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	Cathedral Calendar \| Website \| Donate \| Facebook \| Liturgical Calendar \| Contact IN THIS ISSUE • February 23, 2020 Nursery Open this Sunday Valet Parking and Parking Lot Assistance Prayer Shawl Sunday 12th Anniversary Benefit Concert for Feed My People Needful Things Non-Food Pantry ECW Pink Box Purpose Cutting Party – Feb. 29th Lenten Soup & Discussion Program 2020 Haiti Project Medical Mission 2020 Family Promise/Beacon House Outreach Opportunity Wedding Open House-A Beautiful Day! Resource Fair & Fun Day – March 9th Rev. Bruce Gardner Community Table March 21st Diocesan Summer Camp - Free & Bring a Friend for Free! Episcopal Youth Program - July 5-12th FREE! Ministers Schedule Nursery Open this Sunday This Sunday we will have a staffed nursery room open for anyone attending services. The nursery is located in the Wilson Building Room 107 and will be open from 8:30-10:30am. If there aren’t any children in the nursery by 9:20 a.m., the staff will be dismissed. Please ask an Usher or Greeter if you need directions. Valet Parking and Parking Lot Assistance In an effort to address safety concerns for parishioners attending Sunday morning service, we will have volunteers in the drop off area and in the parking lot. If you need assistance and would like someone to park your car or walk with you from the parking lot, please look for a volunteer wearing an orange safety vest. If you would like to volunteer to help with this project, please contact the office or speak to Rick Allison. Prayer Shawl Sunday This Sunday, February 23 is Prayer Shawl Sunday. Prayer shawls are blessed by clergy, before inviting members of the cathedral and guests to take a shawl after the service. Prayer Shawl Ministry's love and prayers are woven into each shawl as they are created. We give our shawls as a gift of love and concern for those who need solace or thanksgiving as well as a blessing for celebrations. All are invited to take a shawl after the conclusion of the service for someone in need of comfort and strength, or celebrating a special occasion. If you are unable to attend church and would like a shawl, please contact Becky Van Es at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 715-579-0895. 12th Anniversary Benefit Concert for Feed My People Under the direction of Gary Rambo, the "CVA Sing" Community Choir will present "Come Together" on Sunday March 1. This year's special guest group will be Chorale a NouvEAU, directed by Cathedral choir director Kate Larson and including choir members Sarah Pennington and Tim McManus. Please plan to attend at 2:00 PM or 7:00 PM at Trinity Lutheran Church, 1314 E Lexington Blvd, Eau Claire. Tickets ($10) are available at the door or in advance from CVASING and Cathedral choir members Pat Hogan, Jean Swoboda and Pam Gray. All proceeds go to benefit Feed My People Food Bank. Hope to see you there! Needful Things Non-Food Pantry Saturday, February 29th is the next Needful Things Non-Food Pantry Day from 3-6 p.m. in the basement of the Wilson building. Remember that the first Sunday of the month will be "Pantry Sunday". We are asking that you bring donations of toilet paper or give financially so we can purchase this item for you! This is our biggest volume item, and we need about 300 rolls a month. Packages of any size are accepted gratefully! We are also very happy to take your paper grocery bags with handles. If you would like to work with this team, or have any questions about this ministry, please contact Rev. Barb Manzo at 715.271.8902. Thank you for your awesome support. ECW Pink Box Purpose Cutting Party – Feb. 29th The purpose of this mission is “To help women and girls worldwide have access to reusable items to manage their monthly cycles and teach them about the love of God.” Each attendee brings your own scissors, 2 yards of 100% cotton, 1 yard of cotton flannel, Fabric Marker for tracing the pattern, Safety pins used to keep like cutout pieces of fabric together until they get to Honduras for sewing, These 3 yards of fabric will be enough to cut out 25 pads. Patterns will be available for each table.. Each person traces and cuts fabric to match the provided patterns. Snacks will be provided. Please come to the Memorial Lounge on Saturday, February 29th from 9-10:30 a.m. if you would like to participate. Call Jackie Hjelm for details 715.577.1973. Lenten Soup & Discussion Program 2020 Sign Up in the Memorial Lounge, or email the Church office - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Haiti Project Medical Mission 2020 Family Promise/Beacon House Outreach Opportunity Christ Church Cathedral’s next opportunity to serve at Family Promise of the Chippewa Valley/Beacon House will be the the third week of March. We share duties at the Family Homeless Shelter one week each quarter with Lake Street Methodist