From The Washington Times-
The Washington National Cathedral reopened Sunday with the first public service since an earthquake in August did millions of dollars in damage to the soaring Northwest church.
“Thank you for your patience and support,” the Rev. Canon Jan Cope, the cathedral vicar, said before the audience erupted in cheers. “This has been quite an extraordinary pilgrimage. There are lessons all around about opportunity.”
The service marked the second event at the cathedral over the weekend and began a weeklong series of events to celebrate the reopening, including concerts and an interfaith day of prayer on Tuesday.
On Saturday, the Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde was installed as the ninth bishop of the Washington Episcopal Diocese, becoming the first woman to have that job.
She asked the roughly 2,000 people who attended the service to see the Aug. 23 earthquake and the ongoing recovery as a time to strengthen and rebuild.
More here-
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/nov/13/national-cathedral-holds-1st-service-since-earthqu/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS
No comments:
Post a Comment