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THE PRODIGAL AND THE LOST
March 6, 2016
Many of us remember with affection the great “Parable of the Prodigal Son” (Luke 15:11-32). An impatient and impudent younger son asks his father for a premature distribution of his inheritance. The younger son becomes “prodigal,” a new word for most Sunday Schoolers; we were taught it meant lavishly extravagant, profligate, irresponsibly wasteful, maybe irrationally exuberant. A prodigal person is not careful; he doesn’t care if he loses everything. But the parable does not end with the irresponsible lavishness of the younger son. The word “prodigal” also describes the father. While the younger son was returning, but still far off, it is the father who becomes irrationally exuberant. Older Christians, past childhood Sunday School age, begin to call this story “the parable of the prodigal father;” for it is the father who is prodigal, lavishly extravagant, running to his younger son and throwing his arms around him. The father calls for the best robe, the finest formal dinner jacket. He calls for a ring. He wants sandals to adorn the very feet which had wandered into perdition. So it is that the father represents the unsearchable grace of God, a grace that rejoices prodigally, pours itself out lavishly, when a lost child returns. But there is another brother, the older brother. Ah, what sadness for the older brother. His is a disconsolation that resounds through the Hebrew and Christian scriptures. All through the Bible, older brothers lose the blessing of God. There is an elder son in the parable, who becomes angry and refuses to go into the house where music and dancing and all sorts of commotion are occurring. They are calling it celebration. But the older son is devastated. The prodigal father replies that the older son is always with him, and he says, “All that is mine is yours.” But we do not hear again from the older son. The parable leaves him with wasteful and irresponsible bitterness. Perhaps he, too, the older son, is a prodigal character: irresponsibly lavish with anger and resentment. He was willing to lose everything in his anger. Maybe it is he who is lost, now. This parable of the prodigal men, two sons and a father, becomes complete only as Christians grow older, from childhood morality, to adult grace, and then to the complexities of family life and group dynamics. When we are young, we relate to the prodigal younger son. When we are older, catching our first glimpses of unmerited grace, we relate to the prodigal, graceful, father. When we begin to develop families and households, when we begin to lead organizations and deal with group dynamics, we discover the older son who is so prodigal with his anger and resentment. How will we act when grace is given to others, but not to us? Of course, we don’t enjoy identifying with the older brother. We don’t enjoy the older brother at our dinner parties either. But we know he is there. He is here. The older brother is part of every household. In fact, the older brother is probably somewhere inside each one of us. We have choices in life, and this beautiful parable—a masterpiece parable—presents us a model for several of them. We can choose to presume more than we should. We can choose to squander our life with a premature inheritance. We can choose to come to ourselves. We can choose to return to love. We can choose to welcome home the scoundrel. We can choose to drink that special bottle of wine, the one we have been saving forever. We can choose to remain outside the house. We can choose to waste and squander our life with bitterness and resentment. We can choose to celebrate.
Be glad, you righteous, and rejoice in the Lord; shout for joy, all who are true of heart. From this week’s lectionary Psalm 32:12
As we make those choices, we risk losing things. And the older we get in life, the more things we lose. Apparently, and amazingly, our God loses things, too. The parable of the prodigal son occurs as the first of three stories that Jesus tells in Luke, chapter fifteen, about lost things. One sheep out of a hundred is lost, but heaven searches for that lost one. A woman loses just one of ten silver coins, and turns the house upside down looking for that one coin. When she finds it, she calls all the neighbors over for a party; “Rejoice with me!’ she says. Maybe losing things is a part of life, and a part of the Christian life. If so, then finding things is also a part of life, and a part of the Christian life. We are meant to find things, and to be lavishly extravagant in our celebrating. “Child, you are always with me, even if you seem to be lost right now. All that is mine is yours, even if you resent how I use it, and even if someone else claims something too soon and even if that someone squanders it all. All that is mine is yours, what I lose and what I find. But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and has come to life; he was lost and has been found.” Jesus talked a lot about losing things. And, then, even he was lost. But in Christ, lost things are found. In Christ, we celebrate lavishly and prodigally.
