e summer is beginning to burn itself out, and once more we seem to have survived its blistering heat. Every season has its challenges and blessings, and in New Orleans heat is certainly one of the former. One person observed that the walls hold in enough heat to bake bread! An interesting observation since one of our Gospel lessons in recent weeks focused on bread. From the story of Jesus feeding the multitudes with five loaves to his famous saying that he is the bread of life, this common staple is central to Christianity. e thing about bread is that it fulfills a basic human need while remaining humble. Residents of New Orleans know well that this common staple can at times reach the level of the sublime. I was at a cookout this summer during which a freshly baked loaf of bread received more oohs and ahhs then many other more elaborate offerings. People love bread. Just think of how many specialty bread stores have sprung up in recent years. But what exactly is bread? Technically it is flour, water, and perhaps some leavening; simple ingredients. As is often the case, the whole is far greater than the sum of its parts! Combining and preparing these simple ingredients in various ways yields a huge variety of possible outcomes. I would suggest that the main sustenance of a healthy spiritual life is very much like bread, both the actual bread that we receive each week at our Lord’s Table and our spiritual daily bread of prayer and worship. A healthy soul is one of life’s great blessings and like a good loaf of bread its ingredients are simple: private prayer, reading and meditating on Holy Scripture, corporate worship, self-examination and a dose of penance. It is their use and the attention that we pay to them which allow them to combine in a life that it a constant and fragrant offering to God. Perhaps this is the time God is calling you to engage more deeply in the Spiritual and Educational offerings of the Cathedral. THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH W ELCOMES Y OU September, 2016 THE CANTICLE From e Dean . . . Kellan Lyman, Missionary A parishioner in our diocese, Kellan Lyman will be serving as a missionary with the Young Adult Service Corps of e Episcopal Church in the Philippines. Kellan has worked with health and human services nonprofits in the community since 2013 and will be departing at the end of summer to serve abroad for a year. rough the Diocese of the Northern Philippines, she will be supporting agricultural communities to address their economic development needs of improv- ing production and marketing products. Please pray for this mission to better livelihoods in this diocese. If you would like to make a gift to sup- port this work, a check may be mailed to the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana, 1623 7th St, New Orleans, LA 70115, with “Kellan Lyman - YASC” in the memo line. Stay tuned for updates from the field! Read more updates from the field at http://kel- laninthephilippines.blogspot.com.”
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The summer is beginning to burn itself out, and once more we seem to have survived its blistering heat. Every season has its challenges and blessings, and in New Orleans heat is certainly one of the former. One person observed that the walls hold in enough heat to bake bread! An interesting observation since one of our Gospel lessons in recent weeks focused on bread. From the story of Jesus feeding the multitudes with five loaves to his famous saying that he is the bread of life, this common staple is central to Christianity.
The thing about bread is that it fulfills a basic human need while remaining humble. Residents of New Orleans know well that this common staple can at times reach the level of the sublime. I was at a cookout this summer during which a freshly baked loaf of bread received more oohs and ahhs then many other more elaborate offerings. People love bread. Just think of how many specialty bread stores have sprung up in recent years. But what exactly is bread? Technically it is flour, water, and perhaps some leavening; simple ingredients. As is often the case, the whole is far greater than the sum of its parts! Combining and preparing these simple ingredients in various ways yields a huge variety of possible outcomes.
I would suggest that the main sustenance of a healthy spiritual life is very much like bread, both the actual bread that we receive each week at our Lord’s Table and our spiritual daily bread of prayer and worship. A healthy soul is one of life’s great blessings and like a good loaf of bread its ingredients are simple: private prayer, reading and meditating on Holy Scripture, corporate worship, self-examination and a dose of penance. It is their use and the attention that we pay to them which allow them to combine in a life that it a constant and fragrant offering to God.
Perhaps this is the time God is calling you to engage more deeply in the Spiritual and Educational offerings of the Cathedral.
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Kellan Lyman, MissionaryA parishioner in our diocese, Kellan Lyman will be serving as a missionary with the Young Adult Service Corps of The Episcopal Church in the Philippines. Kellan has worked with health and human services nonprofits in the community since 2013 and will be departing at the end of summer to serve abroad for a year. Through the Diocese of the Northern Philippines, she will be supporting agricultural communities to address their economic development needs of improv-ing production and marketing products. Please pray for this mission to better livelihoods in this diocese. If you would like to make a gift to sup-port this work, a check may be mailed to the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana, 1623 7th St, New Orleans, LA 70115, with “Kellan Lyman - YASC” in the memo line. Stay tuned for updates from the field!
Read more updates from the field at http://kel-laninthephilippines.blogspot.com.”
Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana
The Right Reverend Morris K. Thompson, Jr., Bishop
Christ Church Cathedral
The Very Reverend David A. duPlantier, Dean
The Reverend Canon Steven M. RobertsThe Reverend Canon David B. Lowry,
Theologian in ResidenceThe Reverend W. Gedge Gayle, Jr.,
Priest AssociateThe Reverend Travers C. Koerner,
Priest AssociateThe Reverend Bridget K. Tierney,
Director of Advent HouseMr. Jarrett R. Follette, Canon PrecentorMs. Lisa Wilkie, Parish Administrator
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Lectionary Texts(Sunday Readings)
September 4Deuteronomy 30:15-20
Psalm 1Philemon 1-21Luke 14:25-33
September 11Exodus 32:7-14Psalm 51:1-11
1 Timothy 1:12-17Luke 15:1-10
September 18Amos 8:4-7Psalm 113
1 Timothy 2:1-7Luke 16:1-13
September 25Amos 6:1a, 4-7
Psalm 1461 Timothy 6:6-19
Luke 16:19-31
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EDUCATION FOR MINISTRY GROUP is being con-tinued. Bill Forman is seeking additional members for the Education for Ministry Group to continue in September at Christ Church Cathedral. The group is open to all denomi-nations. EFM is a four-year study program sponsored by the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana and The University of the South School of Theology. EFM provides an opportunity to develop a greater understanding of Christian Theology from the Old Testament to the present. The program also gives one a perspective to consider the possibilities of various ministries. EFM is 41 years old and has thousands of gradu-ates worldwide. The group will meet for two hours each week from September until May. For further information, please call Bill at 504-891-0524.
Please join us on Satur-day, September 17 at 8:00 AM to help spruce up our landscaping. Your help is much appreciated!
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Christian FormationChurch School—2016-2017
The Church School program begins on September 11 for those from first through 6th grades. Younger children are welcome to join for breakfast before going to the nursery. As we did last year, we will meet in the Martin Room (near the kitchen) for breakfast at 9:45 AM if at all possible. Please let us know if your child has any dietary needs or allergies.
The curriculum for the Church School this year will be the life and teachings of Jesus. We will learn about Jesus life us-ing stories and videos and will work with some of the easiest of Jesus parables through which, Mark commented in his Gospel, Jesus always taught. Throughout the church year we will undertake special; projects - family Advent calendars, being the first special project.
If you know others who would like to be part of our Church School, please invite them to join us!
The Rev’d Canon David B. Lowry, Ph.D. Theologian in Residence
Adult Education—Fall 2016
2017 will mark the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s nailing the 95 theses of the door of the University church in Wittenberg. In preparation for that anniversary, Christ Church will offer two courses on the Reformation and it im-portance to Christians (and the world) today.
The first is a relatively straight-forward course of the His-tory of the Reformation. Participants have a choice of two texts - both very good; one short and one long. The short is Patrick Collinson’s, The Reformation: A History and the long is Diarmaid MacCulloch’s, The Reformation: A History (not much title originality here!). I recommend the latter, but it is approximately 200 versus 700 pages! The cost of the books from Amazon and Barnes and Noble is not great (in paper $11.00 versus $16.00).
Fridays at 10:30 AM in the Martin RoomDates: Sept 23, 30, Oct 7, 14, 21, 28, Nov 4,11 (18)
The second (and it would be good for those who wish to do the second course to attend the first as well) will cover the Theology of the Reformation. We will use three catechisms (outlines of the Christian faith) to see how the major Refor-mation theologies were similar and different and how they differed from the theology and ecclesiology of late Medi-eval Roman Catholicism. We will read from Martin Luther’s Shorter Catechism, Jean Calvins’s Catechism for the Church of Geneva, John Ponet’s Catechism (Church of England) and the Catechism of the Council of Trent (Roman Catho-lic). All but Ponet’s Catechism is available in book and e-book form from Amazon. We will provide photocopies of Ponet’s Catechism.
Tuesdays at 1:00 PM in the Martin RoomDates: Sept 27, Oct 4, 11, 18, 25, Nov 1, 8, 15, (22)
A personal note: my doctoral dissertation was on Alexander Nowell’s catechisms for the Church of England. Unfortu-nately, Nowell’s catechisms (in Latin, English, Greek and Hebrew) are too long for us to use, but I will refer to them from time-to-time for ‘old times sake!
The Rev’d Canon David B. Lowry, Ph.D. Theologian in Residence
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The Rev’d Canon David B. Lowry, Ph.D.Canon David Lowry is theologian in Res-idence at Christ Church Cathedral Ca-thedral. He is also currently co-writing a book about business ethics and the future of religion in a hyper-globalized world. Ordained in 1972, he served as curate and rector of Christ Church, Manhas-set, New York, rector of Church of the Nativity, Indianapolis, Indiana, canon pastor of the Cathe-dral of the Incarnation, Garden City, New York and Dean of Christ Church Cathedral in New Orleans. He was as-sociate professor of Biblical studies and Interim Dean of the Mercer School of Theology in the Diocese of Long Island and Interim Director of the Desmond Tutu Center at the General Theological Seminary. He is president of the board Children’s Orchestra Society of New York and a member of the board of missions for the highlands of West Papua, New Guinea. From 1990 until 2004 he served as a vice president for the Freeport-McMoRan companies and president of the Freeport-McMoRan Foundation.
