The CATHEDRAL TIMES The weekly newsletter of the Cathedral of St. Philip · Serving Atlanta and the World · March 20, 2022
FROM A PRIEST: A POLITICAL STATEMENT ABOUT UKRAINE By the Very Rev. Sam Candler, Dean of the Cathedral Good people around the world are in agony about the violent invasion of Ukraine. Politicians of various parties are in agony. Spiritual people of various religions and traditions are in agony. The situation is horrible, and good people everywhere question what we can do. What can we do? It may seem that the voice of one meager American, maybe one of us who is a member of a steady and faithful Episcopal Church in Atlanta, is meaningless. What in the world are we to do, in the face of such violent despotism and absolutism as displayed by the leader of Russia? Here are the meager answers I have given to good people over the past several weeks. Mine are political answers from a church person, one who generally tries to live above the simplistic partisan politics usually around the United States these days. First: Pray. Of course, the usual response to this advice is that “Pray” is too simplistic. It seems like avoidance and naivete. But, I do not mean that kind of prayer. Good prayer is always active. Good prayer leads to engagement and action with issues, not avoidance of the issues and the pain. Good prayer opens us to the active gathering of new information, even from new sources. Good prayer gives us compassion and empathy with those who are suffering. Pray for those suffering in Ukraine. Even pray for the changing of minds, for repentance, of leaders in Russia. Good prayer leads to good decisions and good actions. Second: Find individual ways to support the people of Ukraine, especially those seeking refuge. Many people in Atlanta have already been finding housing for Afghan refugees. And many of us have been welcoming immigrants for years. There is opportunity to be open to many other refugees now. Third (now the terrain gets more controversial): Be careful which religious institutions you listen to, and support. All religions are not the same. There are some religions who too easily support tyranny and violence. It is a tragedy, for instance, how some members of the Russian Orthodox Church have too easily become unwitting accomplices in the aggression of Russia’s political leaders right now. There is a reason the Ukrainian Orthodox Church began its separation from the Russian Orthodox Church years ago. I understand that major religious systems usually serve within sovereign nations, and that we all have to keep the peace in some politically awkward situations. However, like Dietrich Bonhoeffer in 1940s Germany, sometimes we are forced to make hard decisions. Fourth (now the terrain is more controversial still): Pay attention to the character of the politicians you support. Obviously, most of us did not vote in recent Russian elections. But we do vote, all the time, in our own local and state and national elections. The people we elect make a difference. They will be the ones who decide state and federal policy, maybe about sanctions and taxes. They will be the ones who make the heartwrenching decisions about aid, and about military deployment and action. They will be the ones responsible for nurturing creative political alliances and relationships. For all my life, when I have been asked how I vote in American elections, I have said that I vote for character over the issues. I certainly have political positions that I support, and they have been described by others as conservative sometimes, and liberal sometimes. So it goes. But I urge all of us to consider character in the men and women we vote for. Most of us will not be the persons directly deciding critical political policy these days, but we can decide what kind of character we want behind those decisions. continued on back page...
