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Showing posts with label Diocese of Orange. Show all posts
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Sunday, June 10, 2012

Diocese Announces New Name for Crystal Cathedral


The ordination of Catholic priests on June 9 at St. Columban Catholic Church in Garden Grove carried additional significance for regional Catholics and other people of faith. As part of the elaborate ordination ritual attended by over 1500, the Most Reverend Tod D. Brown, Roman Catholic Bishop of Orange took the opportunity to acknowledge Vatican approval of "Christ Cathedral" as the name for the Diocese's future cathedral and the selection of Father Christopher H. Smith as the first Episcopal Vicar to the Cathedral.
 


Monday, July 25, 2011

California Diocese Offers $50M for Crystal Cathedral


The Diocese of Orange has offered $50 million to purchase Crystal Cathedral, the 3,000-seat Protestant church built by televangelist Robert Schuller. 

The bid, said Bishop Tod Brown, “respects the legacy Rev. Schuller worked so hard to establish. Our offer also clearly accommodates future diocesan needs for a cathedral and modern administrative campus.”
 
Bishop Brown added:
Crystal Cathedral Ministries has been a valued religious resource for many, many years in Orange County and, through the Hour of Power, around the globe. Like our own Mission San Juan Capistrano, its historic and cultural links are important to Orange County. Under this plan, we hope that that ministry can continue.

Dr. Schuller built up this ministry from the humble roof of a drive-in snack stand, and that constant faith in God’s providence, I believe, will sustain their community through these current trials. The Crystal Cathedral underscores the vitality of faith in our modern society and with our offer we will enable this beacon of faith to continue to influence others as an important place of worship.

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