Please consider hosting Coffee Hour one Sunday. Drinks are provided by the cathedral and volunteers provide their choice of food. Host with a friend or two. If you have no time to shop and prepare food, donations are always gladly accepted. Back-up refreshment supplies are low and contributions are welcome. For additional information or to volunteer, contact Kathy Boyd, 891-1360 or [email protected]. Recent Coffee Hour participants: Judy Loudon, Pam Laneaux, Sue Blankenship, Troy Buttone, Barbara Mangum, Jim Buck, Ray Goeler, Susan Carswell, Frances Beverly, Les Bradfield, Pudney Pointer, Kathy Boyd, Jennifer and Sam Buckley, and the Montero Family. Many thanks to all!
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From Advent HouseThe Reverend Bridget K. Tierney Karen Whitfield
Over the past year, we have had numerous meetings with architects, engineers, and contractors to determine what repairs must be made to our historic buildings in order to preserve them for future generations. Throughout this pro-cess, we have been advised by well-respected experts in their fields, and we are very excited to report that the first phase of building repairs and renovations funded by the Capital Campaign will begin this Fall.
As noted in the August Canticle, the Cathedral Vestry voted at its last regular meeting on May 21, 2016, to follow the rec-ommendation of the Property Committee regarding the first phase of building renovations. This phase will include repairs and partial replacement of the roof over the entire complex, as well as removal of the Elastomeric coating on the exterior of the Cathedral and Chapel.
We have submitted Tax Credit Applications (Parts 1 and 2) for this work, which could potentially return 25% of ap-proved expenses back to the Cathedral in the form of tax credits. If, however, we are to receive tax credits for these renovations and repairs, no work can begin until the State Historic Preservation Office has approved our applications. Part 1 has been approved, and we hope to receive approval soon of our Part 2 application. Once this occurs, we will be able to schedule commencement of the first phase of repairs, and I will keep everyone advised of developments in future Canticles. Also, please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about this ongoing work.
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As the Fall Program Schedule approaches, I am looking forward to our Advent House Book Club resuming on Monday 12 Sep-tember 2016 from 1 – 2:30 PM. All are welcome! We have enjoyed ourselves im-mensely as we have read and discussed books in the past, but this time we have something really special! Our book club will be lead for 3 weeks by the author and that has never happened before!
Morgan Guyton has been a friend of Christ Church Cathe-dral and Advent House for some time, attending weekday liturgies and spending quiet time at Advent House. He is a United Methodist elder and he and his wife, Cheryl, codi-rect the United Methodist Campus Ministry for Tulane and Loyola.
His recent book, “How Jesus Saves the World from Us: 12 Antidotes to Toxic Christianity,” should be very thought provoking. Here’s what Amazon says about it:
“Christianity has always been about being saved. But today what Christians need saving from most is the toxic under-standing of salvation we’ve received through bad theology. . . This is a book for Christians who are troubled by what we’ve become and who want Jesus to save us from the toxic behav-iors and attitudes we’ve embraced. There are many reasons to lose hope about the state of our world and our church, but Guyton offers one piece of Good News. Jesus is saving the world from us, one Christian at a time.”
Now that sounds interesting, doesn’t it? Please join us if you can and bring this book with you as we begin this year of Book Club together.
Blessings,
Bridget+
The Episcopal Diocese of LouisianaA Message from the Rt. Rev. Morris K. Thompson, Jr.
Pastoral Letter on the Flooding in the Diocese
Dear friends,
In the wake of the flooding in the Baton Rouge area, I wanted to touch base with you to let you know where we stand as a diocese. Over the weekend, I was in regu-lar contact with many of our congregations and clergy. As you know, the severity and speed of this storm caught all of us by surprise.
On Saturday, we sent out an alert on our new Alert Media network through Episcopal Relief and Development. We are one of the “test dioceses” for this system. Through this, we were able to quickly ascertain if anyone was in immedi-ate flooding danger. We also used it as an opportunity to gather all of the clergy in a conference call that was conducted this morning. We were very pleased with the effectiveness of this system and had almost 100% participation of our clergy/parishes across the diocese.
