Cathedral Times - November 29, 2015

cathedral times November 29, 2015

The Weekly Newsletter of the Cathedral of St. Philip, Serving Atlanta and the World

NOMINEES FOR THE CH AP TER CLASS OF 2018

The Cathedral Nominating Committee has submitted the following slate of candidates, approved by the Chapter, to be voted on by the parish at the annual Parish Meeting, which will take place on Sunday, December 6 at 10 a.m. in Child Hall.

Rob Adams continues his two-year term as Junior Warden. The Dean has selected Mary Caroline Cravens as Senior Warden. Their biographies are on page 3.

K ATE BR EWER

Kate has been active at the Cathedral since moving to Atlanta from Westport, Connecticut in June 2011. She and her husband Lyons have a son, Ramsay, and together they serve as Eucharistic Visitors, taking the bread and wine from Sunday morning services to those unable to attend. Kate also participates in St. Monica’s Guild (she is a past president, vice president, and treasurer) and the Dean’s Women’s Bible Study. She is active with Atlanta Youth Academy, Bible Study Fellowship, and Trinity School fundraising. Currently a full-time homemaker, Kate has a professional background in real estate investment management and accounting.

AUSTIN H A LL

Austin was baptized at the Cathedral as an infant and has been active in parish life ever since. He and his wife Michelle have a young son, Harris.

Austin participates in the Sons of Thunder men’s prayer breakfast and the usher ministry. He has served as a youth Sunday School teacher and on the parish commission on ministry.

Austin is an Assistant United States Attorney in the United States Attorney’s Office. His civic activities include the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation, Team in Training/Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, and the Atlanta Bar Association. He also enjoys BBQ and cycling.

JASON HULTGR EN

How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy that we feel before our God because of you?

From this week’s lectionary 1 Thessalonians 3:9

Jason has been attending the Cathedral for about twelve years.

He and his wife Talley have a young daughter, Virginia Jane. Jason participates in Old Fashioned Sunday School, the Sons of Thunder men’s prayer breakfast, and the usher ministry. He has served on the committees for stewardship, outreach grants, parish life, and parish retreats at Kanuga.

Jason is a Senior Vice President at Amerisave Mortgage, headquartered in Atlanta. His civic activities include Buckhead Rotary and Atlanta Area Council Boy Scouts, and he has served on boards for the Atlanta Mortgage Bankers Association, Mortgage Bankers Association of Georgia, and the University of South Carolina Gamecock Club (alumni association). Besides family activities and college football, Jason enjoys reading non-fiction and golf.

BR AD R EEVES

Brad has been an active member for about twenty years. A captain in the usher ministry, he participates in men’s Bible study groups and has served as a youth Sunday School teacher, chaperone for youth activities, and volunteer at Homeless Requiem dinners. Brad is the General Counsel at Cloud Sherpas, an Atlanta-based consulting company. His civic activity includes speaking about various legal issues related to cloud computing and data security, and he has served as an advisor to boards of various companies as lead legal counsel. Brad and his wife Jo have two teenagers, Bradley and Lindsey. Brad serves as chauffeur and chief facilitator for children’s sports, church, school, and other family activities.

Infrequently he also enjoys playing golf.

JULIE R IEF

Julie, a life-long Episcopalian, has been active at the Cathedral since 1998. Julie and her husband Rocky have two teenagers, Murphy and Larkin. Currently an acolyte team parent, she served many years as an usher and youth Sunday School teacher, twice co-chaired the annual parish retreat to Kanuga, and served one year as a Chapter member before moving briefly to Australia. Upon returning to Atlanta she resumed activities with local organizations including Sutton Middle School and Garden Hills Garden Club, chairing the 2015 Garden Hills Foundation Gala, and she is 2016 chair-elect of the North Atlanta High School Red Hot Jazz Auction. Julie is a full time homemaker and part time finance manager for the Sanders Law Firm, and she has a professional background in long range strategic planning.

