The Third Sunday in Lent: Year C
28 February 2016 8:45 A.M. and 11:15 A.M. The Holy Eucharist
8:45 A.M. The Reverend Canon Carolynne G. Williams, Celebrant The Reverend Canon George M. Maxwell, Jr., Preacher 11:15 A.M. The Reverend Canon George M. Maxwell, Jr., Celebrant The Reverend Canon Todd D. Smelser, Preacher The 8:45 a.m. service in the Cathedral gathers the largest and most diverse age groups of the parish. We rejoice and laugh with smaller children who are a large presence here; so the sermons, prayers, and hymns are intentionally developed to have a wide and educational appeal. This service maintains the grandeur and grace of the Anglican tradition, but our faith is presented in a creative and wide style. Should one be meeting the Episcopal Church from another tradition, this is our most accessible service. The 11:15 a.m. Eucharist presents the splendor of the Christian faith in its most glorious Anglican fashion. Our music, our prayers, and our sermons use the finest sources our spiritual history can offer. Incense is used on feast days. Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.
Voluntary Psalm Prelude, Op. 32, No. 1
Herbert Howells
This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and delivered him out of all his troubles. Psalm 34:6
The Welcome
THE WORD OF GOD All sing
The Processional: Hymn 143, “The glory of these forty days” The Opening Acclamation Celebrant Bless the Lord who forgives all our sins; All God’s mercy endures for ever.
Erhalt uns, Herr
The Book of Common Prayer (BCP), p. 351
The Collect for Purity BCP, p. 355 Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen. 1
The Trisagion
S 102, after Alexander Archangelsky
All sing three times.
The Collect of the Day: Third Sunday in Lent BCP, p. 218 Celebrant The Lord be with you. All And also with you. Celebrant Let us pray. Almighty God, you know that we have no power in ourselves to help ourselves: Keep us both outwardly in our bodies and inwardly in our souls, that we may be defended from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. The Lesson
Exodus 3:1-15
All sit.
Lector
A Reading from The Book of Exodus.
Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian; he led his flock beyond the wilderness, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of a bush; he looked, and the bush was blazing, yet it was not consumed. Then Moses said, “I must turn aside and look at this great sight, and see why the bush is not burned up.” When the Lord saw that he had turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.” Then he said, “Come no closer! Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.” He said further, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God. Then the Lord said, “I have observed the misery of my people who are in Egypt; I have heard their cry on account of their taskmasters. Indeed, I know their sufferings, and I have come down to deliver them from the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land to a good and broad land, a land flowing with milk and honey, to the country of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. The cry of the Israelites has now come to me; I have also seen how the Egyptians oppress them. So come, I will send you to Pharaoh to bring my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt.” But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?” He said, “I will be with you; and this shall be the sign for you that it is I who sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall worship God on this mountain.”
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But Moses said to God, “If I come to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ what shall I say to them?” God said to Moses, “I AM Who I AM.” He said further, “Thus you shall say to the Israelites, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’” God also said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the Israelites, ‘The Lord, the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you’: This is my name forever, and this my title for all generations. Lector All
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
11:15 a.m. only.
The Gradual: Psalm 63:1-8
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1 O God, you are my God; eagerly I seek you; * my soul thirsts for you, my flesh faints for you, as in a barren and dry land where there is no water. 2 Therefore I have gazed upon you in your holy place, * that I might behold your power and your glory. 3 For your loving-kindness is better than life itself; * my lips shall give you praise. 4 So will I bless you as long as I live * and lift up my hands in your Name.
All repeat the Antiphon.
5 My soul is content, as with marrow and fatness, * and my mouth praises you with joyful lips, 6 When I remember you upon my bed, * and meditate on you in the night watches. 7 For you have been my helper, * and under the shadow of your wings I will rejoice. 8 My soul clings to you; * your right hand holds me fast.
The Epistle Lector A Reading from The First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians.
All repeat the Antiphon.
