The Anglican Cathedral of Second Life

Helene Milena’s RL husband has recently experienced significant damage to his heart and over the next couple of hours will be ungoing around 8 hours of surgery to repair the damage.  I invite you to pray for Helene’s husband Phil.

Lord keep watch, Lord heal.

God bless,
Rev Mark Brown

You are invited to attend a special Christmas service at the Anglican Cathedral of Second Life.  The service is at 12pm SL time on Christmas day.  It will be followed by a time of fellowship and fun.

SL time is the same time as Los Angeles. To find out what time this is where you live click here.

To visit the Cathedral in SL click here

Note if you are new to SL click on the link above and you will need to sign up by clicking on the orange box in the top right hand corner. Once inside Second Life click the Search Tab (at the bottom of your screen) and click on the Places tab and type in Epiphany Island. Then finally click on the Teleport button on the right hand side. This will take you to the Cathedral!

Luke 1: 39-55 is the story of two pregnant women and an amazing fact.

In this 8 minute message Revd Mark shares the single reason why in the midst of all Mary’s suffering and pain, she was able to glorify God.

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If you would like to subscribe to Rev Mark’s messages through iTunes click here.

Hello all!

I hope all of you are having a wonderful Advent season!

During Christmas week, in addition to our regularly scheduled services, we will have a special Christmas Day service, let by Rev. Mark, at noon SLT.  Please stop by if you are available, and invite your friends, as all are welcome to attend!

I’ve been putting up some Christmas touches around the island to welcome in the season.  Do stop by and check them out!  And while you are here, I invite you to take a look at the lovely Advent and Christmas art displayed in the ECVA-SL (Episcopal Church & Visual Arts in SL) exhibition.  Don’t forget, most of the art is also available for sale.  The art has transfer permissions, and would make a great gift.  All proceeds from these sales goes toward support of our ministry.

I expect that we will have a good number of visitors to the Cathedral in the coming weeks.  I think it would be wonderful if the members of our AiSL community were around to greet them, and extend the hospitality that you are so well known for.  Even if you are unable to make it to the services, I invite you to spend some time at Epiphany, and welcome the friends in our midst, whether you know them yet or not.

May the blessings of the season be with all of you,

Cady

Harper has written a nice piece in her blog about some of the features to be found in Epiphany Island. Check it out here:

http://harperganesvoort.wordpress.com/2008/12/13/anglican-cathedral-in-second-life-grows-for-its-parishoners/#more-845

Thanks must go to Cady Enoch for all her hard work on the grounds this year, and to all who have contributed.

Are you feeling a little tired and stressed at the end of a busy year? In this practical message inspired by Philippians 4:4-7, Rev Mark shares 4 easy steps to reducing stress. (15 minutes in length) Press play to listen.

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If you would like to subscribe to Rev Mark’s messages through iTunes click here.

Are you feeling a little tired and stressed at the end of a busy year?

You are invited to attend the 12pm SL time service at the Cathedral this Sunday. Rev Mark will be speaking on: ‘4 Steps to Reducing Stress After a Busy Year’

To visit the Cathedral in SL click here

Note if you are new to SL click on the link above and you will need to sign up by clicking on the orange box in the top right hand corner. Once inside Second Life click the Search Tab (at the bottom of your screen) and click on the Places tab and type in Epiphany Island. Then finally click on the Teleport button on the right hand side.  This will take you to the Cathedral!

The other service for this weekend is:

• Compline – Sunday 6pm – Led by the Revd Brenda Monroe (Hildeguard Psaltery)

You are also invited to attend the Bible Study led by Sophia Tulip will be held at 11am Sunday at the Conference Center next door to the Cathedral.

These times are SL time which is the same as Los Angeles.  To find out what time this is where you live click here.

Those of you who have visited the Cathedral over the last few days will most likely have seen works of art appearing around the courtyard. These are part of an exhibition for Advent, Christmas and Epiphany, produced by our group and ECVA-SL (Episcopal Church and Visual Arts in Second Life) entitled “Make Ready the Way of the Lord: An Advent Journey.”

Submissions for the ongoing exhibition – whether they be textures (art/photography), builds, or machima – are welcomed. There is no cost to join or show in the exhibit. Many artists have given permission for copies of their work to be sold for church funds and that is greatly appreciated.

Please contact Gareth Janus or Cady Enoch for more information.

Rev Mark, Priest in Charge of the Anglican Community in SL, has written a paper entitled, ‘The Digital Revolution and the Church‘, in which he outlines the characteristics of the phenomenal internet driven digital revolution presently sweeping the globe.  He particularly focus on how it is affecting human behavior, which offers some insights into how we as a church might need to respond.  The opening paragraph reads,

There is a revolution sweeping across the globe, driven by the massive growth of the internet and internet related technologies.  Known as the Digital Revolution it is on par with other great global shifts such as the Agrarian Revolution and the Industrial Revolution. And it is completely changing the landscape of how we communicate, how we influence, how we relate.  This isn’t simply about coming to grips with a new technology to assist us in our work, but requires of us a fundamental shift in our processes, our structures and approaches.  If we don’t respond then as Eric Hoffer states, we will find ourselves, ‘beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.’

To read the rest of the paper CLICK HERE.