The CATHEDRAL TIMES
The weekly newsletter of the Cathedral of St. Philip · Serving Atlanta and the World · December 22 and 29, 2024
WORSHIP SERVICES FOR THE 2024 CHRISTMAS SEASON
This Sunday, December 22 – The Fourth Sunday of Advent
The 7:45, 8:45, and 11:15 a.m. services will take place as usual. Childcare is available in the Nurturing Center during the 8:45, 11:15, and 4:00 services.
4 p.m. A Christmas Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols* ( Cathedral )
Officiant: The Very Rev. Sam Candler
The Cathedral Schola
Tuesday, December 24 – Christmas Eve
11 a.m. Holy Eucharist ( Child Hall )
Celebrant and Preacher: The Very Rev. Sam Candler
12:30 p.m. Eucaristía de Nochebuena ( Mikell Chapel )
Celebrant: The Rev. Canon David Boyd
Preacher: The Rev. Deacon Juan Sandoval
4 p.m. The Christmas Pageant* ( Cathedral )
Celebrant: The Very Rev. Sam Candler with the children of the Cathedral parish
Cathedral Choristers and Cathedral Singers
Childcare will be available in the Nurturing Center during this service
8 p.m. Choral Prelude and Carols*
8:30 p.m. Festival Holy Eucharist* (Cathedral)
Celebrant: The Right Rev. Robert Wright
Preacher: The Very Rev. Sam Candler
The Cathedral Choir with timpani and members of the Atlanta Symphony Brass
11 p.m. Choral Prelude and Carols
11:30 p.m. Festival Holy Eucharist* (Cathedral)
Celebrant: The Right Rev. Robert Wright
Preacher: The Very Rev. Sam Candler
The Cathedral Choir with timpani and members of the Atlanta Symphony Brass
Worship with the Cathedral on WSB-TV, Channel 2, starting at 11:35 p.m.
Wednesday, December 25 – Christmas Day
10 a.m. Holy Eucharist (Cathedral)
Celebrant and Preacher: The Rev. Canon David Boyd
Cathedral Singers Quartet and Organ
* Services are broadcast on the Cathedral website, app, Facebook, and YouTube.
This SUNDAY
DECEMBER 22, 2024 · The Fourth Sunday of Advent, Year C
Micah 5:2-5a • Canticle 15 • Hebrews 10:5-10 • Luke 1:26-38
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. Canon David Boyd
Preacher: The Very Rev. Sam Candler
8:45 a.m. Cathedral Choristers:
arr. Andrew Carter (b. 1939), A maiden most gentle Martin How (1931-2022), Advent Message
11:15 a.m. Cathedral Choir:
Herbert Howells (1892-1983), A Spotless Rose Kerensa Briggs (b. 1991), A tender shoot
11:15 A.M. LA SANTA EUCARISTÍA, MIKELL CHAPEL
Officiant and Preacher: The Rev. Deacon Juan Sandoval
4:00 P.M. A CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL OF NINE LESSONS AND CAROLS, CATHEDRAL
Officiant: The Very Rev. Sam Candler
Cathedral Schola:
“Once in royal David’s city” Irby
Carson Cooman (b. 1982), Adam lay ybounden
“Hark! a thrilling voice is sounding” Merton
Eric Whitacre (b. 1970), Lux Aurumque
arr. Craig Phillips (b. 1961), The holly and the ivy
“Prepare the way, O Zion” Bereden väg för Herran
John Joubert (1927-2019), There is no rose of such virtue
Cecilia McDowall (b. 1951), Now may we singen
arr. Paul Halley (b. 1952), Huron Carol
Bob Chilcott (b. 1955), The Shepherd’s Carol
“On this day earth shall ring” Personent hodie
Charles Beaudrot (b. 1951), Toys for a King
Herbert Howells (1892-1983), Here is the little door
arr. Dale Adelmann, “Of the Father’s love begotten” Divinum mysterium
