The Cathedral Times - October 16, 2022

The CATHEDRAL TIMES

The weekly newsletter of the Cathedral of St. Philip · Serving Atlanta and the World · October 16, 2022

DEMONS AND MEMORIES

By the Very Rev. Sam Candler, Dean of the Cathedral

This past Monday, as I prayed the Office of Morning Prayer, I read the gospel lesson for the day, the fairly familiar story of the “Gerasene Demoniac” (Luke 8:26-39). It’s a pretty ugly story.

Essentially, Jesus encounters a man who has demons; the man wears no clothes and lives “not in a house but in the tombs.” When Jesus commands the unclean spirit to leave the man, he also asks the demon, “What is your name?” The man—or unclean spirit—replies, “Legion.” The gospel writer explains that many demons had entered the man.

The story continues that the demons ask Jesus that they be cast into a herd of swine on the hillside, and Jesus gives them permission. The demons come out of the man and enter the swine; the herd then rushes down a steep bank into a lake, where they drown. The man who had been notoriously possessed is healed, and the people of the surrounding country are so overwhelmed, maybe in fear, maybe in awe, that they ask Jesus to leave. They don’t get it.

In this fall season, as our nights get longer, it seems that we tend to spend more time in bed. There is not as much light outside, and we live in more darkness. But we don’t always sleep there in bed, do we? Night times can be the times when worries and anxieties and fears can be the most paralyzing. They wake us up at odd hours. They prevent us from returning to sleep. In fact, some of our dreams are so terrifying that we do not want to return to sleep. We worry about relationships and family. We worry about money. We worry about the past; we worry about the future. I often describe these night terrors as demons. And those demons can be many; they are legion.

It interests me that the Gerasene demoniac lived among the tombs. Tombs, of course, are where we place the bodies of our dead. They mark the bodies of our loved ones, representing good times and bad times, things done and things left undone. In ancient times, the word, “tomb” could mean “memorial,” and even “remembrance.” Today, the tombstones of our old family members are where we remember them.

It strikes me that the Gerasene demoniac lived among the old memories of people. The Gerasene demoniac lived in the tombs because that is where all our memory demons are. At night, our unconscious journeys back through our memories; and, in those tombs, the unconscious discovers all sorts of worries and neglects. Thus, our memories can be the very places where we are not at rest; they are where we still worry about things undone, and where we worry about things done to us. Our memories are where we have been hurt and damaged. Our memories are where our demons are.

Truly good healers—priests and rabbis and therapists—can sometimes help us explore our memories. Some truly good healers—therapists, rabbis, priests—can even help us understand our dreams, those night occasions when our unconscious shows us something about ourselves that we had forgotten, or even repressed. Not all dreams do this, of course; but some might.

The point is that our memories need the healing touch of a higher power, a power of grace and good—a power many of us know as Jesus, who was unafraid to speak to the legion of demons occupying the Gerasene man. It takes courage to face our memories, especially when we begin to realize that they contain pain as well as joy. Our memories can be occupied by frightening demons, the demons who live among our unconscious tombs and memorials. Those memories can be even more frightening when they emerge and enter other living beings—like the herd of pigs—and cause harm to them. Maybe that is why the crowd in the Gerasene story was actually afraid after this event.

The wise family systems therapist, Ed Friedman (he was also a rabbi), used to say, “Hurt people hurt people.” That is to say: people who have been hurt emotionally and psychologically end up passing that hurt and damage to other people, often without realizing it. On the other hand, a healthy family—like a healthy community—can somehow bear emotional pain and thus disempower it, dissolving its power. The truly powerful among us, like Jesus of Nazareth, have that strength; they bear pain, and even demon possession, without transmitting it to another person. They let the demons go. As these fall nights get longer and darker, I hope that we, too, can practice the letting go of our night time demons.

This SUNDAY

OCTOBER 16, 2022 · The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 24, Year C

Genesis 32:22-31 • Psalm 121 • 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5 • Luke 18:1-8

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 George Maxwell

8:45 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, CATHEDRAL

Celebrant: The Very Rev. Sam Candler

Preacher: The Rev. Canon George Maxwell

NAVE Voices:

Josquin des Préz (1450/1455-1521), Tu pauperum refugium Jean Sibelius (1865-1957), arr. Craig Courtney (b. 1948), Be still, my soul

11:15 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, CATHEDRAL

Celebrant: The Very Rev. Sam Candler Preacher: The Rev. Canon George Maxwell Cathedral Choir: Anton Bruckner (1824-1896), Os justi meditabitur Jake Runestad (b. 1986), I will lift mine eyes unto the hills

11:15 A.M. SERVICIO DE KOINONIA, CON LA SANTA EUCARISTÍA , MIKELL CHAPEL

Officiant and Preacher: The Rev. Deacon Juan Sandoval

4 P.M. CHORAL EVENSONG FOR THE FEAST OF TERESA OF AVILA, OBSERVED , CATHEDRAL

Celebrant and Preacher: The Rev. Canon Lauren Holder Cathedral Schola Sopranos and Altos, and Cathedral Choristers: Christopher Jennings (b. 1980), Preces & Responses David Hogan (1946-1996), Washington Service David Willcocks (1919-2015), Psalm 150 Roxanna Panufnik (b. 1968), Ubi caritas

STEWARDSHIP

Contact Canon Lauren Holder, lholder@cathedralATL.org, for more information.

