The Weekly Newsletter of the Cathedral of St. Philip, Serving Atlanta and the World cathedral times January 29, 2017 “Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.” From this week’s lectionary Matthew 5:7 FISHING AND PATIENCE Two Sundays ago, we heard John’s version of how Jesus called the brothers Andrew and Simon to be his disciples. (According to the Gospel of John, the brothers were originally disciples of John the Baptist; see John 1:35, 40.) is past Sunday, we heard the Gospel of Matthew’s version, in which Andrew and Simon were fishermen, and out fishing, when Jesus called them (Matthew 4:19). I tend not to worry about the differing accounts. Be patient with them. Instead, like so many Christians through the ages, I am taken by the famous remark of Jesus to the fishermen, “Follow me, and I will make you fish for people” (Matthew 4:19). I like that verse, because I like to go fishing. I have enjoyed all sorts of fishing in my life: in lakes with small reels and poles, in rivers with fly rods, in oceans with big surf gear. I have enjoyed perfecting the spreads of cast nets being tossed into salt marsh creeks. I have been thrilled by dragging heavy seine nets out beyond the waves of the surf. When I have gone fishing, I have had no idea what I might catch: a bream here, a bass there. But also a dead limb, a rock, an old shoe. On an ocean beach, the array of possible catches is even more enormous: red drum, catfish, trout, stingray, sharks. I truly have no idea what might attach itself to my hook. Sometimes, it has been simply the thick sand, the bottom of the ocean. When that happened to me as a child, I would sing a revision of the famous spiritual, “I’ve Got the Whole World… In My Hands.” But we don’t have to be fishermen to appreciate Jesus’s line. Jesus’ invitation to Andrew and Simon displayed an important gospel principle. “Jesus calls us to follow him with the same gifts and talents that we already have.” When we hear the invitation to follow Jesus, we bring along what we already have potential for, what we are already good at, even what we have been trained for. But we use those gifts and talents in a different way. We use them “for people.” Follow me, says Jesus, and you won’t be just fisherfolk. You will fish for the sake of the kingdom; you will fish for people. Jesus says the same thing to people skilled in the law, in administration, in encouragement, in caring, in hospitality, in business, in mothering, in fathering. “Follow me, and I will make you a lawyer for people, an administrator for people, a banker for people, a business person for the kingdom of heaven.” Jesus calls each of us to use our God-given gifts for some higher purpose, for the reign of God on earth. So, we don’t have to be fisherpeople to appreciate Jesus’s words here. But fishing does provide another powerful gospel illustration (and not just the principle that we end up catching all sorts of things!). Fishing teaches us patience. ere have been many days when I have gone fishing with no “success” at all. I didn’t catch a thing. at’s why my father used to tell me, “ey call it fishing, not catching.” Good fishing teaches us good patience. Fishing teaches us patience. Alan Kreider has written a careful new book, a new study of the first three hundred years of the Christian Church, titled e Patient Ferment of the Early Church. Kreider argues there that the reason Christianity was able to grow within the Roman Empire is because Christians valued a virtue that was not so popular in Roman and Greek societies: the virtue of patience. e first three hundred years of Christianity was “a patient ferment.” Sometimes that virtue of patience seems undervalued in our present-day Christianity. We live in a culture that often forgets it. Instead, our society values instant gratification, the fix-it-quick syndrome, the get-rich-quick scheme, the 24/7 news cycle, “on demand” movies, the 140 character tweet, the same-day delivery store. Not many of us make our own bread any more, where we learn to wait for the dough to rise, where we learn “the patient ferment.” Not many of us can stand going fishing and catching nothing for a while. But the early Christians, in a pagan non-believing world, learned those things. ey believed that the ultimate exemplar of patience was our very God. God could perfect the world in an instant, could God not? But God is patient. God has been patient for thousands, and hundreds of thousands, of years. And God is still patient: with us, with our friends, and even with our enemies. In every age, in every time, Christians learn again what it means to be patient. When we learn the virtue of patience, we are learning something of the nature of God.
