The CATHEDRAL TIMES The weekly newsletter of the Cathedral of St. Philip · Serving Atlanta and the World ·September 12, 2021
WHY I NEED CHURCH By the Very Rev. Sam Candler, Dean of the Cathedral “I know the time is not completely right,” my friends ask me, “but, will people ever come back to Church? Have some lost the practice, the habit, the need?” Of course, my answer is a bit biased. But it is biased by awareness of my own life, and biased by my own needs and choices. “Yes,” I say, “We need Church, we need Bible, maybe now more than ever.” First, I need the Bible. I capitalize the word, “Bible,” because it’s really a title we give to a whole set of books, sixty-six of them, which were all written over a period of at least eight hundred years. The word, “Bible,” actually means “library;” it’s a library of individual books. And, wow, does the Bible tell a series of stories! We enter a different world when we read the Bible. In our present world, like you, I read a lot about misinformation, disinformation, and even “information disorder;” and I have to remind myself that we are what we see. We are what we read. We are what we hear. I need to be part of something different from what is being shouted out at me in much of contemporary and popular media! I need to read some healthier things! I need to enter the world of the Bible. We enter a different world when we enter the world of the Bible. It is a series of stories, a wonderfully long and complicated series of stories, stories that interpret each other, even correct each other. Stories about the history of our human encounter with each other, and with the Holy. In the Bible, we learn about triumph and tragedy, gain and loss, praise and lament – and all these phenomena can be holy. In the Bible, we learn about men and women coming to realize who they really are, and coming to realize who God is. The Bible is not a rule book. Sure, of course, it has commandments in it, commandments that are worthwhile; but those commandments are not always immediately applicable to every moral challenge we face today. Rather, the Bible speaks about character, the character that is crafted by time. The stories of the Bible form character. Our Christian Church story begins with the Bible story: its rhythm and maturity are to shape the Church. After Jesus Christ, our history takes twists and turns and ups and downs. In Church, we hear our history described, and we see our tradition rehearsed. Finally, it is our liturgy – what we call our common worship together—that provides a teaching shape to our prayers and sermons and hymns and music. The way we pray, in giving and receiving, listening and speaking, shapes the way we are meant to live throughout the rest of the week. We don’t just hear and watch at Church; we participate, together, in what is being said and sung and lived out. I believe that the world needs the stories of the Bible. I believe the world needs the healthy Christian church, for just these kinds of counter-narratives to the narratives we hear elsewhere. The Church is not just another political party, as good as some of those parties are. The Church is not just another social club, as good as some of those clubs are. The Church is not just another therapy group, or playground, or school, as good as some of those great institutions are, too. The Church is not just another video or performance, as good as some of those videos and performances are. Rather, the Church is our participation in a life that is outside, different from, the life we see around us these days. continued on back page...
This SUNDAY
SEPTEMBER 12, 2021 · The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 19, Year B Proverbs 1:20-33 · Psalm 19 · James 3:1-12 · Mark 8:27-38
7:45 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, CLOISTER GARDEN
Celebrant and Preacher: The Rev. Canon Cathy Zappa
8:45 A.M. AND 11:15 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, CATHEDRAL Celebrant: The Rev. Canon Lauren Holder Preacher: The Very Rev. Sam Candler Cathedral Choir: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Praeludium in D major, BWV 532 Chorale Prelude on Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 731 Hymn 518, “Christ is made the sure foundation” Westminster Abbey Hymn 675, “Take up your cross, the Savior said” Bourbon Ralph Vaughan Williams, O clap your hands Hymn 410, “Praise, my soul, the King of heaven” Lauda anima Richard Proulx S-125 , Sanctus & Benedictus from A Community Mass David Hurd, It is a good thing to give thanks Hymn 455, “O Love of God, how strong and true” Dunedin Hymn 523, “Glorious things of thee are spoken” Abbot’s Leigh Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) transcribed by Marcel Dupré, “Sinfonia” from Cantata 29
11:15 A.M. SERVICIO DE KOINONIA, CON LA SANTA EUCARISTÍA , MIKELL CHAPEL
Celebrant and Preacher: The Rev. Deacon Juan Sandoval
4 P.M. CHORAL EVENSONG, CATHEDRAL SERVICE OF CELEBRATION FOR RETURN OF EVENSONG AND SINGING Officiant and Preacher: The Very Rev. Sam Candler Cathedral Schola: Bernard Rose, Preces & Responses David Hogan, Mt. St. Alban Service Ralph Vaughan Williams, O clap your hands Hubert H. Parry, I was glad WORSHIP WITH US IN-PERSON AND ONLINE AS WE LIVESTREAM THE 8:45, 11:15 A.M., AND 4 PM. SERVICES FROM THE CATHEDRAL. THEY WILL BE BROADCAST AT CATHEDRALATL.ORG, ON THE CATHEDRAL APP, AND ON THE CATHEDRAL FACEBOOK AND YOUTUBE PAGES.
