The Cathedral Times - September 10, 2023

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CATHEDRAL GIVING BY DESIGN: COME MEET OUR BENEFICIARY!

This Sunday, 10:10 a.m., Child Hall

Cathedral Giving By Design is thrilled to welcome our 2024 beneficiary, The Boyce L. Ansley School, to the Cathedral for a presentation this Sunday, September 10, at 10:10 a.m. in Child Hall.

The Boyce L. Ansley School educates children experiencing homelessness in Atlanta and provides vital support services for families to break generational cycles of poverty and housing insecurity. The school’s mission is to provide rigorous, high-quality education and collaborative family support, while taking into consideration the unique traumas associated with experiencing homelessness, in order to empower children and families to thrive beyond their circumstance.

There are almost 2,000 children experiencing homelessness in Atlanta schools, and countless more who are not even enrolled. Trauma, disrupted education, and challenging circumstances leave them struggling academically. The scholars and their family unit thrive within the school’s framework of structure and support, all of which are provided tuition-free. For the 20232024 school year, the Ansley School will serve over 60 students and 40 families, in Kindergarten through the 4th grade. All of these families are members of our Atlanta community and fall below the poverty line.

The Ansley School is a child-centered school, meaning that for a child to succeed in the classroom, their needs must be met beyond the classroom. Every student is valued and every student receives breakfast, lunch, snacks, uniforms, and school supplies, as well as access to school transportation and an after-school program. The school also provides in-house social workers and therapists, who work in conjunction with teachers to ensure that each child is mentally and emotionally prepared to learn at the beginning of each school day. In the classroom, the Ansley School focuses on STEAM-based education: Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math. An intentional 7:1 student-to-teacher ratio allows teachers to give robust and purposeful attention to each student. Teachers are further supported by two learning specialists, who assist with individualized strategies to support each student’s learning. Measures of academic progress are used several times per year to ensure that students are meeting and surpassing national standards.

At the Ansley School, every family commits to an individualized Family Support Program. Together with community partners, the school offers job placement and training, permanent housing search support, trauma therapy, transportation assistance, emergency rental assistance, emergency shelter assistance, emergency utility assistance, and additional tailored need-based services. The Ansley School recognizes that for a child to thrive, the family unit must also be able to do so.

The Ansley School is delighted to partner with Cathedral Giving By Design to add a fifth for the 2024-2025 school year. With the fifth grade, the Ansley School will be able to educate and improve the lives of children for the entirety of their elementary school education. In this partnership, the Cathedral community will build on a legacy of supporting homeless persons in our community. Together, we will work to provide a complete, robust, and rigorous elementary school education for our city’s most vulnerable children.

Cathedral Giving By Design is a two day event celebrating the joy of design and hospitality on January 19–20, 2024. Continuing a long tradition of philanthropic giving to the Atlanta community, the weekend will be a design and entertainment showcase with a suite of events including a festive welcome party, live auction, designer speaker panel and tour of homes that is sure to inspire. We invite you to join us!

The weekly newsletter of the Cathedral of St. Philip · Serving Atlanta and the World · September 10, 2023

This SUNDAY

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023 · The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 18, Year A Ezekiel 33:7-11 • Psalm 119:33-40 • Romans 13:8-14 • Matthew 18:15-20

8:45, 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 Very Rev. Sam Candler

8:45 A.M. AND 11:15 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, CATHEDRAL

Celebrant: The Rev. Canon Julia Mitchener

Preacher: The Very Rev. Sam Candler

Cathedral Choir:

David Hurd (b. 1950), It is a good thing to give thanks John Hilton (c. 1599-1657), Teach me, O Lord, the way of thy statutes

11:15 A.M. LA SANTA EUCARIST Í A , MIKELL CHAPEL

Officiant and Preacher: The Rev. Deacon Juan Sandoval

4 P.M. CHORAL EVENSONG FOR THE FEAST OF ST. JOHN CHYROSTOM, OBSERVED, CATHEDRAL

Officiant and Preacher: The Rev. Canon Cathy Zappa

Cathedral Schola:

Bernard Rose (1916-1996), Preces & Responses

Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) in A

David Hurd (b. 1950), It is a good thing to give thanks Stephen Paulus (1949-2014), Pilgrims’ Hymn

MUSIC

SUNDAY AFTERNOON RECITALS

DR. CAROLINE ROBINSON, ORGAN

THE CATHEDRAL OF ST. PHILIP

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 — 3:15 P.M.

