The CATHEDRAL TIMES The weekly newsletter of the Cathedral of St. Philip · Serving Atlanta and the World · January 17, 2021
GOD IS FRIENDSHIP By the Very Rev. Sam Candler, Dean of the Cathedral Today is the feast day of … my daughter, Sarah! Today, January 12, is her birthday, and we keep her feast in our family today. Hooray! But, of course, Sarah’s is a local feast! In the wider church, today is the feast day of Saint Aelred, born in Durham, England, around 1109, and who entered the Cistercian monastery at Rievaulx, in Yorkshire, when he was 24 years old. In the year 1147, Aelred became the Abbot of the monastery at Rievaulx. Aelred of Rievaulx is known for his tender, wise, and most famous work, a treatise titled Spiritual Friendship. He said there, in his own way, that we know the love of Christ by loving each other. Many of us have heard it said, and we have ourselves said, that “God is Love.” But Aelred is famous for giving that phrase another twist. Aelred, in discussing "spiritual friendship," said that “God is Friendship.” So, on the feast day of Aelred of Rievaulx, I want to thank God for friendship. It was towards the end of his ministry, as he was about to face the end of his life, that Jesus turned to his followers, to those who had left everything to serve him; and he said, “I do not call you servants any longer. I call you friends.” Surely, at the beginning, the followers of Jesus were overwhelmed by his power and wisdom. Apparently, it took only a few seconds for Peter and Andrew and James and John to drop their nets when Jesus first said, “Follow me.” They did follow him, and they witnessed signs and wonders. They heard wisdom and truth. They saw people healed and made clean. But, apparently, it took a while before Jesus called them “friends.” One of the early heroes of my ministry was the old Baptist renegade minister, Will Campbell, whose story would take dozens of sermons to tell. But he was the first person I heard give this definition of a friend. “A friend,” he said, “is someone you’ve spilled a lot of salt with.” Later, I learned that that definition was spoken earlier by Don Quixote, “A man must eat a peck of salt with his friend, before he knows him.” In fact, the saying was probably first delivered by Cicero, in the first century; “Trust no one,” he said, “unless you have eaten much salt with him.” All these definitions of “friend,” carry the same meaning. A friend is someone with whom you have passed a lot of time. You have spent so much time that you’ve eaten a lot of salt together. You have done some great and memorable things with that person, but you’ve also done nothing at all. You have simply hung out, bided time, chewed the fat. Friends are the people you have travelled with, people you have journeyed with. Friends are people we have spilled a lot of salt with. We have not only eaten salt together, but we have spilled salt. In fact, we have spilled more than salt. We have spilled wine and beer. We have spilled our lives. We have sometimes spilled our gut. So it was with Jesus. It was after Jesus had travelled with his disciples, after he had journeyed with them, that he called them friends. He had confided in them; but he also knew, undoubtedly, that he would be betrayed by them. Friendship, then, is not just about sharing glorious moments together. Friendship is also the capacity to share embarrassment with each other. Friendship says that I will continue to claim this person as friend even when he has messed up, and even when she has let me down. And when I have let them down. A friend is someone who continues to walk with you, continues to journey with you, continues as a companion with you until you both know that your journey is holy, touched, sanctified by God. A friend is continued on back page...
