The Anglican Cathedral of Second Life

Congrats to Craig Gilman (ava: Ulfilas Graves) for an excellent write up on the BBC website on his Goth ministry in SL. Click here to check it out!

Also I have just posted a short summary of the amazing meeting in Guildford yesterday (more thorough report to follow!) click here to view it.

Well here I am in Guildford, its 7am and in a couple of hours I will be attending a very important meeting in the life of the Anglican Church plant in Second Life.

This is from the info pack for the conference:

• An intimate one day event to focus on the implications of Web.2.0, Second Life and the world of Virtual Church for the Church of England, the Anglican Communion and the wider Church.

• This table top conference brings together pioneer Web 2.0 practitioners with theological and missional thinkers, cultural observers and ecclesiastical lawyers.

• The aim is to produce effective ‘apologetics’ material to help project a completely new and emerging area of mission into wider consciousness, backed by understanding and support from more traditional areas of the Church.

• This event has not been ‘branded’ in any way because those attending come from a range of denominational and other backgrounds. All offer a breadth of input to kick-start production of resources to support an area of ministry which, for many in the Church, is currently hidden from view.

I welcome your prayers!

I will post a full report of the conference in the next couple of days.

Revd Mark (Arkin)

Greetings!

This Saturday, May 24, Arkin, Gareth, Helene and MikeCamel will be attending a meeting in the UK with the Bishop of Guildford and others to discuss the ministry of the Anglican Church in SL. On that day, at 2:30 AM SLT, Arkin will be coming in-world to give them a tour of the Cathedral. We would love to see you there! I know the early hour will be a challenge for the North Americans, but I will have a big pot of coffee at the ready, and hope to see many of you there to extend a welcome to them!

Whether or not you will be able to attend, please keep all of them in your prayers!

Spiritual Connections, Experiencing the Holy Spirit In Second Life

An Episcopal Church & Visual Arts in SL (ECVA-SL) Exhibition
Gareth Janus, Curator

This exhibition conveys the personal Second Life experiences of connection to the Holy Spirit whilst in Second Life. Whether through community, the environment, or simply in the form of self expression, this exhibit reflects the individual and unique ways we make a spiritual connection in Second Life.

Dates of show June 30th – September 30th

Submission Deadline: June 15, 2008 (more…)

Greetings!

The landscaping work on the Epiphany grounds is proceeding well. Last night I put the finishing touches on the re-vamped Meditation Garden (on the southeast corner of the island). Since many of you have been asking about it, just thought I’d post to let you know it is back!

The following is a report of the group discussion that occurred last Saturday, revolving around the general topic of “Being Christian In Second Life.” These discussions happen every Saturday at 11 a.m. SLT, at the benches in front of the Parish House. All are welcome to attend! Arundel Dragonash, who co-moderates these discussions (along with Joyous Schism) prepared the following summary.
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My latest sermon preached as part of the Pentecost celebration in the Anglican Cathedral of Second Life.

The Holy Spirit has a huge role to play in our lives as Christians.. are you taking full advantage of the power of the Holy Spirit? Press the play button to hear this encouraging message. Also available as a podcast, click here for the detail.
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On 3rd of May MikeCamel Albert was the guest preacher at the Evening Prayer service. To hear his message click on the play button below. Please be aware that it is very quite… you will need to turn your volume up.

7.40 length.
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Thanks to the generous donation by Hildeguard Psaltery, we now have a labyrinth on (the southwest corner of) Epiphany Island! Hildeguard made a copy of the labyrinth she previously constructed and placed on Support for Healing Island.

Thanks also to Elly Crispien, who assisted me in getting this labyrinth settled into its new home. Elly also donated the lovely meditation chapel that now graces the south shore of the island. So, a big round of applause for both of these very talented ladies!

Plans are moving forward for the rest of the land redevelopment, as my schedule allows. I have started construction on a new meditation garden, in the southeast corner, and will continue on with the landscaping. Thanks to all for your prayers and support for me, and the rest of the leadership team, as we work to enhance this lovely environment for the work of this ministry and the glory of God!

Cady