cathedral times The Weekly Newsletter of the Cathedral of St. Philip, Serving Atlanta and the World
July 23, 2017
THE RELATIONALITY OF CREATION
By the Rev. Dr. Bill Harkins Priest Associate
“The physical structure of the Universe is love. It draws together and unites; in uniting, it differentiates. Love is the core energy of evolution and its goal.” ~ Teilhard de Chardin, Human Energy One of my favorite professors at Vanderbilt University was Dr. John Compton, who taught courses in philosophy of science, and science and religion. He was a brilliant teacher whose father, Arthur Compton, was a Nobel Laureate who worked on the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos, New Mexico, where John attended high school. John encouraged us to engage in the dialogue between science and religion, ask tough questions, and enjoy and explore the ambiguous spaces between. We read Thomas Kuhn’s book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (1962). It challenged the view of scientific discovery wherein progress is generated and accelerated by a particular great scientist. Rather, Kuhn suggested, new discoveries depend on shared theoretical beliefs, values, and techniques of the larger scientific community—what he called the “disciplinary matrix” or “paradigm.” Building upon this, feminist scholars identified attitudes toward gender and race as among those shared values and beliefs, and suggested that we need to question the ways histories of science recount who does what, and who gets credit. Evelyn Fox Keller, writing in her book Reflections on Gender and Science, suggested that science is neither as impersonal nor as cognitive as we thought. And it is not reserved for male geniuses working on their own. It occurs through collaboration. This includes religious values, critical inquiry, and dialogue. The year Kuhn’s text was published, the Mercury Friendship 7 mission occurred. John Glenn, piloting the spacecraft, was returning to earth when the automatic control system failed, forcing him to manually navigate the capsule to touchdown. Katherine Johnson, one of the (“Hidden Figures”) African American mathematicians working for NASA, calculated and graphed Glenn’s reentry trajectory in real time, accounted for all possible complications, and traced the exact path that Glenn needed to follow in order to safely splash down in the Atlantic.
Jesus answered, “The one who sows the good seed is
Such stories amplify and deepen the work of Kuhn, Keller, and others who encourage us to cocreate a future in which more and different people—regardless of race, gender, religion, class, or sexual identity—can imagine themselves as participants in new unfolding discoveries.
the kingdom.”
At heart, these narratives evoke the relationality of Creation, and God’s love, an evolving, divine, dynamic energy. As the poet Wallace Stevens said, “Nothing is itself taken alone. Things are because of interrelations or interactions.” And as Ilia Delio has written in The Unbearable Wholeness of Being, “If being is intrinsically relational (as the Trinity evokes) then nothing exists independently or autonomously. Rather, “to be” is “to be with”…I do not exist in order that I may possess; rather, I exist in order that I may give of myself, for it is in giving that I am myself.” Or, as Mary Oliver said so well,
Matthew 13:37
“And what do I risk to tell you this, which is all I know? Love yourself. Then forget it. Then, love the world. ”
the Son of Man; the field is the world, and the good seed are the children of From this week’s lectionary
Sounds like a relational, Incarnational, Trinitarian Gospel to me. I pray that in this long, green season of Pentecost we find ways to live into, and out of this “matrix” of God’s unfolding Creation.
MUSIC
MEMBERSHIP TRANSITIONS
ALLEGRO MUSIKGARTEN CLASSES
BIRTHS
FOR KIDS THROUGH AGE 5 Looking for fun family activities this summer? Join one of our Allegro music classes. Using a unique Musikgarten curriculum designed
William Van Wagstaff, Jr., son of Alissa and Will Wagstaff, grandson of Triff and John Cook, born July 10, 2017
for families with children of mixed ages,
All Together Now addresses early childhood
NEW MEMBERS
2017 CH APTER
developmental processes through music and
Matt Anthony, Carol Baker, Mary Bondurant, Kate Brewer, Matt Caine, Mary Caroline Cravens (Senior Warden), Joan Gilbert, Austin Hall, Lindsey Hardegree, Jason Hultgren, Bridget James, Jenny McClure, Eric Mininberg, Doug O’Bryan (Junior Warden), Cyrus Philpott, Brad Reeves, Matt Richardson, Julie Rief, Anne Young
in language, evokes movement, stimulates the
and their children Ogechukwu,
in a group setting that builds community—a
Obumneme, from Norcross, Georgia
CLERGY A ND C A NONS 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 Pastoral Care and Worship The Rev. Catherine Zappa Canon for Spirituality and Mission The Rev. John William Harkins III, Ph.D. Priest Associate The Rev. Theophus “Thee” Smith, Ph.D. Priest Associate The Rev. Carolynne G. Williams Canon Associate for Pastoral and Elder Care The Rev. Juan Sandoval Deacon for Hispanic Ministries
movement activities. Music immerses the child brain and fosters physical coordination—all
truly holistic experience, and it’s great fun, too! More information and registration at
Ifeoma and Ndubuisi Imonugo, Olisaeloka, Onyebuchi, and Jim Bell, from Washington, DC Elizabeth Groseth,
stphilipscathedral.org/allegro.
