“Nothing can be truly known through observation. Only through participation.” Scott Erickson in “honest advent”

This year marks at least 20 years for a Sunday school class meeting together. What started out as a Wednesday night Bible study in someone’s home grew to become a Sunday school class that had to meet at the Cathedral for the space it provided! Holly Vanture can’t remember when but sometime ten or fifteen years ago someone in the group observed a family in need and suggested the group provide Christmas for them. “It just felt natural for us to all pitch in and help one of our families,” and after that, every year, they prayed for and provided for a family in need. About 4 or 5 years ago someone suggested that maybe there were members of the Cathedral who were not able to get to church and might need to be remembered in a meaningful way. They reached out to Fay Chandler to ask who that might be. Fay provided them with a list and the “Basket Brigade” was born! They decided to put together baskets containing things like: nonskid socks, word search puzzles, lotion, chapstick…anything that might provide relief and comfort. That first year the group provided 18 baskets for our Cathedral families who were home bound. This year the group provided 40 baskets. They attribute the rise to the Covid virus.

We want to thank all of you ladies of the Sunday school group: Holly Vanture, Cindy Smith, Beverly Mitchell, Donna Ogletree, Gail Padgett, Jean Hartsaw, Jane Gabrielson, Janet Hutchinson, Joy Yoder-Filley, Lynn Long, Marilyn Lang, Marcie Simmons, Kathy Tindal, Vicki Montoya, Joanne Hamrick, and Kay Leonard for embodying and extending the love of God in Jesus Christ so that your neighbors are able to experience His love through your action!!