The CATHEDRAL TIMES
The weekly newsletter of the Cathedral of St. Philip · Serving Atlanta and the World · September 8, 2024
HERE'S TO THE MECHANICS AROUND US!
By the Very Rev. Sam Candler, Dean of the Cathedral
Fortunately, I grew up around mechanics. My father toyed with engines; and I enjoyed, as a boy, exploring his workshop in our garage. Down the hill in the big farm workshop were even larger and grimier tools, for tractors and heavy machinery.
In my father’s workshop, I decided one day to take apart a set of binoculars. I wanted to see how binoculars worked. I have long been fascinated with lenses, ever since that day in the fourth grade when I put on a pair of glasses for the first time. The world was changed, right before my eyes! One might say I am addicted to lenses now, from glasses to binoculars, and cameras to telescopes.
So, I took apart the binoculars, but I made a complete mess of the parts. I ended up with glass and prisms, screws and random pieces, that I could not successfully reform. It was a disaster. I learned, of course, that there are mechanics around me who can do a much better job than me. I need them! I need the people who have taken the time and energy to be skilled. I salute them!
This past summer, I have re-engaged my fascination with lenses and telescopes and stars, and I have also reengaged my need for mechanics. I have been constantly re-arranging lenses and tiny brackets, fiddling with so many various sizes and inches and millimeters. It has been tedious, and it has been fun. I appreciate, again, those around me who do this work so well.
So, I raise a toast to the true mechanics around us! Here’s to the men and women around us who fix things! They know screws and bolts and nuts. They know various screwdrivers and wrenches, from the tiniest to the heaviest. They know saws and drills and knives, lubricants and oils, sockets and hammers. They even know wires and transistors and capacitors. They know the difference between volts and watts and amps!
They handle the rugged shapes of iron and steel that hold together the necessities of our lives, from cars and planes to refrigerators and trains. They know engines and motors, coils and rotors, pads and plates, shafts and tubes. They fix heating and air conditioning equipment. And they fix tiny arrangements, like computers and software, and technological hardware.
Mechanics are the people in our lives who like challenge, whether the challenge is physical or mental. Or even spiritual, I suppose (they sure know patience!). They know how to put things together, and they are not afraid to take things apart.
And so I come to the subject of church (of course! As you know I usually do!). The church needs mechanics, too, those devoted saints who know how to fix things, and who are not afraid of tedious work. They arrange sacred items, of course; but they also arrange things, like chairs and tables, that sometimes do not seem so sacred. They arrange schedules and lesson plans, sermons and musical compositions. They fix landscaping equipment and locks and computers and sound systems. They tend to tedious details. They are the mechanics in our sacred community.
I salute all the mechanics! When the mechanics of our lives are successful, miracles occur. Machines run. Heating systems run. And, in church, worship services run. Sermons and music happen. Education classes happen. Good news is delivered. And, somehow, at church, a sense of the Holy happens. Yes, the Holy shows up in our lives, and I give thanks to the mechanics who set the stage for that holiness. Thank you!
This SUNDAY
SEPTEMBER 8, 2024 · The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 18, Year B Isaiah 35:4-7a • Psalm 146 • James 2:1-17 • Mark 7:24-37
8:45, 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 Very Rev. Sam Candler
8:45 A.M. AND 11:15 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, CATHEDRAL
Celebrant: The Rev. Canon George Maxwell
Preacher: The Very Rev. Sam Candler
Cathedral Choir: Richard Shephard (1949-2021), O for a thousand tongues to sing Joel Martinson (b. 1960), The Invitation
11:15 A.M. LA SANTA EUCARISTÍA, MIKELL CHAPEL
Officiant and Preacher: The Rev. Deacon Iñaki Guevara Cuence
4:00 P.M. CHORAL EVENSONG, CATHEDRAL
Officiant and Preacher: The Rev. Salmoon Bashir
Cathedral Schola: Richard Shephard (1949-2021), Preces & Responses Herbert Howells (1892-1983), St. Paul’s Cathedral Richard Shephard (1949-2021), O for a thousand tongues to sing Edward C. Bairstow (1874-1946), Save us, O Lord, waking
MUSIC
SUNDAY AFTERNOON RECITALS
CHASE LOOMER, ORGAN THE CATHEDRAL OF ST. PHILIP
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 — 3:15 P.M.