IN-PERSON AND ONLINE AT CATHEDRALATL.ORG/RECITALS

Anne Wilson (b. 1954), Toccata

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921),

Fantaisie No. 2 in D-flat, Op. 101

Jehan Alain (1911-1940), Deuxième Fantaisie

Jeanne Demessieux (1921-1968), Te Deum, Op. 11

Newcomers Tour

This Sunday, September 10 10:10 a.m. | Gould Room

Are you new to the Cathedral? Or newish? Join us this Sunday, September 10 for a tour!

We're Glad You're Here!

PRAYER List

FOR THOSE WHO ARE ILL OR RECOVERING:

LONG TERM PRAYERS: R. Huntley Allen • Randy Allen • Lucy Baker • Lizzie Bicksler • Virginia Bicksler • Ed Black • Miguel BoazContreras • The Bryant Family • Don Cameron • Connie Chapman • Geraldine Charles • The Crossley Family • Terry Dornbush • Deborah Ellington • Paul Fekete • Joyce Egan Ferris • Phoebe Forio • Tom Frolik • Bill Gray • Ken Griffiths • Steve Gunter • D. Louis Gruver, Jr. • Jenny Ham • Karen Howard • Jane Jones • Earline King • Lisa Krysiak • Harry Lamon • Liza Lanier • Jill Mahaffey • Tommy Mason • Rebecca McDonough • Lee Moran • Graham Mulling • Susan Myers • Jim Myrick • Charlie Neal • Catalina Barragan

Oliveros • Marian Palmore • Al Plummer • The Priestley Family • Rubye and Wayne Reid • Lorraine Reynolds • Barbara and Joel Rice • Bob Riggins • Agnes Elizabeth Robertson • Betty Roper • Louis “Skip” Schueddig • Tommy Truesdale • Connie Vaughan •

Ron Wallace • Jonathan Wright

FAMILY AND FRIENDS: Josephine Rose Adams • Elizabeth Alexander • Cinforosa Gómez Alonzo • Kaneez Khanum Bashir • Shaista

Bashir • Bettina Bass • Ray and Pat Bell • Eleanor Blount and Justin Blount Murray • Jason Brady • Chet Brewer • Catherine Brinton •

Lila Jo Callaway • Mika Chorey • Anna Clifford • Marie Corrigan • Ava Corroon • Apryl Roberts Cox • Bob Crawford • Angela

DeRuvo • Megan Dyer • Ron Dyer • William Erb • Kenneth Farr • Harry Fifield • Peter Foster • Jim Gregory and Rick Hoyle • Scott

Gregory • McKee Hamilton • Don Harp III • Gayle Higley • Jay Horton • Beth Ingle • Cami Jackson • Patty and Shannon Jafolis • Brendan Jenkins • The Kelly Family • Robin Kemp • Jane and Jim Kradel • Kim and Matt Kredich • Dick Kustin • Herb Larrabee •

Pete Livezey • Cakers Long • Hilda Lukwago • Carolyn R. Lusk • Lauren Makhlouf • Susan Mendivil • Elaine Metcalf • Marion

Hickman Meythaler • The Molho Family • Betsy Moore • Sharon Morgan • Linus Nickel • Linda Pace • Ronald and Clara Peters • Ginny Quinn • Einar Sagstuen • James Sands • Skip Saunders • Patricia Schooley • Stacey Schuitema • Austin Scott and family •

Don Smith • Philip Gregory Smith • Michael and Kathryn Snider • Christy Strum • Harry F. Sutcliffe • Gretchen Sutton • John and Cleary Tanner • Pierson Thames • LeAnn Tingle • Donnie and Ann Waller • Jennifer Wright • Whit A. Wright • Marjorie Young •

Hollis Youngner

FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED: Lawrence Cowart • John Harned

The CATHEDRAL of 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. Salmoon Bashir, Curate for Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations

The Rev. Deacon Juan Sandoval, Deacon for Hispanic Ministries and Pastoral Care

The Rev. Theophus “Thee” Smith, Ph.D., Priest Associate

Ward Bondurant, Senior Warden

Melody Palmore, Junior Warden

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Adult EDUCATION

ADULT EDUCATION DURING THE WEEK

Early Morning Women's Bible Study

Resumes Tuesday, September 19, Room 239, 7 a.m.

