The CATHEDRAL TIMES The weekly newsletter of the Cathedral of St. Philip · Serving Atlanta and the World · December 23 and 30, 2018
WORSHIP SERVICES FOR THE 2018 CHRISTMAS SEASON Sunday, December 23 –The Fourth Sunday of Advent
The 7:45 a.m., 8:45 a.m., 9 a.m., and 11:15 a.m. services will be held as usual. Youth and adult Sunday School will not meet this Sunday. Children are invited to a Godly Play circle in Room 316 at 10:10 a.m. 4 p.m. A Festival of Nine Christmas Lessons and Carols Officiant: The Rev. Canon Lauren Holder The Cathedral Schola
Monday, December 24 – Christmas Eve
4 p.m. Children’s Christmas Pageant with Holy Eucharist Celebrant: The Very Rev. Sam Candler The Cathedral Choristers and members of the Cathedral Schola Overflow seating and live streaming in Child Hall The Pageant will be broadcast online at cathedralATL.org/stream 8 p.m. Choral Prelude and Carols 8:30 p.m. Festival Choral Eucharist Celebrant: The Very Rev. Sam Candler Preacher: The Right Rev. Robert Wright The Cathedral Choir with members of the Atlanta Symphony Brass 11 p.m. Choral Prelude and Carols 11:30 p.m. Festival Choral Eucharist Celebrant: The Very Rev. Sam Candler Preacher: The Right Rev. Robert Wright The Cathedral Choir with members of the Atlanta Symphony Brass Worship with the Cathedral on WSB-TV, Channel 2, starting at 11:35 p.m.
Tuesday, December 25 – Christmas Day 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist with Carols Celebrant: The Rev. Dr. Bill Harkins Preacher: The Rev. Canon George Maxwell
This SUNDAY
DECEMBER 23, 2018 · The Fourth Sunday of Advent, Year C Micah 5:2-5a · Canticle 15 · Hebrews 10:5-10 · Luke 1:39-55
7:45 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, MIKELL CHAPEL
Celebrant and Preacher: The Rev. Dr. Bill Harkins
8:45 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, CATHEDRAL Celebrant: The Rev. Canon Lauren Holder Preacher: The Very Rev. Sam Candler Choristers: David Hogan, Magnificat (Washington Service) Besançon Carol (Catalonian), arr. Craig Phillips, People, look East
9 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, MIKELL CHAPEL
Celebrant and Preacher: The Rev. Canon Cathy Zappa
11:15 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, CATHEDRAL THE SERVICE WILL BE BROADCAST ONLINE AT CATHEDRALATL.ORG/STREAM. Celebrant: The Rev. Canon Cathy Zappa Preacher: The Very Rev. Sam Candler Cathedral Choir: Ēriks Ešenvalds, Magnificat (Merton College Service) Craig Phillips, Gabriel’s Message
11:15 A.M. LA SANTA EUCARISTÍA, MIKELL CHAPEL Celebrant: The Rev. Dr. Bill Harkins Preacher: The Rev. Deacon Juan Sandoval
4 P.M. A FESTIVAL OF NINE CHRISTMAS LESSONS AND CAROLS, CATHEDRAL THE SERVICE WILL BE BROADCAST ONLINE AT CATHEDRALATL.ORG/STREAM. Officiant: The Rev. Canon Lauren Holder Schola: “Once in royal David’s city” (Irby) Frank Boles, Adam lay ybounden R.L. Pearsall, In dulci jubilo “Unto us a boy is born!” (Puer nobis nascitur) Stephen Paulus, A Savior from on high arr. Andrew Carter, I wonder as I wander “Comfort, comfort ye my people” (Psalm 42) Craig Phillips, Gabriel’s Message Normandy tune, arr. Reginald Jacques, Away in a manger Herbert Howells, Sing lullaby “Hark! the herald angels sing” (Mendelssohn) Paul Halley, What Child is this Charles Beaudrot, Toys for a King arr. Dale Adelmann, Of the Father’s love begotten Kim André Arnesan, Cradle Hymn arr. David Willcocks, “God rest you merry, gentlemen” (God Rest You Merry)