1 Corinthians 10:1-13
I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that our ancestors were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, and all ate the same spiritual food, and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from the spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was Christ. Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them, and they were struck down in the wilderness. Now these things occurred as examples for us, so that we might not desire evil as they did. Do not become idolaters as some of them did; as it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink, and they rose up to play.” We must not indulge in sexual immorality as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand fell in a single day. We must not put Christ to the test, as some of them did, and were destroyed by serpents. And do not complain as some of them did, and were destroyed by the destroyer. These things happened to them to serve as an example, and they were written down to instruct us, on whom the ends of the ages have come. 3
So if you think you are standing, watch out that you do not fall. No testing has overtaken you that is not common to everyone. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tested beyond your strength, but with the testing he will also provide the way out so that you may be able to endure it. Lector All
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
8:45 a.m. only: Children ages 3 through 3rd grade are invited to follow the acolytes and chapel leaders to Primary and Alleluia Chapels at this time. Children will rejoin their parents at the Offertory. All stand to sing
The Sequence: Hymn 392, “Come, we that love the Lord” The Holy Gospel
Luke 13:1-9
All remain standing. Gospeler The
All
Vineyard Haven
Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke. Glory to you, Lord Christ.
There were some present who told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. He asked them, “Do you think that because these Galileans suffered in this way they were worse sinners than all other Galileans? No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish as they did. Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam fell on them—do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others living in Jerusalem? No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish just as they did.” Then he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it and found none. So he said to the gardener, ‘See here! For three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and still I find none. Cut it down! Why should it be wasting the soil?’ He replied, ‘Sir, let it alone for one more year, until I dig around it and put manure on it. If it bears fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.’” Gospeler All
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Christ.
The Sermon
8:45 a.m. Canon Maxwell 11:15 a.m. Canon Smelser
The Nicene Creed
BCP, p. 358
All stand.
We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father. Through him all things were made.
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For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, and was made man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen. The Prayers of the People Celebrant Let us pray for the Church and for the world.
God of faithfulness and compassion, we offer the concerns of our lives and the world as we pray, “God of mercy; hear our prayer.�
Intercessor
We pray for the church in this season of Lent, that our hearts will be fixed where true joys are to be found. In the Anglican Communion of Churches, we pray today for the Province of the Congo; for Justin, the Archbishop of Canterbury; for the Episcopal Church and Michael, our Presiding Bishop; and for the Diocese of Atlanta and Robert and Keith, our Bishops. We pray for this Cathedral parish and our ministry of the day, our Funeral Guild.
Celebrant All
God of mercy, Hear our prayer.
Intercessor
We pray that amidst the swift and varied changes of this world there will be peace. We pray for the Middle East and Christians around the globe who face danger and persecution for their faith.
Celebrant All
God of mercy, Hear our prayer.
Intercessor
We pray for Barack, our President, the Congress and the Courts; for Nathan, our Governor, Kasim, our Mayor; for all serving their country away from home, for their families and the communities who wait for their return.
Celebrant All
God of mercy, Hear our prayer.
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Intercessor
We pray for those in our Confirmation Classes.
We pray in thanksgiving for the birth of George Ozburn Cox to Martha and Jay Cox.
Celebrant All
God of mercy, Hear our prayer.
We pray for all who have died, that they may have a place in your eternal kingdom. We pray for Charlie Foresyth and Joseph Choate League, Sr.
Celebrant All
God of mercy, Hear our prayer.
Intercessor
Let us pray for our own needs and those of others.
(long silence)
Celebrant
Almighty God, whose Son our Savior Jesus Christ was lifted high upon the cross that he might draw the whole world to himself: Mercifully grant that we, who glory in the mystery of our redemption, may have grace to take up our cross and follow him; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.
Those for whom prayers have been requested:
Priscilla Beale Karen Bellaire Virginia Bicksler George Bird John Blair Josh Borden Susan Carlisle Susan Cole Sally Coulter Lawrence Cowart Terry Dornbush Sarah duBignon Kitty Dukehart Angela Ellis Mary Elrod Mary Ann Frazier D. Louis Gruver, Jr. Connie Hoar Karen League Jack Lyle Herb Matthews Carol McDonald Dick Miller Marian Palmore Stuart Peebles
Garry Pryor Jennifer Rankin Jonna Rankine Joe K. Steele Roy Unkefer Chandra Westafer Dick Wilson Hollis Youngner Johnny Alewine Julia Alston Steve Auerbach Rodger Beatty Campbell Beckwith David Boone Joan Brooks Keith Brooks Meredith, Adam & Leo Bugenske Denise Carlson Andrew Clark Joann Claypoole Jackson Culbreth John Dunn Charlie Foresythe Carleton Fuller Susan Gill
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Eudelle Lanier Graham Stan Haines Patricia Hentz Debanhi Hernandez Robert Hoder Annemarie & Ante Jazic Bernard Andreas Kan Dorothy Lanier Kenerly Kelly Kolak Lisa Krysiak Margaret Winders Kuhn Mrs. Louis H. Marcotte, Sr. Bonnie Shields McCormack Lorraine McKnight Jan McPherson Andy Nelson Helen Patterson Libby Powell Cary Purvis Logan Shannep Michelle Simmons Roush Vance Caroline & John Westerhoff Lu Worrell
The Confession Celebrant Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.
