Ministers For Sunday  

Celebrant and Preacher

Dean Gibson

Assisting

Deacon Wagner

First Reading

Grant Zarzour

Second Reading

Perri McKay

Intercessor

David Ross

Chalice Bearers

David Broome, Bob Israel

Oblationers

George and Patsy Seymour

Crucifer

Annabel McKay, Lawson Hamil

Acolytes  

Charlie Weeks, Anna Frances Weeks, Jordan Chow,

Carson Russell, Sadie Ladd

Children's Chapel

Robbie Lynn Irvine, Janie Chow

Altar Guild

Perrin Drew, Barbara Archer, Harriet Jean Boughton,

Shannon Harris, Barry Weeks

Flower Guild

Ann Moody

Ushers

Kennon Drew, Will Gamble, Steve Hall

Hospitality Team

Betty Reniewicz, Ginny Behlen, Joy Dean,
Gaye Formanek, Shannon Harris, Patsy Seymour, Laurie Koss  

CATHEDRAL NOTES 

FALL OUTREACH PLANNING
Sunday after Church
We will gather back in the church,
following a short time of hospitality, to
discuss our present and future outreach
ministries.

FUN CLUB
Sunday after Church
Join us immediately following Sunday
School; we will be attending the Annual
Little Sisters of the Poor Lawn Party. We
will return to the Ladd home (106 Levert
Avenue) around 2:15 p.m.

YOUNG ADULTS
SUPPER CLUB
Friday, October 24 at 7:00 p.m.
Home of Valerie and Christian Hines
300 East Durham Drive
B.Y.O.B. & a small appetizer. RSVP to
Valerie at vgertrude@gmail.com by
Monday, October 20.
Costumes are completely optional, but
are graciously welcome.  

CARDBOARD CITY
Saturday, October 25
The EYC and FUN Club are invited to
participate in an outreach event called
Cardboard City on Saturday, October 25
at the corner of Dauphin and Ann
Streets. The event, sponsored by Family
Promise, is to help local homeless
families and raise awareness of
homelessness in Mobile. For more
information, please contact Deacon
Wagner or go online to  

www.familypromisemobile.org/cardboardcity 

FORWARD DAY BY DAY
DEVOTIONALS
The October, November, December
issue is available on the ministry table.

ALL SAINTS' SUNDAY
November 2
Festival Eucharist, Stewardship
Ingathering, and a Celebration follows in
garden.  

Please complete the form in the  

downloadable Notes & Prayers  

for the addition of memorial names.
Deadline: Monday, October 27   

Click HERE for last year's All Saints' Sunday church bulletin

to view the list of names from 2013.  

CATHEDRAL MUSIC  

NOTE FROM EDITOR: Listen to Christopher W. Powell improvise during a demonstration of the Hook&Hastings/Steiner-Reck pipe organ at Christ Church Cathedral in Mobile, AL on Oct. 05. 2014.   

CLICK HERE   

Music notes for this Sunday:

We have music from around the world this Sunday here at Christ Church. It is easy to forget just how truly international our musical heritage is. The Episcopal Church has congregations in 16 countries, and the worldwide Anglican Communion is made up of over 165 countries. Generally, we celebrate our English roots as Episcopalians here in the United States. However, upon closer inspection, we see just how diverse even our standard hymns and other music can be.

The organ prelude, Ach Gott! erhor mein Seufzen (Give ear, O Lord), comes to us from the German composer, Johann Ludwig Krebs (1713-1780). A student of Johann Sebastian Bach (as was his father, Johann Tobias), Krebs' compositions are of a comparable quality to those of Bach. Sadly, because the complex music of the Baroque period was considered passé toward the end of Bach's life and after his death, Krebs and many like him suffered poverty and anonymity. Thus was the penalty for not writing in the new styles which ushered in the Classical era.  Krebs, who worked for food rather than a salary, is only now beginning to be widely appreciated in the musical world. Listen to the beautiful way he sets the German hymn, Give ear, O Lord, as the prelude this week. Listen to the upward moving harmony, so evocative of imploration, in the left hand and pedal.

A brief word on our hymns this week: Our processional hymn, God of grace and God of glory, is set to the tune Cwm Rhondda by John Hughes (1873-1932). The Welsh tune is one of the most celebrated and widely used tunes from that country. The hymn is named for the Rhondda Valley in Wales. Our sequence hymn is God, the Omnipotent!, set to a tune by Alexei Lvov (1798-1870). The tune, Russia, was originally written as the Russian national anthem during the 19th century, God Save the Tsar!. After the overthrow of the monarchy, the tune fell out of use as a national song and has since become popular as a Christian hymn. Fairest Lord Jesus, our 2nd communion hymn, is set to the tune St. Elizabeth, also known as Crusader Hymn. Although the story is almost certainly a flight of fancy, there are several legends asserting that this tune originated as a song sung by 12th century crusaders. The tune's current title, St. Elizabeth, has its roots in The Legend of St. Elizabeth, an oratorio (large choral work) by Franz Liszt (1811-1866). Liszt used the tune as a crusader march in his oratorio.

