Several years ago, I saw a man die on one of the world’s most beautiful beaches. He was 38 years old and had been on a cruise to Bermuda with his family. It was a heartbreaking, desperate situation. I just happened to look over at the very moment the lifeguards pulled him out of the water and began performing CPR. A crowd soon gathered, and I did what I thought I could from a distance, praying and also removing our children from the scene so that they would not get in the way of medical personnel or become upset by what was happening.
AND HOPE
~ Frederick Buechner
“Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don’t be afraid.”
SNOW CONE,
After a while, the paramedics who had arrived to attend to the man rolled him up a path on a stretcher and loaded him into an ambulance. They drove him away. Hours later, I learned that he had died. A cloud descended on me for the rest of the day. I was deeply saddened by what I had witnessed, imagining the man’s wife and children at the hospital when the doctor, shoulders slouched in defeat, came out to say that no more could be done; thinking about the impact on the young lifeguards for whom this traumatic event may have represented their first on the job failure; wondering how the ship’s crew would feel as they packed up the family members’ belongings from cabins to which they would not return.
A A SISTER,
My spirits sank lower and lower, even as my two children, hale and hearty, slurped down blue slushies from a snow cone stand near our hotel. I tried to refocus, chatting with my husband about the snorkeling trip we had planned for the next day, then starting a family game of “I Spy.” Somehow, though, the more I sought to divert my attention, the more it wandered back to the sad scene I had witnessed that morning. And then I saw her. A girl of about ten, just home from school and still wearing her uniform. She was running through the open field above the concession stand, waving a few Bermudian dollars in her hand. I will never forget the sheer delight on her face. Her smile stretched broadly from cheek to cheek, her eyes reduced to slits by the combination of the bright sunshine and her ebullient laughter. Someone at home had given her money for an end of the school year treat, and, boy, was she going to enjoy it! I watched her as she reached the stand, took several long minutes to ponder her selection, then carried it carefully back up the hill and to the door of a modest house. The small head of a little boy poked out, followed closely by an eager hand. The girl had gotten the snow cone for her younger brother.
By the Rev. Canon Julia Mitchener, Canon for Mission
The CATHEDRAL TIMES The weekly newsletter of the Cathedral of St. Philip · Serving Atlanta and the World · September 4, 2022
“In the midst of life, we are in death,” some older forms of the burial service say. Seeing that Bermudian schoolgirl that afternoon reminded me that the reverse is also true: in the midst of death, we are in life. This is no mere sentiment, but the very heart of our Christian faith. Beautiful and terrible things happen. Some days—some years—it seems that the terrible things will win out, that the darkness will overcome the light. And yet we do not lose hope. We need not cower in fear. For Jesus has defeated all the forces of despair and destruction that threaten to undo us. You and I can bear witness to this truth by the way we live our lives, caring for one other through acts of love both big and small. We can show the joy and possibility that still exist. We can point to the beauty, even from the midst of the ruins.
This SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 4, 2022 · The Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 18, Year C Deuteronomy 30:15-20 · Psalm 1 · Philemon 1-21 · Luke 14:25-33 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 Julia Mitchener 8:45 A.M. AND 11:15 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, CATHEDRAL Celebrant: The Rev. Canon Lauren Holder Preacher: The Rev. Canon Julia Mitchener Cathedral Singers: Herbert Howells (1892-1983), Jubilate Deo (Collegium Regale) Craig Phillips (b. 1961), Teach me, my God and King 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: Thomas and Ruth Erwin • Allen Ferrell • Bob Wagner LONG TERM PRAYERS: R. Huntley Allen • Allison B. • Penny Barnett • Virginia Bicksler • Gary Bodner • Jeff Bonnell • The Bryant Family • Geraldine Charles • Heather Clark • Paula Cowart • Sharon Crews • The Crossley Family • Rita Daly • Marg Denny • Terry Dornbush • Sarah duBignon • Deborah Ellington • Joseph H. Estes • Joyce Egan Ferris • Libby Gilmore • James Hawkins • 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 • Charles Puckett • Rubye and Wayne Reid • Lorraine Reynolds • Joel Rice • Karen Richardson • Agnes Elizabeth Robertson • Nora Robillard • Betty Roper • Louis "Skip" Schueddig • Charles Walker Sullivan, Jr. • Julie Sutton • Anne France Tremege • Tommy Truesdale • Ron Wallace • Gail Wescott FAMILY AND FRIENDS: Jim and Julie Allen • Kat Ballou • Bettina Bass • Clara Beth Berkenfeld • Amy Bradley • Lila Jo Callaway • Billy Campbell • Penelope Plunkett Campbell • Marie Corrigan • Ava Corroon • Apryl Roberts Cox • Bob Crawford • Judy Crosby • Barbara Beam Denison • Jeff Donnell • Redell DuBose • Easton Matthew Dyas • Dan Elson • Jack Flanigan • Al Gardner • Mark Goodwin • Linen Miller Greenough • Vicky Haard • Don Harp III • Martha Heinze • Cathy Hendler • Gayle Higley • Eric Hilkman • Susan Hoskins • William Hudson • Beth Ingle • Cadel Ingraham • Tom Jones • Robin Kemp • Rita Lewis • Pete Livezey • Mary Lowell and Gil Pettit • Lauren Makhlouf • Barbara Bidwell Manuel • Sarah Maples • Gail Marie • Pat Martin • Christopher McCullough • Jan McPherson • Katie McRae • Elaine Metcalf • Ruth Ann Metcalf • Montserrat Miller • The Mills Family • Sam Mitchener • Betsy Moore • Malcolm A. Moore • Linus Nickel • Bess O'Connor • Mary Catherine Ogilvie • Alfredo Paniagua • Drew Paterson • James and Gaye Pigott • Bill Poole • Betty Preston • Bobbie Rowe • Einar Sagstuen • James Sands • Idemay Shaw • Betty Shelton • Denise Siers • Don Smith • Michael and Kathryn Snider • John Tanner • Yvonne Tate • Pierson Thames • Frank Troutman III • Donnie Waller • Cheryl Waybright • The Wiener Family • Evelyn Williams • Christie Woodfin • Bill Woodring • Whit A. Wright • Hollis Youngner FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED: Susan Cimbalo • Poole Davis III • Linda Wagner
The CATHEDRAL of ST. PHILIP
The Rev. Canon Julia B. Mitchener, Canon for Mission
WORSHIP
The Rev. Lauren R. Holder, Canon for Community and Education
The Very Rev. Samuel G. Candler, Dean Dale Adelmann, Ph.D., Canon for Music
The Rev. George M. Maxwell, Jr., Vicar
The Rev. Theophus “Thee” Smith, Ph.D., Priest Associate Ward Bondurant, Senior Warden Samuel T. Wilmoth, Junior Warden
WEEKDAY HOLY EUCHARIST
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6
The Rev. Catherine Zappa, Canon for Liturgy and Pastoral Care
EVENSONGMUSICANDSUNDAYAFTERNOONRECITALS
RESUME SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 RECITALS, 3:15 P.M. EVENSONG, 4 P.M. CATHEDRAL Join us Sunday afternoons starting September 11 for weekly recitals by renowned musicians from around the country and abroad at 3:15 p.m. followed by Evensong at 4 Evensongp.m. is a contemplative worship service, and much of the service is sung by the choir alone, employing sounds that span the known history of Christian music. At the formal close of Evensong, an intimate “liturgy of the table” is celebrated for those who wish to receive Communion. Occasionally a classically sung Choral Eucharist, or a diocesan confirmation, or a service of Lessons and Carols takes the place of Evensong.
