Cathedral Newsletter, January 11, 2018

Prayer and compassion – Socks –The power of the community at prayer – Pray for Bertrand Olivier –Resignation of our Primate Fred – Construction on St Catherine – Various ministries of prayer – Annual Report time – Future events – Notice re Parking Passes Dear Friend of the Cathedral What...

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Stoking Your Fire

Are you spending more time at home in this bitter cold weather?  Why not use your prayer time to connect with your world and your community? As a refresher or an introduction to go deeper, here’s a lovely short “how-to” on personal intercessory prayer by the well-known teacher Anthony de Mello....

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Cathedral Newsletter, January 4, 2018

Patrick’s Bach recitals begin Saturday, Jan 6 – Epiphany carol service Jan 7 – celebrating Patrick and Rob Sunday evening – 20+C+M+B+18, New Year blessing on the Cathedral and on your house – reminders and notices – news about Cathedral members Catherine, Natasha and Beth – a message from Constance...

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The Longest Night

As the world stands witness to so many awful situations, in the face of famines, enormous fires, refugee crises, and small and larger injustices far and, yes, near… this season of waiting acquires new depth. The Cathedral is preparing for celebratory offerings of music (Messaien’s l’Enfance du Christ at 4:30 pm on...

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Cathedral Newsletter, November 30, 2017

Exciting Advent Sunday with confirmation, Guest preacher the Bishop of Zululand, Advent Carol Service, Advent resources, Ongoing Bible study, Flowers for Christmas, Our crèche and the Oratory crèches, Invitation to a Christmas market from St John’s Lutheran Church, Hymnbook repairs, Eleanor Porter 105th birthday, Coming events including Amnesty letter-writing on...

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What Are We Waiting For ?

Advent in some parts of Christianity is still a “little Lent.”  Time to pray more and even fast a little. In others, there are calendars with daily doses of chocolate. If you’re in the Northern Hemisphere, it’s a dark time and it gets darker as you go along. A contrast,...

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Cathedral Newsletter, November 23, 2017

A whirlwind of events this Sunday – Support for Yevgeniya’s bid to sponsor her mother – Advent: chocolate calendars and carols – Quiet Day – Cathedral Finances, report for October – LGBTQ Film Festival, an invitation – Lunch N’ Chat- Link to Tyson’s sermon – Oasis Concert – Thomas Campion...

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