A Morning to Remember

Word on the street was that Archbishop Desmond Tutu - the Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, a friend of Nelson Mandela, Nobel Peace Prize winner and a major figure in the fight against apartheid - gives the early morning sermons at St. George's Cathedral on Fridays when he is in Cape Town. Yesterday we happened to pass by the church and could see him giving a press conference through the window. Knowing that he is in Cape Town, a group of my friends and I braved the early morning and headed downtown to hope to catch his sermon. And that we did! The Archbishop was super friendly and asked all of the visitors to share their stories about how and why they are in Cape Town. After receiving communion, the mass ended and the Archbishop shook everyone's hand as they walked out. Since he knew we were visiting, Archbishop Tutu offered to take pictures with us so we could remember this morning! My Aunt Janice is related to the former Catholic Archbishop Dennis Hurley of Cape Town who was a friend of both Tutu and Mandela and I even had the chance to speak with Archbishop Tutu about this "wonderful, wonderful, and very funny man!" All in all it was a memorable and beautiful start to my weekend!