A NNE YOUNG

Anne has been a Cathedral member since 1969. Her current activities include Thrift House volunteer (having previously been chair, vicechair, and board member), Friends of Cathedral Music board member, Finance Count Team member, St. Veronica’s Guild president, Altar Guild member, and usher. She has served on the Funeral Guild and in various roles with the Daughters of the King. Beyond the Cathedral, Anne participates in her neighborhood civic association and has been a neighborhood planning unit representative, Girl Scout leader, and volunteer for Sheltering Arms. Now retired, her grandchildren are her most special interest. She also enjoys bridge and gardening.

PROGR A MS DUR ING THE WEEK T U E S DAYS The Dean’s Men’s Bible Study: 7–8 a.m., Room 319. This group meets consistently to read and study scripture, share faith stories, and support each other in prayer. A light breakfast is available. We finish by 8 a.m. so those gathered may go into the world to carry on their ministries.

2015 CH APTER Rob Adams (Junior Warden), Meredith Bateman, Mary Bondurant, Josh Borden, Cindra Brown, Matt Caine, Mary Caroline Cravens (Secretary), Joan Gilbert, Lindsey Hardegree, Wade Hooper, Eric Mininberg, Doug O’Bryan (Treasurer), Randy Rizor, Jennifer Rosenblath (Senior Warden), Ruth Russ, Robert Spiotta, Susan Troutman, George Watson

CLERGY A ND SENIOR STA FF The Very Rev. Samuel G. Candler Dean Dale Adelmann, Ph.D. Canon for Music The Rev. George M. Maxwell, Jr. Vicar The Rev. C. Wallace Marsh IV Canon for Worship and Parish Life Mary Hunter Rouse Canon for Education The Rev. Carolynne G. Williams Canon for Pastoral Care and Elder Ministry The Rev. Catherine Zappa Canon for Spirituality and Mission The Rev. John William Harkins III, Ph.D. Priest Associate The Rev. Todd D. Smelser Canon Associate for Pastoral Care The Rev. Theophus “Thee” Smith, Ph.D. Priest Associate The Rev. Juan Sandoval Deacon for Hispanic Ministries

Early Morning Women’s Bible Study: 7–8 a.m., Walthour Library. Canon Cathy Zappa leads this group. Women of all ages are encouraged to join us for good fellowship and lively conversation.

W E D N E S DAYS The Dean’s Women’s Bible Study: 10:45–11:45 a.m., Room 319. This group meets consistently to read and study scripture, share faith stories, and support each other in prayer.

We close promptly at 11:45 a.m. in order to get to carpools and lunches!

Eat Your Word Bible Study: Noon, Room 239. Canon Cathy Zappa leads this Bible study.

Centering Prayer: 6:30 p.m., Lanier House Chapel. Contact Jeannie Mahood at jmahood@ stphilipscathedral.org.

T H U R S DAYS Centering Prayer: 4 p.m., Lanier House Chapel. Contact Ann Hickman, mannhick@aol. com.

WOR SHIP SCHEDULE

MUSIC

Sunday, November 29, 2015 / Advent 1C

8:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist / Staff Singers 11:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist / Cathedral Schola Gerre Hancock, The Lord will surely come Robert Lehman, Rorate caeli

Liturgy of the Word Lesson: Jeremiah 33:14-16 Psalm 25:1-9 Epistle: 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 Gospel: Luke 21:25-36

7:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Mikell Chapel

Celebrant and Preacher:

Canon Wallace Marsh

8:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Cathedral

Celebrant: Dean Sam Candler

Preacher: Canon George Maxwell 9 a.m.

Holy Eucharist, Mikell Chapel Celebrant and Preacher: Canon Wallace Marsh

11:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Cathedral

Celebrant: Dean Sam Candler

Preacher: The Rev. Dr. Bill Harkins

11:15 a.m. La Santa Eucaristía, Mikell Chapel

Celebrant: Canon Wallace Marsh

Preacher: Deacon Juan Sandoval 4 p.m.

Advent Lessons and Carols, Cathedral Officiant: Canon George Maxwell

4 p.m. Advent Lessons and Carols / Cathedral Choir See box on facing page for repertoire.

CHILDREN

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.

Children’s Chapel takes place during the 8:45 a.m. service as an option for parents and children who are not yet ready to experience the full liturgy together, though children are always welcome in “big” church. Children three years through third grade begin in church with their parents, follow the children’s acolytes and leaders out at the Sequence Hymn, then rejoin their parents at the Offertory.

