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Good Word 7/22/2022

JULY 22, 2022

Ask And You Shall Receive

In our lives, it can be hard to ask for things – for help, for advice, or even for the material goods we need to survive – food, shelter, a raise. It can be hard to ask the people we are in relationship with for what we need – more clarity, a different form of affection, or to consider a different point of view. We have been formed by a society that is painfully individualistic, one that expects us to make our own way, and assumes that an inability to meet our own needs by ourselves is the result of weakness. When we struggle to ask for things, to be vulnerable with those around us, I wonder if it is because we feel a sense of shame that we are not meeting the expectations of mastery and independence that is culturally expected.

But Jesus invites us to ask – to bring our needs, our desires, our deepest longings and hopes to God. What a radical thing, that the same God who created heaven and Earth wants to know what is on your heart: “So I say to you, Ask, and it will be given you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. For everyone who asks receives, and everyone who searches finds, and for everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.”

Jesus teaches us many things: how to love others, how to serve neighbors, how to live a life in community with one another. We often use the language of “radical” to describe the Christian life. And this would be true – because Jesus is always pointing us towards practices and habits that are so unlike those of the society that surrounds us. And so it is radical because opens up for us flourishing where there was only suffocation, relationship where there was only fracturedness, life where there was only death. Ask, my friends, and you shall receive.

– The Rev. Canon Greg Baker

THIS SUNDAY: Cathedral Women Festive Tea

SUNDAY, JULY 24, AT 11:30AM

The Cathedral Women invite everyone to enjoy a festive celebration honoring all those who worked so hard for a successful 56th Annual Strawberry Festival. Wear your fanciest hats and enjoy tea, coffee, punch, treats, and finger sandwiches! The financial report from the 2022 Strawberry Festival also will be presented. All are welcome!

Creative Mornings Comes to CCC

FRIDAY, JULY 29, 8:30AM

Creative Mornings is a monthly event that celebrates Indy’s creative talent and promotes an open space to connect with like-minded individuals. We look forward to extending our space and Dean Lesesne joining the panel of faith leaders discussing the morning’s theme, “Spirituality.” Everyone is welcome. Everyone is creative. Just register beforehand to reserve your spot.

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Black Women’s Health Disparities

SATURDAY, JULY 30, 10AM

Even as health care for Black Women has improved, vast disparities persist. To better understand the underlying causes and how we can be a part of the solution, Dr. Kimberly McElroy-Jones of Eskenazi Hospital will help us unpack this important systemic racial issue. There will be time during scheduled breakout sessions to discuss ways to address these issues and actions we can take at CCC.

This Zoom event is a partnership between The Diocese of Indianapolis Racial Justice and Education Team and the Christ Church Cathedral Racial Justice Team.

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Sounds at St. P’s: Jazz On The Lawn

SUNDAY, JULY 24, AT 6PM

This Sunday evening, we’re looking forward to our downtown neighbor, St. Philip’s Episcopal Church’s Jazz on the Lawn event! Bring your lawn chairs and a coolers for a chill evening of music🎼

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Benefit Concert: Send Alejandro Reyna to Aspen Music Festival

FRIDAY, AUG. 5, AT 7PM


Alejandro Reyna, a member of the Cathedral’s Coro Latinoamericano, has been accepted into Seraphic Fire’s Professional Choral Institute at the Aspen Music Festival. This benefit concert will help raise funds to cover tuition, housing, and travel expenses.

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Mark Your Calendar: Vestry Quarterly Check-in This Month

SUNDAY, JULY 31, AT 9AM, 11:30AM, AND 2:15PM

As part of our leadership’s renewed commitment to transparency and collaboration, we invite you to join our Vestry for a quarterly update after each service. We’ll share highlights of our work together over the past three months and make plenty of time for your questions, comments, and feedback. We’ll meet in-person in the Parish Hall.

CCC 101 Offered for Newcomers

SUNDAY, JULY 31, AT 11:30AM

Are you new (or new-ish) to Christ Church Cathedral? Welcome! CCC 101 is your opportunity to learn more about who we are as an active community of faith and how we live into our mission to Glorify God, Serve Our Neighbors, and Transform Our City.

Join us for lunch and lively discussion!

RSVP BY TUESDAY, JULY 26

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