Deprecated: Methods with the same name as their class will not be constructors in a future version of PHP; plgSystemAddPrintStylesheet has a deprecated constructor in /home/djxcbosu/public_html/plugins/system/addprintstylesheet/addprintstylesheet.php on line 17
Events and Information


510 S. Farwell St., Eau Claire WI 54701 • 715.835.3734 Map to the Cathedral


•

News

Service at 6pm, Friday, April 18th ~
Click here for the link to the bulletin

We would love for you to join us this Sunday, at 9 a.m., for the Easter V Rite II Holy Eucharist service with Rev. Lenny Anderson, who will preach, 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.

Access 1.14.2024 'The Rule of Life: an ordered way to follow Jesus'

Service at 6pm, Thursday, April 17th ~
Click here for the link to the bulletin

Dear Friends,

In Holy Week Jesus confronts us with fundamental questions.

Will we be people of the basin and the towel,

prepared to wash one another's feet

and the feet of the world?

Or will we be people of the hammer and nails

enthralled with the way of separation and violence –

in our hearts

in our words

in our actions?

 

Will we crucify Jesus again and again

as one way or another

we crucify

the other

the near and dear

the stranger

the foreigner

the unfamiliar

those who make us uncomfortable

those who are inconvenient

those we consider enemies

the hungry

the thirsty

the homeless

the prisoner

each of whom he loves,

with whom he identifies,

and for whom he died?

 

Will we justify our own fingerprints on the hammer and nails

by insisting that others have more

by insisting we had no choice?

Or will we take up our cross,

deny ourselves and follow

the One who came not to be served

but to serve

the One who insisted that God desires mercy

not sacrifice

the One who said love your enemy

the One who prayed from the cross

“Father, forgive . . .”?

 

Will we follow the One who took up the basin and towel

and washed even the feet of those

who would abandon

deny and betray him?

Will we dare to follow his way of self-sacrificial love

mercy

compassion

and the rest?

 

Will we dare to trust the way of Jesus

the slaughtered Lamb

the Victim among victims

who suffered and died

bearing the sins of all

to the grave

who rose from death victorious

with the promise of glory?

 

Will we believe this way of Jesus

is the way

of our healing

   our salvation

   our peace

   our joy?

 

And the hope of the world’s

   reconciliation and

  the restoration of all things?

 

Will we rest in the assurance of his

gracious

merciful

forbearing

forgiving

encouraging

transforming

Presence?

 

Under the Mercy, 

Bishop Matthew Gunter

Dear Friends,

The early church came together across previously unimaginable social and political boundaries in the name of Jesus for mutual support, encouragement, and to grow in the knowledge and love of God.

We welcome you to attend our in person worship at 9:00 a.m. on Sundays. We sincerely hope that people will feel comfortable and safe returning to in-person worship. Even so, some will not feel safe or face a greater risk, and so we will provide a Zoom link and Facebook live stream to the in-person worship as a way of keeping our community together in worship.

This has been a long journey that is not quite at its end, but I am hopeful, along with the Vestry, that we will be able to travel this last stage together with a renewed sense of hope and purpose in our mission to share the love of God with all the world.

Benjamin+

If you choose to continue to join us on Zoom (link below) or Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/cathedralec):

Click here to access the Sunday service bulletin.

Click here to join our Zoom live for any of our services

 

Join us for the Rite II Holy Eucharist Service with The Reverend Lenny Anderson, celebrant who will preach, 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 Sunday service bulletin.

Click here to join our Zoom live for any of our services.

Pie tins will be available for pick up
during coffee hour. 

Chippewa Valley Street Ministry - April 10, 2025
 
Greetings from the Street Ministry. The number of people we're serving is on the rise, but curiously, we're not always seeing the same people consistently.  We continue to serve young and old, young and elderly, and able-bodied and ability-challenged. One gentleman is in a wheelchair and propels himself backwards — a challenge to his safety but an efficient means of traversing the city. 
 
As noted in our previous journal, the challenges of the recent cuts in governmental aid are noticeable in many programs that we partner with, and this is a cause for concern. Michelle Pride of Feed My People provided the following information relating to the cuts and effects of policy changes. Please take a look. The Street Ministry depends on food from Feed My People to provide food to our brothers and sisters on the street. Without this resource, we (and other programs) will struggle to provide the food portion of our services to people in need. We are living in uncertain times but we will be here to support those in need. We believe that it is our responsibility, collectively ours as a community, to work together to serve all those who are in need.
 
image.png
 
A young woman came to our table -- she appeared to be in her very early 20s -- who was hesitant to provide any information to us. This was understandable as she had no history with us and no reason to trust us. She did finally share that she is fairly new to being homeless and that she was scared. We discussed safety and some options of where to go during the day and night. We encouraged her to return and visit the next time we were going to be out and she replied that she had no intention of being homeless for very long. She did not want to stay to visit and we hope that she was able to fulfill her plans to get off the street. Women of all ages are at risk of being taken advantage of or hurt and this was a real concern for this woman. 
 
Another woman that we've seen a few times welcomed the chance to sit and rest. She has numerous medical complications ranging from spinal problems to cardiac complications to both of her feet causing pain — all diagnoses that complicate, and are complicated, by being homeless. She talked about qualifying for limited services through a disability program but nothing that she felt would be helpful without housing. We encouraged her to call the local aging and disability office to be reassessed. She admits to being miserable surviving from day to day in her condition.
 
image.png
 
Tess and Steve assist a mobility-challenged friend. 
He had fallen multiple times but declined hands-on assistance.
 
Our services are provided only because of generous donations from our support system. We are made up of unpaid volunteers that are dedicated to helping people in need. We are the only organization (that we are aware of) with the longevity we have of being in the elements, on the street, and with the people we serve. We are in need of financial donations to continue our work. We are aware that there are multiple organizations frequently asking for your help and donations — we try to focus on the people we serve and not always on the 'how' we serve, but we are now asking for your help. No donation is too small; anything helps and is appreciated. Donations can be made online at our website and Facebook page or mailed. As we are approaching our thirteenth year of service, please help us support some of our community's most vulnerable members. 
 
 
Chippewa Valley Street Ministry
PO Box 51
Eau Claire, WI 54702
 
Our street ministry is based on being a "Ministry of Presence" with the people on the street. While there is considerable concern amongst our brothers and sisters regarding the possible limited services at the shelter and other benefits,  we will continue walking with our friends during their journey — through the darkness to the light, through the sorrows to their joys. We will continue to encourage hope where there is little and continue to just be with our friends. We are obligated to protect the fragile, the innocent, and the least of them, our sisters and brothers, to be servants to all that we meet here in the street.
 
CVSM staff
 
 
Something to think about as we enter Easter ....
 
..By North American standards, Jesus could
be considered neither a successful person,
nor could he be considered morally respectable.
He identified with the prostitutes and drunkards,
the unemployed and the poor, not because he felt
sorry for them, but in order to reveal God's judgment
against social and religious structures that oppress
the weak.  Jesus was born like the poor, he lived
with them, and on the cross he died like them.
 
~ James H. Cone - Theologian
 
  1. Join us for Potluck Sunday ~ May 4th
  2. Spring 2025 Bible Class
  3. Spring 2024 Bible Study
  4. Important Announcement