From Oklahoma-The Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma recently gathered for the installation of the new leader of a prominent downtown Oklahoma City church.
The Rev. Justin Lindstrom was installed as the dean of St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral on Jan. 26 in a ceremony that highlighted the diversity of the diocese, among other things.
A traditional processional marking the service's beginning included American Indian drummers who made their way up the aisle of the church, 127 NW 7, in honor of David Pendleton Oakerhater, a revered Cheyenne Indian Episcopal clergyman who was named to the Episcopal Church's Calendar of Saints in 1985. Oakerhater (1847-1931) founded the Whirlwind Church and Mission near Watonga in 1907.
Later in the service, several Bible passages were presented in different languages, beginning with Scripture verses spoken in Choctaw by the Rev. Jim Kee-Rees, the Episcopal diocese's Native American missioner who is a Choctaw Indian. The Rev. Leonel Blanco Monterroso, rector of Iglesia Episcopal Santa Maria Virgen in south Oklahoma City, presented a Bible passage in Spanish.
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