CHRISTMAS Eve
DECEMBER 24, 2018 · Christmas Eve, Year C Isaiah 9:2, 6-7 · Psalm 96 · Titus 2:11-14 · Luke 2:1-20
4 P.M. CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS PAGEANT WITH HOLY EUCHARIST, CATHEDRAL OVERFLOW SEATING AND LIVE STREAMING IN CHILD HALL. THE PAGEANT WILL BE BROADCAST ONLINE AT CATHEDRALATL.ORG/STREAM. Celebrant: The Very Rev. Sam Candler Choristers and members of Schola: Kim André Arnesan, Cradle Hymn arr. Philip Ledger, On Christmas Night (Sussex Carol) Richard Runciman Terry, Myn Liking arr. David Willcocks, Whence is that goodly fragrance flowing
8 P.M. CHORAL PRELUDE Cathedral Choir: arr. Philip Ledger, On Christmas Night (Sussex Carol) Howard Helvey, There is no Rose of such virtue Benjamin Britten, A Hymn to the Virgin Gustav Holst, Christmas Day
8:30 P.M. FESTIVAL HOLY EUCHARIST, CATHEDRAL Celebrant: The Very Rev. Sam Candler Preacher: The Right Rev. Robert Wright Cathedral Choir with members of the Atlanta Symphony Brass, and Timpani: Morten Lauridsen, O magnum mysterium Gabriel Jackson, Hush! My dear, lie still and slumber Peter Hallock, Away in a manger Stephen Paulus, A Savior from on high
11 P.M. CHORAL PRELUDE Cathedral Choir: arr. Philip Ledger, On Christmas Night (Sussex Carol) Howard Helvey, There is no Rose of such virtue Benjamin Britten, A Hymn to the Virgin Gustav Holst, Christmas Day
11:30 P.M. FESTIVAL HOLY EUCHARIST, CATHEDRAL WORSHIP WITH THE CATHEDRAL ON WSB-TV, CHANNEL 2, STARTING AT 11:35 P.M. AND AT CATHEDRALATL.ORG/STREAM. Celebrant: The Very Rev. Sam Candler Preacher: The Right Rev. Robert Wright Cathedral Choir with members of the Atlanta Symphony Brass, and Timpani: Morten Lauridsen, O magnum mysterium Gabriel Jackson, Hush! My dear, lie still and slumber Peter Hallock, Away in a manger Stephen Paulus, A Savior from on high
CHRISTMAS Day
DECEMBER 25, 2018 · Christmas Day, Year C
Isaiah 52:7-10 · Psalm 98 · Hebrews 1:1-12 · John 1:1-14
10 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST WITH CAROLS, CATHEDRAL Celebrant: The Rev. Dr. Bill Harkins Preacher: The Rev. Canon George Maxwell Staff Singers: arr. Philip Ledger, On Christmas Night (Sussex Carol) Gabriel Jackson, Hush! My dear, lie still and slumber
Next SUNDAY
DECEMBER 30, 2018 · The First Sunday after Christmas, Year C Isaiah 61:10-62:3 · Psalm 147 · Galatians 3:23-25; 4:4-7 · John 1:1-18
7:45 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, MIKELL CHAPEL
Celebrant and Preacher: The Rev. Canon Lauren Holder
8:45 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, CATHEDRAL Celebrant: The Rev. Canon George Maxwell Preacher: The Rev. Dr. Bill Harkins
9 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, MIKELL CHAPEL
Celebrant and Preacher: The Rev. Canon Lauren Holder
11:15 A.M. CHRISTMAS LESSONS AND CAROLS, AND HOLY EUCHARIST, CATHEDRAL THE SERVICE WILL BE BROADCAST ONLINE AT CATHEDRALATL.ORG/STREAM. Celebrant: The Rev. Canon George Maxwell Cathedral Choir and Choristers: English carol, arr. William Llewellyn, A Somerset Carol
11:15 A.M. LA SANTA EUCARISTÍA, MIKELL CHAPEL
Celebrant and Preacher: The Rev. Canon Lauren Holder
