The CATHEDRAL TIMES The weekly newsletter of the Cathedral of St. Philip · Serving Atlanta and the World · November 21, 2021
IT'S ALMOST TIME! By the Very Rev. Sam Candler, Dean of the Cathedral It’s almost time for us to be worshipping together in the Cathedral without wearing masks. It’s almost time for us to be receiving communion from a common cup. For me, it’s been about time, for some time! And I have talked to many of you, and many others about it. In both agreement and disagreement. I have talked to parents who have been wary to return to church until their young children have been safely vaccinated. Of course, I have talked to others who may not even vaccinate their children when vaccinations do become possible for them. Then, there are many older people who have been safely vaccinated for some time! Thank you! We all know that covid cases have subsided because of those vaccinations! I have understood most of those perspectives. Further, I have talked to our own bishop, and to other bishops, about receiving the consecrated wine, the blood of Christ, from a common cup. They all know I have been in favor of resuming that practice for some time. Some have said that we should wait for the CDC to say it is safe to do so. My response has been that I doubt that will happen! The CDC, and almost any health expert, will always be wary of saying it is healthy to drink from a cup that someone else has just drunk from! There has rarely, if ever, been a statement from any health professional that the common cup meets all pure health protocols! Instead, for centuries, the Christian Church – and the sacramental churches in particular—have risked drinking from the common cup, as a sign of unity with our crucified Lord, and as a sign of unity with each other. Every generation or so, often during times of public health uncertainty, people have refrained from drinking from the common cup; and they have asked many a parish priest, “Is it healthy?” The faithful priest, over centuries, has gently replied that he or she cannot prove the health of the practice, but that the practice of drinking from a common cup is overwhelmingly powerful and does not seem to have caused injury. Thus, the holy practice has endured, following the commandment of the Lord, “Drink this, all of you” (Matthew 26:2728). Unfortunately, there were years during the time of medieval cathedrals when the powers-that-be prohibited laypeople from receiving wine from the common cup, because –they intimated— laypeople did not know how to receive it safely. That practice revealed a clericalism of the worst sort. Here at the Cathedral of St. Philip, a modern cathedral, we are different; we do well to trust each other! Laypeople and clergy people! It's about time. It’s about time to resume the risks that most of us were accustomed to risking two years ago. Two years ago, there was always some safety risk in participating in common worship; there always has been. Just as there is risk in riding in an automobile or in an airplane. We cannot be guaranteed, anywhere, that we will be completely safe and healthy. It is foolish absolutism to think that we can be guaranteed complete safety in our world. And those who demand that our institutions and leaders and followers provide absolute purity sound much like the followers of Leviticus purity law! (I mentioned around six months ago, that reading the ongoing and changing covid protocols was much like reading the purity laws in the Book of Leviticus!) It’s about time. Watch these pages. We are making transitions gradually these days, and this article is not yet the announcement. But it’s almost time. For a while, and maybe for some time, there will be those who desire to wear masks. That will be fine, just as it always has. For a while, and maybe for some time, there will be those who do not want to drink from a common cup. And that will be fine, just as it always has. Each of us will have our own choice, our own freedom, and our own responsibility not to expose others to disease. We can do that. It’s almost time. But I sure do look forward to the time. I look forward to the time when we are free – when we are free to worship and eat and drink and breathe together, and when we are free to take risks together, each in our own time. “Let my people go,” declared Moses; and Paul developed that cry, “For freedom Christ has set us free.”
This SUNDAY
NOVEMBER 21, 2021 · The Last Sunday after Pentecost, Year B 2 Samuel 23:1-7 · Psalm 132:1-13 · Revelation 1:4b-8 · John 18:33-37
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, MIKELL CHAPEL
Celebrant and Preacher: The Rev. Canon George Maxwell
8:45 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, CATHEDRAL Celebrant: The Rev. Canon Cathy Zappa Preacher: The Rev. Canon George Maxwell Cathedral Choir: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Fantasia in G minor, BWV 542 Hymn 450, “All hail the power of Jesus’ Name!” Coronation William Mathias (1934-1992) S-278, Gloria in excelsis Hymn 483, “The head that once was crowned with thorns” St. Magnus Alexander L’Estrange (b. 1974), Let all the world in every corner sing Hymn 382, “King of glory, King of peace” General Seminary Richard Proulx (1937-2010) S-125, Sanctus & Benedictus from A Community Mass Larry King (1932-1990), And He shall reign as King Hymn 324, “Let all mortal flesh keep silence” Picardy Hymn 477, “All praise to thee, for thou, O King divine” Engelberg Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937), “Finale” from Symphonie No. 6
