The Angelus • Page 5 Memorials and Thanksgivings January 4, 2004 • The flowers at the altar are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of Carolyn Shipley by Pollie Elmquist; and in memory of Thelma Clutterbuck Kerr by Day and Whitney Kerr. Memorial candles are given in loving memory of her father, Jacob E. Klassen, and brother, J. Raymond Klassen, by Janet E. Seaman. January 11, 2004 • The flowers at the altar are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of her mother, Mary Ellis, by Day and Whitney Kerr. At the Chapel altar in loving memory of her brother, James C. Irwin, III, by Elizabeth Irwin Gordon. Me- morial candles are given in loving memory of Loris Grant Jones by Elaine Grant. At the baptismal font, the flowers are in given in thanksgiving for Bryant Johnson by his fam- ily, Valerie, Jeffrey and Eliza Johnson. January 18, 2004 • The flowers at the altar are given to the glory of God and in loving and blessed memory of Lillian Cozzi Pellet by her daughter, Tricia Pellet Lyddon; and in lov- ing memory of her husband, William L. Brown, and her twin sister, Kathryn Smalley, by Virginia Brown. At the baptismal font in loving memory of John Dale Sampson by Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Sampson; and in thanksgiv- ing for Kathy McDowell. Memorial candles are given in loving memory of the Lebrecht family and her twin, David Jerome LeBrecht, by Nancy Lebrecht Martin. The wreath on the tower door is given in loving memory of Raymond Watson by his wife, Sallie. January 25, 2004 • The flowers at the altar are given to the glory of God and in memory of Maria Hey and in thanksgiving for her grandson, Brian C. Marrs, by Miriam Marrs; and in loving memory of his grandfather, Jesse Newport Johnson, by Leo Crabbs, Jr. At the baptismal font in thanksgiving for Andrew Wurst. At the chapel altar in thanksgiving for their wedding anniversary by Jeffrey and Valerie Johnson. Phase III: Preliminary Research of Candi- dates, has drawn to a close. In February, we are launching Phase IV: In- Depth Research of Candidates, during which we will be making field visits to five to seven of the strongest candidates. Three-person teams will make the field visits over weekends dur- ing February and March. During the visits, the teams will get to know the candidates better and meet their families. Team mem- bers will also attend services, observe pro- grams, interview administration, program, and clergy staff members, and visit with mem- bers of congregations. After all the field visits have taken place, the three or four most promising candidates and their spouses will be invited to Kansas City to take a look at GHTC and our com- munity. At the conclusion of all the site vis- its, which should take place in the early spring, we will be ready to move into Phase From the Dean Selection Comittee A Collect for Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral Almighty God, giver of every good thing: Look graciously on this congregation of Grace and Holy Trinity: so that as compassionate and grateful Christians, we may welcome a faithful leader – a Dean –, who will, with your blessing, care for us and help us continue our tradition of all-encompassing ministry and service, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen New Arrivals Charles Abraham was born Decem- ber 29. He is the son of Keisha and Doug Dezube, brother of Benjamin and Samuel, and grandson of Sheila and Tony Hitchcock. V of our process. Phase V is the time that the Vestry will elect and call our new dean. We ask you to hold the Dean Selection Committee and the candidates in your prayers as we continue to discern God’s will for our parish. -by Jan Frizzle A familiar face will soon take on a new role at the Cathedral. Bruce Hall has been as- signed to serve as a deacon at the Cathedral. On February 7, 2004, at 10:30 a.m. at the Cathedral, Bruce will enter a new stage in his life, that of ordained ministry. Bruce will make promises of faithfulness, commitment and humility; then Bishop Howe will lay his hands on Bruce and say, “Therefore, Father, through Jesus Christ your Son, give your Holy Spirit to Bruce; fill him with grace and power, and make him a deacon in your Church.” Bruce has an academic and vocational background that is both impressive and comprehensive. He earned his PhD in po- litical science in 1993 while teaching at the University of Redlands in southern Califor- nia. Then he came to Kansas City and taught at William Jewell College for three years. Having lived with AIDS for a long time, Bruce found it necessary to leave teaching and go on disability. During that period, Bruce entered into volunteer activities with troubled youth. As his health improved, Bruce began to pursue a call to ordained ministry. He entered the discernment