The CATHEDRAL TIMES
The weekly newsletter of the Cathedral of St. Philip · Serving Atlanta and the World · March 2, 2025
THANK YOU FOR THIS SUNDAY’S PROCESSION OF PLEDGES! YOU ARE GROWING HOLY COMMUNITY! by the Very Rev. Sam Candler, Dean of the Cathedral
Please come to the altar this Sunday!
Of course, many of you come to the altar every Sunday. You come to pray. You come to receive Holy Communion. You come to have children baptized. You come to have marriages blessed. You come to share. You come to rejoice. You come to grieve. Again, you come to pray.
With your presence and prayer, our beautiful altar at the Cathedral Parish of St. Philip is a sacred place of Holy Community. Of course, many of you come to a Cathedral altar not just on Sunday, but during the week. Thank you!
And this Sunday, we do something truly glorious. I hope we approach the Cathedral altar with tremendous thanks, and with tremendous joy, and with tremendous pledge cards!
Yes, this Sunday, we will rejoice in our annual Pledge Ingathering, a Procession of Pledges, one of the great altar calls of the year here at the Cathedral. During the regular Sunday offertory, after the wine and bread have been presented, and after our usual alms basins have been presented, (and after our own children have been presented!), we will present pledge cards—our annual pledges of financial support for God’s work through the Cathedral for the 2025 year. We call it a Procession of Pledges.
Many of you have already turned in generous pledges. Thank you! Some of us are just getting to it! Thank you! Many of you are wondering. Thank you!
Whether we have turned in a pledge or not, however, ALL of us can approach the altar this coming Sunday with a card that indicates—that indicates, simply, that we INTEND to pledge in 2025. Those “intention cards” will be in the pews this Sunday for you to use. You are welcome to join the offertory procession!
With your pledge, you are indicating not only that you are a part of Holy Community here at the Cathedral Parish of St. Philip, but also that you are helping to grow Holy Community here at the Cathedral. Thank you for helping to grow Holy Community here! There is a difference between visiting and staying. There is a difference between watching and belonging. I am glad that the Cathedral Parish of St. Philip is a community of staying and belonging
And, further, ours is a Holy Community of growing. With our pledges, we are growing all sorts of smaller holy communities within our grand Holy Community. We are growing holy community in our worship services, in our Christian Education classes for all ages and groups, in our outreach missions, in our bible studies, in our choirs, in our parish fellowship gatherings, in our parochial entities, in our preaching and teaching, and in our daily occasions of holy conversation and connection.
Join us this Sunday! Bring your generous pledge card to church and join the Procession of Pledges. It is an altar call! It is a procession of life and growth! I am glad you are here! I am glad you are growing with us!
This SUNDAY
MARCH 2, 2025 · The Last Sunday after the Epiphany, Year C Exodus 34:29-35 • Psalm 99 • 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 • Luke 9:28-36
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 George Maxwell
8:45 A.M. AND 11:15 A.M. BAPTISMS AND HOLY EUCHARIST, CATHEDRAL
Celebrant: The Very Rev. Sam Candler
Preacher : The Rev. Canon George Maxwell
8:45 a.m. Cathedral Choristers and Cathedral Singers / 11:15 a.m. Cathedral Choir:
Gwyneth Walker (b. 1947), Dazzling as the Sun
Morten Lauridsen (b. 1943), O nata lux
Baptisms at 8:45:
Brooke Morgan Bassity, daughter of Alison and David Bassity
Charles Wick Engebretson, son of Christina and Nicholas Engebretson
John Lanier Engebretson, son of Christina and Nicholas Engebretson
Rose Fabel Harps, daughter of Elizabeth and Patrick Harps
Mills Narasimha Murthy, son of Elizabeth and Sandeep Murthy
Betty Beasley Prickett, daughter of Ali and Clay Prickett
Baptisms at 11:15:
William Yu-Ahn Blanchard, son of Hyelyon Lee and Jack Blanchard
George Turner DeHaven, son of Maryanna and Joe DeHaven
Sarah Owens Harden, daughter of Lauren and John Harden
Avery Elizabeth Lenardo, daughter of Elizabeth LeBow and Timothy Lenardo
Vivian Louise Watts, daughter of Lindsey Green and Andrew Watts
11:15 A.M. LA SANTA EUCARISTÍA , MIKELL CHAPEL
Celebrant: The Rev. Dr. Thee Smith
Preacher: The Rev. Iñaki Guevara-Cuence
4 P.M. CHORAL EVENSONG FOR THE FEAST OF ST. DAVID OF WALES, CATHEDRAL
Celebrant and Preacher: The Rev. Canon Ashley Carr
Cathedral Schola:
Margaret Burk (b. 1990), Preces & Responses
William Mathias (1934-1992), Jesus College Service
Gwyneth Walker (b. 1947), Dazzling as the Sun
Paul Mealor (b. 1975), Ubi caritas
SUNDAY AFTERNOON RECITALS
CAROLYN HOFF, ORGAN
Cleveland Institute of Music, Cleveland,Ohio
SUNDAY, MARCH 2— 3:15 P.M.
