The CATHEDRAL TIMES The weekly newsletter of the Cathedral of St. Philip · Serving Atlanta and the World · March 7, 2021
LOVE DIVINE, ALL LOVES EXCELLING! By the Very Rev. Sam Candler, Dean of the Cathedral Last week in the Church, we observed the feast of George Herbert, priest and poet (February 27). I was glad to remember his beautiful poetry. It so happens that this week brings another priest and poet to our calendar, but this one of a rather different personality. He is Charles Wesley, the writer of somewhere between five and six thousand hymns! The Church remembers Charles Wesley not by himself, but with his brother John Wesley, on March 3. Both were ordained priests in the Church of England, but John might well be the more remembered of the two brothers. John was the one called to an early ministry at Christ Church, Savannah (and a short ministry it was!). John was the one whose heart we remember was “strangely warmed.” John Wesley was the leader, of course, of the Methodist movement within the Church of England, a movement that later became its own denomination. When we remember the Wesley brothers, we might well give more attention to John, the older brother. However, it does us good to emphasize the “love divine” of Charles Wesley! Though they were both priests, and both leaders in an evangelical renewal of the Church of England, it might have been Charles who led the way for his older brother, John. For instance, it was Charles who first started the prayer group, the group of believers, at Oxford University, that would become the Methodist Society. He started it in 1727, when it was known as the “Holy Club.” Only later (1729) did his brother, John, join, who then became the leader of the Methodists (so named because they advocated certain “methods” of holiness and the holy life). Furthermore, it looks as if it was Charles who was the first to experience a heart-warming conversion at Aldersgate, on May 21, 1738. Brother John’s experience of conversion occurred three days later! Both led the growing group of Methodist preachers, who tried to serve within the established Church of England, but who often preached in the open fields. Of course, there were strains and suggestions that this group would separate from the Church of England. Though originally opposed to separation, John finally relented and ordained Thomas Coke as “superintendent” of the Methodists in the United States, and he seems to have ordained two others as presbyters. Charles Wesley, the poet and hymn-writer, actually wrote a long poem opposing his brother, John’s separatist actions. Charles was known as a “Church-Methodist,” one who wanted to stay within the identity of the Church of England. Still, both Charles and John remained Anglican priests; they both died as priests in the Church of England. Perhaps even more importantly, the gifted Charles is responsible for some of the great hymns of the Anglican tradition. We may, today, sing more hymns written by him than by any other single writer! Among them are: “O for a thousand tongues to sing,” “Lo! He comes with clouds descending,” “Christ whose glory fills the skies,” “Come thou long expected Jesus,” and part of “Jesus Christ is Risen Today.” It will not do to mention Charles Wesley, without including his actual words, his poetry, his hymns. So, here is one of his greatest, “Love divine, all loves excelling.” Love divine, all loves excelling, joy of heav’n, to earth come down, fix in us thy humble dwelling, all thy faithful mercies crown. Jesus, thou art all compassion, pure, unbounded love thou art. Visit us with thy salvation; enter ev'ry trembling heart. continued on back page...
This SUNDAY
MARCH 7, 2021 · The Third Sunday in Lent, Year B
Exodus 20:1-17 · Psalm 19 · 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 · John 2:13-22
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8:45 A.M. AND 11:15 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST Celebrant: The Rev. Canon Lauren Holder Preacher: The Rev. Canon Cathy Zappa Music: Joseph Guy Ropartz (1864-1955), Prière Hymn 653, “Dear Lord and Father of mankind” Repton The Trisagion S-102 (after Alexander Archangelsky) Psalm 19 (Plainchant Tone VII.3) Sequence hymn 141, “Wilt thou forgive that sin, where I begun” So giebst du nun Anton Bruckner, Os justi meditabur sapientiam Franz Schubert arr. Proulx, Sanctus & Benedictus (S-130) from Deutsche Messe William Byrd, Teach me, O Lord Hymn 703, “Lead us, O Father, in the paths of peace” Song 22 Franz Tunder (1614-1667), Praeludium g-moll
