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
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.
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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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