The CATHEDRAL TIMES The weekly newsletter of the Cathedral of St. Philip · Serving Atlanta and the World · June 13, 2021
ALL THE TIME WE NEED By the Rev. Julia Mitchener, Priest Associate Walk, please! Few words say summer to me more than these. Especially in June, when swim season has just begun and school children swap out desks for diving boards and conjugations for cannonballs—especially in June, these words reverberate around pool decks incessantly as parents and lifeguards struggle to keep eager kids from running and slipping on wet pavement. This year, children aren’t the only ones running. Ever since the CDC relaxed its COVID-19 guidelines, there has been a collective rush among Americans to get out and get going. Having had our movement restricted for so long, we are ready to make up for lost time. Funny thing, though—now that we can race off pretty much anywhere we’d like, whenever we’d like, many of us are experiencing a bit of reticence and a sense of overwhelm, even exhaustion. There are good reasons for this. Some of us discovered during the pandemic that we actually enjoyed having more time on our own, and we’re not sure we want to give it up. Plenty of families with children and teens loved not having to spend every weekend chasing around to sporting events, piano recitals, birthday parties, and the like. Surely everyone found it convenient having a ready-made excuse to bail on some commitment we’d been dreading, be it a checkup at the periodontist or a cross country trek to visit relatives who like discussing politics at Thanksgiving. There have been some real benefits to the less frantic, less compulsory lifestyle many, though not all of us (I see you, essential workers), have experienced over the past fifteen months. And so as we embark on the long awaited return to “normalcy,” it can be challenging to pace ourselves. Where in our lives do we want—or need—to get back to full speed, and where might we benefit from taking our time? This year, in our Sunday lectionary, we’re reading passages from the Gospel of Mark. Mark is a book known for its sense of urgency. The word “immediately” appears over forty times in its brief fourteen chapters as Jesus leads his disciples at breakneck speed on their mission through Galilee. All this running around, however, is interspersed with Jesus’ insistence on taking respites from the relentless demands of the crowds, his calls to the disciples to “come away to a quiet place,” his refusal to be rushed when others urge him to hurry past a person or situation they deem unworthy of his attention. Which makes Mark’s Jesus well equipped to help us find our stride. For here is a Jesus who urges us forward, sometimes calls us aside, but never leaves us behind—a Jesus who goes the distance with us, even when the road we travel is long, tiring, and filled with twists and turns. Jesus’ patience reminds me of something we say to the children in our Godly Play classrooms at the Cathedral whenever they worry that they aren’t going to be able to hear the end of a story, finish a piece of artwork, or enjoy eating their “feast” before it’s time to go. “We have all the time we need,” we reassure them. We have all the time we need. I love this phrase. It makes clear the abundant and expansive nature of life in the Kingdom of God. A life in which we don’t need to panic over being late, being last, being lost, being slow, or missing out. A life in which we don’t always have to run. A life in which there will be enough hours and enough space for that which is most important. So let’s be gentle with ourselves these days. Let’s be gentle with ourselves and one another as we recover our footing. At home, at work, at play, at worship; in our relationships, in our religion, in our recreation—we don’t have to race. We have all the time we need.
This SUNDAY
JUNE 13, 2021 · The Third Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 6, Year B 1 Samuel 15:34-16:13· Psalm 20 · 2 Corinthians 5:6-10,14-17 · Mark 4:26-34
7:45 A.M. OUTDOOR SERVICE OF KOINONIA, WITH HOLY COMMUNION, CLOISTER GARDEN
Celebrant and Preacher: The Rev. Julia Mitchener
8:45 A.M. AND 11: 15 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, CATHEDRAL Celebrant: The Rev. Canon Lauren Holder Preacher: The Rev. Canon George Maxwell Music: Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924), from Six Preludes, Set 2, Op. 105 II. On a theme of Orlando Gibbons (Hymn 703, “Lead us, O Father, in the paths of peace”) III. Lento Hymn 525, “The Church’s one foundation” Aurelia Hymn 589, “Almighty God, your word is cast like seed upon the ground” Walden Johannes Brahms, Geistliches Lied – Lass dich nur nichts nicht dauren Hymn 51, “We the Lord’s people” Decatur Place Charles Villiers Stanford, adapt. Alan Lewis, Almighty God, your word is cast like seed upon the ground Hymn 209, “We walk by faith, and not by sight” St. Botolph Hymn 534, “God is working his purpose out” Purpose Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924), Postlude in D minor (Set 2, Op. 105, No. VI)
11:15 A.M. SERVICIO DE KOINONIA, CON LA SANTA EUCARISTÍA , CHILD HALL
Celebrant and Preacher: The Rev. Deacon Juan Sandoval
CONTINUE TO WORSHIP WITH THE CATHEDRAL ONLINE AT CATHEDRALATL.ORG/STREAM, ON THE CATHEDRAL APP, AND ON THE CATHEDRAL FACEBOOK PAGE. BEGINNING NEXT SUNDAY, JUNE 20, WE PLAN TO RESUME LIVESTREAMING OUR 8:45 AND 11:15 A.M. SERVICES FROM THE CATHEDRAL.
