Good day,
Below is a notice for a special upcoming event organized by the cathedral:
The people of St. Luke’s Cathedral invite you to celebrate at our
Coronation Tea with traditional English tea, piano serenade, display of
royal history and memorabilia plus a silent auction.
Saturday June 10, 2023 12:30 pm at The Algoma Conservatory
of Music in The Loft at 75 Huron Street.
Doors Open at 12:00 noon for Silent Auction and 12:20 for The Loft.
Tickets are $40.00 and limited to 56.
Tickets available prior to the event at St. Luke’s Office, 160 Brock Street,
9 am – 1 pm, or by contacting
Another tea for you…“Summer Fun Tea”
on Saturday, June 17th, 11am – 2pm at St. George in Echo Bay. For just $15 you can enjoy bubble tea, lemonade, tea, coffee, soup, sandwich, and dessert!
A Liturgical Note For You: We are now in Ordinary Time (I probably don’t need to tell you that it is not “ordinary” as in “normal” but, rather, “ordinary” as in “ordered”…that is, “numbered”. We number our Sundays after Pentecost now). The liturgical colour for this season of Ordinary Time after Pentecost is green. However, there are a few special days coming up that are not green. Ember Days Following Pentecost (Red): The English title for these days, “Ember,” is derived from their Latin name: Quatuor Temporum, meaning the “Four Times” or “Four Seasons.” How this came about is actually not certain – in the early church there were only three Ember seasons. Today, these four “times” are set apart for special prayer and fasting and for the ordination of the clergy. Ember days are always the Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday. (Our next set of Ember days will be in September after Holy Cross Day). There is an exception to the liturgical colour of these Ember Days this time around though. It happens that “The Visit of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Elizabeth” falls this week as well – on an Ember Day. Since “The Visit…” is a Holy Day, it takes precedence over an Ember Day and so, the liturgical colour that day is white and, if having a worship service, you would use the readings and propers for the Holy Day.
Trinity Sunday. It is a Principal Feast in our Church and the liturgical colour for this feast is white. Here is what Britannica had to say… Feast of the Holy Trinity, also called Trinity Sunday, feast in honour of the Trinity. It is celebrated in the Christian churches on the Sunday following Pentecost (the 50th day after Easter and the final day of the Easter Season). It is known that the feast was celebrated on this day from as early as the 10th century. Celebration of the feast gradually spread in the churches of northern Europe, and in 1334 Pope John XXII approved it for the entire church.
For Your Devotions:
Tuesday, May 30th is the commemoration of Roberta Elizabeth Tilton, the founder of the Women’s Auxiliary of the Canadian Church. Roberta Elizabeth was born into a world where women did not have the right to vote and, in fact, were not legally considered persons. They were not even allowed to have a bank account. I am thankful for women like her! She was a champion not only for women but also worked endlessly against all ills in society… https://www.acwcanada.com/our-history.html
Wednesday, May 31st is the Holy Day of The Visit of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Elizabeth. This is the moment when, even before his birth, John the Baptist witnesses to Jesus Christ. This story is only found in the Gospel of Luke and Luke uses it to bring together the old and new…the covenant made by God with Abraham and Moses is about to be fulfilled in Jesus Christ. This is what John the Baptist will be born to proclaim. See p.180 for more… http://c2892002f453b41e8581-48246336d122ce2b0bccb7a98e224e96.r74.cf2.rackcdn.com/ForAlltheSaints.pdf
Thursday, June 1st is the memorial of Justin, Martyr at Rome, Teacher, died about 167. Justin was a pagan who delved deeply into philosophy, particularly that of Plato. He had a mysterious encounter with an old man on a beach one day. This old man showed to Justin the contradictions of his philosophy and the truth of Christianity. Justin was baptized a Christian and sought to show the pagans the main points of contact between philosophy and Christianity (and then moved on to demonstrate how Christianity was the complete truth).He is one of the most important Christian teachers/writers of our Church. Justin made the mistake of publicly besting a well-known pagan philosopher in a debate. That philosopher then made a point of bringing Justin to the attention of the Roman authorities who killed not only him but several of his students as well. To read more… https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Justin-Martyr
Friday, June 2nd is the commemoration of the Martyrs of Lyons: Blandina and her Companions, died 177. There were missionary centres in Lyons that had attracted Christians from Asia and Greece. The locals were suspicious of the Christians – they were “different.” At first, the Christians were excluded from using the public baths and the market place, they were verbally and physically attacked, and their homes were vandalized. It kind of sounds much like the dominant culture’s treatment of minority groups in their midst in much more recent history…Hmm…Blandina was a slave taken into custody. The authorities forced Christians to say they were cannibals who practiced incest. Many did repeat these lies to avoid being beaten and tortured with red hot irons. Blandina refused to say anything other than that she was a Christian and Christians do not practice anything vile. She was finally executed – mauled by animals -in the public arena. See p.184 of For All the Saints for more info: http://c2892002f453b41e8581-48246336d122ce2b0bccb7a98e224e96.r74.cf2.rackcdn.com/ForAlltheSaints.pdf
Saturday, June 3rd is the memorial of Janani Luwum, Archbishop of Uganda, died 1977 and The Martyrs of Uganda, 1886. One of the most influential clergy in Africa, Archbishop Janani is remembered each year in Uganda (on Feb.16) with a public holiday during which schools, offices, and businesses are closed. He was an outspoken opponent of President Idi Amin and delivered a note protesting unexplained disappearances and deaths. This led to his arrest along with two cabinet ministers. The three men were placed on display at a presidential rally and then, allegedly, died in a car crash on their way back to prison. However, his family reports that, when they retrieved his body, he had been shot in the mouth and chest. Archbishop Janani was declared a martyr by Canterbury Cathedral/Church of England. To read more about his life… https://publicholidays.ug/archbishop-janani-luwum-day/
The Martyrs of Uganda: Over the span of about 15 months, Mwanga (ruler of Buganda – now Uganda) ordered the brutal murders of 45 Anglicans and Roman Catholics. Anglican and Roman Catholic missionaries and converts were bludgeoned and beheaded. A group of young pages working in the royal household were burned alive when Mwanga discovered they had been taught Christian doctrines. Soldiers, officials, judges… no one was safe. Christian persecution seems hard to fathom from where we comfortably sit but it’s actually on the rise around the world. North Korea tops the list of dangerous countries for Christians and “ethnic nationalism” is becoming a major driving force of persecution. If you’d like to read more: https://www.britannica.com/event/Martyrs-of-Uganda
God’s Peace,
Susan
Deanery of Algoma 