This week's readings

Service Times

All Saints’ Anglican Cathedral

Edmonton, Alberta

Ministries and Programming
Narrative Budget – Outline

February 2007

10035 – 103 Street
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 0X5

Telephone:  (780) 428-6323
Fax:  (780) 428-6331

Telephone line for service times: (780) 485-3020

E-mail:  asac@telusplanet.net

Very Rev.Dr. Jane Alexander, Dean and Rector
Rev. Maddie Urion, Associate Priest

Ian MacDonald, Rector’s Warden                                                   Barbara Burrows, People’s Warden
Sam Asiedu-Ampem, Deputy Rector’s Warden                              
Peter Prinsen, Deputy People’s Warden

Preface

You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all you strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbour as yourself.”
(Luke 10:27)

Worship and Liturgy                                                                        28%

Jesu, Jesu, fill us with your love,
Show us how to serve the neighbours we have from you.
(Common Praise, hymn 504)

1. Excellence in worship, liturgy, preaching, music
2. Special services connected with the HIV /AIDS Exhibit
3. Taizé services return 
4. Brother Emile from Taizé
5. World Day of Prayer – March 3
6. Ash Wednesday, Lent and Holy Week services
7. Quiet Days

“For every dollar I give, 28 cents is going towards Worship Ministries.”

Pastoral Ministries                                                                          32%

If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honoured, all rejoice together.    (1Cor. 12:26)

1. Eucharist services at Edmonton General
2. Thursday lunches
3. Ministry team for Pastoral Care
4. Honorary assistants and Canons

“For every dollar I give, 32 cents is going towards Pastoral Ministries.”

Spiritual Growth                                                  ____  ____  (40%

We reach out to our own parishioners and newcomers, as well as to the local community and wider church.  More and more, the activities we do for ourselves are open to those from outside the Cathedral, and so the distinction is more difficult to make.  In ministering to others, we also minister to ourselves.

In-reach                                                                                           25%
(Education, hospitality, newcomers)

Greet one another with a kiss of love.  Peace to all of you who are in Christ.
(1 Peter 5:13-14)

1. Children’s and youth programming
2. Hospitality
3. Book studies
1. Race Against Time by Stephen Lewis
2. If you Want to Walk on Water, You’ve Got to Get out of the Boat
3. The Life You’ve Always Wanted: Spiritual Disciplines for Ordinary People
4. Lenten studies
1. Centering Prayer Workshop facilitated by Fr. Raymond Sevigny. 
2. Quiet Day
3. home group studies
4. a reading of Mark’s gospel
5. “The Gospel of John” film study
6. Stations of the Cross with music from Taizé
7. Seniors’ Bible study
5. Newcomers’ receptions (March 10)
6. Men’s Breakfast
7. Retreat led by Laurence Freeman OSB, World Community for Christian Meditation

“For every dollar I give, 25 cents is going towards Inreach Ministries.”

Outreach                                                                                           15%
(Outside the Cathedral – our face in the community)

Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble.  (1 Peter 3:7-9)

1. Diocesan programs and events
2. Youth events
3. Our face in the City
1. E4C
2. University Connection
3. Mustard Seed dinners and Bissell Centre lunches
4. Cathedral Close
5. City Council
6. Sharing ministry with Roman Catholics at their downtown chapel in Edmonton Centre
7. Musical events
4. Worldwide
1. Jamaica project
2. PWRDF HIV / AIDS Exhibit
1. Grandmother’s campaign
2. Lenten givings

“For every dollar I give, 15 cents is going towards Outreach Ministries.”

Summary

What does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?  (Micah 6:8)

We will support our mission in the ministries of All Saints’ Cathedral to the following extent 
(how your gifts are used):

Worship                                    –          28%                 –                      $110,081
Pastoral Care                            –          32%                 –                      $125,806
Inreach                                                 –          25%                 –                      $  98,286
Outreach                                  –          15%                 –                      $  58,972

Total Projected Expenses                                          –                      $393,145

Resources for mission and ministry (where the money comes from):
Synod Office rental                   –            5%                 –                      $  18,700
Special Funds draws                  –            4%                 –                      $  13,500
Mays fund interest                     –          18%                 –                      $  68,000
Congregational offerings            –          73%                 –                      $268,200

Total projected income          –                                                          $368,400

Our Expenses are projected to be $24,745 more than our Income for this year.

1. Share God’s abundant blessings.
2. Give until you are full of joy.

Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for he who loves his fellowman has fulfilled the law.
 (Romans 13:8)