The CATHEDRAL TIMES
The weekly newsletter of the Cathedral of St. Philip · Serving Atlanta and the World · May 26, 2024
PENTECOST GROANS AND TRANSLATIONS
(from the sermon of the Very Rev. Sam Candler on Pentecost Sunday!)
…This past week, I mentioned to someone that we would be baptizing children today, and that it might be a bit noisy. And he said, you know, I like it when the children are squirming and loud. He was right. I like it, too. This crying, even this groaning, is a sign of life! I give thanks for the crying and the groaning.
… We know that the whole creation has been groaning in labor pains until now; and not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly while we wait for adoption, the redemption of our bodies…. Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but that very Spirit intercedes with sighs too deep for words (Romans 8:22-23, 26).
Yes, the whole creation groans, Saint Paul said, the whole creation groans in labor pains, waiting for something to be born. Just like young children groaning as they wait to be born again. Just like adults who groan, inwardly, waiting for something to be born in us.
It is the Spirit. It is the Spirit, said Saint Paul, who is praying inside us, interceding with sighs too deep for words. Today—Pentecost Sunday!—we remember that there is a language of the Spirit that is deeper than our rational and intelligible words. There is a sweet, sweet, Spirit in this place, in us, that longs for adoption and spiritual identity.
… This morning, I give thanks not just for the languages here. And not just for the cries and groans. I give thanks for the translators. The real miracle of Pentecost is not just the speaking in tongues. It’s the translation. Pentecost is about translation.
The great miracle work of the Holy Spirit is the work of translation. …The Holy Spirit is the One who enables us to hear one language and translate it into another. I am speaking, this morning, not only about academic theory and linguistic ability. Today, the great translators in this room today are not just those who spoke in different languages a few minutes ago.
In the Spirit, in the Holy Spirit of God, all of us are translators. For instance, I have little idea what these new born babies mean with their crying or movements. But their mothers do. Watch their mothers and their fathers. They are translating every minute. The work of mothering and fathering is always about translating —taking the old customs and traditions and truths and translating them to their children. Taking the custom of baptism and translating it to children.
A spouse right now, is trying to translate, trying to interpret, the inward groans of a partner. What do they mean? What are they trying to say? A friend is translating the cries of another friend.
This past year, teachers in Sunday Schools have been translating scripture, once again, into language that children can understand. Bankers and lawyers and developers and businesswoman are translating their vision into one that can be understood by their neighbors, by society.
That is the sign of Pentecost. It is not just the drama of fire and foreign tongues. The Holy Spirit of Pentecost, the Spirit of Jesus Christ, will always be speaking about God’s deeds of power.
That will be the sign that someone is speaking, someone is translating, in the Holy Spirit. They will be speaking of God’s deeds of power. They will be speaking peace in the same way that Jesus left his disciples peace. They will be speaking truth, in the Spirit of truth, which Jesus said will abide in us. …And all of us, all of us on the Day of Pentecost, have the power to speak that truth, to speak that peace, to speak of God’s grace!
(For the entire sermon, see cathedralATL.org/sermons)
This SUNDAY
MAY 26, 2024 · The First Sunday after Pentecost: Trinity Sunday, Year B Isaiah 6:1-8 • Psalm 29 • Romans 8:12-17 • John 3:1-17
8:45 AND 11:15 A.M: IN-PERSON AND ONLINE
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7:45 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, MIKELL CHAPEL
Celebrant and Preacher: The Rev. Dr. Thee Smith
8:45 AND 11:15 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, CATHEDRAL
Celebrant: The Rev. Canon Cathy Zappa
Preacher: The Rev. Dr. Thee Smith
Cathedral Singers:
Craig Phillips (b. 1961), Hymn to the Trinity Ivo Antognini (b. 1963), Laus Trinitati
11:15 A.M. LA SANTA EUCARISTÍA, MIKELL CHAPEL
Officiant and Preacher: The Rev. Deacon Juan Sandoval
There are many ways in which to get involved with our youth program as a volunteer leader. Please consider volunteering to support our programs and events throughout the 2024-2025 program year. Many hands make for a lighter load for all. Here are a few of the opportunities:
• Sunday School teacher during the formation hour on Sunday mornings
• Sunday evening EYC adult leader
• Tuesday evening Bible Study leader
• Retreat chaperones throughout the year
• Confirmation adult small group leader/teacher
• Parent Advisory Board
• Supply dinner for Sunday evening EYC
Our youth need committed, affirming adults from all backgrounds to serve as mentors, teachers, and role models. Come and share in this rewarding ministry! Please reach out to Keith Dumke, kdumke@cathedralATL.org to ask questions and learn more.
CHILDREN’S Ministry
This year during Week of Wonder, we will continue following the Israelites after they traveled through the wilderness making their way to the Promised Land. In the Promised Land, unexpected journeys, epic battles, secret spies, and other surprises are in store as we follow God’s pursuit of his people.
Week of Wonder is a traditional week of Vacation Bible School for children ages 4 – 5th grade. We will enjoy the simple and relaxed joys that summer brings, using nature, art, music, play, wonder, and of course, popsicles.
The Nurturing Center will also be open for younger siblings! Register at cathedralATL.org/weekofwonder.
Want to volunteer? There are daily volunteer opportunities or join the whole week as a counselor! Contact Lisa McNamara lmcnamara@cathedralATL.org for more information.