Long-time Cathedral parishioner and Chief Usher for many years Dr. Emile T. Fisher will be memorialized at a service in the nave on Friday, October 28 at 3 p.m. Immediately following the service, a reception and open house will be held at the Emile Fisher House. Dr. Fisher generously contributed his home to the Cathedral after his death. After a year of design, permitting, construction, and fundraising, the home is ready to house a future addition to the Cathedral clergy staff. The open house will begin at approximately 5 p.m. and the address is 2757 Dover Rd., NW, Atlanta, GA 30305. To learn more and/or make a contribution, visit cathedralATL.org/fisher.

SUNDAY AFTERNOON RECITALS

RICHARD SPOTTS, ORGAN DOYLESTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16 — 3:15 P.M. IN-PERSON AND ONLINE AT CATHEDRALATL.ORG/RECITALS

Charles Tournemire (1870–1939), Trois Poèmes pour orgue

MUSIC

NAVE Voices, a choir of professional singers from around the country, is coming back to the Cathedral of St. Philip on October 15 and 16. Having performed their inaugural concert at the Cathedral in 2012, their 10th anniversary concert will be held on Saturday, October 15, at 5:30 p.m., in the nave. The concert is free and all are welcome. Then, on Sunday, October 16, they will sing at the 8:45 a.m. service. NAVE Voices is under the direction of Dr. Bonnie Borshay Sneed, and were recently awarded Honorable Mention for the American Prize.

ACCESSIBILITY

LISTENING DEVICES IMPROVE AUDIO

We are always working to improve the quality and experience of worship and education at the Cathedral. Last year, hearing loops were installed in the Cathedral and Child Hall to assist individuals who are having trouble hearing. Hearing loops take a signal from a PA system and transmit it through a discreetly hidden wire loop surrounding a seating space. Anyone with a telecoil-enabled hearing aid can use the system without additional equipment by simply switching their personal hearing aid to the tele-coil/T-coil position. This T-coil program has to be activated by your audiologist.

Worshipers who don’t have telecoil-enabled hearing aids can also take advantage of the hearing loops by borrowing a listening device. Simply ask an usher for one as you enter the service. They are easy to use and provide great quality. Sound clarity is greatly increased because the distance between the speaker and the listener is bridged and background noise is nearly eliminated.

This hearing loop system covers all seating areas in the Cathedral Nave and Child Hall. For more information, contact Dan Murphy, dmurphy@cathedralATL.org.

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. Deacon Juan Sandoval, Deacon for Hispanic Ministries

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

Ward Bondurant, Senior Warden

Samuel T. Wilmoth, Junior Warden

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The CATHEDRAL of ST. PHILIP

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FOR THOSE WHO ARE ILL OR RECOVERING:

IMMEDIATE NEEDS: Warren Barnes • Charlotte Eloise Bell

LONG TERM PRAYERS: R. Huntley Allen • Virginia Bicksler • Jeff Bonnell • The Bryant Family • Connie Chapman • Geraldine Charles • Heather Clark • Joan Couch • Paula Cowart • Sharon Crews • The Crossley Family • Rita Daly • Terry Dornbush • Sarah duBignon • Deborah Ellington • Thomas and Ruth Erwin • Paul Fekete • Joyce Egan Ferris • Ken Griffiths • Karen Howard • Jane Jones • Louise Kan • Lisa Krysiak • Bonnie Lamberth • 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 • Karen Richardson • Agnes Elizabeth Robertson • Nora Robillard • Betty Roper • Louis "Skip" Schueddig • Julie Sutton • Tommy Truesdale • Ron Wallace