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JANUARY 17, 2021 · The Second Sunday After the Epiphany, Year B 1 Samuel 3:1-20 · Psalm 139:1-5, 12-17 · 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 · John 1:43-51
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8:45 A.M. AND 11:15 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST Celebrant: The Rev. Canon George Maxwell Preacher: The Rev. Canon Cathy Zappa Music: Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707), Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BuxWV 223 Hymn 497, “How bright appears the morning star” Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern Psalm 139:1-5, 12-17 Anglican chant: Charles Hylton Stewart Sequence 529, “In Christ there is no East or West” McKee Thomas Dorsey, arr. Arnold Sevier, Precious Lord Craig Phillips, Sanctus & Benedictus from Festival Eucharist Spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan, We shall walk through the valley in peace Hymn 535, “Ye servants of God, your Master proclaim” Paderborn Dieterich Buxtehude (1637-1707), Toccata in D minor, BuxWV 155
PRAYER List FOR THOSE WHO ARE ILL OR RECOVERING: IMMEDIATE NEEDS: Konrad Darling • Jessie McGill • Randy Pollard III • Sam Polk • Domini Re-Darling • Courtney Rosenthal • Jeanne Smith • Dorothy Tuttle
LONG TERM PRAYERS R. Huntley Allen • Anne Bao • Penny Barnett • Edgar & Judith Beach • Perry Benton • Virginia Bicksler • David Burge • Michael Carrin • Heather Clark • Sharon Crews • Terry Dornbush • Sarah duBignon • Deborah Ellington • Dan Elson • Jenny Ham • Louise Kan • John Patrick Kelly • Lisa Krysiak • Sandy Land • Carol McDonald • Glenn Miller • Ashley Minear • Royce Mitchell • Laura Moore • Susan Myers • Charlie Neal • Linus Nickel • Marion Palmore • Beth Pitzer • Brenda Pruitt • Garry Pryor • Rowland Radford • Rubye & Wayne Reid • Agnes Elizabeth Robertson • Fred Rudolph • Louis "Skip" Schueddig • Marjorie Singley-Hall • Tommy Truesdale • Faye Van Winkle • Michael Wood
FAMILY AND FRIENDS Bettina Bass • Bella Bond • David Bond • Lynn Chandler • Roy Eugene Chatham • Andrew Clark • Vickie & Bob Coffman • Marie Corrigan • Robyn Kim Crennan • Carleton Fuller • Lamont Glover • Marilynn Hill • Cadel Ingraham • Vivian Johnson • Stephen Jones • Robin Kemp • Grace Lawson • Pete Livezey • Lauren Makhlouf • Pat Martin • Marge Massey • Michelle Maxwell • Judy McLeroy • Katie McRae • Stephano Miele • John Mitchell • Betsy Moore • Mary Nelson • Steven Norman • James Sands • Patricia Schooley • Steve Shaw • Cindy Snell • Paul Sturtz • Caroline Southerland • Tina Susco • Yvonne Tate • Pierson Thames • Jeffrey Thomas • Wayne Thurman • Roger Traylor • Ron M. Wallace • Whit A. Wright • Hollis Youngner
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED: Mark Bashor • Virginia Herron • Dot Oscher • Nancy Pearce • Roslyn White
The Episcopal Church Women of the Cathedral Proudly Presents
TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE AT CATHEDRALANTIQUES.ORG.
Reimagined as an entirely virtual show for our 50th year!
VIRTUAL SILENT AUCTION
FLOWER FRIDAY: A VIRTUAL FLOWER EXPERIENCE
SUNDAY, JANUARY 17: 3 P.M. VIRTUAL LAUNCH SUNDAY, JANUARY 24: 3 P.M. LAST CHANCE TO BID
FRIDAY, JANUARY 22: 10 A.M.
Registration required to bid, see tickets to participate
This year, we are excited to offer an online auction of carefully selected items and thoughtfully put together packages provided by our generous donors, including beautiful vacation homes, lifestyle, entertainment and travel packages.
VERBAL APPRAISALS THURSDAY, JANUARY 21: 1 - 4 P.M. $10 per item
Available in person and by appointment at the Cathedral, our talented team of appraisers will be happy to evaluate your items. Appointments can be scheduled through our ticket tab.
Flower Friday: $50 one-day access at designated times Flower Premier Pass: $150 unlimited access to all Flower Friday Presentations until July 22, 2021 See the best in floral design from well-known designers Shane Connolly, Christin Geall and Hitomi Gilliam. Experience the joy of floral design and participate in online classes. Enjoy floral creations from our talented Flower Guilds and Garden Clubs. • • •
REIMAGINED PREVIEW PARTY THURSDAY, JANUARY 21: 7 P.M. $150 per ticket
A virtual, gracious welcome from Cathedral Antiques Show Chair Anne Matthews and Co-Chair Caroline Wallace. We’ll hear from Honorary Show Chairs Boog and Sam Candler, and Bruce Deel, President & CEO of this year’s deserving beneficiary: City of Refuge. Learn how City of Refuge plans to utilize the show proceeds in a time when needs are greater than ever. We will highlight our generous sponsors, detail this year’s amazing line up of speakers and take a walk down memory lane with a video highlighting the last 50 years of the Cathedral Antiques Show.