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, March 6, 2016 / Lent 4, Year C
Sunday, March 6, 2016 / Lent 4, Year C
7:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Mikell Chapel Celebrant and Preacher: Canon Carolynne Williams
4 p.m. Choral Evensong / Cathedral Schola William Bradley Roberts, Prayer of John Donne Gerre Hancock, Preces and Responses Gabriel Jackson, Truro Service Gabriel Jackson, A Prayer of King Henry VI Charles Villiers Stanford, Beati quorum via
Liturgy of the Word Lesson: Joshua 5:9-12 Psalm 32 Epistle: 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 Gospel: Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32
8:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Cathedral Celebrant: Canon Cathy Zappa Preacher: Canon Wallace Marsh 9 a.m.
Holy Eucharist, Mikell Chapel Celebrant and Preacher: Canon Carolynne Williams
11:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Cathedral Celebrant: Canon Todd Smelser Preacher: Canon Cathy Zappa
11:15 a.m. La Santa Eucaristía, Mikell Chapel Celebrant: Canon Wallace Marsh Preacher: Deacon Juan Sandoval 4 p.m.
Evensong and Holy Eucharist, Cathedral Officiant and Preacher: The Rev. Dr. Bill Harkins
8:45 and 11:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist / Cathedral Choir Tenors and Basses Peter Hallock, To the Supreme Being arr. F. Melius Christiansen and Kurt J. Wycisk, Beautiful Savior
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. An adult confirmation class is underway 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.” This Sunday, Canon Wallace Marsh presents, “Who is Jesus? Part 2.” 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 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.
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. One hundred 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. 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
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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MUSIC
WOR SHIP
FLORIDA ORGANIST TO PERFORM This Sunday, March 6, at 3:15 p.m., we welcome organist William Wisnom, the winner of several international competitions and recipient of numerous awards. Having recently performed at many prestigious venues—including the National Cathedral, St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, Trinity Church in Boston, and Grace Cathedral in San Francisco—Wisnom will perform works by Widor, Vierne and Tournemire, among others. This will be one of the few times anyone will have the opportunity to hear this young man perform without an admission charge. Come and hear this marvelously talented young musician play our renowned instrument in our gracious acoustic.
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 through 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.
Charles-Marie Widor, Allegro, from Symphonie VI Louis Vierne, Claire de Lune Louis-Claude Daquin, Noël X, from Nouveau Livre de Noëls Charles Tournemire, Improvisation on “Victimae paschali laudes”
PILGR IM AGE ROOTS OF ANGLIANISM PILGRIMAGE You are invited on a pilgrimage to England to discover the “Roots of Anglicanism.” From June 3-15, we will visit England's great cathedrals and collegiate foundations, including 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. Each visit will include an opportunity to join each institution's worshipping community for Choral Evensong or Eucharist, sung by its own resident choir. The pilgrimage will be led by Canon Dale Adelmann, with assistance from Canon Wallace Marsh, who will serve as Chaplain. Each day of the pilgrimage will be centered on one of England’s great cathedrals or collegiate foundations. A typical day will include a group tour with experienced guides, often including special glimpses behind-the‐scenes. The daily focus of this pilgrimage will be to join each institution’s worshipping community for Choral Evensong or Choral 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 at dadelmann@ stphilipscathedral.org or at 404-365-1051.
TICKETS TO CATHEDRAL CHOIR BAZAAR PREVIEW PARTY ON SALE NOW! The Cathedral Choir bazaar, Thursday–Saturday, 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. CATHEDRAL CHOIR REQUESTS DONATIONS! Please support the Cathedral Choir by donating items to the 2016 community bazaar, to be held Thursday– Saturday, March 10–12. We need housewares, jewelry, furniture, books, toys, music and videos, etc. Please bring items clean and ready to price to the Cathedral by Sunday, March 6. Drop-off tables will be in Atrium on Saturdays 9 a.m.–noon, and Sunday mornings. For large or heavy items, email c3bazaar@gmail.com or call the music office, 404-365-1050, to schedule a pickup. All donations are tax deductible and all proceeds will be used to support the choir's 2017 pilgrimage to England. For more information, visit stphilipscathedral. org/2017pilgrimage.
