Cathedral News
Letter from Our New Dean
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Photography by Robert Taylor www.taylor-photo.co.uk |
July 8, 2010
Dear Friends,
It is with enormous pleasure that I write this first letter to you as your new Dean. It has been a great privilege for me to be in this discernment process over the last 15 months or so, and it is now with joy, gratitude and excitement that I anticipate joining you all in a few months. Thank you for the many kind emails and notes I have received from so many of you.
First and foremost, I look forward to praying with you and getting to know you. That takes time; as we get to know each other and build relationships of trust, my belief is that we will begin to forge together a vision for Grace Cathedral. I believe we can be
a house of prayer for all people in our twenty first-century context, and a leading center of liturgy and music, love and service, thoughtful faith and inspiring conversation for the city of San Francisco and the Bay Area -- and for the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion.
Some of you are asking when I will arrive. I think the answer to that depends on the Immigration Services -- as I am British! But I very much hope and trust that it will be in the fall, and as soon as I know, I will let you know.
In the meantime, I pray for you, and I ask for your prayers. If you would like to be in touch with me, you may email me at any time: janes@gracecathedral.org
This comes with every blessing, and the promise of regular letters over the summer so that we may stay in contact.
Jane
The Rev. Cn. Dr. Jane Shaw
To read the announcement of Dr. Shaw's appointment, click here.