The CATHEDRAL TIMES
The weekly newsletter of the Cathedral of St. Philip · Serving Atlanta and the World · September 29, 2024
MY ADVICE ON HOW TO COUNSEL “DIVIDED” HOUSEHOLDS
By the Very Rev. Sam Candler, Dean of the Cathedral
A lot of leaders and speakers keep telling me that my community is “divided.” They keep telling me that even my own household is “divided,” or my country is “divided,” or my world is “divided.” They show up at my dinner table, or in my community forum, offering to speak about how my world is “divided.”
I wish they wouldn’t. To them, I have some counsel. I have some advice to all of us about how to counsel households some describe as “divided.”
My main advice is rather simple: do not begin your presentation by declaring how “divided” this community is. All that does is set the stage for the same show that we see daily on the news shows and television shows and social media feeds. Many media outlets make their money by setting up the “divided” scenario, and then playing to one side or the other. Are you a fan of Team A, or Team B? Once that stage is set, we revert back to our sports competitions. And, no matter what evidence you offer, you will never convince me to stop rooting for my team.
If you are coming into my house, or my classroom, or whatever, surely you realize that each of us in that room already knows what teams are being rooted for in that room. We have already talked to each other! We know each other! We even, usually, love each other.
If we have come to that dinner table, there is something in us that wants to be with those other people, no matter what our other allegiances and favorites are. If you have come to that dinner table in order to be of value, I have a simple suggestion: Appeal to the clear signs of unity that have brought all of us there. Do not set up the “divided” scenario. In fact, I suggest that you do not even use that word. Try to spend the whole meal without using the word, “divided.”
Further, speak the language of the culture around that dinner table. If we are with elementary school children, speak that language! If we are at a family gathering, remember the stories of our ancestors and elders and crazy cousins! If we are at a church dinner, speak that parish language. It is fun! It brings back memories and hopes. That language connects people. That language gives us a different identity from the one the pundits give us.
Obviously, I am speaking about our present national political context, too. I am suggesting, as I have been asked to do dozens of times in the past several years, how to behave in a political context that most declare is “divided.”
This beautiful church I serve is similar to many communities around our country right now. We are full of good people who have different opinions; and we have always been full of those people! If we behave according to how pundits have defined us, if we behave according to how we have been “divided,” then we do not benefit from each other. But if we behave according to how we understand God has defined us, then something else happens.
The church is where we are loved. That is what defines us at church. Yes, sometimes we have some unlovable moments. But God loves us anyway, even in those unlovable moments. And, yes, we do have diverse political positions. But, at our best, the church –and other faith communities—can give the world another model about how to define ourselves. We can help families, and neighborhoods, and even countries, who have been defined too long as “divided.” We can show the world how to be loved, a new kind of identity, a new kind of community. So, my final advice: participate in your church, your community of faith. Identify yourself in a new way! Be in a community, day in and day out, that has a record of trying to love each other; it is a beautiful language.
This SUNDAY
SEPTEMBER 29, 2024 · The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 21, Year B Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29 • Psalm 19:7-14 • James 5:13-20 • Mark 9:38-50
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 Rev. Canon George Maxwell
8:45 AND 11:15 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, CATHEDRAL
Celebrant: The Rev. Salmoon Bashir
Preacher: The Rev. Canon George Maxwell
8:45 a.m. Cathedral Singers/ 11:15 a.m Cathedral Choir: Anthony Piccolo (b. 1946), O come, let us sing unto the Lord John Hilton (c. 1599-1657), Teach me, O Lord, the way of thy statutes
11:15 A.M. LA SANTA EUCARISTÍA, MIKELL CHAPEL
Officiant and Preacher: The Rev. Deacon Juan Sandoval
4:00 P.M. CHORAL EVENSONG FOR THE FEAST OF ST. MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS , CATHEDRAL
Officiant and Preacher: The Rev. Dr. Thee Smith
Cathedral Choir:
Richard Shephard (1949-2021), Preces & Responses
Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) in G
Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924), And I saw another angel Bob Chilcott (b. 1955), Angel voices ever singing
SUNDAY AFTERNOON RECITALS
JUSTIN MAXEY, ORGAN ALL SAINTS’ EPISCOPAL CHURCH, ATLANTA
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 — 3:15 P.M.