arr. John Rutter (b. 1945), Wexford Carol, “Good people all, this Christmastime”
arr. David Willcocks (1919-2015), “God rest you merry, gentlemen”
Christmas EVE
DECEMBER 24, 2024
Isaiah 9:2-7 • Psalm 96 • Titus 2:11-14 • Luke 2:1-20
11:00 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, CHILD HALL
Celebrant and Preacher: The Very Rev. Sam Candler
12:30 P.M. EUCARISTÍA DE NOCHEBUENA , MIKELL CHAPEL
Celebrant: The Rev. Canon David Boyd
Preacher: The Rev. Deacon Juan Sandoval
4:00 P.M. THE CHRISTMAS PAGEANT AND HOLY EUCHARIST*, CATHEDRAL
Celebrant: The Very Rev. Sam Candler with the children of the Cathedral parish
Cathedral Choristers and Cathedral Singers:
“O come, all ye faithful” Adeste fideles
“Once in royal David’s city” Irby
“Good Christian friends, rejoice” In dulci jubilo
Sussex Carol, arr. Philip Ledger (1937-2012), On Christmas Night
Cornish carol, arr. John Rutter (b. 1945), Sans Day Carol
“Angels we have heard on high” Gloria
John Rutter (b. 1945), What sweeter music
German carol, arr. R.L. Pearsall (1795-1856), In dulci jubilo
Stephen Paulus (1949-2014), A Savior from on High
“ ’Twas in the moon of wintertime” Une jeune pucelle
“It came upon a midnight clear” Carol
“Lo, how a Rose e’er blooming” Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
“In the bleak midwinter” Cranham
“Away in a manger” Cradle Song
“Silent night” Stille Nacht
“Joy to the world” Antioch
—See page 4 for Christmas Eve evening services
The CATHEDRAL of ST. PHILIP
The Very Rev. Samuel G. Candler, Dean
Dale Adelmann, Ph.D., Canon for Music
The Rev. Canon David E. Boyd III, Canon for Pastoral Care
The Rev. Canon Ashley Carr, Canon for Parish Life
The Rev. Canon 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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Christmas EVE
DECEMBER 24, 2024
Isaiah 9:2-7 • Psalm 96 • Titus 2:11-14 • Luke 1:26-38
8:00 P.M.* AND 11:00 P.M. CHORAL PRELUDE AND CAROLS, CATHEDRAL
Cathedral Choir:
“It came upon a midnight clear” Carol
Old Breton melody, arr. Gerre Hancock (1934-2012), Come, ye lofty
“God rest you merry, gentlemen” God Rest You Merry
Becky McGlade (b. 1974), In the bleak midwinter
“What child is this” Greensleeves
John Tavener (1944-2013), God is with us
“Good Christian friends, rejoice” In dulci jubilo
8 : 30 P.M. AND 11:30 P.M. FESTIVAL CHORAL EUCHARIST*, CATHEDRAL
Celebrant: The Right Rev. Robert Wright
Preacher: The Very Rev. Sam Candler
Cathedral Choir with members of the Atlanta Symphony Brass, & timpani:
“O come, all ye faithful” Adeste fideles
“Angels we have heard on high”, Gloria
“While shepherds watched their flocks by night” Winchester Old Morten Lauridsen (b. 1943), O magnum mysterium
“Hark! the herald angels sing” Mendelssohn
German carol, arr. R.L. Pearsall (1795-1856) In dulci jubilo
arr. Peter Hallock (1924-2014), Away in a manger
Stephen Paulus (1949-2014). A Savior from on High
“In the bleak midwinter” Cranham
“Silent night” Stille Nacht
“Joy to the world” Antioch
Craig Phillips (b. 1961), Toccata on “In dulci jubilo” for Organ, Brass Quintet, and Timpani
*These services will also be streamed online at www.cathedralATL.org/worship. Worship with the Cathedral on WSB-TV, channel 2, beginning at 11:35 p.m.
