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Grace Episcopal Cathedral Topeka, Kansas
November 2016 Vol. 90, No. 11
Dear Friends,
It is my pleasure to
announce the
addition of the
Rev’d Casey
Rohleder to the staff
of Grace Cathedral.
Casey is a graduate of the Bishop
Kemper School for Ministry (BKSM)
and was ordained to the priesthood
this year in the Diocese of Western
Kansas. She and her family moved to
Topeka in September. (You can read
all about the Rohleder family in this
month’s New Member Spotlight
article.)
Casey will be a non-stipendiary
(non-paid) staff member, so she will
have limited responsibilities here in
order to do paid supply work and
pursue her part-time position with
BKSM. For the present time, Mother
Casey’s basic responsibilities include
preaching on fifth Sundays and
serving as celebrant at 10:30 services
every 3-4 weeks. Mother Casey has
also expressed an interest in ministry
opportunities outside the Cathedral
and in the larger community.
Check out Casey’s profile on the
staff page of Grace Cathedral’s
website (GraceCathedralTopeka.org).
Please welcome Casey, her husband,
Eric, and daughter Carolyn as new
members to our Cathedral
community!
—I’ll see you in church,
Steve+
From the Dean. . .
November 24 — 10 a.m. Join us for our traditional Thanksgiving Day worship. The celebration
of Holy Communion begins at 10 a.m. and will last about one hour.
October 30 - November 20
The Journey: Walking the Road to
Bethlehem — Pastor Pejakovich will
lead this pre-Advent program. Follow
along with Mary and Joseph as they
journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem,
and to the manger where the newborn
King will lie. A video segment of scenes from the Holy Land will be
followed by class discussion on the theological themes to be explored—a
great preparation for the Advent and Christmas seasons.
November 27 - December 18
Advent Bible Study: Learning Mission from the Gospel of Matthew Our Presiding Bishop Michael Curry said “personal service and public
witness and advocacy is what we (Episcopalians) do; that's the Jesus
Movement.” Join Deacon Flynn this Advent to study the Gospel of
Matthew. We may discover just how to be the Jesus Movement.
Jim Snyder, a longtime member of Grace Cathedral, was extremely generous in his lifetime
and left a significant gift from his estate for the Cathedral. Part of that gift was used to
purchase a new boiler for the church after our former 50 year-old boiler died last year. Now,
with some improvements being made to the library to accommodate the combining of the
Cathedral Library and the Bishop Kemper School for Ministry (BKSM) library, the vestry
voted to use an additional amount of Jim’s gift for this purpose, and to name the library in
Jim’s memory. Leroy Dagg is volunteering his time to get our library in order and to cull out
many of our out-of-date books to make way for some of the BKSM books. Additional
bookshelves will be added to accommodate the combined, larger library. A glass wall will also
be added along the south side of the library to separate it from normal pass through traffic,
creating a quieter and more private reading / meeting space. We hope to have this work
completed by the end of the year.
Jim Snyder Memorial Library
The two windows above the Common
Room doors leading to the Cathedral
have been purchased as memorials by
the families of Charles and Billye
June Bray, and Chuck Greene. The
window designs will be the seals of
the Cathedral and the Diocese. We
hope to have these installed by the
first of the year.
To see the color renderings of these
windows, please refer to the
Cathedral Chimes on our website:
www.GraceCathedralTopeka.org.
The link to the newsletter is on the
purple tab across the bottom of the
page.
Memorial stained glass windows
November 13
This is the day
when our 2017
pledges are col-
lected and placed
on the altar to ask God’s blessing for
our gifts and our work in the coming
year. We ask that you place your
completed pledge card in the collec-
tion boxes in the Cathedral, or mail
to the office on or before November
13. Budget planning for 2017 will
begin shortly after this date.
Stephen Ministry
is an important
way of
expressing
Christian caring
at the Cathedral.
In addition to
pastoral care provided by clergy, we
care and support is offered by a
trained group of lay volunteers called
Stephen Ministers.
