The CATHEDRAL TIMES The weekly newsletter of the Cathedral of St. Philip · Serving Atlanta and the World · June 30, 2019
SUMMER UNCORKED By the Rev. George Maxwell, Vicar Time, time, time. There are all kinds of time. There is a time to get up in the morning. There is a time to go to bed… There is a time to work, and there is a time to play. This is the way that the Godly Play story about the church year begins. Borrowing the familiar rhythms of the third chapter of Ecclesiastes, the story, called “The Circle of the Church Year,” tells about how we move through a circle of memory and expectation to open ourselves to the elusive presence of God. I felt that elusive presence last Friday night. The Cathedral choirs put on a show called “Choirs Uncorked” to raise money for their pilgrimage to England next year. They are scheduled to sing Evensong at St. Paul’s and Winchester Cathedrals for two weeks in August of 2021. The choirs took the stage to “It’s a Grand Night for Singing” and closed the show, as they always do, with “Climb Every Mountain.” In between, they treated us to tunes ranging in style from the Broadway musical South Pacific to the popular operas La traviata and Candide, and displayed remarkable talent on the piano. We even got variations on the Jeopardy theme in the style of several famous composers! But, it wasn’t the music that moved me on Friday night; it was the people. I’m used to our choir in formal settings where they appear vested, solemn, and focused. I see them most often processing down the aisle singing a hymn or standing in a transept singing a carol. Sometimes, as is the case when they are singing the weekly offertory anthems, I hear them without really seeing them at all! On Friday night, though, they came alive as individuals. Each person seemed to have a different energy. It was as if they were each free to tell us something about themselves through the characters they were playing, the songs they were singing, and the pieces they were performing. And, they took great joy in it. They were sharp. They were smart. And, at times, they were even a little sassy! We stood on our feet when they were finished and applauded, grateful for the gift that they had given us – not just of their music, but also of themselves. I might have also learned something about how to approach the summer. The summer falls into the season of the church year we call “Ordinary Time.” It begins after Pentecost when the days begin to lengthen and continues until Advent when the days begin to shorten and a new year begins. But, despite its length, it lacks the mystery and excitement of the other seasons. There is no Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Easter, or Pentecost in this season. There is only what the Godly Play story calls the “great, green, growing Sundays.” It occurs to me that we might use this season just to see what emerges. We might try, for example, to pay attention to who we are without trying to change anything. We might try to be gentle with ourselves and to accept ourselves just as we are (even our desire to change). We might try to let go of our expectations and be thankful for the surprises that life gives us. I’m thinking I’ll call this spiritual practice “Summer Uncorked.” And, I’m thinking it might create some space for the elusive presence of God.
This SUNDAY
JUNE 30, 2019 · The Third Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 8, Year C 2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14 · Psalm 77:1-2, 11-20 · Galatians 5:1, 13-25 · Luke 9:51-62
7:45 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, MIKELL CHAPEL
Celebrant and Preacher: The Rev. Julia Mitchener
8:45 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, CATHEDRAL Celebrant: The Rev. Canon George Maxwell Preacher: The Rev. Canon Carolynne Williams Cathedral Choir (Decani): Charles Villiers Stanford, O for a closer walk with God William Byrd, 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. Thee Smith Preacher: The Rev. Canon Carolynne Williams Cathedral Choir (Decani): Charles Villiers Stanford, O for a closer walk with God William Byrd, Ave verum corpus
11:15 A.M. LA SANTA EUCARISTÍA, MIKELL CHAPEL Celebrant: The Rev. Dr. Bill Harkins Preacher: The Rev. Deacon Juan Sandoval
PRAYER List FOR THOSE WHO ARE ILL OR RECOVERING: LONG TERM PRAYERS T. Mayo and Pat Atkins • Christian Bensah • Virginia Bicksler • John Blair • Pat Brinson • Dick Burgin • Bernice Burton • Wicke Chambers • Heather Clark • Suzy Cohen • 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 • Joseph Counahan • Sandra Daniel • Annelly Deets • Aurelia Dunnam • Cheryl • Deborah Ellington • Rosalyn Flanagan • Helen Nixon Fleming • Carleton Fuller • Laura Gardner • Ann Gressette • Peggy Govan • Bobby Hearn • Greg Hentz • Charlie Jones and Family • Sun Ja Kim • Ingrid Liepz • Betty C. Lyons • Pat Martin • Michelle Maxwell • Reynolds McClatchey • George Mori • Homer Stewart Mullins • Steven Norman • Andi Otey • Peter Michael Payne • Penelope Rose Price • Bill Poole • Frank Roth • Ernest Sandoval • James Sands • Karl Schaffenburg • Grant Sharrow • Leila Sinclair • Ken Singleton • Donna Steigerwald • Tina Susco • Pierson Thames • Roger Traylor • Janiece Townshend • Ron M. Wallace • Whit A. Wright • Patricia Young
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED Marion Wilson
EDUCATION TREATING SACRED VIOLENCE: INTERFAITH AND HUMANIST RESOURCES FOR PEACEABLE RELIGIONS
SMALL GROUP BIBLE STUDY
Join us in Child Hall at 10:10 a.m. on Sundays, 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?
BIBLICAL GREEK
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.
Room 122, led by Gordon Mathis and Jim Bingham Room 356 (1:15–2:45 p.m.), led by the Rev. Dr. Thee Smith
MUSIC IS THE CATHEDRAL CHOIR FOR YOU? Do you know someone who might enjoy singing in the Cathedral Choir? Perhaps you yourself ? Contrary to the myth that our choirs consist solely of paid professionals, nearly 80 percent of our Cathedral Choir members are committed volunteers. If you have some ability to read music, a good sense of pitch, are able to commit to faithful attendance at rehearsals and services, and have an interest in singing in the specialized kind of choral ensemble that ours are – or someone you know matches this description – please contact the music office 404-365-1050 or music@cathedralATL.org to set up an audition. Everyone should sing in church, of course, but happily some people are called to this special music ministry. Make an appointment now, and together we can discern whether Cathedral Choir is right for you!
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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Farmers MARKET
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
FARMERS MARKET JOINS READING CLUB The Cathedral Farmers Market joined Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms in kicking off the 7th annual Mayor’s Summer Reading Club on Thursday, May 30 at the Alliance Theatre. Children and their families heard a special reading of “In my Granny’s Garden,” then stopped by the market tent to learn about the farmers market, what produce is currently in season, and how to plant their own vegetable seeds. The book is written by Pearl Cleage and Zaron W. Burnette, Jr., to educate children on where their food comes from. Burnette shares real memories of visiting his grandmother in the country, where he realizes food does not come from the grocery store, and his grandmother’s skill in the garden and ability to feed people makes her a “superhero.” At the kickoff, market director Sara Goodell and communications coordinator Carly Grady taught children the basics of what a plant needs to grow and how to grow it. Each child chose a vegetable seed to plant (cucumber, zucchini, or yellow squash), placed it in a biodegradable paper planter, added some soil and water, and left feeling like superheroes. The Mayor's Summer Reading Club is a program for children ages birth to five and their families that take place in locations throughout Atlanta over the summer. A volunteer from Alliance Theatre visited the Cathedral Farmers Market on June 1 to read “In my Granny’s Garden,” to the market’s youngest attendees. Each child went home with a copy of the book and a better understanding of where our food comes from. The Cathedral Farmers Market, Georgia's largest producer-only market, is open Saturdays, 8:30 a.m. – noon in the parking lot.