The theme of this year's stewardship campaign is the abiding power of hope. Hope reminds us that the sun is rising on our Cathedral community. Based in that sense of hope and with the promise of the multiplying effects of our faithful prayers and loving members, we ask you to renew your commitment to the Cathedral with a pledge to support our ministry.

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One more event is planned by the Welcoming Committee for parishioners to meet Timothy.  If you haven't attended an event, please come on.

• Wednesday, January 27, 12:45 - 1:30 p.m. - an informal Brown Bag lunch with Dean Timothy Kimbrough in the Wheeler Hall following the 12:15 Eucharist.

For more information or questions please contact Mary Herbert Kelly or 292-5262.

A Welcoming Committee has been appointed by the Wardens and Vestry to assist the Very Rev. Timothy Kimbrough, his wife, Darlene, and daughter, Hannah, as they settle into life in Nashville as part of the Cathedral community.

The Committee, chaired by Mary Herbert Kelly, has created other small group opportunities for parishioners to meet the Kimbrough family and to help them get to know us. In addition to the initial All Saints’ Day festivities that were held, a series of events both at the church and in members’ homes have been planned. 

The Communications Committee has recently re-engineered the Cathedral Podcast. We can now share sermons & Church School classes from Rector and Dean Timothy Kimbrough as they become available.

To listen to sermons on your computer, click HERE.

To find the podcast in iTunes, search for "Christ Cathedral Nashville" and you will see:



Click the "Subscribe" button and you will have the Cathedral Podcast in your iPhone or iPod. Be sure to set the properties to include those items that you wish to download.

To manually subscribe to the podcast in iTunes, click the "Advanced" menu in iTunes and then "Subscribe to Podcast." Then enter the following as the Podcast URL:

http://www.christcathedral.org/podcast/rss/set/10

and click "OK."

The Very Rev. Timothy E. Kimbrough answered questions about his vision for ministry at Christ Church Cathedral just after his call to Christ Church Cathedral in August, 2009.   Here is an excerpt:

His vision for ministry at Christ Church Cathedral begins with a prayerful response to the witness of the nascent (emerging) church as described in the New Testament. Timothy said that "this much is clear: Jesus calls us to be disciples, servants, evangelists, and friends. Learning about one another - the ministry that is yours and the gifts (and weaknesses) that are mine; learning to trust one another; learning to be faithful together; these will be among the first steps we take together. The reality is that we are called to follow Jesus. I believe He has led me and my family to your door, and we are eager to follow Him into the unfolding kingdom of God at Christ Church Cathedral."

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Almighty Father, we pray that Timothy and his family may be
to us effective examples in word and action, in love and
patience, and in holiness of life. Grant that we, with them, may
serve you now, and always rejoice in your glory; through Jesus
Christ your Son our Lord. Amen.
(adapted from BCP, p. 564)

Dear Parishioners and Friends of Christ Church Cathedral,

The Wardens and Vestry of Christ Church Cathedral are pleased to announce that the Rev. Timothy E. Kimbrough has accepted our call to become Rector and Dean. Mr. Kimbrough received the unanimous and enthusiastic support of both the Search Committee and the Vestry and we are confident that the Cathedral will thrive under his leadership.

Born in Birmingham, Alabama in 1957, Mr. Kimbrough has been Rector at the Church of the Holy Family for the past twenty years in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He and Darlene Detomo Kimbrough were married in 1982. They have four children — Joshua, Caleb, Otis, and Hannah. Hannah is a rising high school sophomore and will be moving with her parents to Nashville.

The Rev. Mr. Kimbrough is a graduate of Duke University (B.A. 1979; M.Div. 1983) and The General Theological Seminary (Anglican Studies, 1984). After ordination in 1984 he served as Deacon-in-Charge and later Vicar at St. David's Church in Laurinburg, North Carolina.

We anticipate that he will preside and preach at all morning services and at Choral Evensong on All Saints’ Sunday, November 1, 2009. Let us all prayerfully look forward to receiving him as our faithful pastor and welcoming the Kimbrough family into the Cathedral community.

Sincerely,

Charlie Cook
Senior Warden

Hal Johnson
Junior Warden

Contact parish@christcathedral.org if you have questions.

As more information becomes available, it will be posted here.