The CATHEDRAL TIMES The weekly newsletter of the Cathedral of St. Philip · Serving Atlanta and the World ·September 19, 2021
TWO SUNDAY SERMONS FROM DEAN SAM CANDLER Excerpts from the sermon and Evensong meditation by the Very Rev. Sam Candler, Dean of the Cathedral, last Sunday, September 12, as we continue to re-engage in-person. Read or watch the full sermons at cathedralATL.org MORNING SERMON: LOSING, GIVING UP THINGS, AND LOSING GRACIOUSLY …If you want to save your life, you must lose it. That is the heart of the Christian gospel, straight from the mouth of Jesus our Lord. …most of us are called, are led, to the daily losses. Jesus calls us, most of the time, to the daily giving up of ourselves. Daily, we learn to lose things. Daily, we learn to give way, to give up our desires, for the sake of
someone else. The heart of the Christian gospel is that we learn to give up things every day; we give up our lives every day. Being a follower of Jesus Christ does not magically make us happy, or get us good jobs, or make us lots of money, or get us elected as political leaders. Or get us a good boyfriend or girlfriend. Being a follower of Jesus Christ does not even cure us of cancer or get rid of the demons inside us. Sometimes it does. And that is wonderful. But it is not why Jesus calls us to follow him. Jesus calls us to follow him because he desires for us to discover who we truly are. We are supposed to be giving up things, giving up things, giving up things, not piling on things. In that giving up of our lives, we learn who we truly are; and we learn who God is. EVENSONG MEDITATION: THE HEAVENS DECLARE THE GLORY OF GOD …Psalm 19 tells us that, “The heavens are telling the glory of God.” Yes, the heavens are telling the glory of God! But is anybody up there actually hearing what the heavens are telling? There is no sound in space. Not even by Gustav Holst. Of course, we all realize that God is not just “up there” where we imagine heaven is. Surely, God is as much present right here as God is present miles up into space. Still, when we say, “heavens,” we probably refer to the skies, space, outer space, the deep sky. Does anybody hear up there, or even down here? We are here today, at Evensong in the Cathedral, rejoicing in the opportunity, the mere and splendid opportunity to sing, in person. We rejoice in the opportunity to hear each other again. Maybe the sound is a bit muffled. Safety still requires that we wear masks – just like they do in outer space, actually. But we are rejoicing. We can see each other. We can hear each other. …Sure, we have spoken to our own selves, and meditated in our own hearts, but something else happens when we pray, and sing, together. Something else happens. When we gather together for music and singing and community, our space becomes sacred. We hear in a different way. We hear in such a way that God is truly present.
This SUNDAY
SEPTEMBER 19, 2021 · The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 20, Year B Proverbs 31:10-31 · Psalm 1 · James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a · Mark 9:30-37
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.
7:45 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, CLOISTER GARDEN
Celebrant and Preacher: The Rev. Julia Mitchener
8:45 A.M. AND 11:15 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, CATHEDRAL Celebrant: The Very Rev. Sam Candler Preacher: The Rev. Julia Mitchener Cathedral Singers (8:45 a.m.)/Cathedral Choir (11:15 a.m.): Gerre Hancock (1934-2012), Prelude on “Slane” Hymn 390, “Praise to the Lord, the almighty” Lobe den Herren Hymn 636, “How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord” Foundation Will Todd (b. 1970), The Call of Wisdom Hymn 482, “Lord of all hopefulness” Slane Richard Proulx S-125, Sanctus & Benedictus from A Community Mass Joel Martinson (b. 1960), The Invitation Hymn 635, “If thou but trust in God to guide thee” Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten Hymn 414, “God, my King, thy might confessing” Stuttgart Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847), “Allegro assai vivace” from Sonata I, Op. 65
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 Officiant and Preacher: The Rev. Canon Cathy Zappa Cathedral Schola and Cathedral Choristers: Philip Radcliffe (1905-1986), Preces & Responses Hymn 29, “O Trinity of blessed light” Bromley Psalm 1, Anglican chant: Bruce Neswick (b. 1956) Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) in C Malcolm Boyle (1902-1976), Thou, O God, art praised in Sion Hymn 382, “King of glory, King of peace, I will love thee” General Seminary John Ireland (1914-1992), Ex ore innocentium Hymn 408, “Sing praise to God who reigns above” Mit Freuden zart Psalm 150, Anglican chant: George Talbot (1875-1918)