pro- cess in 1999. He also began graduate work in social work at that time and was awarded a Masters degree in Social Work last year. New Deacon to Join Cathedral Clergy The journey to the diaconate has been a thoughtful and communal journey for him. Bruce has met with a congregational discern- ment committee composed of Geoff Logan, Kathy Jennings and Michael Thomas for four years. This committee acts to advise, support and challenge. In addition, he has been in contact with the clergy and vestry of the Ca- thedral. He has written Ember Day letters to the bishop, and has participated in the life of the West Missouri School for Ministry. He recently completed a six-month internship period at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Kansas City, as well as his clinical pastoral experience at Research Hospital. Bruce works full time as a family therapist in the state’s juvenile justice system. In his free time, he enjoys backpacking - whatever the weather. He also enjoys working in his yard and reading political history. “Late-night dinner parties with lots of friends and life on the beach with people who are special make me happy,” said Bruce. He is looking forward to being involved in the life of the Cathedral, both in worship and in outreach. In addition, he will continue chaplaincy work at Research Hospital on a volunteer basis. -by The Rev. Linda Yeager Visit the Cathedral on the Internet at www.ghtc-kc.org
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Memorials andThanksgivings
January 4, 2004 • The flowers at the altarare given to the glory of God and in lovingmemory of Carolyn Shipley by PollieElmquist; and in memory of ThelmaClutterbuck Kerr by Day and Whitney Kerr.Memorial candles are given in loving memoryof her father, Jacob E. Klassen, and brother,J. Raymond Klassen, by Janet E. Seaman.
January 11, 2004 • The flowers at the altarare given to the glory of God and in lovingmemory of her mother, Mary Ellis, by Dayand Whitney Kerr. At the Chapel altar inloving memory of her brother, James C.Irwin, III, by Elizabeth Irwin Gordon. Me-morial candles are given in loving memory ofLoris Grant Jones by Elaine Grant. At thebaptismal font, the flowers are in given inthanksgiving for Bryant Johnson by his fam-ily, Valerie, Jeffrey and Eliza Johnson.
January 18, 2004 • The flowers at the altarare given to the glory of God and in lovingand blessed memory of Lillian Cozzi Pellet byher daughter, Tricia Pellet Lyddon; and in lov-ing memory of her husband, William L.Brown, and her twin sister, Kathryn Smalley,by Virginia Brown. At the baptismal font inloving memory of John Dale Sampson by Mr.and Mrs. Rodney Sampson; and in thanksgiv-ing for Kathy McDowell. Memorial candlesare given in loving memory of the Lebrechtfamily and her twin, David Jerome LeBrecht,by Nancy Lebrecht Martin. The wreath onthe tower door is given in loving memory ofRaymond Watson by his wife, Sallie.
January 25, 2004 • The flowers at the altarare given to the glory of God and in memoryof Maria Hey and in thanksgiving for hergrandson, Brian C. Marrs, by Miriam Marrs;and in loving memory of his grandfather, JesseNewport Johnson, by Leo Crabbs, Jr. At thebaptismal font in thanksgiving for AndrewWurst. At the chapel altar in thanksgivingfor their wedding anniversary by Jeffrey andValerie Johnson.
Phase III: Preliminary Research of Candi-dates, has drawn to a close.
In February, we are launching Phase IV: In-Depth Research of Candidates, during which wewill be making field visits to five to seven ofthe strongest candidates. Three-person teamswill make the field visits over weekends dur-ing February and March. During the visits,the teams will get to know the candidatesbetter and meet their families. Team mem-bers will also attend services, observe pro-grams, interview administration, program,and clergy staff members, and visit with mem-bers of congregations.
After all the field visits have taken place,the three or four most promising candidatesand their spouses will be invited to KansasCity to take a look at GHTC and our com-munity. At the conclusion of all the site vis-its, which should take place in the earlyspring, we will be ready to move into Phase
From the Dean Selection Comittee
A Collect forGrace and Holy Trinity Cathedral
Almighty God, giver of every good thing:Look graciously on this congregation ofGrace and Holy Trinity: so that ascompassionate and grateful Christians, wemay welcome a faithful leader – a Dean –,who will, with your blessing, care for us andhelp us continue our tradition ofall-encompassing ministry and service,through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
New Arrivals
Charles Abraham was born Decem-ber 29. He is the son of Keisha andDoug Dezube, brother of Benjamin andSamuel, and grandson of Sheila andTony Hitchcock.