IN-PERSON AND ONLINE AT CATHEDRALATL.ORG/RECITALS
Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933), “Praise the Lord with Drum and Cymbal” from Ein Siegesgesang Israels, Op. 101, No. 5
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907), arr. Robert Hebble (1934-2020)
“Romanza” from Violin Sonata No. 3, Op. 45
Richard Wagner (1813-1883), transc. Preston Ware Orem (1865-1938),
“Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral” from Act II, Scene 4, Lohengrin
César Franck (1822-1890), Pièce héroïque from Trios Pièces pour grand orgue, M37
David Bednall (b. 1979), Toccata on Aberystwyth
STEWARDSHIP
The Cathedral continues to be a vibrant, growing parish, with numerous small groups. These small groups are one of the best ways to engage with others. From liturgical to spiritual to educational to social, there is a place for everyone here. Last year, working through our small groups, pledge participation increased almost 20% simply by one, two, or a few more members of that group raising their hand and saying, “I want to financially support the Cathedral!” This year almost all our small groups have over 50% participation. Twenty-three small groups already have 100% (up from eight groups in June)! We encourage you to help your small groups reach greater participation! No amount is too small, and all contributions support our groups at the Cathedral. We are a better, more dynamic parish because of these small groups and YOU! If you are looking for a group to join, please contact Liz Aull at laull@cathedralATL.org. To pledge, please visit cathedralATL.org/pledge or contact David Rocchio at drocchio@cathedralATL.org or 404-365-1033.
PRAYER List
FOR THOSE WHO ARE ILL OR RECOVERING: Josh Borden, Jr. • Pierce Robbins
LONG TERM PRAYERS: R. Huntley Allen • Pat Anderson • Lucy Baker • Ann and Frank Blackistone, Jr. • Emma Duke Bleke • Cheryl Bryant • The Bryant Family • 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 • Margaret Jackson • Bobby Johnston • Jane Jones • Bennie King • Randi King • Lisa Krysiak • Virginia LaMon • Liza Lanier • Ralph Lewis • Robert Lewis • Stewart Long, Jr. • 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 • Roanne Chandraratna • Mika Chorey • Anna Clifford • Michael Cohen • Ava Corroon • Eliza Darland • Marty Dunn • Veta Durman • William Erb • William D. Estes • Kyle Garcia • Ann George • Melinda Miller Greenough • Kerry Gresham • Joanne Dopp Hamlyn • 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 • 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 • Leopoldo Velita • Pat Volpicella • Suzette Walling • Curt Weaver • Jay Whitten • John Wilmer • Christie Woodfin • Karen Woodward • Whit A. Wright • Hollis Youngner FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED: Cecil Davis • Reagan Phillip Gibbs • Paul Lyon • Nancy Candler Nutter
NEW MEMBERS
Margot Baida from Kingwood, Texas
Bill Black from Douglasville, Georgia
Emmy Brawley from Atlanta
Jane Griffin from Opelousas, Louisiana
Ja’net Lowe from Miami, Florida
Jenny McCulloch from Atlanta
Clark Miller from Marietta, Georgia
Catherine Owens from Fernandina Beach, Florida
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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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.
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
Cathedral Bookstore
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 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.
OUTREACH
LAAMISTAD SNACKS NEEDED
We need snacks for the almost 30 young LaAmistad students who come 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 EXPERIENCE (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.
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.
This Sunday at a Glance
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 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. Holy Eucharist Cathedral
11:15 a.m. La Santa Eucaristía Cathedral
12:30 p.m. Monthly Birthday Celebration for Spanish-Language Congregation Gould Room
1:15 p.m. Enjoy Biblical Greek! Room 239 and online
3:15 p.m. Sunday Afternoon Recital: Justin Maxey Cathedral
4 p.m. Choral Evensong Cathedral
6 p.m. Sunday Evening EYC Room 382
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Bring your animals to church for the Feast of St. Francis!
Sunday, October 6, we remember St. Francis by blessing animals — they are all part of God’s creation. We are blessing creation itself, and the animals represent that!
8:45 a.m.
Animals join us for Festival Eucharist in the Cathedral. 10:10 a.m.
Clergy bless animals in the Cloister Garden.
If your animal does not travel well or get along with others, bring a photograph or a stuffed animal to be blessed instead.