BCP, p. 352
Silence may be kept.
Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen.
All
The Absolution Celebrant Almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you all your sins through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life. Amen. The Peace
All stand. The Celebrant says
The peace of the Lord be always with you. And also with you.
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All greet one another in the name of the Lord.
The Parish Notices
THE HOLY COMMUNION The Offertory Offertory Anthems 8:45 a.m.
music: Benedetto Marcello (1686-1739) words: Give Ear Unto Me, Psalm 17:5-7
Give ear unto me, Lord, I beseech thee, for I have walked in thy commandments. Let me be judged with righteous judgment, O let my sentence come from thy presence.
11:15 a.m.
music: Herbert Howells (1892-1983) words: Like as the Hart Desireth the Waterbrooks, Psalm 42:1-3
Like as the hart desireth the waterbrooks, so longeth my soul after Thee, O God. My soul is athirst for God, yea, even for the living God. When shall I come to appear before the presence of God? My tears have been my meat day and night, while they daily say unto me: Where is now thy God? All sing
The Presentation: Hymn 653, “Dear Lord and Father of mankind� Repton
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The Great Thanksgiving Celebrant The Lord be with you. All And also with you.
Eucharistic Prayer A, BCP, p. 361
Celebrant All
Lift up your hearts. We lift them to the Lord.
Celebrant All
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give God thanks and praise.
It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give thanks to you, Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. Celebrant
You bid your faithful people cleanse their hearts, and prepare with joy for the Paschal feast; that, fervent in prayer and in works of mercy, and renewed by your Word and Sacraments, they may come to the fullness of grace which you have prepared for those who love you. Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with Angels and Archangels and with all the company of heaven, who for ever sing this hymn to proclaim the glory of your Name: All sing
The Sanctus and Benedictus
S 130, Franz Schubert, Deutsche Messe
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All stand or kneel.
Celebrant
Holy and gracious Father: In your infinite love you made us for yourself; and, when we had fallen into sin and become subject to evil and death, you, in your mercy, sent Jesus Christ, your only and eternal Son, to share our human nature, to live and die as one of us, to reconcile us to you, the God and Father of all. He stretched out his arms upon the cross, and offered himself in obedience to your will, a perfect sacrifice for the whole world. On the night he was handed over to suffering and death, our Lord Jesus Christ took bread; and when he had given thanks to you, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, and said, “Take, eat: This is my Body, which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.” After supper he took the cup of wine; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and said, “Drink this, all of you: This is my Blood of the new Covenant, which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of me.”
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Therefore we proclaim the mystery of faith: All
Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again.
Celebrant
We celebrate the memorial of our redemption, O Father, in this sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving. Recalling his death, resurrection, and ascension, we offer you these gifts. Sanctify them by your Holy Spirit to be for your people the Body and Blood of your Son, the holy food and drink of new and unending life in him. Sanctify us also that we may faithfully receive this holy Sacrament, and serve you in unity, constancy, and peace; and at the last day bring us with all your saints into the joy of your eternal kingdom. All this we ask through your Son Jesus Christ. By Christ, and with Christ, and in Christ, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honor and glory is yours, Almighty Father, now and for ever. Amen. And now, as our Savior Christ has taught us, we are bold to say, The Lord’s Prayer Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
BCP, p. 364
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The Breaking of the Bread
Behold the Lamb of God from the Iona Abbey Music Book, 16
Choir, then all.
The Communion
All are welcome to receive the consecrated bread and wine of the Eucharist. You may receive at the altar or at floorlevel stations. Stand or kneel and receive the bread (a wafer) in the palm of your hand. Receive the wine either by drinking from the cup (guiding it to your lips) or by touching the wafer lightly to the wine. Younger children are invited to stand for easier access to the cup. 11:15 a.m.only: There is a priest available in St. Luke’s Chapel for prayers for healing. The chapel is located in the South (Andrews) transept. All are welcome.
