The CATHEDRAL TIMES The weekly newsletter of the Cathedral of St. Philip · Serving Atlanta and the World · April 26, 2020
READING AFTER EASTER DAY By the Very Rev. Sam Candler, Dean of the Cathedral I took a break on the Monday after Easter Day. Some of you know that I insist upon all the Church taking a break on Easter Monday! I call it the “Great Sabbath Rest,” which God promises the people of faith after a mighty, heavily scheduled Holy Week. It is always a happy rest! Even with quarantines and shelter-in-place directives, I and the Cathedral staff were tired after this year’s Holy Week. We had kept in touch with so many people, and it seemed like every day we were recording new services, and sermons, and meditations; and we were still conducting all our Bible Studies and meetings online. Even if we had not left our homes all week, the Cathedral staff took a well-earned rest. People have asked me what I am reading during times at home, in this Season of Social Distance. People are looking for good things to read! Well, on that Easter Monday, I had good time to read! And I offer you some possibilities. It so happened that Easter Monday, April 13, was the birthday of four notable writers and authors. So, I read something from each of them! The tough and pithy Irish poet, Seamus Heaney, was born on April 13. Like many a great Irish poet, he wrote about earth itself, and about the deep realities of human relationships. I read Digging (about his father’s farmwork, or is it about his own writing?). I read Mid-Term Break (about being called home during the school year, for a sad reason). And I read the wonderful, luscious poem, BlackberryPicking. It concerns the brilliance of blackberries, but also their susceptibility to disease. They are short poems, but wonderfully dense and rich. Try them! April 13 was also the birthday of Thomas Jefferson, whom I have always admired for his industry and intellect and inventiveness, even after recent disclosures of his relationship with Sally Hemings. His life is a reminder of the tragedy that often accompanies even brilliant people and revolutionary tremendous times. He, of course, wrote much of The Declaration of Independence, so I read that on April 13. It was a helpful reminder of the solid heritage and the foundational principles of our country (read The Constitution, too!). Despite times of tragedy and times of fumbling, I love the United States of America. April 13 was also the birthday of another hero of mine, the playwright, Samuel Beckett. Actually, he was another Irishman, but he spent much of his life in France, as truly an existentialist. I consider his play, Waiting for Godot, one of the masterpieces of twentieth century literature; and the play seems to make strange sense in whatever culture or time it is set in. In this season of socially distancing pandemic, Steven Levingston wrote recently in The Washington Post that “We — the entire human race — have become Vladimir and Estragon, the happy-sad/anxious-silly/hopeful-bleak duo of Waiting for Godot, Samuel Beckett’s 1953 stage masterpiece. Like Vladimir and Estragon we are stuck, we keep to ourselves, we wait for our Godot.” To which I add, “Nothing to be done.” Is Beckett too dense, or disturbing, or foreign for you? Well, then join me in reading the fourth author whose birthday was April 13: the lovely and erudite woman from Mississippi, Eudora Welty. Her masterpieces are too many to enumerate, but her writing often connects Southern culture to classical mythology. And she certainly connects us all to the truth of the human condition. On April 13, I needed something lighter, and I read the delightful short novel, The Ponder Heart. That novel’s setting in the Old South might require some patience and grace. But I recommend it as a wonderful piece of humor and small town life. Enjoy some reading while you are socially distancing! As John Ciardi used to say, “Good words to you.”
This SUNDAY
APRIL 26, 2020 · The Third Sunday of Easter, Year A
Acts 2:14a,22-32 · Psalm 116:1-3, 10-17 · 1 Peter 1:17-23 · Luke 24:13-35
EACH OF THESE SERVICES WILL BE LIVESTREAMED AT CATHEDRALATL.ORG/STREAM, ON THE CATHEDRAL APP, AND ON THE CATHEDRAL FACEBOOK PAGE.