11:15 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, CATHEDRAL Celebrant: The Rev. Canon Cathy Zappa Preacher: The Rev. Canon George Maxwell Cathedral Choir: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Fantasia in G minor, BWV 542 Hymn 450, “All hail the power of Jesus’ Name!” Coronation William Mathias (1934-1992) S-278, Gloria in excelsis Psalm 132:1-13, Anglican chant: George Job Elvey (1816-1893) Hymn 483, “The head that once was crowned with thorns” St. Magnus Alexander L’Estrange (b. 1974), Let all the world in every corner sing Hymn 382, “King of glory, King of peace” General Seminary Richard Proulx (1937-2010) S-125, Sanctus & Benedictus from A Community Mass Larry King (1932-1990), And He shall reign as King Hymn 324, “Let all mortal flesh keep silence” Picardy Hymn 477, “All praise to thee, for thou, O King divine” Engelberg Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937), “Finale” from Symphonie No. 6
11:15 A.M. SERVICIO DE KOINONIA, CON LA SANTA EUCARISTÍA , MIKELL CHAPEL
Officiant and Preacher: The Rev. Deacon Juan Sandoval
This SUNDAY
NOVEMBER 21, 2021 · The Last Sunday after Pentecost, Year B 2 Samuel 23:1-7 · Psalm 132:1-13 · Revelation 1:4b-8 · John 18:33-37
4 P.M. CHORAL EVENSONG, CATHEDRAL Officiant and Preacher: The Rev. Canon Cathy Zappa Cathedral Schola: Joanna Forbes L’Estrange (b. 1971), Preces & Responses Hymn “O God, we praise thee, and confess” Fishburn Psalm 132:1-13, Anglican chant: George Job Elvey (1816-1893) Joanna Forbes L’Estrange (b. 1971), King’s College Service Alexander L’Estrange (b. 1974), Let all the world in every corner sing Hymn 481, “Rejoice, the Lord is King!” Gopsal Dan Locklair (b. 1949), King of glory, King of peace Hymn 494, “Crown him with many crowns” Diademata Processional Psalm 150, Anglican chant: George Talbot (1875-1918)
THANKSGIVING DAY NOVEMBER 25, 2021 · Thanksgiving Day
Joel 2:21-27 · Psalm 126 · 1 Timothy 2:1-7 · Matthew 6:25-33
10 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST Celebrant and Preacher: The Rev. Canon Cathy Zappa Cathedral Choir: David Hurd, It is a good thing to give thanks
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. 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.
The CATHEDRAL off ST. PHILIP The Very Rev. Samuel G. Candler, Dean
Dale Adelmann, Ph.D., Canon for Music
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MUSIC SUNDAY AFTERNOON RECITALS IAIN QUINN, ORGAN FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21— 3:15 P.M. Frederick Bridge, Sonata in D minor Wilfred Josephs, Sonata for Organ, Op. 165 Iain Quinn, Toccata on Victimae Paschali Laudes
Advent Procession with Lessons & Carols
Sunday, November 28 4 p.m.
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HOLIDAY CONCERT WITH MEMBERS OF THE ATLANTA SYMPHONY BRASS MONDAY, DECEMBER 6 7:30 P.M. Certain to be one of the most delightful and thrilling musical events of the season again this year, members of the Atlanta Symphony Brass return to present their fourth holiday concert in the gracious acoustic of the Cathedral of St. Philip! Featuring some of the finest arrangements for brass ensemble and percussion, the program will include beloved standards from the symphonic orchestra repertoire and traditional holiday carols. The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s brass section is venerated worldwide as one of the finest in North America. It is sure to be an evening of magnificent music and world-class musicianship! To purchase tickets, visit cathedralATL.org/concerts.
PRAYER List FOR THOSE WHO ARE ILL OR RECOVERING: LONG TERM PRAYERS: R. Huntley Allen • Penny Barnett • Perry Benton • Virginia Bicksler • Larry Boggs • Randall Chatham-Borden •
Heather Clark • Sharon Crews • The Crossley Family • Jerri Darnell • Marg Denny • Terry Dornbush • Sarah duBignon • Deborah Ellington • Ruth Fuqua • Elizabeth Groseth • Jenny Ham • Rebecca Harris • Jane Jones • Louise Kan • Lisa Krysiak • Jill Mahaffey • Carol McDonald • Glenn Miller • Royce Mitchell • Susan Myers • Charlie Neal • Dudley Ottley • Marian Palmore • Rowland Radford • Rubye and Wayne Reid • Lorraine Reynolds • Agnes Elizabeth Robertson • Betty Roper • Louis “Skip” Schueddig • Tommy Truesdale • Ron Wallace • Elleanor Wilson • Faye Van Winkle
FAMILY AND FRIENDS: Lisa Bachman • Bettina Bass • Lisa Bradshaw • Pam Breedlove • Rose Brunetti Bennett • Lila Jo Callaway •
Andrew Clark • Vickie Coffman • Marie Corrigan • Ava Corroon • Apryl Roberts Cox • Dan Elson • Carleton Fuller • 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 • Beth Lawton McGee • Ashley Minear • Ethel “Babe” Moldovan • Betsy Moore • Michelle, Carter, and Gabriel Nichols • Linus Nickel • Steven Norman • Lou Perno • Bill Poole • Carter Randall • Einar Sagstuen • James Sands • Fred and Irene Smith • Woody Talley • Yvonne Tate • Pierson Thames • Bryson Thomas • Wayne Thurman • Olive Toy • Harris Wilson • Liz Woodring • Whit A. Wright • Hollis Youngner
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED: Barbara Beach • Bob Coffman • Ada Lamon • Bags Nichols • Phil Norman • Charles Roper
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.
