Cathedral Updates

Youth Leader Luke DeBoer is using the book, Life in Christ: Practicing Christian Spirituality, as a guide to his lesson planning this year. The author is the Rev. Dr. Julia Gatta, professor of pastoral theology at the University of the South.  Description from Amazon:  

With its great heritage from English mystics, the Episcopal Church has been “spiritual” since before it was trendy, and modern Episcopalians have been in the forefront of exploring practices beyond Anglican boundaries. Yet, perhaps only rarely do they grasp the implications of the theology embedded in these practices or in the liturgies of the 1979 Book of Common Prayer, which has shaped Episcopalians in this country with its emphasis on baptismal spirituality and the centrality of the Eucharist. Julia Gatta wants to change that with her book, Life in Christ. 

      On September 22nd, Canon Precentor Dr. Monty Barnard was recognized for his 50 years of service in the music program at Calvary. 

In his honor, Composer Deanna Wehrspann composed a new arrangement of the Charles Wesley hymn, Ye Servants of God. Deanna was there for the debut, performed by a choir with several alumni members, including the Rev. Erin Rath of Scottsbluff, NE and the Rev. Lydia Wilson of Anchorage, AK.  

Pam Hansen Barnard, Monty's wife, was also honored for her 43 years of singing with the choir. Pam frequently plays flute at Sunday worship, as well.

Monty joined our choir in 1974 and has been our music director and choir conductor since 1987. He is Professor of Music Emeritus at Augustana University, where he still gives voice lessons.

In January 2023, Calvary finished a 63-niche columbarium, which is a structure for the inurnment of cremains (human ashes). Bishop Folts determined the chapel should be named the Charlotte Augusta Memorial Chapel, or St. Augusta's for short. This is in honor of Charlotte Augusta Astor, for whom the original funds to build the cathedral were given. Inurnment is open to any Episcopalian in the Diocese of South Dakota.  If you are interested in learning more about our columbarium, contact Deb Husby at columbarium@calvarycathedral.net

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