The Congregation of Saint Saviour
at the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine, NYC
Every week, the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine hosts hundreds
of visitors, tourists, seekers and friends from all over the
world. People are drawn to the magnificent architecture,
inspiring music, beautiful artwork and powerful liturgies. They may
also attend cultural and artistic events, public conversations about
important issues, baptisms, confirmations, ordinations, weddings and
funerals. Sometimes, after they have attended a few events, they
find that they would like to call this place home.
The Congregation of Saint Saviour, formed in 1992, is its own
non-profit corporation that functions as the congregation in the
Cathedral, which is the Mother Church of the Episcopal Diocese of New
York. We have elected lay wardens and vestry, and a vicar appointed
by the Dean of the Cathedral. The Congregation includes people who
live in the neighborhood or city, have recently moved here for study or
work, commute from near-by towns and states or who live far away and
simply want to have their spiritual roots in this place. We welcome
them all.
The Congregation supports a variety of programs in response to our
calling to be faithful witnesses to Christ's love and to support the
mission and ministry of the Cathedral. We provide pastoral
care, spiritual formation, education, outreach and hospitality with
programming that includes Eucharistic visitors and ministers, a prayer
tree, healing ministry, retreats, the Order of Urban Missioners, Via
Media, Education for Ministry, confirmation and Bibles classes,
environmental programs, Children's Abbey Sunday school, the Manhattan
North Inter-Parish Council, a welcome table, receptions and outings.
The Congregation also supports the Diocesan Carpenter's Kids Program for
HIV/AIDS orphans in Tanzania with our member Elizabeth Boe currently on
their staff. Funding comes from pledged contributions directed to
the Congregation of Saint Saviour, as well as special events, such as the
Crafts Fair in December.
If you would like to join or simply find out more about the
congregation, please contact Christian DeRuiter at office@saintsaviour.org or our
Vicar, Canon Victoria Sirota at vicar@saintsaviour.org. Our
website is www.saintsaviour.org. We look
forward to meeting you!
The Rev. Canon Victoria R. Sirota
Canon Pastor and Vicar of the
Congregation
16 March 2010
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