The CATHEDRAL TIMES The weekly newsletter of the Cathedral of St. Philip · Serving Atlanta and the World · November 7, 2021
CHORAL EUCHARIST FOR ALL FAITHFUL DEPARTED THIS SUNDAY On All Saints’ Sunday, November 7 at 4:00 p.m., the Cathedral will offer a Choral Requiem Eucharist in remembrance of members and friends of the Cathedral who have died during the past year. The image-rich and comforting texts of the Requiem mass – the ancient Christian burial service – will be prayed this year using the music of the Requiem in A Major by Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber (1644-1704), sung by the full Cathedral Choir with the Atlanta Baroque Orchestra. This setting of the Requiem, accompanied by baroqueera stringed instruments, trumpets, trombones, timpani, and continuo organ is truly extraordinary for its grandeur, pervasive sense of hopefulness, and vision of an after-life of endless peace and joy in the nearer presence of God. We believe that this may be only the second time this rarely heard music has ever been experienced in the United States within its intended context of worship. Whether you attend to mourn, to accompany those who are mourning, or simply to contemplate the mystery of heaven, we hope you will be comforted, inspired, and strengthened by it. This service will be livestreamed at cathedralATL.org/worship.
Choral Eucharist
for All Faithful Departed At this service we will remember by name those members, family, and friends who have died in the past year.
This Sunday, November 7 4 p.m.
This SUNDAY
NOVEMBER 7, 2021 · The Sunday after All Saints' Day, Year B Wisdom of Solomon 3:1-9 · Psalm 24 · Revelation 21:1-6a · John 11:32-44
8:45 A.M., 11:15 A.M., AND 4 P.M.: IN-PERSON AND ONLINE CATHEDRALATL.ORG / THE CATHEDRAL OF ST. PHILIP APP / FACEBOOK / YOUTUBE
7:45 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, CLOISTER GARDEN
Celebrant and Preacher: The Rev. Julia Mitchener
8:45 A.M. AND 11:15 A.M. BAPTISMS AND HOLY EUCHARIST, CATHEDRAL Celebrant: The Rev. Canon Lauren Holder Preacher: The Very Rev. Sam Candler 8:45 a.m. Cathedral Choristers and Cathedral Singers / 11:15 a.m. Cathedral Choir: Hymn 287, “For all the saints” Sine Nomine Hymn 293, “I sing a song of the saints of God” Grand Isle Edgar Bainton (1880-1956), And I saw a new heaven Hymn 625, “Ye holy angels bright” Darwall’s 148th Richard Proulx (1937-2010) S-125, Sanctus & Benedictus from A Community Mass Spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan (1957-2003), We shall walk through the valley in peace Hymn 620, “Jerusalem, my happy home” Land of Rest Hymn 623, “O what their joy and their glory must be” O quanta qualia Hymn 618, “Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones” Lasst uns erfreuen Jehan Alain (1911-1940), Litanies, pour orgue (1937) Baptisms at 8:45 a.m.: Evelyn McDowell Kilpatrick, daughter of Sally and Trey Kilpatrick Isabelle Buchanan Champion, daughter of Haley and Forrest Champion Baptisms at 11:15 a.m.: Blair Amelia Lambert, daughter of Elise and Steve Lambert Elizabeth Marie Lambert, daughter of Elise and Steve Lambert Addison Mize, son of Mary Chase and Chris Mize
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 REQUIEM EUCHARIST, CATHEDRAL IN COMMEMORATION OF ALL FAITHFUL DEPARTED Celebrant: The Rev. Canon Cathy Zappa Preacher: The Very Rev. Sam Candler Cathedral Choir and the Atlanta Baroque Orchestra: Hymn 287 stanzas 1, 2, 7, 8 “For all the saints” Sine Nomine Heinrich Biber (1644-1704), Requiem in A Hymn 232, “By all your saints still striving” Nyland William Harris (1883-1973), Bring us, O Lord God Hymn 618, “Ye watchers and ye holy ones” Lasst uns erfreuen
