The CATHEDRAL TIMES The weekly newsletter of the Cathedral of St. Philip · Serving Atlanta and the World · August 23, 2020
WELCOME BACK! By the Very Rev. Sam Candler, Dean of the Cathedral Welcome back to safety and health! Welcome to Salvation! “Usually,” this is the time of year when we are welcoming you back to school, and back to church, after some sort of summer break. It might have been a short summer break, or a long one, but it was a break. “Usually,” even when we have no young people in our homes entering some school or another, our lives take a turn towards renewed routines in late August and September. “Usually,” it’s time to look at fall schedules, no matter what age we are. “Usually,” we say “Welcome Back!” Welcome back to the establishment of new routines, with great new people and great new programs at the Church. Welcome to what we are this fall! Well, this fall is not “usual” at all; most of us have little idea of what our new routines will be. Some schools are resuming in person. Some schools are resuming “virtually” (though I rather dislike the present use of the word, “virtual;” we should be saying “online” or something!). So, some schools are resuming online. Some schools may well begin in person but then be forced to retreat to online methods. At the Cathedral this Sunday, we are saying simply “Welcome Back.” What we mean is “Welcome back to safety and health.” We are praying for safety and health this fall. During this Sunday’s online liturgy, we will be especially mindful of our children and youth. Canon Lauren Holder’s sermon will be especially adapted for younger persons. I will celebrate the Eucharist, and I will offer a special “backpack blessing” that will be a prayer for safety and health. Various younger members of our congregation will be our lectors and intercessors. And, throughout our liturgy, we will be showing the contributed photographs of our members with backpacks and book bags and briefcases. (Contribute a photograph!) What I would long to see this Sunday, of course, are your faces! I have seen some of you, around church, in the last few weeks. Our atrium doors are unlocked, and the Cathedral nave is open, for meditation and prayer, but according to clear guidelines! We must limit our number of pray-ers and pilgrims to 10, at any one time! Thus, we ask anyone who enters to wear a mask, and to check with our security guard at the Welcome Window and to sign your name (in the interest of tracing safety). I would love to see more of you! Our time without in-person community, and in-person communion, has been far too long. Somehow, when I see your faces, I see safety and health. And that is what we pray for these days, safety and health. We want to re-engage. We want to see each other. We want to touch each other! But we want to do all that with safety and health. Fundamentally, that is what Church is supposed to provide: Salvation! The word “salvation” can mean “wellness.” For, the word “salve,” which we use for healing, has the same root as our word, “salvation.” So, this Sunday, we continue our ongoing welcome. I welcome you to the Cathedral Parish of St. Philip, a place of physical safety and physical health, and also a place of spiritual safety and spiritual health. We are still unable to conduct in-person worship or in-person education opportunities; but, we are creating tremendous opportunities for online community. We are a safe and healthy community. As a House of Prayer for All People, the Cathedral of St. Philip is, primarily, a Community of Prayer for All People!
This SUNDAY
AUGUST 23, 2020 · The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 16, Year A Exodus 1:8-2:10 · Psalm 124 · Romans 12:1-8 · Matthew 16:13-20
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8:45 A.M. AND 11:15 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST Celebrant: The Very Rev. Sam Candler Preacher: The Rev. Canon Lauren Holder Cathedral Singers octet: Frank Bridge (1879-1941), Adagio (from Three Pieces) Hymn 412, “Earth and all stars” Earth and All Stars Psalm 124 (Anglican chant: Alan Hemmings) David Ashley White, True Anointed One Richard Proulx, Sanctus & Benedictus, from A Community Mass Peter Mathews, O Love Divine, how sweet thou art Hymn 427, “When morning gilds the skies” Laudes Domini Frank Bridge (1879-1941), Allegro con spirito (from Three Pieces)
10:30 A.M. LA SANTA EUCARISTÍA Celebrant: The Rev. Canon Cathy Zappa Preacher: The Rev. Deacon Juan Sandoval
PRAYER List FOR THOSE WHO ARE ILL OR RECOVERING: IMMEDIATE NEEDS Kent Corrie • Beverly Fifield • Twilla Haynes • Sandy Land
LONG TERM PRAYERS R. Huntley Allen • T. Mayo Atkins • Edgar and Judith Beach • Perry Benton • Virginia Bicksler • Jeff Bonnell • Bernice Burton • Heather Clark • Sharon Crews • Terry Dornbush • Sarah duBignon • Deborah Ellington • Dan Elson • Randy Farmer • Jenny Ham • Roger Hendler • Katie Hughey • Louise Kan • Chris Kopecky • Lisa Krysiak • Michelle Leiter • Elaine Lyon • Carol McDonald • 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 • Charlie Roper • Louis "Skip" Schueddig • Julie Thompson • DeeDee Watkins • Faye Van Winkle
FAMILY AND FRIENDS Eileen Abeyesundere • Michael Barnett • Bettina Bass • Bill Bazemore • David Bond • Billy Campbell • Lynn
Chandler • Nancy Lanphier Chapin • Andrew Clark • Carleton Fuller • Jean Hand • Vivian Johnson • Stephen
Jones • Bernard A. Kan • Susan Kuzia • Pete Livezey • Pat Martin • Michelle Maxwell • David Mickle • Malcolm A. Moore • Steven Norman • Charlotte Roland • James Sands • Mary and Greg Sittig • Tina Susco • Yvonne
Tate • Pierson Thames • Jeffrey Thomas • Janiece Townshend • Roger Traylor • Sarah Tunney • Ron M. Wallace • Whit A. Wright • Hollis Youngner
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED Greg Block • Courtney Louisville • Charles Lutz • Alphonsus Quinn • Frank Roth • John Wright, Jr.
