The CATHEDRAL TIMES The weekly newsletter of the Cathedral of St. Philip · Serving Atlanta and the World · November 12, 2023
THIS IS MY SONG
by the Very Rev. Sam Candler, Dean of the Cathedral This is my song, Oh God of all the nations, A song of peace for lands afar and mine. This is my home, the country where my heart is; Here are my hopes, my dreams, my sacred shrine. But other hearts in other lands are beating, With hopes and dreams as true and high as mine. My country’s skies are bluer than the ocean, And sunlight beams on cloverleaf and pine. But other lands have sunlight too and clover, And skies are everywhere as blue as mine. Oh hear my song, oh God of all the nations, A song of peace for their land and for mine.
This month, my favorite song is Lloyd Stone’s simple poetry, in the song above. He wrote the verses in 1934, between the two world wars, and meant them to be sung to the tune “Finlandia,” by Jean Sibelius. (Read the words again, and try to hum them!) The hymn is not printed in every hymnal; but it is in The New Century Hymnal at #591. There, the editors note that the hymn can be associated with Psalm 82:8, “Arise, O God, and rule the earth, For you shall take all nations for your own.” What if we could all sing with such double intention: pride and thanks for our own country combined with appreciation and honor that “other hearts in other lands are beating with hopes and dreams as true and high as mine?” The poet here sings of a harmonic tension that rings through modern civilizations: the tension between the local and the global. All of us have local attachments. They are where we learn and love. We honor the sacred shrines there. But each of us, one day, begins to realize that we need global and worldwide relationships, too. God, and God’s world, is always larger than we thought! Most community traditions carry this tension easily. Consider the birth of a child, for instance. “Our new baby is the most beautiful child in the world,” we exclaim. We know that the statement is both true and misleading, at the same time. It is certainly true for our local family (until the next baby arrives), but we have no intention of conducting a global contest for most beautiful child. The tension between local and global also exists in the best religious traditions. For instance, the phrase “God’s chosen people” is used in both Jewish and Christian communities; and the doctrine of “election” suggests that God chooses people. Lloyd Stone’s poetry acknowledges that God does choose people and lands; but that choice is not exclusive! God can choose two people at the same time. Because God has chosen one people does not mean that God rejects another people! Because God has chosen you, does not mean necessarily that God has rejected me. This tension between local and global will always exist in the healthiest religious traditions. It is the source of occasional disharmony; local and global threaten to separate from one another. But I believe this tension can be resolved, like the harmony in any great song resolves itself. Sometimes, two notes sounding together in a song strikes us as discordant; but, later, what sounds unusual is exactly what gives our song its identity. “Lift every voice and sing,” wrote James Weldon Johnson; and his song, too, has also become one of the great hymns of our time. May each of our great religious traditions, around the world, lift their particular voices. It is not disharmony. God, the great conductor, can draw out the best melodies from every tribe and nation. God can blend them together in a harmony of peace and truth. I hope we can join God in this endeavor.
This SUNDAY
NOVEMBER 12, 2023 · The Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 27, Year A Amos 5:18-24 • Psalm 70 • 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 • Matthew 25:1-13
8:45 A.M., 11:15 A.M. AND 4 P.M.: IN-PERSON AND ONLINE CATHEDRALATL.ORG / THE CATHEDRAL OF ST. PHILIP APP / FACEBOOK / YOUTUBE
7:45 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, MIKELL CHAPEL Celebrant and Preacher: The Rev. Canon Cathy Zappa
8:45 A.M. AND 11:15 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, CATHEDRAL Celebrant: The Rev. Salmoon Bashir Preacher: The Very Rev. Sam Candler 8:45 a.m. Cathedral Singers / 11:15 a.m. Cathedral Choir: Spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan (1957-2003), This little light of mine Edward Elgar (1857-1934), O salutaris hostia
11:15 A.M. LA SANTA EUCARISTÍA, MIKELL CHAPEL Officiant and Preacher: The Rev. Deacon Juan Sandoval
4 P.M. CHORAL EVENSONG, CATHEDRAL FOR THE FEAST OF MARTIN OF TOURS, OBSERVED Officiant and Preacher: The Rev. Canon George Maxwell Cathedral Schola: Stephen Caracciolo (b. 1962), Preces & Responses Herbert Howells (1892-1983), Collegium Regale James Whitbourn ((b. 1963), Give us the wings of faith William Byrd (c. 1540-1623), Laetentur coeli
ROYALL CONSORTS November 17, 7:30 pm
SUNDAY AFTERNOON RECITALS ADAM PAJAN, ORGAN St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church Norman, Oklahoma SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12 — 3:15 P.M.