FAMILY AND FRIENDS: Bettina Bass • Ray and Pat Bell • Lila Jo Callaway • Marie Corrigan • Ava Corroon • Bob Crawford • Judy Crosby • Dominique DuBose • Redell DuBose • Dan Elson • Jack Flanigan • Peter Garbus • Mark Goodwin • Don Harp III • Martha Heinze • Gayle Higley • Eric Hilkman • Paula Horne • Susan Hoskins • Beth Ingle • Cadel Ingraham • Robin Kemp • Pete Livezey • Carolyn R. Lusk • Lauren Makhlouf • Lisa Reeves Martin • Pat Martin • Jan McPherson • Katie McRae • Elaine Metcalf • Ruth Ann Metcalf • Betsy Moore • Nan Nettleman • Linus Nickel • Mary Catherine Ogilvie • Carl Rudolph • Einar Sagstuen • James Sands • Idemay Shaw • Betty Shelton • Jesse Shepard • Don Smith • Michael and Kathryn Snider • John Tanner • Yvonne Tate • Pierson Thames • Frank Troutman III • Donnie Waller • Cheryl Waybright • Evelyn Williams • Christie Woodfin • Bill Woodring • Elliott Wright • Morgan Wright • Whit A. Wright • Hollis Youngner

FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED: Polly White

BECOME A PATRON!

Cathedral Giving By Design is thrilled to partner with the Women’s Resource Center to End Domestic Violence to support their vision of a community center for families impacted by domestic violence. The establishment of this new center will allow WRCDV to expand their violence-prevention work, resulting in fewer children carrying the burden of domestic violence with them for the rest of their lives.

Please join us as a patron of 2023 Cathedral Giving By Design knowing that your partnership will benefit so many survivors in our community.

Make your gift online and learn more at cathedralgivingbydesign.org.

Questions? Email us at info@cathedralgivingbydesign.org.

THIRD MONDAY: LABYRINTH WALK & TAIZÉ ON OCTOBER 17 – REMEMBERING THOSE AFFECTED BY SUICIDE

This month’s facilitated labyrinth walk will be a prayerful vigil for those who have died by suicide or who struggle with thoughts of suicide.

If you are grieving the death of someone by suicide, if you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide, or if you simply are hurting for those who are hurting, we are holding holy space for you. And if you are unable to join us, know that we are praying for you and for those we have lost. Blank cards will be available for you to write someone’s first name and carry it to the center of the labyrinth, where you can leave it in a bowl with others. These cards of love, support and remembrance will be offered up during Taizé prayers.

A labyrinth introduction will take place in Child Hall at 6:45 p.m. on Monday, October 17, followed by the facilitated walk from 7-8 p.m. The Taizé prayer service starts at 8 p.m. in Mikell Chapel. Names offered during the labyrinth walk will rest on the cross during Taizé.

Originating in Taizé, France, this simple service of scripture, music and candlelight will bring a beautiful and prayerful close to your Monday. The Labyrinth and Taizé 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.

2022 SPIRITUALITY CONFERENCE

Very Rev. Michael Battle

works on

Episcopal moral theologian

reconciliation,

the thought

Desmond Tutu.

latest book

titled Desmond Tutu: A Spiritual Biography of South Africa’s Confessor (2021), which arises out of Battle’s personal

with Tutu (who ordained Battle a priest

of Tutu’s

Adult EDUCATION

THIS SUNDAY

Old Fashioned Sunday School

Child Hall , 10:10 a.m.

This week the class will continue to focus on the purpose of church or, if you will, why we do what we do when we come to church. The title of the first series is “The Purpose of the Liturgy (or Why You Don’t Need to Check Your Mind at the Door When You Come to Church).” This series talks about the powerful role that cultural liturgies, both sacred and secular, play in shaping how we see the world and live our lives.

Living Faith —“Why Church” series

“Why Prayer?"

Room 319, 10:10 a.m.

In our back-to-the-basics series this fall, we are considering the question Why Church? through various lenses. This Sunday, we’ll be talking about prayer. What is prayer? Does it “work”? Are there specific ways of praying? How might someone begin—or renew—an active prayer life?

The Living Faith class tends to take up topics (and sometimes books) exploring the intersection of the sacred and the secular. It is a friendly, engaging class with room for conversation and curiosity.

Body and Soul: Men's Health and Spirituality

“A Consideration of Covenant, Risk, Miracle and Mystery in the Processes of Healing Both the Patient and the Caregiver” Walthour Library, 1 p.m.

Gentlemen of the Cathedral, please join us this Sunday, October 16, and welcome Dr. Bill Horton. He is a retired orthopedic surgeon specializing in spinal disorders. Dr. Horton has been deeply engaged in medical and community outreach activities.

Passionate about nature, climate and ecology, Dr. Horton just completed a 3 year certification as a Blue Ridge Naturalist through the North Carolina Arboretum & UNC System. Dr. Horton volunteers with programs focused on social justice, environmental justice, and health and hunger in under-served populations both locally and abroad.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Caring Cathedral Lunch & Learn

Thursday, October 20 – “This is Us”

Third Thursdays, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Our time together will focus on the causes of stress and anxiety and explore both psychological and spiritual ways we can better manage it in ourselves and support those who struggle around us. This conversation will be led by Christy Gituku Ed.S., LPC, Director of the Cathedral Counseling Center.

