The CATHEDRAL TIMES
The weekly newsletter of the Cathedral of St. Philip · Serving Atlanta and the World · September 22, 2024
Blessings to our confirmands!
This Sunday morning, September 22, will be a big day at the Cathedral of St. Philip. (All Sundays are big days at the Cathedral of St. Philip!)
The Very Rev. Sam Candler, Dean of the Cathedral, will celebrate and preach at the 7:45 a.m. service in Mikell Chapel, and preach at the 8:45 a.m. service in the Cathedral.
Then, we welcome the Right Rev. Robert Wright, Bishop of Atlanta, for a parish visitation. Bishop Wright will teach at the Dean’s Forum at 10:10 a.m. in Child Hall on faith and politics.
At the 11:15 a.m. service, Bishop Wright will celebrate, preach, and confirm 36 Cathedral youth. These confirmands participated in confirmation class throughout the 2023-2024 program year. We also welcome 6 confirmands from other Episcopal parishes in the Diocese of Atlanta: St. John’s, College Park, and St. Paul’s, Newnan. Pray for all of these confirmands and welcome them into mature commitment to the Christian faith!
Congratulations to these Confirmands:
To be confirmed:
Caroline Tate Aebersold
Quinn Ella Anderson
Peyton Laurel Ball
Anette Baños
Deandre Bruton
India Camp
Bridget Catherine Connolly
Georgina Antonia Foley
Lesley Marquez Gatica
Maria Marquez Gatica
Mario Marquez Gatica
Osiris Marquez Gatica
Scarlett Elizabeth Hale
To be received:
Emily Boyle
Steven Boyle
Gabrielle Washburn Shelton
Laura Catherine Hearne
Sanders Fowler Hearne, III
Ella Victoria Jaje
Mary Holland Johnson
Annabel Jane Keaten
Mary Adams King
Mary Elizabeth Kirkland
Asher Maslin Knauer
Christopher Sartain Lanier
Louise Amelia Lathan
Sophie Lee
Latham Rose McKnight
Ian Christopher Meacham
Timothy Austin Washburn Shelton
Graham Alexander Palmer
Carter Woodward Potts, Jr.
Elizabeth Pankey Rogers
Lillian Tabor Sanford
Natalie Brianna Shanklin
Decker Elizabeth Stedman
Sandra Montgomery Stewart
Ryan Montgomery Stewart
Claire Campbell Willis
Lucy Elizabeth Yabroudy
Presley Daniel Yates V
Adeline Bradley Yost
This SUNDAY
SEPTEMBER 22, 2024 · The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 20, Year B Jeremiah 11:18-20 • Psalm 54 • James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a • Mark 9:30-37
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. HOLY EUCHARIST, CATHEDRAL
Celebrant: The Rev. Canon Julia Mitchener
Preacher: The Very Rev. Sam Candler
Cathedral Singers:
Paul Halley (b. 1952), Jesu, the very thought of thee
Eleanor Daley (b. 1955), Open thou mine eyes
11:15 A.M. CONFIRMATION AND HOLY EUCHARIST, CATHEDRAL
Celebrant and Preacher: The Right Rev. Robert Wright
Cathedral Choir:
Eleanor Daley (b. 1955), Open thou mine eyes
Paul Halley (b. 1952), Jesu, the very thought of thee
David Hurd (b. 1950), Teach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes
Please note that the Spanish language service will join the Confirmation service in the Cathedral.
4:00 P.M. CHORAL EVENSONG FOR THE FEAST OF ST. MATTHEW, CATHEDRAL
Officiant and Preacher: The Rev. Canon Julia Mitchener
Cathedral Schola:
Thomas Tomkins (1572-1656), Preces & Responses
John Hilton the Younger (c. 1599-1657) in Gamut
John Hilton the Younger (c. 1599-1657), Teach me, O Lord
Eleanor Daley (b. 1955), Open thou mine eyes
SUNDAY AFTERNOON RECITALS
JOHN SHERER, ORGAN
ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH ROCHESTER, NEW YORK
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 — 3:15 P.M. IN-PERSON AND ONLINE AT CATHEDRALATL.ORG/RECITALS
Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937), Symphony No. 6 in G minor, Op. 42
Adult EDUCATION
THE DEAN’S MEN’S BIBLE STUDY
Tuesdays, resuming September 24
7–8 a.m., Chapter Room
This group meets every Tuesday morning 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.
