do not have much time. In his sermon on Maundy Thursday, Bishop Hahn reminded us of how profoundly Jesus loved his Disciples as he dined with them knowing that it was their last meal before his death. As Jesus respected them as individuals he not only conversed with them, but also honored their bodies by washing their feet and serving them. To honor a person is to honor their body. On Easter, Bishop Hahn further reflected on Mary Magdalene. He reminded us that despite what Mary did or did not

do to her body, Jesus loved her. Jesus' love and care for us is as

intimate and real as it was on the last night with his Disciples, and as such, Jesus loves us -- all of us, including our bodies. All of us at some point in our lives do something that does not honor our own body. Some of us struggle with weight others with the desire to look perfect, others with to whom and what we will give our bodies. As a youth minister I see this struggle not only in our adult

population but over and over in our young people. It is always good to be reminded that Jesus loves us in our entirety. A little overweight, frizzy haired, addicted, six-packless, wrin-kled, and pimply as we may be, God loves each one of us as much as he loved his Disciples, on that Maundy Thursday night. He loves us as God's beautiful and precious creation. And in those eyes we are perfect just as

we are. On April 28 at 11:00am we will

celebrate the 13th birthdays of youth in our Cathedral. As we participate in the Celebration of Manhood and Womanhood, we will recite Psalm 139 with the participants. We will once again be reminded that God searches us and knows us, that God made us in the womb, that there is nowhere we can escape God's pres-ence with us. It is a time when we remind our young folk that they are

loved by God and that they are wonderfully made. In this Easter season let us all remember that Christ honors us, bodies and all.

"Creator God, you made all things. You made us in your image and blessed us. Help me to see that you bless me too. Bless my hand and foot, finger and toe, chest and head, eyes and hair, height and weight. You made every part of me and I am beautiful. Help me to turn away from things and people that tell me that I'm ugly, that I don't fit in. I am awesome and wonderfully made. Help me believe this." - Prayer for Body Image from Call on Me: A Prayer Book for Young People Ϯ

Wonderfully Made

By Amanda Musterman-Kiser

image of Godborn of God's breathvessel of divine Love

after his likenessdwelling of God

capacity for the infiniteeternally knownchosen of God

home of the Infinite Majestyabiding in the Soncalled from eternity

life in the Lordtemple of the Holy Spirit

branch of Christreceptacle of the Most High

wellspring of Living Waterheir of the kingdomthe glory of God

abode of the Trinity.God sings this litanyeternally in his Word.This is who you are.

a litany of the person - anonymous Trappist monkAbbey of Gethsemani

THE LEGACY SOCIETY:LEAVING A BLESSING

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PIECES

C o n n e c t i n g t h e P i e c e s o f O u r L i ve s

When I was a Vestry member, I became familiar with the Thur-man Fund, which pro-vides annual operating

support to Christ Church. Now as Trea-surer, I am fully versed in the importance of the Thurman Fund, which provides over $100,000 per year to Christ Church. That’s quite a legacy!

When Lida Thurman set up a trust as part of her will to benefit Christ Church in the amount of $250,000 in the 1960s, I wonder if she could have envisioned that this bequest would grow to over $2 million in value and provide over 7 percent of the church’s annual revenue. Mrs. Thurman is no longer with us in body, but I can assure you that many of us think of her spirit with love and respect several times each year.

To me, this is what the Legacy Society is all about -- continuing to provide for this

church that we love even when we are no longer here to make annual gifts. That’s the reason that Gwen and I wanted to become members of the Legacy Society, even at a time when our contribution was relatively small. I had a life insurance pol-icy that I had purchased in college. It was fully paid up. It was also an amount that wouldn’t do my estate much good. So we decided that donating this little-used asset would be a way we could join the Legacy Society now, in case something happened to either of us. Then, as our children grow and are educated and we have the oppor-tunity to consider a more substantial be-quest to Christ Church, we can do so. But in the meantime, we’ve made the state-ment that leaving a legacy to Christ Church is important to us. Please consider making this statement in your own way now. And please think of Mrs. Thurman fondly when you do. Ϯ

Would you like to help ensure that a child and family

have a special Christmas next December? A few people are needed to coordinate our Angel Tree program at Har-rison School. Marc and Gwen Mathews, with the help of Renee and Greg Mullins, have done an outstanding job working with the school and CCC congregation to help pro-duce a meaningful and fulfill-ing Christmas celebration for families referred by the school. The Harrison School Family Resource Center is very helpful and supportive of the Angel Tree.

