The CATHEDRAL TIMES The weekly newsletter of the Cathedral of St. Philip · Serving Atlanta and the World · August 12, 2018
REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE – IT’LL MAKE LUNCH MORE FUN! By Canon George Maxwell Vicar I was looking forward to my first lobster roll at Red’s Eats in Wiscasset, Maine. I launched Waze as we left Boston and then I put the phone down. Part of the beauty of navigational apps like Waze is that you don’t have to look constantly at the phone. You just need to listen for the prompts and do what disembodied voice (we call her Samantha) tells you to do. We were soon safely headed north on I-95. All Saints-by-the-Sea, the Episcopal summer chapel in Southport, Maine, had invited me to serve as their priest for two weeks and given us a cottage to stay in while we were there. We weren’t on the road very long before our six-year-old son, Robert, announced that he was hungry. We all were, to tell the truth, and Wiscasset was still hours away. There would be no Red’s Eats lobster rolls today. I picked up my phone and started searching for a suitable replacement. A fast food burger just wouldn’t do. “Take the next exit,” I shouted. “This place is going to be great and it’s not far away!” I clicked on the Google Maps directions and put my phone down again – problem solved! We ignored the first voice prompt. It said turn left at the end of the exit ramp, but I knew we should turn right. This often happens when the app thinks that you are on the road next to the one you are actually traveling. When I looked back at the phone, though, I noticed that we were just about to miss a turn that the voice prompt hadn’t announced. A minute later, when we took a turn that the voice prompt had announced, I noticed that the app was recalculating the route and extending the estimated arrival time. That was when my wife, Mary Hunter, gently asked, “Do you think there is any chance that you still have Waze running in the background?” The navigational systems were battling each other. Google was showing us how to get to the restaurant while Samantha was telling us how to get back onto the interstate! I muted Samantha and we laughed our way to the restaurant. It strikes me that we often need to discern which voices we are going to follow. In life, though, the answer to what we should do usually depends on who we think we are. As Henri Nouwen notes, the most destructive temptation isn’t really money, power, or sex; it’s self-rejection. This Sunday is Homecoming Sunday. Many of us will be coming back to church after a summer away. It’s a joy-filled time of seeing old friends and hearing new stories. It’s also a time to hear again the good news that the church has for you. You are a child of God and in you God is well pleased. Remember that you are blessed. It will let you laugh and make lunch a lot more fun!
This SUNDAY
AUGUST 12, 2018 · The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 14, Year B — Homecoming 2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33 · Psalm 130 · Ephesians 4:25-5:2 · John 6:35, 41-51
7:45 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, MIKELL CHAPEL
Celebrant and Preacher: The Rev. Canon Carolynne Williams
8:45 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST AND BAPTISMS, CATHEDRAL Celebrant: The Rev. Canon Lauren Holder Preacher: The Very Rev. Sam Candler Cathedral Choir: Percy Whitlock, O Living Bread, who once didst die Sir Richard Runciman Terry, Richard de Castre’s Prayer to Jesus Baptisms: Michael George Bair, son of Teddi and Chris Bair Alice Catherine Bartlett, daughter of Addie and Jonathan Bartlett Cathryn Nell Everest, daughter of Kwynn and Chris Everest
Cooper Miles Grage, son of Allison and Nolan Grage Hudson Hipp Haddow, son of Caroline and Ladson Haddow Chandler Adams Shirley, daughter of Natalie and Blake Shirley
9 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, MIKELL CHAPEL
Celebrant and Preacher: The Rev. Canon Carolynne Williams
11:15 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST AND BAPTISMS, CATHEDRAL Celebrant: The Rev. Canon Lauren Holder Preacher: The Very Rev. Sam Candler Cathedral Choir: Craig Phillips, Jubilate Deo (Cathedral of St. Philip, Atlanta) Paul Mealor, Ubi caritas Baptisms: Julia Elizabeth Cash, daughter of Sarah and Derek Cash Zoë Michael Dunn, daughter of Connie and Mike Dunn Emma Jane Hamilton, daughter of Jim and Jenna Hamilton Robert Reid Holland, son of Molly and Tib Holland Charlotte Caples Reschly, daughter of Caroline and Matt Reschly
11:15 A.M. LA SANTA EUCARISTÍA, MIKELL CHAPEL Celebrant: The Rev. Dr. Bill Harkins Preacher: The Rev. Deacon Juan Sandoval
REGISTER YOUR CHILD FOR GODLY PLAY! STPHILIPSCATHEDRAL.ORG/GODLYPLAY Godly Play, our Sunday School curriculum for children age 2 –fifth grade, helps children “to explore their faith through story, to gain religious language and to enhance their spiritual experience though wonder and play.” (godlyplayfoundation.org) Classes meet Sundays at 10:10 a.m., beginning September 9.
