Christ Church Cathedral  

Mobile, Alabama

  

Cathedral E-News        March 13, 2015  

                                       

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The Fourth Sunday of Lent
   
 
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  March 15, 2015
     

 

 The Holy Eucharist

 Rite I  

    10:00 am    

 

     



 
Moses and the Brazen Serpent 
1653-54
BOURDON, S�bastien
(b. 1616, Montpellier, d. 1671, Paris)
Oil on canvas, 105 x 89 cm

S�bastien Bourdon represents the classicist and idealizing trend initiated by Nicolas Poussin, his contemporary and the leading French artist of the 17th century. Like Poussin, and like many other French and European artists, Bourdon made the obligatory study trip to Italy - to Rome, where he met Poussin, and to Venice, all of which influenced his style. In Venice he specialized in genre painting and in landscape in imitation of Claude Lorrain. Around 1640 he returned to France, and after some years in the service of Queen Christina of Sweden, he settled in Paris, where he acquired a great reputation. His painting of these French years shows its most obvious debt to Poussin.

Source:  
Web Gallery of Art 
 
 


THE COLLECT

Gracious Father, whose blessed Son Jesus Christ came down from heaven to be the true bread which gives life to the world: Evermore give us this bread, that he may live in us, and we in him; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

MINISTERS FOR SUNDAY

 

Celebrant and Preacher
Dean Gibson

Assisting
Canon Wagner

First Reading
Alison Mitchell

Psalmist
Harwell Coale

Second Reading
Lucy Moore

Intercessor
Holly Hall

Chalice Bearers
Ginny Behlen, Mark Weeks

Oblationers
Sage Bolt, Sarah Bolt

Crucifers
 Charlie Weeks, Walt Hamil


 

 

Acolytes
Anna Frances Weeks, Carson Russell, William Russell, Tr� Mitchell, Jana� Wilson

Children's Chapel
Corinne Betbeze, Janie Chow

Altar Guild
Perrin Drew, Barbara Archer, Harriet Jean Boughton,  Shannon Harris, Lissa Watkins, Barry Weeks

Flower Guild
Homer McClure

Ushers  

Lewis Golden, Stephen Baker,  Travis Russell, Henry Seawell, Chip Tait

Hospitality Team

Sage Bolt, Lucy and David Brady, Carolyn Eichold, Betsy McCafferty, Shannon Reeves, Laura Rutherford  

 

 

 

 

 

 

WORSHIP NOTES FOR THIS SUNDAY

The Fourth Sunday of Lent   March 15, 2015

  

On this fourth Sunday in Lent, we will consider the fourth of Dr. Atul Gawande's Five Questions for (the End of) Life: What outcomes are acceptable to you? Another way of thinking of this question is: What do you really need? This reflective question is followed by an operative one: What sacrifices are you willing to make and not willing to make?

 Our lessons this week raise the question of what we think we really need and remind us of what God has graciously provided for us. In our reading from Numbers, the people of Israel, in the wilderness with Moses, complain about conditions. They even whine about the food that God has provided for them. Angered, God sends poisonous serpents among them, and many die. But God also answers Moses' prayer for mercy by providing a sign to be "raised up" for them to look on and live.

 In his letter to the Ephesians, Paul writes that all of us (like the Israelites) have sinned, following our own desires and assuaging our fears in ways that diminish our lives and draw us away from God. Still, God sent Jesus Christ to offer himself for us and to be "raised up" so that we could be raised up with him. This eternal life in God is ours through grace, the "gift of God," and not our own doing or the result of our works.

 In John's gospel, Jesus uses the image of Moses raising up the serpent-sign in the wilderness to describe what will happen to him. He will be "lifted up" on the cross and then on high with God so that "whoever believes in him might have eternal life."

This gospel lesson contains that often quoted verse that encapsulates the Good News: "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life." You have been given an incredible gift of life with God in Christ that begins in your life now. How will you make the most of that life, asking for what you really need and making choices that allow you to live fully and freely?