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The Weekly Newsletter of the Cathedral of St. Philip, Serving Atlanta and the World
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January 29, 2017
“Blessed are the merciful,
for they will
receive mercy.”From this week’s lectionary
Matthew 5:7
FISHING AND PATIENCETwo Sundays ago, we heard John’s version of how Jesus called the brothers Andrew and Simon to be his disciples. (According to the Gospel of John, the brothers were originally disciples of John the Baptist; see John 1:35, 40.) This past Sunday, we heard the Gospel of Matthew’s version, in which Andrew and Simon were fishermen, and out fishing, when Jesus called them (Matthew 4:19). I tend not to worry about the differing accounts. Be patient with them. Instead, like so many Christians through the ages, I am taken by the famous remark of Jesus to the fishermen, “Follow me, and I will make you fish for people” (Matthew 4:19). I like that verse, because I like to go fishing. I have enjoyed all sorts of fishing in my life: in lakes with small reels and poles, in rivers with fly rods, in oceans with big surf gear. I have enjoyed perfecting the spreads of cast nets being tossed into salt marsh creeks. I have been thrilled by dragging heavy seine nets out beyond the waves of the surf. When I have gone fishing, I have had no idea what I might catch: a bream here, a bass there. But also a dead limb, a rock, an old shoe. On an ocean beach, the array of possible catches is even more enormous: red drum, catfish, trout, stingray, sharks. I truly have no idea what might attach itself to my hook. Sometimes, it has been simply the thick sand, the bottom of the ocean. When that happened to me as a child, I would sing a revision of the famous spiritual, “I’ve Got the Whole World… In My Hands.”But we don’t have to be fishermen to appreciate Jesus’s line. Jesus’ invitation to Andrew and Simon displayed an important gospel principle. “Jesus calls us to follow him with the same gifts and talents that we already have.” When we hear the invitation to follow Jesus, we bring along what we already have potential for, what we are already good at, even what we have been trained for. But we use those gifts and talents in a different way. We use them “for people.”Follow me, says Jesus, and you won’t be just fisherfolk. You will fish for the sake of the kingdom; you will fish for people. Jesus says the same thing to people skilled in the law, in administration, in encouragement, in caring, in hospitality, in business, in mothering, in fathering. “Follow me, and I will make you a lawyer for people, an administrator for people, a banker for people, a business person for the kingdom of heaven.” Jesus calls each of us to use our God-given gifts for some higher purpose, for the reign of God on earth.So, we don’t have to be fisherpeople to appreciate Jesus’s words here. But fishing does provide another powerful gospel illustration (and not just the principle that we end up catching all sorts of things!). Fishing teaches us patience. There have been many days when I have gone fishing with no “success” at all. I didn’t catch a thing. That’s why my father used to tell me, “They call it fishing, not catching.” Good fishing teaches us good patience.Fishing teaches us patience. Alan Kreider has written a careful new book, a new study of the first three hundred years of the Christian Church, titled The Patient Ferment of the Early Church. Kreider argues there that the reason Christianity was able to grow within the Roman Empire is because Christians valued a virtue that was not so popular in Roman and Greek societies: the virtue of patience. The first three hundred years of Christianity was “a patient ferment.”Sometimes that virtue of patience seems undervalued in our present-day Christianity. We live in a culture that often forgets it. Instead, our society values instant gratification, the fix-it-quick syndrome, the get-rich-quick scheme, the 24/7 news cycle, “on demand” movies, the 140 character tweet, the same-day delivery store. Not many of us make our own bread any more, where we learn to wait for the dough to rise, where we learn “the patient ferment.” Not many of us can stand going fishing and catching nothing for a while. But the early Christians, in a pagan non-believing world, learned those things. They believed that the ultimate exemplar of patience was our very God. God could perfect the world in an instant, could God not? But God is patient. God has been patient for thousands, and hundreds of thousands, of years. And God is still patient: with us, with our friends, and even with our enemies. In every age, in every time, Christians learn again what it means to be patient. When we learn the virtue of patience, we are learning something of the nature of God.
