The CATHEDRAL TIMES The weekly newsletter of the Cathedral of St. Philip · Serving Atlanta and the World · December 1, 2019
NOMINEES FOR THE CHAPTER CLASS OF 2022 The Cathedral Nominating Committee has submitted the following slate of candidates, approved by the Chapter, to be voted on by the parish at
the annual Parish Meeting, which will take place on Sunday, December 8 at 10 a.m. in Child Hall. Dorsey DeLong continues her two-year term as Junior Warden. The Dean has appointed Del King as Senior Warden for 2020-2021. Their biographies are on page 4.
MOLLY CHILDERS
ANDI O’BRYAN
Molly Childers has been a member of the Cathedral
Andi has been a Cathedral member since 2005
include Green Aprons, Cathedral Antiques Show
Stewardship Committee as co-chair. She has
for seven years. Her current parish activities
volunteer, and the Cathedral Preschool Community Service Co-Chair. She has also co-chaired the
ECW Toy Drive and St. Monica’s Guild. Molly
is currently a stay-at-home mom. She previously worked in product development at Verizon and
in client services in advertising. Molly is the Haynes Manor Garden Club president, is active in both E. Rivers and Cathedral Preschool
committees, and is involved with the Peachtree Battle Alliance. She
enjoys playing golf and cheering on the Georgia Bulldogs. Molly and her husband, Doug, have two children, Nellie and Gehrig.
and is currently involved with the Cathedral’s previously served as a Godly Play teacher,
Homeless Requiem co-chair and volunteer, ECW
board member, Week of Wonder volunteer, and St. Monica’s Guild member. Professionally, Andi is
a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a private
psychotherapy practice, specializing in mental health, addiction, and
couples therapy. She volunteers at Peachtree Presbyterian Preschool, Pace Academy, Metro Atlanta Recovery Residences, and Emmaus House. She enjoys travel, reading and yoga. Andi and her husband Doug have three daughters, Grace (12), Charlotte (8), and Sally (4).
KATHRYN HOWELL
HUBERT TATE
Kathryn Howell has been a member of the
Hubert has been a member of the Cathedral parish
included: ECW Vice President, Green Aprons,
as a lector, verger, Ricks Wheeler Committee
Cathedral since 2005. Her parish activities have St. Monica’s Guild, Stewardship Committee, Blue Aprons, and St. Ruth’s Guild. She is currently a full-time homemaker, and has a background in
teaching and banking. Kathryn has been involved with the Lovett School, Morris Brandon, and
the Cathedral Preschool; she’s also a member of the National Charity
League, Inc., Trust for Public Land, and the Buckhead Heritage Society. Kathryn enjoys cycling and hiking. She and her husband, Evan, have three children: Margaret (14), Park (13), and William (8).
WILL KLEIN Will has been a Cathedral member since 2004. He’s currently involved in several Cathedral ministries,
including Habitat for Humanity, the Dean’s Men’s
Bible Study, Adult Acolytes, Youth Acolyte Advisor, Prison Re-entry Housing Study Committee,
Usher, and the Antiques Show. After a career of
consulting in the financial services industry, Will is
now enjoying retirement. He serves on the Board of
Westbrooke Place HOA and volunteers at Atlanta Habitat. Will enjoys music, cooking, and being a handyman. Will and his wife, Karen, have raised and launched their two sons.
for four years. He’s currently serving the Cathedral member, Young Professionals member, and
Stewardship Committee member. Professionally,
Hubert works as a real estate agent. He has served as a charter school steering committee member, Teach for America-Atlanta LGBTQ Steering
Committee member, and Keller Williams Atlanta Classic Growth
Committee member. Hubert enjoys communications, public speaking, and the performing arts.
SAM WILMOTH Sam has been a Cathedral member for six years. He’s currently involved with the Cathedral
Building Committee and the Sons of Thunder
Men’s Breakfast, and he previously served on the
Stewardship Committee and Parish Committee on
Ministry. Sam is a Vice President with Coro Realty, a commercial real estate investment company based in Atlanta. In the broader community, he enjoys
philanthropic work and is an active alumnus of Washington and Lee
University. He enjoys spending time with his family: his wife Lynn, a
lifelong Cathedral member, and their two sons Sammy (2.5 years) and Weston (2 months).