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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Christmas ALTAR FLOWERS CHRISTMAS ALTAR FLOWERS ARE GIVEN TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF: Mr. and Mrs. Elam C. Addy William Bowen Astrop William David Baldwin Dr. Danny Bao Benjamin and Mamie Bao Dr. John C. Barnes Cynthia Lowe Bender Marianne Bobick Jeffrey O. Bramlett Angus Brown Mr. and Mrs. James D. Burge Robert Morris Bush Ronald L. Carlisle Dr. James Edward Clark Campbell Collins, Jr. Mrs. Mary Cooper Kathleen B. Cowart Mrs. Bill Cummings Barbara A. Czabala Sherrill Arlen Dansby Mr. and Mrs. George Darneille Betty and Gerald Darnell David Zane Darnell Mr. and Mrs. Oran Dodd Jean Dowling Frances and Beverly DuBose Sherry L. Ellington D. Jeff Ellington Merry and Jamie Ellington Rosemary and Jack Foster Mr. and Mrs. French Benham Frazier, Jr. Elizabeth Mitchell Freeman Harry L. Gilham, Jr. Richard M. Gregory Larsen Chase Gregory Dennis Millar Hall Mr. and Mrs. James W. Harris as of December 17
Marian Roberts Hicks Barbara Holcombe Augusta Collins and Richard Horsey Barrett Howell Ruthie King Hunter Hughes and Jean Hutchinson Richard H. Jennings Bob Johnson Audrey Rita Jones Isabelle Woolford Kennedy Mr. and Mrs. Ernest D. Key, Sr. Mr. Ed Kilby Bill LaMon Peggy McLendon Lanier Tommy Lanier Karen and Joe League Mr. and Mrs. E.V. Lipov Tom Lowe Mimi, BigPapa, and Mamo Peggy Sheffield Martin Jean F. and Lion Gardiner Mason The Rev. George M. Maxwell, Sr. Joan Ruggiero McCumber William Henry McDaniel, Jr. Wayne (Dan) Dale McGrew Ralph Boice McGrew George (Mac) Maxwell McGrew Mark Adams Mixon Hollis E. Morris Mrs. Norma Newman Mary Elizabeth Noll Phyllis Rivers Nygaard Mr. and Mrs. John Michael O'Bryan Paul Wilson O'Shields John McPherson O'Shields Robin Benjamin Page Robin Benjamin Page, Jr. Mary Claire Palmer Walter Catesby Perrin
Dr. and Mrs. Sylvester Pratt George W. Price Clarence H. Ridley Mary Kay Russ Paul Sanger Tish and Jack Sharp Fay and George Sheffield Mr. and Mrs. Robert Simon Betty Skiles Reginald Colin Skinner, Jr. Nola and William Smith Bill and Hermina Spangler Jennie M. and Roy A.G. Tattrie Ruth Vaught Susan Mott Webb Robert K. Wickham Augusta Wight Mr. and Mrs. W.R. Wilkinson Dr. Robert T. Willingham Mr. Charles Woodall, Jr. Dennis J. Young, Sr. Charles B. Zirkle, Jr.
AND IN THANKSGIVING FOR: Laura and Christopher Bellaire Slate, Mat, Jim, and Camille Fluker James Pierce Fontaine Virginia T. Maxwell Dr. Peter Michael Payne Mac and Dorothy Perno Betty and Bill Poole The University of the South, Sewanee Flower Guild Mary Semmes Wright for her three decades of service organizing and maintaining the Cathedral Archives Laura Dornbush Iarocci for her many years of leadership in the Cathedral Flower Guild
GUEST Speaker
DIVORCE RECOVERY No matter what stage of separation or divorce you may find yourself in or whether you have been divorced for years, it is never too late to consider having a categorically “good” divorce for children’s sake. Join Sarah Armstrong, author of The Mom’s Guide to a Good Divorce, Friday, January 11, at 10 a.m. in the Gould Room. Sarah will be offering tips and practical guidance on this sensitive family matter, and her book will be available for purchase. The event is complimentary. For questions, contact Natalie Jones Lacey, nataliejlacey@gmail.com.