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MUSIC 3:15 P.M. RECITALS BEGIN THIS SUNDAY WITH CAROLINE ROBINSON A native of Greenville, South Carolina, Caroline Robinson has served as Organist & Associate Choirmaster at the Cathedral of St. Philip since the summer of 2020. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, and Master’s and Doctoral degrees from Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. We welcome concertgoers in person again after a year of online-only Sunday recitals. Recitals begin at 3:15 p.m., beginning this Sunday, September 12, and are followed by Choral Evensong at 4 pm. Using the same practice we followed during the pandemic, all Sunday afternoon recitals and Choral Evensong services will also be livestreamed on the Cathedral website at cathedralATL.org. The livestreamed recordings will be available subsequently on the Cathedral website and the Cathedral’s Facebook pages. Celebrated for its glorious acoustic, the Cathedral of is an ideal venue for organ and choral music, and its 1962 Aeolian-Skinner organ is renowned throughout the Southeast.
DR. CAROLINE ROBINSON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 — 3:15 P.M. Alexandre Boëly, Fantasie et Fugue, Op. 18, No. 6 Louis Vierne, “Choral” from Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 20 Nico Muhly, The Revd Mustard his Installation Prelude (2013) Joseph Jongen, Sonata Eroica, Op. 94
PRAYER List FOR THOSE WHO ARE ILL OR RECOVERING: IMMEDIATE NEEDS: Charles and Betty Roper LONG TERM PRAYERS: R. Huntley Allen • Penny Barnett • Perry Benton • Virginia Bicksler • Heather Clark • Sharon Crews • The
Crossley Family • Jerri Darnell • Marg Denny • Melana and Nyland Dickson • Terry Dornbush • Sarah duBignon • Deborah Ellington • Dan Elson • Ruth Fuqua • Douglas T. Grey, Jr. • Jenny Ham • Rebecca Harris • Jane Jones • Louise Kan • Lisa Krysiak • Jill Mahaffey • Tommy Mason • Carol McDonald • Kay McPherson • Glenn Miller • Ashley Minear • Royce Mitchell • Susan Myers • Charlie Neal • Linus Nickel • Dudley Ottley • Marian Palmore • Garry Pryor • Rowland Radford • Debbie Ragen • Rubye and Wayne Reid • Lorraine Reynolds • Agnes Elizabeth Robertson • Nora Robillard • Louis "Skip" Schueddig • Daniel Sherman • Linda Stallcup • Tommy Truesdale • Ron Wallace • Elleanor Wilson • Faye Van Winkle
FAMILY AND FRIENDS: Lisa Bachman • Bettina Bass • David Bond • Darrell Boyette • Pam Breedlove • Elizabeth Cannon • Emily Chancellor • Andrew Clark • Vickie and Bob Coffman • Marie Corrigan • Ava Corroon • Sandy Ford • Carleton Fuller • Peter Garbus • Theresa Gent • Patricia Plummer Glowatsky • Mark Goodwin • Gayle Higley • Robert Hoder • William Hudson • Cadel Ingraham • Lilliana Isola • Karen Kauffman • Robin Kemp • Carole Kline • Rita Lewis • Pete Livezey • Lauren Makhlouf • Pat Martin • Michelle Maxwell • Betsy Moore • Jovita Moore • Steven Norman • Bill Poole • Ann and Tom Quigley • Ginny Quinn • Carter Randall • Carson Rengel • Courtney Rosenthal • Lisa and Sophia Rowe • William Rowe • Einar Sagstuen • James Sands • Milton Shiver • Timothy Shotmeyer • Richard Smith • Mike Stone • Paul Sturtz • Vernon T. • Yvonne Tate • Pierson Thames • Bryson Thomas • Wayne Thurman • Olive Toy • Harris Wilson • Whit A. Wright • Hollis Youngner
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED: Sam Roberts
