The Cathedral Times - July 9, 2023

The CATHEDRAL TIMES

SOARING WITH THE SPIRIT

By Dan Murphy, Director of Communications

Last month, I spent a week at Camp Mikell, as I’ve often been fortunate to do. I was serving at Youth Camp – the week for high school students – and was enjoying the wild times that only summer camp can produce.

In the midst of all the youthful energy, there was a moment early one afternoon that has stuck with me. On a walk through camp, I paused at the top of a staircase to take a look at the buildings and courtyard in middle camp – a collection of adjoined buildings that are the center of camp life. There’s the Old Dining Hall and the “new” Dining Hall (a mere 42 years old!), the rocking chair porch and the four square courts. But rather than boisterous echoing of a hundred teenagers, all was still. The campers were in other parts of the property, gearing up for their next activity. It was silent. The hot sun of early summer shone down on the pavement and pines, and not a needle or leaf moved an inch. The blue sky sat cloudless, a canopy to the lush green below.

And then something caught my eye. Three hawks, midway across the valley. A good ways from me, but I could see them clearly. Two of them flapped their wings above the treetops, dipping occasionally to get a closer look at a mouse or maybe a snake below.

The third hawk, however, seemed to be floating. Wings spread wide, she wasn’t just hovering, she was floating up. Round and round she soared, slowly but ever higher, away from the trees and her companions for a broader vantage point, or a look down the valley, or maybe just a joy ride.

This hawk, it seemed, had caught a thermal – a tube of warm air, rising from the surface into the atmosphere. Hot air rises! And so, birds use thermals to soar to higher elevations without exhausting much energy, like riding a circular elevator in the sky. I was particularly struck by the power of that movement – how in a scene that seemed so still, an invisible force was pushing this bird up, up, up.

I’ve often experienced that same feeling in my own life: in times when life has felt still, or stale, or stagnant, the Spirit of God gently pushes me onward. Or when I’ve been stuck – anxious about something at work, or stressed about some loved one, or feeling overwhelmed by the issues of isolation and division that plague our nation and the world right now – my first instinct is often to look inward. If I can just muster up enough courage, my mind says, then everything would be alright. If I could just say the right words – or harder yet – if I could just be the right person, then I’d be out of this rut. Or this problem would be fixed. If I just tried a little more, pulled myself up by the bootstraps and dug my heels in a little deeper, then we’d be out of this mess. That’s how my thinking often goes.

Well, my experience is that my action can only take me so far. Sure, doing the hard work of relationshipbuilding improves my connection with others. And hard work with others helps us achieve great things. But at some point, the Spirit carries me. It’s a bit like that hawk. Flapping her wings will get her into the sky. But there’s no way she’d soar above the mountaintops on her own power. She needs that lift from something she can’t see, but surely knows is there. She trusts that simply by holding her position, and availing herself to the thermal currents, she will rise to splendid heights.

I pray, then, that we can each do the same. That we can trust that the Spirit is present in our lives, guiding us. Where is God quietly showing up in your life? How does the Holy Spirit move you today?

The weekly newsletter of the Cathedral of St. Philip · Serving Atlanta and the World · July 9, 2023

This SUNDAY

JULY 9, 2023 · The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 9, Year A

Zechariah 9:9-12 • Psalm 145:8-15

8:45 AND 11:15 A.M.: IN-PERSON AND ONLINE

• Romans 7:15-25a

• Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30

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7:45 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, MIKELL CHAPEL

Celebrant and Preacher: The Rev. Salmoon Bashir

8:45 A.M. AND 11:15 A.M HOLY EUCHARIST, CATHEDRAL

Celebrant: The Rev. Canon Lauren Holder

Preacher: The Rev. Dr. Thee Smith

Cathedral Choir (Sopranos and Altos): David Willcocks (1919-2015), Psalm 150 Alan Ridout (1934-1996), Prevent us, O Lord

11:15 A.M. LA SANTA EUCARISTÍA, MIKELL CHAPEL

Officiant and Preacher: The Rev. Deacon Juan Sandoval

Cathedral GIVING by DESIGN

2024 BENEFICIARY ANNOUNCEMENT

The Cathedral Giving by Design Beneficiary Committee is thrilled to announce our 2024 Beneficiary. We are honored and very excited to be partnering with The Boyce L. Ansley School for our 2024 event.

The Boyce L. Ansley School is a tuition-free private school for underprivileged children experiencing, or transitioning from, homelessness. The school started in 2018, as a Pre-K program, and has expanded by adding an additional grade each year. There are almost 2,000 children experiencing homelessness in Atlanta schools, and countless more who are not even enrolled. Trauma, disrupted education, and challenging circumstances leave them struggling academically. The scholars, and their family unit, thrive with the school’s framework of structure and support.

The Ansley School meets the needs of each child and family beyond the classroom. They provide breakfast, lunch, snacks, uniforms, school supplies, transportation and an after-school program, all free of charge to parents. The school also provides in-house social workers and therapists, who work in conjunction with teachers to ensure each child is mentally and emotionally prepared to learn at the beginning of each school day. This concept, called “social-emotional learning,” places emotional and mental wellness at the forefront of academic readiness.

Dr. Leah Skinner, Head of School at the Boyce L. Ansley School, said students perform well academically with the school’s curriculum, due to their analytical and problem-solving abilities, disproving the stigma that underprivileged youth fall behind their more affluent peers. “Our story is one of resilience,” Skinner says.

We are excited for the partnership with The Boyce Ansley School, and look forward to a wonderful weekend in 2024! Please save the dates of January 19 for the Welcome Party and January 20 for the Designer Panel and Home Tour. If you would like to volunteer to help with the event and support the Ansley School, please email info@cathedralgivingbydesign.org.