Two-year-olds attend their own chapel service, which begins at 8:45 a.m. Parents who would like their children two years old and younger to join them for communion may go pick them up from Room 227 at the Peace.

WARDENS The Dean has appointed Mary Caroline Cravens as Senior Warden 2016-2017.

Rob Adams will continue his two-year term as Junior Warden.

M A RY C A ROLINE CR AV ENS ROB A DA MS A member of the class of 2015, Rob served Mary Caroline has accepted the Dean’s call to serve on the 2013 Executive Committee and as the as the 2016-2017 Senior Warden. A member of 2014 Cathedral Treasurer before being elected the class of 2016, Cathedral Preschool board chair, Junior Warden. He and his wife Stephanie Ricks-Wheeler Fund Committee member, and past have been Cathedral members since 1998 St. Monica’s Guild President, she has led classes with their children Joseph, George, and Sam. Rob has been in Old Fashioned Sunday School and participates in the Dean’s active in the Dean’s Men’s Bible Study, the usher ministry, Women’s Bible Study and Altar Guild. In the wider community, Homeless Requiem dinners, Old Fashioned Sunday School, she has been involved with PAWS Atlanta (animal shelter) and Third Thursday Group, Foyers, Tower Climbers, and teaching Everybody Wins! (literacy program), and is currently an active high school and confirmation classes. He is Chairman of Westminster parent and Tiger Cub den leader. A former federal law MPASS Environmental, an Atlanta-based provider of waste clerk and adjunct professor of African and Latin American history and recycling solutions, and serves as a managing director with with continuing passions for teaching, writing, and volunteering, Bluejay Advisors, working in the transportation and logistics Mary Caroline currently uses her Ph.D. and J.D. to raise boys. She industry. Rob has served on the boards of First Step Staffing has worshiped at the Cathedral since 2006. Married to William (providing employment to Atlanta’s homeless) and Trinity House Sugden, they have two sons, Alex (7) and Sam (3).

Big Bethel, has coached Buckhead Baseball and NYO Basketball teams, was Chapter Forum Chair of the Young Presidents Organization, and was a Rotarian in Greenville, South Carolina.

There are no Sunday School classes for children, youth, or adults this Sunday, November 29. Adults are invited to the Parish Meeting on December 6, and classes will resume on Sunday, December 13. Children’s classes resume on December 6, and youth classes resume on December 13.

Advent Lessons & Carols

Sunday, November 29, 4 p.m.

Those who have attended this candlelight service in past years know what a perfect opportunity it is to step back from the hectic pace of the post-Thanksgiving, pre-Christmas season, and take a few moments to contemplate Advent’s real meaning.

Our two services of Lessons and Carols (for Advent on November 29, and for Christmas on December 20) are adapted from the famous carol service at King’s College, Cambridge, which has become popular worldwide since World War II through annual radio broadcasts on Christmas Eve. For our Advent service we include the ancient O Antiphons, one after each of the seven lessons. Whether you best sense the eternal through timeless chant, or wonderful choral music, or popular carols sung by all, there is something for everyone in this service. This year, choral music, sung from various points in the Nave of the Cathedral, will include: Richard Marlow, Matin Responsory Colin Mawby, Adam lay ybounden Robert Lehman, Rorate caeli Howard Helvey, There is no rose of such virtue Claude Goudimel, Comfort, comfort ye my people Patrick Hadley, I sing of a maiden arr. Craig Phillips, Gabriel’s Message Herbert Howells, “Magnificat,” from Gloucester Service James MacMillan, O Radiant Dawn Why not practice a “random act of kindness” and make the service a gift to someone this year by inviting them to attend? It may turn out to be one of the best gifts you give.

La Fiesta de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11 We will gather at 9 p.m. in Child Hall for dinner and mariachi music!

Please bring one of your favorite dishes to share.

Then, at 11 p.m., we will move to the Cathedral for worship and singing of the traditional mañanitas to the Virgin Mary.

Food! Mariachi! Worship! ¡Todos son bienvenidos! All are welcome!

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT DEACON JUAN SANDOVAL, JSANDOVAL@STPHILIPSCATHEDRAL.ORG.