WORSHIP Support I LOVE ACOLYTING I’ve been an acolyte since the mid-seventies. Both my older brothers were acolytes, and I wanted to be one so that I, too, could carry the crosses and help out the clergy. In those days, an acolyte received a cross after serving five years. I was presented with mine, finally, by Dean Collins when I was in junior high school. I still have it, and I love wearing it because I almost always get compliments on it. I’m proud to have earned it. When my brothers acolyted, there were only boy acolytes. My team had one of the first ever female acolytes (if not, the first), and my brothers made so much fun of me for having a girl on my team! Honestly, I didn’t mind it at all. She was smart and nice, and was a great acolyte. She was way better at it than I was, and she had the top-tier sash to prove it. I went off to college and then got married. Years later, my wife Jenni and I were eating lunch at the Cathedral, when Charles Jacobs sat down and started talking about how we needed adult acolytes. I pretended not to be interested because I knew what was coming. I thought: “Adult acolytes!!?? I thought that was for the kids!!” Despite my kicking Jenni’s leg under the table, the next thing you know, we were acolyting, and I haven’t stopped. Jenni acolyted with me for about a year, before retiring to stay home with the babies. Then the babies grew up into kids, old enough to acolyte, but never showing much interest. On a whim recently, I asked my wife and two high-schoolers if any of them wanted to acolyte, and my kids looked at me like I was crazy for asking their mother. I told them she used to acolyte with me. The next thing you know, I have two more female acolytes! A couple weeks ago, I served with my daughters, and it was wonderful (for me, anyway). I felt grateful for being an acolyte, and grateful for being able to pass it on to others. Acolytes are a very important part of the service. Carrying the cross and torches, swinging incense, helping clergy set the altar for Eucharist, leading the choir in and out: in these ways and many more, acolytes have a major role in providing a richer, fuller worship service that appeals to all the senses. Nowadays, we have a good mix of males and females acolyting. We have acolytes of all ages. It’s still a great experience for me because I am always learning. (I’m always making mistakes too, but now I’m just good at hiding them.) I get to meet new people and learn from them and teach them as well. I feel honored and privileged when I serve, and it is a way for me to give back. I’m just passing through, and one day I’ll be gone, but the acolytes will continue carrying the cross down the aisle. I love acolyting. For more information about acolyting, please contact Keith Dumke, kdumke@cathedralATL.org.
St. Clare's GUILD ST. CLARE'S GUILD KICKOFF PARTY The St. Clare's Guild kickoff party is Thursday, September 23, from 6–8 p.m. at the home of Janie Sager (509 Argonne Drive NW, Atlanta, 30305). St. Clare's Guild is a group of mothers at the Cathedral, primarily in our 40’s and 50’s, and our focus is fellowship, spiritual growth, and service. Through a variety of fun social events, Bible studies, outreach opportunities, and other special events, our goal is to strengthen our faith and our bonds with each other as well as with our Cathedral family and community. We welcome ALL mothers of school age children (elementary, middle and high school) to join our guild for outreach and fellowship both as a group and with your kids. For more information, contact Janie Sager, jbsager@me.com.