CLERGY AND SENIOR STAFF
2017 CHAPTER
The Very Rev. Samuel G. Candler Dean
Dale Adelmann, Ph.D. Canon for Music
The Rev. George M. Maxwell, Jr. Vicar
The Rev. C. Wallace Marsh IV Canon for Pastoral Care and Worship
The Rev. Catherine Zappa Canon for Spirituality and Mission
The Rev. John William Harkins III, Ph.D. Priest Associate
The Rev. Todd D. Smelser Canon Associate for Pastoral Care
The Rev. Theophus “Thee” Smith, Ph.D. Priest Associate
The Rev. Carolynne G. Williams Canon Associate for Pastoral and Elder Care
The Rev. Juan Sandoval Deacon for Hispanic Ministries
Matt Anthony, Carol Baker, Mary Bondurant, Kate Brewer, Matt Caine, Mary Caroline Cravens (Senior Warden), Joan Gilbert, Austin Hall, Lindsey Hardegree, Jason Hultgren, Bridget James, Jenny McClure, Eric Mininberg, Doug O’Bryan (Junior Warden), Cyrus Philpott, Brad Reeves, Matt Richardson, Julie Rief, Anne Young
WORSHIP SCHEDULESunday, January 29, 2017 / Epiphany 4, Year ALiturgy of the Word Lesson: Micah 6:1-8Psalm 15Epistle: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31Gospel: Matthew 5:1-12
7:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Mikell Chapel Celebrant and Preacher: The Rev. Dr. Bill Harkins8:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Cathedral Celebrant: Canon George Maxwell Preacher: Dean Sam Candler9 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Mikell Chapel Celebrant and Preacher: The Rev. Dr. Bill Harkins11:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Cathedral Celebrant: Canon Carolynne Williams Preacher: Dean Sam Candler11:15 a.m. La Santa Eucaristía, Mikell Chapel Celebrant: The Rev. Dr. Bill Harkins Preacher: Deacon Juan Sandoval4 p.m. Choral Evensong, Cathedral Officiant and Preacher: Dean Sam Candler
PROGR AMS DURING THE WEEKTUESDAYS The Dean’s Men’s Bible Study: 7–8 a.m., Room 319. This group meets consistently to read and study scripture, share faith stories, and support each other in prayer. A light breakfast is available. We finish by 8 a.m. so those gathered may go into the world to carry on their ministries.
Early Morning Women’s Bible Study: 7–8 a.m., Walthour Library. Canon Cathy Zappa leads this group. Women of all ages are encouraged to join us for good fellowship and lively conversation.
WEDNESDAYS The Dean’s Women’s Bible Study: 10:45–11:45 a.m., Room 319. This group meets consistently to read and study scripture, share faith stories, and support each other in prayer. We close promptly at 11:45 a.m. in order to get to carpools and lunches!
Eat Your Word Bible Study: Noon, Room 239. Canon Cathy Zappa and seminarian Clayton Harrington lead this Bible study.
Centering Prayer: 6:30 p.m., Lanier House Chapel. Contact Jeannie Mahood at [email protected].
THURSDAYS Centering Prayer: 4 p.m., Lanier House Chapel. Contact Ann Hickman, [email protected].
MUSICSunday, January 29, 2017 / Epiphany 4, Year A
8:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist / Cathedral Staff Singers11:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist / Cathedral ChoirArvo Pärt, The BeatitudesGerald Near, For the Feast of All Saints
4 p.m. Choral Evensong for the Conversion of St. Paul, observed / Cathedral ScholaKenneth Leighton, Preces and ResponsesKenneth Leighton, Second ServicePeter Hallock, The Lord is my LightCraig Phillips, The house of faith has many rooms
CHILDRENThe Nurturing Center is open for children three and younger from 8:30 a.m. through the end of the 11:15 a.m. service each week.
