Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Holy Week Study has been cancelled. A new date for this series will be announced--watch this space.
Also, the two remaining Round Table discussions are being combined and will take place May 8th following the 8 am and 10 am services. There will be no June gathering. Topics covered May 8th will be Opportunities for Ministry and Associated Risks.
For more information, please call the Cathedral during office hours.
Tuesday, 19 April 2011
Wednesday, 13 April 2011
TABLE DISCUSSION RESULTS
Summary of April 10 table discussions.
The topic was “ What are the opportunities for growth and improvement in Ministry at St. Paul’s Cathedral at this time. (What can we do better).”
Group 1
Hold Taize services?
Hold services on another day or night.
Is Evensong a possibility?
Let’s celebrate our resources: children, youth, families, and seniors.
Let’s focus on people rather than “stuff”.
How can we attract more people?
How can we prevent burnout of our leaders?
Group 2
The church must appeal to youth, so we will have to make major changes. In 20 years, youth will not be attending as adults. Be more flexible in what we are, and be willing to accept change. Liturgy has less appeal to young people. Use modern technology – Facebook?
Be more involved with Outreach programs in the Community.
Be more involved with other Anglican churches in our area.
Put up or shut up. We need to move forward with our building.
Aging demographics.
Music leaves a lot to be desired. It is not uplifting.
Group 3
Do we need a formal way of recognizing new people and making them feel welcome?
Name tags would help those of us who forget names.
Do we give lots of praise to those who do ministry quietly or where we don’t see it?
Encouraging personal discussions of how our faith affects our life and our life affects our faith.
More contemporizing of liturgy and music, ie the written creeds.
Something to attract younger families. We could ask them what they need.
Hold a Sunday morning open house at St. Paul’s and get it out via the media.
Articles on various activities and ministries.
Group 4
More flowers.
More variety and choice in music – use new resources (Sorrento music, faster tempo, Voices United, John Bell, Taize)
More musical instruments.
There should be no age restrictions for joining the choir.
Handicapped access,
Make bulletin more colorful.
Hall access for the Youth Group, as more youth are attending.
Paint the outside of the church.
Have a suggestion box.
Braving into the community.
Young families.
Can be intimidating outside of the service.
More potluck dinners.
Frontier Fair.
Youth services, with youth music.
Team building activities with the whole church (icebreakers).
Asking opinions.
Group 5
Hearing in the Cathedral is difficult for some people. We need a wired sound system that would allow people to use headphones.
Tape sermons so that others may hear them.
Worship space needs to be consistent.
At worship, most of us are the same age. What is our future?
Change the music. Cursillo music would be better. We need music that makes us feel better and more uplifted. There is lovely music available. The words of many of the traditional hymns are not great and do not make much sense today.
Use more contemporary music.
Passing of the Peace at 10 AM sometimes becomes a bit of a zoo.
Group 6
Have a welcome package for visitors. Recognize visitors. Give them a personal invitation and take them to coffee.
Combine ministry displays with various functions to which community is invited.
Invite your friends and neighbors to church.
Increase amount of contemporary music. Ask young people to bring instruments to play.
Use music that we can sing – not pitched as high. Put music on a screen.
Try other ways of reconfiguration – eg in the round.
Make more use of Lay Ministers of Word and Sacrament. There could be a rotating preaching schedule.
Advertise what we do - eg Confirmation and Baptismal classes.
Invite those outside our church community to our parish events and activities, such as bible study, movies, community gardens, youth group. Make personal invitations, big color advertisments.
Vacation bible school in the summer.
We have an opportunity to increase our ministry at seniors’ residences – eg healing services.
We don’t know who in the community needs prayers, because at the prayers of the people the names in the basket are not shared.
Hold healing services at St. Paul’s.
The topic was “ What are the opportunities for growth and improvement in Ministry at St. Paul’s Cathedral at this time. (What can we do better).”
Group 1
Hold Taize services?
Hold services on another day or night.
Is Evensong a possibility?
Let’s celebrate our resources: children, youth, families, and seniors.
Let’s focus on people rather than “stuff”.
How can we attract more people?
How can we prevent burnout of our leaders?
Group 2
The church must appeal to youth, so we will have to make major changes. In 20 years, youth will not be attending as adults. Be more flexible in what we are, and be willing to accept change. Liturgy has less appeal to young people. Use modern technology – Facebook?
Be more involved with Outreach programs in the Community.
Be more involved with other Anglican churches in our area.
Put up or shut up. We need to move forward with our building.
Aging demographics.
Music leaves a lot to be desired. It is not uplifting.
Group 3
Do we need a formal way of recognizing new people and making them feel welcome?
Name tags would help those of us who forget names.
