Apr
20
10:00 AM10:00

Pysanky: The Art of Ukrainian Egg Design

Create your own pysanky through this batik method of design, adapting ancient traditions from Ukraine to fit your personal meaning and style. Workshop leader Johanna Zenobia Krynytzky has been "writing" these eggs since she was old enough to hold a kistka, taught by her mother and grandmother. Today it thrives, in and out of Ukraine, as a national symbol of resilience, expression, and rebirth. Visit spcathedral.org/easter-eggs for more information and to register.

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Apr
21
12:00 PM12:00

Love Quilt Project

You — everyone from children to seniors, men and women — are invited to participate this month in the Love Quilt Project, which creates handmade quilts for children orphaned by AIDS/ HIV in South Africa and those in foster care in this country. Each quilt features squares with words of encouragement and pictures drawn by adults and children that send a message to the recipient that love is the common thread uniting us all. These squares are sent to volunteers who complete the quilts using donated materials.

The founder of the Love Quilt Project will be with us on April 21 after the 10:15 am service for a workshop. We’ll gather in Harvard Hall at noon to have a sandwich lunch, view a short video, and learn more about the project. Everyone (all ages!) will have the opportunity to create a message square using fabric markers. Please register to help us plan for materials and lunch: spcathedral.org/arts.

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Apr
21
3:00 PM15:00

The Art of the Funeral

It is a tremendous gift to our survivors to put our wishes and intentions in writing. What do you want your funeral to look like? Join us for a workshop in Harvard Hall to walk through the stages of funeral planning as a gesture of pastoral and spiritual support to those we love.

We will look at the appropriate scripture passages and hymns (and perhaps sing a few), the choice of a service with or without a celebration of the Eucharist, and the particular aspects of Rite I and Rite II. We will talk about the costs of burial of cremation ashes, flowers, and choir. There are many choices, and the person best equipped to design the funeral you want is you. For younger folks, this workshop may equip you to start helpful conversations with your parents who have not yet made their plans.

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Apr
28
4:45 PM16:45

Choral Evensong

Our final service of Choral Evensong for the program year, at 5 pm April 28, includes the Responses of Bermuda-born contemporary composer Gabriel Jackson and the Service In G of British-born composer Francis Jackson (no relation).

Gabriel Jackson (b. 1962) is probably best known for his vocal music, and while he cites Michael Tippett and Igor Stravinsky as influences, he is also drawn to soul and R&B. Francis Jackson (1917- 2022) was organist and music director at York Minster for 36 years. His extensive output of sacred and secular music includes canticles, anthems, hymn tunes (including the widely sung “East Acklam”), organ sonatas and other organ pieces, an organ concerto, a symphony, chamber music, and solo songs.

An organ prelude is at 4:45 p.m. Dwight Thomas is director of music and organist, and the Cathedral Chamber Choir sings. A freewill offering is taken, and a reception follows.

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Apr
14
9:00 AM09:00

Confessions of St. Augustine

And any reader — Christian or not, philosopher or not — will find much in Augustine that is captivating, inspiring, and challenging. For the story of Augustine’s life as he presents it in the Confessions is at once startlingly intimate and dizzyingly cosmic. 

“ ‘How can I make sense of this action?’ turns effortlessly into ‘How can anyone make sense of any action?’ ‘Why did I keep stepping on my own feet?’ leads to ‘Why do we all make such a mess of things?’— and, inevitably, to reflection on what exactly it means for a life, any life, to be a mess, and what it might look like for the mess to get cleaned up, for what is broken and fragmented and dispersed to get put back together.” 

The class will meet at 9:00 am on Sundays through May 12 in Harvard Hall, and yes, there will be coffee. Short excerpts from the Confessions will be available for participants to read before each session. Visit spcathedral.org/augustine for more information, a link to the book, and the reading schedule.

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Apr
11
7:00 PM19:00

FAST Rally

This is for ALL FAST network members! We will gather with everyone from across the county to hear issue updates, testimonies, and approve the Nehemiah Action Agenda and what to expect at the Nehemiah Action. Visit spcathedral.org/fast for more information.

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Apr
7
9:00 AM09:00

Confessions of St. Augustine

And any reader — Christian or not, philosopher or not — will find much in Augustine that is captivating, inspiring, and challenging. For the story of Augustine’s life as he presents it in the Confessions is at once startlingly intimate and dizzyingly cosmic. 

“ ‘How can I make sense of this action?’ turns effortlessly into ‘How can anyone make sense of any action?’ ‘Why did I keep stepping on my own feet?’ leads to ‘Why do we all make such a mess of things?’— and, inevitably, to reflection on what exactly it means for a life, any life, to be a mess, and what it might look like for the mess to get cleaned up, for what is broken and fragmented and dispersed to get put back together.” 

The class will meet at 9:00 am on Sundays through May 12 in Harvard Hall, and yes, there will be coffee. Short excerpts from the Confessions will be available for participants to read before each session. Visit spcathedral.org/augustine for more information, a link to the book, and the reading schedule.

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Apr
6
1:30 PM13:30

Pray, Meditate, and Connect

This faith-filled group will gather to share prayer concerns, 20 minutes of silent meditation, and a brief prayer service to conclude. Our aim is to deepen our fellowship through prayer. All are welcome, whether you have experience with silent meditation or are just curious. Visit spcathedral.org/meditate for more information.

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Mar
31
12:00 PM12:00

Easter Egg Hunt

The Cathedral has a tradition of hiding beautifully painted wooden eggs for the kids to collect. They turn in the eggs to baskets for our community partners — Campbell Park Elementary School, Florida Resurrection House, and Peterborough Apartments — for .50 each. Every child (nursery-5th grade) then receives an Easter bag packed full of goodies, candies, and treats!

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Mar
28
to Mar 29

Gethsemane Vigil

In the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus asked his disciples to “Watch and pray...” In response to that invitation and to enter a serious reflection on all that happens on this night, it has been a custom to set a time for prayer and reflection during the hours when Jesus would have been at prayer before being arrested. There will be a range of devotional materials as a help for you to use during your vigil. To register, click here.

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