Christmas DAY
DECEMBER 25, 2024
Isaiah 52:7-10 • Psalm 98 • Hebrews 1:1-12 • John 1:1-14
10:00 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, CATHEDRAL
Celebrant and Preacher: The Rev. Canon David Boyd
Cathedral Singers Quartet and Organ:
“O come, all ye faithful” Adeste Fideles
“Angels we have heard on high” Gloria
“Good Christian friends, rejoice” In dulci jubilo
Piae Cantiones, 1582, arr. David Willcocks (1919-2015), Unto us is born a son
“What child is this” Greensleeves
harm. Charles Wood (1866-1926), Ding dong! Merrily on high
“Away in a manger” Cradle Song
“Joy to the world” Antioch
Next SUNDAY
DECEMBER 29, 2024 · The First Sunday after Christmas, Year C Isaiah 61:10-62:3 • Psalm 147 • Galatians 3:23-25; 4:4-7 • John 1:1-18
8:45 A.M. AND 11:15 A.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 David Boyd
8:45 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, CATHEDRAL
Celebrant: The Rev. Canon David Boyd
Preacher: The Rev. Dr. Thee Smith
11:15 A.M. CONGREGATIONAL LESSONS AND CAROLS, MIKELL CHAPEL
Celebrant: The Rev. Canon Ashley Carr
Cathedral Choir and Cathedral Choristers:
“Joy to the world” Antioch
“On this day earth shall ring” Personent hodie
“The angel Gabriel from heaven came” Gabriel’s Message
“Away in a manger” Cradle Song
“God rest you merry, gentlemen” God rest you merry
“The first Nowell” The First Nowell
“Of the Father’s love begotten” Divinum mysterium
Cornish carol, arr. John Rutter (b. 1945), Sans Day Carol
“In the bleak midwinter” Cranham
English carol, arr. William Llewellyn (b. 1925), A Somerset Carol
“Now greet the swiftly changing year” Sixth Night
“Good Christian friends, rejoice” In dulci jubilo
“Hark! the herald angels sing” Mendelssohn
*Please note that the 11:15 Spanish language congregation will join Congregational Lessons and Carols which will be a bilingual service.
END OF YEAR GIVING
Thank you so much for your financial support! The Cathedral needs to receive over $1,400,000 in contributions in December in order to have our income meet our expenses for the year. Here’s how you can help:
• Online contributions can be made via cathedralATL.org/contribute. Contributions can be processed through Tuesday, December 31 in order to be considered for a 2024 tax-deduction.
• Cash and check contributions can be mailed, placed in the plate at any service, or hand-delivered to the Cathedral stewardship or finance offices. A contribution must be received at the Cathedral by Tuesday, December 31 or postmarked by Tuesday, December 31 in order to be considered a 2024 tax-deduction.
Shares can be transferred electronically to Morgan Stanley Smith Barney (DTC #0015), Account #308-130762. Our contact is Cathy Lamb at 404-266-6315. Please notify David Rocchio, drocchio@cathedralATL.org or 404-365-1033, of the transfer.
Consider your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) from an IRA: If you are 70½ or older, you may choose to direct funds from your IRA payable directly to the Cathedral of St. Philip. Amounts distributed as a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) can be counted toward satisfying your RMD for the year, up to $100,000. The QCD is excluded from your taxable income. Contact your financial advisor or retirement plan to arrange the QCD.
Giving history can be checked anytime by logging into your TouchPoint record: cathedralATL.tpsdb.com.
Year-end statements of contributions will be mailed in late January 2025 accounting for all contributions in the 2024 calendar year. Please contact David Rocchio, drocchio@cathedralATL.org or 404-365-1033, with any questions.
PRAYER List
FOR THOSE WITH IMMEDIATE NEEDS: Kit Mason
FOR THOSE WHO ARE ILL OR RECOVERING:
LONG TERM PRAYERS: R. Huntley Allen • Lucy Baker • Ed Black • Ann and Frank Blackistone, Jr. • John Blair • Lawrence Booker • Cheryl Bryant • The Bryant Family • Elizabeth Coil • The Crossley Family • Rita Daly • Jerri Darnell • Debbie Dewees • Keith Dumke • Deborah Ellington • Paul Fekete • Phoebe Forio • Tom Frolik • Jenny Ham • Tory Hartness • Gena Inman • Bobby Johnston • Jane Jones • Bennie King • Randi King • Lisa Krysiak • Bonnie Lamberth • Virginia LaMon • Liza Lanier • Ralph Lewis • Robert Lewis • Stewart Long, Jr. • Jill Mahaffey • Tommy Mason • Floyd McRae • Sally Menning • Graham Mulling • Susan Myers • Jim Myrick • Charlie Neal • Lori Hegwood Owens • Marian Palmore • Jim Powell • Nancy Qarmout • Buddy and Sue Redd • Rubye Reid • Lorraine Reynolds • Barbara Rice • Bob Riggins • Tom Roberts • Agnes Elizabeth Robertson • Bill Roth • Kay Sanders • Nancy Sanders •
Louis “Skip” Schueddig • Brandon Stephens • Tommy Truesdale • Susan Wilson • Jonathan Wright
FAMILY AND FRIENDS: Josephine Rose Adams • Kenya Anders • Steve Baker • Bettina Bass • Annette Bechtold • Ray and Pat Bell • Will Benton • Jason Borland • Scott Bouchillon • Jason Brady • Trip Bray • Darnell Brown • Chaz Brownfield • Anne Bumbak • Lila Jo Callaway • Roanne Chandraratna • Mika Chorey • Anna Clifford • Ava Corroon • Veta Durman • William Erb • Marilyn Epstein • William D. Estes • Kyle Garcia • David Garlock • Ann George • Nikki Greenaway • Kerry Gresham • Ryan Hamilton • Joanne Dopp Hamlyn • Carole Ann Harris • Davis Hatcher • Shirley Helmke • Keith Hinze • Lisa Hoybach • Jane Hunnicutt • Beth Ingle • William Irwin • LaTonya Jackson • Pat Jones • Delores and Lee Josephs • Jack Karch • Neal Littlejohn • Pete Livezey • Carolyn R. Lusk • Lauren Makhlouf • Elaine Metcalf • Nael McCarty • Iris Miller • Barbara Moate • Melanie Myers • Vonnie Nahill • Fred Neuschel • Linus Nickel • Stephen Pararo • David Raj • Peggy Reese • Hugh Ripps • Terri Robertson • Pierce Robbins • Jean Rudolph • Einar Sagstuen • Joe Salas • James Sands • Patricia Schooley • Lelia Sinclair • Don Smith • Michael and Kathryn Snider • Joe Spencer • Izzy Straus • Brandon Streets • John and Cleary Tanner • Pierson Thames • Leopoldo Velita • Pat Volpicella • Suzette Walling • Jay Whitten • John Wilmer • Cutler Woodfin • Whit A. Wright • Hollis Youngner
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED: David Galloway • Kathy Jones • Chris Lemley
Join us at the Cathedral on Saturday, February 22 for a 5K benefiting Project Community Connections, Inc., (PCCI). PCCI offers housing solutions that disrupt cycles of homelessness. With a Kid’s Dash and Senior Stroll option, plus a fun race village with vendors providing breakfast, the whole family can come out to help our partner organization! Visit cathedralATL.org/5k to register.
EPIPHANY PARTY
Monday, January 6
6 p.m., Child Hall
Come celebrate Epiphany in Child Hall on Monday, January 6 from 6–8 p.m.! This will be an adults-only BYOB potluck. Bring a dish to share, and be merry and bright with old and new friends. We will celebrate the light of Christ together with festive piano music! RSVP at cathedralATL.org/celebrate.
PCCI 5K AT THE CATHEDRAL
AND
Christmas ALTAR FLOWERS
CHRISTMAS ALTAR FLOWERS ARE GIVEN TO THE GLORY OF GOD
IN MEMORY OF:
R. Wayne Alexander, MD PhD
William Bowen Astrop
Anne Bao
Hilton and Stella Beane
James Fox Borden and Judith Hance Borden
Ronald L. Carlisle
Joan Cazin
Roy Eugene Chatham and Marylene Bailey Chatham
Campbell Collins, Jr.
Nanette McBurney Crowdus
Betty Dever
Kirk Terry Dornbush
Jean Dowling
Bettie Willerson Driver
Amanda Shea Duncan
Merry and Jamie Ellington
Sherry and Jeff Ellington
Emmy Lou, Elizabeth Ann, and Ted Faber
Caroline Simons Finnerty
Dr. Emile T. Fisher
Freda and Theodore Fisher
Michael Kilpatrick Fisher
Knox and Harriott Fitzpatrick
Rosemary and Jack Foster
Elizabeth (Betsy) Mitchell Freeman
Florrie and Jim Funk
Shirley and George Hakula
Dennis M. Hall
Geoffrey Peterson Hall
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Hall
Stuart Stevens Hall
Libby and Kenneth Hammersley
Christine Hanson
Bobby Helton
Marian Roberts Hicks
as of December 18
Augusta and Richard Horsey
Ruthie King Hunter
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Jennings
Horace and Vivian Johnson
Isabelle Woolford Kennedy
Marie and Ernest Key, Sr.
Elizabeth Williams Kohlmann
Tommy Lanier, Jr.
