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Welcome Sundae Sunday!
September 06, 2023

Join us this Sunday, September 10 as we kick off the 2023-24 program year.
At the 9 a.m. service we welcome back the choristers. Please join us after the 9 a.m. service for Sundae Sunday, and to find out more information and/or to register your child(ren) for Songs & Stories (age 0-3), Sunday School (PreK-5th grade), and Youth Group (6th-12th grade). All 3 of these programs meet after the 9 a.m. service, with Songs & Stories meeting from 10-10:30 a.m., and Sunday School and Youth Group meeting from 10-11 a.m.
If you are unable to make it to the event, but still want to find out information and/or register your kids for one of the above programs, please email Briana Calhoun at bcalhoun@sainthamescathedral.org.
At the 11 a.m. service we welcome back the full choir. We hope you will join us for coffee hour after the service to say hello!
Wednesday Night Formation Returns: Mental Health First Aid Training
August 30, 2023
Just like CPR/First Aid training, Mental Health First Aid training teaches us how we can help our families, friends, and neighbors experiencing a moment of crisis. The Rev. Canon Steven Balke, a certified Mental Health First Aid trainer, will be teaching:
- How to recognize the signs of a mental health crisis,
- When to be present for someone in a moment of need,
- What resources are available to help,
- Ways we can offer support for our families, students, church members, co-workers, and more.
The training will be in 4 one-hour sessions on Wednesday evenings, September 13, 20, 27, and October 4:
5:45 Simplified Evensong led by Choristers
6:00 Supper together with Choristers and families
6:30 Training
7:30 Depart
These sessions are free-of-charge and open to everyone. RSVPs are not required but helpful as we prepare our meal count.
Please contact Steven if you would like to learn more.
Cathedral Prayer List for the Week of September 3
August 30, 2023
Submit a prayer request.
Please keep the following people in your prayers:
FOR THOSE COMMENDED TO THE PRAYER OF THE CATHEDRAL COMMUNITY: Shirley, Sarah, John, Brenda, Ellen, Richard, Nancy, Harriette, Maliha and Nasir, Craig, Ginger, Viola, Lee, Kelly, Hope, Jane, Loya and Andronica
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED AND HAVE BEEN COMMENDED TO THE PRAYERS OF THE CATHEDRAL COMMUNITY: Bobbie Jones
FOR ALL THOSE WHO DIED BY GUN VIOLENCE IN CHICAGO IN THE PAST WEEK INCLUDING: Allan, Brandon, Jonquil, James, Anthony, Kejuan, Aaron
DIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER: The Dioceses of Province Five: Indianapolis; Northern Indiana; Eau Claire; Northern Michigan; Western Michigan; Chicago And our Companion Dioceses of SE Mexico and Renk