This SUNDAY
MARCH 20, 2022 · The Third Sunday in Lent, Year C
Exodus 3:1-15 · Psalm 63:1-8 · 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 · Luke 13:1-9
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. Julia Mitchener
8:45 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, CATHEDRAL Celebrant: The Rev. Canon George Maxwell Preacher: The Very Rev. Sam Candler Cathedral Choristers and Cathedral Singers: Jeanne Demessieux (1921-1968), Attende Domine Hymn 143, “The glory of these forty days” Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort Trisagion S-102, after Alexander Archangelsky (1846-1924) Hymn 142, “Lord, who throughout these forty days” St. Flavian Roland Martin (b. 1955), Paradise, from Such Glorious Gifts Hymn 575, “Before thy throne, O God, we kneel” Vater unser im Himmelreich Franz Schubert (1797-1828) S-130, Deutsche Messe “Sanctus & Benedictus” Iona Abbey Music Book, 16, Behold the Lamb of God Percy Whitlock (1903-1946), Here, O my Lord, I see thee face to face Hymn 635, “If thou but trust in God to guide thee” Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten Hymn 473, “Lift high the cross” Crucifer Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710-1784), Fugue in C minor
11:15 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, CATHEDRAL Celebrant: The Rev. Dr. Thee Smith Preacher: The Very Rev. Sam Candler Cathedral Choir: Jeanne Demessieux (1921-1968), Attende Domine Hymn 143, “The glory of these forty days” Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort Trisagion S-102, after Alexander Archangelsky (1846-1924) Psalm 63:1-8, Plainchant Tone II.1 Hymn 142, “Lord, who throughout these forty days” St. Flavian Roland Martin (b. 1955), Paradise, from Such Glorious Gifts Hymn 575, “Before thy throne, O God, we kneel” Vater unser im Himmelreich Franz Schubert (1797-1828) S-130, Deutsche Messe “Sanctus & Benedictus” Iona Abbey Music Book, 16, Behold the Lamb of God Dan Locklair (b. 1949), Lord Jesus, think on me Hymn 635, “If thou but trust in God to guide thee” Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten Hymn 473, “Lift high the cross” Crucifer Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710-1784), Fugue in C minor
11:15 A.M. SERVICIO DE KOINONIA, CON LA SANTA EUCARISTÍA , MIKELL CHAPEL Officiant and Preacher: The Rev. Deacon Juan Sandoval
This SUNDAY
MARCH 20, 2022 · The Third Sunday in Lent, Year C
Exodus 3:1-15 · Psalm 63:1-8 · 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 · Luke 13:1-9
4 P.M. CHORAL EVENSONG, CATHEDRAL Officiant and Preacher: The Rev. Dr. Thee Smith Cathedral Schola: Thomas Tomkins (1572-1656), Preces & Responses Hymn 140, “Wilt thou forgive that sin, where I begun” Donne Psalm 63:1-8, Plainchant Tone II.1 Thomas Tomkins (1572-1656), The Fifth Service Henry Purcell (1659-1695), Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts Hymn 148, “Creator of the earth and skies” Uffingham William Byrd (1543-1623), Miserere mei, Deus Hymn 387, “We sing of God, the mighty source” Magdalen College Processional Psalm 103:1-11, Plainchant: Tone I.1
MUSIC SUNDAY AFTERNOON RECITALS Sunday, March 20 — 3:15 p.m. ALAN LEWIS, ORGAN Calvary Episcopal Church, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania IN-PERSON AND ONLINE AT CATHEDRALATL.ORG/RECITALS Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Fantasie & Fugue in C minor, BWV 537 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Sonata in E-flat Major, BWV 525 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Prelude & Fugue in C minor, BWV 546
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 Ward Bondurant, Senior Warden Samuel T. Wilmoth, Junior Warden
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Friends of Cathedral Music presents
LUX AETERNA THE CATHEDRAL CHOIR & SCHOLA, with orchestra Dale Adelmann, conductor
Morten Lauridsen’s ravishingly beautiful Lux Aeterna, sung in memory of those who have been lost to COVID, plus music by William Byrd and others.
March 25, 2022
7:30 p.m.
