cathedral times The Weekly Newsletter of the Cathedral of St. Philip, Serving Atlanta and the World
February 21, 2016
THE DEAN'S FORUM WELCOMES GUEST SPEAKER SHEFFIELD HALE “HISTORY, HERITAGE, AND MEMORY ” I am so pleased to welcome a special guest to the Dean’s Forum this Sunday! He is my good friend, and fellow Episcopalian, Sheffield Hale, executive director of the Atlanta History Center. At the Dean’s Forum this Sunday, February 21, at 10:10 am in Child Hall, Sheffield will offer his presentation titled “History, Heritage, and Memory,” discussing the public display of Confederate and other historical memorials. It’s a great presentation and I have seen a preview of it. It is superb in its own right. When I first heard his discussion, I realized that his arguments have relevance to particular discussions about the Bible. Why, for instance, do we keep certain parts of the Bible even when our interpretation of those parts has changed? Should we retain those parts? Sheffield Hale will speak as executive director of our neighbor, the Atlanta History Center, but his views will help certain of our biblical discussions, too. I look forward to his remarks!
Therefore, my brothers and sisters, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, my beloved. From this week’s lectionary Philippians 4:1
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.
2016 CH APTER Rob Adams (Junior Warden), Mary Bondurant (Executive Committee At-Large), Josh Borden, Kate Brewer, Matt Caine, Mary Caroline Cravens (Senior Warden), Joan Gilbert, Austin Hall (Secretary), Jason Hultgren, Lindsey Hardegree, Wade Hooper, Eric Mininberg, Doug O’Bryan (Treasurer), Brad Reeves, Julie Rief, Ruth Russ, Susan Troutman, George Watson, Anne Young
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.
WORSHIP SCHEDULE
MUSIC
Sunday, February 21, 2016 / Lent 2, Year C
Sunday, February 21, 2016 / Lent 2, Year C
Liturgy of the Word Lesson: Genesis 15:1-12,17-18 Psalm 27 Epistle: Philippians 3:17-4:1 Gospel: Luke 13:31-35
7:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Mikell Chapel Celebrant and Preacher: Canon Wallace Marsh
8:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Cathedral Celebrant: Canon George Maxwell Preacher: Dean Sam Candler 9 a.m.
Holy Eucharist, Mikell Chapel Celebrant and Preacher: Canon Wallace Marsh
11:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Cathedral Celebrant: The Rev. Dr. Bill Harkins Preacher: Dean Sam Candler
11:15 a.m. La Santa Eucaristía, Mikell Chapel Celebrant and Preacher: Canon Wallace Marsh 4 p.m.
Evensong and Holy Eucharist, Cathedral Officiant and Preacher: Dean Sam Candler
8:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist / Staff Singers 11:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist / Cathedral Choir Joel Martinson, The Invitation Richard Farrant, Hide not thou thy face, O Lord 4 p.m. Choral Evensong / Cathedral Schola Arthur Baynon, When rooks fly homeward Robert Lehman, Preces and Responses Gerald Near, On plainsong themes Stephen Paulus, Pilgrims’ Hymn David Briggs, O Lord, support us all the day long
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. ADULT CONFIRMATION CLASS – Child Hall Led by Dean Sam Candler and others. This Sunday, Dean Candler welcomes Sheffield Hale, executive director of the Atlanta History Center, for a special presentation: “History, Heritage, and Memory.” If you are interested in confirmation class or have any questions, contact Canon Wallace Marsh, wmarsh@stphilipscathedral.org. OLD FASHIONED SUNDAY SCHOOL– Room 133 Led by Canons Cathy Zappa and George Maxwell Rabbi Jonathan Sacks recently published a book titled, Not in God’s Name: Confronting Religious Violence, in which
WHAT THE MYSTICS KNOW – Room 239 Led by Canon Carolynne Williams We continue our conversation about 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. Bring your coffee and a friend.
he argues that only religion can solve the problem of religiously inspired violence. This term in Old Fashioned Sunday School, we look at Rabbi Sacks’ argument in general, and his reading of the book of Genesis in particular, and use it to talk about the nature of fear, violence, and religion, and how we, as Christians, should be responding to the threats we face.
BEGINNING BIBLICAL GREEK – Room 356 Led by the Rev. Dr. Thee Smith We offer Beginning Biblical Greek on a drop-in basis and require no previous knowledge of Greek. Every class begins
with alphabet and pronunciation practice. This year we use the proven successful, Basic Greek in 30 Minutes a Day: A Self Study Introduction to New Testament Greek by James Found. Also open to beginners, Continuing Biblical Greek (Sundays at 1:15 p.m.) includes long-term members who translate using grammar aids, lexicons and commentaries. texts adds nuance and depth to reading scripture. SMALL GROUP BIBLE STUDY – Room 122 Led by Jim Bingham and Gordon Mathis
WEDNESDAYS IN LENT 7 P.M. IN CHILD HALL AND STREAMING LIVE AT STPHILIPSCATHEDRAL.ORG/LENTENSERIES February 17: The Rev. Zachary Thompson Rector, Church of Our Saviour, Atlanta February 24: The Rev. Kimberly Jackson Chaplain, Absalom Jones Student Center, Atlanta March 2: The Rev. Jenna Strizak Associate Rector, Holy Trinity Parish, Decatur March 9: The Rev. David Wagner Associate Priest for Youth and Young Adults, St. Luke's, Atlanta March 16: The Rev. Katie Bradshaw Curate, St. Columb's Episcopal Church, Ridgeland, Mississippi 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!
