cathedral times The Weekly Newsletter of the Cathedral of St. Philip, Serving Atlanta and the World
February 7, 2016
DR. ABBAS BARZEGAR TO SPEAK ON
"STEWARDS OF THE EARTH: ISLAMIC POLITICAL ACTIVISM IN THE MODERN AGE" THIS SUNDAY
And while he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became dazzling white. From this week’s lectionary Luke 9:29
This Sunday, February 7, the Dean's Forum will host Old Fashioned Sunday School and their guest speaker, Dr. Abbas Barzegar, in Child Hall. Dr. Barzegar, who is a fellow at the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, an Assistant Professor of Islam at Georgia State University, and co-director of the Civic Approaches to Conflict Resolution initiative, will give a special presentation on “Stewards of the Earth: Islamic Political Activism in the Modern Age.” From non-violent democratic pluralists to groups like al-Qaeda and ISIS (and everything in between), Islamic political activism has been a prominent part of Muslim social life over the last century. This talk will review the major features common to a range of global Islamic political movements, allowing audience members to better understand the complex contemporary landscape. Join us for this engaging and informative presentation from Dr. Abbas Barzegar, 10:10 a.m. in Child Hall.
SHROV E TUESDAY A ND ASH WEDNESDAY SHROVE TUESDAY PANCAKE SUPPER
2016 CH APTER Rob Adams (Junior Warden), Mary Bondurant, Josh Borden, Kate Brewer, Matt Caine, Mary Caroline Cravens (Senior Warden), Joan Gilbert, Austin Hall, Jason Hultgren, Lindsey Hardegree, Wade Hooper, Eric Mininberg, Doug O’Bryan (Treasurer), Brad Reeves, Julie Rief, Ruth Russ, Susan Troutman, George Watson, Anne Young
Shrove Tuesday marks the final celebration of frivolity before Ash Wednesday and the holy season of Lent. Join us for a delicious pancake feast served to you by our very own canon staff. You won’t want to miss any of the Shrove Tuesday fun, February 9, 5:30–7 p.m. There will be a fabulous bead toss, naming of the official Shrove Tuesday King, Queen, Prince, and Princess, and more! Sign up online at stphilipscathedral.org/shrovetuesday or in the Atrium on Sunday, February 7.
Ash Wednesday February 10
7 a.m. Mikell Chapel CELEBRANT AND PREACHER: DEAN SAM CANDLER
12:15 p.m. Cathedral CELEBRANT: DEAN SAM CANDLER; PREACHER: CANON TODD SMELSER
5:30 p.m. Room 133 (Family Service) CELEBRANT: CANON GEORGE MAXWELL PREACHER: CANON MARY HUNTER ROUSE
7 p.m. Cathedral (Bilingual–English/Spanish) CELEBRANT: CANON CATHY ZAPPA; PREACHER: CANON WALLACE MARSH
Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return. 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
WORSHIP SCHEDULE Sunday, February 7, 2016 / Last Epiphany, Year C Liturgy of the Word Lesson: Exodus 34:29-35 Psalm 99 Epistle: 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 Gospel: Luke 9:28-43a 7:45 a.m. 8:45 a.m.
Holy Eucharist, Mikell Chapel Celebrant: Canon Cathy Zappa Preacher: Clayton Harrington Holy Baptism and Holy Eucharist, Cathedral Celebrant: Canon George Maxwell Preacher: Dean Sam Candler
9 a.m. Holy Baptism and Holy Eucharist, Mikell Chapel Celebrant: Canon Cathy Zappa Preacher: Clayton Harrington 11:15 a.m. Holy Baptism and Holy Eucharist, Cathedral Celebrant: Canon Wallace Marsh Preacher: Dean Sam Candler 11:15 a.m. La Santa Eucaristía, Mikell Chapel Celebrant: Canon Cathy Zappa Preacher: Deacon Juan Sandoval 4 p.m.
MUSIC
Evensong and Holy Eucharist, Cathedral Officiant and Preacher: Canon Todd Smelser
Sunday, February 7, 2016 / Last Epiphany, Year C
8:45 a.m. Holy Baptism and Holy Eucharist / All Choristers and Staff Singers T. Frederick H. Candlyn, Christ, whose glory fills the skies Thomas Tallis, O nata lux 11:15 a.m. Holy Baptism and Holy Eucharist / Cathedral Choir Richard Shephard, The Transfiguration Morten Lauridsen, “O nata lux” from Lux Aeterna 4 p.m. Choral Evensong / Schola Sopranos and Altos Dale Adelmann, Preces and Responses for Trebles Roland Martin, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Buffalo in E, for trebles Joel Martinson, Transfiguration William Harris, King of glory, King of peace
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.