As far as flooding, this is where we stand: St. Francis, Denham Springs received 2-4 feet of water. Robert Bishop, the senior warden, emailed us this morning to report that they were able to get to the church to assess the damage. The other affected property is Episcopal High School. This morning I received an email stating that Hugh McIntosh was taking a boat to the property. As of yesterday, there was wa-ter in the gym, the Lower School and possibly the Penniman building. We will have further details after his visit. We are still unsure of the status of the former Holy Spirit property. Amazingly, neither St. Augustine’s, Baton Rouge or St. Patrick’s, Zachary flooded. The Senior Warden in Zachary reported that the water rose to within an inch of the front door and then receded. Several of our clergy had to evacuate their homes. The extent of flooding is still being evaluated. I have assigned a clergy contact to each of them to coordinate and assist with their needs.
Canon Manning and Deacon Elaine Clements are working alongside me to coordinate relief efforts through ERD as well as communicating with the parishes to match need with relief assistance. We have verbal assurance of immediate short-term funding from ERD for $20,000. This will be a significant help to meet the needs of some of the most vulnerable victims. I have also asked Fr. Mark Holland to serve as a relief coordinator for the Baton Rouge area. In the days and weeks to come we will be moving from emergency relief to long term disaster recovery and assistance. I will be in touch with you as we move through this process. Our friends in other dioceses have already reached out to offer their assistance.
At the bottom of this letter I have included important contact information for donations, relief and assistance. Please contact the diocese if you need any other assistance.
I leave you with a prayer from Holy Women, Holy Men (Church Publishing, 2009)
Compassionate God, whose Son Jesus wept at the grave his friend Lazarus: Draw near to us in this time of sorrow and anguish, comfort those who mourn, strengthen those who are weary, encourage those in despair, and lead us all to fullness of life; through the same Jesus Christ, our Savor and Redeemer, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God for ever and ever. Amen.
Peace,
The Rt. Rev. Morris K. Thompson, Jr.Bishop of the Diocese of Louisiana
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Now in our 10th year, we believe it is vital that we provide con-text around the challenges of homeownership not only in New Orleans but on a national level as well. Through our journey pro-viding low-moderate income families with affordable homeown-ership opportunities, we have learned about many of the struggles these families face. Jericho Road is committed to expanding our reach by sharing information and building advocates through a series of articles. We invite you to learn with us!
Article #3: Background on Approaches to Affordability
By: Matthew Gonzales
Before beginning an examination of the solutions that cities have developed for affordable housing I have found it neces-sary to provide a very brief background regarding cities and affordable housing.
Prior to the early 19th century cities relied on providing sub-standard housing to low-income residents in order to accom-modate them at a price they could afford. During the late 18th and early 19th centuries there began to be a growing movement to do something about the abysmal living condi-tions faced by low-income residents of American cities. As such new building codes were enacted to address these is-sues. The tenement style apartments built in accordance with these laws were considered improvements on the patchwork of decrepit buildings that housed low-income families in the “slums” of New York during the early 19th century.
As the crisis of the great depression created a much larger pool of residents that were unable to afford housing built at market rate, cities began to experiment with larger scale so-lutions. The most dramatic of these was the idea of building large complexes of modern housing rented by the city at sub-sidized rates to low to moderate-income families. Much like the tenement buildings of lower-east-side New York, large public housing complexes were initially seen as, and some-times were, a vast improvement on what had existed before. However, as Jane Jacobs famously pointed out, these grand sweeping constructions often ended up destroying, instead of cultivating the positive aspects of the neighborhoods they replaced.
The pressures of suburban flight, neighborhood disruption, and issues related to the concentration of poverty led many of these complexes to be demolished. However, cities across the United States continue to operate smaller scale public housing development successfully.
Cities in the United States tend to rely on a natural cycling of housing stock and investment in neighborhoods to provide the bulk of affordable housing. This laissez-faire approach has its own set of issues, namely substandard conditions re-sulting from chronic under-investment in basic maintenance and public infrastructure in areas inhabited by a majority of
low-income residents. However, until recently many of these issues were subsumed by larger crises that cities faced as a result of widespread suburban flight.
In many places, the trend toward suburban flight has reversed and has created the opposite phenomena of gentrification. As areas with older housing stock and cheaper rents disappear there comes a point at which low-income residents simply have nowhere to live. The problems associated with mod-ern gentrification echo the problems faced by cities prior to suburban flight. As such the solutions that cities have begun to propose can sound very familiar. Perhaps it is appropriate that, regarding issues surrounding gentrification, what is old is new again.
This is the context for the problem of modern affordable housing (http://apps.urban.org/features/cost-of-affordable-housing/). The essential problem is that it is immoral to build substandard housing, but it is financially infeasible to build adequate housing and sell or rent these units at an afford-able rate. If this gap is not covered through some kind of subsidy, then substandard and inhumane housing conditions will persist. In the modern United States, these substandard housing conditions often take the form of, but are not lim-ited to, tent encampments that exist in the marginal spaces of many cities.
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