IN-PERSON AND ONLINE AT CATHEDRALATL.ORG/RECITALS
Jonathan Dove (b. 1959), Niagara
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Pièce d’Orgue
Cèsar Franck (1822-1890), Chorale III in A minor
Ash WEDNESDAY
MARCH 5, 2025
Joel 2:1-2, 12-17 • Psalm 103:8-14 • 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10 • Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21
12:15 P.M. AND 7 P.M.: IN-PERSON AND ONLINE
7 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST AND IMPOSITION OF ASHES , MIKELL CHAPEL
Celebrant and Preacher: The Very Rev. Sam Candler
12:15 P.M. HOLY EUCHARIST AND IMPOSITION OF ASHES, CATHEDRAL
Celebrant: The Very Rev. Sam Candler
Preacher: The Rev. Canon Ashley Carr
Cathedral Singers:
Thomas Tallis, In jejunio et fletu
Henry Purcell, Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts
6 P.M. ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICE FOR CHILDREN, ST. MARY'S CHAPEL
Celebrant: The Rev. Canon Ashley Carr
There will be a simple supper served at 5:30 p.m.
7 P.M. HOLY EUCHARIST AND IMPOSITION OF ASHES, CATHEDRAL
Celebrant: The Rev. Canon George Maxwell
Preacher: The Rev. Canon David Boyd
Cathedral Choir:
Gregorio Allegri, Miserere mei, Deus
William Byrd, Emendemus in melius
Henry Purcell, Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts
7 P.M. LA SANTA EUCARISTÍA
Y IMPOSICIÓN DE CENIZA, MIKELL CHAPEL
Celebrant: The Rev. Dr. Thee Smith
Preacher: The Rev. Deacon Juan Sandoval
The CATHEDRAL of ST. PHILIP
The Very Rev. Samuel G. Candler, Dean
Dale Adelmann, Ph.D., Canon for Music
The Rev. Canon David E. Boyd III, Canon for Pastoral Care
The Rev. Canon Ashley Carr, Canon for Parish Life
The Rev. Canon George M. Maxwell, Jr., Vicar
The Rev. Canon Julia B. Mitchener, Canon for Mission
The Rev. Salmoon Bashir, Curate for Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations
The Rev. Deacon Linda Rosengren
The Rev. Deacon Juan Sandoval, Deacon for Hispanic Ministries and Pastoral Care
The Rev. Theophus “Thee” Smith, Ph.D., Priest Associate
Geoff DeLong, Senior Warden
Mary Hall Perrin, Junior Warden
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WEDNESDAY
EVENINGS IN
This Lent, spend Wednesday evenings with your Cathedral community. For 5 weeks (March 12–April 9), we’ll start with dinner in Child Hall at 5:30 p.m., followed by a variety of options from 6–7 p.m. to nourish your soul and mind.
Dinner will change each week. Adults are $15, and children’s buttered noodles and applesauce is free. Please register by Sunday each week so we can prepare the right amount of food. Register at cathedralATL.org/lentendinner; you can register for multiple weeks or come back to fill out the form again. Everyone will pay in person as you get your food.
DINNER SCHEDULE
MARCH 12:
MARCH 19: MARCH 26: APRIL 2: APRIL 9:
Café Agora Spaghetti Moe’s Chicken Casserole Chili
Contact Dorsey DeLong, ddelong@cathedralATL.org, or 404-365-1037, with any questions.
LENT
CHOOSE FROM THE FOLLOWING:
GOOD FAITH RESTORATIVE PRACTICES
Child Hall
Draw closer to God through the visceral experiences of our faith as we steep ourselves in a different spiritual practice each week. We invite all levels of experience to participate in a variety of common spiritual practices that we will engage in real-time during this hour. Come and see how God is stirring through your senses and see where it takes you. This offering is guided by the Rev. Canon Ashley Carr and will feature different speakers each week.
BOOK STUDY WITH THE REV. CANON JULIA MITCHENER
What We Remember Will be Saved: A Story of Refugees and the Things They Carry by Stephanie Saldaña Cathedral Bookstore
One of the central themes of Lent involves the wilderness journey—the struggle through a place of barrenness and danger in search of a land flowing with milk and honey. While we may think of this pilgrimage in metaphorical terms, refugees the world over experience it in real life. Stephanie Saldaña’s beautiful nonfiction work What We Remember will be Saved takes us on a journey with Hana, who sews her hometown’s story into a dress, Ferhad, who preserves his family heritage through song, and Munir, who seeks goodness even in the horrors of a migrant camp. This book won first prize in the 2024 Religion News Association’s Excellence in Reporting Award. It is available for purchase in the Cathedral Bookstore.