Trudye and Ed Leatherbury
The Hon. Sam Massell
Constance and Harry Mathews
Willard McBurney
Joan Ruggiero McCumber
Florence McDonald
Elizabeth and Louis McMahon
Wesley and Gwyn Moran
Al Mullins
Julie Murphy, Gary Eaton, Rachel Denman, Ed Dusek, Clara Eaton, and James Eaton
Seashols Noell and James Courtenay
Dr. John Anthony Ogden
Carol Corbitt Overend
William E. Pennington
Martha Perrin
Walter C. Perrin
Rev. Charles A. Pitzer
Mary C. and Francis D. Placido
Barbara Johnson Prickett
Roy and Mary Richardson
Clancy Ridley
Kristin Runnion
Thomas Ruska
James Segars
Edyth and Morris Shadburn
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Sharp
Lyda Sorgini
Mary Gunn and Franklin Starks, Sr.
Noell and Franklin Starks, Jr.
H. Lee Stovall
Jenny and John Thompson
Frank Troutman, Jr.
Susan Elizabeth Tucker
Ruth Vaught
Leopoldo Velita and Eliana Ruiz
Carolyn Smith Vigtel
Joan Castleberry Walker
Judy Brantley Weston
Robert K. Wickham
David Wilkinson
Dr. J. Grant Wilmer
Mary Charles Wilmer
Randy and Noradel Wilson
Mary Craighill Yellowlees
Rita Wright Zwiers
AND IN THANKSGIVING FOR:
Dale Adelmann, Herb Buffington, Tim Gunter, Chase Loomer and The Cathedral Choirs
Odessa Allen
John Beane
Mike Brooks
Cathedral Livestreaming
Kathryn and Aaron Chamberlain
James S. Crowell, Jr.
Marilyn P. Dornbush
Deborah Ellington
The Haddow Grandchildren
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Harbin, Jr.
Ann and Mason Hawkins Family
The Margaret Lesley Family
Dr. Eyal Meiri
Shannon Norman
Dr. Andrew Page
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Smith IV
Weekday Eucharist Services
The Charlie Wilgus Family
Mark your calendars for January 24 and 25, 2025!
We hope that you will join us in raising awareness and funds for Wellspring Living, a remarkable Atlanta organization providing comprehensive recovery for victims of trafficking. Here are two ways to join the fun:
BUY A TICKET!
Single tickets for 2025 Cathedral Giving By Design are now on sale! On Friday night, we will gather as a community for dinner, drinks and a festive live auction. Saturday, we will celebrate the joy of home and hospitality with a speaker panel and a lively tour of homes. The party and the panel will sell out, so purchase your tickets today! Looking for a last minute gift? A Weekend All Access Pass makes a great gift!
GIFT A RAFFLE TICKET!
Purchase CGBD Raffle tickets! Win a trip to the 2025 Kentucky Derby! A ticket makes a great stocking stuffer or last-minute gift! Anyone may purchase a raffle ticket; the winner will be notified on January 25.
Visit cathedralgivingbydesign.org to purchase single tickets, raffle tickets, and more!
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ADULT Education
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22
Old Fashioned Sunday School: Why Did Jesus Come?
10:10 a.m., Child Hall
Christmas is almost here! We invite you to join us on Sunday for a moment of reflection on one of the central questions of our faith: “Why did Jesus come into the world?” Canon Maxwell will explore how our answers to this question reveal the remarkable ways that Jesus continues to speak to each of us. Maybe you are needing reassurance that you are loved. Maybe you are wanting help in living out Jesus’ teachings. Maybe you are hoping to be drawn into the wonder of God’s presence. In each case, there is reason to rejoice. Jesus has a way of meeting us where we are and offering a transformative message. We look forward to your joining as we prepare our hearts for Christmas.
Living Faith
10:10 a.m., Room 239
Godly Play Parents
10:10 a.m., Room 316
Young Professionals: Exploring the Book of Common Prayer 10:10 a.m., Room 368
FESTIVE NEWCOMER
ADVENT & APPETIZERS
5:30 P.M., GOULD ROOM
Are you new to the Cathedral?
Or new-ish? Join us Sunday, December 22, in Child Hall after Christmas Lessons and Carols for appetizers and a warm welcome.
We are glad you’re here!
Contact Liz Aull, laull@cathedralATL.org, for more information.
4 p.m. A Christmas Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols 5:30 p.m. Festive Newcomer Advent & Appetizers