VIRTUAL CATHEDRAL ANTIQUES SHOW
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10 a.m. Wedding florist for HRH's William and Kate and Charles and Camilla 'Mantles 3 Ways' by Shane Connolly, followed by a live-streamed Q+A 11 a.m. 10 Atlanta Garden clubs plus mechanics behind the designs. 12 p.m. Designer, gardener and author of Cultivated by Christin, Centerpiece Design by Christin Geall, followed by a live-streamed Q+A 1 p.m. Church Flower Guilds from around the United States will virtually delight us with designs in their historic churches plus mechanics. 2 p.m. One of the top floral educators and designers in the world, 'Botanical Canvas at Home' by Hitomi Gilliam. Virtual demonstration followed by a live-streamed Q+A 3 p.m. Enjoy a lively, live-streamed Iron Floral Competition from the Cathedral among experts in the world of floral design. Watch and learn as they compete to craft exquisite floral creations within a limited time frame and see who comes out as the winner!
VIRTUAL ALL-STAR DESIGNER PANEL
THURSDAY, JANUARY 21 - SATURDAY, JANUARY 23
THE SILVER LINING - AN EVENING OF GRACE: CELEBRATING HOSPITALITY AND COMFORT IN THE ERA OF PHYSICAL DISTANCE
$10 for three-day access
FRIDAY, JANUARY 22: 7 P.M.
Dealers from around the country will be presented to you in a virtual format designed exclusively for our Cathedral Antiques Show. We will showcase their unique antiques, fine art, silver, rugs, jewelry and more. Dealers open daily.
TOUR OF HOMES SATURDAY, JANUARY 23: 12 - 5 P.M. $40 per ticket
Take a virtual stroll through three of Buckhead’s finest, most beautifully decorated homes. Ticket holders will enjoy exclusive virtual access to tour three homes at their leisure with the home’s designers and architects: Norman Askins, Casey Keesee, Tim Adams, Caroline Rolader and Nancy Izlar.
$50 per ticket Alex Hitz and Friends: An Intimate Gathering of Friends, with Lisa Fine, Richard Keith Langham and Frances Schultz. Moderated by Margot Shaw. Join Alex Hitz, “the very best host in the world,” as we live stream the event straight to you. Alex will be on the couch alongside his dearest friends and experts in the world of floral and interior design, lifestyle, textiles and entertaining. Enjoy a cocktail virtually with us as they discuss their craft, shared years of friendship and silver linings in our ever-changing world. Alex’s guests include textile designer Lisa Fine, artist and lifestyle expert Frances Schultz, and master designer Richard Keith Langham – all moderated by Flower Magazine Editor Margot Shaw. Join us for an evening of lively, entertaining, enticing discussion among good friends!
The Cathedral Antiques Show has raised more than $5 million for Atlanta-area nonprofits since its inception in 1969. An annual community outreach project sponsored by the Episcopal Church Women of the Cathedral of St. Philip, 100% of the net proceeds go to a different human services-based beneficiary each year. HONORARY DESIGN CHAIR NORMAN ASKINS A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Mr. Askins holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Georgia Institute of Technology and a Master of Architectural History from the University of Virginia. Following graduate school, Mr. Askins served four years as architect and architectural historian at The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation where he received in-depth training in early building technology and the philosophy of restoration. As Director of Restoration, with John Milner Associates in West Chester, PA he oversaw a wide variety of preservation projects in the Eastern and Southern regions of the country. In the fall of 1977, Mr. Askins established his own practice in Atlanta, specializing in historic preservation, restoration and residential design. The firm’s scope of services ranges from period residences to vacation cottages, plantations, and innumerable additions to existing homes across the U.S., Ireland and France.