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STEWAR DSHIP

I NURTURE because God has given me a heart for children. Working at the

Nurturing Center varies each Sunday, from vesting an eager seven-year old for acolyting to holding a three-year-old on my lap while singing “This Little Light of Mine” in Children’s Chapel. Children are truly one of the best gifts from God.

I PLEDGE to support this amazing

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community. There are so many facets at the Cathedral. I’m always amazed to see how varied our groups are at any given time of the day or week. The main thing is that we support everyone, we are a community.

–GRETCHEN ELLIS

JOIN GRETCHEN IN PLEDGING:

STPHILIPSCATHEDRAL.ORG/KOINONIA OR USE THE FORM BELOW I/We, pledge $ __________ to the ministry of God in Christ, through the annual operating fund.

Name(s): _____________________________________________________________________________ Address (if changes have been made in past year): _____________________________________________ City: _________________ State: _____ Zip Code: ____________ Home Phone:___________________ Signature: ________________________________ Signature: __________________________________ Date: _______________________ Email Address: ___________________________________________ This commitment, offered in faith, may be increased or decreased due to changing circumstances. Please return your pledge card to The Cathedral of St. Philip, 2744 Peachtree Rd., NW, Atlanta, GA 30305. If you have questions, please contact David Rocchio at 404-365-1033 or drocchio@stphilipscathedral.org.

CHILDR EN A ND YOUTH K ANUGA FALL RETREAT Our fall retreat in October was delayed due to weather, but we’re ready to have a great time at Kanuga from December 4–6! Come join the EYC for a relaxing retreat in Hendersonville, North Carolina as we build community and explore our faith. Activities will include low ropes/teambuilding, hiking, and free time to enjoy Camp Bob. We will also pray the Daily Office while we are there. As always, there will be a campfire with s'mores! The cost is $135, which includes all meals and activities, and all youth in grades 6–12 are welcome. Register online at stphilipscathedral.org/ fallretreat.

CHRISTMAS PAGEANT SIGN-UPS It is time to sign up for the Christmas Pageant, held every year at 4 p.m. on Christmas Eve. All children who are registered in the 4-year-old group through 5th grade Sunday School classes are welcome to participate. If your child is not registered for Sunday School, please contact Ciara Rowley at crowley@stphilipscathedral. org or register online at stphilipscathedral.org/children. A pageant sign-up table will be in the Atrium on Sundays, November 29, December 6, and December 13. Dress rehearsal will be Sunday, December 20 at 12:45 p.m. If you have any questions, contact Sara Chapman at sarachapman@westminster.net. The Christmas Pageant is a tradition not to be missed. We look forward to another wonderful Christmas Eve as we celebrate the birth of Jesus!

BRING YOUR GREENS! ADVENT WREATH-MAKING AND SPAGHETTI SUPPER

ELDER MINISTRY SMART DRIVER CLASS OFFERED The Cathedral’s Elder Ministry will offer an AARP Smart Driver class on Thursday, December 3. The course is a six-hour refresher for motorists age 50 and older, with updated materials and videos.

Some of the objectives of the class include understanding the effects of aging on driving, learning driving strategies that take into account the changes we experience as we age, and identifying when driving may no longer be safe. At the completion of the class you may be eligible to receive a discount on your automobile insurance. Cathedral member Stuart Arey will teach the class, which runs from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. The cost is $15 for AARP members and $20 for non-members, and you can pay by cash or check at the door. Lunch will not be provided, but feel free to bring a bag lunch. Sign up by contacting the Information Desk at 404365-1000, or contact Stuart, 770-594-7386 or areys@bellsouth.net, with any questions.

Sunday, November 29

5:30–7 p.m. in Child H all The Cathedral’s annual Advent wreath-making event will take place after Advent Lessons and Carols on Sunday, November 29 from 5:30–7 p.m. in Child Hall. Wreath kits, which include the circular form, candles, and candle holders, and a booklet on celebrating Advent at home, will be available for pre-order in the Atrium on Sundays, November 15 and 22 and online at stphilipscathedral.org/wreathmaking. The kits are $14. Some greenery will be provided but everyone is encouraged to bring their own clippings and clippers as well.

Dinner will be provided by Figo Pasta following the wreathmaking activity. Dinner is $6/child and $8/adult in advance and $10/person at the door.