Have you ever thought about
being part of this ministry? Have
people told you that you have a
caring spirit? Do you know someone
who fits this description? If so, why
not act on the nudging of the Holy
Spirit, contact the Stephen Minister
Team Leader, and complete an
application to join a group of very
special people?
We are now recruiting for the
next class to be trained, beginning on
February 1, 2017. As before, the
training will include the
congregations of First United
Methodist Church, 1st Lutheran
Church, 1st Presbyterian Church,
Lowman United Methodist Church,
and the Cathedral. To learn more,
contact Karel Ramsey (232-1452).
Choral Evensong
Sunday, November 6
4 p.m.
Please plan to attend this 40-minute service of music, readings and prayers. As always, bring a friend!
Music to include: Preces & Responses by Oxley Evening Canticles by Bob Chilcott Anthem: "At the Round Earth's Imag-ined Corners" by Malcolm Archer
Sung by the
CATHEDRAL CHOIR
Sunday, November 13
“Kansas State University Sunday”
The KSU University Choir will sing an
extended Choral Prelude starting at 10:20
a.m. and then offer special anthems
throughout the 10:30 a.m. service.
At 4 p.m., the 35-member University
Chamber Orchestra will perform with
organist and pianist (and K-State Alum) Jan
Kraybill. Invite your Kansas State and other
friends to one or both offerings.
Tickets: $10/General, $5/Students, 12 & younger free
GREAT SPACES Music & Arts
Series
Friday, November 18, 7 p.m.
Washburn University Opera presents
C hristmas
A Gilbert & Sullivan’s
Freewill Offering C arol
Sunday, December 4, 3 p.m.
“We All will be Together” Tickets on sale now!
Christmas with
CANTUS Tickets: $30 Premium (limited number) $20 General Group purchase of 10 or more are half price
DAUGHTERS OF THE KING Daughters of the King will meet Saturday, November 5, at 9:30 a.m. in the Bubb Room. A
discussion of An Altar in the World will conclude our book study. All women of the
Cathedral are invited and welcomed to be part of DOK. If you have questions, please email
Suzanne DeWeese at [email protected].
FIRST MEETING for CONVERSATION GROUPS If you have signed up to join the new Conversation Groups, the first meeting will take place at 5:30 p.m. on
Wednesday, November 2, in the Parish Hall. Conversation groups of 7-8 people meet in member’s homes once a
month through the Spring for food or refreshments and a particular conversation topic. It’s a great way to get to know
other parishioners on a more personal level and newer members are especially encouraged to join. If you haven’t yet
signed up but would like to join a group, please contact the Cathedral office as soon as possible.
FUNDS for HURRICANE MATTHEW Collections from our special offering and a grant from our Outreach special projects fund totaled $1,000. This will be
sent to Episcopal Relief and Development for distribution in the Caribbean and eastern seaboard of the United States.
ERD is providing hundreds of thousands of dollars (through church donations) to help with relief. A special interest is
directed to Haiti, where the death toll and destruction were so high and where so many have so little. Please keep all
the victims of Hurricane Matthew in your prayers.
LET’S HELP LUNCH, NOVEMBER 30 The next opportunity to volunteer for the Let’s Help luncheon is Wednesday, November 30. Volunteers from the
Cathedral are responsible for preparing and serving lunch to Let's Help staff and clients. We are also responsible for
providing desserts such as brownies, cookies, sheet cakes, as well as fruit—apples, oranges and bananas. Come help
with this important ministry. Please notify Liz Blakely at [email protected] or 785 273 5263.
Grace Cathedral’s children are off to a great start with
Sunday School and Children's Chapel! In Sunday
School, we have been exploring many of Jesus’
parables, and in our Children’s Chapel “Holy Moly”
series, we have been learning stories from the Old
Testament this fall, beginning with Abraham and Sarah,
and ending in November with one of our favorites,
David & Goliath.
