The CATHEDRAL TIMES The weekly newsletter of the Cathedral of St. Philip · Serving Atlanta and the World · November 19, 2023
THANKSGIVING THIS YEAR
by the Very Rev. Sam Candler, Dean of the Cathedral
This year, I am thankful for grocery store visits.
They usually do not start well. I am irritated that our house has run out of something important, and we are supposed to never run out. It might be eggs or butter. It might be toilet paper. So, we assemble a list of other things we need. I will realize later that I have forgotten something. I make my way. I am already a bit impatient. I drive my familiar route to the local market. Our store might be a regular chain, and it might be a farmers’ market, but I have a preferred way to get there. Efficient as it is, it is rarely without traffic, and I encounter both the slowpokes and the speedsters. I am on an errand, and it is a chore. Next, I meet the challenge of finding a convenient parking spot. There is never a convenient parking spot. I am on an errand, and it is a chore. Both cars and people zig and zag through the parking lot; there has never been an efficiently designed parking lot, anywhere. I practice patience. But something happens as I walk to the store. I meet people. I meet all sorts of people, from the finest to the most slovenly. I realize—I even give thanks—that we are all here to meet our basic needs, and we share something in common in those needs. I say hello. I even smile. The grocery store, the market, has gathered us all together. The grocery store visit is my discipline of practicing patience. Once inside, I meet more people in need. So engrossed are they in their purchase, they are blocking the entire aisle. I slow down. Next, the poor shelf stockers are lugging huge carts of new supplies down the aisle. They cannot even see me, and they invariably stop their cart right in front of the items I was hoping to peruse. I smile, and they try to move their load. Patience comes more easily when we respect people! At the farmers’ market, we get a chance to respect their more recreational clothes, too: and we have the opportunity to respect their dogs! The store is sold out of at least one of things I had hoped to buy. Perhaps the supplier no longer even makes the product. I have to find a substitute. I study a bit. Sometimes, I actually find a new favorite food. I talk with a person I had seen in church last week but not been able to speak to. I see some people I have not seen in years. They are still coming to the grocery store. I get to the checkout lines and can never predict which will be the shortest. Never. Of course. I inevitably choose the line with the slowest checkout person, and she has to ask me which kind of tomatoes I picked out. She is nice. The person putting my items into bags is doing his best, and I help him a bit. They have helped me assemble my needs. I am thankful for them. Finally, I have paid the bill; and I push a cart, or carry a laden bag, to the car. I am thankful for the gift of having stores nearby, with such supplies. Not every culture, not even every American, can drive to a local market for fresh goods. Then, a few days later, maybe that very evening, another routine develops. Someone prepares a feast with the supplies of the day. We may take turns with the preparation. Maybe the dinner is a small supper for only two people, or maybe just one. Maybe, just maybe, the supper is a feast! Maybe others show. Maybe what was only a few fish and some bread, for a few people, becomes a feeding of five thousand. When people take the time to do their chores, when we go to the grocery store and buy our routine things, we are preparing the way for something tremendous. We are preparing for a feast. I give thanks for the patience and love and discipline that going to the grocery store teaches me. And I give thanks for all those who have gone to the grocery store this year, for me, and for us. Their commitment and patience have prepared tables and altars for us. Eucharist means thanks! Let us give thanks! Let us keep the feast!
