The CATHEDRAL TIMES The weekly newsletter of the Cathedral of St. Philip · Serving Atlanta and the World · July 22, 2018
THE MUSIC OF LOVE UNSEEN By the Rev. Dr. Bill Harkins Priest Associate
“So we do not lose heart. …for this slight momentary affliction is preparing us for an eternal weight of glory beyond all measure, because we look not at what can be seen but at what cannot be seen; for what can be seen is temporary, but what cannot be seen is eternal.” 2 Corinthians Among my favorite pieces of music is John Coltrane’s iconic composition “A Love Supreme,” recorded in December of 1964. Coltrane’s gift to us was a declaration that his musical devotion was now intertwined with his faith in God, a spiritual quest that grew out of his personal troubles. “I experienced, by the grace of God, a spiritual awakening… leading me to a richer, fuller, more productive life.” McCoy Tyner, who played piano on the recording, said “It was just such a wonderful experience….we couldn't really explain why it was… meant to be.” Music evokes the mystery of Paul’s call to “see what cannot be seen” in ways that move us to deeper understanding, as in this favorite hymn: My song is love unknown / My Savior’s love to me / Love to the loveless shown / That they might lovely be. O who am I / That for my sake / My Lord should take / Frail flesh, and die? 1 Recently, I was with my family in northern New Mexico and visited the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, in Santa Fe, site of Willa Cather’s novel Death Comes for the Archbishop. Among my favorite passages in the novel Archbishop Latour, the main character, says: “Where there is great love there are always miracles…human vision corrected by divine love. I do not see you as you really are… I see you through my affection for you. The Miracles of the Church seem to me to rest … upon our perceptions being made finer, so that for a moment our eyes can see and our ears can hear what is there about us always.” I once watched a glorious parade on the Plaza of St. Francis Cathedral. The morning was filled with music; Spanish violin groups, Mariachi bands representing societies paying homage to saints, and music from the Pueblos found in the region—so much wonderful music! As the participants entered the Cathedral, I found myself moved by the richness of God’s creation. I was also acutely aware that I was very much in the minority. I was the “Anglo” stranger, standing on the periphery as the parade passed me by. Then a Mariachi band of old Hispanic men, with deep, leathery skin the reddish brown color of the very earth in the surrounding hills came into view. As they passed by me, one of them paused, and bowed, still playing his violin. Nodding, he motioned me to enter the procession. His deep brown eyes were smiling, and in a moment of joyful, grace-filled transcendence, I found myself a part of this glorious dance, healed, and moving up the stairs into the deep, delightful, sacred mystery of the Cathedral. Music accompanied me on this journey, and was reminiscent of the final verse of “Love Unknown”: Here might I stay and sing / No story so divine; / Never was love, dear King, / Never was grief like Thine. / This is my Friend / In whose sweet praise / I all my days / Could gladly spend. Paul reminds us that death does not rule, not only when we die, but also while we live. As Cather’s Archbishop says, miracles of grace are all around us, if we will open our eyes and ears to see and hear. John Coltrane understood this as a “Love Supreme.” So do I. And that morning in Santa Fe, love unknown and unseen was made “manifest.”2 May we, too, join in the Holy procession—the grace-filled resurrection parade into Pentecost, with gratitude. May our eyes see and our ears hear the music of love supreme, unknown and unseen, and may we not lose heart.
1. “My Song is Love Unknown,” Samuel Crossman and John Ireland, 1982 Hymnal, p. 458 2. “Songs of Thankfulness and Praise,” Wadsworth, Tucker, Hintze, Bach, 1982 Hymnal, p. 135.
