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Crossings CHURCH OF THE HOLY CROSS EPISCOPAL
875 COTTON STREET, SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA JUNE 12, 2019
Holy Eucharist Sunday: 9:20 and 11:00 am
Saturday: 5:00 pm
Book Study and Eucharist Wednesday: 11:00 am
Nursery Sunday
9:45 am – 12:30 pm
Choir Rehearsal Sunday: 9:45 am
Sunday School Sunday: 10:30 am
The Vestry Reid Raymond, Senior Warden
Ginger Paul, Junior Warden Mike Wilkerson, Secretary
Tommie Sue Brooks Maggie Fowle Rick Hadwin
Anna Grace Madden Donna Neal
Sara Townsend Monty Walford, Treasurer
(non-vestry)
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Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!
Let me begin by saying how incredibly excited I am to be your new priest. When I began the process to become a priest six years ago, I never could have imagined the good fortune of being the priest to a group of people as welcoming, energetic, and loving as y’all. Truly, Holy Cross is such a wonderful group of people, situated in an area of town experiencing exciting growth, and housed in a beautiful building. But y’all already know this. I guess I just want to say thank you for calling me to be your priest!
The model of the priest that I have been formed by is one who sees his or her cure beyond the walls of the church house. The parish, for these purposes, includes the immediate geographic region, which for us is downtown Shreveport. I consider myself to be the pastor not just to all of you, but to everyone who lives and works downtown. And I hope you will share my availability with your friends to let them know they can also call on me. This is one of the
reasons why it was so important to me that I find a place to live downtown. I will be living in the Lofts on Texas Street!
Beyond worship and pastoral care, a priest is also called to be a teacher. And I love to teach. I love teaching not only because I love to share the faith, but also because in teaching I learn so much from all of you and it’s also important to me that I do everything I can to equip each and every one of you to share the faith once for all delivered to the saints. You will see that my work has a strong emphasis on evangelism. And there will be more on that in the coming weeks.
Father Garrett Boyte
The Lofts on Texas St.
But for now, I think it’s important to know that we do not evangelize because we have it all figured out. Neither do we evangelize because The Episcopal Church is shrinking. We evangelize because we are all about sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ with everyone.
But I want to hear from all of you. What is important to you about Holy Cross as a worshipping community? What are some things you’d like to change or keep? What are some areas of ministry that you’d like to engage with or disengage from? Now is a great time to reflect on our individual ministries and explore where God is calling us next.
Feel free to contact me via email at [email protected] or by calling the office or just dropping by. If you see my pickup truck out front, I’m in the area, and I welcome visitors!
May the Spirit of truth lead you into all truth, giving you grace to confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, and to proclaim the wonderful works of God: and may the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be among you, and remain with you always.
The Rev. Garrett Boyte
Calendar for June
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Saturdays Holy Eucharist 5:00 pm Chapel
Sundays Holy Eucharist 9:20 am Rose Garden or Chapel Nursery 9:45 am-12:15 pm Education Building Sunday School 10:30 am Education Building Holy Eucharist 11:00 am Nave
Wednesday, June 19 Vestry meeting 5:30 pm Undercroft Sunday, June 16 Edward J. Connors Burial after the 11:00 service Nave and Rose Garden
Saturday, June 22 Ordination of Fr. Garrett Boyte 11:00 am St. Mark’s Cathedral
Sunday, June 23 Reception for Fr. Garrett Boyte after the 11:00 service Undercroft Monday, June 24 The Feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist Noon Chapel
Friday, June 28 Holy Eucharist: 50 Years of LGBT Pride 6:30 pm Nave
Prayer List
Wanda Allen Peggy Archuleta Margaret Boudreaux Patti Brabham Sara Lou Coyle Brachman Cary Rhea Brooks Corinne Campbell Mikey Carlisle Georgia Cook Hugh Coyle
Ron Dean Jean Dooley Shirley Enani Floyd “Buzzy” Farrar Robin Foster Maggie Fowle Betty Gossom Christine Hennigan Bari Hochwald Barbara Hughes
Kate Jackson Phyllis King Maureen Locke Eleanor Mangum Mim McCoy Rosemary McKinney Margaret Ann Pou Evelyn Powell Jim Santa Ana Beverly Sater
Brady Sessions Jackson Cavett Sibley Robert Todd Sara Townsend David Walsh Jimmy Wise Larry Wright Mary Wright
We pray for those who serve and are served by Martin Luther King Health Center; for the
Congress and the President, that they may serve those who are vulnerable, especially the families separated at our borders; for people of all faiths who are persecuted; and for all who suffer or bring suffering to others. We pray for the people of our country, that we may work in unity to overcome
our fears and prejudices, to work to eliminate defamatory speech and to speak kindly and respectfully of all people
In our Diocesan cycle of prayer we pray for St. Thomas’, Monroe, the Rev. Dawnell Stodghill (Whit+); St. Patrick’s, West Monroe, St. Alban’s, Iglesia Episcopal La Esperanza de Familias Unidas, Monroe, the Rev. Whit Stodghill (Dawnell+); Trinity, Natchitoches, the Rev. Suzanne
Wolfenbarger (Bill); and Epiphany, New Iberia, the Rev. Matthew Woollett (Harriet).