ADULT EDUCATION Adult classes meet Sundays at 10:10 a.m., unless otherwise noted. Find out more at stphilipscathedral.org/learn. OLD FASHIONED SUNDAY SCHOOL – Child Hall This Sunday, February 7, Dr. Abbas Barzegar will give a special presentation in Old Fashioned Sunday School on “Stewards of the Earth: Islamic Political Activism in the Modern Age.” This class will meet in Child Hall this week. WHAT THE MYSTICS KNOW – Room 239 Led by Canon Carolynne Williams BE NOT AFR AID – Room 120 Led by Canon Wallace Marsh BEGINNING BIBLICAL GREEK – Room 356 Led by the Rev. Dr. Thee Smith
SMALL GROUP BIBLE STUDY – Room 122 Led by Jim Bingham and Gordon Mathis
On Sunday, February 7 at 1 p.m., BBC—Bill’s Book Club— will meet in the Walthour Library to discuss All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr. All are welcome! Bring a sack lunch and drink and make yourself comfortable.
Scout Sunday celebrates the founding of the Boy Scouts of America on February 8, 1910. In 2016, the Cathedral’s Boy Scout Troop 74 is also celebrating its own 65th birthday and the 100th anniversary of scouting in Atlanta. It is a tradition for the Scouts of Troop 74 to observe Scout Sunday on February 7 by worshiping with their families and serving as ushers at the 8:45 a.m. service. All Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, and scout leaders are invited to join this service in uniform, regardless of their troop or pack.
MUSIC EARLY MUSIC ENSEMBLE TO PERFORM This Sunday, February 7, at 3:15 p.m., we welcome the Atlantabased early music ensemble Harmonie Universelle. Consisting of Catherine Bull and Janice Joyce on baroque flutes, Erin Ellis on baroque cello, and Daniel Pyle on harpsichord, the group will perform works by baroque composers Jacques-Martin Hotteterre and Marin Marais. We encourage everyone to come and hear this marvelous local ensemble. Jacques-Martin Hotteterre, Ecos Marin Marais, Suite in E minor, from Pièces en Trio pour les flûtes (1692)
ADULT CONFIRMATION CL ASS Beginning Sunday, February 14, the Dean's Forum will host an adult confirmation class, 10:10 a.m. in Child Hall, in preparation for the confirmation service on Sunday, April 24. Confirmation in the Episcopal Church is a “mature public affirmation of faith and commitment to the responsibilities of Baptism." Classes will be taught by Dean Sam Candler; Canons Wallace Marsh, George Maxwell, and Cathy Zappa; and others. If you are interested, or have any questions, contact Canon Wallace Marsh, wmarsh@ stphilipscathedral.org.
Our Lenten program this year will feature five young, dynamic ordained priests of the Episcopal Church. We have asked each of them to talk about an expression of the Anglican tradition that drew them to the church, and how they see this part of the tradition speaking to the world in general. The speakers are wonderfully different from each other and have chosen topics that range from the Eucharist, to religious imagination, to social justice. Yet, there are some common themes. Join us in Child Hall, Wednesdays at 7 p.m. for this Lenten Series! Speakers will include the Rev. Zachary Thompson, the Rev. Jenna Strizak, the Rev. Kimberly Jackson, the Rev. Katie Bradshaw, and others. THE SERIES WILL ALSO BE LIVESTREAMED AT STPHILIPSCATHEDR AL.ORG/LENTENSERIES.
2 016 C AT HEDR A L A N TIQU ES
TOUR OF HOMES
Sunday, February 7 | 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Photographed by Emily Followill
HABERSHAM ROAD This elegant house by the old Atlanta architectural firm Pringle & Smith has had only two owners since its construction in 1927. The current owners have preserved the integrity of the original design while making sensitive additions that accommodate contemporary modes of living.
PEACHTREE DRIVE With a cedar shake roof and walls of brick and stone, the exterior of this new house by Ladisic Fine Homes in collaboration with architect Linda MacArthur is a harmonious synthesis of traditional styles––particularly Cape Dutch and British Arts and Crafts. Inside, contemporary finishes set the tone for highceilinged spaces that flow seamlessly from one to another, and sunlight washes into almost every room.