This SUNDAY
DECEMBER 1, 2019 · The First Sunday of Advent, Year A Isaiah 2:1-5 · Psalm 122 · Romans 13:11-14 · Matthew 24:36-44
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 Very Rev. Sam Candler Preacher: The Rev. Canon George Maxwell Cathedral Singers: Johann Sebastian Bach, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme Paul Manz, E’en so, Lord Jesus, quickly come Francisco Guerrero, Rorate caeli
9 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, MIKELL CHAPEL
Celebrant and Preacher: The Rev. Canon Lauren Holder
11:15 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, CATHEDRAL Celebrant: The Very Rev. Sam Candler Preacher: The Rev. Canon George Maxwell Schola: Johann Sebastian Bach, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme Paul Manz, E’en so, Lord Jesus, quickly come Francisco Guerrero, Rorate caeli
11:15 A.M. LA SANTA EUCARISTÍA, MIKELL CHAPEL
Celebrant and Preacher: The Rev. Canon Lauren Holder
4 P.M. ADVENT PROCESSION WITH LESSONS AND CAROLS, CATHEDRAL Officiant: The Rev. Canon Cathy Zappa Schola: The Great O Antiphons Richard Marlow, Matin Responsory “Lo, he comes with clouds descending” (Helmsley) Ben Parry, Adam lay ybounden “Creator of the stars of night” (Conditor alme siderum) Francisco Guerrero, Rorate caeli “Come, thou Redeemer of the earth” (Puer nobis) arr. Dale Adelmann, Lo, how a Rose e’er blooming “O day of peace that dimly shines” ( Jerusalem) “Comfort, comfort ye my people” (Psalm 42) arr. David Schelat, The Angel Gabriel Anton Bruckner, Ave Maria “Ye who claim the faith of Jesus” (Raquel) Herbert Howells, Magnificat (St Paul’s Cathedral) Francis Pott, Balulalow “O come, O come, Emmanuel” (Veni, veni Emmanuel)
Adult EDUCATION
Children’s and youth Sunday School will not meet this week. These adult classes are meeting at 10:10 a.m.
OLD FASHIONED SUNDAY SCHOOL Child Hall Contemplating Christ: How to Become a Mystic without Really Trying! We gave been looking at what it means to be a mystic (it’s not as extraordinary as you might think!) and how the recovery of the contemplative tradition in the church might change how we go about being church. This Sunday, December 1, Canon George Maxwell will lead a discussion about how the Christian West lost its wisdom.
MUSIC ATLANTA SYMPHONY BRASS HOLIDAY CONCERT The Atlanta Symphony Brass returns to present its third annual holiday concert, Monday, December 9, at 7:30 p.m., certain to be one of the most delightful and thrilling musical events of the season again this year! 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. Purchase tickets at cathedralATL.org/concerts or the Cathedral Book Store.
OUR TRUE SELVES Room 240
SMALL GROUP BIBLE STUDY Room 122
BIBLICAL GREEK Room 356 (1:15 p.m.)
SPIRITUALITY ADVENT QUIET DAY: BEFORE YOU WERE BORN As we prepare for the birth of the Christ child, we are invited to remember or ponder anew that which God has made incarnate in each of us. Join Canon Lauren Holder for an Advent Quiet Day of warmth and reflection. Imagine a time before you were born, a time of gestation and creativity, of being knit together by a loving God.
Give yourself the gift of quiet and prayer as you enter into Advent. The Quiet Day will take place in the Lanier House on the Cathedral campus, 9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m., Saturday, December 7. The cost is $20 and includes lunch. Please register before December 2 by contacting Jeannie Mahood, jmahood@ cathedralATL.org or 404-365-1031.
The CATHEDRAL off ST. PHILIP
The Very Rev. Samuel G. Candler, Dean Dale Adelmann, Ph.D., Canon for Music The Rev. Lauren R. Holder, Canon for Community and Education The Rev. George M. Maxwell, Jr., Vicar The Rev. Catherine Zappa, Canon for Liturgy and Pastoral Care The Rev. John William Harkins III, Ph.D., Priest Associate The Rev. Nathan G. Huddleston, Priest Associate for Youth and Young Adult Ministries The Rev. Julia B. Mitchener, Priest Associate for Children’s Ministries 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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WARDENS Dorsey DeLong continues her two-year term as Junior Warden. The Dean has appointed Del King as Senior Warden.