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PRAYER List FOR THOSE WHO ARE ILL OR RECOVERING: IMMEDIATE NEEDS: Elizabeth Sandoval LONG TERM PRAYERS: R. Huntley Allen • Penny Barnett • Perry Benton • Virginia Bicksler • Ernest Chapman • Diane Clark •
Heather Clark • Lawrence Cowart • Sharon Crews • The Crossley Family • Jerri Darnell • Marg Denny • Terry Dornbush • Stephen Douglass • Sarah duBignon • Deborah Ellington • Ruth Fuqua • Libby Gilmore • Charles Hicks, Jr. • Marion Hopkins • Karen Howard • Jane Jones • Louise Kan • Bennie King • Lisa Krysiak • Charles Lane • Jill Mahaffey • Tom and Kathie Mahaffey • Tommy Mason • Carol McDonald • Glenn Miller • Susan Myers • Charlie Neal • Marian Palmore • Ginna Pope • Rubye and Wayne Reid • Lorraine Reynolds • Agnes Elizabeth Robertson • Jean Robertson • Nora Robillard • Betty Roper • Louis "Skip" Schueddig • Tommy Truesdale • Ron Wallace • Faye Van Winkle
FAMILY AND FRIENDS: Nathaniel Adams • Will Aukamp • Bettina Bass • Lisa Bradshaw • Pam Breedlove • Lila Jo Callaway •
Andrew Clark • Marie Corrigan • Ava Corroon • Bob Crawford • Judy Crosby • Dan Elson • Jack Flanigan • Jackson Francis • Carleton Fuller • Theresa Gent • Mark Goodwin • Clark Groseth • Vivian Hartz • Martha Heinze • Eboni and Everton Heron • Gayle Higley • Eric Hilkman • Rebecca Hinkle • William Hudson • Cadel Ingraham • Tom Jones • Robin Kemp • Patrick Kilian • Marla Lenihan • Rita Lewis • Pete Livezey • Lauren Makhlouf • Pat Martin • Jan McPherson • Ruth Ann Metcalf • The Mills Family • Betsy Moore • Linus Nickel • Neal Peters • Bill Poole • Betty Preston • Carter Randall • Katie Royal • Einar Sagstuen • James Sands • Gary Schiff • Sam Sheridan • Don Smith • Lauren Stice • Yvonne Tate • Pierson Thames • Bryson Thomas • Wayne Thurman • Olive Toy • Cheryl Waybright • Evelyn Williams • Harris Wilson • Liz Woodring • Whit A. Wright • Hollis Youngner
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED: Paul Beck • Barbara Kehs MEMBERSHIP TRANSITIONS BIRTHS Elizabeth Anne "Libby" Gilmore, daughter of Lee Anne and Semmes Gilmore, granddaughter of Elizabeth DeBorde Ramsey, born March 9, 2022
Frank Nunnally Wilmoth, son of Lynn and Sam Wilmoth, grandson of Barbara and Frank Bazzel, born March 12, 2022
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Adult EDUCATION BODY AND SOUL: MEN'S HEALTH AND SPIRITUALITY SUNDAY, MARCH 20 The Rev. Canon George Maxwell will present a session on spirituality titled: “Can You Hear The Bear? How Silence Can Save Our Lives” this Sunday, March 20, at 1 p.m. in the Walthour Library or via Zoom. Please join us. For more information, please contact the Rev. Deacon Juan Sandoval, jsandoval@cathedralATL.org.
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SUNDAYS 10:10 — 11:00 A.M., CHILD HALL AND ONLINE The twentieth century Jesuit scientist Pierre Teilhard de Chardin believed that our salvation lies in becoming one with the universe. He saw divine incarnational energy at the heart of evolution and the birthing of Christ (which he called Christogenesis) as the emerging personal union of God, human, and cosmos. Teilhard’s thought offers a fascinating reunion of science and religion, which has profound implications for how we see ourselves and the purpose and meaning of our lives. Ilia Delio is our guide. Canon Maxwell is using her book “Making All Things New: Catholicity, Cosmology, Consciousness” (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2015) as the basis for our class discussions and Sister Delio is also scheduled to be at the Cathedral in person on Saturday, April 23, 2022, to deliver a talk she has titled “Christifying the Universe.” Delio’s book and tickets to her talk are available in the Cathedral Book Store.
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OUTREACH HELP UKRAINIAN REFUGEES Episcopal Relief & Development is mobilizing with Anglican agencies and other partners in order to provide humanitarian assistance to people fleeing the violence in Ukraine. Working through the Action by Churches Together Alliance (ACT Alliance), Episcopal Relief & Development will provide cash, blankets, hygiene supplies, and other needed assistance. “Ecumenical and orthodox faith networks are on the ground in the border areas of Poland and Hungary,” said Abagail Nelson, Executive Vice President, Episcopal Relief & Development. “We will continue to coordinate with these networks, in order to meet the needs of people who have been displaced.” Please pray for all those affected. Donations to Episcopal Relief & Development’s International Disaster Response Fund will provide humanitarian assistance for the crisis in Ukraine. You can donate by visiting episcopalrelief.org.