from Las Vegas, Nevada Jim and Julie Brawner, from Atlanta DEATHS Paul Reeves Barber, died July 10, 2017
WOR SHIP SCHEDULE
MUSIC
Sunday, July 23, 2017 / Proper 11, Year A
Sunday, July 23, 2017 / Proper 11, Year A
Liturgy of the Word Lesson: Genesis 28:10-19a Psalm 139: 1-11, 22-23 Epistle: Romans 8:12-25 Gospel: Matthew 13:24-30,36-43 7:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Mikell Chapel Celebrant and Preacher: Canon Carolynne Williams
8:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Cathedral Celebrant: The Rev. Dr. Thee Smith Preacher: Canon Cathy Zappa 9 a.m.
Holy Eucharist, Mikell Chapel Celebrant and Preacher: Canon Carolynne Williams
11:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Cathedral Celebrant: The Rev. Dr. Thee Smith Preacher: Canon Cathy Zappa 11:15 a.m. La Santa Eucharistía, Cathedral Celebrant: Canon Wallace Marsh Preacher: Deacon Juan Sandoval
8:45 and 11:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist / Herb Buffington, guest organist Voluntaries: Gerre Hancock, A Meditation on “Draw Us In the Spirit's Tether” Healey Willan, Matins Herbert Buffington, Improvisation on Lobe den Herren The Cathedral Choir is on pilgrimage in England.
CHILDR EN 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.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH WOMEN ST. VERONICA’S GUILD CONTINUES TO SPONSOR TOILETRY DRIVE St. Veronica’s Guild thanks the Cathedral parish for its faithful and consistent support of our toiletry ministry for four local Episcopal
ministries, which serve people who are homeless or on the verge of homelessness. Each ministry has expressed profound appreciation
for our donations. We continue to need new, unopened, travel-sized (or regular-sized) personal care items! Summer is a good time to
be thinking about this need, as many of us are traveling and may
have access to unneeded travel sized toiletries. Having visited the
four ministries, guild members report that the items most requested include travel-sized bar soap, washcloths, shampoo, deodorant,
toothbrushes, toothpaste, razors, feminine hygiene products, and
diapers. Donations may be left at the information desk. For more information, contact Lucy Perry at 404-350-9494, or Dianne Otwell at dochaplain@gmail.com.
