Christ Church Episcopal Cathedral

Since 1993, The Community Table has been nourishing hungry bodies and spirits in the Eau Claire Community. Currently, The Community Table serves one meal each day, 365 days a year on a no-questions asked basis. Anyone can join our table during meal time.

The Community Table is a collaborative effort of local churches, the area food bank, and many concerned individuals, businesses, and civic and social groups. 

The Community Table is truly a community.  Each day volunteers, guests, and staff share a table, coming together over the most basic human needs—breaking down barriers and building community.  Everyone can give to this collaborative effort and inevitably receives as well.  Whether hungry in body or spirit, you are always welcome at our table.

Christ Church Cathedral regularly sponsors service days at the Community Table.  If you are interested in helping, contact our office for the next scheduled service day and directions.

In 1980 Christ Church was one of six local congregations that recognized the need for continuous outreach to the hungry in Eau Claire County.  Feed my People is now supported by over 20 congregations, service organizations, and corporations.  Feed my People was the recipient of an National Episcopal Church Jubilee Grant.  The food bank serves 95 agencies, including Community Table. In 2011, they distributed 5.5 million pounds of food.
 

Sojourner House opened its doors on November 1, 2011. Run by Catholic Charities, it is a shelter for single adult men and women, offering a safe, clean place, to sleep overnight—no questions asked; their guest's dignity, respect and safety are of paramount importance.

Sojourner House is open year round from 7 PM in the evening to 7 am in the morning, providing sleep arrangements for up to 30 men and 8 women. Everyone is accepted into the shelter unless they are behaving in an unruly or boisterous manner. A core staff is employed by Catholic Charities, with a large supplement of volunteers for support.  Christ Church Cathedral partners with Sojourner House to provide volunteers for supervision and support.

Literacy Volunteers - Chippewa Valley is a community-based literacy program that trains and supports volunteers to educate adults and their families, helping them acquire the skills necessary to achieve economic self-sufficiency and function effectively in their roles as citizens, workers, and family members.

Our mission to help one individual, one family, and one community at a time is realized through our core programs: One-to-One Tutoring; Family Literacy; Workplace Education; Corrections, and Citizenship. All programs employ one-on-one tutoring provided by trained and supported volunteer tutors. 
 

The Prayer Shawl Ministry meets most on Wednesdays at 6:30 pm in the Memorial Lounge. We always welcome newcomers at our meetings! Just bring a set of size 10.5 or 11 knitting needles and 3 skeins of Red Heart Classic or Super Saver yarn, machine washable/dryable, all in the same color, to the meeting with you. If you have more experience you may wish to purchase 3 skeins of Homespun Yarn, machine washable/dryable, all in the same color. If you don't have experience with knitting, we will teach you how to make a prayer shawl!

We have added knitting baptismal blankets to our ministry. If you are interested in knitting a baptismal blanket then you need to purchase either Bernat Baby Sport yarn or Pound of Love yarn. We have a pattern specifically for these blankets and 26"-36" #8 circular needles are required.

All the yarn that we use to knit our shawls is purchased by our members and with donations. If you would like to support our ministry, we gladly accept monetary donations, which are used to buy yarn.

Our ministry is an extension of God's love and our shawls embrace the recipients with His Holy Spirit. We give our shawls as a gift to those who may be celebrating the birth of a child (also for the baby), a marriage, and graduations; also to those who may be dealing with the grief and sorrow of losing a loved one, for those who are ill, to mention a few.

Christ Church Cathedral hosts the offices of the Eau Claire Chamber Orchestra, which has been enriching our community through music and the arts since 1998.

Each year Christ Church provides the opportunity to be one of two Artists In Residence at Christ Church Episcopal Cathedral, located in downtown Eau Claire, on the corner of Farwell and Lake. Each Artist In Residence receives free use of a studio for one year in return for giving two lectures on their work over the course of that year and donating one piece of artwork made specifically for the Cathedral. The artists will also receive space on our website, publicity, and an exhibition of their work.

We want to give artists a place to work, to exhibit, and to meet. In return we want to learn about how and why you work, and to build a collection of artworks that inspire, challenge and revitalize all seekers of truth.

Beacon House is a shelter that is part of the ministry of the Eau Claire Interfaith Hospitality Network.  It serves families and pregnant women who are temporarily homeless or at risk of homelessness.  Their mission is to provide shelter, meals, direct services, and advocacy in areas of housing, employment, and self-sufficiency through case management.
 
Christ Church’s ministry with Beacon House strengthens the bonds of fellowship within our congregation, and with other congregations and volunteer agencies.
 
Christ Church Cathedral is currently partnering with Lake Street Methodist in hosting periodic meals and overnights with Beacon House.