MUSIC ATLANTA ORGANIST TO PERFORM This Sunday, February 21, at 3:15 p.m., we welcome Shannon Gallier, organist and choirmaster at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church in Atlanta. A graduate of Centenary College of Louisiana and Indiana University, Shannon will perform works Alain, Pachelbel, Locklair, and Rheinberger. Come and enjoy the marvelous talent of one of Atlanta’s own. Jehan Alain, Litanies Jehan Alain, Le Jardin suspendu (Chacone) Johann Pachelbel, Ciacona in F minor Dan Locklair, Windows of Comfort: “…beside the still waters.” (Psalm 23) [Chaconne] Joseph Rheinberger, “Introduction and Passacaglia,” from Sonata VIII in E minor
WOR SHIP LENTEN WEDNESDAY EUCHARIST This Lent, take a midweek break to worship in the quiet holiness of Mikell Chapel. Beginning at 5:45 p.m. each Wednesday, February 17– March 23, as well as Monday and Tuesday in Holy Week (March 21 and 22), join us as we celebrate the Eucharist. These services make a great precursor to the Lenten Series, 7 p.m. in Child Hall.
ENGLAND PILGRIMAGE INFORMATIONAL MEETING All are invited to attend an informational meeting on Sunday, February 21 at 5:30 p.m. (following 4 p.m. Evensong) in the Gould Room. The meeting will be about the "Roots of Anglicanism" pilgrimage being planned for this summer, June 3-15. Canons Dale Adelmann and Wallace Marsh will show slides and speak about the English cathedrals and collegiate foundations that will be included in the pilgrimage. Each day of the pilgrimage will take us to one of England’s great cathedrals or collegiate foundations—Canterbury, Cambridge University (King's, St. John's, and Trinity Colleges), Durham, Fountains Abbey, Salisbury, St. Paul's Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, Winchester, and York Minster—and will include an opportunity to join in worship at each institution’s Choral Evensong or Eucharist, sung by its own resident choir. All who are interested in participating in the pilgrimage should contact Dr. Adelmann and make a deposit by Tuesday, March 15. For more information, please contact him directly by email at dadelmann@stphilipscathedral.org or at 404-365-1051.
E A S TE R FLOW E R D O N AT I O N S Please consider making a donation for flowers, in memorial or thanksgiving, to decorate the Cathedral for Easter Day by Sunday, March 13. Visit the Flower Guild table in the Atrium on Sundays, complete and return the form below, or make your donation online at stphilipscathedral.org/contribute.
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OUTR EACH 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.
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.
CATHEDRAL ANTIQUES SHOW BENEFICIARY APPLICATIONS Although the 2016 show just wrapped up two weeks ago, the Cathedral Antiques Show is already looking to next year! The Cathedral Antiques Show is accepting applications for its 2017 beneficiary. Applications can be found online at cathedralantiques.org. Viable applicant organizations will be Atlanta-area non-profit human services organizations that can demonstrate exemplary stewardship of resources, excellent governance, high operational efficiency, and lasting positive outcomes for populations served. The Cathedral Antiques Show is particularly interested in helping charities for whom the show's support will be transformational. The deadline is Monday, February 29, 2016.
STEWAR DSHIP 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.
PR AYER S For those who are ill or recovering 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. Debahni Hernandez Connie Hoar Karen League Jack Lyle Herb Matthews Dick Miller Marian Palmore Stuart Peebles Garry Pryor Jennifer Rankin Jonna Rankine Joe K. Steele Roy Unkefer
Chandra Westafer Dick Wilson Hollis Youngner Susan Cole Carol McDonald Julia Alston Rodger Beatty Campbell Beckwith David Boone Joan Brooks Keith Brooks Meredith, Adam, and Leo Bugenske Denise Carlson Andrew Clark Apryl Roberts Cox 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 Kelly Kolak Lisa Krysiak
Margaret Winders Kuhn Mrs. Louis H. Marcotte, Sr Bonnie Shields McCormack Lorraine McKnight Jan McPherson Helen Patterson Libby Powell Cary Purvis Anna Robbins Logan Shannep Roush Vance Caroline and John Westerhoff Lu Worrell For those who have died James W. Bland, Jr. Susie Clark Ruthie Hunter Judith Klauba Louis H. Marcotte Sr. 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 NEW MEMBERS Johanna and Bryan Barnes, and their daughters Brooke and Georgia, from Atlanta Anna and Rich Lynott, from Atlanta Caroline Mitchell, from Marietta Alan Taylor, from Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania Pat Wise, from Natchez, Mississippi
BIRTHS Evelyn Rose Arreola, daughter of Meagan and Miguel Arreola, born January 26, 2016 Rollis Payne Whitney, son of Radford and Grant Whitney, born February 5, 2016 DEATHS Ruthie Hunter, sister of Mary Mercer, died February 10, 2016
CHILDR EN'S MINISTR IES All fourth and fifth graders are invited to attend EYSeedlings,
a monthly gathering of fellowship and fun. The next meeting will be Sunday, February 21 from 4–6 p.m. We will learn some Lenten practices and share a meal together. If you’re planning to come to EYSeedlings at any time this year, please register at stphilipscathedral.org/eyseedlings. In addition to registering, if you’ll be with us on February 21, please email Ciara Rowley at crowley@stphilipscathedral.org to RSVP.