Children’s Chapel takes place during the 8:45 a.m. service as an option for parents and children who are not yet ready to experience the full liturgy together, though children are always welcome in “big” church. Children three years through third grade begin in church with their parents, follow the children’s acolytes and leaders out at the Sequence Hymn, then rejoin their parents at the Offertory. Two-year-olds attend their own chapel service, which begins at 8:45 a.m. Parents who would like their children two years old and younger to join them for communion may go pick them up from Room 227 at the Peace.
ADULT EDUCATION
THE DIVINE DANCE (ROOM 239)Drawing from scripture, theology, and the deepest insights of mystics, philosophers, and sages throughout history, Fr. Richard Rohr presents a compelling alternative to aloof and fairytale versions of God. The Divine Dance makes accessible and practicable the Christian tradition’s most surprising gift: God as community, God as friendship, God as dance. Canon Carolynne Williams leads this class.
SMALL GROUP BIBLE STUDY (ROOM 122)Jim Bingham and Gordon Mathis lead an ongoing small group Bible Study focusing on a particular book of the Bible for several months at a time.
BIBLICAL GREEK (ROOM 356)Beginning Biblical Greek is offered on a drop-in basis on Sunday mornings at 10:10 a.m. Continuing Biblical Greek classes are offered on Sundays from 1:15–2:45 p.m. for anyone who wants to learn the basics of translation using grammar aids, lexicons, and commentaries. For more information, contact the Rev. Dr. Thee Smith at [email protected].
THE DEAN’S FORUM (CHILD HALL)Join Sam Candler, the Dean of the Cathedral, as he presents contemporary issues of faith and life.
OLD FASHIONED SUNDAY SCHOOL (ROOM 133)This year, we join Christians across time and around the world in exploring the question that Jesus posed to his disciples: “But who do you say that I am?” In particular, we are examining images of Jesus from various historical and social contexts, together with the implications of these images for faith, then and now. This will be both a historical survey and an invitation to reflect on our own theology of Christ (“Christology”). Jaroslav Pelikan’s book, Jesus Through the Centuries, will be our companion along the way.
In the fall, we traced conceptualizations of Christ from the New Testament into the Middle Ages. This spring, we’ll resume with the Late Middle Ages and make our way into the 21st century.
The class is organized by Mack Leath, and the discussions will be led by Canons Cathy Zappa and George Maxwell, with an occasional guest teacher.
As always, you will find those things that we think matter most: a light heart, a broad welcome, and good coffee. We look forward to seeing you there.
COFFEE AND PASTORAL CONVERSATIONS (ROOM 120)Join Canon Wallace Marsh as he delves into a variety of pastoral topics. Canon Marsh’s presentations will involve scripture, theology, and of course, clips from popular movies. Grab a cup of coffee from the well and join Canon Marsh in Room 120. All are welcome.
January 29: Dealing with StressFebruary 5: Called to ServeFebruary 12: What is Love?February 19: Called to LeadFebruary 26: Struggling to Pray
Unless otherwise noted, these adult education classes are held Sunday mornings from 10:10–11 a.m.
LUNCH AND LEARN!Lunch and Learn meets in the Gould Room one Wednesday each month at 12 p.m. Bring your lunch or come early to purchase lunch from Flora & Flour in the Cathedral kitchen. The suggested donation for Lunch and Learn is $10. RSVP online at stphilipscathedral.org/lunchandlearn. For more information, contact, Jeannie Mahood, [email protected] or 404-365-1034.
February 15: Tony Johns from
Crossroads Community Ministries will talk about best practices for our individual encounters with homeless people.
March 8: Cathedral members Triff Cook
and Susan Troutman will have a presentation for adults who are responsible for elderly parents.
April 12: Cathedral member Susan Patterson and the
Voices of Love Threshold Choir will sing to us and teach us about their very special ministry.
CHILDREN
ALLEGRO: MUSIC FOR YOUNG CHILDRENUsing play, movement, singing, and instruments, Allegro and Musikgarten classes help younger children through age 5 develop musical skills and knowledge as well as an appreciation for music, using the Musikgarten curriculum.
Classes are underway and are grouped by age, featuring varied times and age-appropriate curricula. All classes are taught by Brenda Pruitt, and are held in the Allegro room, downstairs next to the choir room. For more information and to register, go to stphilipscathedral.org/allegro.