The Dean's Forum with the Very Rev. Michael Battle, PhD. Sunday, October 23 Child Hall, 10:10 a.m. Join us Sunday, October 23 for a discussion with the Very Rev. Michael Battle titled “A Truth and Reconciliation Commission for the Episcopal Church: Exploring the theological and historical reasons for why this is a good idea.” Dr. Battle is currently appointed as Herbert Thompson Professor of Church and Society and Director of the Desmond Tutu Center at General Theological Seminary in New York.

A Workshop on the Cathedral Windows Saturday, October 29, 1 – 4 p.m. Would you like to learn about our stained glass windows? Or would you like to help others learn about them? Join us for an informative workshop about the history and artistry of our beautiful windows! This workshop is for both those who want to deepen their understanding and appreciation of the windows, as well as for those who would like to become Cathedral tour guides. Contact Canon Cathy Zappa, czappa@cathedralATL.org for more information.

Cathedral Flower Guild Beginner's Workshop Saturday, November 12 Email one of the Flower Guild co-chairs to learn more about the workshop and how you can get involved: Grace Foster, gfoster418@gmail.com, or Pam Walz, pwalz@mindspring.com.

LANDSCAPES OF GRIEF

A five-week grief-support group

October 16, 23, 30, November 13, 20

3:30 – 5:00 p.m.

This grief-support group, offered in partnership with Hospice Atlanta, is open to anyone in the community who is grieving the death of a loved one and is willing to commit to attending all five sessions. We meet from 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. on five Sunday afternoons: October 16, 23, 30, and November 13 and 20. The group is facilitated by Gillian Renault with Hospice Atlanta and Canon Cathy Zappa. To maintain a comfortable group size, space is limited, and registration is required. Contact Canon Zappa, czappa@cathedralATL.org, for more information.

the cathedral of st. philip has a long tradition of outreach, discipleship, and caring for others in our atlanta community — particularly those in need.

please join us in fellowship and support at our 34th annual homeless requiem on Tuesday, november 1. we know that you will find this special service to be both moving and transformational.

To support the Homeless Requiem, please consider:

? Volunteering to welcome and serve dinner to our guests— many unhoused adults, youth, and children in Atlanta.

? Donating new or gently used adult and children size hats, scarves, jackets, coats, mittens/gloves, and shoes on Sunday in the Atrium.

? Making a donation to help fund this event and other Cathedral outreach ministries.

To Volunteer or Donate, Visit: cathedralatl.org/homelessrequiem

Please contact the Rev. Canon Julia Mitchener, julia.mitchener@cathedralATL.org, for any questions.

This sunday at a glance

OCTOBER 16, 2022

7:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist

Mikell Chapel

8:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist Cathedral

10:10 a.m. Old Fashioned Sunday School Child Hall

10:10 a.m. Living Faith: Why Prayer?

Chapter Room (319)

10:10 a.m. Youth Sunday School Room 382

10:10 a.m. Godly Play 3rd Floor above the Atrium

11:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist Cathedral

11:15 a.m. Servicio de Koinonia, con la Santa Eucaristía

Mikell Chapel

1:00 p.m. Body and Soul: Men's Health and Spirituality Walthour Library

1:15 p.m. Enjoy Biblical Greek Room 239 and online

3:15 p.m. Sunday Afternoon Recital: Richard Spotts, organ Cathedral

3:30 p.m. Landscapes of Grief Lanier House

4:00 p.m. Choral Eucharist Cathedral

5:30 p.m. Pints on the Point The Point

5:30 p.m. Flower Sacristy Dedication Gould Room

6:00 p.m. Sunday Evening EYC Room 382

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COMMUNITY

Mark your calendars for a “Cathedral Ladies Night” at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, October 18. Canons Holder, Mitchener, and Zappa are hosting a girls’ night out in Child Hall with good chocolate and great conversation. Bring yourself, a friend, and a beverage to share! This gathering is for all ages and stages—single/married, kids/no kids, younger/older and everything in between! Contact Canon Holder, lholder@cathedralATL.org, for more information.

Addiction Panel Event

This Sunday, October 16

5:00 pm, Grace Hall

Peachtree Road UMC 3180 Peachtree Road, NE Atlanta, GA 30305

A panel of addiction recovery professionals will discuss treatment options and recovery.

The panel will be led by Neil Campbell, Executive Director of the Georgia Council on Substance Abuse (GCSA).

Presented by The One Lamb Initiative Co-sponsored by the Cathedral and other area churches www.prumc.org