On Sunday, The Cathedral Choir will sing an acappella rendition of the spiritual, Give Me Jesus. This piece is of African American origin either before or just after the Civil War. The richness and sincerity of this simple piece, which asks for Jesus above and beyond all else, is like a rich African tapestry. Although the piece may appear simple from simply listening, Give Me Jesus uses repeated words and phrases to create a powerful space for meditation and prayer. Much like the ostensibly simplistic or even odd looking icons of the middle ages, this African-American spiritual will draw you into a different world. This is not a beauty that comes from formal training, but rather from absolute honesty and an indomitable faith amidst oppression. We hope that you can identify with this piece and make it a part of your prayer this week.

WE PRAY FOR

Members:
Brink Brinkley, Dunn Chandler, John Wade Thurber, Nick Nichols, Butch Trawick, Billie van der Giessen, Peter van der Giessen, Patti Biel, Alice Carwie, Raymond Fields, The Rev. Ellis Wilkins, Lisa Williams

Friends & Family:
Janie Houser, Leland Moore, Sr., Deborah Beverley, Peggy Naughton, Gary Davis, Harrison Leff, Michael Cameron, Nancy & Don Cameron, Rob & Amy Archer Ellis, Dottie McCord, Joyce Lee, Davis Nelson, Michael Sumrall, Sheri Neely, Gwen Cook, Alfred Showers, Michael Daves, Michael Sumrall, Jim Elia, Anne Brown, Mark Brown, Harriett Lillich, Bonnie Orillion, Dave Carlyn Block, Scott Craver, Rachel McClanahan, Beverly Schubert, Tom Cunningham, Francis Grace Hirs, Anna Laura Plovanich, Norma Beazley, Curtis Bullock, Valerie Boatman, Brian McArdle, Ann Jones, Hank Wozniek, Lisa Thompson, Stella Phillips, James Thomas, Ted Fraiche, Mark Miles, Susan Guilian, Rhett Travis, Tot Swanson, Art Swanson, Chris, Anne & Philip Gill, Hayden Jenkins, Maggie Jenkins, Betty Ruth Patek, Carolyn Pryor, Merle Findley, Louise Douglas, Shirley & Dunlap Peeples, Steve Harris, Sandy Fortner, Carole Graf, Johnny McLeod, Marian Macpherson Currie, Jim & Dianne McCall, Mary Lou Peake, Bill Goodloe, Kit & Roger Geil and the Geil family, Marie Harrison, Angel & Larry Torres, Kathy Boucvalt, Bill Stevens, Mancil Lee, Ginger Simpson, Carrier Yankie, Karen Sentilles, Melody Williams, Lila Fisk, Kendall Stanton, Tracey Johnson, Joe Lowrey, Viva Weeks, Temple Webber, Celeste Hall, Joel Hopper, Betty Browder, David Lannie, The Rev. Mark Wilson, The Rev. Keith Talbert, Allan Tucker, Wyatt Ison, Sallie Jackson, Curt Kennington, Kathy Sanders, Davis Sarrett, Willie Stanton, Clarise Waters

For Those Serving in the Military:
Darrien Gibson, Kelley Hood, Evan Sizemore, Robert McNeil, The Rev. Bowen Woodruff, Daniel White-Spunner Reed, Jonathan Duralde, Ron Lansong, Sam Garcia, Chris Marslender, Jerry Olin, Abby Hutchins, Tyler Gamble, Jean-Michael Lemieux, Albert Robinson IV, Michael Nassar, Josh Power, Ryan Anthony Thomas, Randy Johnson, Susan Reniewicz, Brian Caselton, Brian Hudson, Keith Moss, Ryan Walker, Tyler Oubre, Brian Pennell, John Snyder, Louis Coggin, Jason Norris, Conner Thigpen, Zack Miller, Parker Hollinghead, Todd & Jordana Mouthaan

Anglican Cycle of Prayer:
The Anglican Church in the Province of the West Indies

Cathedral Cycle of Prayer:
St. Monica's, Cantonment, Florida; Sara Phillips, Pastoral Leader, St. Mary's, Coden

Ecumenical Cycle of Prayer:
The Church in India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, and the Church of God House of Deliverance, Mobile

Prison Ministry Cycle of Prayer:
Henry County Jail, Abbeville, Alabama

Flowers:
The flowers on the altar are given to the glory of God and in thanksgiving for the 40th wedding anniversary of Cammie and Bob Israel; and in thanksgiving for the birthdays of Peggy and Ponnie McClelland.