Sara Blackwood and Tucker Mahoney

2024 Cathedral Giving By Design Chairs

PRAYER List

FOR THOSE WITH IMMEDIATE NEEDS: Geraldine Charles • Harry Lamon • Ginny Quinn

FOR THOSE WHO ARE ILL OR RECOVERING:

LONG TERM PRAYERS: R. Huntley Allen • Randy Allen • Lucy Baker • Virginia Bicksler • Ed Black • Miguel Boaz-Contreras • The Bryant Family • Don Cameron • Connie Chapman • Lawrence Cowart • The Crossley Family • Rita Daly • Terry Dornbush • Sarah duBignon • Deborah Ellington • Paul Fekete • Joyce

Egan Ferris • Phoebe Forio • Susan Frierson • Tom Frolik • Aidan Gray • Ken Griffiths • Elizabeth Groseth •

D. Louis Gruver, Jr. • Suzanne Haerther • Jenny Ham • Karen Howard • Jane Jones • Randi King • Lisa

Krysiak • Liza Lanier • Jack Lumanog • Jill Mahaffey • Tommy Mason • Lee Moran • Susan Myers • Jim

Myrick • Charlie Neal • Marian Palmore • Al Plummer • Brenda Pruitt • Rubye and Wayne Reid • Lorraine Reynolds • Barbara and Joel Rice • Bob Riggins • Agnes Elizabeth Robertson • Betty Roper • Louis “Skip”

Schueddig • Carter Sessions • Gail Morgan Timmis • Tommy Truesdale • Connie Vaughan • Ron Wallace •

George Watson • Jonathan Wright

FAMILY AND FRIENDS: Josephine Rose Adams • Elizabeth Alexander • Cinforosa Gómez Alonzo • Alison and Jeffrey Armor • Shaista Bashir • Bettina Bass • Charlotte Eloise Bell • Ray and Pat Bell • Jason Brady •

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Bayard Stout Chapin • Lois Chapman • Mika Chorey • Anna Clifford • Marie Corrigan • Ava Corroon •

Apryl Roberts Cox • Bob Crawford • Judy Crosby • Angela DeRuvo • Freddie DeSantiago • Redell DuBose •

Megan Dyer • Ron Dyer • Kenneth Farr • Timothy Florence • Peter Foster • McKee Hamilton • Don Harp III • Gayle Higley • Jay Horton • Beth Ingle • Cami Jackson • Patty and Shannon Jafolis • GK Johnson •

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Long • Carolyn R. Lusk • Lauren Makhlouf • Sarah Louise Maples • Susan Mendivil • Elaine Metcalf • Denise Mims • Betsy Moore • Malcolm A. Moore • Linus Nickel • Todd Reid • Einar Sagstuen • James Sands • Skip Saunders • Patricia Schooley • Stacey Schuitema • Austin Scott and family • Don Smith • Philip Gregory Smith • Michael and Kathryn Snider • Christine Still • Christy Strum • Harry F. Sutcliffe • John and Cleary Tanner • Pierson Thames • Amy Wadsworth • Donnie and Ann Waller • Cheryl Waybright • Jason Wilke • Jennifer Wright • Whit A. Wright • Marjorie Young • Hollis Youngner

The CATHEDRAL of ST. PHILIP

The Very Rev. Samuel G. Candler, Dean

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The Rev. Lauren R. Holder, Canon for Community and Education

The Rev. George M. Maxwell, Jr., Vicar

The Rev. Canon Julia B. Mitchener, Canon for Mission

The Rev. Catherine Zappa, Canon for Liturgy and Pastoral Care

The Rev. Salmoon Bashir, Curate for Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations

The Rev. Deacon Juan Sandoval, Deacon for Hispanic Ministries and Pastoral Care

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STEWARDSHIP

JUNE STEWARDSHIP UPDATE

Through the end of June, 802 households have pledged $3,529,121 to God through the Cathedral of St. Philip for 2023. Combined with matching gifts for new and increased pledges, $3,679, 121 has been raised toward our Wildly Important Goal of $4,050,000 in pledges from 850 households. Wow! Thanks to the commitment of our incredible parishioners who have already made a pledge. And we still need a few more! Please join me and more than 800 others in making a pledge this year at cathedralATL.org/pledge.

Need more information? Contact David Rocchio at 404-663-2838 or drocchio@cathedralATL.org. Again, many thanks!

Peachtree ROAD RACE

“Blessings to you and you and you!” Dean Sam Candler and Cathedral clergy blessed the throngs of racers as they passed by the Cathedral at the Peachtree Road Race!

RACE AND HEALING

JONATHAN DANIELS AND THE MARTYRS OF ALABAMA PILGRIMAGE

Jonathan Myrick Daniels was a 26-year-old Episcopal seminarian killed when he stepped in front of a gun aimed at a young Black girl, Ruby Sales, in Hayneville, Alabama on August 14, 1965. Daniels is remembered with special prayers and scripture readings in the Episcopal Church each year on the anniversary of his death. In addition, the town of Hayneville offers a day of pilgrimage so that people can come to pray, reflect, and share fellowship at various sites important in the life of this saint.

This year, the Cathedral will offer a day trip to the Jonathan M. Daniels Pilgrimage on Saturday, August 12. Participants will meet in the parking lot at 7:30 a.m. and carpool to Hayneville (an approximately 2.5 hour drive). The day’s events will include a procession to places such as the convenience store where Daniels was killed, as well as the celebration of the Holy Eucharist in the courthouse where his assailant was acquitted. Pilgrims will return to the Cathedral by 7 p.m.

For more information or to sign up to attend, please contact the Rev. Canon Julia Mitchener, julia.mitchener@cathedralATL.org.