CATHEDRAL TIMES SUBMISSION DEADLINES: FOR THE SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 ISSUE, THE DEADLINE IS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31 FOR THE SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 ISSUE, THE DEADLINE IS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7. TO RECEIVE THE TIMES BY EMAIL, CONTACT LIZ AULL, LAULL@CATHEDRALATL.ORG. TO SUBMIT AN ANNOUNCEMENT REQUEST, CONTACT SARA CRAIGGOODELL, SCRAIGGOODELL@CATHEDRALATL.ORG. 404-365-1000 | cathedralATL.org pastoral care emergency line: cathedral404-365-1003 atl
12:15 P.M. MONDAY – FRIDAY ST. MARY'S CHAPEL
The Rev. Deacon Juan Sandoval, Deacon for Hispanic Ministries
RESUMES
Let your soul magnify the Lord, weekdays in St. Mary’s Chapel! Beginning September 6, we resume weekday Holy Eucharist services at 12:15 p.m. These services offers a time of respite in the middle of each day, Monday–Friday, when all are invited to pray, hear a brief homily, and have communion together. St. Mary’s Chapel is located above the Atrium, just inside the main entrance.
OUTREACH CALLING ALL BAKERS (SHOPPERS, TOO)! Do you enjoy baking cookies, muffins, granola bars and such? Could you add several bunches of grapes or packages of cheese sticks to your grocery list? The Cathedral’s LaAmistad ministry needs you! We are looking for regular or occasional contributions of wholesome snacks for Latinx students who come to the Cathedral from Garden Hills Elementary each week for afterschool tutoring, fun, and fellowship. To volunteer, please contact Lisa McNamara, lmcnamara@cathedralATLorg. WALK WITH US! The Ricks-Wheeler Committee invites you to join the Cathedral of St. Philip AIDS Walk Atlanta team! The event on Saturday, September 24, supports several Atlanta-based non-profits that make a difference in the lives of people living with HIV/AIDS. Support our efforts by running, walking, or donating! JOIN OR DONATE BY AIDSWALKATLANTA.ORG/GOTO/CATHEDRALATLVISITING Tuesday, November 1, 2022 If you're interested in volunteering for this important ministry, please email Canon Julia julia.mitchener@cathedralATL.org.Mitchener,
might someone request a visit from an EV? Certainly some recipients of this ministry have been homebound for a long period. Others, though, might appreciate a visit from an EV because:
If you would like a visit from an EV or simply want to learn more about what such a visit might involve, please contact Hillary Jones, hjones@cathedralATL.org, 404-365-1038, or Canon Julia Mitchener, julia.mitchener@cathedralATLorg.
STEWARDSHIP STEWARDSHIP UPDATE
As the school year ramps up, the Stewardship Committee continues to add new pledges to the Cathedral for 2022. Your support helps in a variety of important ways, including: to mitigate some of the costs of the amazingly fun and successful Parish BBQ, ensure meaningful children’s and youth programming and resources, and fund outreach opportunities. We would like to share with you an update for the 2022 campaign:
We are excited to announce a new 12-step meeting at the Cathedral: Emotions Anonymous. Emotions Anonymous is a 12-Step program adapted from AA that supports individuals with emotional difficulties in their efforts to live a more manageable life. The only requirement for EA fellowship is the desire to become well emotionally. For more information about the 12step programs at the Cathedral, please contact Canon Cathy Zappa, czappa@cathedralATL.org.
PASTORAL CARE • Emotions Anonymous Wednesdays, (Starting September 7) 6:30 Roomp.m.120 • Alcoholics Anonymous Lanier7Tuesdaysp.m.House • Peachtree Al-Anon Family Group Lanier10:30Thursdaysa.m.House
12-STEP MEETINGS AT THE CATHEDRAL
Number of Pledging Households: 621 Goal: 1,000 Dollars Raised: $3,173,724 Goal: $3,750,000 In the past month, 22 families have pledged $68,425 towards our goal. All pledges amplify the Cathedral’s impact, both on campus and beyond. If you have not done so already, I sincerely hope that you can consider making a joyful pledge to the Cathedral this year. Visit cathedralATL.org/pledge or contact David Rocchio at 404-663-2838, or drocchio@cathedralATL.org, for more information.
• They are staying in because they (or others in their household) are immunocompromised and need to avoid large gatherings.
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 trained lay ministers carry with them not only the Body of Christ but also Christ’s Body, the Church. They take with them our prayers for one another and our bonds that transcend space and Whytime.
• They have limited mobility for a while due to surgery, injury, or recent illness.
• They have a newborn or infant in their household and are sticking close to home for a while.