AGING ISSUES—A JOURNEY OF REFLECTION AND
UNDERSTANDING
Walthour Library
Susan Troutman, Triff Cook, Terry Vawter, and others with lived experience will present a series of classes designed to explore the multifaceted landscape of aging. This program offers a unique opportunity for parishioners to engage with the challenges and joys of growing older, whether personally, within their families, or within our church community. This class will provide a supportive environment for learning, sharing experiences, and reflecting on the spiritual and practical dimensions of aging. We envision a safe and supportive space where vulnerability and honest dialogue are encouraged.
EXPLORING THE PASCHAL VIGIL: OBSERVING WITH SWEET SORROW—WITH DAVID PACINI
Chapter Room
The Great Vigil of Easter is one of the oldest observances of the Christian Church. The observance consists of five parts. In this series, we will focus on one part of the Vigil: the narratives of the Liturgy of the Word.
In these conversations, we will be surveying stories of God’s mysterious and miraculous work in the world as they are set out in the Paschal Vigil (Book of Common Prayer) and portrayed in art history. The Paschal Vigil is the observance of the Passover mystery of God’s saving action from death to life, first in the deliverance of the Israelites from their Egyptian captivity and then again through the passion, death, resurrection, and glorification of the Lamb of God.
Weekly presentations will prepare participants to envision Lent and Holy Week as part of the larger narrative of God’s historical interventions.
COUNTDOWN TO EASTER WITH THE CHOSEN WATCH PARTY WITH THE REV. DR. THEE SMITH Lanier House
*Please note this program begins at 5 p.m.
“We’ve got the triumphal entry,” says Dallas Jenkins, director of The Chosen—the popular film series about Jesus and his disciples. “We’ve got the turning of the tables, we’ve got the Last Supper. We’ve got the Judas betrayal. We’ve got Jesus’ face-offs against the religious leaders in the temple.
[Season 5 is] our biggest season yet by far.”
Join us as we review key episodes of seasons 1-4 in anticipation of Season 5 being released (in theaters only) beginning March 28 through Easter weekend, April 19-20. To learn more, or to be added to The Chosen mailing list, contact The Rev. Dr. Thee Smith at tsmith@cathedralATL.org or 404-931-5062.
FOR KIDS:
JOURNEY
WITH JESUS ON THE ROAD
THROUGH LENT
Calling all Godly Play Children! Join Deacon Linda and Lynn Wilmoth on Wednesdays in Lent as we thoughtfully prepare for Easter through activities, stories and art. We’ll meet from 6–7 p.m., while adults have other Lenten series offerings. Each week will focus on a different part of Jesus’ journey to the cross and his resurrection.
Ages 0-3: Nurturing Center is open
PRAYER List
FOR THOSE WHO ARE ILL OR RECOVERING:
LONG TERM PRAYERS:R. Huntley Allen • Lucy Baker • Catalina Barragan • Ed Black • Ann and Frank Blackistone, Jr. • John Blair • Lawrence Booker • Cheryl Bryant • The Bryant Family • Herbert Buffington • The Crossley Family • Rita Daly • Jerri Darnell • Debbie Dewees • Mary Wayne Dixon • Phoebe Forio • Tom Frolik • Susan Gavalis • Meriel Gregory • Jenny Ham • Tory Hartness • Gena Inman • Jane Jones • Bennie King • Randi King • Lisa Krysiak • Bonnie Lamberth • Virginia LaMon • Liza Lanier • Ralph Lewis • Robert Lewis • Stewart Long, Jr. • Jill Mahaffey • Kit Mason • Tommy Mason • Floyd McRae • Sally Menning • John Mercer • Mary
Chase Mize • Graham Mulling • Susan Myers • Jim Myrick • Charlie Neal • Lori Hegwood Owens • Marian Palmore • Jim Powell • Nancy Qarmout • Buddy Redd • Rubye Reid • Lorraine Reynolds • Barbara Rice • Bob Riggins • Agnes Elizabeth Robertson • Bill Roth • Kay Sanders • Nancy Sanders • Louis “Skip” Schueddig • Sheila Stovall • Tommy Truesdale • Len Wagner • Jonathan Wright
FAMILY AND FRIENDS: Josephine Rose Adams • Kenya Anders • Steve Baker • Bettina Bass • Annette Bechtold • Ray and Pat Bell •
Jason Borland • Darrell Boyette • Jason Brady • Trip Bray • Saint Legend Brown • Chaz Brownfield • Beverly Brownlee • Anne Bumbak • Lila Jo Callaway • Roanne Chandraratna • Anna Clifford • Georgia Collier • Linda Connelly • Ava Corroon • Andre DeBussey • Veta Durman • Marilyn Epstein • Kyle Garcia • David Garlock • Ann George • Nikki Greenaway • Kerry Gresham • Ted Hackett •