All women are welcome to this group led by Canon Lauren Holder; drop in when you can. Contact Canon Holder, lholder@cathedralATL.org, for more information.

The Dean’s Men’s Bible Study

Tuesdays resuming September 26, Chapter Room, 7–8 a.m. This group meets every Tuesday morning to read and study scripture, to share faith stories, and to support each other in prayer. Sam Candler, the Dean of the Cathedral, usually leads the group and coffee and biscuits are available. All men are invited, whether Cathedral members or not.

Eat Your Word Bible Study

Wednesdays, Room 239, 12 p.m.

All are welcome to this weekly Bible study, led by Canon Cathy Zappa in Room 239. Please bring your lunch and be ready for a lively conversation!

The Chosen Watch Party

Wednesdays, Gould Room, 5:30 p.m.

Watch the final episode of The Chosen Season 3 while enjoying snacks and fellowship on Wednesday, September 13. For the most up to date information about future watch sessions, please contact the Rev. Dr. Thee Smith, tsmith@cathedralATL.org to join the newsletter.

The Dean’s Women’s Bible Study

Wednesdays resuming September 27, Chapter Room, 10:45–11:45 a.m. This group meets Wednesday mornings to read and study scripture, to share faith stories, and to support each other in prayer. Dean Candler usually leads the group and coffee is available. All women are invited, whether Cathedral members or not.

Thursday Evening Book Study with Canon Julia Mitchener

Starting Thursday, September 14 in the Cathedral Bookstore, 6 p.m.

Tracy Kidder’s 2023 New York Times Bestseller Rough Sleepers tells the story of a doctor who founded a medical practice for the homeless citizens of Boston. Her sharing of the complex issues that have created our nation’s affordable housing crisis and the personal stories of those most impacted challenges and inspires readers to greater personal engagement.

The Rev. Canon Julia Mitchener will lead a four week study of Rough Sleepers on Thursday evenings at 6 p.m. beginning on September 14. Join us in the Cathedral Bookstore for light bites, fellowship, and good conversation about things that matter.

For more information, or to sign up, please contact Canon Mitchener at julia.mitchener@cathedralATL.org.

ADULT EDUCATION ON SUNDAYS

Young Professionals: Seeking God in Our Daily Lives

This Sunday, September 10, Room 368, 10:10 a.m. Each Sunday, our Young Professionals group will gather for our new formation offering: “Seeking God in Our Daily Lives.”

During our time together, we will explore the story of our Christian faith and how we participate in that larger story. We will faithfully engage with scripture as we endeavor to be co-participants in God’s desire for us in the world.

Enjoy Biblical Greek!

This Sunday, September 10, 1:15 p.m., Room 239 and on Zoom

Provided on a drop-in basis, first-time visitors need no previous knowledge of Greek. Classes typically begin with reciting the alphabet, pronunciation practice, and accessible grammar instruction prior to a half-hour or so of collaborative, rewarding translation. Please contact the Rev. Dr. Thee Smith, tsmith@cathedralATL.org, for more information

Old Fashioned Sunday School

Being With: The Road to Reconciliation

Resumes Sunday, September 17, Child Hall, 10:10 a.m.

In May of this year, Dr. Vivek Murthy, the United States Surgeon General, issued an Advisory calling attention to the public health crisis of loneliness, isolation, and lack of connection in our country. The Rev. Samuel Wells, Vicar of St. Martinsin-the-Fields in central London, has argued that the first step we might take in dealing with this predicament is to change the way we think about God from one who works for us to one who wants to be with us. Canon George Maxwell will lead a discussion that looks more deeply at Murthy’s diagnosis and the healing remedy that Wells prescribes.

Murthy discusses his warnings about isolation, loneliness, and lack of connection in his book Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World (NY: Harper Wave, 2020).Wells introduces many of his ideas about being with in his book Humbler Faith, Bigger God: Finding a Story to Live By (Eerdmans: Grand Rapids, MI, 2022). Copies of both books may be purchased in the Cathedral Bookstore.

Living Faith

Discovering Spiritual Growth with the Enneagram

Resumes Sunday, September 17, Room 239, 10:10 a.m. The Enneagram is an insightful, spiritual personality-typing system that offers another lens into Christian teachings and is a helpful resource for spiritual growth.