St. Nicholas Celebration: Sunday, December 4, in
Sloan Hall (upstairs)
ALL children and parents, grandparents, and any other
adults, are welcome to join us for this fun, annual
event! Enjoy a visit from St. Nicholas, make ornaments
and decorate cookies. Please bring a breakfast dish to
share.
Our Sunday Schedule:
9:00 a.m. Junior Choir for kids K-3rd grade
9:30 a.m. Sunday School for kids Pre-K-5th grade
10:15 a.m. Children's Chapel
We will see you on Sunday!
Kathy Smith
Director of Children's Ministries
Diocesan Youth news YouthTide! registration is now open. YouthTide! is an
event where participants learn more about the entire
Episcopal Church calendar. Come ADVENTure with us
through all the seasons of the Episcopal Church year. It
is one weekend filled with Advent wreaths, gingerbread
nativities, king’s cake, spiritual gifts, silent prayer, the
Last Supper, an Easter egg hunt and much more.
When: Nov. 11-13
Where: St. Andrew’s, Emporia
Who: Youth currently in grades 6-12
Fee: $50 ($65 after Oct. 27) Registration forms: https://edok.formstack.com/
forms/youthtide16
Mark your calendars for youth events in 2017:
MIQRA, Jan. 14-16 at St. Michael and All Angels,
Mission
Happening, March 24-26 at St. David’s, Topeka
New Beginnings, April 28-30 at Good Shepherd,
Wichita
Episcopal Summer Mega Camp, June 4-10 @
Camp Wood, Elmdale
by Michael Massey
Deacon Don Chubb received the
Bishop’s Chair Award in honor of
40 years of service in the deaconate
on Sunday, October 2. Dean
Lipscomb presented the rocking
chair with the seal of the Diocese of
Kansas engraved on it during the
10:30 a.m. service.
“Being a Deacon is mainly
about service ministry,” said Don,
noting that many people are only
familiar with the duties that deacons
perform during Sunday services,
such as reading the Gospel, leading
the Prayers of the People, and
assisting with the Eucharist.
Don recalled that his first focus
was on youth ministry. He served for
25 years as youth leader and Sunday
School teacher. He was also a leader
of the Cathedral’s Boy Scout Troop.
“I got to know the Cathedral
youth and their families very well,”
he said. “Today, when we pray for
those memorialized by flowers on
the altar, I think, ‘Hey, I knew that
person. One of the kids or grandkids
was in my Sunday school class.’”
In addition, Deacon Chubb’s
duties have included visiting people
in hospitals or at Midland Care
Hospice, ministries which continue
to occupy his time.
Don became the youngest
deacon in the Diocese of Kansas on
September 26, 1976, having been
ordained not long after the church
lowered the minimum age from 40
to 30. Bishop Edward Clark Turner
performed the laying on of hands in
the Great Hall, where services were
being held due to the Cathedral Fire
of 1975.
Since then, he has also served
under Bishops Richard F. Grein,
William Smalley, and Dean
Wolfe. At Grace Cathedral, he
served under Deans Skerry Olsen,
Robert Shahan, Marc Lee, Interim
Provost Robert Terrill, and Dean
Lipscomb.
“It has been a joy to work with
other Cathedral deacons over the
years,” he said. They have all had
their particular strengths and
ideas.” These have included Deacons
Joe Thompson, Keith Akins, Bobbie
Barber, Bill Wolfe, Barbara Gibson
and currently, Anne Flynn.
Don has also had a career in
business, starting with the Neon
Tube Light Company, of which he
eventually became owner. He sold
the business at age 50 and
subsequently became a business
broker for Griffith and Blair. He
currently serves on the Board of
Directors for Guggenheim Mutual
Funds.
He has also been very active in
the Topeka community and has built
a reputation as a storyteller about
interesting and amusing events in the
city’s (as well as the Cathedral’s)
history. He is a past president of the
Shawnee Historical Society
and also served on the
Executive Committee of the
Kansas State Historical
Society. He has been on the
board of Midland Care
Hospice, past president and
director of the Jayhawk
Council of Boy Scouts, past
vice president of the Chamber
of Commerce, and past
president of the Library
Foundation.
