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Re: Affirm Lent – The Rev. Shay Gaillard

Your Cathedral — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:27:58 +0000

The Rev. Shay Gaillard, Rector of Church of the Good Shepherd, speaks about “The Problem” during our Lenten series.

Holy Week & Easter Schedule

Your Cathedral — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:58:27 +0000

The Way of the Cross is an essential part of the Christian preparation and expectation of the Resurrection!

Easter will be here soon- be sure to prepare your heart by walking the way of the cross and attending as many Holy Week events as you can.

View the times and places for Holy Week Observance and Easter Celebration.

Roadtrip- St. Helena’s, Beaufort

Your Cathedral — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:23:01 +0000

Old Point By Candlelight: A Walking Tour of Historic Beaufort’s Most Distinguished Neighborhood.

The tour is on Friday, March 19th

The tour of St Helena’s Church is from 4-6pm and is FREE!

The Candlelight Walking tour is from 5:30-8:30pm and includes a reception with entertainment for $40 per person.

Tickets may be purchased by calling 843.524.0363.

The Dickinsons have Two Daughters!

Your Cathedral — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:11:37 +0000

A Message from Jenny and Peet sent from Siberia:

Dear Friends,

Well, we just returned from a successful court hearing where our
adoption was approved! It lasted about 1 hr. It wasn’t too bad, but
we are glad it is over. Your prayers were answered, so thank you so
much for them.

Our reunion with Elena yesterday was wonderful. When we got there, we
were waiting outside a door where we could hear her speaking with the
caregivers in the other room. Our facilitator told us that she was
directing the caregivers about her hairstyle, because she wanted it to
look good for her “Momuska and Papuska,” which translates into “sweet
mommy and sweet daddy”. They told us that she has been talking about
us while we were away, and telling all of her friends that her Mama
and Papa are coming to pick her up and that she is going to live in
America. Just before she came out to see us, she said to the
caregivers, “bring me my bags, I am going to America!” Apparently,
she has not been told about the 10 day waiting period, or the 4
business days in Moscow, but her time to leave will come soon enough.
Peet and I are trying to learn a little Russian while we wait out the
10 days to make the transition easier.

Tonight we will have a celebratory dinner, and tomorrow night we will
go to the ballet. We do not get to visit Elena today, but we will go
tomorrow at 10 am. We look forward to being able to speak with her
with total assurance that she will be coming with us very soon.
Before we left, Mae made a video where she gave Elena a tour of our
house – showed her the bedroom they will share, the playroom with the
toys, and of course the refrigerator! It will be fun to show that to
Elena tomorrow.

Today during our Morning Prayers, we read Psalm 62, and verses 5-8
were very comforting: “Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope
comes from Him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my
fortress, I will not be shaken. My salvation and my honor depend on
God; He is my mighty rock, my refuge. Trust in Him at all times, O
people; pour out your hearts to Him, for God is our refuge.” (v.
5-8). Can you think of anything better to read before heading into a
Russian court? Praise be to God for the gift of our TWO daughters.

Love,
Jenny and Peet

The Dickinson’s are in Siberia

Webmaster — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:26:48 +0000

Sunday, Feb. 28 Jenny and Peet sent an update.

Please pray for a smooth adoption hearing. It is scheduled for Monday 11:00PM eastern time (U.S.)

Dear Friends,

We are safe and sound half way around the world. Our travel went very
smoothly, so thank you for your prayers for that. Other than brutal
jet lag, we are feeling well, and have even been watching some of the
Olympics in Russian. We are trying to decide whether or not to wake
up at midnight here to watch the hockey game.

We are very happy to be back, and are really looking forward to seeing
little Elena “Ellen” tomorrow. We are going to call her Elena while
we are here, then will transition to Ellen once we are back home. We
asked the facilitator here if she had heard anything about Elena from
the orphanage. She told us that Elena had been telling everyone that
her mama and papa were coming to pick her up and that she is going to
live in the United States. Of course, that warmed our hearts, and we
look forward to our reunion tomorrow.

Tomorrow is a busy day for us, so we plan to go to bed early to try
and ease some more of the jet lag. We have a medical exam at 8am,
then we will visit Elena at some point for our official “before court
visit,” and then we will have a meeting with our facilitators to
prepare us for the court hearing, which happens Tuesday at 11am in
Krasnoyarsk. For any of you night owls, that is 11 pm Monday night
Eastern time, so if you are awake, we covet your prayers. Even if you
are not awake, we appreciate your prayers for a successful court
hearing resulting in an approved adoption! Hopefully, everything is
in order for the court hearing. There is so much paperwork that goes
back and forth, so please pray that everything we need is in order.

We will update again after the court hearing on Tuesday. So many of
you have called, sent emails and left messages for us. We cannot
thank you enough for all of the loving support and prayers that are
being offered. We could not do this without you. We felt an amazing
peace when we left home. We were really anxious about the departure -
worried about how Mae would do saying goodbye, and worrying how we
would do. Well, it could not have gone better, and as we left
Charleston, we were both calm and relaxed. The ticket agent at United
even waived the extra baggage fee for us when she overheard us saying
we were traveling to adopt a little girl. God is good, and we
attribute this supernatural peace to answered prayers and God’s great
mercy.

Thank you again for everything.

Love,
Jenny and Peet

Operation Thirsty Theology

Webmaster — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 03:14:08 +0000

Living Water Engineer field training

begins on Thursday, Feb 25th

Children 4 years to 5th grade are invited to take the Operation Thirsty Theology challenge.

The Cathedral welcomes Jerry and Sharon Miner from Water Missions International for our opening evening of training.

Lowcountry Women’s Gathering

Webmaster — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 02:59:39 +0000

Join us for coffee as women of the Charleston area gather for Christian fellowship, prayer and teaching.

Friday, February 26th

10:00 – 11:30 AM in Wellbrock Hall

Learn about upcoming ministry events and opportunities for women, find out how churches in our area do women’s ministry, and just enjoy this morning of spiritual refreshment with your sisters in Christ.
Jeanne Lyles, a Bible teacher and writer who is a member of St. Michael’s Church, will lead a teaching entitled “Choose for Yourselves this Day Whom You Will Serve.”
There is no charge for this event; however, we ask that you reserve your spot so that we will know how many to set up for. Contact Amy Smith at amywatsonsmith@gmail.com or call her at 843.906.1064 to let us know that you will be coming. Please pass this invitation on to your family and friends as all are welcome.

Snow on your Cathedral

Webmaster — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:23:05 +0000

Friday evening, February 12th it snowed on the Lowcountry. Give thanks to the Lord for this rare and beautiful blessing.

Shrove Tuesday Good Eats!

Webmaster — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:09:45 +0000

Thanks to the Men of the Cathedral for the delicious pancakes! Special thanks to John Cunningham and the Cathedral “flippers” for serving up fun and good eats for all!

Ash Wednesday Services

office — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:09:20 +0000

7:00 am Holy Eucharist

12 Noon Holy Eucharist

5:30 pm Choral Liturgy