This SUNDAY
NOVEMBER 19, 2023 · The Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 28, Year A Zephaniah 1:7,12-18 • Psalm 90:1-12 • 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 • Matthew 25:14-30
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. Salmoon Bashir
8:45 A.M. AND 11:15 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, CATHEDRAL Celebrant: The Rev. Canon Lauren Holder Preacher: The Rev. Salmoon Bashir 8:45 a.m. Cathedral Singers / 11:15 a.m. Cathedral Choir: William Byrd (c. 1540-1623), Prevent us, O Lord Thomas Ford (c. 1580-1648), Almighty God, which hast me brought in safety
11:15 A.M. LA SANTA EUCARISTÍA, MIKELL CHAPEL Officiant and Preacher: The Rev. Deacon Juan Sandoval
4 P.M. CHORAL EVENSONG, CATHEDRAL FOR THE FEAST OF HILDA, ABBESS OF WHITNEY, OBSERVED Officiant and Preacher: The Rev. Dr. Thee Smith Cathedral Schola: Margaret Burk (b. 1990), Preces & Responses Jessica French, Magnificat & Nunc dimittis in G minor Craig Phillips (b. 1961), The house of faith has many rooms Dan Locklair (b. 1949), O Trinity of blessed Light
SUNDAY AFTERNOON RECITALS BRYAN ANDERSON, ORGAN St. Thomas Episcopal Church and School Houston, Texas SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19 — 3:15 P.M. IN-PERSON AND ONLINE AT CATHEDRALATL.ORG/RECITALS
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), Overture to La forza del destino
CHRISTMAS PAGEANT SIGN UPS Sundays through December 10, 10 a.m.
Children ages 4 - 5th grade are invited to join our cast of sheep, shepherds, angels, soldiers, stars, and the holy family. Sign ups must be done in person in the Atrium on Sunday mornings at 10 a.m. through December 10 to guarantee casting. Contact Lisa McNamara, lmcnamara@cathedralATL.org, for questions.
Herbert Howells (1892-1983), Psalm prelude, Set 2, No 1 “De profundis” John Ireland (1879-1962), “Villanella” from Miniature Suite William Bolcom (b. 1938), Jesus Loves Me, from 12 Gospel Preludes Marcel Dupré (1886-1971), Deux Esquisses
Thanksgiving DAY NOVEMBER 23, 2023
Amos 5:18-24 • Psalm 70 • 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 • Matthew 25:1-13
10 A.M. THANKSGIVING DAY HOLY EUCHARIST, CATHEDRAL Celebrant and Preacher: The Rev. Canon Cathy Zappa
OUTREACH HABITAT CHRISTMAS BASKETS
ST. MONICA’S GUILD TOY DRIVE Please join St. Monica’s Guild in a toy drive to assist Emmaus House in providing a cheerful Christmas to all in their neighborhood. Santa and Mrs. Claus come to Emmaus House and give presents to more than 550 children from all over Atlanta. Here’s how you can help: • Donate gifts: Bring new, unwrapped gifts to the bins in the Atrium November 19–December 17. The Emmaus House Holiday Guide document, with suggested gifts by age and gender, is available at cathedralATL.org/toydrive. • Make a contribution: $35 will sponsor a child but any donation amount is helpful and appreciated. Make checks payable to “The Cathedral of St. Philip” and write Toy Drive in the memo line. Checks can be handed to a guild member on Sunday mornings at the table in the Atrium or mailed to the Cathedral – Attention St. Monica’s Guild.
The Habitat Christmas delivery committee will again be creating boxes of goodies for 27 of the families for whom the Cathedral has helped build homes. As in the past, we are hoping to gather tins of cookies, loaves of bread, nuts, and fruit to fill the boxes, and we have also added a few new options for other donations to our list this year. If you would like to contribute items for the baskets or be present for the fun of delivering baskets this year, sign up at cathedralATL.org/habitatbaskets. Donations for the baskets should be dropped off in conference room 239 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, December 8. Basket delivery will take place on Saturday, December 9. Contact the Rev. Julia Mitchener, julia.mitchener@ cathedralATL.org with questions. Please consider contributing to this joyful event!
• Donations can also be made online by going to cathedralATL.org/toydrive.
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. 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 THIS SUNDAY Old Fashioned Sunday School 10:10 a.m, Child Hall 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 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 leads a discussion that looks more deeply at Murthy’s diagnosis and the healing remedy that Wells prescribes. All are welcome. Living Faith 10:10 a.m., Room 239 Our topic this week is “What makes for a meaningful life?” Drawing on the book Life Worth Living: A Guide to What Matters by three scholars from the Yale Institute for Faith and Culture, we will reflect on some core questions of human existence within the context of our Christian calling and hope. All are welcome!
