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Eager to Sing God's Praises
Dear Cathedral Family, The psalm appointed for this Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany is Psalm 71, an elderly person’s plea to God for...
Dean Gibson
Jan 27, 20222 min read


Reading Someone Else's Mail
Dear Cathedral Family, During this Epiphany season in our Sunday lectionary we will read several passages from Paul’s Letters to the...
Dean Gibson
Jan 20, 20222 min read


God's Will
Dear Cathedral Family, We begin 2022 more fully aware than we were at this time last year that life will not be snapping back to the way...
Dean Gibson
Jan 19, 20222 min read


Christmas, at Last
Dear Cathedral Family, It is Christmas, at last. We have approached this Christmas season with much joy and eager anticipation, as the...
Dean Gibson
Dec 23, 20212 min read


Good News
Dear Cathedral Family, Our children will re-enact the Christmas story for us in their yearly pageant this Sunday at 9:30 a.m. Seeing...
Dean Gibson
Dec 17, 20211 min read


Rejoice!
Dear Cathedral Family, This Sunday will be the third Sunday in Advent, when we light the pink candle representing joy. Its traditional...
Dean Gibson
Dec 9, 20212 min read


Prepare
Dear Cathedral Family, This second Sunday in Advent takes us further into this season of preparation for new life; a new year in our life...
Dean Gibson
Dec 3, 20212 min read


Pay Attention
Dear Cathedral Family, November’s full moon was spectacular. The “Beaver Moon,” it is called, appearing during the time of year beavers...
Dean Gibson
Nov 24, 20212 min read


Every Perfect Gift
Dear Cathedral Family, In every ending there is a new beginning. This Sunday will begin the last week in “ordinary time,” the long green...
Dean Gibson
Nov 18, 20211 min read


Turning Back the Clock
Dear Cathedral Family, “Turning back the clock” this weekend follows a week that plays with our concepts of time. Even as we debate and...
Dean Gibson
Nov 5, 20212 min read


Love of Neighbor
Dear Cathedral Family, This week we received a letter from Feeding the Gulf Coast acknowledging the $2300 you gave through our Rally Day...
Dean Gibson
Oct 28, 20211 min read


Need Help
Dear Cathedral Family, “Need help,” reads the battered hand-lettered sign held by the man at the corner of Catherine and Government...
Dean Gibson
Oct 21, 20212 min read


The Body of Christ
Dear Cathedral Family, Ten weeks ago, my husband Mike broke his kneecap. After surgery to repair the break, he has spent the time since...
Dean Gibson
Oct 14, 20212 min read


As Little Children
Dear Cathedral Family, Last Sunday morning, as the procession began, I walked quickly to the back of the church to take my place at the...
Dean Gibson
Oct 7, 20212 min read


“All May, Some Should, None Must,”
Dear Cathedral Family, Last week Bishop Russell Kendrick ended the diocesan protocol for masks to be worn at all indoor worship. In his...
Dean Gibson
Sep 29, 20212 min read


Reconnect
Dear Cathedral Family, This Sunday will be the first time since the pandemic began in March 2020 that we have celebrated a baptism during...
Dean Gibson
Sep 23, 20212 min read


Welcome
Dear Cathedral Family, I am thankful for everyone who participated in our Rally Day for the program year 2021-22. It was an uplifting...
Dean Gibson
Sep 16, 20212 min read


Pandemic Rally Day
Dear Cathedral Family, This Sunday will be our Second Annual Pandemic Rally Day! While our hopes were up in June for doing Rally Day the...
Dean Gibson
Sep 10, 20212 min read


A Rally Day Message from the Dean
Dear Cathedral Family, Even in an ongoing pandemic, Rally Day happens and the new program year begins. The life of the Church goes on—in...
Dean Gibson
Sep 10, 20212 min read


Challenging Times
Dear Cathedral Family, As the effects of Hurricane Ida continue to compound in southern Louisiana and Mississippi, response and relief...
Dean Gibson
Sep 1, 20211 min read
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