IN-PERSON AND ONLINE AT CATHEDRALATL.ORG/RECITALS
Florence Price (1887-1953), “Fantasy” from Suite No. 1 for Organ
Brenda Portman (b. 1980), Scherzo
Louis Vierne (1870-1937),
“Adagio” from Symphony No. 3 in F-sharp minor, Op. 28
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), arr. Chase Loomer, “Forlane” from Le Tombeau de Couperin
Chase Loomer, Improvisation on Engelberg
COMMUNITY
Newcomers Tour
This Sunday, September 8 10:10 a.m. | Gould Room
Are you new to the Cathedral? Or newish? Join us this Sunday, September 8 for a tour! We're Glad You're Here!
PRAYER List
FOR THOSE WHO ARE ILL OR RECOVERING: Joyce Jones • Lisa Krysiak
LONG TERM PRAYERS: R. Huntley Allen • Lucy Baker • Ann and Frank Blackistone, Jr. • Emma Duke Bleke • Cheryl Bryant • The Bryant Family • Heather Clark • Elizabeth Coil • The Crossley Family • Rita Daly • Jerri Darnell • Terry Dornbush • Darrell and Jill Dyas • Ramon Echols, Jr. • Deborah Ellington • Paul Fekete • Phoebe Forio • Tom Frolik • Ken Griffiths • Jenny Ham • Tory Hartness • Gena Inman • Bobby Johnston • Jane Jones • Randi King • Liza Lanier • Olivia Leon • Ralph Lewis • Robert Lewis • Stewart Long, Jr. • Betsy Loyless • Jill Mahaffey • Camille Martin • Tommy Mason • Sally Menning • Graham Mulling • Susan Myers • Jim Myrick • Charlie Neal • Lori Hegwood Owens • Marian Palmore • Nancy Qarmout • Buddy and Sue Redd • Rubye Reid • Lorraine Reynolds • Barbara and Joel Rice • Bob Riggins • Agnes Elizabeth Robertson • Lisa Rowe • Kay Sanders • Nancy Sanders • Vernon Skiles • Louis "Skip" Schueddig • Bill and Julie Sutton • Tommy Truesdale • Ginny Wolf • Jonathan Wright
FAMILY AND FRIENDS: Josephine Rose Adams • Steve Baker • Bettina Bass • Ray and Pat Bell • Liza Bentley • Jason Borland • Scott Bouchillon • Jason Brady • Trip Bray • Darnell Brown • Chaz Brownfield • Lila Jo Callaway • Mika Chorey • Anna Clifford • Michael Cohen • Ava Corroon • Eliza Darland • Marty Dunn • Veta Durman • William Erb • Sam Fender • Kyle Garcia • Ann George • Melinda Miller Greenough • Kerry Gresham • Larry Hamilton • Christine Hanson • Carole Ann Harris • Gayle Higley • Keith Hinze • Lisa Hoybach • Sarnia Hayes Hoyt • Jane Hunnicutt • Beth Ingle • William Irwin • Kathy Johnson • Pat Jones • Neal Littlejohn • Pete Livezey • Hilda Lukwago • Carolyn R. Lusk • Lauren Makhlouf • Lisa Reeves Martin • Elaine Metcalf • Marion Hickman Meythaler • William Morris • Sam Muttiah • Fred Neuschel • Linus Nickel • Rosemary Palmer • Alfredo Paniagua • Stephen Pararo • Kimbrooke Pavlich • David Raj • Peggy Reese • Terri Robertson • Patrick Romett • Jean Rudolph • Einar Sagstuen • Joe Salas • James Sands • Skip Saunders • Patricia Schooley • Alan Smith • Don Smith • Christopher Smithers • Michael and Kathryn Snider • Esther Rose Spade • Izzy Straus • Brandon Streets • John and Cleary Tanner • Timothy Tew • Pierson Thames • Leopildo Velita • Pat Volpicella • Suzette Walling • Curt Weaver • Jay Whitten • Christie Woodfin • Karen Woodward • Whit A. Wright • Hollis Youngner FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED: Rick Nelson • Bob Willoughby FOR THOSE WHO WERE BORN:
Asa Elias Marschalk, son of Norie Kawahara and Cody Marschalk
The CATHEDRAL of ST. PHILIP
The Very Rev. Samuel G. Candler, Dean
Dale Adelmann, Ph.D., Canon for Music
The Rev. 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
Melody Palmore, Junior Warden
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THIS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
Adult EDUCATION
Cathedral Giving By Design: Meet the Beneficiary Child Hall, 10:10 a.m.
