The CATHEDRAL TIMES The weekly newsletter of the Cathedral of St. Philip · Serving Atlanta and the World · June 21, 2020
IT FEELS LIKE CHURCH TO US By the Rev. Canon George Maxwell, Vicar I have been listening to a lot of podcasts lately. I like the convenience of the format. I can listen while I’m walking or doing
something around the house. I can stop and, when I get back to it, start again from the beginning or pick up where I left off.
I also like the intimacy of it. I like the feeling of being with the presenter. Over
time, I feel like I’m listening to a friend. I learn something, of course, but I also find myself empathizing with whoever is speaking; I feel a little of what they are feeling and see more things from the perspective that they are taking, even if I don’t agree with everything that they are saying.
I listened to Brené Brown interview Austin Channing Brown last week. Despite having the same last
name, the Browns are related only by their friendship. We have read and talked about Brené for years at the
Cathedral, but you may not be as familiar with Austin Channing Brown. Austin wrote the book I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness, and moderates an online television show, The Next Question.
They talked about the black experience in America in stark and at times uncomfortable ways, but I could feel the truth of it in part because of their friendship. Listening to Brené listen to Austin helped me to listen to her as well. I heard things that I already knew as if for the first time.
I found myself nodding in agreement when Brené said, “I’m here to get it right, not to be right.” And, I knew what she meant near the end of the interview when Brené said to Austin, “You feel like church to me.”
Maybe that’s why Austin’s warning that the work of antiracism is not just about interracial friendships resonated so deeply with me.
“The work of antiracism,” she said, “is the work of becoming a better human to other humans.” Interracial friendships are important to the work, especially to the extent that they provide a context for white people to listen to, accept the criticism of, and otherwise learn from people of color. But, being friends is not
the end of the work. The work is also about dismantling the structures of racism on which our society has been built. The burden of changing white hearts and minds can’t rest entirely on the shoulders of people of color.
And so, one question Austin thinks white people should ask themselves is, “In your interracial relationships, what are you giving?”
My wife, Mary Hunter, and I have been asking ourselves that question lately. Like many of you, we have been struggling to figure out exactly what is ours to do in the midst of the rising awareness of and conversation around racial injustice in this country.
We know that the issues are complex, and the final answers won’t come quickly or comfortably. continued on back page...
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JUNE 21, 2020 · The Third Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 7, Year A Genesis 21:8-21 · Psalm 86:1-10, 16-17 · Romans 6:1b-11 · Matthew 10:24-39
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FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED Rhett Allen Murphy • Florence “Bunny” Saussy
PASTORAL Care MEMORIAL GARDEN WREATH THIS WEEKEND This weekend, we celebrate Father’s Day. The Cathedral Flower Guild will hang a wreath in the Memorial Garden beginning Friday, June 19. All are welcome to come to this holy outdoor space to remember fathers (and father figures) who have died. Please be safe; if other families are present, please keep 6 feet of distance and wear a mask. The Memorial Garden is accessible from the Horseshoe Drive off Peachtree Road.
ADULT EDUCATION: 10:10 AM VIA ZOOM This Sunday in Old Fashioned Sunday School, Canon George Maxwell will continue the discussion, "The Atlanta Protests: Where Do We Go From Here?". // Scott Russell, Kathy Loomis, Jeff Cunningham, and Michelle Perkins lead Parenting Unscripted. Contact the Rev. Nate Huddleston for more information.
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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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do to support them. We have, though, found something that we can do today to support the efforts of our
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church to do the work.
In February of this year, we met and got to know
Dr. W. Franklin Evans, the president of Voorhees
College. Voorhees is an HBCU that is affiliated with the Episcopal Church. It has a small student body, a
somewhat remote location, and is rooted in the liberal
arts. Many of the students it serves are the first in their families to go to college.
We were impressed by the school and the work that
CONGREGATIONAL Life
Dr. Evans is doing there. When Dr. Evans asked Mary Hunter to join the Board of Trustees of the school, she
enthusiastically accepted. It felt like this was a place that we could give, work that was ours to do.
The college is facing a significant revenue loss due to
the COVID crisis. They don't have a margin for error— which is directly related to the systematic oppression
of people of color for the 123 years Voorhees has been in existence—and we, the Episcopal Church, can help create some breathing room in the budget of this very special Episcopal school.
I know that each of you are looking for ways to do the work of antiracism in your own sphere of influence.
There are many opportunities out there. We encourage you, though, to look for ways to support the Episcopal Church in the many ways that it is already doing the work.
If you would like to support Voorhees, we would welcome your help. Just let us know. It feels like church to us.
The Rev. Canon George Maxwell Vicar
CONGRATULATIONS, NICOLE, AND THANK YOU! Nicole Lambelet came to the Cathedral in September 2017, as a seminarian from Candler School of Theology. Over the course of her three years here, she has contributed to our prison ministry, led trainings for outreach and prison volunteers, participated in and led the Eat Your Word Bible study, designed and taught youth Sunday School, preached thoughtful and courageous sermons, served as an acolyte and lector, and coordinated our youth acolyte program. All while going to school full-time and raising two young children! I speak for many of us when I say what a joy it has been to learn with her, and from her, and what a blessing she has been to our community. This May, Nicole graduated from seminary, with two high honors, and she will be ordained to the priesthood on June 27, in the Diocese of Indiana. Then, she will be returning to Atlanta to as the Associate Rector for Family Ministry and Outreach at the Church of the Epiphany. Nicole, we are proud of you, we give thanks for your ministry with us, and we send you on with our blessing! —The Rev. Canon Cathy Zappa