8:45 A.M. AND 11:15 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, ONLINE Celebrant: The Rev. Canon Lauren Holder Preacher: The Rev. Canon George Maxwell Music: Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847), Allegro moderato e maestoso in C Major Hymn 525, “The Church’s one foundation” Aurelia Robert Powell, Gloria in excelsis S-280 Sequence hymn 589, “Almighty God, your word is cast like seed upon the ground” Walden Johannes Brahms, Geistliches Lied – Lass dich nur nichts nicht dauren Robert Powell, Sanctus & Benedictus S-129 Charles Villiers Stanford, adapt. Alan Lewis, Almighty God, your word is cast like seed upon the ground Hymn 534, “God is working his purpose out” Purpose Johann Jakob Froberger (1616-1667), Toccata XIV in G major
MUSIC ATLANTA SUMMER ORGAN FESTIVAL Join us at the Cathedral on Wednesday, June 23 at 7:30 p.m. to hear Todd Wilson in the second recital of the Atlanta Summer Organ Festival! Regarded across America and around the world as one of today’s finest concert organists, Wilson serves as head of the organ department at the Cleveland Institute of Music, and is also Director of Music at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Cleveland, Ohio and Curator of the E.M. Skinner pipe organ at Severance Hall (home of the Cleveland Orchestra). More information about the Atlanta Summer Organ Festival can be found at cathedralATL.org/concerts. All concerts in the series will be in-person only and have a $15 suggested donation.
PRAYER List FOR THOSE WHO ARE ILL OR RECOVERING: 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 • Ruth Fuqua • Douglas Grey • Rebecca Harris • Jane Jones • Louise Kan • Lisa Krysiak • Jill Mahaffey • Carol McDonald • Kathy McLean • Glenn Miller • Ashley Minear • Royce Mitchell • Susan Myers • Charlie Neal • Linus Nickel • Marian Palmore • Beth Pitzer • Garry Pryor • Rowland Radford • Rubye and Wayne Reid • Agnes Elizabeth Robertson • Nora Robillard • Louis "Skip" Schueddig • Linda Stallcup • Sarah Szymke • Tommy Truesdale • Ron Wallace • Elleanor Wilson • Faye Van Winkle
FAMILY AND FRIENDS: Lisa Bachman • Bettina Bass • Bella Bond • David Bond • Darrell Boyette • Pam Breedlove • Andrew Clark •
Marie Corrigan • Ava Corroon • Marg Denny • Carleton Fuller • Patricia Plummer Glowatsky • Jean Hand • Cadel Ingraham • Lilliana Isola • Stephen Jones • Robin Kemp • Rita Lewis • Pete Livezey • Lauren Makhlouf • Pat Martin • Michelle Maxwell • Ray Melton • Betsy Moore • Steven Norman • The Reynolds Family • Courtney Rosenthal • Juan Carlos Sandoval • James Sands • Paul Sturtz • Tina Susco • Yvonne Tate • Pierson Thames • Wayne Thurman • Olive Toy • Roger Traylor • Whit A. Wright • Karen Young • Hollis Youngner
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED: Donald William Conrad, Sr. • Kirk Lee
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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CHILDREN'S Ministries WEEK OF WONDER 2021
POSTMASTER Send address changes to: The Cathedral of St. Philip 2744 Peachtree Road, NW Atlanta, Georgia 30305-2920 404-365-1000
JULY 26–30, 9 A.M. - 1 P.M.
THE FLOOD REGISTER AT CATHEDRALATL.ORG/CHILDREN This year at Week of Wonder, our Vacation Bible School for ages 4 – 3rd grade, we'll go on a deep dive into how God uses ordinary people to do extraordinary things. The cost is $150 for the week. This year we will be enjoying the great outdoors and our full Cathedral campus. Following diocesan guidelines, we will wear masks, enjoy small groups, and maintain safe distances. For more information, contact Lisa McNamara, Director of Children's Ministries at lmcnamara@ cathedralATL.org.
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STEWARDSHIP JOIN IN PLEDGING Thanks to everyone who has already responded to the 2021 Stewardship Campaign: Comfort, O Comfort My People. Parishioner pledges are integral to the life of the Cathedral community. Parishioners of all ages, means, and backgrounds collectively take care of each other by taking care of the church — a transformative act for the giver and the parish. Pledging to the Cathedral is simple: cathedralATL.org/ pledge. If you have questions about the campaign, please contact David Rocchio at 404-663-2838 or drocchio@cathedralATL.org.
Congregational LIFE GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP The Cathedral is hosting a grief support group, facilitated by Hospice Atlanta and open to all who are grieving the death of a loved one. The group meets 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.
Cathedral BOOK STORE BOOK LAUNCH CELEBRATION The Cathedral Book Store is hosting an online celebration of the wisdom of the heart with author Carl McColman (Eternal Heart: A Mystical Path to a Joyful Life) on Tuesday, June 29, at 7:30 p.m. The program will feature music by Caroline Herring, readings from the book, and time for questions and answers. The virtual event is free but registration is required. Registration can be found at anamchara.com/eternalheart. Preorder a signed copy of Eternal Heart from the Cathedral Book Store today at cathedralbookstore.org/eternalheart.