DEL KING
DORSEY DELONG
The Dean has appointed Del King as Senior Warden for 2020-2021. Del has been a member of the Cathedral for 28 years. He is currently in the Cathedral Choir and Schola and is the President of the Choir. He previously served on the Parish Committee on Ministry for the discernment of a priest. Professionally, Del is the Vice President of Human Resources at Emory University. In his role at Emory, Del has spent the last 22 years working with schools and divisions in the development, implementation, and management of human resources programs
The Nominating Committee selected Dorsey as their nominee for Junior Warden for 2019-2020. A member of the Chapter Class of 2020, she has served on the Executive Committee since accepting the Dean’s call serve as the 2018 Chapter Secretary. Dorsey has been a member of the Cathedral for 20 years. Professionally she is the assistant director at The Preschool at Second-Ponce. At the Cathedral, she is the co-founder of St. Ruth’s Ministry and is a member of St. Clare’s Guild. She also helped to get Mother’s Morning Out started, served on the
and processes. He has led the development of high performing teams, provided leadership on a wide range of projects and programs, and made a priority of providing quality development programs to Emory’s employees to enhance the organizational climate of the University. In the broader community, he is a member of The Order of St John and previously served on the Board of Directors for Georgia Piedmont Technical College. Del is married to Victor Moldovan, also a Cathedral member.
Friends of Cathedral Music Board, and taught Sunday School, among other things. Dorsey and her husband, Geoff, have four children: Mary Stewart, Harrison, Sims, and Pruit.
OUTREACH TOY DRIVE 2019 BENEFITING EMMAUS HOUSE Please join St. Monica’s Guild in a toy drive to assist Emmaus House in providing a cheerful Christmas to all in
their neighborhood. Santa and Mrs. Claus come to Emmaus House and give presents to more than 550 children from all over Atlanta.
HERE'S HOW YOU CAN HELP: Donate gifts: Bring new, unwrapped gifts to the bins in the Atrium until December 17. Write a check or give online: $35 will sponsor a child but any donation amount is helpful and appreciated. Make checks payable to “The Cathedral of St. Philip” and write Toy Drive in the memo line. Checks can be handed
to a guild member on Sunday mornings at the table in the Atrium or mailed to the Cathedral – Attention St. Monica’s Guild.
Or, give by credit card online at cathedralATL.org/contribute or at the kiosk in the Atrium. Reach out to Johanna Barnes at jpbarnes74@gmail.com with any questions.
CHILDREN'S Ministries CHRISTMAS PAGEANT SIGN-UPS 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 Sunday, December 8. We do request that all sign ups are done in person. Dress rehearsal will be Sunday, December 22 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!
CONGREGATIONAL Life DINNER WITH ST. NICK WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4 — 5:30–7 P.M. DINNER: $5/CHILD; $8/ADULT CATHEDRALATL.ORG/STNICK Join us at 5:30 p.m. in Child Hall for dinner and in Mikell Chapel at 6:15 p.m. for a special Advent Liturgy celebrating the life of St. Nicholas. Leave your shoes in the hallway outside of the Chapel and you will find a surprise from our special guest. This evening is for the young at heart and anyone filled with joy by the mystery of Christmas.
Christmas ALTAR FLOWERS Please list the name (or names) as you want them to appear: In Memorial for:
In Thanksgiving for:
name(s): In Memorial for:
In Thanksgiving for:
name(s): In Memorial for:
In Thanksgiving for:
name(s): In Memorial for: name(s):
In Thanksgiving for:
Please complete the following information about you: your name(s): phone: date: Please include a check with your request, made payable to The Cathedral of St. Philip. While any gift is appreciated, a minimum of $100 per printed line is suggested. Checks and forms should be sent to: The Cathedral of St. Philip, Attn.: Hillary Jones, 2744 Peachtree Rd., NW, Atlanta, GA 30305. You may also make arrangements by contacting Hillary Jones, 404-365-1038 or hjones@cathedralATL. org. The Flower Guild will also be taking these requests in the Atrium on Sundays through December 15.