V of our process. Phase V is the time thatthe Vestry will elect and call our new dean.
We ask you to hold the Dean SelectionCommittee and the candidates in yourprayers as we continue to discern God’s willfor our parish.
-by Jan Frizzle
A familiar face will soon take on a new roleat the Cathedral. Bruce Hall has been as-signed to serve as a deacon at the Cathedral.On February 7, 2004, at 10:30 a.m. at theCathedral, Bruce will enter a new stage inhis life, that of ordained ministry. Bruce willmake promises of faithfulness, commitmentand humility; then Bishop Howe will lay hishands on Bruce and say, “Therefore, Father,through Jesus Christ your Son, give your HolySpirit to Bruce; fill him with grace and power,and make him a deacon in your Church.”
Bruce has an academic and vocationalbackground that is both impressive andcomprehensive. He earned his PhD in po-litical science in 1993 while teaching at theUniversity of Redlands in southern Califor-nia. Then he came to Kansas City and taughtat William Jewell College for three years.Having lived with AIDS for a long time,Bruce found it necessary to leave teachingand go on disability. During that period,Bruce entered into volunteer activities withtroubled youth. As his health improved,Bruce began to pursue a call to ordainedministry. He entered the discernment pro-cess in 1999. He also began graduate workin social work at that time and was awardeda Masters degree in Social Work last year.
New Deacon to Join Cathedral ClergyThe journey to the diaconate has been a
thoughtful and communal journey for him.Bruce has met with a congregational discern-ment committee composed of Geoff Logan,Kathy Jennings and Michael Thomas for fouryears. This committee acts to advise, supportand challenge. In addition, he has been incontact with the clergy and vestry of the Ca-thedral. He has written Ember Day lettersto the bishop, and has participated in the lifeof the West Missouri School for Ministry. Herecently completed a six-month internshipperiod at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church inKansas City, as well as his clinical pastoralexperience at Research Hospital.
Bruce works full time as a family therapistin the state’s juvenile justice system. In hisfree time, he enjoys backpacking - whateverthe weather. He also enjoys working in hisyard and reading political history. “Late-nightdinner parties with lots of friends and life onthe beach with people who are special makeme happy,” said Bruce.
He is looking forward to being involved inthe life of the Cathedral, both in worship andin outreach. In addition, he will continuechaplaincy work at Research Hospital on avolunteer basis.
-by The Rev. Linda Yeager
Visit the Cathedral on the Internet at www.ghtc-kc.org
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As I write this at 6:41 on the morning ofJanuary 7, it’s 14 degrees outside. I woke up alittle over an hour ago in my nice warm bed.As I got ready to go into my office, my mindwandered to the lady that visited the Cathe-dral a few weeks ago.
She arrived by Metro bus, having left heryoung child with a next-door neighbor. Shecame instead of her husband because he wasworking. Their one car had broken down lastmonth. It had to be repaired because herhusband needed it for work, and the repairswere expensive. Unfortunately, this is one ofmany families who live on the edge frommonth to month, and paying for that car hadleft them without money forthe heating bills. The day shehappened to come in, the tem-peratures were not so cold, butI could not help but thinkabout her this morning.
This is precisely the kind ofindividual that the Emer-gency Assistance Program for the Cathe-dral helps - the family described above, thefather who is looking for a second job tosupplement his limited income from onejob, the mother with some unexpectedmedical bills that put a crunch on the usualfamily budget, and others.
How many people in the Greater KansasCity Metro face these types of problems?According to a recent article in the KansasCity Star (“Utility Aid Comes in ManyForms,” Kansas City Star, January 4, 2004),that number is counted in the thousands. Andthe combination of higher natural gas prices,an exceptionally cold January, and other fac-tors may lead to a much larger number thanin recent years.