SPIRITUALITY THE LORD IS NEAR – ADVENT QUIET DAY DECEMBER 4, 9:30 A.M. – 2 P.M. Led by Kristen E. Vincent Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. - Philippians 4:5 God is closer – much closer – than we think. In fact, God is right here with us. God is with us in the mundane moments of shaving or making toast, just as God is with us in the most extraordinary moments. God is near. And that should mean something. If we are carefully reading the words of the apostle Paul in Philippians 4:4-7, we’ll see that the Lord’s nearness naturally leads to rejoicing, gentleness, prayer, and a sense of peace. This Advent, join us for an Advent Quiet Day where we will focus on what it means that the Lord is near. We’ll journey with people who encountered God’s nearness – Mary, Joseph, the shepherds, Anna, and Simeon – to understand what difference such encounters made in their lives. The day will include brief moments for learning and sharing, but most of the time will be reserved for silence and reflection using creative prompts, prayer stations, and the labyrinth, and closing with Eucharist. We’ll explore signs of God’s presence in our own lives, and prepare to receive the gift of Emmanuel – God with us. Kristen E. Vincent is an award-winning author, spiritual director, retreat leader, and artisan whose passion is spiritual formation, including the use of prayer beads. She has written several books, including A Bead and a Prayer: A Beginner’s Guide to Protestant Prayer Beads, and Beads of Healing: Prayer, Trauma, and Spiritual Wholeness. Kristen has a Master of Theological Studies from Duke Divinity School and is a graduate of the two-year Academy for Spiritual Formation. She is in the process of becoming a certified Enneagram practitioner through The Narrative Enneagram. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with her husband, Max, a United Methodist pastor, and their son, Matthew. The Quiet Day will take place in the Lanier House on the Cathedral Campus, 9:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. on December 4. The cost is $20 and lunch is included. Contact Jeannie Mahood with questions, jmahood@cathedralATL.org or 404-365-1031.
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Cathedral STAFF THANK YOU, ST. EMILY! From the Rev. Canon George M. Maxwell, Jr., Vicar of the Cathedral Emily Bazzel, our Assistant to the Finance Director, has retired from the Cathedral after more than eleven years of service to the parish. She started working with children and youth ministries and finished in the finance department. I know these two positions seem like such different callings, but she functioned in both areas with equal grace, excellence, and hospitality. And she made an exquisite salad! I remember walking into our break room one day just in time to witness Emily sitting down to the most perfectly presented salad I had ever seen. I do not remember how she did what she did. I just remember the large white plate supporting a colorful and symmetrically arranged mix of greens, fruits, and vegetables worthy of a professional salad chef. I was sure that salad was calling my name! Over time, I realized that every lunch Emily made warranted a culinary award. It was as if Emily believed that there was not any use doing something unless you found a way to make it healthy and beautiful. She expressed the same aesthetics in caring for all of us. Charles Jacobs was the one who started calling her St. Emily, but we all knew what he meant. Emily did not spend her time promoting Emily; she spent her time giving life to all of us. She was a true friend. I’m confident that we are going to be standing around in the coming weeks wondering why something wasn’t turned on, or cleaned up, or put back where it is supposed to be before realizing, “Oh! I’ll bet Emily was the one who took care of that.” Thank you, St. Emily! Your heart caused ours to grow and we will forever be grateful for all that you have taught us, even after we get the first postcards of you in sunglasses relaxing on the beach.
CONGRATULATIONS MELANA AND WELCOME LIZ!
Melana Dixon is our new Assistant to the Finance Director. Melana previously served as the Program Coordinator for Membership and Stewardship, but we persuaded her to move to the finance office where we will benefit from her extensive accounting background. Her new phone number is 404-365-1074.
Meanwhile, Liz Aull is our new Program Coordinator for Membership and Stewardship. Many of you know Liz from her time on the Chapter and her work in our nurturing center. We are thrilled that she will bring her deep and longstanding relationships with the parish to our membership and stewardship ministries.
