The CATHEDRAL TIMES The weekly newsletter of the Cathedral of St. Philip · Serving Atlanta and the World · April 12, 2020
“THANK YOU” IS ALSO CONTAGIOUS! By the Very Rev. Sam Candler, Dean of the Cathedral “Thank you!” For me, those are the most important words of this week, Holy Week in the year 2020, the year of the Pandemic. Thank you. Not “thank you!” to the virus, of course! But “Thank You” to you, the faithful parishioners and friends and wider community of the Cathedral of St. Philip. Thank you for staying strong and safe. Thank you for staying connected to each other! Thank you for staying connected to the various opportunities and messages and services of the Cathedral. Thank you for reaching out to the clergy and staff of the Cathedral! Thank you for continuing your meetings and disciplines and commitments (in social distance!). Many of you have reached out with offers to help. Some of you have contributed extra money in this time. Some of you have increased your pledges! Thank you! You have been caring and thoughtful and generous and faithful people of God. Thank you to incredibly brave medical caregivers! Thank you to so many grocery store suppliers and cashiers and workers! Thank you to the truck drivers! Thank you to the delivery persons! Thank you to the bankers and elected representatives! Thank you to the restaurant workers, too. Thank you to police officers and public safety officials. Thank you. Thank you, whoever you are, you person of good faith and good will! Thank you to those of you who smile at each other, as we walk down the street (in social distance!). Thank you for your internal patience and faith. Thank you for staying calm in your crowded households. Thank you for giving the people who live with you a break. Thank you for spreading peace. Yes, the virus is contagious, as we recognized in the beginning. But there are so many more powerful things that are more contagious! Peace is contagious! Love is contagious! Patience is contagious! Thank you for spreading love and patience in this time! Thanks itself is contagious! Give thanks to someone this week! This Holy Week ends this Sunday with Easter. Wherever we are, separated as we are, we will be together in Christ. We will be one in the Body of Christ. On Sunday, I intend to give thanks for the glory of God shining in you, God’s people of power and new life!
Worship at home with the Cathedral
on Easter Sunday, April 12 6 a.m., 8:45 a.m., and 11:15 a.m. prepare your worship space with candles, a bowl of water, and dogwood (or other) branches. you may also want fresh flowers or an image of flowers. Celebrant: The Very Rev. Sam Candler Preacher: The Right Rev. Robert Wright
This SUNDAY
APRIL 12, 2020 · The Feast of the Resurrection: Easter Sunday, Year A Genesis 1:1-2:4a · Exodus 14:10-31; 15:20-21 · Ezekiel 37:1-14 · John 20:1-8
EACH OF THESE SERVICES WILL BE LIVESTREAMED AT CATHEDRALATL.ORG/STREAM, ON THE CATHEDRAL APP, AND ON THE CATHEDRAL FACEBOOK PAGE.
6 A.M. 8:45 A.M. 11:15 A.M. THE GREAT EASTER VIGIL AND HOLY EUCHARIST Celebrant: The Very Rev. Sam Candler Preacher: The Right Rev. Robert Wright “Morning has broken” (Bunessan) “When Israel was in Egypt’s land” (Spiritual: Go down, Moses) “I want to walk as a child of the light” (Houston) arr. Craig Phillips, “Jesus Christ is risen today”(Easter Hymn – recorded 2019) William Mathias, Gloria, Sanctus & Benedictus arr. Craig Phillips, “Welcome, happy morning!” (Fortunatus – recorded 2019) Charles-Marie Widor, Toccata from Symphonie V
PRAYER List FOR THOSE WHO ARE ILL OR RECOVERING: IMMEDIATE NEEDS Suzette Brading • Ethan Childers • Sue Clary • Marie Corrigan • Harvey Decker • John Kelleher • Chris Kopecky • Rose Leon • Patricia Madison • Will McGuffin • Joann Lewis Pobst • Bill Sutton • Ryan Webb • Lowell Palmer Weicker, Jr. • Sara Wilkerson
LONG TERM PRAYERS R. Huntley Allen • Patricia Anderson • T. Mayo and Pat Atkins • Warren Barnes • Edgar and Judith Beach •
Perry Benton • Virginia Bicksler • Heather Clark • Terry Dornbush • Sarah duBignon • Kitty Dukehart • Deborah Ellington • Randy Farmer • Rita Fink • Robert Fox • William Ham • Katie Hughey • Louise Kan •
Lisa Krysiak • Elaine Lyon • Carol McDonald • Glenn Miller • Ashley Minear • Royce Mitchell • Susan
Myers • Charlie Neal • Marion Palmore • Garry Pryor • Rowland Radford • Tommy Ripley • Agnes Elizabeth
Robertson • Peter Sanders • Louis “Skip” Schueddig • Jackie Stewart • Julie Thompson • Tommy Truesdale • Faye Van Winkle • Karen Young
FAMILY AND FRIENDS Eileen Abeyesundere • Karyn Bacon • Bettina Bass • Tom Bingham • David Bond • Lynn Chandler • Andrew Clark • Robert Coatney • Robert Discavage • Maureen Fernandez • Carleton Fuller • Bruce Gillies • Tom Ingegneri • Stephen Jones • Bernard A. Kan • Pete Livezey • Joyce Lyford • Pat Martin • Michelle Maxwell •
