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Sunday, May 2, 2004 • The flowers at the altar are given to theglory of God and in thanksgiving for the wedding of Jennifer Chris-ten Alley and John Trumbull Carr by Mary Jo Browne; and in thanks-giving by Mrs. Roland Elmquist. The flowers at the baptismal fontare given in thanksgiving for their granddaughters, Gracelyn FrancesLeonard and Maya Ellen McLeroy by Carolyn and Ron McLeroy;and in thanksgiving for Haley Beggs. The flowers in the chapel aregiven in loving memory of her sister, Dorothy, by Laura Leib; and inthanksgiving for the anniversary of Carl and Vicki Ryder by Alanand Phyllis Ryder.

Sunday, May 9, 2004 • The flowers at the altar are given to theglory of God and in thanksgiving for H. Tully Moss and in joyouscelebration of their mother, Ruth, by their children; and in lovingmemory of Marie Hall Pence and Elizabeth Shelton Sifers by Mr.and Mrs. William L. Pence. At the baptismal font, flowers are givenin loving memory of their grandmother, Cynthia Warrick Kemper,by Cynthia, Andrew and August Dietrich; and in thanksgiving forCaro Fowler. At the chapel altar, flowers are given in loving memoryof Edward Gordon by Elizabeth Gordon; and in memory of HelenAdelia Sackett Curdy and William Wilson Curdy by Isabel Curdy.

Sunday, May 16, 2004 • The flowers at the altar are given to theglory of God and in loving memory of her husband, Albert FranklinWallace, by Sharyl L. Wallace; and in loving memory of Bill Haberlandby his wife, Clint, and his family. At the baptismal font, flowers aregiven in thanksgiving for the Church School community, clergy, teach-ers, parents committee and the congregation supporters, by Joe and

Jackye Finnie. Memorial candles are given in memory of The RightReverend Jackson Kemper, first Missionary Bishop in the UnitedStates, by Shelia Kemper and Walter Reich Dietrich.

Sunday, May 23, 2004 • The flowers at the altar are given to theglory of God and in loving memory of Charles Rex Fowler and inthanksgiving for Jason McDowell; and in loving memory of LouiseT. Morrison and Peggy Sloan by Mrs. Herbert A. Sloan. At the bap-tismal font, flowers are given in loving memory of their grandfather,Leslie Shaw, by Page Branton Reed and Leslie Branton Hoffecker.At the chapel, flowers are given in thanksgiving for their daughterElizabeth, and for the anniversary of Kathleen and Brad, by Ron andCarolyn McLeroy; and in thanksgiving for the birthday of Mela Mlivo,by Alan and Phyllis Ryder.

Sunday, May 30, 2004 • The flowers are the altar are given to theglory of God and in loving memory of David C. Ludwig, Sr., by Samueland Dorothy Gershman and Nan, Paul and Andie Schooling; and inloving memory of her husband, Kenneth E. Arnold, and their be-loved son, Charles R. Arnold, by Mrs. Mildred Arnold. At the bap-tismal font, flowers are in thanksgiving for her children, Mary EllenHeger and John Frances Toner, and their children, by Mrs. EvelynToner. The wreath on the tower door is given in loving memory ofRaymond E. Watson by his wife, Sallie Watson.

Flower memorials and thanksgivings for the month of May

Each Sunday, our bulletin lists “Memorials and Thanksgivings” toremember those who have died and to recognize those whose life andwork we wish to celebrate. This ministry is part of the Altar Guild andit has been managed by Mary Byrne since 1991.

“The flower procedures have not changed indecades and the descriptions used are in thetime-honored wording of Episcopal tradition –and tenure of Dean Cavanaugh,” saidMary.

Mary gladly assists donors in select-ing the phrases of their choice: in lov-ing memory of; in thanksgiving for thelife and work of; in memory of; to theglory of God and in loving memory

of. Mary adds “we are also careful for parents to indicate “inthanksgiving for their children, not our children.”

What does Mary like best about this ministry? “It isbeing able to talk to so many parishioners, providing thelink, the continuity, and respecting relationships of thingspast and present.” Her position as one of the archivistsenhances her ability see that the listings are correct.

One person indicated to Mary, “As people read hismother’s memorial it gives him pleasure to know that oth-ers are reminded of her life and work.”

Although many members have given Mary standing or-ders for flowers each year, she will make approximately fif-teen to twenty calls each month to reconfirm the listings inthe bulletins. Now that we have an option to include fresh

wreaths on the tower door, additional me-morial and thanksgiving possibilities areavailable.

There are still several steps to followonce the weekly list is confirmed. First,Betty Phillips, Sacristan, will do the ac-tual ordering of the flowers, being careful

to order ap-p r o p r i a t eflowers andcolors for the liturgical year.

