The Cathedral Times - June 2, 2024

The CATHEDRAL TIMES

The weekly newsletter of the Cathedral of St. Philip · Serving Atlanta and the World · June 2, 2024

BE STILL AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD

by the Rev. Canon George Maxwell, Vicar

It was the last day of an annual fly fishing trip that I take with old friends on a trout stream up in Virginia. I had been fishing for more than an hour and had caught … nothing. I had not even seen anything except the splash a fish makes when it refuses your fly. I began to wonder why. Was I using the wrong fly? Should I be using a nymph? Was I spooking the fish? Was I standing in water I should be fishing? Then it dawned on me. I’m just not any good!

It was time for a break. My jaw began to clench as I pictured the empty-handed confession I was going to have to make to my friends.

I felt a rising need to blame somebody for something.

I have a practice for times like this. It’s a three-step attitude adjustment that works with Psalm 46:10: “Be still and know that I am God.”

Be still. I start by repeating the phrase, “Be still and know that I am God.” Then, I drop a word after each repetition. The second time through I say, “Be still and know that I am.” The third time I say, “Be still and know that I.” After I say, “Be,” I add back a word after each repetition. So, the next time I say, “Be still.” By the time I say the whole phrase again, “Be still and know that I am God,” I have usually recentered myself enough to get back to whatever I was doing.

And know. If I am still not grounded, then I try to experience my feelings and the physical sensations they generate (particularly in my face, chest, and stomach) without paying any attention to my opinions and judgments. I sometimes find it helpful to ask, “What is this?” The question focuses me on what I’m experiencing in my body. The point is to create some distance between what is really happening and whatever story I am telling myself about why it is happening.

That I am God. If I still can’t just let my experience be, then I remind myself that God is God and I am not. I use a breathing practice taught by the Zen teacher, Ezra Bayda. He advises that, to open ourselves to our deepest fears and humiliations, we breathe the painful reactions (including the physical sensations) into the center of the chest. I don’t know why it works. I only know that, when I do it, I often find the strength and courage to go on.

When I had finished the practice (yes, all three steps), it was time to go fishing. I slipped down the rock and began wading carefully up the stream. I instinctively crouched over and pointed my rod behind me to avoid spooking the fish. After looking over the next hole, I changed my fly and added a dropper. I hid behind a rock and cast my line into the water where I thought the fish would be.

It turned out to be a great day on the water. I only had to use the practice once more (only the first two steps this time). About two hours later, after executing an admittedly average side arm roll cast, I decided that I was really good at fishing!

This SUNDAY

JUNE 2, 2024 · The Second Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 4, Year B Deuteronomy 5:12-15 • Psalm 81:1-10 • 2 Corinthians 4:5-12 • Mark 2:23-3:6

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

Celebrant: The Rev. Canon Julia Mitchener

Preacher: The Very Rev. Sam Candler

Cathedral Choir (Decani):

David Hurd (b. 1950), Teach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes

William Byrd (1539/40-1623), Ave verum corpus

11:15 A.M. LA SANTA EUCARISTÍA, MIKELL CHAPEL

Celebrant: The Rev. Canon Lauren Holder

Preacher: The Rev. Deacon Juan Sandoval

4 P.M. DIOCESAN CONFIRMATION , CATHEDRAL

Celebrant and Preacher: The Right Rev. Robert Wright

Music performed by the Adult Choir of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Atlanta

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.

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

FREE SKIN CANCER SCREENINGS

Saturday, June 1

8:30 a.m.– 12 p.m

Cathedral Parking Lot

Visit the Cathedral Farmers Market on Saturday, June 1, from 8:30 a.m.– 12 p.m. to receive a free skin cancer screening from a volunteer group of board-certified dermatologists. No insurance or appointment needed.

PRAYER List

FOR IMMEDIATE NEEDS: Melinda Miller Greenough • Dana and John Pierce

FOR THOSE WHO ARE ILL OR RECOVERING:

LONG TERM PRAYERS: R. Huntley Allen • Lucy Baker • Emma Duke Bleke • Catalina Barragan Oliveros • Virginia Bicksler • The Bryant Family • Joe Burton • Heather Clark • The Crossley Family • Rita Daly • Jerri Darnell • Terry Dornbush • Joan Duncan • Darrell Dyas • Jill Dyas • Deborah Ellington • Paul Fekete • Joyce Egan Ferris • Phoebe Forio • Tom Frolik • Ken Griffiths • Jenny Ham • Tory Hartness • Gena Inman • Jane Jones • Randi King • Liza Lanier • Olivia Leon • Ralph Lewis • Robert Lewis • Stewart Long, Jr. • Jo Marie Lyons • Lisa Krysiak • Jill Mahaffey • 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 • Gail Morgan Timmis • Tommy Truesdale • Ginny Wolf • Jonathan Wright

FAMILY AND FRIENDS: Josephine Rose Adams • Elizabeth Alexander • Bettina Bass • Ray and Pat Bell • Jason Borland • Scott Bouchillon • Jason Brady • Trip Bray • Chet Brewer • Paul Brewer • Catherine Brinton • Darnell Brown • Chaz Brownfield • Lila Jo Callaway • Mika Chorey • Anna Clifford • Ava Corroon • Marty Dunn • Veta Durman • William Erb • Sam Fender • Kyle Garcia • Ann George • Kerry Gresham • Larry Hamilton • Christine Hanson • Judson Harper • Gayle Higley • Brian Huestis • Jane Hunnicutt • Beth Ingle • William Irwin • Kathy Johnson • Pat Jones • Mary Kyle • Pete Livezey • Hilda Lukwago • Carolyn R. Lusk • Lauren Makhlouf • Delaney McGowan • Margaret McKinnon • Elaine Metcalf • Marion Hickman Meythaler • Betsy Moore • Margaret Moriarty • William Morris • Fred Neuschel • Linus Nickel • Kelsey Nolan • 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 • Mary Sittig • Alan Smith • Don 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: Gail Comer • Thomas Hagood, Jr. • Samuel Pierce

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. RSVP at cathedralATL.org/AGC.

PASTORAL CARE

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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Adult EDUCATION

ADULT EDUCATION THIS SUNDAY

Old Fashioned Sunday School

Reading Genesis: The Beginning of Wisdom

10:10 a.m., Child Hall

Living Faith

10:10 a.m., Room 239

Beginning this Sunday, June 2 and continuing throughout the summer, we’ll be discussing Matthew Desmond’s acclaimed book Poverty, by America. Responding to the question of why, in the world’s wealthiest country, almost 38 million Americans live with chronic financial insecurity, the author builds a “startlingly original and ambitious case” for ending poverty, calling each of us to become a “poverty abolitionist.” This class will be led by the Rev. Julia Mitchener, Canon for Mission, and Holly York, Vice President of Development for MUST Ministries.”

Enjoy Biblical Greek!

1:15 p.m., Room 239 and on Zoom

WELCOME, LINDA!

We are so happy to welcome Deacon Linda Rosengren to the staff at the Cathedral of St. Philip. Linda and her husband, Garfield, relocated to Atlanta to be with her son, Cathedral parishioner Brent Rosengren and his family. Linda is a retired deacon from the Diocese of Florida, where she also served as a hospital chaplain for 15 years. In addition to serving in Sunday liturgies, you may see her involved with baptism formation, pastoral care with families with young children, and grief support for perinatal or child loss.