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Special Dean's Forum: Jerusalem and the Holy Land
May 21, 2021
“I went on my way to Jerusalem, not knowing what would happen to me there….”
In Paul’s great farewell speech to the people of Ephesus in Acts 20 he speaks of an imminent journey to Jerusalem that he will undertake not knowing the fate that awaits him. When I set out to go to Jerusalem the weekend before last, I had no idea what was about to happen, and I have returned to Chicago having had a number of challenging and remarkable experiences that were unexpected.
Throughout my time away, I was deeply conscious of the prayerful concern of so many people from St James, both for me, and for the peoples of the Holy Land. I invite you to join me at 10am this Sunday for a special Dean’s Forum in which I will share some details of my encounters, thoughts and experiences, and attempt to offer a lens through which it might be helpful to view the current tragic events there.
The Forum will be held live in Kyle’s Place, and will also be available on Zoom - details of how to log on will be in the regular Sunday morning email.
Cathedral Prayer List for the Week of May 23
May 19, 2021
Submit a prayer request.
Please keep the following people in your prayers:
FOR THOSE COMMENDED TO THE PRAYERS OF THE CATHEDRAL COMMUNITY: Susie, Betty, Sara, Graham, Lynda, Gloria, Philip, Willie, Layton, Frances, Jane, Kathy, Cindy, Jordan, Forrest, and Peter
THOSE WHO HAVE DIED AND HAVE BEEN COMMENDED TO THE PRAYERS OF THE CATHEDRAL COMMUNITY: Zhen-Sheng Yu
FOR ALL THOSE WHO DIED BY GUN VIOLENCE IN CHICAGO IN THE PAST WEEK, INCLUDING: William, Mikhail, Christian, Arthur, Detrick, Ronnie, Demetrius, Alberto, Demetrius, Lashawn, Jesus, and Eric
DIOCESAN PRAYER CYCLE: Congregations in the Joliet Deanery: Grace in New Lenox; Transfiguration in Palos Park; Holy Family in Park Forest; Grace in Pontiac
Companion Dioceses of SE Mexico and Renk: St. Michael and All Angels in Cancun; St. Andrew in Wadakona
Pentecost Way of Love Revival Worship
May 19, 2021
The Episcopal Church greets Pentecost with One in the Spirit, a Way of Love Revival Weekend designed to fan the flames of hope, celebrate difference, honor creation, foster beloved community, and send people toward Jesus’s Way of Love.
This spirit-filled celebration will draw on the gifts, testimonies, songs and voices of Episcopalians in cathedrals and communities across the church including St. Mark’s Cathedral in Seattle, indigenous churches in Navajoland and South Dakota, Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral, Washington National Cathedral, and Christ Church Cathedral in St. Louis, Mo.