Ryan Hamilton • Joanne Dopp Hamlyn • Carole Ann Harris • Davis Hatcher • Shirley Helmke • Lisa Hoybach • Jane Hunnicutt • Beth Ingle • William Irwin • Farley Jenkins, Sr. • Pat Jones • Delores and Lee Josephs • Jack Karch • Tyler King • Pete Livezey • Carolyn R. Lusk • Lauren Makhlouf • Hampton Maxim • Elaine Metcalf • Iris Miller • Jon Moravec • Melanie Myers • Tom Myer •
Vonnie Nahill • Fred Neuschel • Linus Nickel • Mary Jane Noyes • Alejandrina Orellana • Jon Oscher • Alfredo Paniagua • Stephen Pararo • David Raj • Hugh Ripps • Terri Robertson • Einar Sagstuen • Joe Salas • James Sands • Patricia Schooley • Coley Sheats • Lelia Sinclair • Alice Smith-Mather • Don Smith • William Mose Smith • Michael and Kathryn Snider • Kristin Ryan Stockton • Izzy Straus • John and Cleary Tanner • Pierson Thames • Leopoldo Velita • Pat Volpicella • Suzette Walling • Jay Whitten • John Wilmer • Bridget Woltman • Christie Woodfin • Cutler Woodfin • Hollis Youngner FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED: Palmer Temple
PASTORAL Care
GOING THERE: CONTEMPLATING DEATH TO INVIGORATE LIFE
Tuesday Evenings, March 11–April 15
6–8 p.m., Room 368
Join Cathedral member and Conscious Dying Coach, Susan Patterson, in this small group course beginning March 11. Over the course of six two-hour sessions, the group will focus on five contemplation topics, participate in grounding exercises, and share personal insights in order to increase our comfort level with dying and death; increase our ability to envision the experiences and connections that bring deep meaning to our lives, and, create action steps to share our thoughts, wishes and plans with others. A fee of $150 covers all materials and Susan’s leadership. Please direct questions to Canon David Boyd at david.boyd@cathedralATL.org. Register at cathedralATL.org/goingthere.
STEWARDSHIP
At the Cathedral we want to make space for everyone, from the youngest babies to our most long-time members. Children are a vital part of all aspects of Cathedral life, including worship, community, and, yes, pledging. Some of our most devoted pledgers are too young to file taxes! This week we want to share why some of these pledgers dedicate a part of their allowance to the Cathedral.
GEORGE BAIR (AGE
6)
“I pledge money to the Cathedral because I like the snacks. I gave to Cathedral Giving By Design so that people can get houses.”
OLIVER HENRY (AGE 10)
“I give money to the church for the new building that they’re building—the Good Faith Chapel. I give money for the supplies for the Homeless Requiem so I can make the backpacks and stuff because it’s pretty fun. I like to help pay for the Cathedral’s Farmers Market and the Cathedral Book Store and the things they use to sell things.”
MASON HENRY (AGE
8)
“So we can have more church.”
And really—more church is what we all want, isn’t it? Look for more details next week about the upcoming children’s pledge campaign! If you haven’t made your pledge yet, you can do so at cathedralATL.org/pledge.
POSTMASTER: Dated Material. Please deliver by March 1, 2025
This sunday at a glance
7:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist Mikell Chapel
8:45 a.m. Baptisms and Holy Eucharist Cathedral
10:10 a.m. The Dean’s Forum: The Angles of Anglicanism, Part 2 Child Hall
10:10 a.m. Living Faith Room 239
10:10 a.m. Godly Play Parents Room 368
10:10 a.m. Youth Sunday School Room 382
10:10 a.m. Godly Play 3rd Floor above the Atrium
11:15 a.m. Baptisms and Holy Eucharist Cathedral
11:15 a.m. La Santa Eucaristía Mikell Chapel
1:15 p.m. Enjoy Biblical Greek! Room 239 and online
2 p.m. Landscapes of Grief Lanier House
3:15 p.m. Sunday Afternoon Recital: Carolyn Hoff Cathedral
4 p.m. Choral Evensong Cathedral
6 p.m. EYC for Middle and High School Room 382
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Join Dean Sam Candler in Child Hall at 10:10 a.m. this Sunday, March 2, for a special Dean's Forum on "The Angles of Anglicanism: Part 2!" Join us for this presentation on the history and theology of our Anglican tradition.