In the Anglican cycle of prayer we pray for the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), the Most Rev. Nicholas Okoh, Metripolitan and Primate of all Nigeria and Bishop of Abuja; and for
the United Church of North India, the Most Rev. Dr. Prem Chand Singh, Moderator of CNI and Bishop of Jabalpur.
Lay Ministries
The First Sunday after Pentecost: Trinity Sunday: June 16
Sunday 11:00 am: Lectors: Maggie Fowle, Reid Raymond
Prayers of the People: Deacon Kay Hunter Eucharistic Ministers: Sr. Anna Grace Madden, Monty Walford
Acolyte: Aaron Horton Ushers: Edward Cloyd-Baldwin, Bill Richard
Altar Guild Saturday 5:00 pm: Margaret Heacock, Edward Cloyd-Baldwin Altar Guild Sunday 11:00 am: Tommie Sue Brooks, Carolyn Mahlen
The Second Sunday after Pentecost: June 23
Sunday, 11:00 am: Lectors: Melissa Fowle, Steve Snodgrass
Acolytes: Lydia Boudreaux, Aaron Horton Ushers: Laura Wilkerson, Mike Wilkerson
Altar Guild Saturday 5:00 pm: Edward Cloyd-Baldwin Altar Guild Sunday 11:00 am: Becky Snodgrass, Sr. Anna Grace Madden
Guest Preacher: The Reverend Mark Nabors, M.Div. Guest Deacon: The Reverend W. James Yazell, M.Div.
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Service Music
The First Sunday after Pentecost: Trinity Sunday, June 16 with Steve Snodgrass, violin
Introit: Praise to the Trinity – Hildegard of Bingen Mass: Matthias and Hurd Canticle: S 231 A Song of Praise – Benedictus es, Domine, plainsong, tone VIII Offertory Sung Prose: Blessed be the Holy Trinity, tone VIII.2 Anthem: O ye who bear Christ’s holy name – Godfrey Sampson Hymns: 362 Nicaea 512 Mendon 360 (1, 6) Rouen 370 (1, 2, 6, 7) St. Patrick’s Breastplate/Deidre 366 Grosser Gott Violin and Organ: Sonata in B Flat, Op. 5, #15 – Vivaldi Sonate: Op. 1 #3: Preludio/Largo – Veracini Organ: Meditation VI on the Mystery of the Holy Trinity – Messiaen
The Second Sunday after Pentecost, June 23 with Michael Scarlato, trumpet
Introit: You are a priest forever Tone VIII.2 Choral Hymn: Veni Creator, plainsong, mode VIII Mass: Mathias, C. Hampton, and Hurd Canticle: Te Deum Psalm 42: R. N. Kennedy; Psalm 43: Tone VIII.2 Anthems: O love of God, how strong and true – C. Hampton The Call – R. V. Williams
Hymns: 360 Rouen 567 St. Matthew 585 Bingham 318 Nyack 492 Finnian Trumpet/Organ: works of Telemann Organ: Alla Marcia – Ireland Symphony II: Finale - Widor
Festive Music on June 23
Michael Scarlato On Sunday, June 23, we will celebrate at our parish the new ministry of Father Garrett Boyte. It will be a twofold celebration, since it will be Fr. Boyte’s first time to be Celebrant at the Eucharist, having been ordained a priest the morning before at St. Mark’s Cathedral.
