Christ Church Cathedral  

Mobile, Alabama

  

Cathedral E-News        December 5, 2014 

                                       

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The Second Sunday
of Advent
   
 
 
Year B 
RCL
 
Deember 7, 2014
    

 

The Holy Eucharist

Rite II  

10:00 am    

 

     



    

Baptism of Christ    c. 1482 

PERUGINO, Pietro
Fresco, 335 x 540 cm
Cappella Sistina, Vatican 

 

The fresco is from the cycle of the life of Christ in the Sistine Chapel. it is located in the first compartment on the north wall. It was painted by Perugino and Pinturicchio, the latter being probably responsible for the landscape and minor scenes. There are two secondary scenes, Christ Preaching on the right and the Sermon of John the Baptist on the left. The paintings were to be read in pairs, one from the left and one from the right.   

Source: Web Gallery of Art


  
THE COLLECT

Merciful God, who sent your messengers the prophets to preach repentance and prepare the way for our salvation: Give us grace to heed their warnings and forsake our sins, that we may greet with joy the coming of Jesus Christ our Redeemer; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
 
 

 

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MINISTERS FOR SUNDAY

 

Celebrant and Preacher

Dean Gibson 

 

Assisting

Deacon Wagner 

 

First Reading

Lucy Moore 

 

Second Reading

Alison Mitchell 

 

Intercessor

Josh Hopper 

 

Chalice Bearers

 Carolyn Eichold, Burnley Davis 

 

Oblationers

Liz and John Ferguson 

 

Crucifers

 Charlie Ramo, Walt Hamil 

 

Acolytes

Leland Moore, Jordan Moore, Tr� Mitchell, 

Lawson Hamil, Julianna Ramo 


 

Children's Chapel

Barbara Mitchell, Janie Chow 

 

Altar Guild 

Barbara Archer, Jennifer Grehan, Donna Moree,

 M. J. Ramo, Martha Ann Stafford 


 

Flower Guild

Sage Bolt, Lucy Brady 

 

Ushers

Leland Moore, Angus Cooper, Bart Elliott, Ritchie Harris 

 

Hospitality Team

Kathy Thurber, Natalie Coale, Gretchen Cooper, 

Mary Esther Elliott, Liz Ferguson, Susan Garth 

 

 

 

 

CATHEDRAL NOTES

 

ANNUAL PARISH MEETING 

AND VESTRY ELECTIONS 

Sunday 

during Coffee Hour. 


 

 

EYC 

Sunday 

After Christian Formation, the EYC will enjoy an afternoon of Mystery Visits and Mexican food. For more information, please see Deacon Wagner or Sarah Bolt. 


 


 

BELLA VOCE 

CHRISTMAS CONCERT 

Sunday at 4:00 p.m. 

at St. Paul's Episcopal 

You are invited to attend Bella Voce's annual Christmas concert at St. Paul's Episcopal Church today at 4:00 p.m. Admission is free but donations are always welcome. There will be a reception to follow in the Parish Hall. Please join them for beautiful choral music to get you in the holiday spirit! 


 


 

MORNING CIRCLE 

Monday, December 8 at 10:30 a.m. 

at the home of Carolyn Stephenson 

(161-B North McGregor Avenue) 

Leader: Mary Cook. 

For information or directions, 

call Carolyn Stephenson at 342-5637. 


 


 

YOUNG ADULTS 

SUPPER CLUB 

Wednesday, December 10 at 6:30 p.m. 

at the home of Lucy and Leland Moore 

(2509 Muir Woods Drive East) 

B.Y.O.B. and a small appetizer. RSVP to Lucy at [email protected] or 661-7260 or text to 604-4068. 



 

 

THE ARPILLERAS ARE HERE

Today through 

Wednesday, December 11 


 

 

ADVENT MUSIC SERIES 

Wednesdays, December 10 & 17 

HOLY EUCHARIST, RITE II 

11:30 a.m. in the Chapel 

followed by 

MEDITATION & MUSIC 

12:00 p.m. in the church 

 

December 10

University of Mobile String Orchestra under the direction of Enen Yu 


 

December 17

An Organ Recital by Christopher W. Powell 


 

LUNCH 

12:30 p.m. in the Chapter House 

($8 donation suggested) 


 


 

FAMILY INTERVENTION TEAM (FIT) CHRISTMAS 

OUTREACH PROJECT 

Deadline: Monday, December 15 

The FIT Angel Tree is up and ready! The deadline will be Monday, December 15. You may also send cash gifts to the Cathedral office marked FIT Christmas Outreach or you may wait to choose items from the tree. 


 

 

CHRISTMAS POINSETTIAS 

AND MUSIC OFFERING CARDS 

The deadline for names in the bulletin is Monday, December 15. Requests are $15 each. Cards were enclosed in the December edition of The Messenger. Additional cards are available on the Ministry Table in the Chapter House. 