Newcomers
BRUNCH Are you new to the Cathedral? Or newish? Join us on the Labyrinth this Sunday, March 20, for a newcomer brunch and welcome. We are glad you are here! Contact Canon Lauren Holder, lholder@cathedralATL.org, for more information.
YOU'RE INVITED! You are invited to join Foyers! Foyers is an all-inclusive group of diverse people. When we come together, we make connections with one another over a shared meal and drinks. New groups will start at Super Foyers on Sunday, April 24, at 6 p.m., at the Cathedral. If you would like to be a part of the spring/summer foyers, please contact Danny and Jennifer DuBose at jdubose@goddard-group.com by April 1.
SPIRITUALITY MONDAY, MARCH 21 LABYRINTH WALK AND TAIZÉ We come to renew our commitment to the path of peace in ourselves, our city, our country and the world. Join us in for an hour of walking the sacred labyrinth path, on the Outdoor Labyrinth (weather permitting, otherwise, in Child Hall). Then, come to Mikell Chapel for Taizé Prayers for Peace. Originating in France, this is a beautiful, candlelit contemplative service of music, scripture, prayers and silence.
SCHEDULE 6:45 p.m. – Brief orientation for those new to the labyrinth (Outdoor Labyrinth or Child Hall) 7:00-8:00 p.m. – Labyrinth Walk (Outdoor Labyrinth or Child Hall) 8:00-9:00 p.m. – Taizé (Mikell Chapel) Come, refresh your spirit, and bring a friend.
...continued from front page What can we do, directly, to address the agonizing violence in the Ukraine? We can pay attention to what we do have control over; we can pay attention to our local elections. We can find, and support, persons of good will and good faith and good character. We can find, and support, people of established virtue, people with records of virtue and wisdom and peace. We can support the people of peace, wherever they are. Yes, my remarks in this time are political. (Some would want them to be even more political.) But we are all political, in whatever we say or don’t say. Each of us, especially in the constitutional democratic republic of the United States, plays a political role. There is such a thing as good politics; good politics is the ability to develop relationships and alliances of good will, good character, good peace. As a Christian in this country, and during this time of turmoil and agony, I urge us to elect persons of good character, good faith, and good virtue.
The Very Rev. Sam Candler
Dean of the Cathedral of St. Philip
Farmers MARKET
Saturday Mornings 8:30 a.m. – Noon In the Cathedral Parking Lot Did you know that the Cathedral Farmers Market has a partnership with Intown Collaborative Ministries to donate fresh, local, and sustainable produce to their food pantry? Just tell your farmer you'd like to purchase extra produce for your neighbors in need, and the farmers will set aside fresh fruits and veggies for Intown Collaborative Ministries to collect. Learn more about the market's community initiatives at the info. tent.
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Lenten SERIES
Responding to God:
A Cathedral Conversation About Prayer Wednesday evenings during Lent March 16, 23, 30, and April 6 5:30 – 8:00 p.m., Child Hall Program begins at 6:30 p.m.
Have you found yourself wondering more about prayer lately? Some of us are experiencing a new desire to pray and asking questions about how to go about it. Others are feeling a surprising resistance to prayer and growing mistrustful of the benefits so often attributed to it. This is how grace works. It uses both our attraction and mistrust to draw us into a deeper intimacy with God. And, if we have learned one thing at the Cathedral, it’s that responding to these invitations is a lot more fun when we do it together! So, join us at the Cathedral on Wednesday nights during Lent for a light dinner and a lively conversation about prayer. This week the Rev. Julia Mitchener will facilitate a conversation titled “Always We Begin Again: Praying in Fits and Starts.” Childcare will be provided. Dinner is $8 per person and will be provided by Souper Jenny. So we can plan, please email Lisa McNamara, lmcnamara@ cathedralATL.org, and let her know how many in your family are coming for dinner, and to which Wednesdays. We look forward to seeing you there!