Christ Church Cathedral  

Mobile, Alabama

  

Cathedral E-News        January 16, 2015  

                                       

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The Second Sunday after the Epiphany
    
 The Baptism of our Lord 
 
Year B 
RCL
 
January 18, 2015
     

 

The Holy Eucharist

Rite II  

10:00 am    

 

     



The Calling of St Peter
1514-16
 
ARTIST:   ULMBACH, Hans S�ss von
(b. ca. 1480, Kulmbach, d. 1522, N�rnberg)
Oil on wood, 130 x 100 cm
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence


   

THE COLLECT


Almighty God, whose Son our Savior Jesus Christ is the light of the world: Grant that your people, illumined by your Word and Sacraments, may shine with the radiance of Christ's glory, that he may be known, worshipped, and obeyed to the ends of the earth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
 

 

 

 

 

MINISTERS FOR SUNDAY

 

 

Celebrant and Preacher

Dean Gibson 

 

Assisting

Canon Wagner 

 

First Reading

Henry Seawell 

 

Second Reading

Margaret Thigpen 

 

Intercessor

Lynn Yankie 

 

Chalice Bearers

Judy Henson, Skip Archer 

 

Oblationers

Paula and Bubba Watkins 

 

Crucifers

Ellie Grehan, Livy Ferguson 

 

Acolytes

Jordan Chow, Blake Ferguson, 

Anna Frances Weeks, Charlie Weeks 

 

 

Children's Chapel

Janie Chow 

 

Altar Guild

Perrin Drew, Barbara Archer, Harriet Jean Boughton, 

Shannon Harris, Lissa Watkins, Barry Weeks 

 

Flower Guild

Smitty & Valrie Vanek, 

Lynn Yankie 

 

Ushers

Ken McElhaney, Len Ramo, Bill Rodgers 

 

Hospitality Team

Tiny Spottswood, Beth Bullock, Mary Jane Cobb, Susan Crowson, Janet Rich Pittman, Carol Rodgers, Cathy Taylor, Paula Watkins 

 

 

 

 

MUSIC  NOTES FOR THIS SUNDAY

The Second Sunday after the Epiphany   January 18, 2015

 

As we continue in the season of Epiphany, common themes of light, discipleship, miracles, stars, and praise accompany our liturgies. This Sunday, in our first reading, we hear the story of God calling the Samuel. In our second reading, St. Paul writes to the Corinthians, reminding them that although all things are possible, all things are not good. Finally, we witness the calling of Nathanael (believed to be the Apostle Bartholomew) in the Gospel of John. Next Sunday, we continue our discipleship theme as we celebrate the calling of Simon and Andrew. These readings issue a direct challenge to us! How are we called? How will we serve? What is both possible and profitable?

 

As we think on these things, our music is intended to help us find our own answers to the questions and inspirations before us. Our choir anthem during the offertory is one we also presented on Sunday, November 16, 2014. We presented, Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts by Henry Purcell (1659-1695) as a way of imploring God to look upon our hearts and not judge us harshly for our failings. A perfect example of how one piece can apply to many contexts, we sing the same anthem this week out of a sense of awe and wonder at God's call to us. In Psalm 139, the psalm for this week, the psalmist declares, "Lord, you have searched me out and known me; you know my sitting down and my rising up; you discern my thoughts from afar." Later, in the Gospel, Nathaniel is compelled to follow Christ after the surprise of finding that Jesus knew him before they had even met! As the choir sings this great anthem, listen to the sense of wonder and imploration inherent in the music and words. As we continue our Epiphany discernment, how poignant are these closing words of Purcell's anthem, "Suffer us not at our last hour for any pain of death to fall from Thee."

 

The bright star that led the Magi at the beginning of this season has now become a metaphor for Christ himself, the Morning Star. During Holy Communion, we will sing a most historic and widely circulated Epiphany hymn, How bright appears the Morning Star. Both the text and tune (possibly adapted from an even older hymn) were penned by Philipp Nicolai (1556-1608) and published in 1559. Known as a Meistersinger (Master Singer), a guild of Germanic poets, lyricists, and musical composers active from the 14th through the 16th centuries, Nicolai, much like Martin Luther (1483-1546), wrote both the text and tune for many of his hymns. The great chorales of the Lutheran Reformation, of which this is a prime example, often portray Christ as a conquering king, a triumphant warlord striding the field of battle and vanquishing the Devil, thereby winning the souls of believers. To make sense of this in our day when these warlike images are favored far less, we need to understand Reformation era "Germany" (really a loose conglomerate of war-torn city-states at this time). For further reading on this, I would recommend Bach: Music in the Castle of Heaven by John Eliot Gardiner. It is sufficient for our purposes to say that Germany was a perilous place where death was readily visible and a part of everyday life. It was a place where people lived on the edge of disaster and at the whim of tyrants, disease, and nature. The great chorales (hymns) helped the congregation sing their fears away in a manner often different than today. They wrote as those who cry out on the precipice of life and death. They write of a God-hero. Below, read the second and third verses of our communion hymn:

 

Though circled by the hosts on high,

He deigned to cast a pitying eye

Upon his helpless creature;

The whole creation's Head and Lord,

By highest seraphim adored,

Assumed our very nature;

Jesus, grant us,

Through thy merit, to inherit thy salvation;

Hear, O hear our supplication.