Do we give lots of praise to those who do ministry quietly or where we don’t see it?
Encouraging personal discussions of how our faith affects our life and our life affects our faith.
More contemporizing of liturgy and music, ie the written creeds.
Something to attract younger families. We could ask them what they need.
Hold a Sunday morning open house at St. Paul’s and get it out via the media.
Articles on various activities and ministries.
Group 4
More flowers.
More variety and choice in music – use new resources (Sorrento music, faster tempo, Voices United, John Bell, Taize)
More musical instruments.
There should be no age restrictions for joining the choir.
Handicapped access,
Make bulletin more colorful.
Hall access for the Youth Group, as more youth are attending.
Paint the outside of the church.
Have a suggestion box.
Braving into the community.
Young families.
Can be intimidating outside of the service.
More potluck dinners.
Frontier Fair.
Youth services, with youth music.
Team building activities with the whole church (icebreakers).
Asking opinions.
Group 5
Hearing in the Cathedral is difficult for some people. We need a wired sound system that would allow people to use headphones.
Tape sermons so that others may hear them.
Worship space needs to be consistent.
At worship, most of us are the same age. What is our future?
Change the music. Cursillo music would be better. We need music that makes us feel better and more uplifted. There is lovely music available. The words of many of the traditional hymns are not great and do not make much sense today.
Use more contemporary music.
Passing of the Peace at 10 AM sometimes becomes a bit of a zoo.
Group 6
Have a welcome package for visitors. Recognize visitors. Give them a personal invitation and take them to coffee.
Combine ministry displays with various functions to which community is invited.
Invite your friends and neighbors to church.
Increase amount of contemporary music. Ask young people to bring instruments to play.
Use music that we can sing – not pitched as high. Put music on a screen.
Try other ways of reconfiguration – eg in the round.
Make more use of Lay Ministers of Word and Sacrament. There could be a rotating preaching schedule.
Advertise what we do - eg Confirmation and Baptismal classes.
Invite those outside our church community to our parish events and activities, such as bible study, movies, community gardens, youth group. Make personal invitations, big color advertisments.
Vacation bible school in the summer.
We have an opportunity to increase our ministry at seniors’ residences – eg healing services.
We don’t know who in the community needs prayers, because at the prayers of the people the names in the basket are not shared.
Hold healing services at St. Paul’s.
Thursday, 7 April 2011
WORSHIP SPACE RE-CONFIGURATION
To complete the survey online for our Worship Space Re-configuration, please click on the highlighted area:
Survey Monkey.
Survey Monkey.
Thursday, 24 March 2011
EASTER SERVICES
Special services planned for Easter:
MAUNDY THURSDAY: Foot washing & Eucharist, 7:30 pm, April 21st
GOOD FRIDAY: Meditation on the Cross and the Passion, 11:00 am
HOLY SATURDAY: The Great Vigil of Easter and Confirmations, 9:00 pm
EASTER SUNDAY:
5:00 am - Sunrise Service at Beach Avenue & Schubert
8:00 am - Holy Communion, Chapel
10:00 am - Holy Eucharist, Cathedral
MAUNDY THURSDAY: Foot washing & Eucharist, 7:30 pm, April 21st
GOOD FRIDAY: Meditation on the Cross and the Passion, 11:00 am
HOLY SATURDAY: The Great Vigil of Easter and Confirmations, 9:00 pm
EASTER SUNDAY:
5:00 am - Sunrise Service at Beach Avenue & Schubert
8:00 am - Holy Communion, Chapel
10:00 am - Holy Eucharist, Cathedral
Wednesday, 16 March 2011
HOLY WEEK STUDY
Three Marys
Mother - Lover - Friend
HOLY WEEK STUDY: A TRINITY OF MARYS
April 18th
Mary the Mother; led by Sandra Sugden
April 19th
Mary Magdalene; led by Louise Peters
April 20th
Mary of Bethany; led by Isabel Healy-Morrow
Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday of Holy Week in the Cathedral
1:00 - 3:00 pm; repeated 7:00 - 10:00 pm
St. Paul’s Cathedral, 360 Nicola Avenue
phone: 250-372-3912 email: stpaulscathedral@shawbiz.ca
Mother - Lover - Friend
HOLY WEEK STUDY: A TRINITY OF MARYS
April 18th
Mary the Mother; led by Sandra Sugden
April 19th
Mary Magdalene; led by Louise Peters
April 20th
Mary of Bethany; led by Isabel Healy-Morrow
Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday of Holy Week in the Cathedral
1:00 - 3:00 pm; repeated 7:00 - 10:00 pm
St. Paul’s Cathedral, 360 Nicola Avenue
phone: 250-372-3912 email: stpaulscathedral@shawbiz.ca
Thursday, 24 February 2011
LENTEN LECTURES
Here is the series for 2011 Lenten Lectures beginning in March:
St. Paul's Cathedral Annual Lenten Lecture Series 2011
Imago Dei: Image of God
This year's series will explore how we view and imagine God, and how our perception of God influences our faith and life.