Adult EDUCATION OLD FASHIONED SUNDAY SCHOOL RESUMES SUNDAY SUNDAYS AT 10:10 A.M. IN CHILD HALL AND ON ZOOM Old Fashioned Sunday School will meet every Sunday at 10:10 a.m., beginning this Sunday, September 12, to discuss topics of general interest to the Cathedral community. All are welcome. You will find a light heart, warm welcome, and good coffee! This year the class will, in a sense, be a return to the basics. Each class will address themes that arise in the lectionary readings scheduled to be read in church on that Sunday. Specifically, there will be five separate series. As we conclude Ordinary Time in the fall, the class will open with a series on the Gospel of Mark, focused on the political nature of the gospel. For Advent, the class will study the Gospel of Thomas to prepare us for the wonders of Christmas. The series scheduled for the seasons of Christmas and Epiphany will focus on the feast day liturgies that we typically celebrate during these seasons. The Lenten series will address the spirituality of death and dying with a focus on how hope helps us make sense of suffering. Finally, the Easter series will focus on the psychological dimensions of faith and how they might help us to live into the idea of resurrection now. It’s going to be fun and will help you use your faith to find meaning in your daily life. This class meets in Child Hall and is available online at cathedralATL.org/OFSS. For more information, contact Canon George Maxwell at gmaxwell@cathedralATL.org.
OUTREACH HELP WELCOME AFGHAN ALLIES TO GEORGIA Our friends at Inspiritus have a long history of welcoming refugees and Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) holders to Georgia and accompanying them on their journey from surviving to thriving. When Afghan allies and their families arrive at Inspiritus, they often have little more than the clothes on their backs. In some cases, there can be a 5-7 day gap between the families’ arrivals and the services they are eligible to receive through the United States resettlement program. To help rapidly resettle and support a large influx of Afghan SIVs into the metro Atlanta area, Inspiritus is gathering much needed items for these families including: blankets, clothing (men, women, children, and babies), diapers, baby food, canned goods, rice, and oil. These items will be used to supplement the emergency kit they give each family upon arrival. The Cathedral Young Professionals are also collecting gift cards from grocery stores and general merchandise stores to donate to families so they may purchase additional needed items. Donations can be left at the information desk in the Atrium. (Please make a note that they are for the Inspiritus collection drive). Please contact Sara Craig-Goodell, scraiggoodell@cathedralATL.org, 404-365-1049, for questions or more information.
MEMBERSHIP TRANSITIONS BIRTH William Graham McKenna, son of Sarah Candler & Ted McKenna, grandson of Boog & Sam Candler, born September 3, 2021
Congregational LIFE DEMENTIA CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP Thursdays, 1 – 2 p.m. This group offers emotional support, practical information, and supportive companionship for dementia caregivers. It is led by an experienced facilitator and dementia caregiver, Roy Kerfoot, and sponsored by Piedmont Sixty Plus. The group usually meets at Second Ponce de Leon Baptist Church (across the street from the Cathedral); however, for the time being, it is meeting online. For more information and for the Zoom link, contact Canon Cathy Zappa at czappa@cathedralATL.org or Roy Kerfoot at roy.kerfoot@gmail.com.
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 Cathy Zappa, czappa@cathedralATL.org.
12 STEP PROGRAMS AA and Al-Anon groups meet weekly at the Cathedral. Contact Canon Cathy Zappa, 404-365-1043 or czappa@cathedralATL.org, for more information. Alcoholics Anonymous Group Meeting “Alcoholics Anonymous is an international fellowship of men and women who have had a drinking problem. Membership is open to anyone who wants to do something about his or her drinking problem." -AA.org Tuesday, 7 p.m., Lanier House Wednesday, 7 p.m., Lanier House Al-Anon “Al Anon is a mutual support program for people whose lives have been affected by someone else’s drinking. By sharing common experiences and applying the Al-Anon principles, families and friends of alcoholics can bring positive changes to their individual situations, whether or not the alcoholic admits the existence of a drinking problem or seeks help.” -Al-Anon.org Tuesday, 10 a.m. Peachtree Al-Anon Family Group Thursday, 10:30 a.m., Room 122
Cathedral THRIFT HOUSE You could stay at home and stare at the wall, OR you could come have some fun at the
UTTERLY UPSCALE CATHEDRAL THRIFT HOUSE TRUNK SHOW Wednesday, October 20
2 – 5 p.m. 4655 Lake Forrest Drive Jewelry, Fur, Designer Clothes and MORE!