WEST WESLEY ROAD Secluded from the street, the main facade of this house by Harrison Design Associates is a serene composition of taut classical proportions and precise details. Boxwood hedges and the building materials themselves engage the architecture in a dialogue that is continued inside the house, where clean lines are enriched by subtle textures and the natural beauty of wood and stone.
ANDREWS DRIVE With its red tile roof and thick stucco walls, this 1928 house would have been a familiar sight in Florida, where Mediterranean Revival designs had constituted the de facto official architecture of the 1920s real estate boom. For Atlanta, however, the style was––and still is––a cheerful departure from the norm. Colorful interiors and tropical landscaping complement the flamboyant architecture.
NANCY CREEK ROAD A bridge over a woodland stream leads to the best of both worlds: a country house in the city. Having grown tired of life in a suburb, the homeowners began looking for a house in town. When they found this property, they hired architect Michael Dobbs to renovate the existing house and bring their vision to life.
Tickets to all
Cathedral Antiques Show
events are available now at
the Cathedral Book Store and
online at cathedralantiques.org.
SHOW A ND TOUR OF HOMES
A NTIQUES DE A LER S
For the 45th Cathedral Antiques Show, we have over two dozen carefully selected dealers of period furniture, jewelry, art, and accessories ranging from 17th-century antiques to iconic midcentury modern pieces. You can find the perfect piece, begin a collection, or simply enjoy browsing and learning from the experts about their unique wares. Purchasing a run-of-show ticket allows you to enjoy the antiques all three days from February 4-6, as well as view the flower festival and take pleasure in the complimentary afternoon tea. Apropos, Inc. – Richmond, Virginia B & B Johnson, Inc. – Kennebunk, Maine Barometer Fair – Sarasota, Florida Barrett Inman Antiques – Augusta, Georgia Benton, Hayden & Associates – Atlanta, Georgia Butte's Antiques – Hope Mills, North Carolina Charles Edwin Puckett – Akron, Ohio Charles Hanlon – Palm Beach, Florida Dana Kelly Oriental Rugs – Lexington, Kentucky Davis-O'Reilly Antiques – Northpoint, Alabama D. M. DeLaurentis Fine Antique Prints – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania D. R. Grissom Collection Estate & Fine Jewelry – Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina Essex Antiquarians – Whitinsville, Massachusetts Federalist Antiques, Inc. – Kenilworth, Illinois Howard I. Price II Fine Art – Panama City, Panama Joseph M. Hayes Antiques – Bexley, Ohio Linda Ketterling Fine Majolica – Toledo, Ohio Marona Antiques and Restoration – Chicago Illinois Nicoll Fine Art & Antiques – Damariscotta, Maine Prints Charming Soho, Inc. – New York, New York Roberto Freitas American Antiques and Decorative Arts – Stonington, Connecticut Roger D. Winter, Ltd. – Solebury, Pennsylvania Sherwood Antiques – Macon, Georgia Somerset Antiques – Leesburg, Virginia The Silver Vault – Woodstock, Illinois Thomas M. Fortner Antiques – Memphis, Tennessee Vermilion Designs – Atlanta, Georgia Vintage Linens by Lois – Charleston, South Carolina Whitehall at the Villa – Chapel Hill, North Carolina
THIS YEAR'S BENEFICI ARY Literacy Action
Proceeds from the 2016 Cathedral Antiques Show and Tour of Homes benefit Literacy Action, the largest adult literacy nonprofit in the Southeast. Literacy Action teaches undereducated adults literacy, life, and work skills to empower them to reach their highest potential. Serving adults age 16 and up, Literacy Action offers a variety of classes and programs teaching reading and writing, mathematics, and English to speakers of other languages. Learn more at literacyaction.org
OUTR EACH SERVING AT PEACHTREE-PINE NEXT WEEK This Sunday, February 7, Cathedral parishioners will make our monthly visit to the homeless shelter at Peachtree-Pine. The residents always look forward to our hot lasagna and nutritious salad, for which we are well known! If you would like to participate, please contact Canon Cathy Zappa, 404-365-1043.