Cathedral Giving by Design is thrilled to announce the 2025 beneficiary - Wellspring Living. Since 2001, Wellspring Living has provided domestic sex trafficking victims and those at risk with comprehensive, trauma-informed, victim-centered recovery services through residential programs, communitybased programs, and post-program support. Their Welcome Home Campaign will create a new eight-acre campus in Atlanta, providing community, therapy and most importantly, a safe space for survivors to call home on their journey to wholeness. Together we will remove barriers to lasting freedom and self-sufficiency. This year the Cathedral Giving by Design events celebrate the importance of “home”, which is a meaningful step in a survivor’s restoration. Our funds will be used to build and furnish three tiny homes on the new Wellspring Living campus, directly contributing to the future success of survivors and giving them a new experience of “home.” Join us Sunday to learn more about this important organization and Cathedral Giving by Design.
Enjoy Biblical Greek! Room 239 and on Zoom, 1:15 p.m.
This newcomer-friendly class is open to beginners, while including long-term members who enjoy exchanging tips, best learning practices, and coaching points on how to translate the Greek New Testament. The goal is enhanced Bible study, not language mastery.
Provided on a drop-in basis, first-time visitors need no previous knowledge of Greek. Classes typically begin with reciting the alphabet, pronunciation practice, and accessible grammar instruction prior to a half-hour or so of collaborative, rewarding translation.
This class meets Sunday afternoons from 1:15-2:45 p.m., inperson in Room 239, and also via Zoom. Please contact the Rev. Dr. Thee Smith, tsmith@cathedralATL.org, for more information.
SUNDAYS, RESUMING SEPTEMBER 15
Old Fashioned Sunday School
Sundays, Child Hall, 10:10 a.m.
The fall election season promises to be a trying time for all of us, regardless of political disposition. The heightened energy of the campaigns causes us to feel like we need to have opinions on things we don’t really understand, to argue until the person in front of us concedes that we’re right, and to stop seeing those who don’t. The result is pervasive disconnection.
Elizabeth Oldfield, the host of the Sacred podcast and former director and now senior fellow of the think tank Theos, offers a way for us to stay connected. In her new book, Fully Alive: Tending to the Soul in Turbulent Times, Oldfield explores how religion helps us to develop deep principles and values that help us grow in empathy and curiosity for people different from ourselves. Canon Maxwell will lead a discussion that looks more deeply at Oldfield’s insights and explore how they might play out in our lives. Copies of the book may be purchased in the Cathedral Bookstore. For questions, please contact the Rev. George Maxwell, gmaxwell@cathedralATL.org.
Living
Faith
Sundays, Room 239, 10:10 a.m.
Join us as we explore what it means to live out our faith through conversation with scripture and tradition, contemporary books, and one another. During the fall of 2024, the class will discuss David Brooks’ powerful How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen. All are welcome to join this engaging class! For more information, please contact Canon Julia Mitchener, julia.mitchener@cathedralATL.org.
Young Professionals Formation Hour
Sundays, 10:10 a.m., Room 368
Our Young Professionals group meets on Sunday mornings during the formation hour. We gather to explore our Episcopal traditions and discuss various relevant, faith-based and spirituality related topics. All young adults in their twenties and thirties are welcome to join the conversations. For more information about this class, please contact: The Rev. Salmoon Bashir, sbashir@cathedralATL.org.
Godly Play Parents
10:10 a.m. in Room 303
Beginning Sunday, September 15, Godly Play Parents (GPP) is a new Christian Formation class supporting parents of children in any of the Godly Play classes. Join fellow Godly Play parents and Deacon Linda Rosengren weekly for fellowship and conversation as we explore how we might engage in the stories and lessons of the Bible alongside our children. Contact Lynn Wlimoth, lwilmoth@cathedralATL.org, for more information.