HONORARY CHAIRS SAM & BOOG CANDLER “Grace and Peace to you and welcome to the Cathedral.” This is the heartfelt salutation that the Very Reverend Samuel Candler, Dean of the Cathedral, and his wife Boog have faithfully delivered over their twenty-two years at St. Philip’s. Their greeting is translated through lives of service, endowed and sustained by grace and hospitality. Their dedication, leadership and generosity have been a blessing to the Antiques Show and its beneficiaries over these many years. Boog has even been deep in the trenches, most notably as our Show Co-Chair in 2012. What a joy it is to honor Sam and Boog for their abundant support on this, our milestone 50th Anniversary. The Episcopal Church Women and the many Cathedral staff members and clergy who benefit from their guidance, especially in the realm of this annual event, salute them with greatest appreciation.
CITY OF REFUGE Located in one of Atlanta’s most impoverished and dangerous neighborhoods, City of Refuge helps individuals and families transition out of crisis. Services include meals, childcare, education, safe housing and vocational training for victims of sex trafficking, homelessness, and more, all under “one roof.” Since its founding, City of Refuge has helped more than 20,000 people return to self-sufficiency by focusing on four key impact areas: health and wellness, housing, vocational training and youth development. The grant received from the 2021 Cathedral Antiques Show will go toward renovating the 180 Degree Kitchen, a fully operational culinary environment where meals are prepped and served three times a day, 365 days a year. Over the past 12 years, more than two million meals have been served from the 180 Degree Kitchen. It also acts as a training center for students in the Culinary Arts vocational training program, one of COR’s most successful and longest-running programs.
CELEBRITY SPEAKERS AND FLORISTS: Leading our All-Star Design panel is award-winning chef, author, tastemaker, TV personality, lecturer, columnist, event designer, hospitality consultant, and master host, Alex Hitz. Renowned for his sensitivity and refinement in the art of preparing and serving food, Alex has been christened “the very best host in the world” by The Wall Street Journal and enjoys a reputation as “The Ralph Lauren of food and wine.” Informed by his childhood in Atlanta, and extensive travel from a very young age in France, Alex’s signature style combines the relaxed, warm-but-never-stuffy elegance of the genteel South and a continental élan that captures the essence of gracious living. Mississippi-born textile guru Lisa Fine is the founder of Lisa Fine Textiles, which specializes in hand-printed linens that are sold in 16 showrooms worldwide. With a southern drawl and a truly adventurous spirit, Fine splits her time between New York and Dallas with frequent trips to Paris and India. As well as designing her vibrant and romantic textile collections, Lisa has published her first book, Near & Far: Interiors I Love. Richard Keith Langham, born in Alabama and based in Manhattan, has been a force in the decorating world for 30 years. He graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York and studied at the Study Center for the Fine and Decorative Arts in London. After apprenticing with Mark Hampton and 10 years with Irvine & Fleming, Langham founded his own firm in 1990. Langham has been named to Elle Décor’s A List and Architectural Digest’s AD 100 and is in high demand as a speaker on decorating around the country. His book, About Decorating – the Remarkable Rooms of Richard Keith Langham, is now in its third printing. Journalist, speaker, tastemaker, traveler, hostess, Southerner, Sunday painter and outdoors lover, Frances Schultz is a lover of houses and gardens, cooking and entertaining, travel and style. She is author and co-author of several books, including the bestselling The Bee Cottage Story—How I Made a Muddle of Things and Decorated My Way Back to Happiness, and most recently California Cooking & Southern Style, out in the fall of 2019. Frances is also the West Coast contributing editor for Flower magazine and was a longtime contributor to House Beautiful and Veranda magazines.
