The CATHEDRAL TIMES The weekly newsletter of the Cathedral of St. Philip · Serving Atlanta and the World · June 23, 2019
DEFIBRILLATION: RESETTING OUR LIVES By the Rev. Juan Sandoval Deacon for Hispanic Ministries and Pastoral Care I worked in hospitals for many years as a registered nurse. My area of expertise was in critical care, where we cared for those whose life often hung in the balance from intense surgery or debilitating disease processes. Throughout the hospital one could find AEDs, or automatic external defibrillators. The defibrillator is used when a patient might have an irregular heart beat or a dangerous heart beat. The defibrillator is a mechanism that delivers electricity to the electrical system of the heart and actually stops the heart and allows it to reset into a “normal” rhythm or pattern. Sometimes our spiritual lives are in need of a defibrillation of the soul, a defibrillator of our heart to reset the “arrhythmia” of our lives, to reset our hearts to the rhythm of God, which is love. The love that Jesus talks to us about, the love that Jesus asks Peter about, “Peter, do you love me?” not just once, but three times. The Love that Jesus leaves us all with the Great Commandment: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself.” And don’t forget to Love yourself. Perhaps what we need is a revival, a revival of relationships. We are in a situation today that folks in the South might call a “mess.” Our heart has an arrhythmia and it needs to be reset. The essence of God is a community of love. How do we get back into normalcy from our fractured relationships? Perhaps loving creation, which continues to this day, love yourself, love your neighbor and most of all, love your God! Martin Luther King told us that we must learn to live together or perish as fools. Yes, we need a defibrillation of our hearts. We need to reset our love for our church and for our neighbors across the globe. Each of us can be that small spark of electricity and be that advocate for humanity. Yes, each of us can be a defibrillator to help in resetting this world to Love. Last October, I went on a pilgrimage to Avila in Spain. There I studied and traveled in the footsteps of one of the great mystics of Spain, San Juan de la Cruz or Saint John of the Cross. His works, like a defibrillator, reset his life and that of others at various stages of his increasing maturity. For John, God was not some abstract divinity, but rather a triune God - the One who speaks the Word both in history and in eternity. The works of St. John of the Cross touched my soul. His poetry struck and enlightened me. His writings include the Spiritual Canticle (written in almost total darkness in prison), Dark Night, Ascent of Mount Carmel and The Living Flame of Love (which he never completed because he could not find the words to express his sublime experience). All of his writings get closer to God. His writings can also act as a defibrillator in resetting self. These are some lines from The Living Flame of Love:
The flame of love bathes the soul in glory The flame of love dissolves the soul in love The flame of love give the soul eternal life
What a person knows and experiences of God in this awakening is entirely beyond words. Since this awakening is the communication of God's excellence to the substance of the soul. Defibrillators come in many forms, but all have one purpose and that is to reset. Is there one in your spiritual life that may reset the arrhythmia of your heart and soul to the rhythm of God? That may reset you to the love of God? May your search be fruitful.
This SUNDAY
JUNE 23, 2019 · The Second Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 7, Year C 1 Kings 19:1-15a · Psalm 42 and 43 · Galatians 3:23-29 · Luke 8:26-39
7:45 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, MIKELL CHAPEL
Celebrant and Preacher: The Rev. Canon Carolynne Williams
8:45 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, CATHEDRAL Celebrant: The Rev. Julia Mitchener Preacher: The Rev. Canon Lauren Holder Cathedral Choir (Cantoris): Herbert Howells, Like as the hart desireth the waterbrooks Roland Martin, Love bade me welcome
9 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, MIKELL CHAPEL
Celebrant and Preacher: The Rev. Canon Carolynne Williams
11:15 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, CATHEDRAL Celebrant: The Rev. Julia Mitchener Preacher: The Rev. Canon Lauren Holder Cathedral Choir (Cantoris): Herbert Howells, Like as the hart desireth the waterbrooks Roland Martin, Love bade me welcome
11:15 A.M. LA SANTA EUCARISTÍA, MIKELL CHAPEL Celebrant: The Rev. Canon Cathy Zappa Preacher: The Rev. Deacon Juan Sandoval
PRAYER List FOR THOSE WHO ARE ILL OR RECOVERING: LONG TERM PRAYERS
IMMEDIATE NEEDS Marion Wilson
T. Mayo and Pat Atkins • Christian Bensah • Virginia Bicksler • John Blair • Pat Brinson • Dick Burgin • Bernice Burton • Wicke Chambers • Heather Clark • Terry Dornbush • Sarah duBignon • Kitty Dukehart • Lee Duncan • Randy Farmer • Rita Fink • William Ham • Caroline Hatcher • Katie Hughey • Louise Kan • Jack Lumanog • Elaine Lyon • Frank Mathews • Lorri McClain • Carol McDonald • Kay McPherson • Jim McKenzie • Cecil Miner • Charlie Neal • Marian Palmore • Garry Pryor • Rubye and Wayne Reid • Tommy Ripley • Agnes Elizabeth Robertson • Louis “Skip” Schueddig • Brian Sturgell • Julie Thompson • Faye Van Winkle • Sandy Williamson • Randy Wilson • Hollis Youngner
FAMILY AND FRIENDS Eileen Abeyesundere • Alex Collins Astrop • Bettina Bass • Caroline Brewer • Connie Brittain • Spencer Corrigan • Joseph Counahan • Sandra Daniel • Annelly Deets • Aurelia Dunnam • Lee Dvonch • Cheryl • Deborah Ellington • Rosalyn Flanagan • Helen Nixon Fleming • Carleton Fuller • Ann Gressette • Peggy Govan • Bobby Hearn • Greg Hentz • Charlie Jones and Family • Sun Ja Kim • Wanda Lewis • Betty C. Lyons • Pat Martin • Michelle Maxwell • George Mori • Homer Stewart Mullins • Steven Norman • Andi Otey • Peter Michael Payne • Penelope Rose Price • Bill Poole • Grant Rhame • Frank Roth • Ernest Sandoval • James Sands • Karl Schaffenburg • Grant Sharrow • Ken Singleton • Tina Susco • Pierson Thames • Roger Traylor • Janiece Townshend • Ron M. Wallace • Whit A. Wright • Patricia Young
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED: Peter Hillar Isop, Sr. • Wanda Lewis • Vivian O'Connor
EDUCATION TREATING SACRED VIOLENCE: INTERFAITH AND HUMANIST RESOURCES FOR PEACEABLE RELIGIONS Join us in Child Hall the next three Sundays, June 23, June 30, and July 7, for this series taught by the Rev. Dr. Thee Smith. Our most humane religious and secular traditions offer promising resources for fostering nonviolence. However, none has demonstrated enough proficiency to protect its adherents from practicing violence as saving or redemptive. Thus a more comprehensive strategy is called for: How do we make available to all traditions of goodwill additional aids, available from neighboring sources, to supplement each tradition’s own ideals, genius and best wisdom?