In a continued celebratory mood, we will be singing parts of the liturgy which have previously been spoken. Most of us are familiar with the sung Sursum corda (The Lord be with you . . .), and probably most have sung or heard the other responses we will be singing. We will be sneaking in some of these responses on June 16.
One of Fr. Boyte’s favorite sung parts of the liturgy is Calvin Hampton’s The Nicene Creed. He asked if we might sing this work on his first Sunday. I made no promises, as
it required a little work from our choir to adequately introduce this to our service. The choir has learned the Hampton setting of the creed during communion on June 16. Of course, anyone else may join the choir in singing this ancient hymn of the church. Hampton’s setting of The Nicene Creed is found in our hymnal at S-105. If you want to listen to it in advance, there are a few recordings on YouTube; simply search for The Nicene Creed/ Calvin Hampton.
Helping us on this special, celebratory Sunday will be trumpeter Michael Scarlato. Mike holds a Master of Music degree from the University of Miami. He has performed as Third Trumpet with the Shreveport Symphony for sixteen years. He has also performed with the Longview and Marshall Symphonies, the Florida Philharmonic, the Miami Bach Society, the Florida Grand Opera, and the President’s Own Marine Band. He is also a member of the I-49 Brass Quintet. Mike teaches trumpet and band in the Caddo Parish School System, and serves as trumpet instructor at Centenary College.
Bruce Power, Organist and Choirmaster
Holy Cross is Active in Our Community
On Saturday, June 8, at 10:00 am, Holy Cross hosted Moms Demand Action, along with community members and aspiring political leaders, for coffee and donuts in the Rose Garden. This was the first of several events planned to advocate for action against gun violence.
That evening, Heliopolis, a local civic and cultural organization, hosted the inaugural Glitz & Grunge Q-Prom, the premier event for LGBT+ Pride Month in Northwest Louisiana. Holy Cross was one of the major sponsors of the event, which by all accounts was a lot of fun and a rousing success.
The following day was a big day of celebration, tinged with a bit of sadness. Priest Mary preached and celebrated her last service before retiring. The service was beautiful and moving, and the picnic afterwards both honored Mary for all she has done for Holy Cross, and celebrated her birthday! Please visit the Holy Cross Facebook page for many more photos of this special day!
Saturday, June 22:
Ordination of Garrett Boyte 11:00 am St. Mark’s Cathedral 908 Rutherford Pl., Shreveport, LA 71104
Sunday, June 23:
Fr. Garrett Boyte will celebrate his first service as Holy Cross’ Priest-in-Charge at 11:00. Following the service, there will be a reception in the Undercroft to welcome him. He will be joined at the altar by his two seminary classmates, Fr. James Yazell and Fr. Mark Nabors.
Friday, June 28:
We will celebrate and remember the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots and the beginning of the LGBT Rights movement. The service will be both solemn and celebratory. Please join us and tell your friends!
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Mission Statement: The Church of the Holy Cross, Shreveport, Louisiana, strives to be the presence of Jesus Christ in our community and beyond, through worship of Almighty God, open inquiry, sharing fellowship, valued diversity, genuine inclusiveness, and servant leadership—encouraging all to exercise God’s gifts and calling as we share the Gospel of Hope in programs, to serve without regard for religious affiliation, race, or economic status.
Hope House: There is an ongoing need for coffee, sugar, creamer, laundry detergent, disposable razors, and personal-size hygiene products (soap, shampoo, deodorant, etc.) Please take your donations to 762 Austen Place or to the church office. Thank you for your continued support.
Forward Day by Day for June and July, in both standard and large-print editions, is available in the Narthex and the Undercroft.
The Most Rev. Michael B. Curry, Ph.D. XXVII Presiding Bishop The Rt. Rev. Dr. Jacob Owensby, Ph.D., D. D. IV Bishop of Western Louisiana The Rev. J. Garrett Boyte, M.Div. Cleric-in-Charge The Rev. Kay Hunter Deacon The Rev. Kenneth W. Paul Rector Emeritus The Rev. Donald D. Heacock Director, Holy Cross Child Placement Mr. Bruce Power Organist-Choirmaster Mr. Ron Dean Organist-Choirmaster Emeritus Mrs. Laurie Connell Office Administrator Mr. Charles Alford Sexton