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Christ Church Cathedral  

Mobile, Alabama

  

  

November 7, 2014

                                       

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The Twenty Second Sunday
after Pentecost 
 
Proper 27
Year A
RCL
 
November 9, 2014
    

 

The Holy Eucharist

Rite II  

10:00 am    

 

 

     


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Last Judgment and the Wise and Foolish Virgins 

UNKNOWN MASTER, Flemish (active 1450s in Brussels) 

1450s and c. 1480 Oil on oak panel, 65 x 35 cm Staatliche Museen, Berlin

Source: Web Gallery of Art

  

THE COLLECT

O God, whose blessed Son came into the world that he might destroy the works of the devil and make us children of God and heirs of eternal life: Grant that, having this hope, we may purify ourselves as he is pure; that, when he comes again with power and great glory, we may be made like him in his eternal and glorious kingdom; where he lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

 


 

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All Saints' Sunday!

 

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MINISTERS FOR SUNDAY


Celebrant

Dean Gibson

Preacher
Deacon Wagner

First Reading
Henry Seawell

Second Reading
 Lisa Watkins

Intercessor
Holly Hall

Chalice Bearers
Judy Henson, Bill Skinner

Oblationers
Erica and Ken McElhaney

Crucifer
Charlie Weeks, Walt Hamil

Acolytes
Anna Frances Weeks, Lawson Hamil, Elizabeth Elliott, Rose Elliott

Children's Chapel
Barbara Mitchell, Janie Chow

Altar Guild
Kathy Thurber, Robbie Lynn Irvine, Leslie Ladd,
Lucy Lyons, Hetty Newell, Paula Watkins

Flower Guild
Betsy McCafferty, Barbara Mitchell

Ushers
Chuck McKay, Tony Brown, Burnley Davis,
Jordan Ellis, Thad Hendrix, David Ross

Hospitality Team
Kay Whiting, Lucy Lyons, Homer McClure,
Louise McClure, Rosemarie McClure, Lynn Yankie

 

 

 

 

 

CATHEDRAL NOTES

 

DAUGHTERS OF THE KING

 

Sunday 3:00 p.m.

 

Members of the Christ Church Cathedral Chapter of the D.O.K. will meet this afternoon at 3:00 p.m. For details, please call Mary Jane Cobb at 454-9904 or 342-7210.

 




MORNING CIRCLE
Monday,  November 10 at 10:30 a.m.
At the home of Happy Grehan (257 Dilston Lane). Leader: Mary Cook.
For information or directions, call Carolyn Stephenson at 342-5637.



YOUNG ADULTS
SUPPER CLUB
Thursday, November 13
at 7:00 p.m.
At the home of Mary Carol and Banks Ladd (106 Levert Avenue). B.Y.O.B., a small appetizer, and a canned good. RSVP to Mary Carol at
[email protected]
or call 680-7476.


EYC LUNCH AND MOVIE
Sunday, November 16
The EYC will meet on November 16 after Sunday School for lunch and then head over to the Exploreum to watch the movie Jerusalem and tour the related exhibit. The cost is $15. Please see Deacon Wagner or Sarah Bolt with any questions.



DIACONATE ORDINATION AND RECEPTION
Saturday, November 22
at 10:00 a.m.
We need ushers and greeters from 9:00 a.m. until noon. If you would like to help, please sign-up on the form on the ministry table or contact the Cathedral office at:
438-1822 or  

[email protected].

 

 


THANKSGIVING DAY ECUMENICAL SERVICE
Thursday, November 27
at 10:00 a.m.
Hosted by Government Street United Methodist Church
(901 Government Street.)

 

 


LESSONS AND CAROLS
Sunday, November 30
at 4:00 p.m.
Come be part of a service rich with light as we celebrate the season of Advent. This service will contain Advent anthems, solos, and carols interspersed between readings illustrating the first and second comings of Christ. It will feature the musical ensembles of the Cathedral enhanced by the music of violist, Brian R. Brown.

 

 

 

 

 

CATHEDRAL MUSIC  

 

Music notes for this Sunday:

 

 

In my November article for The Messenger, I wrote about transitions. In these next weeks of this month, we see transitions play out in a unique way. Normally, we experience gradual change within the boundaries of a liturgical season such as Advent or Lent, but this month we feel the focus of our readings, music, and prayers shift toward Advent before the season even begins. While we are still in the great season of Pentecost, that long period represented by the color green, we see the signs of change all around us. This gradual progression is something that grounds us in the natural way of the earth and sets us apart from the secular world. Even though many stores are already selling holiday items and playing Christmas music, we take time to experience the change of seasons as the air grows colder and the days become shorter. In Sunday's Gospel reading, Jesus tells the parable of the "wise and foolish virgins". The message is all about being prepared for the unexpected - being prepared for change, for transition.