WEEK OF WONDER REGISTRATION NOW OPENJune 5–9, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.Children 3 (by September 1, 2016) through rising 5th graders
Ready for construction? Grab your tools and join Andy and his boss to discover what it takes to rebuild a house from disaster to WOW! Our five-day Vacation Bible School will explore God’s restoration process for us: Building your life without God does not work, God can rebuild your foundation, Jesus rewires for new life, the Holy Spirit gives power to transform, and building your life with God provides a forever home with him! Get ready for kid’s lives to be totally transformed!
Week of Wonder is a volunteer-driven Christian Formation experience. We rely on parent and community volunteers to keep WOW running, safe, and fun. Adults, please prayerfully consider how you will be a part of the WOW experience this year and fill out a registration form to let us know that you will be here.
Participants and volunteers should register online at stphilipscathedral.org/weekofwonder.
YOUTHHEADING SOUTH FOR MARDI GRASHigh school students will be traveling to the Mobile area February 17–20 to celebrate Mardi Gras where it began. We will learn about Mardi Gras and explore Mobile Bay. As always, there will be laughter, fun, and prayers. The total cost for the weekend is $200; scholarships and payment plans are available. Register at stphilipscathedral.org/youth.
EYSEEDLINGS ON FEBRUARY 12All fourth and fifth graders are invited to join us for games, activities, and conversations to learn about hunger in Atlanta, Sunday, February 12 from 4-6 p.m. We’ll prepare for the Hunger Walk, which takes place on March 5, and even design t-shirts for our Cathedral EYSeedlings team! As always, we’ll end the evening with dinner and prayers. Sign up for a night of fun and fellowship at stphilipscathedral.org/eyseedlingsFeb17.
Women’s Lenten RetreatMarch 31-April 2, 2017
Mikell Camp and Conference CenterToccoa, Georgia Join women of the Cathedral for a weekend of fellowship, prayer, creativity, and renewal in the North Georgia mountains. The retreat will be led by the Rev. Cathy Zappa, canon for prayer and mission, and Jeannie Mahood, our program coordinator for spirituality and pastoral care.
We will be gathering at Mikell Camp and Conference Center (our diocesan camp) in Toccoa, which offers a sanctuary of natural beauty and quiet for rest and reconnection.
Costs for the weekend are $235 (private room) and $185 (shared room) and include lodging Friday and Saturday and meals Friday dinner through breakfast on Sunday. The deadline for registration and payment is Friday, January 27! Please contact Jeannie Mahood, [email protected] or 404-365-1034, for further information. Space is limited so register soon!
CATHEDR AL ANTIQUES SHOW
YOUNG COLLECTORS’ TOUR OF HOMESThe first event of the 2017 Cathedral Antiques Show is right around the corner! Our Young Collectors’ Tour of Homes is next Sunday, February 5. This year’s houses are in the Garden Hills and Peachtree Hills neighborhoods, just minutes from the Cathedral. Each house celebrates a fresh approach to decorating with art and antiques. Join us! FEBRUARY 5–12, 2017
TICKETS AND INFORMATION ARE AVAILABLE AT CATHEDR ALANTIQUES.ORG.
TICKETS AND INFORMATION ARE AVAILABLE AT CATHEDR ALANTIQUES.ORG.
The Cathedral Antiques Show is proud to support First Step Staffing with the net proceeds of the 2017 show. First Step Staffing is a nonprofit staffing agency that works to secure steady and sustainable income for individuals transitioning from homelessness through job placements and wraparound support services. First Step has a record of leveraging gifts to make an outsize and lasting difference in the lives of our fellow Atlantans. FIRST STEP BY THE NUMBERS70: Number of Metro Atlanta referral agencies partnered with First Step400: Daily average number of individuals working through First Step who have recently experienced homelessness3,200: Monthly average number of rides to work provided$5,000,000: Savings to taxpayers within the first six months of 2016$12,000,000: Income and benefits earned by First Step associates for the twelve months ended June 30, 2016.
