The CATHEDRAL TIMES The weekly newsletter of the Cathedral of St. Philip · Serving Atlanta and the World · January 8, 2023
BIG NEW YEARS AND SMALL NEW DAYS by the Very Rev. Sam Candler, Dean of the Cathedral Well, we were certainly ready for a new year when 2020 began. And then, we said the same thing as 2021 arrived. “Wow, we really need a new year!” Then, we struggled to repeat the hope in January of 2022, last year, when the pandemic illness was still gripping and scaring us. Perhaps now, as 2023 begins, our hopes for a truly new year have some comfort to them. We are connecting again, without fear. Strangely, we are even getting sick, with the same old viruses (usually mild) that we remember from years past. Happy New Year! Happy New Year! Yet, all of us, at some point or another, have asked the question, “Why do we mark off the year so exactly, as if January 1 is so different from December 31?” Yes, calendars and occupations and financial records and such must structure themselves somehow; and that is how we do it. A year is marked off, and we say welcome to the new one. However, it is my sense that life is not really lived in years – or marked by moons or by winters, as some of our other past civilizations have marked time. Life is marked by days. We live our lives one day at a time, not one year at a time. Occasionally, in the big picture, we say we have lived another year, or we say we are fifty years old. But good life, to me, is always lived in the small picture, not in the big picture. It is impossible to paint big pictures without painting little pictures first. It is not healthy to try to create large institutions without creating small institutions first. If someone cannot be mayor of a city, they should not be president of a country. Some of the best presidents of corporations worked in the stockrooms first and at the cash registers. Moreover, leaders of large systems must always be aware of serving the small systems as the priority. There are no healthy large systems without healthy small systems. There are no healthy years without healthy days. A couple lies together again on New Year’s Eve, watching on television the festivities across the world. Is it New Year’s yet? No, honey, not yet. I’m tired and falling asleep. People on TV seem to be having a good time. Well, we are, too. Let’s say Happy New Year now and go to sleep. Yes, good night. Happy New Year. Every moment can be the beginning of a new year! Every new day is the occasion for a completely new year! On September 20, 1822, the priest John Keble wrote a poem that encourages this new potential of every day. It has become a hymn, number 10 in The Episcopal Hymnal, that I encourage you to read this new year, and this new day. Here are the first two verses: New every morning is the love Our wakening and uprising prove; Through sleep and darkness safely brought, Restored to life and power and thought. New mercies each returning day, Around us hover while we pray; New perils past, new sins forgiven, New thoughts of God, new hopes of heaven. We made it through 2020 and 2021 and 2022 taking it one day at a time. Declaring big things and big plans rarely worked. We paid attention to the small things in life, the personal relationships, the daily necessities. There were new opportunities every day. And there still are. Here’s to a healthy and thriving 2023, which will grow one day at a time!
This SUNDAY
JANUARY 8, 2023 · The First Sunday after the Epiphany: The Baptism of our Lord, Year A Isaiah 42:1-9 · Psalm 29 · Acts 10:34-43 · Matthew 3:13-17
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 Cathy Zappa
8:45 A.M. AND 11:15 A.M. BAPTISMS AND HOLY EUCHARIST, CATHEDRAL Celebrant and Preacher: The Rev. Canon Cathy Zappa 8:45 a.m. Cathedral Singers: Harold Friedell (1905-1958), Jesus, so lowly Marty Wheeler Burnett (b. 1961), Vidi aquam 11:15 a.m. Cathedral Choir: Richard Lakey, Spirit of God, descend upon my heart Harold Friedell (1905-1958), Jesus, so lowly Baptisms at 8:45 a.m.: Louise Edwards Booth, daughter of Chris and John Booth John Cromwell Parrott IV, son of Kathleen and John Parrott Baptisms at 11:15 a.m.: Madelyn Gregory O’Brien, daughter of Katie and Greg O’Brien
11:15 A.M. LA SANTA EUCARISTÍA, MIKELL CHAPEL Celebrant: The Rev. Dr. Thee Smith Preacher: The Rev. Deacon Juan Sandoval
4 P.M. CHORAL EVENSONG, CATHEDRAL Officiant: The Rev. Canon Lauren Holder Cathedral Schola: Gerre Hancock, Preces & Responses Edward Bairstow in D Richard Lakey, Spirit of God, descend upon my heart Marty Wheeler Burnett, Vidi aquam
LANDSCAPES OF GRIEF A six-week grief-support group January 29 – March 5, 2023 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. This grief-support group is open to anyone in the community who is grieving the death of a loved one and is willing to commit to attending all six sessions. We meet at the Cathedral of St. Philip from 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. on six Sunday afternoons. The group is facilitated by Canon Cathy Zappa and by Gillian Renault, a Hospice Atlanta spiritual volunteer and former hospice chaplain. To maintain a comfortable group size, space is limited and registration is required. For more information or to register, contact Canon Zappa at czappa@cathedralATL.org.