We extend our congratulations
and thanks to Don for his
many years of outstanding
service.
Deacon Chubb recognized on the 40th anniversary of his ordination
About the window… The stained glass window on this
month’s cover is located on the
right side of the altar in St. Mary’s
Chapel and survived the 1975 fire.
It depicts Noah giving thanks after
the flood (Genesis 8:20) and was
given in gratitude to God for the
safe return from WWII of Air
Force pilot Charles Benedict
Kilmer by his parents.
We welcome Casey and
Eric Rohleder, and their four
year old daughter, Carolyn, to
our Cathedral community!
Casey was ordained to the
priesthood this past July in
the Diocese of Western
Kansas after completing the
program of Presbyteral
Studies at the Bishop Kemper
School of Ministry. She now
serves as Priest Associate
here at Grace Cathedral, as
well as filling in as a supply
priest to churches throughout
the diocese and beyond.
Casey is also the
Communications and
Outreach Specialist for
BKSM. She holds master and bachelor degrees in German.
The Rohleders come to us from St. Michael’s in Hays, the result of Eric’s
appointment as Director of State Veteran Cemeteries for the Kansas
Commission on Veteran Affairs Office in Topeka and also serves as
KCVAO’s IT Director. Eric is a 22-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force, holds a
Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Management and is currently studying for an
MBA at Baker University. In addition to Carolyn, Eric has two adult children,
Megan and Joe, from a previous marriage.
The couple enjoys gardening, visiting microbreweries and checking out
area attractions. It is not unusual for the whole family to jump into the car and
explore the back roads on the weekend! Carolyn likes art, ballet, and
gymnastics, with a special interest in becoming an American Ninja Warrior.
Casey and Eric were both raised in the Catholic Church, and attended
Catholic schools. Casey said she found the Episcopal Church in 2004 after
moving to Hays, and Eric found the Episcopal Church in 2008 after he found
her! They have been married for seven years.
For Casey, the Episcopal Church felt like home from the start. She loved
the liturgy and the people at St. Michael’s, Hays. As she learned more about
the church’s history, theology and structure, she knew it was the place for her.
She felt a call to the priesthood from a very young age, and the more she
became involved in the Episcopal Church, the stronger the pull became. She
served as the lay leader of her small congregation in Hays for several years in
the absence of a priest, and has served the Diocese of Western Kansas in a
number of ways, including the Commission for Youth and Young Adults and
the Commission on Ministry. She said they are all thrilled to be part of Grace
Cathedral!
ERIC, CAROLYN & CASEY
ROHLEDER
Cross Rescue
As you walk into the Foyer between
the Cathedral and the Common
Room, you will notice something
new. The large cross on the wall is
from St. Christopher’s Church in
Wichita, where it hung suspended
above their altar. That parish recently
closed and so, with help from Canon
Torey Lightcap and Cathedral mem-
ber Norm Nellis, we managed to
“rescue” the cross and give it a home
here. Thanks to Torey for finding
workers to remove the cross from St.
Christopher’s, to Norm for arranging
transportation for the cross from
Wichita to here, and to parishioner
Phil Dittmer for hanging the cross in
the Foyer.
Cathedral Thanksgiving Dinner Thursday, November 24, 12:30 p.m., Parish Hall
Watch for details and sign-up sheets
New member spotlight
November Flower Memorials
We apologize if we have missed
your birthday or have incorrect
information. Please call the office
at 235-3457 with any corrections.
SEPTEMBER ATTENDANCE
2016 2015 2014
1st Sunday 229 221 253
2nd Sunday 296 309 298
3rd Sunday 236 316 263
4th Sunday 226 271 274
Total 987 1,117 1,088
Bring non-perishable food items to
fill the grocery cart in the Cathedral.
The food is distributed to Let’s Help
and Doorstep.