CHOIR BA Z A AR TICKETS TO CATHEDR AL CHOIR BAZA AR PREVIEW PARTY ON SALE NOW! The Cathedral Choir bazaar, March 10–12, will raise funds for the Cathedral Choir’s 2017 pilgrimage to Salisbury and Durham Cathedrals in England. The preview party, Thursday, March 10 in Child Hall, includes a silent auction, entertainment, and first dibs on items for sale. Tickets are $15 and are on sale now at stphilipscathedral.org/2017pilgrimage and Sunday mornings in the Atrium. If you have any questions, please contact c3bazaar@gmail.com or the music office, 404-365-1050.
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 Atrium 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.
LETTER S TO A YOUNG EPISCOPALI A N Dear Anna, You’re right. It’s easy for a Lenten discipline to turn into a self-improvement project. I can see why just giving up your after-school Coke doesn’t feel like it has much to do with God. Many years ago I settled into giving up sugar and alcohol every year. It made me ask myself questions, like why I thought I needed an oatmeal raison cookie in the middle of the afternoon to perk up, or a glass of wine at the end of the day to calm down. Giving up some of my vices as a Lenten discipline made me pause and reflect, and I had the opportunity to look for God in those moments instead of filling them with the next easy fix. Over time, though, the discipline became a routine and I was no longer reflecting on my habits. Mostly, giving up cookies and wine made me feel better. I slept better, lost weight, and felt more energetic. It had
become all about me. The Christian mystic, John Chrysostom, said, “No act of virtue can be great if it is not followed by advantage for others. So, no matter how much time you spend fasting, no matter how much you sleep on a hard floor and eat ashes and sigh continually, if you do no good to others, you do nothing great.” There’s nothing wrong with selfimprovement, of course, but when we’re paying attention to God, we realize that it’s not an end unto itself. My Lenten discipline felt purposeful again once I found ways to use the energy that I gained from cutting out sugar and alcohol to do something for someone else. I don’t know what your ultimate response to God might be this Lent, but I think you should look for it at the moment you would have reached for the Coke. It might be that you set aside the money you would have spent on the Coke for a specific cause – or use the time to write a
letter to your dear old uncle! Whatever it is, you’ll know that you are responding to God when you are, as Chrysostom says, “doing good to others.” I look forward to hearing about how it goes. 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.
C AT H E D R A L S E R V I C E S O N L I N E The Cathedral now offers live video streaming of the 11:15 a.m. service every Sunday! If you are unable to attend church in person, simply log on to worship with us each week: stphilipscathedral.org/stream. Video recordings of 8:45 a.m and 11:15 a.m. sermons are also available online, usually within a day or two.
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SAVE THE DATE
LE N T E N QU I E T DAY February 27, 9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. in the Gould Room
PARISH RETREAT MAY 27-29
Enjoy fellowship, relaxation, and the perfect setting for Memorial Day weekend in the North Carolina mountains. Highlights will include a bluegrass band, fried chicken dinner, ice cream social, kayaking and lake swimming, Saturday morning programming, and Sunday morning chapel service. Cathedral members of all ages are welcome! Please contact Carrie Philpott, carrie_elson@hotmail.com, or Mary Hunter Rouse, mrouse@stphilipscathedral.org, with questions. Online
“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.
registration coming soon!
FARMERS MARKET REUSABLE BAG DESIGN CONTEST Country Financial and the Cathedral Farmers Market invite all Atlanta high school students to participate in the fourth annual farmers market reusable bag design contest. Entries are due Friday, March 4, and the winning design will be revealed Saturday, April 16 at the market. The student with the winning design will receive a $1,000 scholarship. The student’s design will also be displayed on thousands of reusable canvas bags distributed to shoppers this season at market. Two runners-up will each receive a $500 scholarship. Students’ designs should reflect this year’s theme: “Our Farms, Your Tables.” For more information, visit peachtreeroadfarmersmarket.com. The Cathedral Farmers Market is the largest producer-only market in metro Atlanta, open Saturdays, April–December.