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	Cathedral Calendar \| Website \| Donate \| Facebook \| Liturgical Calendar \| Contact IN THIS ISSUE • May 26, 2023 Volunteer at the Needful Things Non-Food Pantry - Sat., May 27 from 2-5 pm Altar Flowers Memorial Day 2023 Wanted All Pie Bakers: Delivery Saturday, June 3 or Sunday, June 4 Pie & Ice Cream Social ~ Sunday, June 4 Card Makers ~ May 2023 Chippewa Valley Street Ministry May 31, 2023 Community Table June Newsletter Episcowisco Camp Registration is now open ~ Summer 2023 In-person Worship (or live stream at home) this Sunday at 9am Holy Eucharist service ~ In person, Zoom or FaceBook Live ~ 9am Intercessions Sign up now to Host June Coffee Hour ~ Join the Brew Crew Downtown Eau Claire Kwik Trip Cards Fundraiser Vanco Volunteer at the Needful Things Non-Food Pantry - Sat., May 27 from 2-5 pm Click Here to Volunteer!" Altar Flowers Altar flowers are given to the Glory of Almighty God In celebration of the 54th Anniversary of our wedding. ~ Gary & Jackie Hjelm Memorial Day 2023 Wanted All Pie Bakers: Delivery Saturday, June 3 or Sunday, June 4 Pie & Ice Cream Social ~ Sunday, June 4 Card Makers ~ May 2023 Chippewa Valley Street Ministry May 31, 2023 Chippewa Valley Street Ministry Journal May 31, 2023 It is hot out. There is limited access to bathrooms and water for our brothers and sisters who are without permanent shelter. They have limited places to go where they aren't asked to leave or relocate their positions and possessions. By the time we see them in the evening, many people are worn out, hungry and very thirsty. We always bring 5-6 coolers of water and Gatorade and have left our site with nearly empty coolers several times. We're seeing sunburns and providing sun lotion/block; we're providing shorts, T-shirts and shoes each time we go out. On average, we interact with 45-50 people each outing. The more times we go out, the more it feels like we (the community as a whole) are not doing enough to address the cause of homelessness for so many of the people. Certainly, there are a multitude of causes of homelessness but one main factor is poverty. We are a society of haves and have-nots and in our view, the have-nots population is growing faster than its counterpart. What can be done to end the poverty so many individuals and families are experiencing? What can be done to assure everyone of receiving basic human rights? Until there is equity within the community, there will not be an end to homelessness. If poverty continues at the current rate, there will not be an end to homelessness. There isn't a downside to eliminating poverty. While poverty is an enormous problem to tackle, it would be more cost effective for a community to have minimal to no homelessness. We've been contacted by two separate families in the last two days for help as they have been or will be evicted after falling on hard times and not being able to maintain housing. These are people with education and jobs that for one reason or another have lost a basic need. We're not set up to provide motel vouchers or housing. We help how we can and make suggestions on agencies that might be able to help them. A man came to our table on Monday and gladly accepted the food and drink that we provided. He didn't look well. He proceeded to walk a few feet from us and vomited onto the street. We offered him a chair in the shade of the van and began listening to his story. He hadn't eaten that day and had had one bottle of water. It was very warm that day and he needed additional hydration. Regardless of the cause of him not feeling well, he reminded us that being homeless and feeling poorly is not a good combination. Self-care for oneself when ill is difficult, if not impossible, when your effort to simply survive takes precedent. We are leaving water in various parts of the city on hot days to help our friends with hydration. Poverty and homelessness are community-owned problems; it will take the entire community to address and treat the situations. We believe that all people deserve to have access to basic human rights and will continue to work towards this. Please continue to keep the people served by the street ministry and those living in poverty in your thoughts. Thank you for your support. Chippewa Valley Street Ministry volunteers ~CVSM Staff Community Table June Newsletter Click Here to view the "Table Talk" June Newsletter Episcowisco Camp Registration is now open ~ Summer 2023 Registration is Open and we are looking for Staff and directed them to https://www.episcowisco.camp/ for all the details. In-person Worship (or live stream at home) this Sunday at 9am Join us for Rite II Holy Eucharist service this Sunday with The Very Rev'd Benjamin Thomas at 9 a.m. at the Cathedral, or watch this service livestream via Zoom (instructions & link below) or on our Facebook page (to find us on Facebook type in @cathedralec). There is a link embedded in the middle of the invitation. To use this link, you have to download the free "Zoom" app to your smartphone, tablet, or computer. If you have that app on your device, all you have to do is click the link on the email and you will automatically connect. (Be sure to allow the app to access your camera and microphone, if requested. If you don't want to use the app, or are using a device that can't download the app, you can go to the website for Zoom: https://zoom.us On the upper right hand side of your screen, there will be a tab titled "Join a Meeting." Click on that tab and you will be prompted to enter a "Meeting ID or Personal Link Name." The "Meeting ID" can be found toward the bottom of the invitation. I've highlighted it in red to be easier to find. In the case of this meeting, the ID is: 924 746 7996. Just enter those digits without a space or dashes and click enter. From there, you'll be prompted to allow access to your camera/microphone. If you don't have access to a smartphone/tablet/computer