Our Staff
Stephanie Smith
PASTOR AND DIRECTOR OF CITN NORTHAMPTON COLLEGE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
A Lutheran (ELCA) pastor since 2002, Steph helped found Cathedral in 2011, and serves as our full-time pastor of Cathedral in the Night Northampton. Her work is based on the conviction that faith must be grounded in social justice work as we are God's hands in the world.
Dawn Orluske
MINISTER
Dawn Orluske is a member of Haydenville Congregational Church. She has served at Cathedral in the Night since 2016. You can find her at Manna Community Center, a drop-in center that provides showers, laundry, delicious meals, and compassionate support. She loves interfaith work and is grounded in the teachings of Father Richard Rohr and her yoga practice.
Tessie
Ministry Service Dog
Tessie is our ministry service dog. She joined the team in 2017, and embodies St. Francis's quote "preach often, use words when necessary." Her job is to love and be loved - a job description we should all strive for.
In The News
RADIO
Cathedral in the Night Radio Clips
WHMP Radio
Audio clips for our appearance on the Bill Newman Radio Show WHMP
ARTICLE
'Cathedral in the Night' serves unhoused, engages students
Episcopal News Service
February 28, 2012
The loss of her job in the medical records field more than two years ago cost Carol Hopkins her home and forced her to move. And although Hopkins, 60, still makes searching for a new job a daily task...
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Bishop James Hazelwood
November 22, 2012
November, 5:00 p.m. on a sunday evening. It's cold, but not yet winter freezing cold. There is activity in downtown Northhampton, MA as several people set up for a meal and a worship service....
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ECF Vital Practices
November 2013
Around a folding altar table – and in winter, by florescent “walls of light” – close to 100 worshippers gather outside First Churches in downtown Northampton, Massachusetts to celebrate God’s abundance...