United Thank OFFERING UTO: GRATITUDE OPENS OUR HEARTS TO GOD’S GIFTS This fall, we come together again with our global Episcopal Community to embrace a daily spiritual discipline of gratitude ahead of our United Thank Offering (UTO) on Sunday, November 14. UTO encourages people to notice the good things that happen each day, give thanks to God for those blessings and make a UTO offering in return. This Week’s Gratitude Verse: Psalm 145:18 When the peace of Christ rules in our hearts, thankfulness overflows. Even in the darkest of times, we can praise God for his love, his sovereignty, and his promise to be near us when we call. We hope you’ll jot down a few words of gratitude each week, then on UTO Sunday, November 14, reflect on those blessings, and make a thank offering at cathedralATL.org/uto. 100% of UTO proceeds will support grants for Care of Creation.
VOLUNTEER THE GIFT OF RESPITE Respite Care Atlanta (RCA), an interfaith respite program that provides joy-filled care to those suffering from dementia, needs volunteers in order to grow and serve more folks. As one of the nine supporting churches, the Cathedral is a natural source of caring volunteers – and we ask that you consider joining in this ministry. Housed at Second-Ponce de Leon Baptist Church across Peachtree, RCA currently serves “members” of Club RCA on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. With a very small, expert, professional staff at the helm, volunteers carry the program in varying shifts and roles, including greeters, administrative helpers, lunch servers, a farewell group, program leaders and the most coveted job, companions to our members. For more information, please contact Buddy Weston at thewestons@bellsouth.net, or Janice Cook at 404-365-8378.
PRAYER List FOR THOSE WHO ARE ILL OR RECOVERING: IMMEDIATE NEEDS: Liz Woodring 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 • Terry Dornbush • Sarah duBignon • Deborah Ellington • Ruth Fuqua • Jenny Ham • Rebecca Harris • Jane Jones • Louise Kan • Lisa Krysiak • Jill Mahaffey • Carol McDonald • Glenn Miller • Royce Mitchell • Susan Myers • Charlie Neal • Philip Newton • Dudley Ottley • Marian Palmore • Rowland Radford • Rubye and Wayne Reid • Lorraine Reynolds • Agnes Elizabeth Robertson • Charles and Betty Roper • Louis "Skip" Schueddig • Tommy Truesdale • Ron Wallace • Elleanor Wilson • Faye Van Winkle
FAMILY AND FRIENDS: Gregory Alexander and Opal Cook • Lisa Bachman • Bettina Bass • Lisa Bradshaw • Pam Breedlove • Rose
Brunetti Bennett • Vaughn Clapp • Andrew Clark • Vickie and Bob Coffman • Marie Corrigan • Ava Corroon • Apryl Roberts Cox • Dan Elson • Carleton Fuller • Peter Garbus • Theresa Gent • Patricia Plummer Glowatsky • Mark Goodwin • Martha Heinze • Rob Hendler • Gayle Higley • Cadel Ingraham • Joyce Jones • Robin Kemp • Carole Kline • Billy Lawson • Rita Lewis • Pete Livezey • Lauren Makhlouf • Pat Martin • Christopher, Leylani, and Daniel Mathews • Beth Lawton McGee • Ashley Minear • Ethel “Babe” Moldovan • Betsy Moore • The Jovita Moore Family • Linus Nickel • Phil Norman • Steven Norman • Lou Perno • Bill Poole • Carter Randall • Einar Sagstuen • James Sands • Fred and Irene Smith • Yvonne Tate • Pierson Thames • Bryson Thomas • Wayne Thurman • Olive Toy • Harris Wilson • Whit A. Wright • Hollis Youngner
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED: Jovita Moore
Congregational LIFE SUICIDE INTERVENTION TRAINING DECEMBER 10 – 11, 8 A.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.
EXPLORING GRIEF AND LOSS IN ROOM 239 VISIT CATHEDRALATL.ORG/PASTORALCARE TO JOIN VIA ZOOM. Grief is our natural response to loss; and many of us have experienced loss recently, from the death of a loved one to the loss of a relationship, job, health, way of life, or sense of identity or purpose. There is no timeline to grief ! In fact, misconceptions and anxieties around grief, loss, and death can become barriers to tending to grief, whether the grief is our own or someone else’s. In this class, we will explore together the landscapes of grief and loss, with the aim of better understanding and caring for those (ourselves and others) who are experiencing grief. An overview of the class will be held on the following Sundays at 10 a.m.: November 7, November 14, and November 21 Interactive and in-depth classes will be held on the following Tuesdays from 12 – 1:30 p.m.: November 9 For more information, contact Canon Cathy Zappa, czappa@cathedralATL.org
Adult EDUCATION
This Sunday, November 7, we will continue our discussion of the Gospel of Mark in Old Fashioned Sunday School at 10:10 a.m. All are welcome. You will find a light heart, warm welcome, and good coffee! This class meets in Child Hall and is available online. For more information, contact Canon George Maxwell at gmaxwell@cathedralATL.org.