Deacon Linda Yeager consults the list-ings to include those names as interces-sions in the Prayers of the People eachSunday. David Stoll, Financial Adminis-trator, then posts your payment in theAltar Guild flower account.

Even with prudent ordering, donationsseldom cover the cost of our flowers.

Effective June 1, rising costs of flowerproduction necessitates a modest increasein memorial flowers (see box for newprices).

Our flowers in the nave are a specialgift to the glory of God. Anyone inter-ested in giving flowers should contactMary Byrne or call the Cathedral office.

– by Jan Frizzle

Say it with flowers: a look at flower memorials and thanksgivings

Mary Byrnephoto by Jan Frizzle

NEW FLOWER PRICES

$75 Tower DoorWreath

$40 Altar$30 Chapel$25 Font$10 Candle

Effective June 1, 2004

The flowers in the Nave are gifts from friendsand families in thanksgiving or memory of theirloved ones. photo by Jan Frizzle

The Angelus is available online.Read it at www.ghtc-kc.org!

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In Chapter 9 of his Rule for Monasteries, St.Benedict writes: As soon as the cantor begins to sing“Glory be to the Father,” let all the monks rise from theirseats in honor and reverence for the Holy Trinity.

It would be convenient if St. Benedict hadgone on to tell us monks just what to do oncewe had risen. But he did not tell us, so we atSt. Gregory’s follow the usualBenedictine tradition of bowing, notjust bowing but bowing profoundly,during the naming of the three Per-sons of the Holy Trinity.

The profound bow startled me whenI first saw it on a visit to St. Gregory’s in 1950.But one expects to find monks doing oddthings; and I soon got used to the extravaganceof the monks’ standing up at the end of everypsalm and bowing over so far that their headswere about on a level with their waistlines.

The rule of thumb is that one bows farenough to place the palms of the hands onthe kneecaps. That’s about as far as a bowcan go. Such a bow is found mainly in mon-asteries, though in other places a profoundbow rather than a genuflexion is the usualreverence paid to the Blessed Sacrament.

Bowing is not something that we do onlyin church. Various degrees of bowing are com-mon in our secular society, although we don’tcome near to the formalized systems of bow-ing found in some far eastern cultures.

Perhaps the simplest form of the bow of-ten used among us is the nod, the movementmainly of the head, by which we signal to anacquaintance on the far side of a crowded re-ception room or a few rows away at the the-ater that we see them, although we are toofar away to speak. The nod can be friendlyand welcoming or it can be cold and dismiss-ive, depending on the facial expression ac-companying it. In any case, it is an acknowl-edgment of someone’s presence.

The minimal bow can also be used to ac-knowledge that you hear what someone issaying but have no wish to reply. In “Prideand Prejudice,” when a remark of Mr. Darcy'stouched on an awkward subject, “Elizabethanswered only by a slight bow.”

More communicative is the kind of bowone makes if the emcee at a banquet or thechairman at a meeting says, “We’re honoredto have so- and-so with us tonight,” and mo-tions for so-and-so to stand. So-and-so takesa bow, as we say, nodding and maybe puttingthe shoulders a bit into it, to indicate appre-ciation of being noticed, or pleasure in beingthere, or something of the sort.

And then there is the curtain call after asuccessful perfor mance, when the bow says“Thank you” to the applause of the audience.“I’m pleased that you liked what I did.” Thisbow can be just as extravagant in its way asthe monks’ profound bow, depending on the

nature of the applause and the er inclinationof the performer. Bravas may bring forth deepcurtseys and blown kisses, loud bravos a handon the heart and an embrace-like motion ofopen arms.

The bow can express a variety of other hu-man responses. It goes with obedience; the

butler bows to show his acceptance of yourrequest for brandy and cigars in the den.Monks bow (not profoundly) to one an-other when they enter or leave the mo-nastic choir stalls in the course of a formal

procession, bespeaking the injunction of theRule to “vie in paying obedience one to another.”

The bowed head goes with an apology andrequest for pardon. And a bow from the waistis a physical necessity for a man who shakesthe hand of a seated woman, and in this caseadds a note of respect.

Everything that a bow can express issummed up to the ultimate degree in themonk’s profound bow: acknowledgment ofthe presence of Another, appreciation for be-ing noticed, gratitude for being loved, sor-row for offenses, the promise of future obe-dience. And these thoughts carry beyondtheir humanly social meaning.

Obedience moves on to submission, apol-ogy to contrition, respect to adoration. Ifthe monk can match his inner dispositionto the outward movement of the profoundbow, then the physical act becomes richspiritual nourishment. The profound bowis disabling. With the back bent and the eyesproperly lowered, you can see only the floorof the monastic choir and some feet. Youmay see the edge of the desk of your choirstall, but it’s so close to your nose that thetext of an open book lying there is only ablur. You are also defenseless.