After five years the Mathewses and Mullinses are ready to relinquish the chairmanship but will be available to advise. We would like to recruit at least three or four people to take charge of this program, so that the workload can be distributed several ways. If you have any interest in or would like more information about the Angel Tree program, please contact Martha Park (263-5878) or the Rev. Brent Owens (254-4497). Ϯ

NEW CHAIR-PERSONS

FOR ANGEL TREE

NEEDED

By Marc Mathews

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Entering the playroom of the Koger girls, daughters of Melissa and Matt, is like seeing a dream room full of dollhouses, princess tents, easels, paints, puzzles, stuffed bunnies and bears and lots of dolls -- just about all the fun things children love

to play with.And Kailey, (almost) 8 years old, and Emery, 4, are de-

lighted with it all. Emery had her favorite day at preschool today because, she tells us, this is the day she gets her hair “fixed.” Sporting three braids, she knows she looks quite good!

Big sister Kailey tells us that she really loves school, especially reading and science. The family lives in Versailles and Kailey attends the Emma B. Ward School.

As CCC Minister of Christian Formation Elizabeth Con-rad chats with the girls, Emery tells us that she likes “table work” at her preschool -- to color, trace, and also, of course, to have them fix her hair. Emery also shows us how “I can spell my name -- even with my eyes closed!” And she did.

At church, both girls enjoy Godly Play and Kailey particu-larly likes the parables that are kept in the gold box. Chil-dren’s Chapel is another activity that Kailey enjoys, and she tells us a little about the story that was read to the children there recently -- about a parrot in a forest in India rescuing all the other forest animals from a huge fire. The stories at

Children’s Chapel are a favorite for her.

Both girls are taking gymnastics and demonstrate their talents -- somersaulting, cartwheeling and handstands. And both are beginning piano lessons and prac-tice at home on a keyboard.

Kailey is also playing soccer and her mother tells us that she made a team this year -- the white team.

The girls also love to play outside and have a yard with swings, a slide and monkey bars, so, weather permitting, they enjoy playing on those.

As we get ready to leave, both girls are excited about their upcoming birthdays -- Kailey will turn 8 before this interview appears and is going to have her first slumber party. It’s quite a big event for the Koger household, to be followed in April by Emery’s fourth birthday party.

Big times for Emery and Kailey and their parents as these two active, enthusiastic little girls delight in living and learning. Ϯ

CATCHING UP WITH THE KOGERSBy Susan H. Stempel

C AT H E D R A L K I D Z

CHILDREN'S CHAPELOFFERING >>>

Send an offering to Children’s Chapel every Sunday with your children. This will go to help get clean water for the people of Haiti.

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Y O U T H

March 1-3, 50 youth and 10 adults from the Diocese of Lexington participated in a 30 hour juice fast. During the fast they prayed for an end to

world hunger, studied the causes of hunger in Africa, and participated in community service projects throughout Lexington.

I did 30 Hour Famine because it sounded like it would be fun. It was a lot of fun! I kind of knew what I was getting myself into when I signed up, but I did not think it would be nearly as eye-opening as it turned out to be. I learned how children, younger than I ever would have thought, die daily from hunger. I heard some of their stories. I knew that poverty was a big problem worldwide, but I did not know it is as serious as I do now. The world food crisis is costing the lives of children and their families across the globe and forcing them to work long, hard days to only eat one meal every few days.

The Famine transformed tremendously. It opened

my eyes to what really is going on in the world and how many people are running out of food or cannot access

food. People are going hungry here in America as well as in other countries. Doing the Famine made me realize how blessed I am to have all the luxu-ries that I have, clean water, plenty of food, a place to call home, etc. Never forget how blessed you are to have what you have others don’t even have the essentials.