Adult Confirmation Class 10:10 a.m., Room 319 (Chapter Room) Our Adult Confirmation classes run through November 26, preparing for a Diocesan Confirmation service in December. Contact Canon Lauren Holder, lholder@cathedralATL.org, with questions. Young Professionals: Seeking God in Our Daily Lives 10:10 a.m., Room 368 Each Sunday, our Young Professionals group gathers for our formation offering: “Seeking God in Our Daily Lives.” During our time together, we explore the story of our Christian faith and how we participate in that larger story. Enjoy Biblical Greek! 1:15 p.m., Room 239 and on Zoom Provided on a drop-in basis, first-time visitors need no previous knowledge of Greek. Please contact the Rev. Dr. Thee Smith, tsmith@cathedralATL.org, for more information.
Introduction to Nurtured Heart 10:10 a.m., Walthour Library (Room 315) Mary Hunter Maxwell will provide an introduction to the Nurtured Heart Approach. This approach focuses on creating connected relationships, emphasizing positive behavior, and transforming difficult intensities into abundant Inner Wealth. NHA is based on the premise that an individual’s intense energy can be positively channeled and transformed into a positive force. The approach teaches parents, caregivers, and educators to recognize and amplify positive behavior in children and each other.
Tickets Now on Sale Christmas ALTAR FLOWERS We will once again have beautiful floral arrangements and decorations in our sacred spaces this Christmas, with your help! Donations are appreciated throughout the Christmas season. Those received on or before December 18 will be listed in the Christmas service leaflet. Those received after that date will be listed online. Your donation can be made in memory of or thanksgiving for a loved one using the form below or online at cathedralATL.org/flowers. If you use the form below, please include a check with your request, made payable to The Cathedral of St. Philip. While any gift is appreciated, a minimum of $125 per printed line is suggested. Checks and forms should be sent to: The Cathedral of St. Philip, Attn.: Hillary Jones, 2744 Peachtree Rd., NW, Atlanta, GA 30305. You may also make arrangements by contacting Liz Aull, 404-365-1034, or laull@cathedralATL.org. Please list the name (or names) as you want them to appear: In Memory of:
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PRAYER List FOR THOSE WITH IMMEDIATE NEEDS: Kathy Johnson • Marisa Kelly • Annie Stephan • Mike Wood FOR THOSE WHO ARE ILL OR RECOVERING: LONG TERM PRAYERS: R. Huntley Allen • Randy Allen • Lucy Baker • Virginia Bicksler • Ed Black • The Bryant Family • Connie
Chapman • Geraldine Charles • Miguel Boaz-Contreras • The Crossley Family • Everett Doffermyre • Terry Dornbush • Deborah Ellington • Paul Fekete • Joyce Egan Ferris • Phoebe Forio • Tom Frolik • Ken Griffiths • Steve Gunter • Jenny Ham • Tory Hartness • Karen Howard • Jane Jones • Fred Keith, Jr. • Earline King • Hudson Knox • Harry Lamon • Liza Lanier • Lisa Krysiak • Jill Mahaffey •
Leslie Marlowe • Tommy Mason • Rebecca McDonough • Wynetta McNeill • Kimberly McOmber • Mary Mercer • Lee Moran • Graham Mulling • Susan Myers • Jim Myrick • Charlie Neal • Marian Palmore • Al Plummer • Sue Redd • Rubye and Wayne Reid •