Let us bow and bend lowThe structure of your choir stall offers

some protection, but a frontal attack bysomeone with a baseball bat could be dam-aging. (I’ve never heard of any monk beingsubject to such an assault, but it is a possibil-ity, however remote.) Powerless and vulner-able, we take our true stance before ourMaker. It’s a moment of truth.

The profound bow is not for everyone ev-erywhere. It would be odd, out of place, ei-ther at worship in a parish church or whilesaying grace at dinner at home. Monks donot indulge in the profound bow outside ofthe monastery church; it is not part of themealtime ritual in the monastic refectory.

But fitted into the Opus Dei, the Work ofGod (St. Benedict’s name for the divine of-fice), it serves as a reminder of what theChristian’s posture before God ought to be.If it is accompanied by a movement of thewill and an act of recollection, it is a grace-bringing moment of worship.

But you don’t have to bow. Every Chris-tian can, anytime, anywhere, offer to the Fa-ther, the Son, and the Holy Spirit what theprofound bow symbolizes – the intellect’s mo-ment of recollection and the will’s turningtoward love.

- by Fr. Jude, Abbot of St. Gregory’s Abbey

Saint Gregory’s Abbey is the home of a commu-nity of men living under the Rule of Saint Benedictwithin the Episcopal Church. The center of themonastery’s life is the Abbey Church, where God isworshipped in the daily round of Eucharist, Di-vine Office, and private prayer. Also offered to Godare the monks’ daily manual work, study and cor-respondence, ministry to guests, and occasional out-side engagements. St. Gregory’s Abbey is located inThree Rivers, Mich.

Let us bow and bend low, an act for everydayA Meditation

Worship leaders recognized in appreciationThe various Cathedral choirs take very se-

riously their leadership of worship. Althoughyou don’t see them much of the time, theindividual members are deeply involved withsinging, spoken portions and ringing. I wouldlike you to know the people that have leadour worship in the last nine months.

The Trinity Mixed Choir: Amy Waldron,Agie Sparks, Leona Schaefer, Elizabeth Reefer,Abbey Cenovich, Arica Adams, SandyBrennan, Meribeth Risebig, Claudia Risebig,Jan Duncan, Judy Rice, Mary Jane Hubbard,Lenette Johnson, Annette Schooling, SallyLivengood, Cathy Thomas, Tristan Putnam,Jay Carter, Patti Howell, Penny Citro, MelissaCarter, Cindy Sheppard, Randal Loy, SharonCheers, Kathy Krause, Adam Duncan, DavidWhite, Sam Gershman, Jason Cole, Timothy

Hankewich, Thomas Garrison, HaroldPhillips, Bruce Brustert, Jared Zehring, Dou-glas Maag, Simon Buckner IV, Arnold Epley,Charles Bergston and Nelson McGee.

The Trinity Youth Choir: Agie Sparks,Meridith Rice, Gretchen Ryder, Andrea School-ing, Kitty Rice, Ginny Rice, Alexandra Connors,Annette Schooling, Drew Beggs, Luke Flora, IanFlora, Zachary Ryder and The Rev. Ben Newland.

The Cathedral Bell Ringers: Mary Byrne,Leona Schaefer, Abbey Cenovich, PattiHowell, Barbara Born, Patricia Miller,Annette Schooling, Claudia Risebig, SandyBrennan, Jieun Kim, John Schaefer andCharles Bergston.

The Grace Choraliers are listed to the right.All these people have my thanks.

– by John Schaefer, Canon Musician

1954 2004

“Golden anniversaries deserve attention.Often marking a birth, graduation, or a wed-

ding anniversary, the many half-centurycelebrations witness to achievement, durability,

and accomplishment. ...”J. Earl Cavanaugh, The Angelus, May 10, 1992

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In 1954, Roger Bannister ran the four minute mile, Linus Paulingwon the Nobel prize, Brown vs Board of Education was decidedand Nancy Gingrich and J. Earl Cavanaugh were married. Thewedding took place on June 19 at the Philadelphia Central Meth-odist Church. They had been high school classmates where, Nancyreports, he carried her bass viol. He was serving a church inGladwyne, Penn., and finishing Drew Theological Seminary inMadison, New Jersey and she worked for the Federal Reserve,going into Philadelphia every day, serving as a research assistantin the economics research department.

After moving to California in 1957, Earl was ordained a deacon inJune and a priest a year later. He was at the Church of the HolyFather in Inglewood, and she started as a social worker but decidedshe would rather be a school teacher. They spent 12 years in Los

Cavanaughs celebrate golden wedding anniversary in JuneAngeles before coming to Kansas City and the Cathedral. Earlserved as dean for 19 years before his retirement. He continues toserve as our dean emeritus and pastoral care adjunct.