Join us as we welcome Nadia Bolz-Weber on Saturday, March 2 at 7 p.m. at the Cathedral. A former stand-up comic and a recovering alcoholic, Nadia is the founder and former pastor of a Lutheran congregation in Denver, House for All Sinners and Saints. Join Nadia for a lively evening of truth-telling, conversation, humor, healing and maybe a short dance party as she proposes “...a sexual reformation for those who have been hurt...for those who have done the hurting...and for those who are certain they know all there is to know about what God thinks of sex.” Also on stage for a conversation with Nadia will be Neichelle Guidry. Tickets are $15 at cathedralATL.org/shameless.
YOUTH Ministries YOUTH CONFIRMATION STARTS IN JANUARY Confirmation is when a person makes the decision to take ownership of the promises made by their parents, Godparents, and grandparents at their baptism, in order to live out their Baptismal Covenant. At the Cathedral, we encourage Confirmation during the 8th grade year, and our 8th grade Sunday School curriculum is a Confirmation curriculum. All youth are invited to participate in the Confirmation program if they feel ready, so long as they are at least in 8th grade. Please contact Maggie Paul, mpaul@ cathedralATL.org, if you are interested in registering your youth.
STEWARDSHIP YEAR-END GIVING The Cathedral needs to receive at least $980,000 in contributions in December in order to have our income meet our expenses. Here’s how you can help: •
Cash and check contributions can be mailed, placed in the plate at any service, or hand-delivered to the Cathedral stewardship or finance offices. A contribution must be received at the Cathedral by Monday, December 31 or postmarked by Monday, December 31 in order for it to be considered a 2018 tax deduction.
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Online contributions can be made via cathedralATL.org/contribute. Contributions can be processed through Monday, December 31 in order to be considered for a 2018 tax deduction.
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Credit card donations may be processed at the Atrium kiosk any time the building is open.
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Stock certificates must be delivered to our office by Monday, December 31 or be received by our broker by Monday, December 31. Shares can be transferred electronically to Morgan Stanley Smith Barney (DTC #0015), Account #308-130762. Our contact is Cathy Lamb at 404-266-6315. Please notify David Rocchio, drocchio@cathedralATL.org or 404-365-1033, of the transfer.
Year-end statements of contributions will be mailed in late January 2019 accounting for all of your contributions in the 2018 calendar year. Please contact David Rocchio, drocchio@cathedralATL.org or 404-365-1033, with any questions.
ANTIQUES Show HELP WITH THE ANTIQUES SHOW Volunteers are needed for the 48th annual Cathedral Antiques Show, to be held January 23–27. The success of the Cathedral’s largest and oldest outreach event relies heavily on volunteers from our parish community. A variety of shifts and ways to help are available over the five days of the show that will fit your schedule. Sign up with a friend or come and meet new ones! To sign up, visit our website at cathedralantiques.org and click on the Volunteer tab. You will be directed to our SignUpGenius where you can view all available opportunities and sign up. Questions can be directed to show@cathedralantiques.org. This year’s beneficiary is Wilderness Works, which has served Atlanta’s chronically homeless, impoverished, and extremely vulnerable children for over 20 years. They provide year-round enrichment, experiential education, and character development through city camps, summer nature camps, and outdoor living field camps in our National Parks. Learn more at wildernessworks.org.
MEMBERSHIP TRANSITIONS NEW MEMBERS Handley and Bradley Mikec, from Evans, Georgia Brooks Butler, from Tallahassee, Florida
OUTREACH SEND A MESSAGE OF HOPE Every Christmas Eve, Cathedral parishioners pack sack lunches and worship with the members of Church of the Common Ground. The sack lunches contain sandwiches, fruit, and cookies. Sign up to help serve at cathedralATL.org/commonground. This year we would like for each sack lunch to also contain a Christmas card for the person to open. Christmas cards are special to receive no matter whether your home roof is on a building or whether your “home roof ” is the canopy of sky, trees, and clouds. So, stop by the Atrium on Sunday, December 23 between services to add your name to the Christmas wishes we are sending this year. Help us send a message of God's hope and a reminder that we are all God’s beloved!