Lorraine Reynolds • Barbara and Joel Rice • Bob Riggins • Tom Roberts • Agnes Elizabeth Robertson • Betty Roper • Louis “Skip” Schueddig • Tommy Truesdale • Connie Vaughan • Len Wagner • Ron Wallace • Jonathan Wright
FAMILY AND FRIENDS: Josephine Rose Adams • Elizabeth Alexander • Shaista Bashir • Bettina Bass • Ray and Pat Bell • Jason Berry •
Eleanor Blount and Justin Blount Murray • Jason Brady • Chet Brewer • Catherine Brinton • Darnell Brown • Lila Jo Callaway • Mika
Chorey • Anna Clifford • Marie Corrigan • Ava Corroon • Apryl Roberts Cox • Heather Dyas Coy • Bob Crawford • Konrad Darling •
Mollie Davidson • Megan Dyer • Ron Dyer • Bob Eaton • William Erb • Kenneth Farr • Harry Fifield • Harrison Fitch • Kyle Garcia •
Eric Gose • Jim Gregory and Rick Hoyle • Scott Gregory • Nick Hadden • McKee Hamilton • Don Harp III • Carolyn Harrison • Gayle Higley • Jay Horton • Brian Huestis • Beth Ingle • Cami Jackson • Patty and Shannon Jafolis • Brendan Jenkins • Anna Kelly •
The Kelly Family • Robin Kemp • Dick Kustin • Herb Larrabee • Kelly Lindsley • Pete Livezey • Hilda Lukwago • Carolyn R. Lusk • Rosalia Meadors • Lauren Makhlouf • Elaine Metcalf • Marion Hickman Meythaler • Betsy Moore • Linus Nickel • Linda Pace •
Stephen Pararo • Ronald and Clara Peters • Jackson Pike • Ginny Quinn • Annie Robertson • Einar Sagstuen • Edward Sajdak • Joe Salas • James Sands • Skip Saunders • Patricia Schooley • Stacey Schuitema • Murray Smartt • Don Smith • Philip Gregory Smith •
Michael and Kathryn Snider • Gretchen Sutton • Jan Swanson • John and Cleary Tanner • Timothy Tew • Pierson Thames • LeAnn Tingle • Jennifer Wilson • Christie Woodfin • Whit A. Wright • Marjorie Young • Hollis Youngner
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED: Patricia Corlew • Sandy Ford FOR THOSE RECENTLY MARRIED: Carson Parker and Sumurti Patel, Married November 4, 2023
HISPANIC Ministries LAS POSADAS Wednesday, December 20, 6 p.m., Meet at the Lanier House The posadas are a traditional celebration (known as a novena) that takes place nine days before Christmas, that is, from December 16–24. Each of the nine days represents a value such as humility, strength, detachment, charity, trust, justice, purity, joy and generosity. Children and adults take to the streets to make the “pilgrimage” which consists of visiting nine houses–one per day–until they find the house where they can lodge. Pilgrims follow a statue known as a “mystery” that can be of the figure of Mary, Joseph, an angel or a donkey, and is also accompanied by popular songs and prayers. Finally, the hosts offer foods provided by the pilgrims (peregrinos). At the end of the evening, the traditional seven-point piñata is broken by the children. Though we are only celebrating one night of the posada, it will be a marvelous evening of singing, eating and joining in Mary and Joseph’s travels to Bethlehem. We will start our journey at the Lanier House, travel to the Deanery for dinner, and finally to Child Hall to break the piñata. If you wish to enjoy the posada, there will be sign up sheets to bring a food item to share with all that attend; appetizers, main dish, or dessert. All are welcome! If you have questions, please contact Deacon Juan Sandoval, jsandoval@cathedralATL.org.
