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Yoga in Cummings Chapel
posted on Jul 26, 2021 Yoga enthusiasts rejoice! In-person yoga is now offered in Cummings Chapel on Wednesday evenings at 6 p.m. You'll want to bring your own mat. Please use the Duval Street entrance. Megan Cochran and Laura Lane will alternate as leaders. Namaste!
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News / Center for Prayer & Spirituality - Engaging the Contemplative Life
Mealtime
posted on Jul 19, 2021 Some memorable Bible stories center around a mealtime; if not a dinner party then before or after one. The settings are varied, the food prepared to nourish friends, guests, tradition, family, strangers. Bad things can happen, family stresses run...
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Meet Deacon Linda Rosengren
posted on Jul 19, 2021 Dear People of God, People often say that when one door closes, God opens another. Though this wisdom is not Biblical, I often find it to be true. When Bob Dannals announced that he would accept a prestigious Interim Rector position in Palm Beac...
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Looking Forward to a Bicentennial Year
posted on Jul 15, 2021 Dear Cathedral,
Did you know that Jacksonville will celebrate its 200th anniversary in 2022? Historians believe that the settlers sailed up the St Johns River and stopped at the base of Market Street where they marked a tree. From there, they ...
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Message from Bishop Search Nominating Committee
posted on Jul 8, 2021 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Seeking candidates for the IXth Bishop of the
Diocese of Florida is a combination of prayer,
hard work, discernment and listening -
listening to God and to the people of our
diocese.
To hear you and to...
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Welcome, Michael Corrigan!
posted on Jul 8, 2021 A teacher and department chair of Mathematics at Bolles,
Michael retired from his position after thirty years this past June. His
past roles include becoming a Benedictine monk and serving as the founding
principle of Holy Family Catholic Sch...
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News / Center for Prayer & Spirituality - Engaging the Contemplative Life
Centering Prayer - The Prayer of the Heart
posted on Jul 7, 2021 Centering prayer is a marvel. It is elegant in its simplicity: it involves perhaps as many as one prayer word, a space couched in silence, and participants eager to be quiet enough to be present to the Holy. Basil Pennington wrote that: "ce...
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Giving Thanks for Malcolm and Marie
posted on Jul 6, 2021 Dear Cathedral, As the summer progresses, more and more of you are appearing in person on Sunday and it is such a joy to see your faces! As you enter these doors, you will be greeted by two very special members of our staff. I want you to know ...
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News / Cathedral Arts Project (CAP)
Look What the Holy Spirit Can Do: Cathedral Arts Project at St. John's Cathedral
posted on Jun 28, 2021 Dear Cathedral,
Two decades ago, Dean Gus Weltsek’s wife, Gail, began to teach dance to some homeless children who lived at the shelter across the street from the Cathedral. This small act of faithfulness would lead to the creation of a...
Read MoreAbout ALICE AND DAN: A Marriage of True Minds
posted on Jun 23, 2021 Dear Cathedral, Many years ago, a Roman Catholic nun by the name of Alice fell in love with a young man named Dan. She left her religious life and they were married. Both became artists, and Dan also became a psychologist. When Alice began to ...
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