The CATHEDRAL TIMES The weekly newsletter of the Cathedral of St. Philip · Serving Atlanta and the World · July 26, 2020
THANK YOU, JOHN LEWIS The Cathedral of St. Philip gives thanks for the life and ministry of the Honorable John Robert Lewis. The Cathedral is part of Georgia’s Fifth Congressional District, which Lewis represented since 1987.
O God, whose mercies cannot be numbered: Accept our prayers on behalf of your servant John, and grant him an entrance into the land of light and joy, in the fellowship of your saints; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
This SUNDAY
JULY 26, 2020 · The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 12, Year A Genesis 29:15-28 · Psalm 105:1-11, 45b · Romans 8:26-39 · Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52
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8:45 A.M. AND 11:15 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST Celebrant: The Rev. Julia Mitchener Preacher: The Rev. Canon Cathy Zappa Cathedral Singers octet: Hymn 388, “O worship the King, all glorious above!” Hanover Psalm 105:1-11, 45b (Anglican chant: George Thalben-Ball) Gerald Near, They that wait upon the Lord Richard Proulx, Sanctus & Benedictus from A Community Mass Ralph Vaughan Williams, O taste and see how gracious the Lord is Hymn 534, “God is working his purpose out” Purpose Edward Bairstow (1874-1946), Allegro giocoso from Sonata in E-flat
OLD FASHIONED SUNDAY SCHOOL
RAISING WHITE KIDS
This Sunday, July 26 at 10:10 a.m. in Old Fashioned Sunday School, parishioner Dianne Otwell will offer a class entitled, “Why a Lifelong Baptist Became an Episcopalian.”
Canon Lauren Holder is leaning on Dr. Jennifer Harvey’s book Raising White Kids in a three-week Sunday School class. The class will continue through this Sunday, July 26 at 10:10 a.m. and 8 p.m.—you choose the time of day that works best for you! Join us from anywhere on Zoom.
PRAYER List FOR THOSE WHO ARE ILL OR RECOVERING: IMMEDIATE NEEDS Patty Alexander • Connor Butler Crennan • Roger Hendler • Bernard A. Kan • Maggie Rogers
LONG TERM PRAYERS R. Huntley Allen • T. Mayo Atkins • Edgar and Judith Beach • Perry Benton • Virginia Bicksler • Mindy Boggs • Bernice Burton • Heather Clark • Terry Dornbush • Sarah duBignon • Deborah Ellington • Randy
Farmer • Jenny Ham • Katie Hughey • Louise Kan • Chris Kopecky • Lisa Krysiak • Elaine Lyon • Carol
McDonald • Rebecca McDonough • Glenn Miller • Ashley Minear • Royce Mitchell • Susan Myers • Charlie Neal • Linus Nickel • Marion Palmore • Garry Pryor • Rowland Radford • Rubye and Wayne Reid • Tommy Ripley • Agnes Elizabeth Robertson • Louis “Skip” Schueddig • Julie Thompson • Faye Van Winkle
FAMILY AND FRIENDS Eileen Abeyesundere • Bettina Bass • David Bond • Lynn Chandler • Andrew Clark • Charles “Skipper” Cook • Marie Corrigan • Carleton Fuller • Stephen Jones • Susan Kuzia • David Lee • Pete Livezey • Maggie Maddux •
Pat Martin • Michelle Maxwell • Bonnie Shields McCormack • David Mickle • Steven Norman • Frank Roth •
James Sands • Milton Shiver • Tina Susco • Yvonne Tate • Pierson Thames • Jeffrey Thomas • Janiece Townshend • Roger Traylor • Angel Antonio Vega • Ron M. Wallace • Whit A. Wright • Patricia Young • Hollis Youngner
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED Agnes Gonterman • Martha Henck • John Lewis • Mary Yellowlees
Cathedral STAFF WELCOME, CAROLINE ROBINSON! We are delighted to welcome the Cathedral’s newest staff member, Caroline Robinson, who joins us as Associate OrganistChoirmaster! She will oversee our Cathedral Chorister program, and she looks forward to meeting and working with new and returning Choristers soon, in whatever manner circumstances allow. She will also share organ playing and accompanying responsibilities with Jack Mitchener – under normal circumstances for some 250 services annually, 150 of which include the Cathedral choirs – and will assist broadly in the many facets of the Cathedral’s music ministry. Caroline is a native of Greenville, South Carolina, and comes to us now from Rochester, New York, where she has been working toward a Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the Eastman School of Music. She will complete her final comprehensive exams for that degree in October, which were delayed from June due to the pandemic. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, where she served as organ scholar at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Chestnut Hill, and was an integral part of the leadership team for its thriving Chorister program. She also studied for a year at the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional in Toulouse, France.
In 2018 she was Second Prize Winner in the National Young Artists Competition in Organ Performance, which is held biannually during the National Convention of the American Guild of Organists. As an organ recitalist she is well known and respected. She has been featured at national conventions
of the Organ Historical Society, national and regional conventions of the American Guild of Organists, and on American Public Media’s nationally syndicated radio show Pipedreams. Cathedral members will be interested to know that she played her first preEvensong recital here ten years ago, while a freshman at Curtis. Much more information about her, and excerpts of her organ performances, may be found on her website, carolinerobinson. net. Welcome, Caroline!
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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HELP RELIEVE MEDICAL DEBT IN PEOPLESTOWN Imagine a scenario where you need medical attention but must choose between going to the doctor or feeding your family. Or another situation in which a single trip to the emergency room ruined your credit rating and sent you into a debilitating debt from which you may never recover. Now imagine being able to prevent such scenarios. We can! The Cathedral of St. Philip is partnering with Emmaus House to buy the medical debt of residents of some of our most financially vulnerable communities. This debt reduction will give struggling families a fresh start, allowing them to receive critical medical attention and support on their journey toward financial stability. In partnership with the non-profit RIP Medical Debt, we seek to forgive $11.5 million in medical debt from our neighbors in and around Peoplestown. Every dollar donated forgives $100 of medical debt. Your gift of any amount will help us to reach our goal of $115,000 to purchase and forgive the medical debt of families in the communities served by Emmaus House. Emmaus House works to improve the economic and social wellbeing of the residents of Peoplestown and surrounding neighborhoods. It provides resources to build long-term, economic self-sufficiency for individuals and families in crisis through a variety of social services. However, no matter how hard some families work to break the cycle of generational poverty, crushing medical debt can be virtually impossible to overcome. Your support of this unique campaign will help us reach 4,800 households in south Atlanta to help break this debilitating cycle. Now imagine a scenario when a resident of Peoplestown opens an envelope telling them that a third party has paid for and erased their medical debt with no strings attached – they owe nothing and have no tax penalty. Families can pay mortgages, utility bills, put food on their tables, and, most importantly, remain in the neighborhood. Every gift will make a difference. Please join us today in fellowship with our Cathedral family, our neighbors in Peoplestown, and our partners at Emmaus House to make a significant difference in our city. The Rev. Lauren Holder
Canon for Community & Education
Haven Long
Greg Cole
Cathedral Treasurer
Executive Director
Emmaus House Board Member
Emmaus House