2017 CATHEDRAL ANTIQUES SHOW EVENTSYoung Collectors’ Tour of HomesSunday, February 5; 1–4 p.m.
Patron Preview Party Wednesday, February 8; 6:30–9 p.m.
The Antiques Show and Flower FestivalThursday, February 9 and Friday, February 10; 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.Saturday, February 11; 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Tour of HomesSunday, February 12; noon – 5 p.m.
Talks and Book SigningsChuck Chewning (talk)Thursday, February 9; 10:30 a.m.
Alexa Hampton (talk and book signing)Thursday, February 9; 1:30 p.m.
Laura Dowling (talk and book signing)Friday, February 10; 10:30 a.m.
Margot Shaw (talk and Iron Floral Design Competition)Friday, February 10; 1:30 p.m.
Cathy Kincaid (talk)Saturday, February 11; 10:30 a.m.
James Farmer (book signing only)Saturday, February 11; 1:30 p.m.
PASTORAL COMPANIONSHave you recovered from a particular crisis, illness or surgery, and would like to help others walk through their journey? If so, please sign up to be in our Pastoral Companions database. Our goal is to match people seeking support for a particular health or life crisis with someone who has already weathered that storm. If you’ve had heart surgery, breast cancer, other cancer, back surgery, financial issues, unemployment, etc., and would like to share wisdom and support with someone currently going through something similar, please contact us to register your info. Likewise, if you are experiencing a health or life crisis and would like the support of someone who’s “been there,” let us know! Please contact Jeannie Mahood, [email protected] or 404-365-1034, with questions or to sign up.
PRAYERS FOR THOSE SERVING IN THE MILITARYIf you know of a Cathedral member (or family member) who is serving in the military, we’d like to know so their names can be added to the Cathedral’s prayer list.
Please send the names to Jeannie Mahood, [email protected] or 404-365-1034, so we can pray for them during our weekday chapel services: Morning Prayer, Evening Prayer, and 12:15 Holy Eucharist.
PASTOR AL CARE
SPIRITUALITY
CENTERING PRAYERA new centering prayer group meets on Thursdays, beginning at 9:15 a.m. If you have made a resolution to include mindfulness and prayer in your life for 2017, come and join us. This informal gathering will include two 20 minute sessions with a 5 minute walking meditation between them. Come and stay for one or all! For more information, contact Kimberly McOmber, [email protected] or 404-312-7859.
OUTREACH
HABITAT POTLUCK DINNER AND PROJECTJoin the Cathedral’s Habitat for Humanity team for a potluck kickoff dinner on Sunday, February 19 at 6:30 p.m. in the Gould Room. If you can attend and/or if you can bring a dish, please sign up in the Atrium on Sunday mornings beginning February 5 or contact John Champion so we can get a headcount and plan for food preparation. We will have a great meal followed by a short program to discuss our Habitat ministry and plans for the upcoming build. Our next home begins on Saturday, March 4 and runs through April 29. If you have built before, come join again. If you have never built, come be part of this exciting ministry. No skills required, just your enthusiasm. We will give you the tools and training that you need to make a contribution. You can sign up in the Atrium beginning February 5 or contact John Champion at 404-307-0817, [email protected] to get additional information.
MUSIC
AWARD-WINNING ORGANIST TO PERFORMThis Sunday, January 29, we welcome English organist Simon Thomas Jacobs as our 3:15 p.m. recitalist. Jacobs currently resides in Nashville, and is a graduate of Cambridge University in England, as well as Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Ohio. He has won numerous competitions and has performed internationally. He will perform works by Buxtehude, Bach, and Franck.