Communion Anthems
8:45 a.m.
music: David Ashley White (b. 1944) words: A Lenten Prayer, Carl P. Daw, Jr. (b. 1944)
Restore in us, O God, the splendor of your love; Renew your image in our hearts, and all our sins remove. O Spirit, wake in us the wonder of your power; From fruitless fear unfurl our lives like springtime bud and flower. Bring us, O Christ, to share the fullness of your joy; Baptize us in the risen life that death cannot destroy. Three-personed God, fulfill the promise of your grace, That we, when all our searching ends, may see you face to face.
11:15 a.m.
music: John E. West (1863-1929) words: Hide Me under the Shadow of Thy Wings, Based on Psalm 17:8; Psalm 91:11
Hide me under the shadow of Thy wings, O Lord, and give Thine angels charge concerning me: that I may lie down in peace, and take my rest, for it is Thou, Lord, only, that makest me to dwell in safety.
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All sing
Communion Hymns 309 439
“O Food to pilgrims given” “What wondrous love is this, O my soul”
O Welt, ich muss dich lassen Wondrous Love
The Sending of Lay Eucharistic Ministers Celebrant In the name of God, we send you forth bearing these holy gifts, that others may share in the communion of Christ’s body and blood. All
We who are many are one body, because we are one in Jesus Christ.
The Postcommunion Prayer Celebrant Let us pray. All Eternal God, heavenly Father, you have graciously accepted us as living members of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ, and you have fed us with spiritual food in the Sacrament of his Body and Blood. Send us now into the world in peace, and grant us strength and courage to love and serve you with gladness and singleness of heart; through Christ our Lord. Amen.
BCP, p. 365
The Blessing All sing
The Processional: Hymn 149, “Eternal Lord of love, behold your Church” Old 124th The Dismissal Deacon All
Let us go forth in the name of Christ. Thanks be to God.
Voluntary Fugue in g minor, BWV 578
Johann Sebastian Bach
All music is reprinted by permission under www.OneLicense.net (license number A-717455). Music from The Hymnal 1982 © Church Publishing, Inc., except where noted below: The Breaking of the Bread © 2003 John L. Bell, from The Iona Abbey Music Book.
THE CATHEDRAL OF ST. PHILIP
The Very Reverend Samuel G. Candler, Dean Dale Adelmann, Ph.D., Canon for Music The Reverend C. Wallace Marsh IV, Canon for Worship and Parish Life The Reverend George M. Maxwell, Jr., Vicar Mary Hunter Rouse, Canon for Education The Reverend Carolynne G. Williams, Canon for Pastoral Care and Elder Ministry The Reverend Catherine Zappa, Canon for Spirituality and Mission The Reverend John William Harkins III, Ph.D., Priest Associate The Reverend Deacon Juan Sandoval, Deacon for Hispanic Ministries The Reverend Todd D. Smelser, Canon Associate for Pastoral Care The Reverend Theophus “Thee” Smith, Ph.D., Priest Associate Ms. Mary Caroline Cravens, Senior Warden Mr. Rob Adams, Junior Warden 2744 Peachtree Road, NW ∙ Atlanta, GA ∙ 30305-2920 ∙ (404) 365-1000 www.stphilipscathedral.org
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February 28, 2016 WELCOME For the latest news and happenings from the Cathedral, visit out website at stphilipscathedral.org. Also, see the information in print in our weekly newsletter, Cathedral Times, available in the narthex, in the hallway outside Child Hall, and in the Atrium.