STEWARDSHIP THANKS FOR SHARING THE LIGHT! Thanks to all members of the Cathedral community who generously gave in the month of December (and throughout the year)! To-date, the Cathedral has received more than 1,200 donations in the month with more expected as the final pieces of mail arrive. Thank you for responding so generously to the call from the Dean and “bringing a little more light into the world.” Statements of Contributions with accounting of all 2022 donations will be sent in late January. In the meantime, please make your 2023 pledge here: www.cathedralATL.org/pledge. Again, many thanks!
SUNDAY AFTERNOON RECITALS ANDREW SCANLON, ORGAN CHURCH OF THE ADVENT, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
SUNDAY, JANUARY 8— 3:15 P.M. Gaston Litaize, Epiphanie Johann Sebastian Bach, Das alte Jahr vergangen ist, BWV 614 Guy Bovet, Das alte Jahr vergangen ist Johann Sebastian Bach, Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordan kam, BWV 684 Guy Bovet, Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordan kam Dietrich Buxtehude, Wie schön leucht uns der Morgenstern, BuxWV 223 Guy Bovet, Wie schön leucht uns der Morgenstern Arthur Wills, Carillon on “Orientis Partibus”
PRAYER List FOR THOSE WHO ARE ILL OR RECOVERING: IMMEDIATE NEEDS: David Lewis • Barbara Maples • Michele McBride • Roy McGraw LONG TERM PRAYERS: R. Huntley Allen • Randy Allen • Virginia Bicksler • Bill Brockman • The Bryant Family • Connie Chapman •
Geraldine Charles • Heather Clark • Robert F. Clayton • Paula Cowart • Sharon Crews • The Crossley Family • Rita Daly • Debbie Dewees • Terry Dornbush • Sarah duBignon • Deborah Ellington • Paul Fekete • Joyce Egan Ferris • Phoebe Forio • John Foxworth • Ken Griffiths • Jenny Ham • Karen Howard • Jane Jones • Louise Kan • Randi King • Lisa Krysiak • Bonnie Lamberth • Jill Mahaffey • Tommy Mason • Carol McDonald • Glenn Miller • Lee Moran • Susan Myers • Jim Myrick • Charlie Neal • Marian Palmore • Gene Paradise • Robert Proctor • Charles Puckett • Rubye and Wayne Reid • Lorraine Reynolds • Karen Richardson • Agnes Elizabeth Robertson • Nora Robillard • Betty Roper • Louis "Skip" Schueddig • Mary Sorrel • Julie Sutton • Tommy Truesdale • Ron Wallace
FAMILY AND FRIENDS: Josephine Rose Adams • Shirley Adelmann • Elizabeth Alexander • Jean Amick • Bettina Bass • Charlotte
Eloise Bell • Isabella Bond and Joshua Mims • Ray and Pat Bell • Lila Jo Callaway • Mika Chorey • Marie Corrigan • Ava Corroon • Bob Crawford • Judy Crosby • Jean DeSante • Redell DuBose • Dan Elson • The Ewell Family • Kenneth Farr • Jack Flanigan • The Giles Family • Raleigh Daniel Hairston • Don Harp III • Michael Hale • Vivian Hartz • Martha Heinze • Gayle Higley • Jackie Hoder • Jay Horton • Beth Ingle • Bernard and Joan Kan • The Kelly Family • Robin Kemp • Herb Larrabee • Rachel Laurin • Pete Livezey • Carolyn R. Lusk • Lisa Madera • Lauren Makhlouf • Pat Martin • Susan Mendivil • Katie McRae • Vannie B. Melton • Elaine Metcalf • Ruth Ann Metcalf • Denise Mims • Betsy Moore • Deloria Musgrove • Nan Nettleman • Linus Nickel • Mary Catherine Ogilvie • Steve Reece • Carl Rudolph • Einar Sagstuen • James Sands • Betty Shelton • Don Smith • Michael and Kathryn Snider • John Stansbury • Christine Still • Will Sutton • John and Cleary Tanner • Aleatris Tate • Pierson Thames • Donnie Waller • Cheryl Waybright • Tre Weicker • Christie Woodfin • Whit A. Wright • Hollis Youngner