TO REGISTER VISIT CATHEDRALATL.ORG/SPIRITUALITY.
VOLUNTEER THE GIFT OF RESPITE Respite Care Atlanta (RCA), an interfaith respite program that provides joyfilled 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.
Congregational LIFE SUICIDE INTERVENTION TRAINING DECEMBER 10 – 11, 8 A.M. – 5 P.M.
EXPLORING GRIEF AND LOSS
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.
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. The final two classes will be held Sunday, November 21, from 10:10 – 11 a.m. and Tuesday, November 30 from 12 – 1:30 p.m.
Children's MINISTRY
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. The last day for registration is this Sunday, November 21. For questions, please contact Lisa McNamara, lmcnamara@ cathedralATL.org. To register, visit cathedralATL.org/pageant.
ADVENT WREATH MAKING SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 5:30 – 7 P.M. Spend the evening with your friends and Cathedral family making Advent wreaths. Some greenery will be provided but please contribute with clippings from your garden. To purchase a wreathmaking kit, visit cathedralATL.org/wreathmaking.
A NIGHT WITH ST. NICHOLAS DECEMBER 1, 5:30 P.M. Join us Wednesday, December 1, 5:30 p.m. for a special liturgy with a visit from St. Nicholas. Contact Lisa McNamara, lmcnamara@cathedralATL.org, for more information.
Adult EDUCATION EDUCATION FOR MINISTRY Education for Ministry (EfM) is a program of the School of Theology of the University of the South. Participants commit one year at a time (four years total) to meet weekly in seminars where mentors will guide them in: • Studying the Bible, church history, and theology • Practicing the art of theological reflection, which provides new insights regarding our life experiences and the world in which we live • Developing a wonderful community There is a weekly lesson and study guide, but no tests or papers to prepare. We also take a summer vacation from June through August. Beginning January 6, 2022, we will begin offering two Education for Ministry classes. Both classes meet on Thursdays, one group meeting at 10 a.m., mentored by Rick Tyler and Cathy Zappa, and the other at 7 p.m., mentored by Rick Tyler and Deirdra Glover. For more information and enrollment forms, contact Rick Tyler, 404-375-6470, rickty@mac.com.
Christmas ALTAR FLOWERS We will once again have beautiful floral arrangements and decorations in our sacred spaces this Christmas, with your help! Donations are appreciated throughout the Christmas season. Those received on or before December 19 will be listed in the Christmas service leaflet. Those received after that date will be listed in later editions. Your donation can be made in memory of or thanksgiving for a loved one using the form below or online at cathedralATL.org/ christmasflowers. If you use the form below, please include a check with your request, made payable to The Cathedral of St. Philip. While any gift is appreciated, a minimum of $100 per printed line is suggested. Checks and forms should be sent to: The Cathedral of St. Philip, Attn.: Hillary Jones, 2744 Peachtree Rd., NW, Atlanta, GA 30305. You may also make arrangements by contacting Liz Aull, 404-365-1034, or laull@cathedralATL.org. Please list the name (or names) as you want them to appear: In Memory of:
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HABITAT CHRISTMAS BASKETS SIGN UP NOW! We welcome all parishioners and families to help with our Habitat Christmas baskets. Sign up to make cookies and breads or contribute fruits and nuts. Help with assembly and delivery. Plus, we are encouraging children to make ornaments and Christmas cards to include in our baskets. We will also have a station set up for children to make personalized Christmas cards at the assembly event on December 10. Basket contributions and assembly on December 10 and delivery on December 11. If you'd like to be part of this, sign up at cathedralATL.org/habitatbaskets.
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St. Monica's TOY DRIVE
ST. MONICA'S GUILD TOY DRIVE Please join St. Monica’s Guild in a toy drive to assist Emmaus House in providing a cheerful Christmas to all in their neighborhood. Santa and Mrs. Claus come to Emmaus House and give presents to more than 550 children from all over Atlanta. Here's how you can help: •
Donate gifts: Bring new, unwrapped gifts to the bins in the Atrium from November 28 to December 12.
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Write a check or give online: $35 will sponsor a child but any donation amount is helpful and appreciated. Make checks payable to “The Cathedral of St. Philip” and write Toy Drive in the memo line. Checks can be handed to a guild member on Sunday mornings at the table in the Atrium or mailed to the Cathedral – Attention: St. Monica’s Guild. Donations can also be made online or at the kiosk in the Atrium.
The Emmaus House Holiday Guide document, with suggested gifts by age and gender, and a link to donate online are available at cathedralATL.org/toydrive. Reach out to Johanna Barnes at jpbarnes74@gmail.com or Lauren Giles at gileslauren@gmail.com with any questions.