The CATHEDRAL TIMES The weekly newsletter of the Cathedral of St. Philip · Serving Atlanta and the World · November 11, 2018
MAJOR GENERAL JAMES E. LIVINGSTON TO SPEAK ON VETERANS DAY Major General James E. Livingston will speak at the Dean’s Forum in Child Hall this Sunday, November 11 at 10:10 a.m. Join us to hear this decorated veteran discuss Veterans Day, his faith, and his service to family and country. Major General Livingston retired on September 1, 1995 following over 33 continuous years on active duty in the United States Marine Corps. On May 2, 1968, while serving as the Commanding Officer, Company E, 2d Battalion, 4th Marines in Vietnam, he distinguished himself above and beyond the call of duty in action against enemy forces and received the Medal of Honor. His decorations include the Medal of Honor; Distinguished Service Medal; Silver Star Medal; Defense Superior Service Medal; Bronze Star Medal, with Combat “V”; Purple Heart, Third Award; Defense Meritorious Service Medal; Meritorious Service Medal, Second Award; Navy Commendation Medal, with Combat “V”; Combat Action ribbon, Second Award; and various other service and foreign decorations. In 2018 he was awarded South Carolina’s highest honor, the Order of the Palmetto. Major General Livingston is a native of Towns, Georgia, and is married to the former Sara Craft. They have two daughters, Kimberly and Melissa.
PLEDGE INGATHERING AT ALL SERVICES THIS SUNDAY This Sunday, November 11, during our morning services, we will once again form a fantastic and fun offertory procession with our pledge cards! You should have received those pledge cards by mail in the last several weeks. Please pray about your pledge this year, and please pledge generously! Your commitment keeps this cathedral parish serving with grace, excellence, and hospitality. Bring your cards to church, and then walk to the altar following the usual procession of bread, wine, and Sunday gifts. Others will join you. I will provide instructions during the service for this “Episcopal Church altar call!” If you do not have your pledge card on Sunday, you can join the procession anyway—with special “intention cards” that we will provide that morning. Just bring your “intention to pledge” up to the altar. Again, your pledges of financial support for the 2019 year are critical to God’s work here. Every pledge, and every gift, no matter the size, is tremendously important. It is our collective effort that makes the difference. When you walk forward with your card, you are making a special offering and commitment to God’s work through this amazing community of faith. I am certain that God will honor your gift, no matter what size. Large or small, we all have something to offer to God, something that God can and will use. Again, if you cannot make your actual pledge on this Sunday, please do join the procession anyway. Your intention to make a future pledge is beautiful!
This SUNDAY
NOVEMBER 11, 2018 · The Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 27, Year B Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17 · Psalm 127 · Hebrews 9:24-28 · Mark 12:38-44
7:45 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, MIKELL CHAPEL Celebrant: The Rev. Canon Cathy Zappa Preacher: Caroline Carson, seminarian
8:45 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, CATHEDRAL Celebrant: The Rev. Canon Carolynne Williams Preacher: The Very Rev. Sam Candler Staff Singers: Benjamin Britten, Jubilate Deo in C Peter Mathews, O Love divine, how sweet thou art
9 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, MIKELL CHAPEL Celebrant: The Rev. Canon Cathy Zappa Preacher: Caroline Carson, seminarian
11:15 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, CATHEDRAL Celebrant: The Rev. Canon Cathy Zappa Preacher: The Very Rev. Sam Candler Cathedral Choir: Edward Bairstow, Blessed city, heavenly Salem Peter Mathews, O Love divine, how sweet thou art
11:15 A.M. LA SANTA EUCARISTÍA, MIKELL CHAPEL Celebrant: The Rev. Dr. Bill Harkins Preacher: The Rev. Deacon Juan Sandoval
4 P.M. CHORAL EVENSONG, CATHEDRAL THE FEAST OF WILLIAM TEMPLE, OBSERVED Celebrant and Preacher: The Rev. Canon Lauren Holder Schola and St. Cecelia Choristers: Bernard Rose, Preces and Responses T. Tertius Noble in B minor Edward Elgar, Give unto the Lord Gary Davison, A Prayer of Self-Dedication
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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Adult EDUCATION
Sunday classes meet at 10:10 a.m. unless otherwise noted.
THE DEAN'S FORUM Child Hall Dean Sam Candler welcomes Major General James E. Livingston to the Forum this morning. Join us to hear this decorated veteran discuss Veterans Day, his faith, and his service to family and country.