This SUNDAY
JULY 22, 2018 · The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 11, Year B 2 Samuel 7:1-14a · Psalm 89:20-37 · Ephesians 2:11-22 · Mark 6:30-34, 53-56
7:45 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, MIKELL CHAPEL
Celebrant and Preacher: The Rev. Julia Mitchener
8:45 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, CATHEDRAL Celebrant: Canon Cathy Zappa Preacher: The Rev. Dr. Thee Smith Cathedral Choir (Sopranos and Altos): Stephen Rickards, Little Lamb Gabriel Fauré, Ave verum corpus
9 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, MIKELL CHAPEL
Celebrant and Preacher: The Rev. Julia Mitchener
11:15 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, CATHEDRAL Celebrant: The Rev. Dr. Bill Harkins Preacher: The Rev. Dr. Thee Smith Cathedral Choir (Sopranos and Altos): Stephen Rickards, Little Lamb Gabriel Fauré, Ave verum corpus
11:15 A.M. LA SANTA EUCARISTÍA, MIKELL CHAPEL Celebrant: Canon Cathy Zappa Preacher: Deacon Juan Sandoval
PRAYER List FOR THOSE WHO ARE ILL OR RECOVERING: IMMEDIATE NEEDS Richard Stallcup
LONG TERM PRAYERS T. Mayo and Pat Atkins • Virginia Bicksler • John Blair • 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 • Louise Kan • Elaine Lyon • Robert and Aggie Maddox • Carol McDonald • Jim McKenzie • Bob McNeill • Charlie Neal • Paul O'Connor • Marian Palmore • 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 • Janet Bennet • Gary Bodner • Andrew Clark • June Davis • Helen Nixon Fleming • Carleton Fuller • Peggy Govan • Doyce Gunter • Chris Hardy • Bobby Hearn • Greg Hentz • Liz Grant Hilton • 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 • Tina Susco • Hubert Tate, Sr. • 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 Edward Scates
Cathedral BOOK STORE NEW BOOK STORE HOURS! The Cathedral Book Store is pleased to announce new store hours effective August 12: Sunday 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Monday 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Tuesday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Wednesday 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Thursday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Friday 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Episcopal Church WOMEN ST. VERONICA’S CONTINUES TOILETRY DRIVE As you travel and shop this summer, please collect unopened individual or regular personal care items to donate to St. Veronica's Guild. Your donations of soap, shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant, feminine hygiene products and hand sanitizer will be organized by guild members and donated to assist Episcopal ministries in Atlanta. Crossroads Community Ministries, Emmaus House, Church of Common Ground and Holy Comforter Friendship Center use these donations to help people in need retain their dignity by remaining clean and healthy. Leave your personal care donations at the Information Desk in the Atrium. St. Veronica’s Guild will organize and get the supplies to the four ministries.
RESPITE CARE Atlanta NEW INITIATIVE FOR ADULTS WITH COGNITIVE CHALLENGES The Cathedral is part of a new initiative to provide weekday adult respite care in our community, staffed primarily by volunteers. With six other congregations, we have formed Respite Care Atlanta to offer a safe place for those with mild cognitive impairment to interact with others, as well as give caregivers time for self-care. The program is scheduled to operate four days a week from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., with a targeted ratio of one volunteer for every two participants. We are currently recruiting volunteers and participants from our founding congregations. Potential volunteers, please contact Lola Battle, batlola@att.net, or Mary Caroline Cravens, marycarolined@ cs.com. Caregivers of potential participants, please contact: Wendy Liverant, director, at 404-591-4365 or wliverant@spdl. org. For more information, visit respitecareatlanta.org.
CATHEDRAL TOWERS ART SHOW Saturday and Sunday, August 4 and 5 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Admission is Free ~ Public is Welcome Featuring one-of-a-kind artworks created by Cathedral Towers’ talented residents. Media includes oils, pastels, acrylics, drawings, portrait sculpture, jewelry, and more.
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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YOUTH Ministries YOUTH SUMMER ADVENTURES Middle School Zip Line Outing To celebrate the end of summer and kick off the school year, all middle school youth are invited to go on a day trip to Ruby Falls! We will leave the Cathedral at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, July 30, to head to Chattanooga where we will zip through their zip line course and have lunch. High School Zip-line and Rafting Outing All high schoolers are invited for an EYC rafting retreat on the Ocoee River in Tennessee on Saturday and Sunday, August 4-5. We will have fun building community and exploring our faith. Activities include a zip line, team building, hiking, and rafting! As always, there will be fun, laughter, and smiles.
TO SIGN UP FOR EITHER OF THESE ADVENTURES, GO TO STPHILIPSCATHEDRAL.ORG/YOUTH
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Sunday ADULT EDUCATION FAITHFUL CONVERSATIONS TO LOOK AT MENTAL HEALTH Join Canons Cathy Zappa and Lauren Holder as we engage in Faithful Conversations at 10:10 a.m. Sundays in Child Hall. Each week, we invite a member of our community to sit down with us and talk with us about faith and society in a real and personal way. This Sunday, July 22, Canon Zappa will interview the Rev. Dr. Bill Harkins about his work in mental health and his thoughts about how religion, psychology, and justice inform each other. In addition to being a priest at the Cathedral, Dr. Harkins also is a psychologist in private practice and teaches pastoral care at Columbia Theological Seminary. Our hope is that the courage our conversation partners bring to our discussions will equip us to go “out into the world to do the work God has given us to do.”