 

The music this week reflects themes of Advent while still holding on to our great green "Sundays after Pentecost" progression which builds to the celebration of Christ the King Sunday on November 23rd. Our processional hymn reflects the Gospel perfectly. It begins, "Lift up your heads, ye mighty gates; behold the King of glory waits! The King of kings is drawing near; the Savior of the world is here." These words announce the coming of the bridegroom, the Christ, for whom we wait. The sequence hymn comes directly from the Gospel and the Advent section of the hymnal. "Rejoice! rejoice, believers, and let your lights appear! The evening is advancing, and darker night is near. The Bridegroom is arising, and soon he will draw nigh; up, watch in expectation! At midnight comes the cry." What powerful words! Other hymns continue to reflect the dual messages of this time of year. Finally, we process out into the world to, Guide me, O thou great Jehovah, a hymn imploring God's guidance to help us navigate the sometimes confusing passages of life.

 

During communion, Charles W. York will sing, Zion h�rt die W�chter singen, from cantata 140 by J. S. Bach (1685-1750). The piece will be sung in the original German, but an English translation is provided below.

 

"Zion hears the watchmen singing

The maidens' hearts with joy are springing

They wake and quickly to Him go.

Their Friend comes in Heav'nly splendor

With graceful strength, with mercy tender

Their light is bright, their star doth glow.

Now come, thou worthy One;

Lord Jesus, God's own Son

Hosanna!

We follow all To that glad hall

To our Lord's table we are called."

 

You may recognize the tune from the hymn, Sleepers, wake! Bach composed over 220 cantatas, and most of them were performed at his last post at St. Thomas Church in Leipzig. The Lutheran church cantata has a long history, but in simple terms, it is a sermon in sound. Bearing similarity to the Propers of the Mass in Catholic traditions, a cantata was a musical work composed to be performed on a particular Sunday of the year. The big difference is that a cantata contained words of scripture as well as prosaic texts more like a libretto compared to the strict nature of the Propers. The church cantata shaped Lutheran church music for over a century. During the years of almost feverish and frenzied activity when Bach composed most of his cantatas, he normally only had one week to write the entire piece! This is astonishing when we consider that his cantatas are all about 30 minutes in length or longer. We will also hear the choir sing a famous movement from another of Bach's cantatas, Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, during the offertory.

 

Finally, I would like to draw your attention to the organ prelude and postlude, both by Flor Peeters (1903-1986). Peeters was a renowned pedagogue, organist, and composer in Belgium. In the prelude, you will hear a quiet and beautiful musical meditation featuring the oboe stop on the organ. The postlude, however, stands in marked contrast with a much more muscular sound that hearkens back to earlier compositional techniques. This is a type of music that is not widespread, and it is exciting to hear this modern descendant of the great German tradition.

 

As we experience this uniquely German influenced service on Sunday, I invite you to allow yourself to be pulled in the direction of Advent while still lingering "after Pentecost". As we push forward and fall back, we embrace this time of transition. We are in store for a thrilling ride.

    

 

Christopher W. Powell
Organist and Choir Master
[email protected]
 

 

 

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   

 

 
 

 

CATHEDRAL PRAYERS

O God, the strength of the weak and the comfort of sufferers: Mercifully accept our prayers, and grant to your servants the help of your power, that their sickness may be turned into health, and our sorrow into joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.    

 

WE PRAY FOR:  

Members:
Brink Brinkley, 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:
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, 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, Allan Tucker, Wyatt Ison, Sallie Jackson, Curt Kennington, Kathy Sanders, Davis Sarrett, Willie Stanton, Clarise Waters, Glenn Hill, Jim Hanken, Leslie Ellis Sharbel, Cora Lemmon, Dewey Hardeman, Humphrey Godfroy, Marian Hall

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

Birth:
James Casey Dewey Hardeman, grandson of Joel and Stephanie Daves

Repose: The Rev. Jack Miller; Sheri Neely; Janie Houser

Anglican Cycle of Prayer: The Anglican Church of Bermuda

Cathedral Cycle of Prayer: Church of the Epiphany, Crestview, Florida; the ministry of Sara Phillips, Pastoral Leader, St. Mary's, Coden
Ecumenical Cycle of Prayer: The Church in the Republic of Congo, Gabon, Sao Tom� and Principe, and for Christ United Methodist Church, Mobile

Prison Ministry Cycle of Prayer: Monroe County Jail, Monroeville, Alabama

Flowers: The flowers on the altar are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of Cornelia McDuffie Turner and in loving memory of Elizabeth Rudder Whittington.

   

 

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CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL MISSION 

The Cathedral is the spiritual center of the Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast.  The Cathedral is a dynamic and evolving church that serves as a liturgical, educational, and pastoral center for Diocesan life. It serves as a visible symbol of unity and promotes growth, hope, and a deepening trust in the Lord. The Cathedral is a place where the Gospel of Jesus Christ will be faithfully preached and responded to, and it will model new concepts and ideas for education, evangelism, and outreach to which the Gospel calls us.


 
    

 

 

 

 

Cathedral of the Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast

 

Clergy and Staff  


The Right Reverend Philip Menzie Duncan, II, Bishop
The Very Reverend Beverly F. Gibson, Ph.D., Dean
The Reverend Daniel Andrew Wagner, Deacon
Christopher William Powell, Organist and Choir Master
Carolyn S. Jeffers, Provost
Brenda J. Stanton, Financial Secretary
Marla J. Reis, Cathedral Secretary
Polly M. Garner, Assistant to the Provost
Deidre and Joe Williamson, Nursery
Judy J. Jones, Housekeeping 


 

 

 

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