The Social Action Committee launchedthe Emergency Assistance Program May 15,2003. This followed several months of re-search, consultation and careful preparation.And still, the learning curve for the firstcouple of months was enormous. Our rotat-ing staff of volunteers is still learning, withthe help of Mike Sancho and J.R. Roberts(our Program Co-Directors) and Paul Kim(our Program Administrator). Due to limitedresources, the Emergency Assistance Pro-gram is open only a few hours each week, onTuesday and Thursday mornings from 9:30a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Our direct assistance is lim-ited to crucial utilities and rent assistance.
The individuals that come to us for helpare typically members of families where oneor more people are working, but in very lowwage jobs. On a good month, their wages may
be able to just barely cover their bills, butany unexpected expenses or decrease in in-come creates an impossible situation with-out help from someone like us.
When they come to us, we provide morethan a handout. We talk with them extensivelyabout their personal situation. If it appears thatwe can help them, we will talk directly withthe utility or the landlord. Let’s take the ex-ample given above. We will talk with a par-ticular contact that we have developed at oneof the city’s gas utilities, and discuss theindividual’s situation with the utility. We willdetermine, sometimes directly negotiatingwith the utility, what level of payment is re-
quired to keep the gas frombeing turned off. Afterthese conversations, if wedetermine that assistancefrom us is appropriate, wewill send a check in theamount agreed upon di-rectly to the utility.
No cash is ever given out, and no checksare ever written directly to an individual.We work hard to be good stewards of yourmoney, not only because it is the rightthing to do but also because it is the bestway for us to provide a meaningful serviceto the most people.
Sometimes the situation is such that theyrequire more than our typical $100 limit ofone time assistance. In such cases, we willnetwork with other sources of funds through-out the Kansas City area to see if two or moreagencies can combine efforts to help this in-dividual. We will also refer people, when ap-propriate, to the United Services Commu-nity Action Agency who administersLIHEAP (the Low Income Home EnergyAssistance Program) in this area. Our short-term goal, in this instance, is to help keepthe heat turned on for this family.
Our longer-term goal is to provide adviceand referral services to help this individualtry to avoid such situations in the future.After all, our policy limits direct help fromus to being available only once in a twelvemonth period. Again, thisis intended to be an emer-gency assistance program -not ongoing assistance,month after month.
To assist with this secondgoal, and with other referrals,we are now members of theMid-America AssistanceCoalition - a network ofagencies across the Kansas
City area. (Watch for more information aboutthis in future issues of The Angelus.) Our hopeis for no one to leave the Cathedral withouthaving been helped in some way - even indi-rectly. We don’t always succeed, but we do try.
Finally, a third goal goes beyond immediatefinancial assistance, and beyond referral toother agencies. Whenever appropriate, we alsoencourage interaction with our clergy. It is ourhope that the help we provide is alone a re-flection of our Christian faith, and of our im-perative to reach out and help others in need.But even beyond that, it is our sincere hopethat this will also touch the hearts of thosethat we assist. We know that it definitelytouches the hearts of all of our volunteers.
We also ask for your help. Please remem-ber that a significant portion of your plateoffering on the first Sunday of each monthgoes to Social Outreach and this program.Of course, we also encourage any other of-ferings of financial help and/or volunteer ser-vices from any of our Cathedral family. Tolearn more, contact Mike Sancho or J.R.Roberts through the Cathedral office.
- by John Hornbeck
It’s Cold Outside
Reclaiming and renewing our library’slife has been a tough goal for the past twoyears. But we are now on the way. Classi-fication and organization of new hold-ings and cleanup and repair of previousholdings has begun. A reference case hasbeen added. But more hands are needed!
Join in the discussion and learn howyou might help. ComeWednesday evening, Febru-ary 11 at 6:30 p.m. to theConference Room.
Call Dan Campbell forfurther information at(816) 753-8798.
The Cathedral’s Financial Status
The monthly financials reflect a true cash basis based on a three-year trend.
INCOME
EXPENSES
VARIANCE
$ 1,296,647 $ (62,866)
$ 1,327,930 $ 25,703
$ (31,283)
$ 1,359,513
$ 1,353,633
$ (5,880)
BUDGETED YTD ACTUAL YTD VARIANCEDECEMBER
Library News
Our hope is for no one toleave the Cathedralwithout having beenhelped in some way
- even indirectly.
