The CATHEDRAL TIMES The weekly newsletter of the Cathedral of St. Philip · Serving Atlanta and the World · July 3, 2022
DOWN PEACHTREE LIKE WATER By Dan Murphy, Director of Communications
I love the Peachtree Road Race. More than that, I love how many other people love the Peachtree Road Race. I’ve run Peachtree the past two years, thanks in large part to my wife’s reminder that while it’s fun to watch, there’s something special about being in the crowd, running. I’d spent the previous 5 years on the sidelines, watching from the Cathedral lawn as 60,000 runners, walkers, and wheelchair racers strode down past the church at mile 2. With the holy water sprinkler and Dean Sam Candler giving “Blessings to you! Blessings to you! Blessings to you and you and you!” there is a notable shift to our side of the street as the passers-by look to cool off and find new energy in the words and water. Several years ago, I headed to the top of the Cathedral bell tower for a bird’s eye view of the race. When I got to the top, I looked south down Peachtree Road, and I was floored. The sheer volume of people moving in the same direction, a mass of humanity six lanes wide and nearly a mile long, down the hill toward Peachtree Creek and around the bend toward Cardiac Hill, was like a beautiful river, flowing through town as one body. I’ve always been struck by the movement of water in rivers and creeks. There’s something about the fact that it keeps moving, no matter how much time passes, that has me mesmerized. With rivers, there is always something new, always something carrying the water forward. Something about that makes me realize I’m in the presence of a power greater than myself, in the presence of the holy. Recently we headed out to Sweetwater Creek, with its rock outcroppings and natural pools, to get a break from the heat. As I went down in the river to play, I asked my son if he wanted to try something new. I’d been eyeing a spot nearby where the rapids sped up before hitting a straightaway, creating a flume 25 yards long but only a few feet deep – perfect for a quick, powerful ride to the next calm spot downstream. I reminded him of the rescue position we use when we end up in any fast-moving water: facing downstream on our backs, with toes poking out of the water. As soon as I stepped into the current, I could feel a visceral reminder of an old adage: the river is king. The power of the water pulling me downstream, dunking me and then spitting me back out, my tailbone crashing into a submerged rock, the sound of the churning current — all in just a few seconds before pulling over into the next eddy. I popped up and let out a big belly laugh, looking upstream at my son who was ready to ride the river next. The thrill of a natural waterslide was magical, and it was holy, and it was fun. God is like that creek, and like the Peachtree Road Race. God is that unmatchable force, pushing us downstream as one body toward the Kingdom of Heaven. My hope lies in the length of the river, because while sometimes the rocks try to divide the water, eventually the water comes together. And in the midst of very challenging times, when strife and war and division have me feeling parched, God calls on us to have hope for what is to come: “I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert” (Isaiah 43:19). When I’m running the Peachtree – and especially when I’m struggling to push forward – I find that it’s helpful for me to look around and see who’s there with me. It’s a great swath of humanity! People of all races and genders, orientations and beliefs, moving together as one body. We are the water, the spirit of God in the world. I am reminded that together, we can overcome even the greatest division. Together, we can smooth the rocks of hatred. Together, we can be that great tide of mercy for the poor, the weak, the powerless. Together we can, in the words of the prophet Amos, “let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream” (Amos 5:24). Together, we can move forward toward the Kingdom of God.
This SUNDAY
JULY 3, 2022 · The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 9, Year C Isaiah 66:10-14 · Psalm 66:1-8 · Galatians 6:1-16 · Luke 10:1-11, 16-20
8:45 A.M. AND 11:15 A.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 AND 11:15 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, CATHEDRAL Celebrant: The Very Rev. Sam Candler Preacher: The Rev. Canon George Maxwell Cathedral Choir: Hymn 720, “O say can you see, by the dawn’s early light” National Anthem Hymn 599, “Lift every voice and sing” Lift Every Voice Robert Powell (b. 1932), S-280, Gloria in excelsis At 11:15 Psalm 66:1-8, Simplified Anglican chant S-415: melody, Jerome Meachen Hymn 568, “Father all loving, who rulest in majesty” Was lebet David Hurd (b. 1950), Teach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes Hymn 597, “O day of peace, that dimly shines” Jerusalem Robert Powell (b. 1932), S-129, Sanctus & Benedictus Hymn 301, “Bread of the world in mercy broken” Rendez à Dieu Harold Friedell (1905-1958), Draw us in the Spirit’s tether Hymn LEVAS II, p. 141, “Shall we gather at the river” Hymn 719, “O beautiful for spacious skies” Materna
11:15 A.M. SERVICIO DE KOINONIA, CON LA SANTA EUCARISTÍA , MIKELL CHAPEL Officiant and Preacher: The Rev. Deacon Juan Sandoval
PRAYER List FOR THOSE WHO ARE ILL OR RECOVERING: IMMEDIATE NEEDS: Faye Comer LONG TERM PRAYERS: R. Huntley Allen • Penny Barnett • Emily Bennett • Virginia Bicksler • Jeff Bonnell • Heather Clark •
