The CATHEDRAL TIMES The weekly newsletter of the Cathedral of St. Philip · Serving Atlanta and the World · May 9, 2021
A 2021 STEWARDSHIP RE-GATHERING! By the Very Rev. Sam Candler, Dean of the Cathedral Yes, we are late! This Times article is an appeal for parishioners and friends of the Cathedral Parish of St. Philip to make our financial pledge for the year 2021. We have been sensitive, and slow, and careful. Maybe we’ve waited too long to distribute our appeal for financial pledges for the 2021 year. I hope not! We need you! We have certainly not been behind in ministering comfort to God’s people this past year. Two particular phrases can describe our ministry. Back in December of 2020, we heard the Lord say to Isaiah, “Comfort, comfort, my people,” In my December annual report to the parish, I noted how those words described our ministry during the pandemic 2020 year. In midst of isolation and grief, we try to provide comfort.
In addition, however, the words, “First, no judgement,” became my guidance for the pandemic. In conversations, in reactions, in decisions, I urged us (and myself ) not to judge, not to be critical, of people struggling through their situations. For centuries, the Church has unfortunately been perceived as a place that judges people, that binds people, instead of a place of grace, that releases people in the Spirit. In this Cathedral Parish, we have tried to be that occasion for grace in each others’ lives. Thanks so much for joining us in grace, for joining us in comfort this past year. I will not want the pandemic to result in the Church going backwards, being perceived again as lawgiver and judge! God needs us to be a place of grace; and the world needs that grace, too. In the midst of a tough, grinding, and agonizing year, I have been proud to be part of a patient and persevering community of faith: YOU! Last summer, when cities were being divided, many of you gave over and beyond your pledge, and helped us raise $130,000 that would retire $13 million of medical debt of neighbors in the Peoplestown area of Atlanta. Unable to gather in as full a way as possible, you have nevertheless supported and encouraged all sorts of other ways to serve: from the Farmers Market to the Preschool, from the Thrift Store to the Counseling Center to the Book Store to the Antiques Show, from bible studies to youth gatherings, from online chorister meetings to pastoral support groups. Remember the freezing outside services on the labyrinth over Christmas? The wind and rain were so strong that they blew our tent back over into 2020! Nevertheless, many of you were there, gathered in boots and blue jeans! We forged on into the year 2021! You have gathered around fires in the labyrinth and in the cloister garden, in cars around the parking lot for Shrove Tuesday; you have gathered around computer and tablet screens in your own homes! Recently, Easter arrived gloriously! Many of us were outside, and inside, together for the first time in a year. Youth confirmation classes have been gathering outdoors on Sunday mornings, assembled in circles all over the campus. They have looked like random batches of spring flowers to me every Sunday! Yes, we have been blessed with generous space and resources over this past year. Those resources have helped us to gather in grace, in some new ways. Now, thankfully, we are beginning to re-gather, safely and joyfully, in person. It’s not all at once, but it is happening; we are re-gathering! As I preached on Easter: the Resurrection is not completely here, yet; but it is happening! continued on back page...
This SUNDAY
MAY 9, 2021 · The Sixth Sunday of Easter, Year B Acts 10:44-48 · Psalm 98 · 1 John 5:1-6 · John 15:9-17
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7:45 A.M. OUTDOOR SERVICE OF KOINONIA, WITH HOLY COMMUNION, CLOISTER GARDEN
Celebrant and Preacher: The Rev. Julia Mitchener
8:45 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, CATHEDRAL
Celebrant: The Rev. Canon Cathy Zappa Preacher: The Very Rev. Sam Candler
11:15 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, CATHEDRAL
Celebrant: The Rev. Canon Cathy Zappa Preacher: The Very Rev. Sam Candler
11:15 A.M. SERVICIO DE KOINONIA, CON LA SANTA EUCARISTIA , CLOISTER GARDEN
Officiant and Preacher: The Rev. Deacon Juan Sandoval
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8:45 A.M. AND 11:15 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST Celebrant: The Rev. Canon Lauren Holder Preacher: The Very Rev. Sam Candler Music: Alexandre Guilmant (1837-1911), Adagio (from Sonata No. 4 in D minor, Op. 61) Hymn 392, “Come we that love the Lord” Vineyard Haven William Mathias, Gloria in excelsis S-278 Psalm 98 (Anglican chant: David Hurd) Sequence hymn 455, “O Love of God, how strong and true” Dunedin Thomas Tallis, If ye love me William Mathias, Sanctus & Benedictus S–128 Charles Beaudrot, Come down, O Love divine Hymn 382, “King of glory, King of peace, I will love thee” General Seminary Léon Boëllmann (1862-1897), Menuet gothique (from Suite gothique, Opus 25)
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. 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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CONGREGATIONAL Life
MAY 23 GATHERING ON THE LABYRINTH
GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP
The Young Professionals are hosting a brunch on the Labyrinth, Sunday, May 23, following the 11:15 a.m. service. Please come join us for food and fellowship and get to know the YPs at the Cathedral. Cost is $10 per person. Any questions, please contact Keith Dumke, Director of Young Adult Ministries: kdumke@cathedralATL.org.