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED: Ritchie Williams
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 Melody Palmore, Junior Warden
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CHILDREN AND ADULT EDUCATION
January 20-21, 2023
Godly Play and Children's Chapel will resume this Sunday, January 8. Please contact Lisa McNamara, lmcnamara@ cathedralATL.org, for more information Old Fashioned Sunday School and Living Faith will resume Sunday, January 15. Please contact Canon Lauren Holder, lholder@cathedralATL.org for more information.
OUTREACH WHAT A GREAT MORNING! – DELIVERING HABITAT CHRISTMAS BASKETS
ST. VERONICA’S GUILD EPIPHANY DRIVE STARTS THIS SUNDAY, JANUARY 8
On December 10, volunteers delivered 26 large Christmas baskets to the remaining original Habitat homeowners who are still in their homes. We have built 34 homes since 1996. We found about half of the owners at home. It was a disappointment for delivery teams who did not get to greet someone, but a delight for those who did.
On this first Sunday in Epiphany the women of St. Veronica’s Guild are gathering a caravan of symbolic camels at their Atrium table to kick off their fundraising Epiphany Drive. The drive helps underwrite costs for the personal care items such as soap, toothpaste, shampoo, and more that the guild members bring to four hard-working Atlanta ministries throughout each year.
Dorsey DeLong and her daughter Pruitt visited one of our more recent owners who is in treatment for stage 2 breast cancer. They were greeted with hugs at the door by the mother and her young twins, followed by a young boy. While they were chatting with mom about her health issues and treatments, the young boy went into the kitchen and came out with two pieces of toast and two glasses of milk for the “guests.” It was a moving moment for our team to see first hand this family dealing with the realities of life and still finding a way to welcome people into their home. Tim and Carolyn Dwyer visited the home built in 1999 for Cynthia Roseberry. Cynthia has been a very successful Habitat homeowner. While speaking with her and her son, they learned he had struggled finding work during the pandemic and had recently started a new job with a company that happened to be where Tim's brother is a VP. Small world! Thank you to all who helped fill our baskets this Christmas season.
Visit the table between services on Sundays from January 8–29. Learn how the guild uses monetary donations to economically purchase personal care items needed by the women, men and children served by Emmaus House, Holy Comforter Episcopal Church, Church of the Common Ground, and Crossroads Community Ministries. You can donate: • • •
at the guild’s table – checks, cash, or use the Atrium kiosk for online donations. at the Atrium kiosk any day of the week. or visit cathedralATL.org/epiphany.
Any monetary donation, small or sizeable, is valued and carefully used. Each time a donation is made, a camel with name of family who donated will be added on the table’s camel caravan board.