PRAYER List FOR THOSE WHO ARE ILL OR RECOVERING: LONG TERM PRAYERS T. Mayo and Pat Atkins • Virginia Bicksler • John Blair • Pat Brinson • Dick Burgin • Wicke Chambers •
J. Franklin Clark • Heather Clark • Lawrence Cowart • Joyce and Tom Creely • Terry Dornbush • Sarah duBignon • Kitty Dukehart • Lynn Alexander Ehrlicher • Randy Farmer • Jimmy Fluker • Philip Gwynn • Betty Hall • William Ham • Jane Hannah • Caroline Hatcher • Katie Hughey • Louise Kan • Margaret
Kresge • Elaine Lyon • Frank Mathews • 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 • Ruth Swanson • Faye Van Winkle • Andy Westafer • Sandy Williamson • Hollis Youngner
FAMILY AND FRIENDS Alex Collins Astrop • Bettina Bass • Edward Whiting Chapin • Lee Dvonch • Helen Nixon Fleming • Connie
Fort/a • Carleton Fuller • Peggy Govan • Bobby Hearn • Greg Hentz • Sun Ja Kim • Betty C. Lyons • Pat Martin • Michelle Maxwell • Michael McClelland • Pamla Moore • Andy Nelson • Betty and Bill Poole •
Frank Roth • James Sands • Tina Susco • Hubert Tate, Sr. • Pierson Thames • Julie Thompson • Roger Traylor •
Janiece Townshend • Sammy Van Leer • Ron M. Wallace • Marion Wilson • Sheila Winders • Whit A. Wright • Patricia Young
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED Thomas Dunn • Scott Freisem • Willie Mendez • Harold Shepherd • Linda Slack
POSTMASTER: Dated Material. Please deliver by December 22, 2018
BLOOD DRIVE Thursday, December 27 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Child Hall No reservation needed. Help save a life!
Children's MUSIC MUSIKGARTEN ALLEGRO MUSIC CLASSES FOR CHILDREN THROUGH AGE 8 If you want a fun, structured activity for your child that is as educational as it is fun, Allegro is for you! Movement and music activities are perfect for child development. Music immerses the child in language, evokes movement, stimulates the brain, and fosters physical coordination – all in a group setting that builds community. Using Musikgarten’s newly revised curricula for infants through second graders, Brenda Pruitt teaches our Allegro classes, which offer children a joyful setting for mental, emotional, physical, spiritual, and social growth. All class costs have been reduced to $100 for the first child, $70 for each additional child in the same curriculum, except for K-2 Allegro Choir ($75 for all). Classes start the first week of January. Three class options for infants and toddlers to age 3: • Tuesday, 11:15 – 11:45 a.m. • Wednesday, 11:15 – 11:45 a.m. • Thursday, 11:15 – 11:45 a.m. Three class options for ages 3-5: • Monday, 1 – 1:45 p.m. • Monday, 2 – 2:45 p.m. • Tuesday, 1 – 1:45 p.m. Kindergarten through Grade 2 Allegro Choir: • Wednesday, 4:30–5:30 p.m. Enroll online at cathedralATL.org/allegro.
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Christmas Lessons & Carols
The Cathedral Schola will lead our annual Festival of Nine Christmas Lessons and Carols by candlelight this Sunday, December 23 at 4 p.m. Biblical readings narrating the prophecy and birth of Jesus are illuminated by congregational carols and choral music of the Christmas season. Our festival is modeled on the famous worship service at King’s College, Cambridge, which has become popular worldwide since World War II through annual radio broadcasts on Christmas Eve. Whether you best sense the Eternal through beautiful choral music or popular carols sung by all, this service holds something for everyone. Amid the frenetic pace of the Christmas season, this is a perfect opportunity to take a few moments to step back to contemplate and enjoy its real meaning.
Sara and Donnie Chapman invite you to the
AN N UAL E PI PHANY PART Y Sunday, January 6 7 to 9 P.M. 3051 Greendale Drive, Atlanta, GA 30327 $20 per person — B.Y.O.B. R.S.V.P. by check to Sara Chapman: 404-966-6602 or sarachapman@westminster.net