Shane Connolly - This UK floral designer’s clientele and accomplishments are among the most exclusive in the world. Shane was appointed Artistic Director for the 2011 wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, designed the wedding bouquet for the 2005 wedding of the Duchess of Cornwall to the Prince of Wales and their flowers for the service of dedication in Windsor Castle, holds two Royal Warrants, and counts London’s Victoria & Albert Museum and the Royal Academy of Arts as two of his most valued clients. Shane is known for his quirky, unpretentious style, that has been heralded for its elegance and originality, and has authored 5 books on the subject. Hitomi Gilliam – Based in British Columbia, Hitomi’s biggest passion is ‘Sharing Everything She Knows about Flowers’ through presenting and teaching. Beginning her career as a Farmer/Florist, greenhouse grower and landscape designer, and retail florist, she now focuses her attention to teaching and has became a muchsought-after floral educator, presenting design programs and workshops extensively throughout North America and around the world. She is the recipient of many international awards and the author of 8 books. Christin Geall - This Canadian floral designer, writer, photographer, and gardener, trained in horticulture at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. She completed a BA in Environmental Studies and Anthropology and an MFA in Writing before becoming a gardening columnist for Gardenista. She is the author of the book Cultivated: Elements of Floral Style. Christin’s writing and floral work focuses on the intersections of nature, culture and horticulture. Through her company, Cultivated, she teaches in the UK, US and Canada.
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TOUR OF HOMES: Taking a well- loved home built in the early 1950’s and bringing into the modern age was no problem for a pair of talented artisans. Two friends and business associates Nancy Izlar of Nancy Izlar Interiors and Caroline Rolader of Reu Architects put their heads together to reimagine this mid-century ranch for two recent empty nesters. The house was redesigned to integrate the owners need for a modern, light filled and entertaining space. Updating the interiors with a calming color palette and incorporating inherited collections throughout the public spaces made the owners dream of an updated, comfortably sophisticated home a reality. They truly took a tired but happy and well lived in house creating a remarkable, reimagined home.
A hidden gem set high on a double lot, this beautiful historical home is an Atlanta classic, timeless, elegant and all-consuming. It was originally designed by Philip Shutze in 1929 and is a splendid example of his classical preference for perfect proportions. From the front door of this three-story white-brick home, you are immediately invited inside to see the living room and remarkable stairway. On either side of the main house are matching recessed two-story side wings with semicircular floor-to-ceiling windows; on one side is the tranquil side porch while on the other is the spacious white marble kitchen. This rare well-preserved home was updated by Norman Askins in 2018 to meet the needs of a modern lifestyle while, at the same time, to maintain its historical accuracy.
This outstanding 1917 Federal Style home, nicknamed "Arden", was designed by Neel Reid for James L. Dickey, Jr. who sold off much of his 400-acre estate to create what is now known as Buckhead. At 10,000 square feet, with an enormous double staircase in the foyer and eight, twostory Tuscan columns across the facade, it is Reid’s largest home design and is considered by many, his finest architectural work. The current owners, along with Tim Adams, architect, lovingly restored this home to its original grandeur and their attention to detail is reflected in every room.
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Adult EDUCATION
These classes gather on Zoom at 10:10 a.m. on Sunday. Go to cathedralATL.org/education for links.
OLD FASHIONED SUNDAY SCHOOL January 10 through February 14, 2021 What does Jesus mean when he says “I am”?
Epiphany is the season that we use to celebrate the manifestation of Christ. In the Western churches, we tend to focus on the visit of the magi and the worldwide mission of the church. The Eastern churches tend to focus instead on Christ’s baptism by John, when the heavens opened and a voice from heaven declared Jesus to be God’s beloved Son, and the miracle of Cana in Galilee, where Christ first “manifested” his glory. This year in Old Fashioned Sunday School, we’ll take a more eastern approach to the season of Epiphany by exploring the Jesus Christ that is manifested in the Gospel of John. It won’t be like the reading of the fourth gospel that you are used to hearing, though. We will be reading it from the center. We’ll assume that the story of the sea-crossing (6:16-21) is the structural center of the gospel and talk about what the gospel might be telling us about Jesus if this is true. Much of the approach taken in the course will be from The Good Wine: Reading John from the Center by Bruno Barnhart.
HEAR WHAT THE SPIRIT IS SAYING TO GOD’S PEOPLE In this group, we hope to quiet the mind and invite the Holy Spirit into our presence. All are welcome and no experience is required! Cathedral Seminarian Will Drosos leads this class, along with Canon Cathy Zappa.