Beginning Sunday, May 23, the Cathedral will be hosting a grief support group, facilitated by Hospice Atlanta and open to all who are grieving the death of a loved one. The group will meet in the Lanier House on second and fourth Sundays, from 2–3:30 p.m. Feel free to come as you can, and plan to wear a mask. For more information, contact Canon Zappa, czappa@ cathedralATL.org.
PRAYER List FOR THOSE WHO ARE ILL OR RECOVERING: IMMEDIATE NEEDS: Bob Deysher • Ruth Fuqua • Lilliana Isola • Kay McPherson • Sarah Szymke • Elleanor Wilson • Karen Young 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 • Jill Mahaffey • Carol McDonald • Glenn Miller • Ashley Minear • Royce Mitchell • Laura Moore • Susan Myers • Charlie Neal • Linus Nickel • Marion Palmore • Beth Pitzer • Joann Lewis Pobst • Garry Pryor • Rowland Radford • Rubye and Wayne Reid • Lorraine Reynolds • Agnes Elizabeth Robertson • Louis “Skip” Schueddig • Leticia Justo Serrano • Linda Stallcup • Julie Sutton • Tommy Truesdale • Ron Wallace • Faye Van Winkle
FAMILY AND FRIENDS: Bettina Bass • Bella Bond • David Bond • Kerrigan Casey • Andrew Clark • Vickie and Bob Coffman • Marie Corrigan • Ava Corroon • The Darmon Family • Marg Denny • Renea Dunn • David Elmore • Carleton Fuller • Patricia Plummer Glowatsky • Robert Hoder • Cadel Ingraham • Stephen Jones • Robin Kemp • Grace Lawson • Pete Livezey • Lauren Makhlouf • Pat Martin • Marge Massey • Michelle Maxwell • Katie McRae • Betsy Moore • Mary Nelson • Steven Norman • Bella Emerson Plummer • Francis Powers • Courtney Rosenthal • Carol Russell • Einar Sagstuen • James Sands • Cindy Snell • Paul Sturtz • Caroline Southerland • Tina Susco • Yvonne Tate • Pierson Thames • Wayne Thurman • Roger Traylor • Whit A. Wright • Hollis Youngner
...continued from front page And we need your 2021 financial pledge to make that re-gathering all the stronger. We need your financial generosity to make our Resurrection body complete. It is time to make our financial commitment to God’s presence at the Cathedral of St. Philip for the 2021 year. God is re-gathering us, as a place of grace, a community of hope and love, a church that serves the world, the resurrected Body of Christ. I plan to increase my own financial pledge to the Cathedral for 2021 (yes, I too make an annual pledge to the Cathedral each year! It is my ongoing community of faith). Please do join me, with as much generosity as God gives you. We are not late! But we do need your strong commitment, and your pledge of joyful generosity, now. The body of Christ who is the Cathedral Parish of St. Philip will not be complete without you.
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Thank you!
The Very Reverend Samuel G. Candler Dean of the Cathedral of St. Philip
To make your 2021 pledge, go to cathedralATL. org/pledge or contact David Rocchio, 404-3651033 or drocchio@cathedralATL.org.
United Thank OFFERING UTO INGATHERING IS THIS SUNDAY, MAY 9 Let us rejoice and give thanks this spring for our Cathedral’s United Thanks Offering (UTO). An Episcopal tradition since 1889, UTO supports the ministry of the whole church, with 100% of this spring’s proceeds supporting grants for COVID-19 healing and recovery. Today’s Gratitude Prayer: We give thanks to our family, friends and community for the strength provided when we were apart, and the opportunity now to recover together with love and gratitude. The last year has been full of unimaginable uncertainty and hardship, but also gave us an opportunity to focus on unexpected blessings in a very different world. With this spring’s UTO, we invited you to pause each week, and see the blessings in different parts of your life. Today, we hope that you’ll look back at this month of blessings, give thanks and make a UTO thank offering online or using a UTO Blue Box. To donate online, go to www.cathedralATL.org/contribute.
CATHEDRAL ANTIQUES SHOW CELEBRATES RECORD FUNDS RAISED On Sunday, May 2, The Cathedral Antiques Show presented a check for $401,919.65 to our 2021 beneficiary, the City of Refuge 180 Degree Kitchen. The proceeds represent a banner year for our 50th anniversary show, giving back to our community through a celebration of art, antiques, and interior design. Thanks to the generosity of our Cathedral community, sponsors, and everyone who supported the show, we were able to reimagine, pivot, and create a completely virtual show that was a record-breaking success in funds raised! The City of Refuge 180 Degree Kitchen has served over 2 million meals since it its inception in 2008. Carrie Grayson and her committee raised the funds in 2008 that helped build the kitchen, and the proceeds in 2021 will provide funds to totally renovate that kitchen which is in desperate need of repair. COVID-19 presented a myriad of circumstances at the City of Refuge that saw an increase in clients and residents on campus, meals served, and made the need for a total renovation more important than ever. City of Refuge is a faith-based community that provides life-building tools to transition individuals and families out of crisis. Each year City of Refuge helps restore self-respect and increase independence for over 1,500 individuals experiencing poverty through four key impact areas: health and wellness, housing, vocational training and youth development. We would like to thank our honorary chairs Boog and Sam Candler, corporate and patron sponsors, our committee, the staff at the Cathedral, and everyone who supported the 50th anniversary of the Cathedral Antiques Show.