PRAYER List FOR THOSE WHO ARE ILL OR RECOVERING: IMMEDIATE NEEDS Kit Mason • Richard Stallcup
LONG TERM PRAYERS T. Mayo and Pat Atkins • John Beane • Virginia Bicksler • John Blair • Gary Bodner • Pat Brinson • Dick Burgin • Kaye Cairney • J. Franklin Clark • Heather Clark • Lawrence Cowart • Terry Dornbush • Sarah duBignon • Kitty Dukehart • Randy Farmer • Jane Hannah • Caroline Hatcher • Katie Harris • Richard Hill • Bob Johnson • Louise Kan • Elaine Lyon • Robert and Aggie Maddox • Carol McDonald • Jim McKenzie • Charlie Neal • Paul O'Connor • Marian Palmore • Ron Peters • Garry Pryor • Rubye and Wayne Reid • Pamela Reid • Agnes Elizabeth Robertson • Charlie Roper • Louis "Skip" Schueddig • Jane Skogstad • James Scott, Jr. • Jim Segars • Andy Westafer • Sandy Williamson • Hollis Youngner
FAMILY AND FRIENDS Bettina Bass • Andrew Clark • Helen Nixon Fleming • Carleton Fuller • Peggy Govan • Doyce Gunter • Bobby Hearn • Greg Hentz • Liz Grant Hilton • Sang Ho Kim • Sun Ja Kim • Betty C. Lyons • Pat Martin • Michelle Maxwell • Michael McClelland • Karen K. Moore • Andy Nelson • Irene Nesper • Tom Norwood • Peter Michael Payne • Betty and Bill Poole • Frank Roth • James Sands • Patricia Schooley • Jeff Straw • Brian Sturgell • Tina Susco • Hubert Tate, Sr. • Margaret Kramer Taylor • Roger Traylor • Janiece Townshend • Jodi VanDyke • Christi Vasquez • Peter Veverka • Nina Vila • Ron M. Wallace • Jacqueline Watkins • Susan Wellman • Marion Wilson • Whit A. Wright • Patricia Young
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED Patricia Born Campbell • Audrey Rita Jones • Bob McCormick
MEMBERSHIP TRANSITIONS NEW MEMBERS Alex and Chris Cann, and their children, Alex and Molly, from Atlanta Mary Bryant Myres and Robbie Brannen, from Oxford, Mississippi
The CATHEDRAL of ST. PHILIP
The Very Rev. Samuel G. Candler, Dean Dale Adelmann, Ph.D., Canon for Music The Rev. Lauren R. Holder, Canon for Outreach and Congregational Life The Rev. George M. Maxwell, Jr., Vicar The Rev. Catherine Zappa, Canon for Education and Worship The Rev. John William Harkins III, Ph.D., Priest Associate The Rev. Deacon Juan Sandoval, Deacon for Hispanic Ministries The Rev. Theophus “Thee” Smith, Ph.D., Priest Associate The Rev. Carolynne G. Williams, Canon Associate for Pastoral Care and Elder Ministry Austin Hall, Senior Warden Doug O’Bryan, Junior Warden
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HOMECOMING THIS SUNDAY, AUGUST 12 Ministry Fair 10:10 a.m.
Celebrate the beginning of a new program year with old friends, or find a new ministry of the
parish to be a part of. Come find out how you can do God's work in the world through the guilds, groups, and ministries of the Cathedral parish!
ELDER Ministry
OUTREACH
CLASS FOR DRIVERS 50+
HELP BCM LAUNCH NEW FOOD ASSISTANCE CONCEPT
Join us at the Cathedral Thursday, August 16, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., for the AARP's Smart Driver course. The course is a six-hour refresher aimed at motorists 50 years old and older. 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 a number of other topics designed to make you a safer driver. The cost for AARP members is $15 and $20 for nonmembers, paid at the door by cash or check. You must bring your AARP card to receive the discount. Feel free to bring a lunch. You may sign up by calling the Information Desk at 404-365-1000. If you have additional questions, contact the course instructor, Stratton Leedy, at 404-237-8910.
In lieu of its traditional August Food Drive, Buckhead Christian Ministry (BCM) has asked our Cathedral parishioners to partner with them in the development of an updated client-choice food pantry. Instead of donating non-perishable food items, you can prayerfully provide a monetary donation which will serve as seed money for this exciting endeavor. People from the community will be able to shop for their own groceries in the new food pantry, helping reduce food waste and
promoting human dignity. BCM sees over 8,000 households and provides over $75,000 worth of groceries each year to families in need. Look for St. Anne’s Guild volunteers to gladly receive your cash or checks (made to “The Cathedral of St. Philip” with BCM Food Pantry on memo line) in the Atrium on Sundays in August. Or, donate online at stphilipscathedral.org/bcm2018.