Many thanks to all our support-ers! In addition to community service hours in Lexington, with your support, youth in our Diocese were able to raise $5186.90. With a federal grant, that money is multiplied four times to a cur-rent total of $20,747.60. Our 30 Hour Famine will feed 57 children for a year. Funds are donated to World Vision, a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities world-

wide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. World Vision works in over 100 countries, including the Appalachian region. Ϯ

THE COST OF HUNGER

By Chanel Lufkin, Youth Member

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The rumble in the church grew like approaching thun-der. Hundreds of worshipers around us each added their prayers to those voiced by

the minister. The Caribbean rhythms of the choir and band made standing still impossible; the music insisted on movement. Holy Eucharist came in the form of bean-sized pieces of bread and tiny individual cups passed from row to row. And I was struck by the words painted in large letters over each exit: “Sortons pour Servir,” We Depart to Serve. Thus 12 of us from the Diocese of Lexington, began our time in Haiti by worshiping at the Community Christian Church in City Soleil, the massive slum of Port-au-Prince.

Our work took us to the com-munity of Blanchard. As 400 children arrived early each morning for classes

at the elementary school next to our guesthouse, our group parted ways, some to work with a Haitian con-struction team building a two-room, concrete-block house for a family of five and others to work at the medical clinic run by our longtime partners, Family Health Ministries.

The work at the building site was physically demanding and the heat made it more so. The absence of a translator added to the challenge, as did the lack of proper tools. Laboring side-by-side with the Haitian work-ers, we had the house ready to roof in four days. The Haitian couple and their three children looked typically somber in posed photos, but their eyes sparkled as they walked excited-ly about their wonderful new home.

At the clinic we cared for over 150 patients each day. Many of those who came to us described maladies which

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at home we would treat with a quick trip to the local drugstore. Others suffered from more serious ailments and some had to be referred for ongoing care. We were saddened by those who were very ill and rejoiced with mothers-to-be when pregnancy tests were positive.

In Haiti much of the population lives in unimaginable poverty. Daily life is for many a struggle to meet basic human needs, an experience year-round of the dust and ashes of Lent. Yet each day brought glimpses of Resurrection: a hug in apology from a woman who had accidentally stepped on my foot; a laugh with my translator who joked that I no longer needed him when I picked up a few words of kreyòl; a kiss on the cheek from a young girl whose face was badly misshapen by what the doc-tors thought was likely a tumor.

The house we built and the med-ical care we dispensed were impor-tant, but being there made all the difference. Ours was a ministry of presence and because we were truly there in relationship with our Hai-tian brothers and sisters, Christ was present in our midst. Surely there are many in our community, in our elementary schools, in our nursing homes, in our prisons, who need this kind of presence. Perhaps presence is our first calling as "Sortons pour Servir" in the name of Christ. Ϯ

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The United Thank Offering (UTO) is an interna-tional outreach ministry which has been man-aged by the women of the Episcopal Church for 142 years. Monetary grants awarded by UTO reach mission ministries throughout our

country and in the far reaches of the world. Last year 46 grants amounting to $1,505,322.06 were awarded, and we at Christ Church Cathedral are an important part of UTO ministry. As we place our coins of thanksgiving for our blessings in the UTO coin boxes and our dollars in the UTO envelopes during ingatherings at Christ Church Cathedral, we are “Ambassadors for the Anglican Com-munion.”

You will find UTO coin boxes in the pews on April 7, as well as at the Welcome Center. On April 21 you will have the opportunity to place your filled coin boxes as well as your dollars (in UTO envelopes, found in the pews), in baskets at the time of our offering for the UTO Spring Ingathering.

Last Year Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori re-affirmed her support of UTO by participating in a special UTO ingathering during Eucharist at the Episcopal Church

General Convention. Those attending the convention were treated to a dynamic presentation by The Rev.Canon Petero Sabune, Program Officer for Africa in the Missions Department of the Episcopal Church Center. He said that people even in very small African villages know the letters UTO because many people have attended a school or visited a clinic that was founded by UTO. “We are ambas-sadors for the Anglican Communion,” he said.

One of the grants awarded last year was to the Dio-cese of Kentucky for a Youth Project in Louisville. Our own Diocese of Lexington has received many grants through-out the years. Other grants last year helped Episcopal Camps and Conference centers in our country, Overseas Missionary Personnel, 32 other grants throughout the United States and 11 grants to other countries through-out the world.

As we count our blessings through our gifts of money to UTO we are blessing others throughout the world in many ways we cannot imagine. Ϯ

AMBASSADORS FOR THE ANGLICAN COMMUNIONBy Barbara Hodgman

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EVENTS ///CHRIST CHURCH APARTMENTS PICNICThe Christ Church Apartments Picnic is going to be Saturday, April 13, beginning at 10:00am for volunteers to help set up; the actual meal begins at noon. We are usually finished by 2:00pm. If you can help, please contact David Aiken at 335-6170, 948-9013 or dsaiken@hotmail.com.