THE DEAN’S WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY
Wednesdays, resuming September 25
10:45–11:45 a.m., Chapter Room
This group meets Wednesday mornings 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.
PRAYER List
FOR THOSE WHO ARE ILL OR RECOVERING: Margaret Jackson • Bennie King • John Wilmer
LONG TERM PRAYERS: R. Huntley Allen • Pat Anderson • 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 • Deborah Ellington • Paul Fekete • Phoebe Forio • Tom Frolik • Jenny Ham • Tory Hartness • Gena Inman • Bobby Johnston • Jane Jones • Randi King • Lisa Krysiak • Virginia LaMon • 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 • Tommy Truesdale • 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 • William D. Estes • Sam Fender • Kyle Garcia • Ann George • Melinda Miller Greenough • Kerry Gresham • Larry Hamilton • Christine Hanson • Carole Ann Harris • Gayle Higley • Keith Hinze • Lisa Hoybach • Jane Hunnicutt • Beth Ingle • William Irwin • Kathy Johnson • Joyce Jones • Pat Jones • Delores and Lee Josephs • Neal Littlejohn • Pete Livezey • Hilda Lukwago • Carolyn R. Lusk • Lauren Makhlouf • Elaine Metcalf • Marion Hickman Meythaler • Sam Muttiah • Fred Neuschel • Linus Nickel • Rosemary Palmer • Alfredo Paniagua • Stephen Pararo • Jayme Breedlove Porter • David Raj • Peggy Reese • Terri Robertson • 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
This Sunday, September 22, at 1 p.m., the Cathedral will join other local churches in remembering the 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre by tolling our bells 25 times, once for each of the known victims. The Atlanta Race Massacre took place September 22-24, 1906, following unsubstantiated reports of attacks on white women by Black men. Mobs gathered downtown and killed at least 25 Black Atlantans, while also attacking others and destroying property. Each year Atlantans honor the victims with commemorative events including lectures, performances, and exhibits. Learn more at www.1906AtlantaRaceMassacre.org.
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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OUTREACH
LAAMISTAD SNACKS NEEDED
We need snacks for the almost 30 young LaAmistad students who come to to the Cathedral four days a week for after-school 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 through 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.
OCTOBER BOOK STUDY
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond Cathedral Bookstore
6-7 p.m., Thursdays, beginning October 3
Join us in the Cathedral Bookstore each Thursday evening in October for a discussion of Matthew Desmond’s Pulitzer Prize winning title Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City. Named one of Time Magazine’s best ten nonfiction books of the past decade, Evicted follows eight Milwaukee families as they each struggle to keep a roof over their heads. Desmond transforms our societal understanding of poverty and economic exploitation while offering new ideas for addressing one of America’s most devastating problems.
COST OF POVERTY SIMULATION (COPE)
Thursday, October 17
10 a.m.–12 p.m., Child Hall
In partnership with BCM Georgia, the Cathedral will be offering a Cost of Poverty Experience: an immersive poverty simulation designed to offer a glimpse into the lives of lowincome individuals and families living in our communities.
COPE gives participants and volunteers an opportunity to experience poverty firsthand through the eyes of real families. The experiential nature of this training helps organizations and communities more deeply understand the complexities of poverty, paving the way for addressing the issues of poverty more comprehensively. There will be time for reflection and discussion on what we can do as a faith community to support our community after the simulation.
Lunch will also be provided after the COPE.
We'd love to have you join us for this free event as we prepare for the Homeless Requiem. Our goal is to support low income families and those experiencing homelessness by better understanding the root causes of poverty and engaging with individuals with empathy and hospitality. We hope you, too, will find this experience engaging and thought provoking. Please visit cathedralATL.org/cope to register. Questions? Contact the Rev. Canon Julia Mitchener, julia.mitchener@cathedralATL.org.
All are welcome to join in these discussions, which will run from 6-7 p.m. beginning Thursday, October 3. For more information or to sign up, please contact the Rev. Canon Julia Mitchener, julia.mitchener@cathedralATL.org. Copies of the book will be available for purchase in the bookstore.