• EARLY MORNING WOMEN'S BIBLE STUDY
10:10 a.m. | Child Hall
Resumes Thursday, September 8 Thursdays, 7-8 a.m. The Gould Room
Cathedral Giving By Design is thrilled to welcome our 2023 beneficiary: Women’s Resource Center to End Domestic Violence. Founded in 1985, WRCDV provides compassionate services to survivors of domestic violence and their children. Each year more than 5000 survivors in the Atlanta area are served through emergency and transitional housing, crisis assistance, advocacy, education, and prevention.
(All events take place during the Adult Education hour at 10:10 a.m. in Child Hall)
ADULT EDUCATION DURING THE WEEK:
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Resumes Tuesday, September 6 Tuesdays, 7-8 a.m. Room 239 All women are welcome to this group led by Canon Lauren Holder; start your day with scripture, prayer and fellowship. For more information, contact Canon Holder, lholder@cathedralATL.org.
The Thursday morning men’s group meets on the first Thursday of every month (unless otherwise indicated) for breakfast, discussion, and fellowship. All men are welcome! Each session stands on its own, so come when your schedule permits. For more information, contact Canon George Maxwell at gmaxwell@cathedralATL.org.
SEPTEMBER 4 — PASTORAL CARE: CARING CATHEDRAL
SEPTEMBER
• 18 – OLD FASHIONED SUNDAY SCHOOL AND LIVING FAITH RESUME
The Cathedral cares! Our community cares! Join Canon Zappa and others to discuss how we care for others and what it means for us to be a caring church. The discussion will include an overview of Pastoral Care at the Cathedral.
ADULT Education UPCOMING ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMMING ON SUNDAYS:
Come learn more about this amazing organization and the impactful work they are doing in our area. This is a great opportunity to learn more about an important outreach effort at the Cathedral!
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Sunday, September 11
THURSDAY MORNING MEN'S GROUP
DEEP RECONCILIATION AS CHRISTIAN MYSTICISM—NOT CHEAP GRACE register : cathedralATL.org/spiritualityconference
Please decide which pricing option works best for your budget, while allowing us to continue to offer high-quality speakers: Regular Price: $100 Sliding Scale: $80 / $60 / $30 Lunch is included!
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2022 9:30 A.M. – 3 P.M. IN CHILD HALL AT THE CATHEDRAL OF ST. PHILIP
2022CONFERENCESPIRITUALITY at the CATHEDRAL of ST. PHILIP
The Very Rev. Michael Battle, Ph.D.
The Very Rev. Michael Battle is an Episcopal moral theologian known for his works on spirituality, reconciliation, and the thought of Desmond Tutu. His latest book is titled Desmond Tutu: A Spiritual Biography of South Africa’s Confessor (2021), which arises out of Battle’s personal experience with Tutu (who ordained Battle a priest in 1993) and his extensive study of Tutu’s works.
Josephine Rose Adams, daughter of Kaitlyn and Nathaniel Adams, great-granddaughter of Beth and Juan Sandoval, born August 25, 2022 Jackson Suttles, son of Taylor and Chris Suttles, great-grandson of Carol McDonald born August 2022 Natalee Fortune Tertichny, daughter of Alissa and Alex Tertichny, born August 27, 2022
This sunday at a glance
Foyers offers small group dinner opportunities throughout the year. Members of each group take turns hosting—some providing the space, others providing the food, all providing meaningful fellowship. This is a great way to get to know a handful of people without feeling overwhelmed. Groups are intentionally intergenerational and eclectic. The Super Foyers dinner – where all groups convene to kick off the year – will be Sunday, September 18 at 6 p.m. in Child Hall. To sign up for a Foyers group, contact Danny and Jennifer DuBose at jdubose@goddard-group.com by Tuesday, September 6.
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7:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist Mikell Chapel 8:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist Cathedral 10:10 a.m. Pastoral Care: Caring Cathedral Child Hall 11:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist Cathedral 11:15 a.m. Servicio de Koinonia, con la Santa Eucaristía Mikell Chapel 1:15 p.m. Enjoy Biblical Greek Room 239 and online Farmers
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