March 10: LeAnn Blackert
March 17: Louise Peters
March 24: Brian Puida Mitchell
March 31: Brian Krushel
April 7: Teri Meyer
April 14: Mary Dove
April 21: Wendy McNiven
Thursdays in Lent at 12:15 pm 360 Nicola St. Kamloops. Light lunch to follow. Free. All are welcome! For more info: 250-372-3912
St. Paul's Cathedral Annual Lenten Lecture Series 2011
Imago Dei: Image of God
This year's series will explore how we view and imagine God, and how our perception of God influences our faith and life.
March 10: LeAnn Blackert
March 17: Louise Peters
March 24: Brian Puida Mitchell
March 31: Brian Krushel
April 7: Teri Meyer
April 14: Mary Dove
April 21: Wendy McNiven
Thursdays in Lent at 12:15 pm 360 Nicola St. Kamloops. Light lunch to follow. Free. All are welcome! For more info: 250-372-3912
Tuesday, 22 February 2011
THE SEASON OF LENT
St. Paul's Anglican Cathedral is a very busy place during Lent.:
join us in Lent for five movies dealing with life and/or death themes. The March 16th movie starts at 5:00 pm.(all others start at 7:00 pm); supper will be provided - by donation - at 6:30 pm on March 16th only. Discussions will follow each movie
March 16th @ 5:00 pm in the Chapel
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett star in this 2008 movie which explores ageing as expressed through the case of a man who starts ageing backwards with bizarre consequences.
March 23rd @ 7:00 pm in the Chapel
One Week
This 2008 Canadian-movie, starring Joshua Jackson, chronicles a motorcycle trip from Toronto to Tofino, BC - a trip to find meaning in life, by a young man after he is diagnosed with cancer.
March 30th @ 7:00 pm in the Chapel
Truly, Madly, Deeply
This delightful British movie starring Juliet Stevenson and Alan Rickman, is about a woman grieving the death of her boyfriend and is visited by his ghost.
April 6th @ 7:00 pm in the Chapel
Pay It Forward
Haley Joel Osment, Kevin Spacey and Helen Hunt star in this 2000 drama about a boy whose school project is about repaying good deeds, not with payback, but with new good deeds to three new people.
April 13th @ 7:00 pm in the Chapel
Baraka
Commonly interpreted as “blessing”, in Arabic languages Baraka means “spiritual wisdom and blessing from God” and in a Sufi context, “breath of life.” Director Ron Fricke’s 1992 non-narrative film shows us the world, with an emphasis not on “where” but on “what’s there.”
St. Paul’s Anglican Cathedral, 360 Nicola Street, Kamloops, BC V2B 4M6
phone: 250-372-3912; email:stpaulscathedral@shawbiz.ca
join us in Lent for five movies dealing with life and/or death themes. The March 16th movie starts at 5:00 pm.(all others start at 7:00 pm); supper will be provided - by donation - at 6:30 pm on March 16th only. Discussions will follow each movie
March 16th @ 5:00 pm in the Chapel
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett star in this 2008 movie which explores ageing as expressed through the case of a man who starts ageing backwards with bizarre consequences.
March 23rd @ 7:00 pm in the Chapel
One Week
This 2008 Canadian-movie, starring Joshua Jackson, chronicles a motorcycle trip from Toronto to Tofino, BC - a trip to find meaning in life, by a young man after he is diagnosed with cancer.
March 30th @ 7:00 pm in the Chapel
Truly, Madly, Deeply
This delightful British movie starring Juliet Stevenson and Alan Rickman, is about a woman grieving the death of her boyfriend and is visited by his ghost.
April 6th @ 7:00 pm in the Chapel
Pay It Forward
Haley Joel Osment, Kevin Spacey and Helen Hunt star in this 2000 drama about a boy whose school project is about repaying good deeds, not with payback, but with new good deeds to three new people.
April 13th @ 7:00 pm in the Chapel
Baraka
Commonly interpreted as “blessing”, in Arabic languages Baraka means “spiritual wisdom and blessing from God” and in a Sufi context, “breath of life.” Director Ron Fricke’s 1992 non-narrative film shows us the world, with an emphasis not on “where” but on “what’s there.”
St. Paul’s Anglican Cathedral, 360 Nicola Street, Kamloops, BC V2B 4M6
phone: 250-372-3912; email:stpaulscathedral@shawbiz.ca
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