Church. Our responsibility for this outreach opportunity is to provide 2 people to spend the night at Beacon House on Tuesday, March 17th and Friday, March 20th, we also need to provide the evening meal on The 20th. Staying overnight is very easy, it involves arriving at Beacon House at 8:15 PM and staying until 7:30 AM. The accommodations are very quiet and comfortable, duties include answering the door for registered guests and solving any minor issues that may arise, Beacon House Staff is always on call and available for assistance. Please see Rick or Ellen Allison or Doug Faulkner to sign up for an overnight or to provide food for the Friday evening meal. Spending time at Beacon House is a great way to provide assistance to our neighbors in need and fulfill our mission as servants of Christ. Wedding Open House-A Beautiful Day! On Sun., February 16, CCC held our first wedding open house. The cathedral, great hall & wedding party dressing room were beautifully decorated to welcome people in to see how their wedding could be at the Cathedral. The event was open to the public & all who attended were warmly greeted & given tours. In addition we offered beverages, macaroons, & door prizes. This event was made possible through the generous donations of our committee members, the ECW, individual parishioners & friends, along with many local businesses. We are very grateful for gifts & donations from our ECW, Nostalgic Bean Coffee and Bakery, Token Jewelry, Bethany Shuda, Serena O’Meara, Infinity Beverages, Bemis Bluff Winery, The Coffee Grounds, Brent Douglas Floral, The Center & SEEPA Accounting Service-Em Chumas, Chumas Insurance Agency, Missy Stepanek, Janeen Hubbell, Christine Schaaf, and Elaine Ellenson. Thanks to our wedding open house planners, Christa Cates, Deb Christianson, Jany Chumas, Denise Foster, Mary Gadwill, Deb Lorenze, and Becky Van Es for their passion, talents, and hard work. Thanks to all who helped make our wedding open house a beautiful day! Resource Fair & Fun Day – March 9th Rev. Bruce Gardner Bruce Gardner took a fall late Sunday or early Monday morning. He injured his neck and has since made a good recovery at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire. Yesterday he moved to Prairie Pointe rehab facility on Wilson in Altoona. After a few weeks he should leave rehab and move to Care Partners Assisted Living Center on at 3325 Birch Street in Eau Claire. SAVE THE DATE • Community Table March 21st Saturday, March 21st will be our turn to serve at the Community Table. Help is needed any time between 9:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., come whenever you can and stay for as long as you are able. This is a fun ministry as we cook together and meet people from around the community! The Community Table is located at 320 Putnam St #2, Eau Claire. Questions can be directed to the Cathedral office. Diocesan Summer Camp - Free & Bring a Friend for Free! The Diocese of Eau Claire is partnering this year with the Diocese of Fon du Lac this year and summer camp is being held at Camp Lakotah in Wautoma, WI. This year, the Diocese has again decided to provide this FREE for any child who has a connection to a parish within the Diocese AND they can bring a friend free also!! Registration deadline is May 20th. Please find all the forms online at diofdl.org/camp or contact the Diocese of Fond du Lac at 920.830.8866 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. There are forms on the table in the Memorial Lounge. This is an amazing opportunity, please spread the word. Episcopal Youth Program - July 5-12th FREE! MINISTERS • Ministers Schedule Sunday, February 23rd / The Last Sunday after the Epiphany Crucifer: E. McManus Torch Bearer I: L. McDougall Torch Bearer II: R. McDougall Lector I: Michael Gabriel Lector II: Jean Swoboda Deacons: Rev. Lorenze, Rev. Manzo Greeters: Lynda Porter, Ron Hall Nursery Room: Jim McDougall, Andrea Worthey Flower Guild: Evelyn Usher Altar Guild: Pam Gray, Christine Schaaf Counters: C.T. Bundy 2d, Elaine Ellenson Wednesday, February 26th / Ash Wednesday Thurifer: Michael Gabriel Boat Bearer: A. Carl Crucifer: Jeff Ellenson Torch Bearer I: B. Chromey Torch Bearer II: S. Chromey Lector I: Bob Prock Lector II: Lynda Porter Deacons: Rev. Lorenze, Rev. Manzo Greeters: Missy Stepanek, Gary Hjelm Sunday, March 1st / The First Sunday in Lent Thurifer: H. Chumas Boat Bearer: A. Chumas Torch Bearer I: T. Chumas Torch Bearer II: G. Chumas Lector I: Jodi Chumas Lector II: Anne Carter Deacons: Rev. Van Es, Rev. Lorenze Greeters: Jeff & Missy Stepanek, Gary Hjelm Nursery Room: Rachael Jenson, Allen Worthey Flower Guild: Elaine Ellenson Altar Guild: Jany Chumas, Ellen Schwartz, Chuck & Dale Gable Counters: C.T. Bundy 2d, Diane Bilderback 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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