MUSIC SUNDAY AFTERNOON RECITALS GAIL ARCHER, ORGAN SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 — 3:15 P.M. Viktor Goncharenko, Fantasia Svitlana Ostrova, Chaconna Mykola Kolessa, Passacaglia Nadia Boulanger, Prelude
Nadia Boulanger, Petit Canon Nadia Boulanger, Improvisation Jeanne Demessieux, Te Deum
PRAYER List FOR THOSE WHO ARE ILL OR RECOVERING: IMMEDIATE NEEDS: Rob Hendler • Hubert Tate, Sr. LONG TERM PRAYERS: R. Huntley Allen • Penny Barnett • Perry Benton • Virginia Bicksler • Randall Chatham-Borden • 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 • Jane Jones • Louise Kan • Lisa Krysiak • Jill Mahaffey • Tommy Mason • Carol McDonald • Glenn Miller • 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 • Charles and Betty Roper • Louis "Skip" Schueddig • Daniel Sherman • Tommy Truesdale • Ron Wallace • Elleanor Wilson • Faye Van Winkle
FAMILY AND FRIENDS: Lisa Bachman • Bettina Bass • David Bond • Darrell Boyette • Pam Breedlove • 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 • Cadel Ingraham • Lilliana Isola • Karen Kauffman • Robin Kemp • Carole Kline • Pete Livezey • Lauren Makhlouf • Pat Martin • Michelle Maxwell • Beth Lawton McGee • Ashley Minear • Betsy Moore • Jovita Moore • Steven Norman • Bill Poole • Ginny Quinn • Carter Randall • Carson Rengel • Lisa and Sophia Rowe • William Rowe • Einar Sagstuen • James Sands • 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: William Milton Clary • Nathan Hubbs
The CATHEDRAL off ST. PHILIP The Very Rev. Samuel G. Candler, Dean
Dale Adelmann, Ph.D., Canon for Music
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WORSHIP Support WHAT I LOVE ABOUT WORKING WITH THE BAPTISM GUILD By Lisa McNamara, Director of Children's Ministries Being the Director of Children’s Ministries, I have always worked closely with the Baptism Guild. They are a well-organized team that takes care of all the little details prior to and on the day of baptisms. Not to mention they are delightful and really fun to be around. During the pandemic and social distancing for the common good, we started to hold individual services. We had over sixty services during the past year and now have returned to baptisms on Sunday mornings. It has been a lot of work! And I LOVED every minute of it. The first thing we do when someone submits a form is to reach out to them to confirm details and dates. It is so fun communicating with the families. Hearing their stories and how excited they are for their little saints to join the Cathedral. It is such a ray of light. Once we have a date, it’s time to prepare for the big day. We have a wonderful Cathedral member, Mary Inman, who prepares certificates with her beautiful calligraphy. The Baptism Guild takes care of the godparent certificates, and I really enjoy reading the prayers for each candidate while I fill them out. It slows me down, helps me to get ready, and really appreciate the sacrament of baptism – something I hadn’t done before. We host a workshop, usually on the day prior to the baptism. At the workshop, clergy, staff, and Baptism Guild members gather with families and godparents to share our hopes for the candidate and talk about the liturgy and sacrament that will take place. It’s a festive occasion, and an important one, as it’s the entry point for many into the Church family. On the day of baptism (my favorite part), the Baptism Guild prepares the altar and the elements for the service. Preparing the water and the chrism (and other behind-the-scene tasks) allows us to connect with what is about to happen. We get to be part of church in a new way, and it is amazing. Once the family arrives, we are the first people to greet them and share their joy and excitement. There is a lot of anticipation about how the child will behave: will they remember where to go, and what to say? It’s up to us to be the calm, smiling presence that says, “It’s going to be perfect, we are here for you, we love babies that make noise, and God loves you.” And the best is when the parents give a sigh of relief, because they know it’s true. I invite anyone who needs a little light in their life to join the Baptism Guild. Just email Lisa McNamara, lmcnamara@cathedralATL.org.
ST. CLARE'S GUILD KICK-OFF PARTY Thursday, September 23 6–8 p.m. 509 Argonne Drive NW, Atlanta, 30305 For more information, contact Janie Sager, jbsager@me.com.
Adult EDUCATION OLD FASHIONED SUNDAY SCHOOL SUNDAYS AT 10:10 A.M. IN CHILD HALL AND ON ZOOM Old Fashioned Sunday School meets every Sunday at 10:10 a.m. 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 is opening 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.
THANK YOU FOR A SUCCESSFUL BLOOD DRIVE! Thanks to the wonderful parishioners and visitors of the Cathedral, 37 units of blood were collected at the August 21 Metro Atlanta Red Cross blood drive! An anticipated 111 patients will receive lifesaving care thanks to the generosity of our community. Another blood drive will take place at the Cathedral in December.