Join Canons Lauren Holder, Julia Mitchener, and Cathy Zappa as we explore what it means to live out our faith through conversation with scripture and tradition, contemporary books, and, most important, one another. All are welcome!

Interreligious DIALOGUE

RELIGIOUS MINORITIES IN PAKISTAN AND IRAQ

Thursday, September 14 11:30 a.m.– 1:00 p.m.

Georgia State College of Arts and Sciences

Conference Room at Georgia State University (Room 223, 25 Park Place, Atlanta) and on Zoom

This lecture by our very own Rev. Salmoon Bashir is jointly presented by Georgia State University and the University of Michigan Center for South Asian Studies and is cosponsored by the Atlanta Global Studies Center and the GSU Asian Studies Center. Salmoon, born in Pakistan, has over a decade of experience providing leadership in diverse, multicultural, and multi-faith spaces in the US, Pakistan, Iraq, the UK, and the Republic of Georgia. Salmoon was appointed to serve alongside the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Community of St. Anselm at Lambeth Palace in London. His Master of Divinity degree at Emory University brought him to Atlanta. Salmoon worked as the Chief of Staff for the Fearless Dialogues - an organization facilitating hard, heartfelt conversations. He is also a part of various ecumenical and interreligious dialogue committees and events, representing the Episcopal Church nationally and internationally.

Zoom registration is at tinyurl.com/BashirTalk.

Race and HEALING

EQUITABLE DINNER AT THE CATHEDRAL

Sunday, September 24 5:30–7:30 p.m.

Join us at the Cathedral for our second Equitable Dinners Atlanta. A short one person play invites everyone into a shared experience of the pains and the joys of life. Participants are then guided in a facilitated conversation and share together how they can make a positive difference. Guests leave with a deeper connection with others, hopeful about the future and their role in it.

Each conversation is designed to help participants engage in conversation with depth, honesty, and mutual respect.

From September 17-24, 2023, Out of Hand Theater, the National Center for Civil and Human Rights, the Fulton County Remembrance Coalition and many other community partners will host 1,000 people at 100 tables across Atlanta. This is the second year in which Equitable Dinners hosts engage conversations commemorating the 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre. Learn more and register at cathedralATL.org/equitabledinners.

Cathedral BOOKSTORE

The Cathedral Bookstore is looking for their next manager. The manager will be responsible for leading and caring for the Bookstore, a parochial entity of the Cathedral and one of the first places most visitors see when they come to the Cathedral. Please read some of the responsibilities and see if this speaks to you!

• Developing and managing a team of paid staff as well as a large team of volunteers

• Managing compliance with applicable state and federal requirements regarding shipping, sales tax, etc. and ensuring the good standing of the store’s retail license

• Overseeing the procurement process of the store, working closely with the assistant manager and volunteer buyers, including working with established vendors, consignment artists and others

• Managing, monitoring, and reporting on the financial performance of the store in conjunction with the store accountant

• Growing the established website business as well as the physical store business

• Cultivating and maintaining the volunteer program who support core endeavors such as the sales floor, register, office assistance, offsite support, marketing, events, inventory tracking and website efforts

The Cathedral Bookstore Manager is a full-time position with work hours consisting of Tuesday through Saturday, 8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m., as well as some Sundays and extra hours for special events and holidays. This position works with the Director of Operations and Event Management in setting the overall goals, aesthetics and mission of The Cathedral Bookstore and upholds the virtues of The Cathedral of St. Philip – grace, excellence, and hospitality.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please submit your resume to Dorsey DeLong, Director of Operations and Event Management at ddelong@cathedralATL.org.

BRAVER ANGELS FAITH-SPONSORED WORKSHOP: DEPOLARIZING WITHIN

Saturday, October 7

1 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Gould Room

For people of faith, civil discourse begins in recognizing the image of God in our conversation partner. Since we are all children of God, our approach should involve mutual respect. Respect, not agreement, is an essential key for a healthy discussion. This workshop addresses how we may inadvertently be complicit in, or possibly even encourage, political polarization.

