Opportunities to Get Involved!
Cathedral Youth 6th-12th graders meet the first Sunday of the month, 1-3pm, to complete a service project reflecting the values of our faith. Lunch is served and friends are welcome! Dates: 2/4, 3/3, 4/7, 5/5.
Question of the Month With enough interest, we will expand the youth program this year with a Sunday morning opportunity for 6th-12th graders to explore theological and ethical topics in their own version of the Dean's Forum. Held the third Sunday of the month, during Fellowship in Faith, Question of the Month will challenge participants with a theological or ethical question, of their own choosing, every month. If this sounds interesting, email me!
Confirmation Class The Cathedral celebrates confirmations every year at the Easter Vigil and invites 8th-12th graders from around the diocese to join our Confirmation program. From September-May, Confirmands make a commitment to worship, service and education, and we'll teach you all you need to know!
Family Communion Class. This spring the Cathedral invites parents and children to Family Communion Class. This is a wonderful opportunity for families to learn about Communion in the Episcopal Church and deepen their participation in sacramental life. Led by Charles Janoff and members of the clergy, class meets Sunday mornings, 10:15-11am during Fellowship in Faith, and culminates in a special liturgy on Sunday, May 5th. Classes, Sundays, April 7th (parents only) 14th, 21th & 28th
Service Sunday On the third Sunday of the month, during Fellowship in Faith, parents may join children in a service project from 10:15-11am.
The Nursery will be open 10:15-11am Sunday mornings, and relies on volunteers. If you are able to assist one or more Sundays a month, please email me. And thank you!
As always, parents are welcome in the classrooms or at the Dean’s Forum, which this fall will also reflect on Creation Care.
Dean's Forum and Fellowship in Faith
Dean's Forum
Sundays, 10:15-11am in the Mercer Library
The Dean’s Forum offers presentations and conversations each week designed to support adults in their journey of faith. This spring, facilitators touch on the theme of sacred symbols; their place in our tradition and in our personal experiences of God. This Sunday, May 5, Bishop Philip Wright, 14th Bishop of the Diocese of Belize, will reflect on the rich tradition of Anglican Church of the West Indies, and share insights from his recent time in our own cathedral community.
Family Communion & Fellowship in Faith for Children
A festive 9:15 service celebrates those who've completed this spring's Family Communion Class. Members of the class should arrive at church by 9am, with their banners. Fellowship in Faith celebrates its final Service Sunday of the year with a wonderful opportunity for donations! Everyone's invited to share the following to support our community.
1. Gently used and new children's clothing for the INN. We'll receive clothing and shoes (toddler through teenager), towels, toiletries and new kid's flip flops. Older youth will sort these donations late in the day to go to the INN, in Hempstead.
2. Plants for our Community Garden. Planted by Evie Mohan's girl scout troop, this garden provides fresh produce to local households through our Neighbors Being Neighbors Ministry. Sign up here to replenish its vegetable plants for summer.
Cathedral Youth Confirmation Class
The Cathedral celebrates confirmations every year at the Easter Vigil and invites 8th-12th graders from around the diocese to join our Confirmation program. From September-May, Confirmands make a commitment to worship, service and education, and we'll teach you all you need to know!
Please contact The Rev. Kate Salisbury with any questions.
Baptisms
The Sacrament of Holy Baptism is one of the most joyous days in the life of the Church. The celebration of Holy Baptism marks God’s adoption of us as children and makes us members of Christ’s Body, the Church, and inheritors of the kingdom of God.
There are two paths of Holy Baptism in the Episcopal Church: infant baptism and adult baptism.
ADULT BAPTISM Adults who wish to receive the sacrament of Holy Baptism undergo a year-long process of exploring our Christian faith in the Episcopal tradition through a process called the Catechumenate. The process begins in the fall months. Baptism takes place during the Easter Vigil at the cathedral and culminates in the spring through a process called Mystagogia (Living into the Mysteries).
If you are interested in receiving the sacrament of Holy Baptism as an adult, please contact us at cathedral@incarnationgc.org to speak with one of our clergy staff.
INFANT BAPTISM In our tradition, children are baptized so that they can share citizenship in the Covenant of God, membership in the Body of Christ, and redemption by God. Bringing our children to the waters of Baptism is an affirmation that God’s grace can come to us even before our awareness.
In the Holy Baptism for children, they will need parents or guardians present alongside godparents. Both parents and godparents take the solemn vows of Baptism on their young person’s behalf, guaranteeing that their loved child will be brought up within the Church, know Christ and be able to follow Christ’s ways. We celebrate Baptism in community during our 9:15 Cathedral for Kids mass and 11:15 choral mass.
At the Cathedral of the Incarnation, requirements for baptism include contacting Kate Salisbury at ksalisbury@incarnationgc.org for scheduling and more information. We also require a prebaptismal counseling session with one of our clergy staff, which will be scheduled at your convenience via Zoom.
Remaining 2023 Baptism dates are October 8 and November 5.