Simon Thomas Jacobs, organ Nashville, Tennessee
Dietrich Buxtehude, Toccata in F, BuxWV 156
Johann Sebastian Bach, Trio super Allein Gott in der Höh’ sei Ehr’, BWV 664
César Franck, Choral in E Major
For those who are ill or recovering: Long Term Prayers Julia BallardPriscilla BealeCornelia BirdGeorge BirdJohn BlairJosh BordenPat BrinsonCatherine CarsonLouisa ChapmanGinny CollinsLawrence CowartTerry DornbushSarah duBignonKitty DukehartAngela EllisMary ElrodJanet FaughtAmy FeussRobert L. Foreman, Jr.Mary Ann FrazierRebecca GormanJane HannahMary Jacob HarrisCaroline HatcherShirley HeermannRichard HillConnie HoarLandon LanierTommy LanierKaren LeagueElaine LyonRobert and Aggie MaddoxReilly McClainCarol McDonaldDick MillerStuart PeeblesBeth PitzerBrenda PruittGarry PryorJennifer RankinJonna RankineJoe K. SteeleSheila and Lee Stovall
Roy UnkeferCindy WestChandra WestaferDick WilsonHollis Youngner Family and Friends Henry AltenbachSteve AuerbachBettina BassRodger BeattyJanet BellMarcia BlockFrances BondurantDavid BooneLisa Borden and Lisa Hugh-BordenDarrell BoyetteWilliam BrintonJoan BrooksKeith BrooksMeredith, Adam, and Leo BugenskeDenise CarlsonAndrew ClarkRick CopelandJackson CulbrethAshley Debelbot and Brenda JonesVan FosterCarleton FullerSusan GillPeggy GovanEudelle Lanier GrahamD. Louis Gruver, Jr.Ellen GunnDoyce GunterHelen HammondGregory HentzDebanhi HernandezLiz Grant HiltonAlice HoftMichael IvyAnnemarie and Ante JazicJonKelly KolakLisa KrysiakMargaret Winders Kuhn
Annis MarshallPat MartinJanie MathisMichelle MaxwellMichael McClellandBonnie Shields McCormackJan McPhersonLyn MooreLucius MortonAndy NelsonLibby PowellJames SandsLogan ShannepMichelle SimmonsLara Smith SittonBill SmithLyda SorginiMack Brown Stevenson, Jr.David TenenbaumJaniece TownshendPeter VeverkaEd VogelMeredith WallaceHerbert “Rip” WatersJacqueline WatkinsAnn WeathersCaroline and John WesterhoffMarion WilsonPatricia Young For those who have died: Billy Warren
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Treasure of the Week
From Alfred Field & Co, Sheffield, England: a wonderful set of Bakelite dinner and luncheon knives with Sheffield blades — a unique and handsome collection!
CATHEDRAL THRIFT HOUSE
The Cathedral Thrift House needs you! The hours can’t be beat. (You set them!) The atmosphere is warm and hospitable. (You’d make a great addition!) The merchandise is wonderful, interesting and always changing. (Come see!) The music is fun, and 100% of all profits go to local charities. For information about volunteering at the Thrift House, please contact Anne Young, 404-351-6028 or [email protected].
BE THE MAGI IN ATLANTAAs we are in the season of Epiphany, St. Veronica’s Guild invites you, in the spirit of the Magi, to help us offer gifts of hospitality to strangers. Please bring personal care items to support Crossroads Ministry, Emmaus House, Church of the Common Ground, and Holy Comforter, all ministries of the Diocese of Atlanta.
The greatest need is for the following items in travel-size and regular-size: shampoo, bar soap, shower gel, deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrushes, combs, hand sanitizer, socks, and diapers.
Please bring these items to the Information Desk in the Atrium. For more information, contact Lucy Perry, [email protected], Judy Bodner, 404-814-1468, or Dianne Otwell, [email protected].
ST. CLARE’S GUILD INVITES THE CATHEDRAL ECW TO
AN EVENING WITH SUE ALLENTuesday, January 31 // 7 p.m. // Gould Room
Sue Allen listens best with pen in hand, and what she hears from God she shares freely with others. Through prayerfully writing her morning blog (sueallenblog.com/blog) and creatively teaching her daily classes, Sue seeks to encourage others in their walk of faith. As women’s ministry director at Northside United Methodist Church for the past ten years, Sue is a catalyst for the call of God in the lives of ordinary people.