The Depolarizing Within workshop is designed to foster skills to help you lessen the effects of polarization when you encounter them in your political conversations. Note that by “polarization,” we are not referring to healthy disagreements over issues or philosophy. We are talking about how we regard and talk about large groups of ordinary people on the other side of the political aisle. This workshop is for anyone interested in examining their own inner polarization and learning strategies to disagree without condemning or ridiculing others.

Goals of the workshop are to teach participants:

• How to be more aware of their own “inner polarizer”

• How to be critical without demonizing, dismissing or stereotyping large swaths of the population

• Strategies for intervening constructively in social conversations with like-minded peers when these conversations veer into contempt and ridicule for people who hold other political views.

Braver Angels is America’s largest organization that brings conservatives and progressives together on equal terms to understand our differences, find common ground where it exists, and help the country we all love find a better way. For questions or more information, contact the Rev. George Maxwell, gmaxwell@cathedralATL.org, or Jeannie Mahood, jmahood@cathedralATL.org, 404-365-1031.

2023 SPIRITUALITY CONFERENCE

DIGNITY and the

October 21, 2023

Authentic Life

9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

The culminating question in the Baptismal Covenant asks, “Will you strive for peace and justice and respect the dignity of every human being?” As core to the authentic Christian life, this question challenges us to look again and see the dignity in our neighbors and in our own lives. Dr. Wright will use the DIGNITY Lens, a sevenpronged transformative set of strategies inspired by this question to advocate for and address any barriers to authenticity in our communities and in our lives.

Register and learn more at cathedralATL.org/spirituality.

Beth-Sarah Wright, Ph.D.

PASTORAL CARE

12-STEP GROUPS AT THE CATHEDRAL Alcoholics Anonymous

Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 7 p.m., Lanier House

Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of people who come together to solve their drinking problem. A.A.’s primary purpose is to help alcoholics achieve sobriety.

Peachtree Al-Anon Family Group

Thursdays, 10:30 a.m., Lanier House

LANDSCAPES OF GRIEF

Sundays, September 17 – October 22, 2023

Lanier House, 3:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.

This in-person grief support group is open to all adults working through the death of a loved one and is facilitated by Canon Cathy Zappa and Gillian Renault of Hospice Atlanta. Sessions occur over consecutive weeks. Participants are asked to commit to attending all sessions. After the second meeting the group will be closed to new participants.

For more information and to register, please contact Paulette Slawson via email at Paulette.Slawson@vnhs.org or by phone at 404-527-6558.

Al-Anon is a mutual support program for people who are living with–or have lived with–someone whose drinking or drug use created problems for themselves or others.

Families Anonymous

Thursdays, 7 p.m., Lanier House

Families Anonymous is a 12-step fellowship for the families and friends who have known a feeling of desperation concerning the destructive behavior of someone very near to them, whether caused by drugs, alcohol, or related behavioral problems.

All 12-step programs are free and open to the public. For questions, please contact Cathy Zappa, czappa@cathedralATL .org.

In memory of St. elIzabeth’S Gu Ild member S

The members of St. Elizabeth’s Guild give thanks for the lives of three recently departed sisters in Christ:

Nancy Beals

Sarah duBignon

Susan Dunn

In their memory, St. Elizabeth’s Guild has made a contribution to the Gilham Grounds Fund. We give thanks for the lives of Nancy, Sarah, and Susan, the fellowship of St. Elizabeth’s, and the stewardship of the Cathedral campus.

They Built It. Now How Do We Take Care of It?

Thursday, September 21, 1 – 2:30 p.m., Room 239

The Cathedral Tour and History Guild invites you to come learn about the history and ongoing care of our stained-glass windows and the Cathedral complex with David Rocchio.

7:45

8:45

All GOD'S CHILDREN

JOIN US FOR THE ATLANTA PRIDE PARADE

All God's Children, the Cathedral's community of LGBTQ+ members, families and friends, will be participating and marching in the October 15, 2023. We will parade through the streets of midtown Atlanta, affirming the lives and dignity of our LGBTQ+ community.

Registration is $20 per person, which includes a custom Cathedral Pride T-shirt to wear during the parade! Please RSVP at cathedralATL.org/prideparade by September 22, 2023

Important note: Interested persons who want to participate with All God's Children or the parade, are not required to identify as an LGBTQ+ individual; the only conditional requirement is a loving heart! For any questions, please contact Canon Lauren Holder, lholder@cathedralATL.org.