From September 23: "At this service, the Cathedral will receive and vest the first cohort of the Community at the Crossing, our new ecumenical community for young people. The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend Justin Welby, the first among all the Bishops of the Anglican Communion, will be with us in person and will preach."
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Vision
We are called to love God and others in all moments and all contexts (Matthew 22:37-39). Community members adopt a Rule of Life, which aims to give us a common framework in how we do this, as each Member undertakes to shape their life around it. Residential and Local members share the same Rule, but its incarnation may differ.
The community draws its name from an architectural element of the Cathedral, the central heart of the cruciform design on the building. To be the Community at the Crossing, we must be rooted in the cross of Jesus, which is what will enable us in turn to go toward the other, to cross over.
The Community at the Crossing builds upon the model of intentional contemplative communities worldwide, drawing inspiration primarily from the Community of St. Anselm under the leadership of the Honorable Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and collaborating with the Chemin Neuf Community (a Roman Catholic community with an ecumenical vocation).
September 24, 2023 - Holy Eucharist with Reception and Vesting of the Community at the Crossing