PRAYER List
FOR THOSE WHO ARE ILL OR RECOVERING:
LONG TERM PRAYERS: R. Huntley Allen • Lucy Baker • Emma Duke Bleke • Catalina Barragan Oliveros • Virginia Bicksler • Scott Brown • The Bryant Family • Joe Burton • Heather Clark • The Crossley Family • Rita Daly • Jerri Darnell • Terry Dornbush • Joan Duncan • Jill Dyas • Deborah Ellington • Paul Fekete • Joyce Egan Ferris • Phoebe Forio • Tom Frolik • Ken Griffiths • Steve Gunter • Jenny Ham • Tory Hartness • Gena Inman • Jane Jones • Randi King • Harry Lamon • Liza Lanier • Ralph Lewis • Robert Lewis • Stewart Long, Jr. • Jo Marie Lyons • Lisa Krysiak • Jill Mahaffey • Leslie Marlowe • Tommy Mason • Christopher Mitchum • Graham Mulling • Susan Myers • Jim Myrick • Charlie Neal • Lori Hegwood Owens • Marian Palmore • Patricia Payne-White • Buddy and Sue Redd • Rubye Reid • Lorraine Reynolds • Barbara and Joel Rice • Bob Riggins • Agnes Elizabeth Robertson • Lisa Rowe • Lana Sachsenmaier • Kay Sanders • Nancy Sanders • Louis “Skip” Schueddig • Fred Scott III • Bill Shropshire • Gail Morgan Timmis • Tommy Truesdale • Ginny Wolf • Jonathan Wright
FAMILY AND FRIENDS: Josephine Rose Adams • Elizabeth Alexander • Bettina Bass • Ray and Pat Bell • Josh Bennett • Scott Bouchillon • Jason Brady • Trip Bray • Chet Brewer • Paul Brewer • Catherine Brinton • Darnell Brown • Lila Jo Callaway • Mika Chorey • Anna Clifford • Ava Corroon • Marty Dunn • Katherine Erb • William Erb • Sam Fender • Kyle Garcia • Ann George • Thomas Hagood, Jr. • Larry Hamilton • Christine Hanson • Judson Harper • Gayle Higley • Brian Huestis • Jane Hunnicutt • Beth Ingle • William Irwin • Clinton Johnson, Jr. • Kathy Johnson • Pat Jones • Mary Kyle • Pete Livezey • Hilda Lukwago • Carolyn R. Lusk • Lauren Makhlouf • Margaret McKinnon • Elaine Metcalf • Marion Hickman Meythaler • Betsy Moore • Margaret Moriarty • Fred Neuschel • Linus Nickel • Sterling Pace • Rosemary Palmer • Stephen Pararo • Kimbrooke Pavlich • Ginny Quinn • David Raj • Peggy Reese • Terri Reece • Patrick Romett • Jean Rudolph • Einar Sagstuen • Joe Salas • James Sands • Skip Saunders • Patricia Schooley • Stacey Schuitema • Lelia Sinclair • Alan Smith • Don Smith • Philip Gregory Smith • Michael and Kathryn Snider • Esther Rose Spade • Izzy Straus • Brandon Streets • John and Cleary Tanner • Timothy Tew • Pierson Thames • Leopildo Velita • Pat Volpicella • Marjory Wall • Thomas Francis Wall • Curt Weaver • Christie Woodfin • Karen Woodward • Whit A. Wright • Hollis Youngner
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED: Rufus Chambers • Marie Corrigan • Angela Stephenson FOR THOSE WHO WERE BORN:
Betty Beasley Prickett, daughter of Ali and Clay Prickett; granddaughter of Debbie and David Gray Margaret West Robbins, daughter of Cassady and Pierce Robbins; niece of Lauren and Jay Holder
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 Geoff DeLong, Senior Warden Melody Palmore, Junior Warden
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Congregational LIFE
ALL GOD’S CHILDREN PRIDE GATHERING
Saturday, June 8
3-5 p.m. , Elbow Room, 248 Pharr Road NE
June is Pride Month! Come and enjoy small appetizers, conversation, and great fellowship with one another. Basically, this is an excuse to get together to enjoy each other’s company!
All are welcome! Those who want to participate with All God’s Children are not required to identify as an LGBTQ+ individual. The only requirement is a loving heart.
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PASTORAL CARE
CathedralConcertSingers
Friday, June 7 7:30 p.m.
Enjoy a lovely June evening’s respite amid the glow of stained glass, basking in music to soothe the soul and delight the senses! This concert features the professional core of the Cathedral Choir & Schola and the Cathedral’s magnificent organists.
Buy tickets at cathedralATL.org/concerts
CHANGED, NOT ENDED
Sunday, June 9
1–4 p.m., Lanier House
Join your fellow parishioners from 1 – 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 9, for “Changed, Not Ended,” an afternoon of delving into the beautiful Episcopal liturgy for the Burial of the Dead and to begin considering your own funeral. This spiritual practice is about living as much as it is about death: contemplating death in light of faith helps recenter us in life. With leadership from Canon Cathy Zappa and members of the Funeral Guild, we will explore the theological foundations of this service, engage in small-group conversation, and experience an instructed liturgy. As a community, we will support each other in this deep and important reflection, with the knowledge that life is “changed, not ended” when death occurs.
Please direct questions and/or your desire to attend to Canon Cathy Zappa at czappa@cathedralATL.org. Participation is free and open to adults of all ages.
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