The CATHEDRAL TIMES The weekly newsletter of the Cathedral of St. Philip · Serving Atlanta and the World · July 4, 2021
LESSONS FROM LEARNING TO RIDE A BIKE By the Rev. Canon Lauren Holder, Canon for Community and Education Last summer, we purchased a “real” bike for our son. Anyone who tried to buy a bike last summer during the get-all-the-outdoor-distractions-possible frenzy of COVID-19 knows just how hard this purchase was. But we did secure a bike at last, and our son did learn how to ride it in a very, very empty Cathedral parking lot. Of course, that bike no longer fits our growing child. So, this summer we once again found ourselves purchasing a new bike, and our daughter is now learning to ride the bike our son learned to ride last year.Watching these two learn has reminded me of several life lessons: • • • •
The two hardest things to learn are starting and stopping Look where you want to go Wear a helmet Always end on a good try
Why is it so hard to start? And if starting is so hard, why is it also so hard to stop? It’s those darn transitions. Change is hard! Once we get going, we get in a groove—but then we can’t just keep going forever, so we change gears or hit the brakes or pray that someone will help us stop until we can figure out how to do it on our own. I find this to be true of other things in life—spiritual practices, exercise routines, writing, relationships. Starting and stopping can be hard and often take practice. When my daughter practiced riding this weekend, she looked this way and that way, and her handlebars followed the direction of her head. I started saying “look straight ahead!” but then realized looking straight ahead isn’t always helpful. If you’re looking straight at a curb, you’re bound to hit said curb. So I started saying “look where you want to go!” and that seemed to ring truer for both biking and life. Where do you want to go? If your answer is simply “anywhere but here…” you won’t go far. Take some time to name where you want to go with God. If life is anything like biking, God will not simply pick you and your bike up and plop you down in the exact place you want to land. But God will hold onto your seat, running beside you and cheering you on, reminding you to look where you want to go as you grow more comfortable pedaling, balancing, and steering. Wearing a helmet is of course a must for protecting your precious awe-inspiring brain. But when learning to ride a bike, sometimes pants and long sleeves are a must, too. You will fall. It’s like in our baptismal covenant, “whenever you fall into sin…” or in the prayers for the sacrament of marriage, “give them grace, when they hurt each other…” to ride is to fall. To live is to fall. At times we bounce back up, and at times we hurt ourselves badly. Don’t live or ride as if you won’t fall—it never ends well. Instead protect that which God has created in you with the same love and care with which God created you. Cover yourself with prayer, ask for reinforcements when you need them, wear your helmet. And finally, as the old adage goes, when you fall down, get up and try again. I did a bad job of “catching” my son the other day when he tried to stop. He was coming in fast and I stopped him too abruptly instead of running beside him to slow him to a stop. We tumbled to the ground and landed in a heap. We were okay, but my son was shaken. I couldn’t let that be his last try of the day, so I said, “We’re going to do that one more time so we can remember how much fun we’ve had today. I promise I’ll do a better job of catching you this time.” So, we did. And thank goodness. Because redemption is everywhere! And sometimes we need the muscle-memory of a good try to see it. May your summer be filled with learning new skills—or perhaps re-learning old ones. May you care for yourself as you learn. And may you discover the freedom that comes from recognizing the voice of God running alongside you, cheering you on: “Keep looking where you want to go! You can do it! I’ve got you.”
This SUNDAY
JULY 04, 2021 · The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 9, Year B 2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10 · Psalm 48 · 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 · Mark 6:1-13
This Sunday, July 4, in lieu of the 7:45 a.m. and 8:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist services, we will gather for a short prayer service near the Horseshoe Drive at 9 a.m., toward the end of the Peachtree Road Race. Join us as the clergy once again bless the racers with holy water as they pass by in one of Atlanta's grand and holy traditions. All are welcome to watch the race from the Cathedral lawn along Peachtree Road.