PR AYER S For those who are ill or recovering:
For those who have died:
Kaye Cairney
Betty Ann Slaton
Immediate Needs
Emily Richardson Cleve Willcoxon
Paul R. Barber
Mason Tompkins
Oliver Woodward
Long Term Prayers Julia Ballard • Virginia Bicksler • Cornelia Bird • George Bird • John Blair • David W. Boone • Josh Borden • Pat Brinson • Catherine Carson • Louisa Chapman • Ginny Collins • Lawrence Cowart • Terry Dornbush • Sarah duBignon • Kitty Dukehart • Angela Ellis • Randy Farmer • Amy Feuss • Jane Hannah • Caroline Hatcher • Shirley Heermann • Richard Hill • Tommy Lanier • Elaine Lyon • Robert and Aggie Maddox • Carol McDonald • Georgia Meagher • Dick Miller • Carrick Mollenkamp • Charlie Neal • Hall O'Neal • Marian Palmore • Walter Perrin • Beth Pitzer • Brenda Pruitt • Garry Pryor • Jennifer Rankin • Agnes Elizabeth Robertson • Martin Ruegsegger • Jeanne M. Smith • Joe K. Steele • Sheila and Lee Stovall • Julie Sutton • Cindy West • Chandra Westafer • Hollis Youngner Family and Friends Henry Altenbach • Phoebe Haffner Andrew • Steve Auerbach • Bettina Bass • Rodger Beatty • Darrell Boyette • Joan Brooks • Keith Brooks • Meredith, Adam, and Leo Bugenske • Jake Cantrell • Denise Carlson • Nancy Lanphier Chapin • Andrew Clark • Faye Comer • Timothy Paul Condrey • Jackson Culbreth • Ashley Debelbot and Brenda Jones • Robert Eckhart • Joshua Felder • Carleton Fuller • Susan Gill • Peggy Govan • Eudelle Lanier Graham • Darrell and Gail Grimmett • D. Louis Gruver, Jr. • Doyce Gunter • Dottie Gwynn • William Ham • Helen Hammond • Greg Hentz • Liz Grant Hilton • Annemarie and Ante Jazic • Sun Ja Kim • Kelly Kolak • Lisa Krysiak • Margaret Winders Kuhn • Pat Martin • Janie Mathis • Michelle Maxwell • Michael McClelland • Bonnie Shields McCormack • Anne McMullan • Darel Moe • Lyn Moore • Meg Moye • Andy Nelson • Barrett Nichols • Jay Orr • John Hancock Plunkett • Betty and Bill Poole • Libby Powell • Margaret Robinson • Al Rogers • Family of Ronen Shacham • James Sands • Patricia Schooley • Logan Shannep • Michelle Simmons • Lara Smith Sitton • Gwendolyn Slack • Lyda Sorgini • Tina Susco • Carla Sweetwood • Janiece Townshend • Peter Veverka • Nina Vila • Ed Vogel • Meredith Wallace • Ron M. Wallace • Jacqueline Watkins • Caroline and John Westerhoff • Marion Wilson • Althea Wolf • Whit A. Wright • Patricia Young
POSTMASTER: Dated Material. Please deliver by July 22, 2017 POSTMASTER Send address changes to: The Cathedral of St Philip 2744 Peachtree Road, NW Atlanta, Georgia 30305-2920 404.365.1000
C ATHEDR AL THRIF T HOUSE Treasure of the Week Wonderful collection of beautiful Limoges and German porcelains. Plus fabulous jewelry and accessories!
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SUNDAY SCHOOL SUMMER SERIES GUEST SPEAKER
SUMMER SMALL GROUP BIBLE STUDY
This Sunday, July 23 at 10:10 a.m., Ellen Sichel will lead the
Sundays, 10:10 a.m., Room 356
summer series on “The Caregiver Rollercoaster: How to Have a Smoother Ride with the Ups, Downs, and Loop-the-Loops of
Caring For Others.” Sichel is a teacher, speaker and author who is
tired of stress and pain reduction being so darn complicated. When you’re overwhelmed by daily pain or high stress, you don’t need
another complex thing to do — you need quick and useful solutions that actually work! Here’s what caregivers (and those who care about them!) can learn:
• A 30-second technique to re-energize
• How to stop taking on the chronic illness struggles of others (while still being compassionate)
• How to quickly fill up so you have more to give
• How to balance your day and get back to having some fun
• A practical technique to relax so you have more stamina and get out of flight-or-flight
The Rev. Dr. Thee Smith and Jim Bingham lead this class. CONTINUING BIBLICAL GREEK Sundays, 1:15 p.m., Room 356 The Rev. Dr. Thee Smith leads this class. CARING FOR ADOLESCENTS Next Sunday, July 30 at 10:10 a.m., counselor Caroline Paris
will lead a discussion on “Caring for Adolescents” in Child Hall. Caroline recently joined the Cathedral Counseling Center,
having previously worked with youth at several local churches
and in the family services department at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Whether you're a grandparent, parent, aunt, uncle, or mentor, come learn about why your role may be even more important than you think.
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