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The Kansas City Community Kitchen’sCulinary Cornerstones received a windfall ofhats - 5700, give or take a few - from a projectbegun in 1986 at Locke’s Stitchery in Mis-sion, Kansas. At the suggestion of a motherand daughter who hadcome in for knittinglessons, the ownerasked Chef DaveNichols if he would beinterested in distribut-ing the hats to clientsand students at thekitchen. He was enthu-siastic about theproject, picked up thehats, and after distrib-uting approximately 3,000 through our Com-munity Kitchen, saw that the remainder weregiven to other entities here and in Lawrence.
Volunteers in various places, includingmany in nursing homes, make these hats en-tirely from donated yarn. Last year they had125 knitters, but they can always use more.The owner of Locke’s said it was the wish of
her recently deceased husband that thisproject continues. They accept any kind ofyarn and actually welcome small scraps inorder to be able to weave in more color. Sincetheir shop is in a small house, they use the
bathtub to store thisyarn. You may eitherput your yarn directlyin that bathtub (at 5919Woodson, Mission,Kansas.) or at a to-be-determined site at theCathedral. Those wholike to go to yard salesand rummage sales canbe on the lookout forreasonably priced yarn
to donate. Please tell your friends about thisand ask them to tell their friends.
This would be a good project in whichsome of our Cathedral groups could partici-pate. On a lighter note, Chef Dave suggestedthat it would be a good project for a men’sgroup, “since you don’t actually have to doanything.” -by Mary Byrne
You Can Leave Your Hat On
“The Sea-sons of OurLives” was thetheme for the2004 Women’sRetreat, heldJanuary 9 -11.Tw e n t y - o n ewomen gathered at the Franciscan PrayerCenter in Independence, Missouri, for wor-ship, music, meditation and sharing.
The retreat committee presented medi-tations on the seasons of the church yearand showed how the seasons of our lives alsohave a rhythm and a pattern. The followingpeople led the retreat: Bunny Reefer, Ad-vent; Linda Yeager, Christmas; JuneMcDonald, Epiphany; Leona Schaefer, Lent;
Ma rn e l lS p a r k s ,E a s t e r ;J o y c eMorrow,P e n t e -cost/Or-d i n a r yT i m e ;
Lenette Johnson, music. Committee mem-bers also conducted worship services and ledactivities related to the seasons. Next year’sretreat is scheduled for February 11-13, 2005.
A Quiet Dayfor women isscheduled forS a t u r d a y ,March 20, from9 a.m. to 3 p.m.at the Cathe-dral. This dayduring theLenten season will offer an opportunity forprayer and meditation. More details will beprovided in the March issue of The Angelus.
- story and photos by The Rev. Linda Yeager
Women’s Retreat
The Cathedral Welcomes Julie Toma
In December, Julie Toma joined the staffat Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral asCommunications Coordinator. Julie bringsto the Cathedral a strong background incommunications and a great deal of enthu-siasm for her work.
Julie grew up in Kansas City and attendedhigh school here; her firstexperience with commu-nications was as the edi-tor of her high schoolyearbook. She left thearea to attend college atSouthwest Baptist Uni-versity, Bolivar, Missouri,where she worked asworld news editor andlater editor-in-chief of theuniversity newspaper. Shegraduated with a BA in re-ligious education, afterwhich she pursued an MAat New Orleans BaptistTheological Seminary, New Orleans, Loui-siana. She completed two years towards herdegree in Christian Education, emphasis inSocial Work.
Most recently, Julie and her husband lived
in the Middle East for three years where Juliewas working for a non-profit organization asan office manager and bookkeeper.
Joseph Toma, Julie’s husband, is a violinistand is currently teaching private music les-sons. He also attends English as a Second Lan-guage classes through the North Kansas City
School District’s AdultEducation program. Origi-nally from Iraq, where heplayed violin professionally,Joseph has had the oppor-tunity to play here at the ca-thedral, performing withJohn Schaefer and MaryJane Hubbard in the Janu-ary 4 services.“I love the new experi-
ences and things I’m learn-ing here at the cathedral,”Julie said. “The work andthe work environment aregreat and I enjoy getting to
meet and work with so many people fromthe cathedral.”
Julie’s experience and enthusiasm aregreatly valued and welcomed by her co-workers. -by Emily Akins