PARENTING UNSCRIPTED Parenting is hard...find a community of support. Join other parents in discussions around faith, parenting teenagers, and how to support their spiritual growth. This group is led by Scott Russell and others.
MUSIC SUNDAY AFTERNOON RECITAL ALVIN BLOUNT, ORGAN CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD KNOXVILLE, TN STREAMING LIVE AT 3:15 P.M. SUNDAY AT CATHEDRALATL.ORG/RECITALS AND ON FACEBOOK
Grayston Ives, Intrada Sigfrid Karg-Elert, Harmonies du soir Sigfrid Karg-Elert, Clair de lune Dieterich Buxtehude, Präludium, Fuga und Ciacona, BuxWV 137 Adolphus Hailstork, Prelude on “We Shall Overcome” Adolphus Hailstork, Postlude on “We Shall Overcome” Adolphus Hailstork, Prelude on “Deep River” arr. Richard Elliott, Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
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 The Rev. Deacon Juan Sandoval, Deacon for Hispanic Ministries The Rev. Theophus “Thee” Smith, Ph.D., Priest Associate Del King, Senior Warden Samuel T. Wilmoth, Junior Warden
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...continued from front page someone you can be so truthful with, that it hurts. But that suffering becomes holy when it is shared. One of the most delightful things a child ever calls a parent is “friend.” “She used to be my mother,” a woman once told me, “but now she’s my friend.” In fact, we have all heard sons and daughters alike call their mother or father their best friend. It may be the best thing we can ever call our parent: “Friend.” But it comes in a mature stage, a stage that occurs after the strained years of childhood and adolescence, when both children and parents are learning how to grow up. After that maturity, an amazing glow settles on parent and child. It is the glow of friendship, a glow seasoned with time and love. During these last ten months of quarantine, isolation, and social distance, a lot of parents and children have spent even more time than usual together. It’s been concentrated time, packed time, close time. Frustrating time, too. I bet a lot of salt has been spilled, together. Oh my, I pray that you parents and children have become better friends during this tight and frustrating time. Yes, I bet we’ve spilled a lot of things together during these last ten months. On the feast day of St. Aelred, who said “God is Friendship,” I pray that our spilled salt together has made us better friends together. And I dare to pray that we have known God better, through that love, that friendship. I am so glad that I can call both my daughters, and my son, my friends. And I hope that they consider my wife and me as their friends, too. Parents and children can be the best friends in the world. They can be the ways that God pours love into the world. Finally, of course, it is God who wants our friendship, just as Jesus called his disciples “friends” towards the end of his life. God wants to hang out with us for a long time, for so long that we have spilled a lot of salt together. I do not mean a Facebook “friend,” which title seems to be designated with a mere, quick, click of a computer key. Friendship, true friendship, takes much longer than that. God wants the sort of friendship that takes a lot of spilled salt together. Like parents and children. Like families. God is friendship.
The Very Rev. Sam Candler Dean of the Cathedral
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St. Veronica's GUILD EPIPHANY DRIVE It’s Epiphany: when the Wise Men came on their camels, bringing gifts. Please help St. Veronica’s Guild this Epiphany by giving gifts of funds to purchase toiletries for our neighbors served by Emmaus House, Crossroads Community Ministries, Church of the Common Ground, and Holy Comforter Episcopal Church Friendship Center. St. Veronica’s Guild gives toiletries to these ministries throughout each year to use with vulnerable people affected by poverty, inadequate housing, and poor health. As these ministries have responded to the pandemic, personal care items are even more important to maintain health but are usually only available through private donations like those of St. Veronica’s Guild. SecureGive donations to the St. Veronica’s toiletries ministry can be made through cathedralATL.org or at the atrium kiosk. Donations of any size make a big difference. A few dollars add family size soap bars for the Emmaus House food pantry, or fill a Crossroad guest’s hygiene kit. The guild’s signature Epiphany camel sits near the Cathedral atrium kiosk. She symbolizes the Epiphany tradition of bringing gifts for those in need, and conveys thanks for your generosity.
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