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Vital Signs of Faith: GROW
posted on Aug 12, 2022 Dear Cathedral, We tend to think of growth as something that children do. "Oh! How you have grown!" the adults used to say to every one of us at family reunions. As a kid, I remember being rather baffled by these comments. I hadn't done anything...
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Vital Signs of Faith: GIVE
posted on Aug 4, 2022 Dear friends,
Our culture is constantly measuring the stuff we have accumulated. How new is your car? How large are your bank accounts? What is the square footage of your house?
When we are young, we are told that we need to make sure we se...
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Rally Day 2022
posted on Aug 1, 2022 Have you checked your Vital Signs? On Rally Day, August 28, St. John's welcomes you back from the summer's fun, travels, and recreation. This year we will be creating a Rule of Life using the guidance offered in Dean Kate's new book Vital Sign...
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The Civic Orchestra of Jacksonville
posted on Jul 28, 2022 Marguerite Richardson, conductor The Civic Orchestra of Jacksonville is a volunteer classical music orchestra. Members donate their time and talents to cultivate classical music connoisseurship through education, performance, and collaborative...
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A Cello Recital
posted on Jul 28, 2022 Featuring Jin Kim Peña, cello and Timothy Tuller, piano This dynamic duo will perform works by Chopin, Elgar, Saint-Saëns, Offenbach, Rachmaninoff, Fauré, and Schubert. This concert will be held in a state-of-the art, Gothic Revival style s...
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UNF Jazz Ensemble
posted on Jul 28, 2022 Dr. Marc Dickman directs this wonderful ensemble, which plays four to five gigs a semester. This ensemble has performed at many venues and jazz festivals in Florida and Georgia. Recent engagements include UNF's Great American Jazz Series, the Int...
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Vital Signs of Faith: GOD
posted on Jul 28, 2022 Dear friends, Over the next four weeks, we are going to look at four vital signs of our faith or four indicators to help us gauge our spiritual health. The sermons at St. John's will focus on these vital signs, and when Rally Day arrives, you wi...
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Intercessions from Compline at the LGBTQ+ Gathering
posted on Jul 21, 2022 God of surprises, We pray for the long-unacknowledged needs of the LGBTQ+ community. We pray for those whom we know: For the faithful who have been scattered. For the long-suffering who have remained. For those who have...
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St. John's and The Cathedral School
posted on Jul 21, 2022 Many of you may know about my bereavement work with parents as a chaplain at Baptist Hospital. What you may not know, is that prior to that I earned a master's in early childhood education and worked in the public school system for 11 years as a ...
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On the 80th General Convention
posted on Jul 12, 2022 Dear Cathedral,
I have spent the better part of a week in Baltimore, Maryland, at the Episcopal Church General Convention. General Convention is a national gathering that meets once every three years, but due to the pandemic, our 80th Conventi...
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