OUTR EACH TOY DR IVE 2015 B E N E FI T I N G E M M AUS H O USE A N D B U CK H E A D CH R I S T I A N M I N I S T RY Emmaus House and Buckhead Christian Ministr y (BCM) provide Christmas gifts to children in need. Last year, Emmaus House provided gifts to nearly 800 children, and BCM provides gifts to more than 900 children. Please join the Cathedral ECW in a toy drive to help these organizations provide a cheer ful Christmas to all.

HERE'S HOW YOU CAN HELP: DONATE GIFTS: Bring NEW, UNWRAPPED GIFTS to the bins in the Atrium from November 20 –December 16 or to the toy drive table on Sundays, November 22–December 13.

WRITE A CHECK OR GIVE ONLINE: $35 will sponsor a child; $70 two children; for $175, five children will awaken to gifts on Christmas morning! Make checks payable to “Cathedral of St. Philip – ECW Toy Drive.”

Or, give by credit card online at stphilipscathedral. org/contribute or at the kiosk in the Atrium. To ensure timely deliver y, please make all monetar y donations early and by Sunday, December 13.

WRAP GIFTS: Bring your tape and scissors and join the gift-wrapping par ty at the Cathedral on Wednesday, December 16.

For a list of suggested toys, go to stphilipscathedral.org/toydrive.

If a toy requires batteries, please provide them. No militar y toys, especially guns.

HABITAT CHRISTMAS BASKETS Come be part of the annual joyful experience of building and delivering Christmas baskets for our Cathedral Habitat families.

We are building 20 this year and need your help! This has become a very popular event and you can help in any of several ways: contribut food, monetary support, or Christmas tins to be filled with baked goods; building baskets (beginning at 6 p.m. on Friday, December 18); or delivering baskets (meet at 9 a.m. on Saturday, December 19). This is something for kids and adults alike; make it a family event. Sign up in the Atrium on Sundays or contact John Champion at 404-307-0817 for more details.

COAT DRIVE AND “COATS FOR COCKTAILS” It’s time for the annual 20s30s coat drive! Each winter the 20s30s

collect coats of all sizes and shapes, including men’s, women’s, and children’s. This year coats will be donated to two ministries served

by Cathedral Without Walls: Emmaus House and City of Refuge.

These coats help those in need make it through the winter with a warm feeling inside and out! Donation bins will be located in the Atrium on Sundays, November 22–December 27.

Help us kick off our annual coat drive with a night of fun and festivity! Our second annual Coats for Cocktails will be held Friday, December 4 at Rock ‘N’ Taco (3247 Roswell Road). Bring your slightly used or new coats and enjoy an evening out with friends. The cost is $10 and covers the cost of appetizers, with any proceeds going to Cathedral Without Walls. Register online at stphilipscathedral.org/coats.

R EQUEST FOR CHR ISTM AS ALTAR FLOWER S Please list the name (or names) as you want them to appear: In Memorial for:

In Thanksgiving for:

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In Thanksgiving for:

name(s): In Memorial for: name(s):

In Thanksgiving for:

Please complete the following information about you: your name(s): phone: date: Please include a check with your request, made payable to: The Cathedral of St. Philip. While any gift is appreciated, a minimum of $50 per printed line is suggested. Checks and forms should be sent to: The Cathedral of St. Philip, Attn.: Jeannie Mahood, 2744 Peachtree Rd., NW, Atlanta, GA 30305. You may also make arrangements by contacting Jeannie Mahood, 404-365-1034 or jmahood@stphilipscathedral.org. The Flower Guild will also be taking these requests in the Atrium on Sundays, November 29– December 20.