FOOD SUNDAY
November 6
1 Departed members of the
Women’s Guild
2 Deacon Joseph A.T. Thompson
4 Hilda Eliza Burrow
Edmund Stawicki
5 Luella O. Stanfield
7 Hilda Mary Burrow
9 Willard T. Geiger
10 Kenneth Marti
Grace E. Marti
George W. Reed
11 Jemima Saunders
12 Mabelle C. Caldwell
Russell R. Poteete
Deborah M. Nelson
John Hugo Nelson
13 Richard Clyde Glenn
15 Maria W. Sheafor
20 Ida B. Groshong
Helen Crosby Porter
John Leslie Howard
22 Bishop Frank R. Millspaugh
24 John Nicholas Strotz
Gertrude McClintock Whitcomb
25 Bennett Rollin Wheeler
28 Fred D. Gibson
30 Katherine F. Clough
Adelaide Milspaugh Zanner
Mary Elizabeth Rinker Bearman
NOVEMBER
2 Kim Brown
Julia Howell
Matt Vogelsberg
Dix Waugh
Melodie Woerman
3 Kathy Chestnut
Tom Harrington
4 Eric Rohleder
5 Sharon Durrell
Elizabeth Massey
Korynne McWilliams
6 Bob Derstein
7 Judy Bray
Alysa Deters
9 Donald Grimes
10 Ginger Davis
12 Tim Carkhuff
Kitty Fapp
Caitlin Routh
13 Pennie Carter
17 Dakota Benson
Briana Lipscomb
18 Sally Burk
19 Jonathan Shermoen
20 Michael Howell
Marci Genevieve
22 Karel Ramsey
23 Marius Pacioianu
24 Mark Synovec
25 John Castello
Bently Deters
Ian Lipscomb
26 Don Moses
Marvin Stottlemire
28 Norman Nellis
29 Pam Alexander
Ava DiGiovanni
30 Ken Park
TREASURER’S REPORT—September 30, 2016
The following summary reflects the results of the operating fund, income and
expense, for September, 2016, and for the period from Jan. 1 to Sept. 30, 2016,
with a budget comparison.
Actual
Current mth. Year-to-date Budget Budget remaining
Income $ 45,051 $633,491 $853,980 $220,489
Expense $ 61,018 $626,911 $853980 $227,069
Difference $(15,967) $ 6,580 $ -0- $ (6,580)
Cash in the bank checking account on September 30, 2016 was $41,158.
— Paul Smith, Treasurer
NOVEMBER 6
November
Weekly Schedule Sunday
8:30 a.m.—Holy Communion, Rite I
9:30 a.m.—Sunday School (Sept.-May)
10:30 a.m.—Children’s Chapel
10:30 a.m.—Holy Communion, Rite II
Grace Cathedral, Topeka, Kansas — A House of Prayer for all People and a National Jubilee Ministry Center of the Episcopal Church
GRACE CATHEDRAL CLERGY
The Very Reverend Steve Lipscomb, Dean
The Reverend George Pejakovich, Assistant to the Dean
The Reverend Casey Rohleder, Priest Associate
Deacon Donald Chubb
Deacon Anne Flynn
CATHEDRAL STAFF
Kent Wingerson, Cathedral Verger/Finance Manager
Connie Vosburgh, Office Administrator
Steve Burk, Organist/Choirmaster
Sylvia Hamilton, Maggie Burk, Assistant Organists
Alan Martin, Music Assistant
Michael Massey, Ministry Coordinator
Kathy Smith, Director of Children’s Ministries
Chris Escalante, Youth Director
Michael Godfrey, Sexton
John Barber, Security
VESTRY OF GRACE CATHEDRAL
Paul Smith, Treasurer; Phil Elwood, Chancellor
Ed Adams (Senior Warden), Deborah Barnes, Alan Johnson (Junior Warden)
Ed Carter, Dominique Shannon, Marilyn Trubey
Keith McKibben, Norman Nellis, Nicole Nielsen
701 SW Eighth Avenue
Topeka, Kansas 66603-3219
(785) 235-3457 • Fax (785) 235-1863
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.GraceCathedralTopeka.org
2016