OLD EPISCOPAL BURYING GROUND CLEANUP DAYPlease help us beautify the Old Episcopal Burying Ground (OEBG) on April 14, 1:00-3:00pm. Bring any tools or just yourself! Contact Ann Whitney Garner at 264-1165 or annwhitney_garner@yahoo.com for more information.

GALLERY HOPApril’s Art at the Cathedral exhibit will con-sist of art responding to the theme “New Life, as Seen in Contrast.” The intent is to showcase artwork highlighting newness by exposing its opposite. Duality is alive in our universe in many forms and forces. This is perhaps never more obvious than during Easter with the theme of life and death, or good and evil, heaven and earth. We are pleased to showcase entertainment from students at SCAPA at the gallery hop on April 19.

ST. GEORGE’S DAY AT CATHEDRAL DOMAINSaturday April 20th will be a grand day of celebration, marking the 100th anniversary of diocesan ministry at Cathedral Domain and the 50th anniversary of St. George the Martyr Church. A youth retreat will be held on Friday night. All are invited on Saturday. Lunch will be sold for $6 with Eucharist to follow. For more information visit www.diolex.org or call Cindy Sigmon (252-6527).

UPCOMING MUSIC EVENTSApril 21 - 3:30pm Organ Recital by Robert Bozeman 4:00pm Evensong sung by the Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, LouisvilleMay 19 - 3:30pm Organ Recital by Erich Balling and Lisa Hall 4:00pm Evensong sung by the Cathedral Choir

SANCTUARY: A NEW WORSHIP SERVICEFind Sanctuary at 6:00 Sunday evenings at Christ Church Cathedral beginning April 28. Sanctuary is a place and time of deep peace, heartwarming music of the Celtic tradition, votive candles, contemplation and worship. Sanctuary is where you can feel close to God, find peace of mind and heart, and bring into focus your purpose and place in the world. Sanctuary is wor-ship that gives both solace and strength in the joy of Holy Eucharist. Sanctuary is followed by a simple meal. Please join us in Sanctuary.

WE ARE BUILDING A HABITAT HOUSE!In partnership with St. Andrew’s, Second Presbyterian, First Presbyterian, and Good Shepherd to build a Habitat for Humanity house, only nine-tenths of mile from the Cathedral. Construction will begin in early July. Everyone is invited to help! Christ Church Cathedral has pledged $10,000 toward the build. How will we raise $10,000? Through a fun ride, walk or run event, called “The Ride Home,” on Satur-day, May 25, on the Legacy Trail starting at Coldstream Park. Mark your calendars, because it will be a day of celebration, fun, family, fellowship, food, music, a bounce house, and riding our bikes, trikes, walking, and running. How will it work? It is open to anyone of any age to ride, walk, or run any distance. The entry fee for adults is $25, and children $10. We can then pledge to support our favorite riders, walkers and runners. Sign up to ride, walk or run by calling the Rev. Brent Owens 859-254-4497 or email bowens@ccclex.org, or sign up at the Welcome Desk.

NOTICES ///DRIVERS NEEDED Come be part of a team to deliver meals to Hospice Care and HIV patients once a month for Moveable Feast. One person drives and another takes the food to the patient. Hours are 5:00-7:00/7:30pm. Contact Cissy Collins, 255-9535, or at ksc5567@hotmail.com if interested or with questions.

GREETERS & WELCOME HOSTS NEEDEDAnyone interested in greeting at the 8:30 or 11:00 services can contact Dana Harvey at dana.a.harvey@gmail.com. Those who would like to volunteer to host the wel-come table at breakfast or the reception following the late service can contact RD Hall at rdhall2@mac.com.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS NEEDEDVacation Bible School: Marketplace 29 AD will take place June 10-13 at the Garners’ farm. This amazing VBS program requires many volunteers both to help prepare costumes, supplies and activities as well as to help lead the program. Please consider how you can help. Sign-up sheets are at the Welcome Center or you may contact Beth Headley at 859-333-1786 or head-leys@insightbb.com for more information. Also, if you can donate sheets, pillowcases and shells, our VBS program needs lots of these! Donations may be left in the red VBS barrel at the Welcome Center.