ROYALL CONSORTS CONCERT BY THE ATLANTA BAROQUE ORCHESTRA This concert celebrates a more intimate side of royalty, with music for the chamber by William Lawes. Atlanta Baroque Orchestra’s beloved violinists Julie Andrijeski and Evan Few are joined by two exceptional viola da gambists, a theorbist, and guest harpist extraordinaire Maxine Eilander for an evening of good vibrations. Experience the rich resonance created by six players, four families of instruments, and more than 100 strings! Purchase tickets at atlantabaroque.org/royall-concerts.
IN-PERSON AND ONLINE AT CATHEDRALATL.ORG/RECITALS
Ola Gjeilo (b. 1978), Sinfonietta Edward Shippen Barnes (1887-1958), Chanson, Esquisse, & Caprice, from Seven Sketches Joseph Jongen (1873-1953), Sonata Eroïca, Op. 94
COMMUNITY
WITH GRATEFUL HEARTS, CONSIDER GIVING TO UTO THIS SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12 This Sunday, November 12, is United Thank Offering (UTO) Sunday, when we’ll come together with the worldwide Episcopal community to give thanks and give in the thanksgiving for God’s blessings, then give back. Even the smallest acts of gratitude and giving can create a meaningful impact on your own life and on the struggling communities that UTO grants support.
Newcomers Tour
This Sunday, November 12 10:10 a.m. | Gould Room Are you new to the Cathedral? Or newish? Join us this Sunday, November 12 for a tour! We're Glad You're Here!
We invite you to spend a few moments this week to pause with gratitude to consider the gifts God has given you, then on Sunday, reflect on those blessings, and make a thank offering at cathedralATL.org/uto. We are grateful for you and for the blessings you bring to the Cathedral of St. Philip, UTO, and beyond. I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me. Matthew 25:36
CHRISTMAS PAGEANT SIGNUPS This Sunday, November 12, 10 a.m.
Children ages 4 - 5th grade are invited to join our cast of sheep, shepherds, angels, soldiers, stars, and the holy family. Signups must be done in person in the Atrium to guarantee casting. Contact Lisa McNamara, lmcnamara@cathedralATL.org, for questions.
The CATHEDRAL off ST. PHILIP The Very Rev. Samuel G. Candler, Dean Dale Adelmann, Ph.D., Canon for Music 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 The Rev. Theophus “Thee” Smith, Ph.D., Priest Associate Ward Bondurant, Senior Warden Melody Palmore, Junior Warden
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Cathedral FARMERS MARKET
The main goal for the Cathedral Farmers Market online auction is to continue purchasing fresh fruits and veggies from local, market farmers to donate to the food pantry at Intown Cares. This season, from March through September, the market has spent over $22,550 and purchased 7,800 pounds of fresh produce to donate to our neighbors in need. Please consider buying raffle tickets, or bidding on items to support this ministry.
Adult EDUCATION ADULT EDUCATION THIS SUNDAY Old Fashioned Sunday School 10:10 a.m, Child Hall In May of this year, Dr. Vivek Murthy, the United States Surgeon General, issued an advisory calling attention to the public health crisis of loneliness, isolation, and lack of connection in our country. The Rev. Samuel Wells has argued that the first step we might take in dealing with this predicament is to change the way we think about God from one who works for us to one who wants to be with us. Canon George Maxwell leads a discussion that looks more deeply at Murthy’s diagnosis and the healing remedy that Wells prescribes. All are welcome. Living Faith 10:10 a.m., Room 239 Our topic this week is “What makes for a meaningful life?” Drawing on the book Life Worth Living: A Guide to What Matters by three scholars from the Yale Institute for Faith and Culture, we will reflect on some core questions of human existence within the context of our Christian calling and hope. All are welcome!
Adult Confirmation Class 10:10 a.m., Room 319 (Chapter Room) Our Adult Confirmation classes run through November 26, preparing for a Diocesan Confirmation service in December. Contact Canon Lauren Holder, lholder@cathedralATL.org, with questions. Young Professionals: Seeking God in Our Daily Lives 10:10 a.m., Room 368 Each Sunday, our Young Professionals group gathers for our formation offering: “Seeking God in Our Daily Lives.” During our time together, we explore the story of our Christian faith and how we participate in that larger story. Enjoy Biblical Greek! 1:15 p.m., Room 239 and on Zoom Provided on a drop-in basis, first-time visitors need no previous knowledge of Greek. Please contact the Rev. Dr. Thee Smith, tsmith@cathedralATL.org, for more information.