THE CATHEDRAL WELCOMES LAUREN RAYMOND TO OUR KITCHEN! We are pleased to announce that the Cathedral has signed an agreement with Lauren Raymond. Lauren will have nonexclusive rights to use our kitchen from 4–10:30 a.m. each day to bake the goods that she sells in her business, Flora & Flour Biscuits. Lauren’s skills and experience are impressive. She was profiled on February 11, 2016, in the Atlanta JournalConstitution. You may have already had one of her biscuits at the Cathedral Farmers Market. Perhaps more importantly, though, Lauren has a gentle spirit that feels at home at the Cathedral. Lauren will also prepare and serve lunch on Wednesdays. And, we are talking
with her about other meals and catering opportunities. The relationship with Lauren is the first step in a larger effort to make the kitchen a more vital part of our community life. We are in conversations with several parishioners about volunteering in the kitchen, and in the coming months we will offer several opportunities for parishioners interesting in using the kitchen to get the certifications that Fulton County requires for them to have in order for us to maintain our sanitation rating. The first of those trainings is Wednesday, March 16, and we will publish dates for other trainings soon. In the meantime, please welcome Lauren Raymond. We’re glad that she has joined us.
Interested in using the Cathedral kitchen for your group or event? Attend the Safe Food Service Preparation Training! Wednesday, March 16 10–11 a.m. at the Cathedral To sign up, contact Ivory Richardson, irichardson@ stphilipscathedral.org. This training is free for participants.
CATHEDR AL BOOK STOR E SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BOOK STORE Shop regularly. Spread the word. And, become a Book Fellow. A Book Fellow is someone who sees the Cathedral Book Store as a vital ministry and wants to support the book store’s growth and impact through financial support. As a group, we are committed to offering additional lectures, workshops and educational programs that enrich the lives and faith journeys of all people. On Sunday March 6, 13 and 20, stop by a special table in the Atrium to become a Book Fellow. Or, visit the Cathedral Book Store or website cathedralbookstore.org to learn more on how to become a Book Fellow.
Your donation will benefit the Book Store’s ministry by: • Underwriting guest lecturers and educational programs. • Providing financing for special book donations to local charities and homeless shelters. • Supporting marketing efforts and improvements to the Cathedral Book Store. Benefits of becoming a Book Fellow include: • Discount shopping days and special discount coupons. • Advanced registration and reserved seating at lectures, workshops, and educational programs. • Special receptions to meet speakers and authors.
PR AYER S For those who are ill or recovering Priscilla Beale Karen Bellaire Virginia Bicksler George Bird John Blair Josh Borden Susan Carlisle Susan Cole Sally Coulter Lawrence Cowart Terry Dornbush Sarah duBignon Kitty Dukehart Angela Ellis Mary Elrod Mary Ann Frazier D. Louis Gruver, Jr. Connie Hoar Karen League Jack Lyle Herb Matthews Carol McDonald Dick Miller Marian Palmore Stuart Peebles Garry Pryor Jennifer Rankin Jonna Rankine
Joe K. Steele Roy Unkefer Chandra Westafer Dick Wilson Hollis Youngner Johnny Alewine Julia Alston Steve Auerbach Rodger Beatty Campbell Beckwith David Boone Joan Brooks Keith Brooks Meredith, Adam, and Leo Bugenske Denise Carlson Andrew Clark Joann Claypoole Jackson Culbreth John Dunn Charlie Foresythe Carleton Fuller Susan Gill Eudelle Lanier Graham Stan Haines Patricia Hentz Debanhi Hernandez Robert Hoder Annemarie and Ante Jazic Bernard Andreas Kan
WEEK OF WONDER JUNE 6-10, 9 A.M.–12 P.M. $100 PER CHILD Children who are age 3 (by March 1) through rising 5th graders are invited to participate in Week of Wonder, the Cathedral's Vacation Bible School! We'll play and learn, dance and sing throughout the week, all while “catching the wave of God’s amazing love” at Surf Shack! Week of Wonder is a volunteer driven Christian formation experience. We rely on parent, youth, and community volunteers to keep WOW running, safe, and fun. Adults, please prayerfully consider how you will be a part of the WOW experience this year and fill out a registration form to let us know that you will be here. Volunteers and participants can sign up at stphilipscathedral.org/weekofwonder.