PRAYER List FOR THOSE WHO ARE ILL OR RECOVERING: IMMEDIATE NEEDS: Ethan Bortner • Jenny Ham • Susan Tucker LONG TERM PRAYERS: R. Huntley Allen • Penny Barnett • Edgar and Judith Beach • Perry Benton • Virginia Bicksler • Heather
Clark • Sharon Crews • Lynne D’Huyvetter • Terry Dornbush • Sarah duBignon • Deborah Ellington • Dan Elson • Jane Jones • Louise Kan • Lisa Krysiak • Sandy Land • Carol McDonald • Glenn Miller • Ashley Minear • Royce Mitchell • Laura Moore • Susan Myers • Charlie Neal • Linus Nickel • Marion Palmore • Beth Pitzer • Garry Pryor • Rowland Radford • Rubye and Wayne Reid • Lorraine Reynolds • Agnes Elizabeth Robertson • Louis “Skip” Schueddig • Marjorie Singley-Hall • Tommy Truesdale • Ron Wallace • Faye Van Winkle
FAMILY AND FRIENDS: Bettina Bass • Bella Bond • David Bond • Lynn Chandler • Andrew Clark • Vickie and Bob Coffman • Marie
Corrigan • Ava Corroon • Apryl Roberts Cox • Robyn Kim Crennan • Carleton Fuller • Betsy Hunt-Pike • Cadel Ingraham • Vivian Johnson • Stephen Jones • Robin Kemp • Grace Lawson • Pete Livezey • Lauren Makhlouf • Pat Martin • Marge Massey • Michelle Maxwell • Katie McRae • Betsy Moore • Mary Nelson • Steven Norman • Jack and Cindy Pike • Courtney Rosenthal • Antonio Pablo Sandoval • James Sands • Cindy Snell • Paul Sturtz • Caroline Southerland • Tina Susco • Yvonne Tate • Pierson Thames • Jeffrey Thomas • Wayne Thurman • Roger Traylor • Whit A. Wright • Hollis Youngner • Michael and Barbara Zakel
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED: Kimberly Wheeler Thorpe
SUNDAY AFTERNOON RECITAL THIS WEEK: KELSEY BERG, ORGAN ST. STEPHEN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA
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Johann Sebastian Bach, Praeludium et Fuga in B minor, BWV 544 David Conte, Recollection (Soliloquy No. 2) Marcel Dupré, Cortège et Litanie from 4 Pièces, Op.19 STREAMING LIVE AT 3:15 P.M. SUNDAY AT CATHEDRALATL.ORG/RECITALS AND ON FACEBOOK
OUTREACH THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE DRIVE! Thank you for supporting St. Veronica’s Guild in supplying toiletries to four Atlanta Episcopal ministries by learning about these ministries and donating funds. You have seen how Emmaus House, Crossroads Community Ministries, Church of the Common Ground and Holy Comforter Episcopal Church Friendship Center are keeping their folks housed and fed in this pandemic. Personal care items that help folks stay clean and healthy in the pandemic are delivered by the Guild to the ministries throughout the year. Pictured are the Emmaus House food pantry, where toiletries as available are given with food, and Holy Comforter church, where toiletries are taken along with food packages to participants sheltering in their group homes. Thank you for your help with this project!
YOUNG Professionals YP LENTEN RETREAT Young Professionals! Join us for a YP Lenten Retreat on Saturday, March 20, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. We will be gathering at the Cathedral (safely, outdoors at the Lanier House) for a day of spiritual renewal and community. Lunch is included. Cost is $10. Please RSVP by Wednesday, March 17, to Canon Cathy Zappa, czappa@cathedralATL.org.
Adult EDUCATION
“Hear What the Spirit is Saying to God’s People” gathers on Zoom each Sunday at 1 p.m. with seminarian Will Drosos. Old Fashioned Sunday School will not meet this Sunday but will resume next Sunday, March 14. Go to cathedralATL.org/ education for links.
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. 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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Finish, then, thy new creation; true and spotless let us be. Let us see thy great salvation perfectly restored in thee. Changed from glory into glory, till in heav’n we take our place, till we cast our crowns before thee, lost in wonder, love and praise. In Charles Wesley, we remember a faithful priest whose gift of poetry and hymnody continues to enrich and edify our lives!
The Very Rev. Sam Candler Dean of the Cathedral The Peachtree Road Farmers Market opens its 2021 season this Saturday, March 6, from 8:30 a.m. to noon in the Cathedral parking lot. The market is back with many of your favorites, along with some new vendors. Shop at one of the largest producer-only farmers market in the state, all while catching up with friends and neighbors! Produceronly means that everything at the market has been grown, raised, or made by the seller, ensuring fair prices for both the vendors and the consumers. The market is also a Wholesome Wave market and doubles SNAP (EBT/food stamp) benefits.
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