CHILDREN Children of all ages are welcome and encouraged to participate fully in our liturgy. For parents who prefer it, The Nurturing Center is open for children three and younger from 8:30 a.m. through the end of the 11:15 a.m. service each week. During the 8:45 a.m. service, children 3 by September 1 through 3rd graders may choose to attend an age appropriate liturgy of the Word in one of our two Children’s Chapels. Children follow the acolytes and chapel leaders to Primary and Alleluia Chapels at the Sequence Hymn and rejoin their parents at the Offertory. All Godly Play classes are mixed-age groupings. If you have not registered for Sunday School, your child will be placed in an appropriate class when you arrive on the Children’s wing this morning. Children’s Sunday School classes will meet immediately after the 8:45 a.m. service in the following locations: Infants—Room 233; Crawlers—Room 234; Toddlers—Room 223; Twos—Room 224; Primary Godly Play (3s–K)—Room 304 & 306; Intermediate Godly Play (1st–3rd Grades)—Room 303, 308 & 311; Advanced Godly Play (4th–5th Grades)—Room 316
YOUTH Media and Meaning—Room 368 This week’s high school class will continue its multi-week session on “Media and Meaning.” Last Sunday, we looked at some of the ways we are influenced by media, using some of the “Top 10” commercials from last year’s Super Bowl as part of the conversation. This week, we will focus on language as a medium for describing experience, taking some cues from Lewis Carroll, John Green, and Media Molecule. Contemplative Coloring—Room 381 Youth Ministry Intern Maggie Paul will lead this popular series for youth of all ages that uses the popular “grown up coloring books.” Each detailed coloring page is matched to a story from scripture, providing a point of meditation and the basis of discussion each week. 13
Improv and Christian Life—Room 382 Middle School students are welcomed to join Youth Ministry Intern, Casey Jones each Sunday to explore improvisation as a tool for understanding the Christian life. Casey and the players who join him will try to understand what it means to trust God, themselves, and their community and say yes to the many calls of God’s voice in their lives through fun improv games and discussions. Confirmation Classes Confirmation is a mature affirmation of faith for those who desire to assume responsibility for the vows of their Baptismal covenant. In preparation for this rite, we offer a six-week Confirmation class to help students in the 8th grade discern the meaning of this covenant and understand themselves in the context of the Christian story. Those who have registered for Confirmation have already been assigned small groups that meet during the Sunday School hour from January 10 – February 28. For those registered as potential confirmands, the room assignments for your small group can be found below: Holly Simms—Room 366 Bruce Crabtree—Room 370 Suzanne Haerther—Room 380 Meredith Bateman—Walthour Library
ADULT EDUCATION All classes meet at 10:10 a.m. unless otherwise noted.
Beginning Biblical Greek Class—Room 356 The New Testament Greek class is offered on a drop-in basis at no cost. No previous language expertise is required; every class begins with the Greek alphabet and pronunciation practice. The class reviews key chapters of the proven successful textbook, Basic Greek in 30 Minutes a Day: A Self-Study Introduction to New Testament Greek. The book is available in the Cathedral Bookstore. The Dean’s Forum: Adult Confirmation—Child Hall Dean Sam Candler and others lead the Dean’s Forum through a series that explores the catechism of the Episcopal Church. All are welcome and adults interested in confirmation should plan to attend this weekly series which will meet through April 17, except Palm Sunday and Easter. Confirmation will be Sunday, April 24. PART 3-CANON CATHY ZAPPA: WHO IS JESUS? (Part 1) Old Fashioned Sunday School—Room 133 Religious extremism and violence are back in the news. Everyone seems to agree that religion and violence are related, but not everyone agrees on how or what to do about it. Rabbi Jonathan Sacks recently published a book titled, Not in God’s Name: Confronting Religious Violence, in which he argued that only religion can solve the problem of religiously inspired violence. We hope to see you there. Small Group Bible Study—Room 122 Jim Bingham and Gordon Mathis lead an ongoing small group Bible Study focusing on a particular book of the Bible for several months at a time. This year, we will begin with a focus on the Gospel of John, which provided the church with a foundational document for its great Christian doctrines. We plan to read one chapter each week. Bring your study Bible or favorite translation. We want to read John’s gospel story of the life, teaching, death, and resurrection of Jesus as a community.
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What the Mystics Know—Room 239 Join Canon Carolynne Williams for a continued conversation on Richard Rohr’s words in What the Mystics know: Seven Pathways to your Deeper Self. 100 years from today, there will be all new people. If we are not willing to live into our Christianity today and reflect the reality of who we really are as Christians, and only complain and live in reflected fear, all will be, for the most part, for naught. We must give something good for the younger generations to build upon. “The human self has no meaning or substance apart from the selfhood of God. God’s personhood is not a mask, but the face behind all masks. We are the masks of God, and we play out God’s image in myriad human ways. The immense problem we are facing in a secular society is that we do not know we are the masks of God. We are therefore condemned to creating our own significance, our own legitimation; our own mask and personhood. This makes us like atoms-inherently unstable. When we do not see our lives as a participation in Another, we are forced to manufacture our own private significance.” (Pg. 24-25) Please come and bring a friend. 1:15 p.m., Continuing Biblical Greek Class—Room 356 Anyone who would like to learn Greek is welcome to subscribe to this Sunday afternoon class taught by the Rev. Thee Smith. This class has embarked on an adventure to translate some of the Greek Apocrypha (non-biblical literature of the early church) and compare our translations to the canonical Bible and its commentaries. We use Rick Brannan’s new two volume book, Greek Apocryphal Gospels, Fragments, and Agrapha, for sale at Logos.com, alongside the popular translation resources at BibleHub.com/Greek.