SPIRITUALITY ADVENT QUIET DAY How Can It Be? Entering the Mystery of the Incarnation An Advent Quiet Day Saturday, December 2, 9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. An angel appears to Mary and reports that she will give birth to the Son of God. Before she can make her transformative declaration, “Let it be me,” Mary first asks, “How can it be?” Zechariah, the shepherds, and others in Scripture offer similar questions when confronted by the mystery of God. How can it be? How can it be that the God of the universe chose to become human? How can it be that this baby is God Made Flesh, God With Us, the Messiah? It’s such an honest, human question. We try so hard to understand God with our rational minds. Yet God is Mystery; it’s not possible to comprehend God and God’s ways. The invitation, then, is first to allow compassionate space for our questions and doubts. Then we can let our minds rest and enter into Mystery; we can follow the example of Mary and others and let go, trust, and open ourselves to a Love that is beyond anything we could ever hope for or imagine. Join us for our annual Advent Quiet Day as we sit with the mystery of God’s incarnation. Using a variety of spiritual practices, we’ll hold space for our questions and doubts, sit with the mystery of God, and prepare to receive the marvelous, unfathomable gift of God’s Son this Christmas. The day will be led by Kristen E. Vincent, an author, spiritual director, and retreat leader who holds a Master of Theological Studies from Duke Divinity School and is a graduate of the Academy for Spiritual Formation. The Quiet Day will take place in the Lanier House on the Cathedral campus, 9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m., Saturday, December 2. The cost is $20 and includes lunch. Please register at cathedralATL.org/quietday before November 29. For more information contact Jeannie Mahood, jmahood@cathedralATL.org or 404-365-1031.
FACILITATED LABYRINTH WALK AND TAIZÉ Monday, November 20, 7 p.m. Please join us for a contemplative Third Monday of November. We’ll begin in Child Hall for an hour of walking the sacred labyrinth path starting at 7 p.m. Or come a few minutes early for a brief introduction if you are new to the labyrinth. Then, come to Mikell Chapel at 8 p.m. for Taizé Prayers for Peace. Originating in Taizé, France, this simple service of scripture, music, silence, and candlelight will bring a beautiful and prayerful close to your Monday. The facilitated Labyrinth walk and Taizé service take place every third Monday at the Cathedral. Come to one, or both – and bring a friend! Questions? Contact Jeannie Mahood, jmahood@cathedralATL.org or 404-365-1031.
The Cathedral Bookstore needs extra volunteer help during its busy holiday season. There is a wide variety of ways you can help – replacing ornaments on the tree, pre-cutting gift wrap, helping maintain displays, helping bag at the register, answering the phone, working on inventory, filing, helping people find their way to other parts of the Cathedral and more! If you are comfortable with a computer, there are also a variety of tasks there. There is always something to do at the Bookstore and we need your help – just for a couple of hours one day, or more regularly if you can spare the time. Please contact the Bookstore at bookstore@cathedralbookstore.org and we will find you the perfect role! Thank you!
NEW MEMBERS Laura and Steve Crotty from Atlanta Beverly Coleman from Knoxville, Tennessee Alex and Will Robertson from Atlanta
POSTMASTER: Dated Material. Please deliver by November 18, 2023
This Sunday at a glance 7:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist
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Mikell Chapel
8:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist Cathedral
10 a.m. Godly Play
3rd Floor Above the Atrium
10 a.m. Christmas Pageant Signups Atrium
10:10 a.m. Old Fashioned Sunday School Child Hall
10:10 a.m. Living Faith Room 239
10:10 a.m. Adult Confirmation Class Room 319 (Chapter Room)
10:10 a.m. YP Sunday School Room 368
10:10 a.m. Introduction to Nurturing Heart Walthour Library (Room 315)
10:10 a.m. Youth Sunday School Room 382
11:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist Cathedral
11:15 a.m. La Santa Eucaristía Mikell Chapel
12:45 p.m. Eucharistic Visitor Training Room 368
1:15 p.m. Enjoy Biblical Greek! Room 239 and online
3:15 p.m. Sunday Afternoon Recital: Bryan Anderson Cathedral
4:00 p.m. Choral Evensong Cathedral
5:00 p.m. Middle School Sunday Evening EYC 6:00 p.m. Dinner for All Youth 6.30 p.m. High School Sunday Evening EYC All EYC Activities in Room 382
Advent Procession with Lessons & Carols Sunday, December 3, 4 p.m.