HABITAT DINNER AND PROJECT Be a part of the Cathedral's next Habitat for Humanity build! Join us for a potluck kickoff dinner on Sunday, February 21 at 6:30 p.m. in the Gould Room. If you can attend and/or if you can bring a dish, please sign up in the Atrium on Sundays or contact John Champion, 404-307-0817 or jchampion@bellsouth.net, so we can confirm headcount and plan for food preparation. We will have a great meal followed by a short program to discuss our Habitat ministry, recognize some of our previous participants, and discuss plans for this upcoming build. Our next home begins on Saturday, March 7 and runs through April 25. If you have built before, come join again. If you have never built, come be part of this exciting ministry. No skills required, just your enthusiasm. We will give you the tools and training that you need to make a contribution.
SOUPER BOWL The Cathedral Youth’s SOUPer Bowl of Caring Food Drive has correctly predicted the winner of the big game in nine of the past eleven years. Help us do it again! Please bring canned goods and money on Sunday, February 7 and “pledge” your donation to either the Denver Broncos or the Carolina Panthers. Whichever team receives the most donations is the Cathedral's pick for the game.
PR AYER S For those who are ill or recovering Garry Pryor Carol McDonald Priscilla Beale Karen Bellaire Virginia Bicksler George Bird John Blair Josh Borden Susan Carlisle Sally Coulter Lawrence Cowart Terry Dornbush Sarah duBignon Angela Ellis Mary Elrod Mary Ann Frazier D. Louis Gruver, Jr. Connie Hoar Ruthie Hunter Karen League Jack Lyle Herb Matthews Dick Miller Marian Palmore Jennifer Rankin Jonna Rankine
Joe K. Steele Roy Unkefer Chandra Westafer Dick Wilson Hollis Youngner Julia Alston Rodger Beatty Campbell Beckwith David Boone Joan Brooks Keith Brooks Meredith, Adam, and Leo Bugenske Denise Carlson Andrew Clark James P. Crutcher Jackson Culbreth John Dunn Charlie Foresythe Carleton Fuller Susan Gill Laura Burnett Gowen Eudelle Lanier Graham Stan Haines Patricia Hentz Robert Hoder Bernard Andreas Kan Dorothy Lanier Kenerly
Dexter Kimball Judith Klauba Kelly Kolak Lisa Krysiak Margaret Winders Kuhn Mr. and Mrs. Louis H. Marcotte, Sr Bonnie Shields McCormack Lorraine McKnight Jan McPherson Helen Patterson Cary Purvis Anna Robbins Logan Shannep Roush Vance Caroline and John Westerhoff For those who have died Carl Russell Fletcher, Jr. Alvera Frauenheim Phyllis Nygaard 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
OUTR EACH
CHOIR BA Z A AR
HELP ST. ANNE'S GUILD STOCK BCM'S PANTRY “For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat… Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.” Matthew 25:35-40 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 the memo line. The BCM food pantry provides 2000 bags of groceries to more than 1600 people each month, and is stocked entirely with donations from the community. According to the U.S. 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 a.m. and 11:15 a.m.
CATHEDR AL CHOIR REQUESTS DONATIONS! Please support the Cathedral Choir by donating items to the 2016 community bazaar, to be held March 10–12. We need housewares, jewelry, furniture, toys, books, CDs, DVDs, etc. Please bring items clean and ready to price to the Cathedral from February 13–28. Special drop-off tables will be in Arium on Saturdays 9 a.m.–noon, and Sunday mornings. For large or heavy items, you may call to schedule a pick-up in March. Donations are tax-deductible. In the spirit of Koinonia, Cathedral guilds and groups can also rent booth space. For more information on this opportunity to participate as a vendor, go to stphilipscathedral. org/2017pilgrimage. The bazaar will raise funds for the Cathedral Choirs’ 2017 pilgrimage to Salisbury and Durham Cathedrals in England. If you have any questions please contact c3bazaar@gmail.com or the music office, 404-365-1050.
LETTER S TO A YOUNG EPISCOPALI A N Dear Anna, Your teacher is right that “following your passion” and “finding your bliss” are good places to start as you begin to think about your future. That’s how the Greeks thought about it. They believed fulfillment came from listening to your own guiding spirit, or daimon. Socrates, for example, often withdrew from the conversation of the symposium to listen to his own personal daimon. Most of us, though, hear more than one voice when we stop and listen to ourselves. We hear the voices of our parents. We hear the voices of our culture. We hear the voice that tells us that exceptional achievement is a way to obtain the love and attention that we all want and need. It’s hard to hear the still, small voice of God. We have to learn what it sounds like and practice listening for it. That’s why we read the Bible, say the Lord’s Prayer, and
care for the poor and the sick. The voice of God will be the one reminding you it’s not all about us. We can’t achieve fulfillment in isolation. Our fulfillment depends on the fulfillment of the community in which we live, if not the fulfillment of whole creation. In other words, your fulfillment isn’t just about developing your own unique gifts. It’s about using your gifts for the common good. To paraphrase Walter Bruggemann, it’s about finding a purpose for being in the world that is related to the purposes of God. Sometimes you only know if you’ve heard the voice of God when you look back on how you responded. When the common good is part of the purpose, then you will find it is easier to appreciate the ways others have contributed to it as well. You won’t be quite as anxious about whether you’re the best, or whether you got there first.