OUTREACH February is Food Drive Month at the Cathedral as St. Anne’s Guild reaches out to you for donations of food and/or checks of $20 or more in support of Buckhead Christian Ministry (BCM). Make checks payable to Cathedral of St. Philip with “BCM Food Drive” on memo line. The BCM Food Pantry provides 2,000 bags of groceries to more than 1,600 people each month, and is stocked entirely with donations from the community. According to the US Department of Agriculture, one out of five children live in households without access to adequate food. To help, please stop by our table in the Atrium Sundays in February between 9:45 and 11:15 a.m.
PRAYERS Those who suffer, including:
Priscilla Beale, Karen Bellaire, Virginia Bicksler, George Bird, John Blair, Josh Borden, Susan Carlisle, Susan Cole, Sally Coulter, Lawrence Cowart, Terry Dornbush, Sarah duBignon, Kitty Dukehart, Angela Ellis, Mary Elrod, Mary Ann Frazier, D. Louis Gruver, Jr., Connie Hoar, Karen League, Jack Lyle, Herb Matthews, Carol McDonald, Dick Miller, Marian Palmore, Stuart Peebles, Garry Pryor, Jennifer Rankin, Jonna Rankine, Joe K. Steele, Roy Unkefer, Chandra Westafer, Dick Wilson, Hollis Youngner, Johnny Alewine, Julia Alston, Steve Auerbach, Rodger Beatty, Campbell Beckwith, David Boone, Joan Brooks, Keith Brooks, Meredith, Adam & Leo Bugenske, Denise Carlson, Andrew Clark, Joann Claypoole, Jackson Culbreth, John Dunn, Charlie Foresythe, Carleton Fuller, Susan Gill, Eudelle Lanier Graham, Stan Haines, Patricia Hentz, Debanhi Hernandez, Robert Hoder, Annemarie & Ante Jazic, Bernard Andreas Kan, Dorothy Lanier Kenerly, Kelly Kolak, Lisa Krysiak, Margaret Winders Kuhn, Mrs. Louis H. Marcotte, Sr., Barbara Massey, Bonnie Shields McCormack, Lorraine McKnight, Jan McPherson, Andy Nelson, Helen Patterson, Libby Powell, Cary Purvis, Logan Shannep, Michelle Simmons, Roush Vance, Caroline & John Westerhoff, Lu Worrell
Those who have died, including:
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Those serving their country away from home To add a name to the Prayer List or to donate Altar Flowers to honor someone, please contact Jeannie Mahood in the Pastoral Care office (jmahood@stphilipscathedral.org, 404-365-1034).
WEEKLY WORSHIP SERVICES Sunday
7:45 a.m. 8:45 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 11:15 a.m. 11:15 a.m. 4:00 p.m.
Holy Eucharist, Rite I Holy Eucharist, Rite II Holy Eucharist, Rite I Holy Eucharist, Rite II La Santa Eucaristía Choral Evensong & Holy Eucharist, Rite I
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 8:45 a.m. 12:15 p.m.
Wednesday
8:45 a.m. 12:15 p.m. 5:45 p.m.
Saturday
8:45 a.m.
Mikell Chapel Cathedral Mikell Chapel Cathedral Mikell Chapel Cathedral
Morning Prayer Holy Eucharist, Rite II
Mikell Chapel St. Mary’s Chapel
Morning Prayer Holy Eucharist, Rite II Holy Eucharist, Rite II
Mikell Chapel St. Mary’s Chapel Mikell Chapel
Morning Prayer
Mikell Chapel
Centering Prayer takes place on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. and Thursdays at 4 p.m. in the Lanier House. Evening Prayer is offered on the first, second and fourth Thursdays of the month at 5:45 p.m. in Mikell Chapel. Taizé: Prayers for Peace is offered every third Monday of the month at 8 p.m. in Mikell Chapel. The Indoor Labyrinth is available in Child Hall prior to the service. The Indoor Labyrinth is available on Mondays and Fridays from 3-8 p.m. The Outdoor Labyrinth in front of the Lanier House is open daily.
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