PR AYER S For those who are ill or recovering Kay Ottley Lucy Baker Priscilla Beale Karen Bellaire Virginia Bicksler George Bird John Blair Susan Carlisle Winnie Clark Donna Clary-David Sally Coulter Lawrence Cowart Terry Dornbush Sarah duBignon Angela Ellis Mary Elrod Fernando Estrella Mary Ann Frazier D. Louis Gruver, Jr. Connie Hoar Ruthie Hunter Karen League Jack Lyle Herb Matthews Dick Miller Alexander Mitchell Mary Nevins Jorge Palle Marian Palmore

Jennifer Rankin Jonna Rankine Wayne Reid Lenora Taylor Roy Unkefer Sumner Waite, Jr. Carol Westbrook Williams Dick Wilson Hollis Youngner Julia Alston The Arnold Family Rodger Beatty Campbell Beckwith Priscilla Bleke David Boone Joan Brooks Keith Brooks Anne Burke Meredith, Adam, and Leo Bugenske Denise Carlson Andrew Clark Jackson Culbreth Ashley Debelbot Paul Dopp Sr. Carleton Fuller David Gander Susan Gill Stan Haines Patricia Hentz Robert Hoder

Dexter Kimball Judith Klauba Teresa Kohnle Kelly Kolak Lisa Krysiak Margaret Winders Kuhn Bonnie Shields McCormack Lorraine McKnight Dan and Jan McPherson Helen Patterson Cary Purvis Anna Robbins Logan Shannep Roush Vance For those who have died Patricia Redfearn Bush Melisa Davis George Mende Nicolas W. Mitchell, Jr. Brian Nelson Mollye Rand Eugenia “Dee Dee” Wattles For all those serving their country away from home, for their safe return, and for their families who wait for them For all expectant parents

MEMBERSHIP

Mother’s Morning Out!

We are open Monday–Friday from 9 a.m.–1 p.m. in the Nurturing Center and welcome children ages 3 months through 4 years. Register online at stphilipscathedral.org/mmo. Contact Dorsey Delong, teamdelong@gmail.com, or Mary Holmes, mcholmes73@comcast.net, for more information.

NEW MEMBERS Ginger Ann and Robert Hughes, and their daughters Sadie and Franny, from Atlanta Jennifer Gander, from Atlanta Andrea Spessard, from Arlington, VA

St. Clare’s Guild Holiday Happenings

BIRTHS Thomas Jackson Barton and Rivers Travis Barton, sons of Tasha and Ed Barton, brothers of James and Sears Barton, born on November 13, 2015

White Elephant Christmas Party Thursday, December 10, 7-9 p.m. at Susan Saint’s home Goodies for Habitat family food baskets Friday, December 18, deliver by 4 p.m. to the Gould Room

DEATH George Mende, died November 18, 2015

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COME SHOP AT THE FARMERS MARKET! Open every Saturday, 9 a.m. – noon in the Cathedral parking lot November 28 Holiday Artist Market and a visit from Santa!

Over 30 unique local artists plus all the wonderful food and fun of the farmers market.

And Santa and his elves will be visiting from 9 a.m.–noon! Kids of all ages and dogs are welcome! Please bring your own camera to snap a photo; there’s no charge.

P E AC H T R E E R OA D FA R M E R S M A R K E T.CO M

BOOK STOR E HART READERS TO DISCUSS EVENSONG For the Wednesday, December 2 meeting of the Cathedral Book Store’s Hart Readers, we’ll be reading and discussing Evensong by Gail Godwin.

Parishioner Sheryl Paylor will facilitate.

A bestselling novel by this distinguished author brings to life the people of a small Smoky Mountain town and a woman whose world is indelibly altered by them. Beautifully written and filled with the insight and compassion Godwin is known for, Evensong is about family, the sometimes uncomfortable bonds of marriage, and the quest for religious faith. We will meet in the Walthour Library at 6:30 p.m.

Please join us!

The Hart Readers takes its name from Dabney Hart, a longtime parishioner, faithful Book Store volunteer, and leading C.S. Lewis scholar, and we read and discuss one book each month, led by different members of the community

2015 ADVENT QUIET DAY In the Gospel of Luke, God’s angels enter the lives of ordinary people to bear good news and to invite participation in that good news. During this Advent Quiet Day, we will pray with these stories as a way to prepare ourselves to receive God’s “angels” in our lives and the tidings they bring.

There will be time for group and individual meditation, creative expression, and communion. But most important, there will be time for you to be still and listen to God. Please join us on Saturday, December 5, 9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. in the Lanier House.

The cost is $20, which includes lunch. Contact Jeannie Mahood, jmahood@ stphilipscathedral.org or 404-365-1034, by November 30 to register.