The Diocesan Dialogue
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February 2008
Cathedral Church of St. Mark
releases Lenten course schedule
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By The Very Rev. Rick Lawson
The Cathedral Lenten course this year is a look at vocation and calling.
Originally
the word 'vocation' expressed the birthright of every baptized person—a
call to know God and live in the light of that relationship. That word
now is used almost exclusively to refer to the ordained ministry. Because
of this narrow understanding so many have lost all sense of their life
calling—that which God has
made them to be and to do.
David Ford wrote: Our vocation is not alien
to our creation: it is the fulfillment of what we have been created
for.
Ash Wednesday the Cathedral will offer the Eucharist with Imposition
of Ashes at 7am, noon, and 7pm.
Each of the following Wednesdays of
Lent there will be a Eucharist at 6:00pm followed by a soup and bread
supper. We will begin our sessions at 7:00pm and finish at 8:30pm.
- Week 1 ( Feb 13) Called by God
- Week 2 (Feb 20) Called from Within
- Week 3 (Feb 27) Called Out
- Week 4 (Mar 05) Called Up
- Week 5
(Mar 12) Called On
Holy Week March 16 - 22
Each session will involve group
discussion and discovery together of ways to understand and look at
calling and vocation. It is our hope that this Lenten journey will
be both a time for deepening our spiritual life as well as our relationship
with one another. It is a pilgrimage. To go on pilgrimage requires
some preparation and thought. As we reflect on our individual vocation
we will discover unique ways that God calls out to each of us. As someone
wrote: Our Vocation is as individual as our fingerprints. If this appeals,
please come and join us. You are most welcome.
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