Lawrence Cowart • Paula Cowart • Sharon Crews • The Crossley Family • Marg Denny • Terry Dornbush • Sarah duBignon • Deborah Ellington • Ruth Fuqua • Libby Gilmore • Charles Hicks, Jr. • Karen Howard • Jane Jones • Louise Kan • Jane Knight • Lisa Krysiak • Bonnie Lamberth • Marion Losnick • Jill Mahaffey • Tommy Mason • Carol McDonald • Glenn Miller • Susan Myers • Jim Myrick • Charlie Neal • Marian Palmore • Gene Paradise • Ginna Pope • Rubye and Wayne Reid • Lorraine Reynolds • Agnes Elizabeth Robertson • Nora Robillard • Betty Roper • Peter and Kay Sanders • Louis "Skip" Schueddig • Julie Sutton • Rose Mary Thompson • Anne France Tremege • Frank Troutman III • Tommy Truesdale • Ron Wallace • Faye Van Winkle
FAMILY AND FRIENDS: Nathaniel Adams • Bettina Bass • Amy Bradley • Lisa Bradshaw • Lila Jo Callaway • Marjorie Childs • Vaughn
Clapp • Marie Corrigan • Ava Corroon • Bob Crawford • Judy Crosby • Barbara Beam Denison • Easton Matthew Dyas • Dan Elson • Jack Flanigan • Jackson Francis • Carleton Fuller • Al Gardner • Theresa Gent • Mark Goodwin • Vicky Haard • Janet Haldeman • Don Harp III • Vivian Hartz • Martha Heinze • Cathy Hendler • Eboni and Everton Heron • Gayle Higley • Eric Hilkman • William Hudson • Beth Ingle • Cadel Ingraham • Tom Jones • Robin Kemp • Rita Lewis • Pete Livezey • Lauren Makhlouf • Pat Martin • Christopher McCullough • Jan McPherson • Ruth Ann Metcalf • Montserrat Miller • The Mills Family • Betsy Moore • Malcolm A. Moore • Linus Nickel • Bess O'Connor • Bill Poole • Betty Preston • Carter Randall • Bobbie Rowe • Einar Sagstuen • James Sands • Gary Schiff • Betty Shelton • Denise Siers • Don Smith • Kathryn Snider • Lauren Stice • Yvonne Tate • Pierson Thames • Bryson Thomas • Cheryl Waybright • Evelyn Williams • Harris Wilson • Bill Woodring • Whit A. Wright • Hollis Youngner
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED: Debbie Morgan Alam • Perry Benton
Adult EDUCATION SUMMER BIBLE STUDY: EAT YOUR WORD All are welcome to the Eat Your Word Bible study, which meets on Wednesdays at 12 p.m., in room 239 and by Zoom. Please note we will not meet on July 6.
A SHEPHERD LOOKS AT PSALM 23 — JULY 13, 20, AND 27 Cathedral member Dianne Otwell leads this devotional, prayerful approach to studying Psalm 23, in conversation with a book of the same title, A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23, by W. Philip Keller. Though it is not necessary to read the book to participate, it is a good read and supplement to the study. The book is available at the Cathedral Book Store and on their website, cathedralbookstore.org.
HEALING PRAYER AND SACRED SPACE Earlier this month, we held a service of lament and healing in the wake of the shooting in Uvalde, Texas. We continue to hear a need for healing prayer and sacred space. While our worship spaces are open to the public for reflection and prayer every day, please consider this a personal invitation to come and pray. We have votive candle stations for prayer inside the Cathedral Nave and outside Mikell Chapel, we have leaflets for a self-guided liturgy of healing outside St. Mary’s Chapel, and our labyrinth is open day and night. The Cathedral of St. Philip is a house of prayer for all people at all times.
You are welcome here.
—The Rev. Canon Lauren Holder, Canon for Community and Education
MUSIC The 32 Sonatas of Beethoven In celebration of Ludwig van Beethoven’s recent 250th birthday — and as a fundraiser for the Cathedral Choir's 2024 pilgrimage to England — pianist (and Cathedral Coordinator for Music) Timothy Gunter is performing all 32 Beethoven piano sonatas in a series of eight recitals which began in 2019. The first recital of the summer will be Saturday, July 9, from 4–5:30 p.m. The piano sonatas of Beethoven have been regarded for more than a century as one of the hallmarks of the piano repertoire. The old saying among pianists for generations has been that if you can play all of the Beethoven piano sonatas, you should be able to play anything. Program: No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2, No. 3 No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10, No. 3
No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79 No. 26 in E-flat Major, Op. 81a
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. Canon Julia B. Mitchener, Canon for Mission The Rev. Catherine Zappa, Canon for Liturgy and Pastoral Care 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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Cathedral FARMERS MARKET Saturday Mornings In the cathedral parking lot 8:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
GENERAL Convention
The Cathedral Farmers Market is open this Saturday, July 2, for all your Independence Day barbecue needs. Impress your guests with a charcuterie board of fresh cheeses and cured meats, get your locally made hot dogs and buns, beautiful veggies for summer salads, and so much more! With more than 60 vendors, you're sure to find what you need for a perfect get-together.
Peachtree ROAD RACE
General Convention begins its 2022 gathering next week, when lay and clergy representatives from every diocese of the Episcopal Church will meet in Baltimore, Maryland. As the governing body of The Episcopal Church, the General Convention is a bicameral legislature that includes the House of Deputies (lay and clergy) and the House of Bishops. Dean Sam Candler, Canon Lauren Holder, and Cathedral members Mary Caroline Cravens, Lindsey Hardegree, and Beth King are all part of the Diocese of Atlanta’s deputation. For more on the General Convention, or to watch worship and legislative sessions live July 8-11, go to generalconvention.org.
Bless and cheer on the runners, walkers, and wheelchair athletes of the Peachtree Road Race at the Cathedral Monday, July 4! The Cathedral is at mile 2, and clergy will once again be blessing racers with holy water as they pass by in one of Atlanta's grand and holy traditions. All are welcome to watch the race from the Cathedral lawn along Peachtree Road. See you on the 4th!