Pastoral CARE WHAT IS AN EV AND WHY MIGHT I REQUEST ONE? Eucharistic Visitors (known informally as EVs) are parishioners who take the consecrated sacrament from our Sunday morning Eucharists to individuals who cannot currently attend services in person. These commissioned lay ministers carry with them not only the Bread of Life, but also the prayers of the community and our bonds that transcend space and time. Why might someone request a visit from an EV? Certainly some recipients of this ministry have been homebound for a long period. It may have been months or years since they have been able to come to the cathedral. Others, though, might appreciate a visit from an EV because: •
They have a newborn or infant in their household and are sticking close to home for a while.
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They are staying in more during the pandemic because they, or others in their home, are immunocompromised and need to avoid large gatherings.
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They have limited mobility for a while due to surgery, injury, or recent illness.
A visit can be something a person receives only once, many times, or “for a season.” Having a visit is actually a gift to our EVs and, indeed, to our whole parish, as it allows individuals to exercise the ministry to which they have been called and also strengthens our eucharistic fellowship. If you would like a visit from an EV or simply want to learn more about what it might involve, please contact Hillary Jones, hjones@ cathedralATL.org, 404-365-1038, or the Rev. Julia Mitchener, julia.mitchener@cathedralATL.org.
Children's MINISTRY ONLINE CHRISTMAS PAGEANT REGISTRATION OPEN This year's Christmas Pageant, a beloved Cathedral tradition, will once again take place online. All parts will be prerecorded. Children ages 4 - 5th grade are invited to participate. Recording will take place in one-hour time slots on the Cathedral campus on Saturday, December 4. Narrators will record during the EYSeedling meetup on Sunday, December 12 at 4 p.m. Participants must be available to record on these dates. The pageant will be broadcast on the Cathedral website and Facebook page at 4 p.m. on December 24. Pageant roles are as follows: •
Age 4 (by September 1) - Sheep
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Ages 5 - 2nd grade - Shepherds, Angels
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3rd grade - Stars, Herod's court/Roman Soldiers
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4th grade - Head Angels, Wise Men, King Herod, Donkey, Narrators
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5th grade - Mary, Joseph, Donkey, King Herod, Wise Men, Lead Star, Narrators
For questions, please contact Lisa McNamara, lmcnamara@cathedralATL.org. To register, visit cathedralATL.org/pageant.
POSTMASTER: Dated Material. Please deliver by November 6, 2021
Homeless REQUIEM Last Monday, November 1, the Cathedral remembered men and women who died while homeless this year at the 33rd Annual Homeless Requiem.
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We thank St. Luke's Episcopal Church for hosting this holy evening of remembrance and recognition outside in the Park at St. Luke's.
Church of the Common Ground volunteers wash and care for the feet of attendees at the 33rd Annual Homeless Requiem.
LAST WEEK TO BUY TICKETS! Bring the flavors of fall right to your door! This year’s Sunday Supper is November 14, with contactless pickup from 2-4 p.m. at the Cathedral. Supper tickets are available now through November 8 at PRFM.givesmart.com. Bidding on the virtual auction opens on November 5 and closes November 14. You can bid, buy or donate even if you do not purchase a Sunday Supper ticket. Left: The Rev. Deacon Devadas Lynton of Church of the Common Ground preaches. Right: The Very Rev. Sam Candler, Dean of the Cathedral, celebrates.
Support the Peachtree Road Farmers Market at the Cathedral while enjoying seasonal fare from exceptional Atlanta chefs, prepared with goods from PRFM’s own farmers and food producers. At the same time, you help further PRFM’s mission to extend small-scale agriculture and support the local businesses that make up a sustainable and robust food system for our community.