Christmas ALTAR FLOWERS We will once again have beautiful floral arrangements and decorations in our sacred spaces this Christmas, with your help! Donations are appreciated throughout the Christmas season. Those received on or before December 18 will be listed in the Christmas service leaflet. Those received after that date will be listed online. Your donation can be made in memory of or thanksgiving for a loved one using the form below or online at cathedralATL.org/flowers. If you use the form below, please include a check with your request, made payable to The Cathedral of St. Philip. While any gift is appreciated, a minimum of $125 per printed line is suggested. Checks and forms should be sent to: The Cathedral of St. Philip, Attn.: Hillary Jones, 2744 Peachtree Rd., NW, Atlanta, GA 30305. You may also make arrangements by contacting Liz Aull, 404-365-1034, or laull@cathedralATL.org. Please list the name (or names) as you want them to appear: In Memory of:
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PRAYER List FOR THOSE WITH IMMEDIATE NEEDS: Kyle Garcia • Eric Gose • Brian Huestis • Leslie Marlowe • Stephen Pararo FOR THOSE WHO ARE ILL OR RECOVERING: LONG TERM PRAYERS: R. Huntley Allen • Randy Allen • Lucy Baker • John Beane • Virginia Bicksler • Ed Black • Miguel Boaz-
Contreras • The Bryant Family • Chris Cann • Connie Chapman • Geraldine Charles • The Crossley Family • Everett Doffermyre •
Terry Dornbush • Deborah Ellington • Paul Fekete • Joyce Egan Ferris • Phoebe Forio • Tom Frolik • Ken Griffiths • Steve Gunter • D. Louis Gruver, Jr. • Jenny Ham • Tory Hartness • Karen Howard • Jane Jones • Fred Keith, Jr. • Earline King • Hudson Knox •
Harry Lamon • Liza Lanier • Lisa Krysiak • Jill Mahaffey • Tommy Mason • Rebecca McDonough • Wynetta McNeill • Kimberly McOmber • Mary Mercer • Lee Moran • Graham Mulling • Susan Myers • Jim Myrick • Charlie Neal • Marian Palmore • Al
Plummer • Sue Redd • Rubye and Wayne Reid • Lorraine Reynolds • Barbara and Joel Rice • Bob Riggins • Tom Roberts • Agnes
Elizabeth Robertson • Betty Roper • Louis “Skip” Schueddig • Tommy Truesdale • Connie Vaughan • Len Wagner • Ron Wallace • Jonathan Wright
FAMILY AND FRIENDS: Josephine Rose Adams • Elizabeth Alexander • Kaneez Khanum Bashir • Shaista Bashir • Bettina Bass • Ray and Pat Bell • Jason Berry • Eleanor Blount and Justin Blount Murray • Jason Brady • Chet Brewer • Catherine Brinton • Darnell Brown • Lila Jo Callaway • Mika Chorey • Anna Clifford • Marie Corrigan • Ava Corroon • Apryl Roberts Cox • Heather Dyas Coy •
Bob Crawford • Mollie Davidson • Megan Dyer • Ron Dyer • Bob Eaton • William Erb • Kenneth Farr • Harry Fifield • Harrison
Fitch • Sandy Ford • Jim Gregory and Rick Hoyle • Scott Gregory • Nick Hadden • McKee Hamilton • Don Harp III • Carolyn Harrison • Gayle Higley • Jay Horton • Beth Ingle • Cami Jackson • Patty and Shannon Jafolis • Brendan Jenkins • Anna Kelly • The Kelly Family • Robin Kemp • Dick Kustin • Herb Larrabee • Kelly Lindsley • Pete Livezey • Hilda Lukwago • Carolyn R. Lusk • Rosalia Meadors • Lauren Makhlouf • Susan Mendivil • Elaine Metcalf • Marion Hickman Meythaler • Betsy Moore • Linus Nickel •
Linda Pace • Ronald and Clara Peters • Jackson Pike • Ginny Quinn • Annie Robertson • Einar Sagstuen • Edward Sajdak • Joe Salas •
James Sands • Skip Saunders • Patricia Schooley • Stacey Schuitema • Murray Smartt • Don Smith • Philip Gregory Smith • Michael and Kathryn Snider • Gretchen Sutton • Jan Swanson • John and Cleary Tanner • Timothy Tew • Pierson Thames • LeAnn Tingle • Donnie and Ann Waller • Jennifer Wilson • Christie Woodfin • Whit A. Wright • Marjorie Young • Hollis Youngner
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED: Nanette McBurney Crowdus • Janel Green • Jonah Massey • Marcos Suero • Joan Woodall
Each year, Arrendale State Prison collects toiletry items for the women in its care for their Christmas baskets. You can help these women feel empowered with your donation.
