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For the Mission of the Church
Everliving God, whose will it is that all should come to you through your Son Jesus Christ: Inspire our witness to him, that all may know the power of his forgiveness and the hope of his resurrection; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
~~Aloha Dear St. Andrew’s~~
The Cathedral Close is a hoppin’ and happenin’ place! Thanks be to God!
This past Saturday and Sunday, St. Andrew’s was host to:
- A Diocesan training
- Our Eden Guild gathering
- Camp Mokuleʻia American Camping Association training
- Honolulu Theatre for Youth
- St. Andrew’s Schools Froshmore Banquet
- Four community weekend group meetings
- Arena Stage, Washington D. C. (here for a week-long workshop on a play about Queen Emma, written by Lee Cataluna!)
...as well as our regular Sunday worship gatherings at St. Paul’s and the Cathedral – that’s five Eucharists between our two congregations -- WOWza!!! ...Additionally, too, as balance would have it, we had struggles with plumbing (in two locations), challenges with vandalism, and security issues along the way.
This is real life downtown, in our beloved city – all the beautiful and awe-full fullness of all the things – very much so like we have been hearing in our post-Easter Gospels. Think about the disciples in the Upper Room with the resurrected Jesus – all the Love, Glory, and Power of God, with the wounds very present. We are witnesses to and blessed by God’s grace and goodness, even in the middle of the complexities of life – AND, as such, we, us, the Cathedral of St. Andrew, are called to be precisely this kind of centering space for everyone, in all the fullness of all the things.
What a privilege it is to be part of this vibrant and living, breathing, growing Body of Christ, offering our Cathedral as a gathering place for all God’s people!
As you read through this May Cathedral Life – Come and See! please make note of the special gatherings and celebrations we have coming up this month – and plan to join us, in-person or online. May is the final stretch before our summer schedule takes effect on the first Sunday of June (and we have some wonderful summer things coming up!) – and it is packed full of unique moments and big Church feast days – and, as always, we are ready to welcome YOU into one of our many ministries of welcome and service – altar guild, ushers, docents, greeters, chalice – let the clergy know how you are feeling called to live into your baptized life!
Through Christ, With Christ, In Christ,
Canon Heather+
***If you are seeking to be received into the Episcopal Church by Bishop Fitzpatrick, or are interested in reaffirming your Baptismal vows, let me know – Bishop will be home at the Cathedral for Pentecost, Vigil on May 18 and Sunday morning, May 19.
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