Dorothy Lanier Kenerly Kelly Kolak Lisa Krysiak Margaret Winders Kuhn Mrs. Louis H. Marcotte, Sr Bonnie Shields McCormack Lorraine McKnight Jan McPherson Andy Nelson Helen Patterson Libby Powell Cary Purvis Logan Shannep Michelle Simmons Roush Vance Caroline and John Westerhoff Lu Worrell For those who have died Charlie Foresyth Joseph Choate League, Sr. Marian Jones 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
SIGN UP FOR FOYERS TODAY ! Do you enjoy eating good food and meeting new people? Then Foyers is for you! Experience friends, food, and fellowship in small groups of 8 to 10 each month beginning with Super Foyers on Sunday, April 3 at 6 p.m. in Child Hall. It's not too early to sign up! Please contact Jackie Hollingsworth at 404-281-8282 or jackiech03@ gmail.com with your name, address, phone number, and email.
OUTR EACH THANKS FROM ST. VERONICA'S GUILD There is a story of a man, who, while walking on the beach, came upon a multitude of starfish that had washed ashore and become stranded very far from the water. He began methodically to pick up starfish one by one and throw them back in the water. Watching him do this, another man asked him how he could possibly make a difference among so many. Continuing to throw starfish back into the water, he replied, “Made a difference to that one... and to that one... and to that
one.” The needs of homeless persons seem overwhelming, but together we can make a difference to “that one” and to “that one” and to “that one.” St. Veronica’s Guild would like to offer our most heartfelt thanks for the very
generous outpouring of gifts of personal care items from members of our parish for the four ministries to which we provide them: Crossroads Community Ministries, Emmaus House, Church of the Common Ground, and Holy Comforter Friendship Center. Feedback from the ministries has indicated great appreciation and ongoing need for these items. Special thanks goes to Charlotte Rubenstein, and her mother, Susan Gantt, for leading a drive among Charlotte’s sixth grade class at Woodward. Members of this class both contributed and sorted a great many items.
LETTER S TO A YOUNG EPISCOPALI A N Dear Anna, Your description of your last run of the day reminded me of Neo dodging bullets in The Matrix—everything moving in slow motion, you can see what’s coming at you well in advance, you have plenty of time to react. I think they call that an optimal state, but whatever it is, I can sense the joy you felt at being “in the zone,” of being connected to something larger than yourself. Deer Valley is such a beautiful place, and I can imagine you totally absorbed in making your way down the mountain. I am also remembering how hard you have worked to get ready for this moment. Do you remember all of those lessons, and how many times you struggled to get it right? You told me once that you even had to learn to recognize when you were in the zone, because otherwise you would just keep skiing faster and faster until you lost
control. I know that, when you talk about being in the zone, it’s a physical thing. You are talking about performing at your best. I think, though, that we can have similar experiences in other parts of our lives. There are times when we feel like we are just in the flow of things. We find ourselves absorbed in solving a problem, or writing a letter. And, when we think back on it, we realize that there was a moment when things just seemed to come to us more easily and to be more fun. I recently heard an interview with a botanist who talked about plants as if they were people – sentient beings, with the capacity to learn and remember things. A first, it sounded strange, but then, over the course of the interview, it began to make sense. By refusing to treat the plants as inanimate objects, she was learning more about them than just how they work. It struck me that we are made for relationship. And, when we look at things
this way, we become more generous people. We find the humility and ability to respect others that are necessary to live life well. It takes practice, but when we get it right, we experience more moments that feel like your last run of the day, being in a zone where everything just seems to flow, and where being generous feels as natural as you described your short turns. Travel home safely. 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 Enjoy fellowship, relaxation, and the perfect setting for Memorial Day weekend in the North Carolina
PARISH RETREAT MAY 27-29
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 registration coming soon!
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 features five young, dynamic ordained priests of the Episcopal Church. 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.