11: 15 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, CATHEDRAL WORSHIP WITH US ONLINE AS WE LIVESTREAM THE 11:15 A.M. SERVICE FROM THE CATHEDRAL. IT WILL BE BROADCAST AT CATHEDRALATL.ORG, ON THE CATHEDRAL APP, AND ON THE CATHEDRAL FACEBOOK PAGE. Celebrant: The Rev. Canon Lauren Holder Preacher: The Rev. Dr. Thee Smith Cathedral Choir: Charles Ives (1874-1954), Variations on “America” (1891) for organ Hymn 720, “O say can you see, by the dawn’s early light” National Anthem Hymn 680, “O God, our help in ages past” St. Anne Hymn 568, “Father all loving, who rulest in majesty” Was lebet Larry King, A Canticle of Praise Hymn 593, “O day of peace that dimly shines” Jerusalem Robert Powell, Sanctus & Benedictus S-129 Harold Friedell, Draw us in the Spirit’s tether LEVAS-141, “Shall we gather at the river” Hymn 719, “O beautiful for spacious skies” Materna Sigfrid Karg-Elert, Nun danket alle Gott – Marche Triomphale, Op. 65, no. 59
11:15 A.M. SERVICIO DE KOINONIA, CON LA SANTA EUCARISTÍA , CHILD HALL
Celebrant and Preacher: The Rev. Deacon Juan Sandoval
PRAYER List FOR THOSE WHO ARE ILL OR RECOVERING: FOR IMMEDIATE NEEDS: Theresa Gent
LONG TERM PRAYERS: R. Huntley Allen • Penny Barnett • Edgar and Judith Beach • Perry Benton • Virginia Bicksler • Mindy Boggs •
Heather Clark • Sharon Crews • Lynne D’Huyvetter • Terry Dornbush • Sarah duBignon • Deborah Ellington • Dan Elson • Ruth Fuqua • Douglas T. Grey, Jr. • Rebecca Harris • Jane Jones • Louise Kan • Bennie King • Lisa Krysiak • Jill Mahaffey • Carol McDonald • Kathy McLean • Kay McPherson • John Mercer • Glenn Miller • Ashley Minear • Royce Mitchell • Bill and Janice Morrison • Susan Myers • Charlie Neal • Linus Nickel • Marian Palmore • 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 • Andrew Worrell
FAMILY AND FRIENDS: Lisa Bachman • Bettina Bass • Bella Bond • David Bond • Darrell Boyette • Pam Breedlove • Kenneth Childress • Andrew Clark • Marie Corrigan • Ava Corroon • Marg Denny • Cheryl Espenlaub • Carleton Fuller • Patricia Plummer Glowatsky • Robert Hoder • William Hudson • Cadel Ingraham • Lilliana Isola • Stephen Jones • Robin Kemp • Carole Kline • Rita Lewis • Rose Lewis • Pete Livezey • Lauren Makhlouf • Pat Martin • Michelle Maxwell • Alex Mercer • Betsy Moore • Steven Norman • The Reynolds Family • Courtney Rosenthal • Sophia Rowe • Einar Sagstuen • James Sands • Timothy Shotmeyer • Mike Stone • 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: John Banks • George Winders
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.
FOYERS MINISTRY REKINDLED The Foyers ministry is being rekindled at the Cathedral! All Cathedral parishioners, especially newcomers, are welcome to join the next Foyers session. The Foyers ministry is a great way for adults to connect with others in our congregation, in a small group setting. To kick off this new session, we will be creating small groups to meet together at Super Foyers on Sunday, September 19, at 6 p.m. in Child Hall. At Super Foyers, each group will schedule get-togethers through March 2022. These are hosted by a couple of group members in a home. If you would like to be a part of the fall/winter session of Foyers, please contact Jennifer Dubose, jdubose@ goddard-group.com, by Monday, August 16.
PLAY BALL! The Cathedral men's softball team is looking for players of all levels. Please join us for fellowship and fun and lead our team to be number one again. All players must be 15 and older, all games are played once a week in Buckhead at Northside Drive Baptist church. The team has been winning games for the past 40 years! Please contact Warren Barnes 404-610-8699 or warrenfbarnes@gmail.com
OUTREACH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY RETURNING! The 2021 Cathedral Habitat project is underway. The project is starting without outside volunteers, but we are hopeful that in the latter stages we will be allowed to send our team to help with construction and lunches. We will be sending out updates as we learn more. If you think you'd like to help work on our 2021 home, please contact John Champion at jchampion@bellsouth.net or 404-307-0817.
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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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. Registration closes July 2. For more information, contact Lisa McNamara, Director of Children's Ministries at lmcnamara@cathedralATL.org.
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The Cathedral Farmers Market will be open during its regular hours on Saturday, July 3, and can be accessed from the Andrews Drive entrance and Peachtree Road after 8:30 a.m. Pick up fresh summer produce and grill-ready meats for your Fourth of July gathering!
Peachtree ROAD RACE
Bless and cheer on the runners, walkers, and wheelchair athletes of the Peachtree Road Race at the Cathedral Saturday and Sunday, July 3 and 4! The race, which takes place over two days this year, will start at 6:30 a.m. Saturday and 6:05 a.m. Sunday. The Cathedral is at mile 2, and clergy will once again be blessing racers with holy water as they pass by in one of Atlanta's grand and holy traditions. All are welcome to watch the race from the Cathedral lawn along Peachtree Road. On Sunday, July 4, in lieu of the 7:45 a.m. and 8:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist services, we will gather for a short prayer service near the Horseshoe Drive at 9 a.m., toward the end of the race.