 

 

 

CATHEDRAL MUSIC  

 

Music notes for this Sunday:

 

Our Advent season continues this Sunday with the celebration of the Second Sunday of Advent. Rather than letting it simply be a "countdown 'till Christmas", I hope we are all embracing this season of contemplation and waiting for God. Many thanks to all who attended our Lessons and Carols service last week! That service very clearly outlined the Advent story, and now as we read some of the same scripture passages throughout the Sundays of Advent, we can take time to more deeply reflect on them.

 

On Sunday, two of our themes are preparation and proclamation. We are presented with the charismatic image of John the Baptist in the Gospel, and in the Lesson from Isaiah we hear the famous words, "Comfort, O comfort my people, says your God [ . . . ] In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord." Our hymns are all about these themes. Prepare the way, O Zion, our processional hymn, speaks of preparation for Christ in our hearts and in the world. The sequence hymn, There's a voice in the wilderness crying, continues this line of thought with greater emphasis on John the Baptist. During communion we will sing Comfort, comfort ye my people, a very old hymn that retells the first reading. Finally, our recessional hymn is Come, thou long-expected Jesus, a hymn that wraps everything up by bringing our focus into the present in a very clear light. "Come, thou long-expected Jesus, born to set thy people free; from our fears and sins release us, let us find our rest in thee."

 

Also during communion, Cleamon Downs will sing a setting of the eleventh canticle, Arise, shine, for your light has come. This text is very appropriate for Advent, as it is a beacon of hope and joy for the future. Verses four through six are some of my favorites. "Nations will stream to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawning. Your gates will always be open; by day or night they will never be shut. They will call you the City of the Lord, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel." May we find encouragement in these words!

 

Finally, a brief word on the organ postlude. The Toccata in d minor by Max Reger (1873-1916) is very representative of many of his works. Known as a "difficult" composer, Reger was incredibly prolific. Even though he led a troubled and rather tragic life (more on that in the future), he was able to create massive volumes of music. The dense Romantic period harmonies of Liszt, Wagner, and Brahms are wedded to the contrapuntal style of Bach in Reger's music. Counterpoint is a musical term describing the systematic combination of multiple melodies. On Sunday we will hear mammoth frescoes in sound from the organ during Reger's toccata. This massive work seems appropriate on a day when the readings bid us to prepare the way for Christ, and when we are surrounded by themes of immense import and grandeur in all of our scriptures and prayers. While Reger's music may not be the place to hear the "still, small voice", it is certainly where one can hear the timeless cry of John the Baptist that still resounds in our lives today. "Prepare the way of the Lord! Make a straight path for God." May we all respond to that call as we celebrate Advent with our Cathedral family this week.

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

 

 

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, 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, Rachel McClanahan, Beverly Schubert, Tom Cunningham, Francis Grace Hirs, Norma Beazley, Curtis Bullock, Valerie Boatman, Ann Jones, Hank Wozniek, Lisa Thompson, Stella Phillips, James Thomas, Ted Fraiche, Mark Miles, Susan Guilian, Tot Swanson, Art Swanson, Hayden Jenkins, Maggie Jenkins, Betty Ruth Patek, Carolyn Pryor, Merle Findley, Louise Douglas, Shirley & Dunlap Peeples, Steve Harris, Sandy Fortner, Johnny McLeod, Marian Macpherson Currie, Jim & Dianne McCall, Mary Lou Peake, Bill Goodloe, Kit & Roger Geil and the Geil family, Angel & Larry Torres, Kathy Boucvalt, Bill Stevens, Mancil Lee, Ginger Simpson, Karen Sentilles, Melody Williams, Lila Fisk, Kendall Stanton, Tracey Johnson, Joe Lowrey, 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, Leslie Ellis Sharbel, Cora Lemmon, Dewey Hardeman, Humphrey Godfroy, Marian Hall, Homer Kemp, Jane Behlen, Katie Sippel, Dan Jones, Florence Tucker, Betty Larison, Chuck Norman 

 

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 

 

Repose: Resa Chappelle 

 

Anglican Cycle of Prayer: The Anglican Church of Uganda 

 

Cathedral Cycle of Prayer: St. Andrew's by-the-Sea, Destin, Florida; the ministry of Sara Phillips, Pastoral Leader, St. Mary's, Coden 

 

Ecumenical Cycle of Prayer: The Church in Cape Verde, The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, and Senegal, and New Testament Holy Church, Mobile 

 

Prison Ministry Cycle of Prayer: Bay County Jail, Panama City, Florida 

Flowers: The greenery on the altar is giving to the glory of God and in loving memory of Samuel Randall Stephenson. 

 

   

 

 THE MESSENGER: DECEMBER 2014  

 Lay Minister Schedule for December 2014 & January 2015  

     

 

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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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