Bonnie Shields McCormack • Dawna Dunn Newton • Steven Norman • Sally Taylor Rogers • Frank Roth • James Sands • Lillian Sandoval • Patricia Schooley • Jim and Becky Settle • Steve and Colleen Settle • Milton
Shiver • Tina Susco • Yvonne Tate • Pierson Thames • Jeffrey Thomas • Janiece Townshend • Roger Traylor • Ron M. Wallace • Katherine Welden • Whit A. Wright • Patricia Young • Hollis Youngner
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED Markum Alexander • Donald Hart Bowman • Myron Danielson • Mary Reed Simpson Daugette • Sharon Freedman • Ann Marie Jacob • Bennie King, Sr. • Cecil Miner • Kathleen Ravenscraft • Dorothy Brooks Spiotta • Sheryl Rosine Grant Strong • Tom Talley
This letter is part of a series of fictional letters by Canon George Maxwell intended for Episcopalians young and old who wonder what it means to be faithful in the world today. Dear Anna, It was good to hear your voice and see your face last night, even if only over the phone. I look forward to being with you in person after all of this is over. I’m really sorry that you had to leave school. I know that you were looking forward to the spring cycling season, and I can only begin to imagine how hard it is to be separated from your friend, Bryce, who I understand was admitted to the hospital this morning with the new coronavirus. After I heard this news, I started thinking again about your worry that you are losing your sense of the presence of God in the fear and anxiety generated by this pandemic. Your concern reminds me of how I felt last year when I realized how sick I was and how long it was going to take me to recover. The medication they gave prevented me from sleeping at night and heightened my already troubling anxiety. I knew that I was going to have to be more
disciplined in my spiritual practices if I was going to get through it all. Centering prayer is the practice that has helped me the most. It’s simple, really. There’s even an app to help you through it! The point is to become more available to God by being silent and using a sacred word to help you let go of the thoughts, emotions, or sensations that inevitably arise. It’s the letting go that’s important. It teaches us to draw our energy from the presence of God inside of us instead of whatever is happening in the world around us. It’s how we learn to respond to things instead of reacting to them. If you would like to learn more about this method of meditation, just let me know. Centering prayer is the thing that keeps reminding me that my happiness doesn’t depend on anything outside of myself. Welcome home, Anna. Your affectionate uncle, Ames
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 Del King, Senior Warden Dorsey DeLong, Junior Warden
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THE MARKET IS OPEN! The Peachtree Road Farmers Market is open with our normal hours, 8:30-noon, with some modifications that will help us maintain social distancing for the common good. We really need your help to keep the market open — and safe for vendors and shoppers. The City of Atlanta has deemed farmers markets to be an “essential business” because farmers markets offer an efficient way for residents to obtain a diversity of healthy food options in an outdoor setting. Shopping at farmers markets gives you a way to acquire groceries while supporting your local economy, which is especially critical in this time of uncertainty. We have, of course, increased safety measures to create a safe market environment, including increased distance between vendors and shoppers, frequent handwashing, and no onsite food consumption. Please do your part to help keep your communtiy safe by staying home if you are sick or have an increased risk of contracting the coronavirus, and having only one member of your household shop at the market.
THROUGHOUT THE WEEK MIDDAY MEDITATION On the Cathedral Facebook page, offered by a member of the clergy Monday-Friday, 12:15 p.m.
WEDNESDAY PARISH NOTICES with Dean Sam Candler Wednesday, 6:15 p.m. Other Bible Studies and small groups are also meeting! Contact your group leader or visit cathedralATL.org/calendar for more.
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OUTREACH SEW MANY MASKS! Can you sew? Many people in our extended community are in need of masks, and we are eager to start a mask-making ministry. If you’d like to participate as a mask-maker, or if you’d like to help coordinate this effort (no sewing skills necessary to coordinate!), please contact Canon Lauren Holder, lholder@cathedralATL.org. Note—there is already a shortage of fabric and elastic to make masks! Please contact Canon Holder if you can donate: • Bolts of cotton fabric • Clean cotton sheets • 1/4 or 7/8 Elastic