Listed under About Us, you can now see all posters for major Cathedral events! Just go to About Us, Upcoming Events & let the drop menu slide out to view your choices. These posters will provide additional information from what this page lists to the right. Check it out!

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Christ Church Cathedral hired Ashley Goodrich as the new Publications Coordinator / Webmaster on Friday, August 1, 2009. Ashley replaces Chris Innes who is moving on to eCampus.com. Ashley comes to the Cathedral from Kentucky Bride, Ltd. and is excited about her new position. To contact Ashley, email her at agoodrich@ccclex.org

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-From The Very Rev. Morris K. Thompson, Dean - The theme for the 76th General Convention was Ubuntu, I in You and You in Me. Ubuntu is an African understanding of our human interconnectedness. Our lives are connected in a way that brings depth into relating to one another. It is a way of being. I don’t recall seeing this teaching printed in any national papers. I realize that relating a story to someone who was not present during the event is not easy. Our perspective is directly related to our point of view. And yet, Ubuntu was the bowl in which we shaped our conversations. This understanding was not reported thus the account, inadequate. This omission was no surprise, reporters know very little about Anglican polity. What they saw and described in the paper made about as much sense as my covering a convention dedicated to making decisions regarding benefits of algorithms in our daily life. For example, it was reported that four dioceses had left the Episcopal Church. Untrue. In 2000 the Episcopal Church had 110 dioceses and today there continue to be 110 dioceses in the Episcopal Church.

While the press exclusively wrote on issues of sexuality, much, much more took place. Let me briefly share with you some of my observations while in Anaheim.

The Episcopal Church is strong and vibrant. While it is true some have chosen to leave for various reasons, new faces are seeking us every day.
We resolved to live out five points of mission.
To proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom
To teach, baptize, and nurture new believers
To respond to human need by loving service
To seek to transform unjust structures of society
To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the life of the earth
Effective and ineffective leadership producing healthy and unhealthy responses. Specifically, bishops who showed excitement about possibilities versus bishops whose anxiety encompassed their visions. Leadership is an interesting phenomenon. The deputations attitudes’ reflected their leader’s posture. Our Presiding Bishop provided a rhythm of worship, devotions, and challenges to live into the five points of mission throughout the convention. This practice was instrumental in keeping us on coarse.
One resolution of which I was particularly proud was the mandatory pension for lay employees working over 1000 hours, along with health coverage for any church employee working over 1500 hours.

In the end, General Convention was about people called upon to make difficult decisions. We made decisions the best we could. Throughout the convention the body spoke and we moved forward. I am proud I was present, honored I was asked to attend, and humbled by the work God has placed before us all. Sure we can find areas that are not to our liking, or we can see the good and give thanks.

Ubuntu, I in you and you in me. What an opportunity we have.

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The Rev. Deacon Bridget Coffey comes to us from the Diocese of Easton (Maryland) via General Theological Seminary in New York City. Prior to seminary, Bridget served as youth minister for three years at St. Mary Anne's - North East, her sponsoring parish in the community she grew up in. While serving as a clergy leader in our parish, Bridget will be cultivating our campus ministries at UK and Transy. She is an active alumna member of Alpha Phi, and for the past six years has held a variety of volunteer positions working with collegiate women.

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The combined choirs are the only American choir to sing in residence at Lincoln Cathedral in 2009.

The choirs repertoire will span many centuries of music featuring settings by Stanford, Byrd, Brewer and Wood. In addition to singing daily Evensong services in the Great Quire, the choir will sing Choral Eucharist in the Nave on Sunday, July 19.

You are invited to share in our experience by following this blog. Enormous words of gratitude for all those who supported and helped make this tour become a reality!Click here to follow the blog

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What do you want the Episcopal Church to look like in 2019?

An eight-question survey (CLICK HERE) posted online asks Episcopalians—lay and ordained—to envision the church in 10 years' time and to prioritize the strategies toward that vision.

Do you favor a multicultural church? Is evangelism "less important," "important," or "very important" to you? Should advocacy and social justice define the church? Or should the church be a combination of mission and worship?