Esquina HISPANICA LA FIESTA DE NUESTRA SEÑORA DE GUADALUPE Worship and share a meal with fellow Cathedral parishioners as we celebrate La Fiesta de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe – the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe – on Wednesday, December 11, from 7–9:30 p.m. in Mikell Chapel. Accounts claim that the Virgin Mary appeared four times before a native Mexican peasant named Juan Diego and once more before Juan Diego's uncle. According to those accounts, the first apparition occurred on the morning of December 9, 1531, when it is said that Juan Diego experienced a vision of a young woman at a place called the Hill of Tepeyac, which would become part of Villa de Guadalupe, in a suburb of Mexico City. According to the accounts, the woman, speaking to Juan Diego in his native Nahuatl language (Aztec), identified herself as the Virgin Mary, “mother of the very true deity.” She was said to have asked for a church to be built at that site in her honor. Juan Diego then sought out the archbishop of Mexico City, Fray Juan de Zumárraga, to tell him what had happened. The bishop did not believe Diego, but on the same day Juan Diego saw the young woman for a second time. On Sunday, December 10, Juan Diego talked to the archbishop for a second time. The latter instructed him to return to Tepeyac Hill, and to ask the lady for a truly acceptable, miraculous sign to prove her identity. That same day, the third apparition occurred when Diego returned to Tepeyac and encountered the same woman, he reported back to her the bishop's request for a sign; she consented to provide one on the following day. By Monday, December 11, however, Juan Diego's uncle, Juan Bernardino, had fallen sick so Juan Diego was obliged to attend to him. In the very early hours of Tuesday, December 12, Juan Bernardino's condition having deteriorated overnight, Juan Diego set out to Tlatelolco to fetch a priest to hear Juan Bernardino's confession and help minister to him on his deathbed. In order to avoid being delayed by the Virgin and having failed to meet her on the Monday as agreed, Juan Diego chose another route around the hill, but the Virgin intercepted him and asked where he was going. Juan Diego explained what had happened and the Virgin gently chided him for not having had recourse to her. In the words which have become the most famous phrase of the Guadalupe event and are inscribed over the main entrance to the Basilica of Guadalupe, she asked, “¿No estoy yo aquí que soy tu madre?” (“Am I not here, I who am your mother?”) She assured him that Juan Bernardino had now recovered and she told him to gather flowers from the top of Tepeyac Hill, which
was normally barren, especially in the cold of December. Juan followed her instructions and he found Castilian roses, not native to Mexico, blooming there. The Virgin arranged the flowers in Juan's tilma, or cloak, and when Juan Diego opened his cloak before archbishop Zumárraga on December 12, the flowers fell to the floor, and on the fabric was the image of the Virgin of Guadalupe. The next day, on December 13, Juan Diego found his uncle fully recovered, as the Virgin had assured him, and Juan Bernardino recounted that he too had seen her, at his bedside. Juan Diego's tilma has become Mexico's most popular religious and cultural symbol, and has received widespread ecclesiastical and popular support. Here at the Cathedral of St. Philip we gather to celebrate this occasion on the evening of December 11. We pray and children who attend the Spanish service present a reenactment of the story of Juan Diego. After the service, we gather for a light evening meal before returning home. For more information, contact Deacon Juan Sandoval, jsandoval@cathedralATL.org.
OUTREACH
PASTORAL Care
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY CHRISTMAS BASKETS
BLUE CHRISTMAS SERVICE
Come be part of the annual and joyful experience of Christmas baskets for our Cathedral Habitat families – we are building an amazing 24 this year and need your help! This has become a very popular event for us each year and you can help in any of several ways, including contributing food or monetary support, building baskets (beginning at 6 p.m. on Friday, December 13), or delivering baskets (meeting at 9 a.m. on Saturday, December 14). This is something for kids and adults alike; make it a family event. Sign up in the Atrium, online at cathedralATL.org/ habitatbaskets, or contact John Champion at 404-307-0817 or jchampion@bellsouth.net for more details.