 

Rejoice, ye heavens; thou earth, reply;

With praise, ye sinners, fill the sky,

For this his Incarnation.

Incarnate God, put forth thy power,

Ride on, ride on, great Conqueror,

Till all know thy salvation.

Amen, amen!

Alleluia, alleluia! Praise be given

Evermore, by earth and heaven.

 

In closing, thank you to all who attended our first Epiphany concert last week! This week we continue with I lift my eyes to the Mountain Dulcimer, an educational program featuring Jessica D. Comeau, an award-winning dulcimer player. Jessica will show us the multi-faceted nature and techniques used when playing the dulcimer. Her program features music from the middle ages right up to the present day, and she will play, sing, and talk to us about this wonderful instrument and its surprisingly diverse repertoire. The concert also has a spiritual theme chosen by Jessica: Be still and know. As we bask in this season of discovery and discernment, come and see how you may be moved by this program.

 

Christopher W. Powell
Organist and Choir Master
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"Music Notes for this Sunday" are posted and archived 

each week on our new website here: 

 http://www.christchurchcathedralmobile.org/music-notes-for-this-sunday 


CATHEDRAL NOTES

 

THE FUN CLUB 

Sunday, January 18 

The FUN Club will go bowling at Eastern Shore Lanes today, leaving after Christian Formation. Please see Banks Ladd for more information. 

 

 

I LIFT MY EYES TO THE 

MOUNTAIN DULCIMER 

Sunday, January 18 

4:00 p.m. 

Come learn about the Appalachian Mountain Dulcimer in this combination lecture/concert with award winning dulcimer artist, Jessica D. Comeau, who will explain the history and mechanics of the instrument, as well as perform historical and modern pieces. 

 

 

WALK ABOUT-PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES 

You may meet the candidates at the Walk Abouts. Walk Abouts are open to every member of parishes in the Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast. 

 

Monday January 19 

Lunch-11:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. 

St. Francis of Assisi, Gulf Breeze. 

Walkabout-6:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. 

Church of the Nativity, Dothan. 

 

Tuesday January 20 

Lunch-11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. 

St. Mary's, Andalusia. 

Walkabout-6:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. 

St. John's, Monroeville 

 

Wednesday January 21 

Walkabout-6:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. 

St. Paul's, Daphne 


 

EUCHARIST WITH THE 

BISHOP CANDIDATES 

Wednesday, January 21 

2:30 p.m. 

Christ Church Cathedral 

All are welcome. 

 

 

PARISH MEETING AND VESTRY INSTALLATION 

Sunday, January 25 

Following the service. 

 

 

CATHEDRAL POPS

SACRED FAVORITES 

Sunday, January 25, 2015 

4:00 p.m. 

If you enjoy all time sacred favorites, this concert is for you, featuring music that has stood the test of time and endures from year to year as favorites in churches far and wide. The musicians of the Cathedral will be featured in this informal and fun variety concert. 

 

 

DEVOTIONALS 

Forward Day By Day, daily devotionals for February, March, and April are available on the Ministry Table. 

 

 

OFFERING ENVELOPES 

For those who requested offering envelopes, they are available on the credenza in the Chapter House vestibule. 

 

 

 

 

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, Fairley Morton, David Sanders, Katherine Deaton 

 

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, 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, Lila Fisk, Tracey Johnson, Joe Lowrey, Temple Webber, Celeste Hall, Joel Hopper, Betty Browder, David Lannie, Allan Tucker, Wyatt Ison, Sallie Jackson, Curt Kennington, Kathy Sanders, Davis Sarrett, 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, Kathy Brook Palefsky, Mike Barnett, Bill Miles, Frankie Garner, Eleanor Taylor, Carrier Yankie, Carolyn Graham, Ralph and Catherine Neal, Willie Stanton, Jr., Savannah McCall, David Zimlich 

 

For Those Serving in the Military: 

Darrien Gibson, Kelley Hood, Evan Sizemore, 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, 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 of Canterbury, England 

 

Cathedral Cycle of Prayer: 

St. Simon's on the Sound, Fort Walton Beach, Florida; the ministry of Sara Phillips, Pastoral Leader of St. Mary's, Coden 

 

Ecumenical Cycle of Prayer: The Church in Algeria, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia, and St. Pius Tenth Catholic Church, Mobile 

 

Prison Ministry Cycle of Prayer: Okaloosa County Jail, Crestview, Florida 

 

Flowers: The flowers on the altar are given to the glory of God and in memory of Troy H. Middleton, Jr. and in memory of Elton W. Archer and Lorene S. Archer. 

 

   

JANUARY 2015 MESSENGER ARRIVING NEXT WEEK

 THE MESSENGER: DECEMBER 2014  

 Lay Minister Schedule for December 2014 & January 2015  

     

 

Cathedral Calendar 

Cathedral Website 

Diocesan Website 

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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, Canon
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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