"We are looking at where we are as a church today and addressing hopes and desires," said the Rev. Christopher Johnson, a member of the Strategic
Planning Committee formed by Executive Council at its January 2009 meeting in Stockton, California.

For the full story CLICK HERE

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Pyramid Professional Resources (PPR), which helps the homeless with job training and placement, received a substantial donation on April 10th. The ten thousand dollar donation was given by Powell - Walton - Milward Insurance Company. In the photo above, Greg and John Milward present a check to The Very Rev. Morris K. Thompson, Jr. and PPR Director, Ruth Mark.

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The Kentucky Commission on Community Service and Volunteerism has awarded CUTB the
2008 Governor's Volunteer Award for a faith based organization. The presentation will be Friday, May 8th from 2:00pm - 4:00pm at the Governor's Mansion in Frankfort, Kentucky. Congratulations to each of you for your hard work and dedication to the homeless and marginally housed folks in Lexington.

Church Under the Bridge meets each Sunday at 3:00pm. During the summer, meetings are held at the Diocese of Lexington Mission House at the corner of Martin Luther King BLVD and 4th Street. Meetings include a service and a meal. For more information, please contact the church at 859-254-4497.

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Palm Sunday, April 5th
7:30am Holy Eucharist
8:30am Holy Eucharist
9:30am Breakfast
10:00am Church School
11:00am Holy Eucharist

Wednesday, April 8th
12:05pm Holy Eucharist & Sacrament of Healing

Maundy Thursday, April 9th
7:00pm Maundy Thursday Liturgy

Good Friday, April 10th
12:05pm Meditations on the Stations of the Cross
7:00pm Good Friday Liturgy

Holy Saturday, April 11th
7:00pm The Great Vigil

Easter Sunday, April 12th
7:30am Holy Eucharist
8:30am Festival Eucharist
9:15am Easter Brunch (through 10:45am)
11:00am Festival Eucharist

Monday, April 13th
All Day The Church Offices will be closed in observance of the Easter Holiday

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Christ Church Cathedral now has a Facebook page. If you have a Facebook account, please join us for discussion, photos and more. Jason Bolin has volunteered to administrate the page. Click here.
 

The Marcus J. Borg Conference titled "The Heart of Christianity" took place at Christ Church Cathedral the weekend of March 13th - 15th. Borg spoke to a full house all three days and covered topics from the greatest commandment, to the gospel of John, to the life of Paul the apostle. Borg spoke to a full house all three days and covered topics from the greatest commandment, to the gospel of John, to the life of Paul the apostle. Borg led the Dean's Forum class on Sunday morning and preached at the 8:30am and 11:00am services. DVD's of the event are available for $15.00. If interested please email Chris Innes with "BORG DVD" in the subject line or mail a check to the church.

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The Christ Community Cupboard provides clothes, household supplies, personal hygiene items, and baby products for low-income families registered through the Family Resource Center (FRC), the Manchester Center, and the Community Action Council (CAC). In 2009, the funds available for the Christ Community Cupboard are projected to be significantly lower then 2008. This lower budget is unfortunately in a year that we are observing a 30-50% increase in client referrals each week from the FRCs, the Manchester Center, and the Community Action Council. Without additional funding, we would have to manage this budget situation by reducing the amount of supplies distributed per client. Therefore, we are looking for other avenues of income such as grant funding to bridge this funding gap.

We recently applied for and received a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Donor Advised Fund distributed through the Blue Grass Community Foundation in Lexington. This fund provides capital for several Priority Program Areas throughout the Bluegrass area, including Fayette County. These priority areas include, Education, Well-being of children and families, Housing and community development, Economic development, Civic engagement and positive human relations, and Cultural life. We received $3500 dollars to funding supplies used for childcare, such as diapers, baby food, and hygiene products.

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The Christ Church Cathedral Bookstore is currently having a jewelry sale. Do not miss out . Gold jewelry is 50% off, and Silver Jewelry is 20% off. Lenten materials and book on forgiveness are available. Visit us Monday through Thursday from 10:00am until 2:00pm or on Sundays between services.