For many of us, Christmas is a tough time, and can be the occasion for “feeling blue” in the midst of the culture focused on being happy and celebrating. At such times, we need to take time to acknowledge our sadness, loss, and grief. The anguish of broken relationships, of unemployment, the weariness of ill health, the loss of a loved one, and even the loss of a dear family pet – all can contribute to a feeling of being alone, of “feeling blue,” in the midst of the season around us. The Cathedral invites you to join us in sharing a Blue Christmas service on Wednesday, December 18, at 6:30 p.m. in St. Mary’s Chapel. We invite you to move from “feeling blue” to experiencing the wonder and hope of Christmas. For questions, please contact the Rev. Dr. Bill Harkins, bharkins@cathedralATL.org, or Canon Cathy Zappa, czappa@ cathedralATL.org.
PRAYER List FOR THOSE WHO ARE ILL OR RECOVERING: LONG TERM PRAYERS R. Huntley Allen • T. Mayo and Pat Atkins • Edgar and Judith Beach • Virginia Bicksler • Wicke Chambers • Heather Clark • Suzy Cohen • Terry Dornbush • Sarah duBignon • Kitty Dukehart • Randy Farmer • Rita
Fink • William Ham • Caroline Hatcher • Katie Hughey • Louise Kan • Lisa Krysiak • Sandy Land • Elaine Lyon • Carol McDonald • Glenn Miller • Cecil Miner • Royce Mitchell • Susan Myers • Charlie Neal • Liz Nelson • Mary Nelson • Marion Palmore • Garry Pryor • Tommy Ripley • Agnes Elizabeth Robertson • Louis "Skip" Schueddig • Julie Thompson • Sammy Van Leer • Faye Van Winkle • Karen Young
FAMILY AND FRIENDS Eileen Abeyesundere • James and Julia Allen • Alex Collins Astrop • Karyn Bacon • Daniel Baker • Bettina
Bass • Sondra Bowen • Terry Brennan • Lynn Chandler • Andrew Clark • Robert Coatney • Tyler Crumb •
Anna Donovan • Kathy Dopp • Janie Dowdy • Suzie Elie • Deborah Ellington • Amy Franklin • Carleton Fuller • Bruce Gillies • Peggy Govan • Rachel Henry • Greg Hentz • Elizabeth Homer • Stephen Jones •
Grace Lawson • Meredith Lucius • Camille Martin • Pat Martin • Michelle Maxwell • Dawna Newton • Steven Norman • Ron Peters • Rowland Radford • Frank Roth • Lillian Sandoval • James Sands • Milton Shiver • Donna Steigerwald • Tina Susco • Tom Talley • Yvonne Tate • Jeffrey Thomas • Roger Traylor •
Janiece Townshend • Susan Varcie • Ron M. Wallace • Mary Walton • Katherine Welden • Trish Weller • Roger Williams • Whit A. Wright • Patricia Young
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED Anne Barnwell • Wicke Chambers • Nicholas Morrison-Buhr • Clifton Bruce Welch
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Sunday, December 1, 5:30 pm in the Gould Room Go to Lessons and Carols, stop by to meet other newcomers, and then go make an Advent Wreath in Child Hall!
Advent
Lessons & Carols december 1 — 4 pm
ADVENT WREATH MAKING SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1 5:30–7 P.M. BRING YOUR OWN GREENS! WREATH KITS: $12 SPAGHETTI SUPPER: $5/CHILD; $8/ADULT Please RSVP so we can order supplies and dinners:
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On Sunday afternoon, December 1, at 4 p.m., the Cathedral will offer its annual Advent Procession of Lessons and Carols, sung by the Cathedral Choir. Those who have attended this candlelight service in past years know what a perfect opportunity it is to step back from the hectic pace of the post-Thanksgiving, pre-Christmas season, and take a few moments to contemplate its real meaning. Our two services of lessons and carols (for Advent on December 1, and for Christmas on December 22) are adapted from the famous carol service at King’s College, Cambridge, which has become popular worldwide since World War II through annual radio broadcasts on Christmas Eve. For our Advent service we include the ancient O Antiphons, one after each of the seven lessons. These Christian texts invoke the Messiah to return and have been sung through the ages at Vespers on the seven evenings leading up to Christmas, and each is sung to equally ancient and beautiful plainchant. Whether you best sense the eternal through timeless chant, or wonderful choral music, or popular carols sung by all, there is something for everyone in this service. Why not practice a “random act of kindness” and make the service a gift to someone this year by inviting them to attend? It may turn out to be one of the best gifts you give. This service will also be broadcast live at cathedralATL.org/stream