They have decided to spend the month of June with their fam-ily – their daughter, son-in-law and four grandchildren. After driv-ing to Northern California, where they will spend their actualanniversary, they will continue on to Seattle and to the ParadiseLodge at Mt. Rainier where they started camping many years ago.They are looking forward to having their grandchildren join themand hope they will grow up liking this experience.

This golden wedding anniversary is indeed a witness to achieve-ment, durability and accomplishment. We are most fortunate tocontinue to have the Cavanaughs as part of our Cathedral family.

– by Mary Byrne

Cathedral’s Financial StatusSummertime traditionally sees pledge and plate giving decline

as families go on vacations or otherwise have their attention di-verted from the church. Needless to say, the cost of funding theministry of the Cathedral does not take a summer vacation. En-joy the summer and remember the church.

– by Doyle White, treasurer

Youth involved in leading worshipYouth and children participated in Youth

Sunday by greeting at the door, playing the pre-lude, reading the lessons, bringing the sermonand collecting the offering.

The Youth Choir and Grace Choraliers sangas part of Youth Sunday.Participants in the YouthChoir are listed to the left.The Grace Choraliers par-ticipants are: Tori Citro,Rebekah Czernik, CassieEvans, Juliana Johnson,Amy McCasland, Marian

McCasland, Sarah McCasland, GrahamMcTavish, Ty Molbak, Abby Moore, DevonSweeting and Will Wattenberg. Erik Burns-Sprung and Madeleine Bell were members ear-lier this year.

photo by Jan Frizzle

photo by Jan Frizzle

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P.O. Box 412048Kansas City, Missouri 64141Telephone: (816) 474-8260Facsimile: (816) 474-5856Website: www.ghtc-kc.orgE-mail: office@ghtc-kc.orgThe Episcopal Diocese of West Missouri

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The Cathedral in full bloom.- photo by Julie Toma

The Right Rev. Barry R. HoweBishop of West Missouri

The Rev. Benjamin J. NewlandAssociate Priest

The Rev. Dr. John J. O’HearneAssisting Priest

The Rev. Linda YeagerDeacon

The Rev. Bryan EnglandDeacon

The Rev. Bruce HallDeacon

Mr. John L. SchaeferCanon Musician

The Very Rev. J. Earl CavanaughDean Emeritus and Pastoral Adjunct

2 • WEDNESDAY

6:30 p.m. Centering Prayer Small Group5 • SATURDAY

10:30 a.m. Ordination, transitional diaconate6 • SUNDAY

11:45 a.m. Music Committee11:45 a.m. Parish Picnic6:15 p.m. Centering Prayer Small Group

7 • MONDAY

4:00 p.m. Governance Committee5:00 p.m. EMC Committee6:30 p.m. Holy Hands

8 • TUESDAY

7:00 p.m. The Angelus Small Group7:00 p.m. Cancer Support Group

10 • THURSDAY

5:00 p.m. ARCKC6:30 p.m. Thursday Evening Bible Study

12 • SATURDAY

4:00 p.m. Kim/Newland Wedding14 • MONDAY

5:15 p.m. Stewardship Committee

SUNDAY

8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist9:10 a.m. Adult Forum9:15 a.m. Grace Choraliers10:00 a.m. Summer Bible Study for Children10:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist5:00 p.m. Order for Evening & Eucharist

MON, TUE, THU, FRI

12:05 p.m. Daily OfficeTUESDAY

9:30 a.m. Cathedral Outreach Program1:30 p.m. Women’s Bible Study

WEDNESDAY

12:05 p.m. Holy Eucharist6:00 p.m. Benedictine Spirituality Group7:00 p.m. Youth Group

THURSDAY

7:00 a.m. Men’s Bible Study9:30 a.m. Cathedral Outreach Program6:00 p.m. Cathedral Bell Ringers6:30 p.m. Education for Ministry7:30 p.m. Trinity Mixed Choir

FRIDAY

9:30 a.m. Moms’ Bible StudySATURDAY

9:15 a.m. Trinity Youth ChoirPlease verify times and dates of the events listed with the appropriate person(s) or by contacting the Cathedral Office.

Weekly Activities Activities for the Month of June

15 • TUESDAY

7:00 p.m. Book Discussion Group16 • WEDNESDAY

7:30 p.m. Finance Committee6:30 p.m. Couples’ Bible Study

23 • WEDNESDAY

6:30 p.m. Reel People24 • THURSDAY

5:00 p.m. Vestry6:30 p.m. Thursday Evening Bible Study

25 • FRIDAY

6:30 p.m. Parenting Small Group27 • SUNDAY

6:15 p.m. Centering Prayer Small Group

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