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
SUICIDE INTERVENTION TRAINING DECEMBER 10 – 11, 8A.M. – 5 P.M. Whether at work, at home, with friends or teammates, or in more formal helping roles, many of us have been, or will be, called upon to respond to someone who is experiencing a mental-health crisis or considering suicide. The Cathedral is hosting a two-day workshop in one of the world’s leading suicide-intervention models, Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST). ASIST teaches individuals to provide a skilled intervention to a person who may be having thoughts of suicide and develop a collaborative safety plan to keep them safe and alive. The cost is $125, and continuing education credits are available. Please register at cathedralATL.org/ASIST. Once you register, you will receive an email for a link to pay for the workshop. Contact Hillary Jones, hjones@cathedralATL.org or 404-365-1038, with any questions.
Cathedral CHAPTER WE ARE ACCEPTING CANDIDATES FOR NOMINATION TO THE CATHEDRAL CHAPTER The Chapter Nominating Committee has begun their work of assembling a slate of nominees for the 2022 Cathedral Chapter. They invite anyone in the parish to submit recommendations of qualified candidates. As the governing body of the Cathedral, the Chapter determines policy issues and provides stewardship of the Cathedral’s complex operations. Each month, the Chapter formally reviews the status of each of the Cathedral’s parochial entities and ministries, and oversees parish financial statements. Unlike smaller parishes, the Cathedral Chapter does not usually get involved in the day-to-day activities of the Cathedral. In our large and complex system, the Chapter of the Cathedral operates as a board of trustees or board of stewards. Each Chapter member serves a three-year term. Our Church By-laws allow for members to be: “Any communicant of the parish in good and regular standing, who is not less than eighteen years of age, a regular attendant in Cathedral worship in the year preceding election, and known by the treasurer to have made and maintained a stated financial commitment for church support in the year preceding election.” (A “communicant” is a baptized member who has been confirmed.) The most important quality of an effective Chapter member is an ability to see the larger picture. Most have held leadership positions in more than one of the church’s ministries or parochial entities. After recommendations are given to the Nominating Committee, eligibility is verified and candidates are polled to confirm their interest and availability. The committee then chooses six strong candidates to send to the Chapter for approval. Finally, Chapter members are formally elected by the parish at the annual parish meeting in December. The Nominating Committee reviews candidates who will round out the experience of the continuing Chapter members. We will seek to represent a broad range of age and gender groups, and a broad range of ministries and parochial entities of the Cathedral community. Members of the committee include: Teddi Bair, John Beane, Haven Long, Coty Rosenblath. The Dean and Senior Warden Del King serve ex-officio. Names of recommendations should be submitted along with a brief supporting statement to any Nominating Committee member or to the Office of the Dean, 404-365-1031, or jmahood@cathedralATL.org by October 20.
Cathedral THRIFT HOUSE What's a synonym for boredom? Online Shopping [yawn] What's a synonym for FUN??
UTTERLY UPSCALE CATHEDRAL THRIFT HOUSE TRUNK SHOW Wednesday, October 20
2 – 5 p.m. 4655 Lake Forrest Drive Jewelry, Fur, Designer Clothes and MORE!
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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.
MEMBERSHIP TRANSITIONS BIRTH Henry Weller Dozier, son of Meghan and Graham Dozier, grandson of Margaret and Scott Dozier, born August 3, 2021
Race and HEALING Our own Rev. Dr. Thee Smith will moderate a livestreamed panel discussion on Reconciliation: Healing & Restorative Justice at 6–8 p.m. on Thursday, September 23. The panel contributes to a week-long observance: the “1906 Atlanta Race Massacre - Days of Remembrance (115th Recognition).”* The panelists include most notably a historical descendant, Donna Stephens of the Chattahoochee Brick Co., the Praise House Project artist Charmaine Minniefield, Dr. Kwesi Degraft-Hanson, organizer of the annual commemoration of the largest U.S. slave auction near Savannah in 1859, “The Weeping Time,”and the event organizer, Prof. Candy Tate (Emory, Morris Brown, Georgia State). Access to the livestream event will be available via Prof. Tate’s organizational website at https://culturecentersinternational.org/. Contact Rev. Thee for more information at thee.smith@gmail.com or 404-931-5062. * For historical background to the days of September 22-24, 1906 when the massacre erupted in downtown Atlanta, Rev. Thee recommends the books by Emory Univ. Prof. (and Cathedral members' family relation) Mark Bauerlein, “Negrophobia: A Race Riot in Atlanta, 1906,” and Atlanta Magazine author and Univ. of Georgia lecturer Rebecca Burns, “Rage in the Gate City: The Story of the 1906 Atlanta Race Riot.”