And, when you reach your limits, the ability of your body, the scope of your imagination, or your need to make money, you won’t feel like you have failed. Your task was never to do it all. You only need to do your part. So, yes, start by following your passion and finding your bliss, but don’t stop until you figure out what the world needs you to do. And, when you start listening to yourself, just remember that the loudest voices are not always telling you the truth. Your affectionate uncle, Ames This letter is part of a series of fictional letters by Canon George Maxwell intended for Episcopalians young and old who wonder what it means to be faithful in the world today. Read previous letters in the series at stphilipscathedral.org/letters.
Cathedral Thrift House Treasure of the Week Fabulous Buckhead estate sale now in the Thrift House; includes Baker china cabinet, wonderful art, porcelains, fabrics, antique tables, chairs, and lamps. Great selection! 1893 Piedmont Road | 404-876-5440 | Monday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
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DEATHS Phyllis Nygaard, wife of Jim Nygaard, mother of Rafe Rivers and Alden Potts (Carter), grandmother of Carter and Brooks Potts, died January 25, 2016 CATHEDRAL TIMES SUBMISSION DEADLINES: For the Sunday, February 14 issue, the deadline is Wednesday, February 3. For the Sunday, February 21 issue, the deadline is Wednesday, February 10. Please email announcement requests to the editor, Dan Murphy, at dmurphy@ stphilipscathedral.org. Learn more about upcoming events, download sermons, and access contact information at stphilipscathedral.org.
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Women's Lenten Retreat
Listening for Longing: A Weekend of Retreat, Reflection, and Fellowship Friday–Sunday, March 11–13 St. Mary's Retreat Center, Sewanee, Tennessee Join women of the Cathedral for a weekend of fellowship, prayer, creativity, and time away. On this retreat we’ll visit Eve in the Garden of Eden to see what her story of original hunger has to teach us about our longings and our relationship with ourselves and God. Drawing upon the work of artist and Methodist minister Jan Richardson, we’ll explore the Garden and our longings and find sustenance for the path ahead. The retreat will be led by Jeannie Mahood with the Rev. Cathy Zappa, Canon for Prayer and Mission. In addition to being our Program Coordinator for Spirituality, Worship, and Pastoral Care, Jeannie is an artist and teacher with a background in art therapy and graphic design. We will be gathering at St. Mary's Conference Center in Sewanee, which offers a sanctuary of natural beauty and quiet for rest, renewal, and reconnection. Cost for the weekend is $282 (private room) or $221 (shared room). Visit stphilipscathedral.org/ womensretreat to register by Tuesday, February 9. Please contact Jeannie Mahood, jmahood@ stphilipscathedral.org, for further information. Space is limited so register soon!
LE N T E N QU I E T DAY February 27, 9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m., in the Gould Room “God is my light and my salvation; whom then shall I fear?” (Psalm 27) What can we learn from our fear, and how can we respond to it as people of faith? This Lenten Quiet Day, we will be praying with stories, scriptures, and spiritual practices, including Welcoming Prayer, that can help us explore and befriend fear in scary times. The retreat will be facilitated by the Rev. Lynnsay Buehler, director of The Julian of Norwich Center. Cost is $20, which includes lunch. To register, contact Jeannie Mahood, jmahood@ stphilipscathedral.org, by Tuesday, February 23.
CENTERING PRAYER MINI-RETREAT February 13, 9:30–11:30 a.m., at the L anier House Centering prayer is spiritual practice that stills the body, opens the heart, and helps center our lives in a heightened sense of God’s presence. Whether you are a beginner or long-time practitioner of centering prayer, or are simply curious about it, join us for a mini-retreat, led by Cathedral parishioner Will Traynor, on February 13, at the Lanier House. The morning retreat will include an introduction to centering prayer, along with sessions of sitting and walking prayer. There is no cost, but please RSVP to Cathy Zappa, czappa@stphilipscathedral.org.