CONGREGATIONAL Life LOG IN TO YOUR TOUCHPOINT PROFILE! Did you know that you can update your contact information, check your giving history, register for events, and access the Cathedral’s online photo directory using our TouchPoint database and app? You can also you can print giving statements, link to make contributions, register for upcoming events, and more! Members of the parish received an email this week, inviting them to create an account or log in. If you didn’t receive yours, it might have gone to your spam folder or we might have the wrong email address on file for you. Visit cathedralATL.org/ touchpoint for more information and links to log in. You can contact Melana Dickson, mdickson@cathedralATL.org, to be sure we have your correct information.
OUTREACH AUGUST IS BCM FOOD DRIVE MONTH – PLEASE DONATE! August is food drive month at the Cathedral in support of Buckhead Christian Ministry’s client choice pantry. While COVID-19 has caused the temporary pause of pantry operations, BCM’s work to assist the working poor in our community is ongoing and more important than ever. Much of its current focus is delivering housing support as clients cope with layoffs and job losses, but food assistance remains a critical need and BCM’s reserve funding for the eventual reopening of its pantry is extremely important. St. Anne’s Guild coordinates the Cathedral’s semi-annual food drives (in August and February). Your support in August can be made easily through the Cathedral’s website at cathedralATL. org/BCM. Also, the Cathedral will gladly accept mailed checks made payable to “The Cathedral of St. Philip,” with “BCM” on the notation line.
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
GODLY PLAY / STORYMAKERS BEGINS SOON We invite all children, ages three-years-old through 5th grade, to share in the redemptive narrative of the Bible. Using our beloved Godly Play stories alongside our StoryMakers curriculum, we will connect with our Bible stories in creative and playful ways. Our program season will begin remotely via Zoom on September 13. The Zoom will begin at 10:10 a.m. with Children's Chapel and then we will transition into smaller groups for Sunday School. Please register at cathedralATL.org/godlyplay to receive the class link and to reserve your class materials. Families can pick up their zines and other creative materials at the Cathedral Farmers Market beginning August 30. For more information or questions, please email Lisa McNamara, Director of Children's Ministries, at lmcnamara@ cathedralATL.org.
OLD FASHIONED SUNDAY SCHOOL This Sunday, August 23 at 10:10 a.m. in Old Fashioned Sunday School, Canon George Maxwell will lead the second of a series of discussions on Richard Rohr’s book, The Universal Christ: How a Forgotten Reality Can Change Everything We See, Hope For, and Believe. “God loves things by becoming them,” Rohr writes. Our discussion will draw on scripture, history, and spiritual practice as we examine Rohr’s claim that we have never been separate from God, except by our own choice, and that faith is less about proving that Jesus is God and more about learning to recognize the Creator’s presence all around us and in everyone we meet.
PARENTING UNSCRIPTED Parenting Unscripted resumes this Sunday, August 23, at 10:10 a.m. on Zoom. Parenting is hard...find a community of support. Join other parents in discussions around faith, parenting teenagers, and how to support their spiritual growth.
PASTORAL Care YOU ARE NOT ALONE! You are not alone! As this pandemic goes on, many of us are feeling isolated, lonely, and disconnected. After all, we are social beings, and we all need relationship and connection. If you would like to be connected to another church member, for conversation or simply to have someone check in on you, or if you would like to make a new friend or be a conversation partner for someone else, please contact Canon Cathy Zappa, czappa@cathedralATL.org or 404-365-1043. • •
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