SMALL GROUP BIBLE STUDY Room 122, led by Gordon Mathis and Jim Bingham
BIBLICAL GREEK Room 356 (1:15–2:45 p.m.), led by the Rev. Dr. Thee Smith
All are invited to the Cloister Garden Sundays at 10:10 a.m. for lemonade, cookies, and a chance to catch up with old friends or meet new ones.
MEMBERSHIP TRANSITIONS BIRTH Anna Blythe Hogan, daughter of Blythe and Will Hogan, granddaughter of Janet and Jep Hogan, born June 17, 2019
NEW MEMBER Liz Alexander, from St. Simons Island, Georgia
WEDDING Shannon Hays and Brian Post, married June 8, 2019
DEATHS Peter Hillar Isop, Sr., died June 11, 2019 Vivian O'Connor, died June 6, 2019
SPIRITUALITY "WOMEN OF THE BIBLE" PILGRIMAGE TO ISRAEL IN 2020 (FOR MEN AND WOMEN) Join other Cathedral parishioners and pilgrims from around the world for a spiritual retreat with St. George’s College in Israel. We will be participating in a ten-day study pilgrimage called “Women of the Bible,” which offers a reflective spiritual experience for women and men who wish to focus on often overlooked perspectives in the Bible. In addition to the study pilgrimage, our Cathedral group will have extra days at the beginning and the end of the pilgrimage to explore this holy region on our own. The travel dates are May 31-June 14, 2020. The estimated cost is $5000, though we are still in the beginning stages of pricing group airfares and ground transportation. If you are interested, contact Jeannie Mahood, jmahood@cathedralATL.org or 404365-1031, for more complete information.
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 Dorsey DeLong, Junior Warden
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OUTREACH CATHEDRAL DEDICATES 31ST HABITAT HOME The rains did not deter the enthusiasm for the dedication of our 31st Habitat for Humanity home on June 8, built in partnership with 14 other churches. It was a glorious celebration for our appreciative homeowner Antwonette Butts, her two children, family, and friends. Her manager and colleagues from work also came out to join in the celebration. We had another spectacular barbeque feast prepared and served under tents. We do this lunch event each year and it has become recognized as the best Habitat lunch of the year by people at Habitat. The meal is coordinated by Judy Bodner and our excellent food team with grill masters from partner churches Dodd-Sterling and Big Bethel. This is a wonderful ministry for the Cathedral that is making a real and positive impact on families and communities. We want to encourage you to come join the fun. We will be delivering Christmas baskets in December to our past homeowners and building another house next spring. You can learn more by contacting John Champion at jchampion@bellsouth.net or 404-307-0817.
As Episcopalians, we have promised in our Baptismal Covenant to “seek and serve Christ in all persons” and to “strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the dignity of every human being.” In an effort to better understand our country’s troubled history and its impact on all of us, you are invited to participate in any and all of these summer opportunities for learning, and open and safe conversations.
BOOK DISCUSSION OF JUST MERCY: A STORY OF JUSTICE AND REDEMPTION BY BRYAN STEVENSON Sunday, June 30, 4-6 p.m., Walthour Library “A powerful true story about the potential for mercy to redeem us and an inspiring argument for compassion in the pursuit of true justice.”
BOOK DISCUSSION OF THE CROSS AND THE LYNCHING TREE BY JAMES H. CONE Thursday, July 25, 5-7 p.m., Walthour Library “An exploration of these emotionally charged symbols and their interconnection in the history and souls of black folk.” Both discussions will be led by Canon Cathy Zappa and the Rev. Dr. Thee Smith.
PILGRIMAGE TO THE NATIONAL MEMORIAL FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE, AND THE LEGACY MUSEUM Wednesday, August 7, 8 a.m. until approximately 8 p.m. Montgomery, Alabama Cost: $20 (includes lunch)
MORE INFORMATION AT CATHEDRALATL.ORG/MONTGOMERY