with a camera and microphone and want to join the meeting as a phone call, there is a number listed just above the Meeting ID that you can call. That will connect you to the meeting with audio only. Those numbers are in red in the invitation. For this meeting, the best number is: 1 312 626 6799 Join Zoom Meeting click here to join the meeting https://zoom.us/j/9247467996 Meeting ID: 924 746 7996 Password: 814057 One tap mobile +13126266799,,9247467996# US (Chicago) +16465588656,,9247467996# US (New York) Dial by your location +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) +1 253 215 8782 US +1 301 715 8592 US +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 924 746 7996 Password: 814057 Find your local number: click here Click here to access the bulletin for Sunday service. Holy Eucharist service ~ In person, Zoom or FaceBook Live ~ 9am We would love for you to join us this Sunday, at 9 a.m., for a Rite II Holy Eucharist service with Reverend George Stamm, in-person, via Zoom or Facebook live. There is a link embedded in the middle of the invitation. To use this link, you have to download the free "Zoom" app to your smartphone, tablet, or computer. Click HERE to download the free app, just choose the correct version for the device you have. If you already have the app on your device, all you have to do is click the link below to automatically connect. (Be sure to allow the app to access your camera and microphone, if requested.) If you don't want to use the app, or are using a device that can't download the app, you can go to the website: Zoom: https://zoom.us or click HERE. Enter a "Meeting ID or Personal Link Name." The "Meeting ID" is: 924 746 7996. Just enter those digits without a space or dashes and click enter. From there, you'll be prompted to allow access to your camera/microphone. If you don't have access to a smartphone/tablet/computer with a camera and microphone and want to join the meeting as a phone call, there is a number listed just above the Meeting ID that you can call. That will connect you to the meeting with audio only. Those numbers are in red in the invitation. For this meeting, the best number is: 1 312 626 6799 Click HERE to join the service via Zoom Meeting ID: 924 746 7996 Password: 814057 Click Here to access the Sunday bulletin. Intercessions • For those in need of healing, guidance, and comfort: Elliot, Kevin, Karen, Joann, Ben, Gary, Meral, Rachel, Judy, Rebecca, Kelly, Caolae, Brian, Caleb, Emalie, Josiah, Ken, & the Van Es family, Sydney, Sara Jane, Derrick, John, Mary H., Fils, Larry W., Becky. • Diocese of Eau Claire Cycle of Prayer: Pray for chaplains, bi-vocational priests, and seminarians. • Anglican Cycle of Prayer: Pray for the Church in the Province of the West Indies. • Thanksgiving for answered prayers: Becky, Mary. • May Birthdays: 28 Jane Van Gorden 29 Gene Grengs • May Anniversaries: 28 Zach & Jodi Chumas • May Ordination Anniversaries: 21 Russell & Rachael Tate • June Birthdays: 1 Aria Rygg 2 Danielle Moore • June Anniversaries: 1 Paul & Linda Caillier Sign up now to Host June Coffee Hour ~ Join the Brew Crew The sign-up sheet is now posted in the memorial lounge and in sign-up genius for hosting May coffee hours. To sign up through sign-up genius scroll to the bottom of this email, and click on the link. You can also sign up on the poster by the kitchen window when you’re at church this Sunday. If you’ve never hosted coffee hour, but you would like to get started, talk to Mary Gadwill and Becky Van Es. We will be happy to host with you your first time to give you instructions. Thank you to all for making coffee hours enjoyable for everyone! This is a time to connect with your church family following the service on Sunday. It's fun & easy! We want to keep it simple, coffee, juice, and breakfast items (donuts, donut holes, muffins, cookies, etc.) Please check your calendar and review the available slots below; click on the button to sign up. Help us keep coffee hour brewing! Click Here to Access the Coffee Hour Sign Up Downtown Eau Claire Discover what's happening this weekend in Eau Claire Get out and enjoy Downtown Eau Claire this weekend! Visit the DECI Event Calendar Downtown Construction Updates New construction updates are on our website! Please follow the link for this week's construction report: https://www.downtowneauclaire.org/explore/explore-downtown/constructionupdates/ Kwik Trip Cards Fundraiser We are still partnering with Kwik Trip Fundraising Card Program! As of November 1st, the program is changing slightly. They are now offering a new Grocery Only/In-Store card that we purchase at a 15% base discount. This card can be used toward in-store products. Items not eligible to be purchased with the new card offering include fuel, tobacco, alcohol, gift cars, lottery/lotto, and stamps. This allows us to take advantage of the discount at the point of purchase instead of having to wait for a rebate on grocery items. Regular and Fuel-Only gift cards are still available. We purchase these at a 5% base discount. This is a great way to support the church while purchasing the gas and/or groceries you were going to buy anyway. These cards make great gifts for your friends & family, service providers or employees! Vanco Click here to make your donation online or 1. To Start: Text 844-307-0451 with the amount you wish to donate, then press send. 2. Register: You will receive a registration link. Click the link and enter your contact & payment info. Tap "Process". 3. Give: After registration is complete, you will receive a verification text as well as a receipt via email. 4. Repeat: For future giving, simply send a text with the amount you wish to give, and it will process automatically. Christ Church Episcopal Cathedral 510 S. Farwell Street, Eau Claire, WI 54701 (715) 835-3734 \| This email address is being protected from spambots. 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