SPIRITUALITY 2021 SPIRITUALITY CONFERENCE Amy-Jill Levine, Ph.D., is Rabbi Stanley M. Kessler Distinguished Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies at Hartford Seminary and University Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies Emerita, as well as Mary Jane Werthan Professor of Jewish Studies Emerita at Vanderbilt University. Understanding Jesus Means Understanding Judaism Jesus and his first followers were Jews, thoroughly grounded in Jewish Scripture, Jewish ethics and theology, and Jewish hopes. To understand the New Testament is thus to recover part of Jewish history. How has knowledge of this common history become lost? How might understanding the New Testament in its historical context provide not only a new way of approaching Jewish-Christian relations but also a new way of celebrating our common roots? Our topics include the Our Father prayer, the Parables of the Prodigal Son and the Good Samaritan, Jesus’ comments on observing Torah ( Jewish Law), and Jesus’ relations to women and to gentiles. This day-long conference includes lunch, and there will be a book-signing after. For questions, please contact Jeannie Mahood, jmahood@cathedralATL.org. Registration and more information can be found at cathedralATL.org/spirituality.
Cathedral ANTIQUES SHOW
Above: The Cathedral Antiques Show Committee, Honorary Chairs Boog and Sam Candler, and City of Refuge staff, cut the ribbon last week to officially open the completely renovated 180 Degree Kitchen. Festivities included a celebratory lunch and a grand kitchen tour. The record-breaking proceeds from the 50th Cathedral Antiques Show enabled a badly needed overhaul of the kitchen, that was originally funded by the 2008 Cathedral Antiques Show. Right: The City of Refuge 180 Degree Kitchen was dedicated in honor of Boog and Sam Candler, who pose in front of the plaque recognizing them and the 2021 Cathedral Antiques Show.
...continued from front page Yes, we are going to come back to Church, when the time is right, and each in our own time. We are going to find community Church again—not just video Church, and not just “talking-at-you” Church—because nothing else will be able to satisfy us the way that healthy community does. Over time, the healthy community that is Christian Church, centered in Jesus, inspired by the Spirit, informed by the Bible, with people facing each openly, in grace and truth, has no comparison. Well, I do know that other healthy religious traditions compare favorably – those who share the rhythms of forgiveness and grace, honest self-knowledge, and honest divine-knowledge, and openness to new life! But my tradition is the Christian one. For me, there is no comparison to the healthy Christian Church. Yes, we are going to come back to Church!
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Youth MINISTRY
The Very Rev. Sam Candler
Dean of the Cathedral of St. Philip
WORSHIP YOUTH SUNDAY SCHOOL AND BIBLE STUDY RESUME EVENSONG RESUMES! The service of Evensong (sung Evening Prayer) resumes at 4 p.m. this Sunday, September 12 in the Cathedral, and continues weekly. One of the jewels of our Anglican/ Episcopal worship tradition, Evensong has given birth to one of the largest and richest bodies of sacred music outside of the Mass itself. It is, at its heart, a contemplative worship service, and much of the service is sung by the choir alone, employing sounds that span the known history of Christian music. At the formal close of Evensong, an intimate “liturgy of the table” is celebrated for those who wish to receive Communion. Occasionally a classically sung Choral Eucharist, or a diocesan confirmation, or a service of Lessons and Carols takes the place of Evensong. Preceding the service, at 3:15 p.m., is usually a recital on organ or other classical instrument. This season's first recital, on September 12, will be performed by the Cathedral's associate organist-choirmaster, Dr. Caroline Robinson. These recitals and services are all also available online at cathedralATL.org, the Cathedral app, and Facebook.
Sunday morning formation for all youth in grades 6-12 will begin on Sunday, September 12 from 10:10 – 11 a.m. Bible Study will begin Tuesday, September 14, at 6:30 p.m. Contact Keith Dumke, kdumke@ cathedralATL.org for more information and to register.
Children's MINISTRY
GODLY PLAY RETURNS THIS SUNDAY! Godly Play returns this Sunday, September 12 at 10:10 a.m. Registration for Godly Play can be found at cathedralATL.org/ godlyplay. Please contact Lisa McNamara, lmcnamara@cathedralATL.org, for more information.