OUR TRUE SELVES Room 240 The Rev. Dr. Thee Smith leads this series of co-listening classes that aim to enhance our ability to be fully ourselves—our true, worthy, and estimable selves. Topics can include everyday experiences and range through tough political issues as well as lifestyle choices and faith matters. For more information contact
the Rev. Dr. Smith, tsmith@cathedralATL.org or 404-365-1093.
SMALL GROUP BIBLE STUDY Room 122 Jim Bingham and Gordon Mathis lead an ongoing small group Bible Study focusing on a particular book of the Bible for several months at a time. This year, we are reading the book of Exodus. For more information, please contact Jim Bingham at 404-3733273 or binghamjim@bellsouth.net.
CLASE DE PRIMERA COMUNIÓN INFORMADA (FIRST INFORMED COMMUNION CLASS) Walthour Library Estas clases son para edades de 8 a adulto. Ven a aprender sobre la iglesia episcopal y sobre nuestros sacramentos, oraciones y servicios. El diácono Juan Sandoval enseña esta clase, en español. Esta clase se reúne del 28 de octubre at 2 de diciembre. These classes are for ages 8 to adult. Come learn about The Episcopal Church and our sacraments, prayers, and services. Deacon Juan Sandoval teaches this class, in Spanish. This class meets October 28–December 2.
BIBLICAL GREEK Room 356 Continuing Biblical Greek classes are offered on Sundays from 1:15–2:45 p.m. for anyone who wants to learn the basics of translation using grammar aids, lexicons, and commentaries. For more information, contact the Rev. Dr. Thee Smith at tsmith@ cathedralATL.org.
MEMBERSHIP TRANSITIONS NEW MEMBERS Allen Fromherz, from Atlanta Rich and Sherry Gardner, and their son, Ezra, from Atlanta
Throughout the WEEK WORSHIP SERVICES
BIBLE STUDIES
Morning Prayer, Mikell Chapel 8:45 a.m., Monday–Saturday
The Dean’s Men’s Bible Study, Room 319 7 a.m., Tuesday
Holy Eucharist, St. Mary’s Chapel 12:15 p.m., Monday–Friday (Healing service on Friday) Evening Prayer, Mikell Chapel 5:45 p.m., 2nd Thursday Taizé Service, Mikell Chapel 8 p.m., 3rd Monday Centering Prayer, Lanier House 6:30 p.m., Wednesday
Women’s Early Morning Bible Study, Walthour Library 7 a.m., Tuesday The Dean’s Women’s Bible Study, Room 319 10:45 a.m., Wednesday Eat Your Word Bible Study, Room 239 Noon, Wednesday Sons of Thunder, Gould Room 7 a.m., usually 1st Thursday
United Thank OFFERING GIVE THANKS WITH UTO UTO Ingathering November 18 Every day we have so many blessings that come our way. Let us rejoice and give thanks this fall by participating in our Cathedral’s United Thank Offering. UTO has been a tradition since 1889 and supports the missions and ministries of the Episcopal Church. Every cent collected fulfills diocesan grant requests, and each year over $2.5 million dollars is received through UTO offerings. Here are some ways you and your family can participate: • Pick up a Blue Box this Sunday in the Atrium and place it in a prominent place in your home like the kitchen counter or wherever you keep your keys and wallet. • Every night during dinner, go around the table and share one thing for which you are truly grateful that day. Pass around the Blue Box and insert some coins or dollars to express your gratitude. • When saying prayers in the morning or at night, make a ritual offering to thank God for being there to hear your prayers.
Cathedral PRESCHOOL
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Let the children put a coin in the box for every accomplishment they can share from their day at school. • Ask every family member to make a donation in thanks for a person they love who has brought joy into their lives. Ingathering is Sunday, November 18. Having spent several weeks adding daily offerings of thanks to your Blue Box, on Saturday, November 17, you can open it and count your offerings. Write a check for your total amount, payable to the Cathedral of St. Philip (with UTO in the memo line), and bring it to church where you will receive a UTO envelope for the offering plate. Or, you can make a contribution at the Atrium kiosk or online at stphilipscathedral. org/contribute. Then, take your empty Blue Box and keep the tradition alive until the spring ingathering day.