DURING THE WEEK
TUESDAYS
The Dean's Men's Bible Study (7–8 a.m.)
Resumes September 24, Chapter Room (319)
Adult EDUCATION
This group meets every Tuesday morning in the Chapter Room, September through May, to read and study scripture, to share faith stories, and to support each other in prayer. Sam Candler, the Dean of the Cathedral, usually leads the group; all men are invited, whether Cathedral members or not. Contact Jeannie Mahood, jmahood@cathedralATL.org, for more information.
Early Morning Women's Bible Study (7–8 a.m.)
Conference Room 239
All women are welcome to this group led by Canon Julia Mitchener; drop in when you can. Contact Canon Mitchener, julia.mitchener@cathedralATL.org, for more information.
WEDNESDAYS
The Dean's Women's Bible Study (10:45–11:45 a.m.)
Resumes September 25, Chapter Room (319)
This group meets Wednesday mornings in the Chapter Room, September through May, to read and study scripture, to share faith stories, and to support each other in prayer. Dean Candler usually leads the group and coffee is available. All women are invited, whether Cathedral members or not. Contact Jeannie Mahood, jmahood@cathedralATL.org, for more information.
Eat Your Word Bible Study (noon–1 p.m.)
Conference Room 239 and on Zoom
All are welcome to this weekly Bible study, led by the Rev. Salmoon Bashir in Room 239. Please bring your lunch and be ready for a lively conversation! Please contact Rev. Bashir, sbashir@cathedralATL.org, for more information.
After The Chosen: Media Practice as Spirituality (5 p.m.)
Gould Room
Renée Miller offers an entire chapter on films and movies as contexts for a spirituality of “Media Practice.” Miller’s perspectives provide a compelling point of departure for discussing all media.
With her book, Strength for the Journey: A Guide to Spiritual Practice, our ‘After The Chosen’ class may anticipate far more vistas ahead for viewing The Chosen alongside other media productions. As best practice for strengthening our own spirituality and faith journeys, and as resource for sojourning with “skeptical friends,” we invite you to join our watch party as we continue to party-on!
Contact the Rev. Dr. Thee Smith, tsmith@cathedralATL.org, for more information.
THURSDAYS
Bible Study at Parish Grove (11:00 a.m.–11:45 a.m.)
All are welcome to join us in the library at Parish Grove on Thursday mornings at 11 a.m. The Rev. Canon Julia Mitchener leads the Bible study with a focus on the upcoming Sunday lectionary readings. Note: You do not need to be a Parish Grove resident to participate! Simply check in at the front desk when you arrive, and you’ll find a warm welcome.
Thursday Evening Book Study (6 p.m.)
Cathedral Bookstore
Join us in the Cathedral Bookstore on Thursdays from 6-7 p.m. for good company and good conversation led by the Rev. Canon Julia Mitchener. This fall’s selections will include Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic—And What We Can Do About It by Jennifer Wallace and Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond. Please contact Canon Julia Mitchener, julia.mitchener@cathedralATL.org, for more information.
MONTHLY GROUP
Thursday Morning Men's Group (8–9 a.m.)
First Thursday of every month, Chapter Room
The Thursday morning men’s group meets on the first Thursday of every month (unless otherwise indicated) for breakfast, discussion, and fellowship. All men are welcome! Each session stands on its own, so come when your schedule permits. For more information, contact Canon George Maxwell at gmaxwell@cathedralATL.org.
GOING THERE: CONTEMPLATING DEATH TO INVIGORATE LIFE
Join Cathedral member and Conscious Dying Coach, Susan Patterson, in this small group course beginning Monday, September 16. 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 George Maxwell, gmaxwell@cathedralATL.org. Please register at cathedralATL.org/goingthere.