THANK YOU ///A special thank you to Melissa Bright, Sar-ah Combs, Renee Mullins, Susan McLaugh-lin, and Beth Mitchell for orchestrating a fabulous Lenten Activity Day!

CROSS Ministries helped 36 families with 68 children stay warm and have lights and water in January and February. Please keep giving so we can continue to help those truly in need. Thank you! Ϯ

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HAPPY BIRTHDAYAPRIL

1 Annie Sorenson

2 Dwight Dunlap

2 Eleanor Barr

2 Emily Trammell

3 Greg Milward

3 John Milward

3 Keith Bohart

4 Joan Brown

4 Patrick Garner

4 Rachael Anderson

4 Diane Clements

5 Margaret Slagel

5 Mary-Kate Jacobs

5 William Slagel

5 Angela Hammond

6 Lillie Crowley

6 Matthew Szappan

6 Olivia Geddes

6 Sharon Hill

6 Chloe Beers

7 Brenda Dennis

7 Sandra Barnes

7 Caroline Chapman

8 Chanel Lufkin

8 Cindy Ware

8 Emily Koenig

8 Larry Hacker

8 Nancy White

8 Billy Van Pelt

8 Michael Goodin

9 Chris Crumrine

9 Elisabeth Churchill

9 Natalie Trammell

10 Allen Garner

10 Jenny Wood

10 Lexi Shull

10 Olivia Howard

10 Ondie Vinson

10 Sarah Ferguson

10 Owen Pollard

11 Ann Demaree

11 David Tufts

11 Jacob Ferguson

11 Kit McKinley

11 Allison Stewart

11 Coleman Slone

12 Sam Ware

12 Molly Anderson

13 Patty Ranft

14 Clarke Wood

15 Kristen Dieruf

15 Leoma Lewallen

15 David Neal

16 Bill Combs

16 Larry Froelich

16 Louis Brock

17 Buddy Bryant

17 Jack Clements

17 Nathan Churchill

17 Fiona Noe

17 Kathleen Balling

18 Diane Hall

18 Ken Kikuchi

19 Aaron Lucas

19 Alden Beers

19 Jo Geddes

19 Julie Tudor

20 Alexandra McLellan

20 Evan-Arthur Sloan

20 Greg Springer

20 Leslie McConnell

20 Tina Jacobs

21 Dorothy Grosshans

21 Emery Koger

22 David Garrett

22 Laine Geddes

22 Claire Rose

23 Olivia Seale

24 Bishop Doug Hahn

24 Maner Ferguson

24 Edward Trammell

25 Guy Jones

25 Eleanor Withrow

26 Andra Gyor

26 Casie Clements

26 Judd Barnes

26 Wende Bell

26 Michelle Catlin

27 Catherine Clifton

27 Jim Clifton

27 Lisa Harris

27 Reid Freeman

27 Val Getchell

28 Gretchen Bryant

28 Laura Parrish

28 Mary Rollins Mathews

28 Maryann Hammonds

29 Dianne Kearns

30 Mary Mc Lisle

30 William Woodward

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SUNDAYS7:30am Holy Eucharist Rite I • Chapel8:30am Holy Eucharist Rite II • Church9:30am Breakfast • Great Hall10:00am Sunday School11:00am Holy Eucharist Rite II • Church12:15pm Welcome Reception • Great Hall6:00pm Youth Groups • Basement Activities Room Sanctuary • Church

WEDNESDAYS12:05pm Healing Service • Chapel

WEEKDAYS8:00am 50 Days of Easter Morning Prayer • Chapel

UPCOMING SERVICES & EVENTSApril 7 The Bishop's BowlApril 9 ECW Luncheon Lafayette Place Legacy Society MeetingApril 10 Richmond Place Legacy Society MeetingApril 13 Christ Church Apartments PicnicApril 14 OEBG Clean Up DayApril 19 Gallery HopApril 20 St. George's DayApril 21 Organ Recital & EvensongApril 25 CCC Legacy Society MeetingApril 28 Celebration of Manhood & Womanhood Diocesan DOK Tea First Sanctuary ServiceMay 1 Prayer Shawl KnittersMay 3 CommodoresMay 5 Confirmation