CHILDREN'S Ministries
PRESCHOOL REGISTRATION FOR NEXT YEAR
CHRISTMAS PAGEANT SIGN-UP
The Cathedral Preschool is delighted to register students ages 18 months through kindergarten, beginning November 5 and ending January 11. Registration can be done quickly and easily online at thecathedralpreschool.org. We have a few remaining tour dates, scheduled for November 12 and 29. For more information or if you have any questions about registration or tours at the Preschool, contact Lisa Wilson, lisa.wilson@cpsatl.org, or Laurie Campbell, laurie.campbell@cpsatl.org.
It is time to sign up for the Christmas Pageant, held every year at 4 p.m. on Christmas Eve. All children registered in Sunday School, from the 4-year-olds through fifth grade, are welcome to participate. If your child is not registered for Sunday School, please contact Lisa McNamara, lmcnamara@cathedralATL.org, or register at cathedralATL.org/children. A pageant sign-up table will be in the Atrium on Sundays, November 11, November 18, December 2, and December 9. Dress rehearsal will be Sunday, December 16 at 12:45 p.m. If you have any questions, contact Sara Chapman, sarachapman@westminster.net. The Christmas Pageant is a tradition not to be missed!
MUSIC ATLANTA SYMPHONY BRASS HOLIDAY CONCERT Certain to be one of the most delightful and thrilling musical events of the season again this year, the Atlanta Symphony Brass returns to present its second annual holiday concert, Friday, November 30 at 7:30 p.m.! The program will feature some of the finest arrangements for brass ensemble and percussion, including traditional holiday carols and beloved standards from the symphonic orchestra repertoire. The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s brass section is venerated worldwide as one of the finest in North America. These musicians hail from all corners of the United States and were selected to be a part of this long-standing tradition of excellence by way of audition for a panel of ASO brass players alongside the music director. It is sure to be an evening of wonderful music and world-class musicianship! Get your tickets today at cathedralATL.org/concerts.
IN CONCERT AT THE CATHEDRAL
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12 7:30 PM Presented by Friends of Cathedral Music VOCES8 is one of the most sensational new choirs on the international music scene, having earned its place as a firstrank chamber ensemble through stunningly beautiful video recordings for YouTube, music streaming services, and tours throughout the world. This first ever Atlanta performance by VOCES8 will be an evening not to be missed!
TICKETS AT CATHEDRALATL.ORG/CONCERTS OR THE CATHEDRAL BOOK STORE
CATHEDRALATL.ORG/CONCERTS
Episcopal Church WOMEN
SPIRITUALITY
ANTIQUES SHOW PRESENTS TWO HOME TOURS
CONTEMPLATIVE SPIRITUALITY GROUP OFFERING
A unique pair of home tours celebrates two different Atlanta home lifestyles for this year’s Antiques Show. The Young Collectors’ Home Tour on Saturday, January 26 presents four charming and stylish houses that embrace bold design in intimate spaces. The grand Tour of Homes on Sunday, January 27 opens the doors to five of Atlanta’s most extraordinary private residences that showcase the finest in architecture, interior design, and timeless style. This year’s beneficiary is Wilderness Works, receiving 100% of the proceeds. Learn more about the organization at wildernessworks. org. Tickets and more information about the show are available at cathedralantiques.org.
Contemplative living is a way of being in the world with an attention to the awareness of God’s presence in our lives. This group, led by Barbara Pendergrast (a spiritual director, chaplain, and Cathedral parishioner), invites us to practice listening to self and each other differently, to become more familiar with contemplative ways of being in the world, to practice staying present with self and others in those places that we want to change or fix in ourselves and others, to be introduced to literature and learning around contemplative writers and practitioners, to form spiritual community, and to have the opportunity to receive God’s love through setting aside intentional time for that awareness. We will learn different forms of contemplative prayer such as centering prayer, welcoming prayer, Lectio Divina, the labyrinth, and Thomas Keating’s teachings on true/false self. In addition, the group will practice silent prayer each gathering and have an opportunity to check in (optional), holding one another’s stories with the response of holy silence. We will meet in the Lanier House living room on Thursdays from 6-7:30 p.m., twice a month, for nine gatherings beginning Thursday, January 10. The text we will be reading together is Kitchen Table Wisdom: Stories that Heal, by Rachel Naomi Remen. The cost of the offering is $180 for the nine weeks with the idea that those interested are intentional about participating in the whole offering. The group will be limited to twelve participants. For questions or more information contact Barbara Pendergrast at pendergrast1@gmail.com.