NEW MEMBER
Sally Bayless, Atlanta
CROSSROADS PATHWAY TO HOME FUNDRAISER
Thursday, October 3
6–9 p.m., Wild Heaven Garden Club
Our community partners at Crossroads are hosting their annual fundraiser to support the services they provide to families in need. The evening is a chance to come together, enjoy great company, and make a tangible difference in the lives of our neighbors! Tickets may be purchased at crossroadsatlanta.org.
The 36th Annual
Homeless r equiem
We Will Remember Friday, November 1
The Cathedral of St. Philip has a long tradition of outreach, discipleship, and caring for others in our Atlanta community — particularly those in need. The Homeless Requiem is a service in memory of individuals who have died in Atlanta in the past year while unhoused.
PLEASE JOIN US IN FELLOWSHIP AND SUPPORT AT OUR 36TH ANNUAL HOMELESS REQUIEM ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1.
To support the Homeless Requiem, please consider:
Volunteering. There are many volunteering opportunities available in the days and weeks before the Requiem and a variety of roles on the day of the event itself.
Donating new or gently used hats, coats, jackets, sweatpants, gloves, and scarves for Emma’s Closet, a clothing closet that respects the dignity of choice for our guests. Donations are accepted on Sunday mornings in the Atrium starting this Sunday, September 22 through Sunday, October 20.
Purchasing items from our Amazon wish list to donate to our guests to make them a little more comfortable this winter.
Stopping by the Youth Bake Sale in the Atrium 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 Homeless Requiem.
Making a donation to help fund this event and year-round Cathedral ministries that support our unhoused neighbors.
Scan the QR codes to donate and volunteer or visit cathedralATL.org/homelessrequiem to learn more. For questions, please contact the Rev. Canon Julia Mitchener, julia.mitchener@cathedralATL.org.
Pastoral CARE
REMEMBERING YOUR BABY
Sunday, October 13
4–6 p.m., St. Mary’s Chapel
In October, 1988 President Ronald Reagan proclaimed October as National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. The month recognizes the loss so many parents experience, a loss that is complex and not easily navigated. In the 36 years following this proclamation conversations and support surrounding the loss of an infant by miscarriage, stillbirth, or newborn death remain difficult. Parents of perinatal loss continue to feel alone and isolated.
If you are a parent or grandparent who has experienced the loss of a child during pregnancy or the death of a newborn, you are invited to join Deacon Linda Rosengren and other parents on Sunday, October 13 for conversation. We will also plan for the observance of the annual “Wave of Light” on October 15, a night when parents of loss light a candle at 7 p.m. in their respective time zones creating a Wave of Light around the world. Please let Deacon Rosengren know if you plan to attend by emailing her at lrosengren@cathedralATL.org.
12-STEP GROUPS AT THE CATHEDRAL
Alcoholics Anonymous
Lanier House
Tuesdays, 7 p.m.
Wednesdays, 7 p.m.
New Beginnings: Family Al-Anon Room 120
Wednesdays, 7 p.m.
Peachtree Al-Anon Family Group Lanier House
Thursdays, 10:30 a.m.
Families Anonymous Lanier House
Thursdays, 7 p.m.
All 12-step groups at the Cathedral are free and open to the public. For more information or questions, please contact Dorsey DeLong, ddelong@cathedralATL.org.
This Sunday at a Glance
7:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist Mikell Chapel
8:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist Cathedral
10:10 a.m. Dean’s Forum Child Hall
10:10 a.m. Living Faith Room 239
10:10 a.m. Young Adult Sunday School Room 368
10:10 a.m. Godly Play Parents Class Room 303
10:10 a.m. Youth Sunday School Room 382
10:10 a.m. Godly Play 3rd Floor above the Atrium
11:15 a.m. Confirmation and Holy Eucharist Cathedral
Please note the Spanish language service will join the Confirmation service in the Cathedral.
1:15 p.m. Enjoy Biblical Greek! Room 239 and online
3:15 p.m. Sunday Afternoon Recital: John Sherer Cathedral
4 p.m. Choral Evensong Cathedral
6 p.m. Sunday Evening EYC Room 382
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Please join us on Sunday, October 13 at 5:30 p.m. to Gather in the Garden! This event is for anyone who is new or newish to the Cathedral. Members of our Newcomers and Parish Life Committee will supply appetizers and be here to help you connect to some of the many offerings of the Cathedral. Weather permitting, we will be in the Cloister Garden, which you can access across the hallway from Child Hall. Please RSVP and direct questions to Liz Aull, laull@cathedralATL.org