OUTREACH PARISH Life
L AAMISTAD SNACKS NEEDED
We need snacks for the almost 30 young LaAmistad students who will be coming to the Cathedral four days a week for afterschool tutoring and enrichment activities again this year. It’s so easy to help! Simply bring any of the following to the special table in the atrium Sunday, September 8–Sunday, September 29:
• Bags of small apples
• Bags of clementines
• Bags of baby carrots
• Pretzels
• Small packages of hummus
• Individually packaged cheese and crackers
• String cheese
• Yogurt tubes
• Individually packed gummy fruit snacks
• Individually packaged Rice Krispies treats
• Cookies (no nuts, please)
• Bags of popcorn (the prepopped kind)
• Protein, granola, or cereal bars
Thank you in advance for your generosity! For more information about LaAmistad and how you can get involved, please contact the Rev. Canon Julia Mitchener, julia.mitchener@cathedralATL.org.
YOUTH BAKE SALE RETURNS!
Stop by the Youth Bake Sale in the Atrium starting this Sunday, September 8 for treats that taste good and will help us to do good. Cookies, brownies, cupcakes, and more will be available on Sunday mornings throughout the fall. All proceeds will be used to buy warm coats for our neighbors attending the 36th Annual Homeless Requiem on Friday, November 1. Want to help provide treats or sell them? There will be a sign up at the table each Sunday for volunteers. For other ways to help at or before the Homeless Requiem, please visit cathedralATL.org/homelessrequiem. Contact the Rev. Canon Julia Mitchener, julia.mitchener@cathedralATL.org, for more information.
COFFEE AND CONVERSATIONS
Saturday, September 21
10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m., St. Mary's Chapel
Join Canon Julia Mitchener as she leads a discussion on what the Bible really says about being LGBTQ+. Come and enjoy fellowship, coffee and conversations with members of our LGBTQ+ parish community and allies!
All God's Children, the Cathedral's community of LGBTQ+ members, families and friends, exists to welcome all people into the body of Christ, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. Register at cathedralATL.org/coffeeandconvo.
CATHEDRAL SUPER SINGLES
The Cathedral Super Singles is a group of singles over 50 that meet at least once a month for fellowship and community.
The Cathedral Super Singles will be meeting each Wednesday at 8 p.m. for Trivial Pursuit at the Whitehall Restaurant at Peachtree Battle Shopping Center, 2391 Peachtree Rd. Look for the star.
The Cathedral Super Singles will also be dining at F&B French Bistro, 3630 Peachtree Rd. NE, on Thursday, September 19, at 6:30 p.m. The Bistro accepts cork fees, so you can bring your own wine. The food is fantastic!
Please RSVP at cathedralATL.org/supersingles so the restaurant can accommodate the seating. Look for the star.
This sunday at a glance
7:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist Mikell Chapel
8:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist Cathedral
10:10 a.m. Cathedral Giving by Design: Meet Our Beneficiary! Child Hall
10:10 a.m. Newcomers Tour Gould Room
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. La Santa Eucaristía Mikell Chapel
1:15 p.m. Enjoy Biblical Greek! Room 239 and online
3:15 p.m. Sunday Afternoon Recital: Chase Loomer Cathedral
4 p.m. Choral Evensong Cathedral
6 p.m. Sunday Evening EYC Room 382
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PASTORAL Care
12-STEP GROUPS AT THE CATHEDRAL
Alcoholics Anonymous
Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 7 p.m., Lanier House
Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of people who come together to solve their drinking problem. A.A.’s primary purpose is to help alcoholics achieve sobriety.
Peachtree Al-Anon Family Group
Thursdays, 10:30 a.m., Lanier House
Al-Anon is a mutual support program for people who are living with–or have lived with–someone whose drinking or drug use created problems for themselves or others.
Families Anonymous
Thursdays, 7 p.m., Lanier House
Families Anonymous is a 12-step fellowship for the families and friends who have known a feeling of desperation concerning the destructive behavior of someone very near to them, whether caused by drugs, alcohol, or related behavioral problems.
All 12-step programs are free and open to the public. For questions, please contact Dorsey DeLong, ddelong@cathedralATL.org.
An Invitation from the Cathedral Archives
Tuesday, September 10, 6 p.m., Gould Room
When did the Cathedral of St. Philip begin? Who were its founders? Come share a glass of wine, visit and learn about St. Philip’s early beginnings from Cathedral archivists Mary Semmes Wright and Mary Caroline Cravens on Tuesday, September 10 at 6 p.m., in the Gould Room. RSVP at cathedralATL.org/archives.