PREPARING THE HEART IN ADVENT “Our brokenness is the wound through which the full power of God can penetrate our being and transfigure us in God.” – Jean Vanier The quiet day will take place in the Lanier House on the Cathedral campus, 9:30 a .m. – 2 p.m., Saturday, December 1. In this Advent quiet day, come spend time preparing your heart for the birth of Wisdom. The heart can be prepared to welcome the Christ, born in the poorest, mostly unlikely corner of our hearts. This day will include opportunities for wisdom practices that prepare and open the heart for transformation: chant, extended silence for individual reflection with readings, the labyrinth, and body prayer. The quiet day will be led by Lisa Persons, M.Div., who is a spiritual director at Amerson House Spirituality Center behind St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church. She is a long-time associate of Green Bough House of Prayer, has studied intensively with Rev. Cynthia Bourgeault, and has organized monthly Taizé prayers in the Atlanta area since 1992. The cost is $20 and includes lunch. Please register before November 27 at cathedralATL.org/quietday or by contacting Jeannie Mahood, jmahood@cathedralATL.org or 404-365-1031.
ELDER Ministries SMART DRIVER COURSE Join us at the Cathedral Thursday, November 15 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. At the completion of the class, you may be eligible to receive a discount on your automobile insurance policy. Class begins at 9 a.m. and will be completed by 4 p.m. There will be an hour break for lunch. Feel free to bring a lunch. The cost for AARP members is $15 and $20 for non-members, paid at the door by cash or check. You must bring your AARP card to receive the discount.
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.
PRAYER List FOR THOSE WHO ARE ILL OR RECOVERING: LONG TERM PRAYERS Harris Allen • T. Mayo and Pat Atkins • Virginia Bicksler • John Blair • Pat Brinson • Dick Burgin • Kaye Cairney • J. Franklin Clark • Heather Clark • Lawrence Cowart • Joyce and Tom Creely • Terry Dornbush •
Sarah duBignon • Kitty Dukehart • Lynn Alexander Ehrlicher • Randy Farmer • Philip Gwynn • Betty Hall • William Ham • Jane Hannah • Caroline Hatcher • Katie Harris • Katie Hughey • Louise Kan •
Elaine Lyon • Lorri McClain • Carol McDonald • Jim McKenzie • Charlie Neal • Paul O'Connor • Marian
Palmore • Garry Pryor • Rubye and Wayne Reid • Pamela Reid • Agnes Elizabeth Robertson • Louis “Skip” Schueddig • Margaret “Peggy” Shaw • Jim Segars • Ruth Swanson • Faye Van Winkle • Andy Westafer • Sandy Williamson • Hollis Youngner
FAMILY AND FRIENDS Bettina Bass • Jane Beattie • Charles Bedford • Whitney Blair • Milton Campbell • Jamie Carswell • Helen Nixon Fleming • Carleton Fuller • Peggy Govan • Clark Groseth • John Hall • Bobby Hearn • Greg Hentz •
Earl Holman • Sun Ja Kim • Grace Lawson • Betty C. Lyons • Pat Martin • Michelle Maxwell • Michael McClelland • Eric Merrifield • Malcolm Moore • Andy Nelson • Betty and Bill Poole • Robert Riggins • Frank
Roth • James Sands • Jeff Straw • Brian Sturgell • Tina Susco • Hubert Tate, Sr. • Roger Traylor • Janiece Townshend • Ron M. Wallace • Marion Wilson • Whit A. Wright • Patricia Young
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED Joachim Fricker
POSTMASTER: Dated Material. Please deliver by November 10, 2018
FRIENDS AND FAMILY DAY AT THE CATHEDRAL BOOK STORE Wednesday, November 14 | 10 a.m.–7 p.m. Mark your calendars! Most items in the store will be 20% off for this one day only. Come and get your Christmas cards, ornaments, nativities, Cheecans and more. And, bring a friend to the sale, too!
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The 2018 HOMELESS REQUIEM
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Last Thursday, November 1—All Saints’ Day—the Cathedral remembered 75 individuals who died while homeless in Atlanta in the past year at the annual Homeless Requiem. Before the service, hundreds of guests joined us for dinner, and the Voices of Hope choir from Arrendale State Prison offered a musical prelude. Dean Sam Candler officiated and the Very Rev. Monica Mainwaring, vicar of Church of the Common Ground, preached. The Cathedral partnered with more than twenty service agencies to make the night a success.