8:45 A.M. AND 11:15 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST Celebrant: The Very Rev. Sam Candler Preacher: The Rev. Dr. Bill Harkins
4 P.M. CHORAL EVENSONG THE FEAST OF ST. GEORGE — RECORDED APRIL 22, 2018 Celebrant: The Rev. Canon Cathy Zappa Kenneth Leighton, Preces & Responses William Walton, Chichester Service Gabriel Jackson, A prayer of King Henry VI C. Hubert H. Parry, I was glad
PRAYER List FOR THOSE WHO ARE ILL OR RECOVERING: IMMEDIATE NEEDS Marie Corrigan • Patricia Madison • Bob McGill • 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 • Sue Clary • Terry Dornbush • Sarah duBignon • Kitty
Dukehart • Deborah Ellington • Randy Farmer • Robert Fox • William Ham • Katie Hughey • Louise Kan • John Kelleher • Chris Kopecky • Lisa Krysiak • Rose Leon • Elaine Lyon • Carol McDonald • Glenn Miller •
Ashley Minear • Royce Mitchell • Susan Myers • Charlie Neal • Marion Palmore • Joann Lewis Pobst •
Garry Pryor • Rowland Radford • Tommy Ripley • Agnes Elizabeth Robertson • Peter Sanders • Louis “Skip” Schueddig • Bill Sutton • Jackie Stewart • Julie Thompson • Tommy Truesdale • Ryan Webb • Lowell Palmer Weicker, Jr. • Faye Van Winkle • Karen Young
FAMILY AND FRIENDS Eileen Abeyesundere • Alford Family • Karyn Bacon • Bettina Bass • Suzette Brading • Tom Bingham • David Bond • Lynn Chandler • Andrew Clark • Robert Coatney • Robert Discavage • Maureen Fernandez • Carleton
Fuller • Bruce Gillies • Holloway Family • Tom Ingegneri • Stephen Jones • Bernard A. Kan • Pete Livezey • Joyce Lyford • Richard Malek • Pat Martin • Michelle Maxwell • John McCann • Diane McCrory • Bonnie Shields
McCormack • Will McGuffin • David Mickle • 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 Oscar Barnes O’Neal • Sarah Van Voorhis Woolfolk Wiggins
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.
You might, for example, take ten minutes each evening to review the day. Notice those moments that have particular energy for you and your reactions to them.
Dear Anna, I saw a funny meme recently. The picture showed five young adults standing with their backs against a wall, each at least six feet from the next. They were all head down and on their phones. The caption read: “Social Distancing? We’ve been practicing our whole lives.” I laughed as I thought about how true that is. You intuitively understand technology in a way that I never will. I can handle the basics of my phone and laptop, but if even the slightest thing doesn’t do what I was told it should, I am completely lost and more than a little frustrated! I realize, though, that your technological savvy is not protecting you from the losses of having to spend your spring semester at home. I know you miss the energy of being with your friends in person and the comfort of your routines. I also suspect that you may be feeling like you’re in the movie Groundhog Day now that everyone is living in the same confined space all day, every day. It might be interesting to pay attention to those feelings.
remember?
When recalling a pleasant moment, ask yourself what was good about it? Where were you when it happened? Who were you with? How the moment might be similar to other moments you can
When recalling an unpleasant moment, ask yourself what prompted your reactions to it? What got to you? What was it really about? Does it remind you of other times when you had a similar reaction? Write your reflections down in a journal and then see what patterns emerge. It might be a good way to take the next step on your spiritual journey. You can’t get to know yourself without getting to know God, and you can’t get to know God without getting to know yourself. 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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ADULT Education These classes meet at 10:10 a.m. on Sunday via Zoom.
Contact the organizer for information on where to connect.
OLD FASHIONED SUNDAY SCHOOL This Sunday, Canon George Maxwell will lead the continued discussion of the question, “What is the Kingdom of Heaven?�
PARENTING UNSCRIPTED Scott Russell, Kathy Loomis, Jeff Cunningham, and Michelle Perkins lead throughout the semester. Contact the Rev. Nate Huddleston for more information.
OUTREACH City of Refuge is providing three hot meals a day for all 33 children who live on their campus as well as for the 77 mothers and other women, most of whom now cannot work. They are supplying diapers and wipes for the youngest members of their community, and healthy snacks for all. They are also are working to provide relevant programming for the children, from the reading corner to the art room to extracurricular activities. We are thrilled to partner with City of Refuge in our upcoming 50th Cathedral Antique Show; that partnership starts now! Cathedral Towers has an ongoing need of pantry supplies such as canned goods, bread, pasta, and other shelf-stable items. If you are going to the grocery store or placing an order, please consider adding a few of these items. You can drop them off curbside at the Towers - there is a grocery cart outside the door for donations.
United THANK OFFERING UTO INGATHERING IS MAY 10 In this time of uncertainty, the United Thank Offering invites you to
notice the good things that are happening each day, give thanks to God for your blessings, and make an offering for each blessing. Through UTO, your blessings become blessings for others. Be grateful each day and share your gratitude by putting a note of gratitude into your Blue Box or an envelope. You can also send a note or short video (5-10 seconds) of what you are thankful for at cathedralATL.org/UTO. We will compile the videos for our UTO ingathering on Sunday, May 10. This pause of gratitude acknowledges the blessing and allows you to remember the good things that are happening all around us, whether that may be our clergy and staff connecting with us in new ways, medical professionals on the front line, our family and friends, and so many more. Then the week before the UTO Ingathering on Sunday, May 10, you can open your Blue Box or envelope and read and count your blessings before making a donation online at cathedralATL.org/UTO.