The teachers at the Boyce L. Ansley School ensure that each child knows they are valued, worthy, powerful, appreciated, special, and enough. Let’s make sure the teachers feel that way, too by donating to the teacher appreciation fund!
SPIRITUALITY ADVENT QUIET DAY How Can It Be? Entering the Mystery of the Incarnation An Advent Quiet Day Saturday, December 2, 9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. An angel appears to Mary and reports that she will give birth to the Son of God. Before she can make her transformative declaration, “Let it be me,” Mary first asks, “How can it be?” Zechariah, the shepherds, and others in Scripture offer similar questions when confronted by the mystery of God. How can it be? How can it be that the God of the universe chose to become human? How can it be that this baby is God Made Flesh, God With Us, the Messiah? It’s such an honest, human question. We try so hard to understand God with our rational minds. Yet God is Mystery; it’s not possible to comprehend God and God’s ways. The invitation, then, is first to allow compassionate space for our questions and doubts. Then we can let our minds rest and enter into Mystery; we can follow the example of Mary and others and let go, trust, and open ourselves to a Love that is beyond anything we could ever hope for or imagine. Join us for our annual Advent Quiet Day as we sit with the mystery of God’s incarnation. Using a variety of spiritual practices, we’ll hold space for our questions and doubts, sit with the mystery of God, and prepare to receive the marvelous, unfathomable gift of God’s Son this Christmas. The day will be led by Kristen E. Vincent, an author, spiritual director, and retreat leader who holds a Master of Theological Studies from Duke Divinity School and is a graduate of the Academy for Spiritual Formation. The Quiet Day will take place in the Lanier House on the Cathedral campus, 9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m., Saturday, December 2. The cost is $20 and includes lunch. Please register at cathedralATL.org/quietday before November 29. For more information contact Jeannie Mahood, jmahood@cathedralATL.org or 404-365-1031.
OUTREACH HABITAT CHRISTMAS BASKETS The Habitat Christmas delivery committee will again be creating boxes of goodies for 27 of the families for whom the Cathedral has helped build homes. As in the past, we are hoping to gather tins of cookies, loaves of bread, nuts, and fruit to fill the boxes, and we have also added a few new options for other donations to our list this year.
VOLUNTEER AT RESPITE CARE ATLANTA Respite Care Atlanta is seeking volunteers for its weekly respite program assisting adults living with mild-to-moderate dementia. Volunteers get to share their ideas and talents while helping to provide a safe and stimulating environment for program participants. The next volunteer session is Monday, November 13, from 10-11 a.m. Contact Jane Brann at jbrann@spdl.org to register and learn more.
If you would like to contribute items for the baskets or be present for the fun of delivering baskets this year, sign up at cathedralATL.org/habitatbaskets. Donations for the baskets should be dropped off in conference room 239 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, December 8. Basket delivery will take place on Saturday, December 9. Contact the Rev. Julia Mitchener, julia.mitchener@ cathedralATL.org with questions. Please consider contributing to this joyful event!
POSTMASTER: Dated Material. Please deliver by November 11, 2023
This Sunday at a glance 7:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist
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Mikell Chapel
8:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist Cathedral
10 a.m. Godly Play
3rd Floor Above the Atrium
10 a.m. Christmas Pageant Signups 3rd Floor Above the Atrium
10:10 a.m. Old Fashioned Sunday School Child Hall
10:10 a.m. Living Faith Room 239
10:10 a.m. Adult Confirmation Class Room 319 (Chapter Room)
10:10 a.m. YP Sunday School Room 368
10:10 a.m. Newcomers Tour Gould Room
10:10 a.m. Youth Sunday School Room 382
11:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist Cathedral
11:15 a.m. La Santa Eucaristía
GRATITUDE
Mikell Chapel
1:15 p.m. Enjoy Biblical Greek! Room 239 and online
3:15 p.m. Sunday Afternoon Recital: Adam Pajan Cathedral
4:00 p.m. Choral Evensong Cathedral
5:00 p.m. Middle School Sunday Evening EYC 6:00 p.m. Dinner for All Youth 6.30 p.m. High School Sunday Evening EYC All EYC Activities in Room 382
At the Homeless Requiem on Wednesday, November 1, we remembered each person who died in Atlanta while unhoused this year. We also invited our unhoused neighbors to the Cathedral for dinner and services from local ministries and organizations. Thank you to all who participated, donated, and volunteered, especially our preacher the Rev. Kenya Thompson. For more information about our ongoing ministries for our neighbors experiencing homelessness, please contact the Rev. Julia Mitchener, julia.mitchener@cathedralATL.org.