A Letter from Canon Callaham
It’s hard to believe that it’s been six whole years since I began my work at Christ Church Cathedral. It was the first Sunday in May, 2014. The Dean had offered that it was better to “experience May Fete on [my] first day rather than spend [my] whole first year hearing about it.” He was right. May Fete was epic, just like everything else around here for the past six years. To be a part of a church community that seems to know no other way to worship, and love, and serve God than ‘epic’ has been a highlight of my life as a parish priest. To find such zeal in a community also willing to care for me, my family and one another in a deeply personal way has been a priceless gift. Again, Dean Thompson is right when he says of Christ Church,There’s not another place like it.
The funny thing about highlights and gifts, however, is that you only see their true value when you share them with others. It’s time for me to do that. Being the chaplain at Episcopal High School is a return to the very roots of my vocation and ministry. It’s been nearly two decades since I was last in the classroom, and it is high time for me to return. I go back, this time, with new gifts and experiences to share. In particular, I am eager to share the vision of how a community steeped in faith and dedicated to the Gospel, a community like Christ Church Cathedral, can be both epic and intimate, particularly in an era when most think of the church as being small, silly, and distant. Many may not recognize this image of church immediately. I know that it will excite them.
Thank you for all you’ve done for me and my family. Thank you for what you do for the Gospel.
Faithfully,
The Rev. Canon Art Callaham, Vicar
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