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Visit the Cathedral website to download text from past sermons and listen to the recordings:

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THE BIBLE CHALLENGE

Week Four: Lent, March 16 - 22, 2015

 

You have been taking the Bible Challenge for long enough for your daily reading to have become a habit! As the days and weeks progress, this habit will become more and more natural and an integral part of every day.


    I have been asked to consider providing a time for those of us engaged in the Bible Challenge to discuss our experiences, and I am happy to do this. As there is no time like the present, we will meet for "coffee with the Dean" in the chapel this Sunday during the Christian Education time. This is meant to be an informal discussion of the reading and a time to ask questions and share insights. If this works well, we will try to meet one Sunday each month.


    This week's readings have a number of connections with the liturgies and themes that we will encounter in upcoming days of our journey through Lent. 


In Exodus, you will read about the Israelites' difficult departure from Egypt. The Passover will be accomplished and its commemoration established. The miraculous crossing of the Red Sea is followed by God's provision of manna and water in the wilderness. The Decalogue, God's ten core rules for covenant life with him, is given to Moses. 


Among the psalms this week is Psalm 22, which will be sung at the conclusion of our worship on Palm Sunday: "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" Jesus speaks these words from the cross. These are the words we cry in the wilderness moments of our lives, when we feel hopeless, all alone. Yet the psalm works its way through reliance on God's mercy on to praise of God's goodness and to commitment to living for him. It is followed by the reassuring words of the 23rd Psalm: "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want [...,] and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever."


Matthew recounts Jesus' triumphal entry to Jerusalem and his preparation of his followers for what is to come. This will be our experience on Palm Sunday and throughout the days of Holy Week. I pray that your daily reading of God's Word is guiding you through a holy Lent and that your experience of the days leading up to Easter is deepened by it. 


See you Sunday! 

  

The Very Reverend Beverly F. Gibson

Dean

Christ Church Cathedral

 

 

Find Dean Gibson's Bible Challenge study guides on the Cathedral website:  

http://www.christchurchcathedralmobile.org/lenten-discipline-the-bible-challenge  

 

Reading Schedule 

 

THE BIBLE CHALLENGE: READ THE BIBLE IN A YEAR 
An accompanying devotional, The Bible Challenge: Read the Bible in a Year, by Episcopal priest, The Rev. Marek P. Zabriskie, is available in the Cathedral office for $15. Devotional materials are also available free of charge at:  www.thecenterforbiblicalstudies.org. If you are interest in participating as a part of a group here at Christ Church Cathedral, please contact Dean Gibson.  

 

 

 

 

 

MUSIC  NOTES FOR THIS SUNDAY

The Fourth Sunday of Lent          March 15, 2015

 

 

     The Fourth Sunday in Lent will be observed this Sunday here at Christ Church. In many parishes, this Sunday is known as Laetare Sunday, the counterpart of Gaudete Sunday during Advent. This is important from a musical perspective because we take a moment away from our pensive Lenten observances to sing more joyful hymns in anticipation of Easter!

    

     Both the prelude and postlude are by Camille Saint-Sa�ns (1835-1921), a French composer who, according to one source, was the most remarkable child prodigy in history (even more so than Mozart). Saint-Sa�ns entered the Paris Conservatoire at the young age of 13 and distinguished himself admirably by winning the Premier Prix for organ at age 16. While he is perhaps most famously known for his Le carnaval des animaux (The carnival of the animals), composed for a private concert on Shrove Tuesday in 1886, Saint-Sa�ns was one of the foremost organ virtuosi of his time. He was the organist at La Madeleine, a very prominent Parisian church, and also composed a brilliant "organ symphony" featuring the organ in an orchestral context. Amusingly, the theme of this grand symphony was later used in the movie Babe as the theme music.

     

     Though falling within the Romantic period of Classical Music, Saint-Sa�ns upheld strong ideals of structure and form that hearkened back to the Classical period and even the Baroque. Toward the end of his career, more progressive composers like Stravinsky were writing music that made Saint-Sa�ns look old fashioned, and not unjustly so. He didn't appreciate much of the new music and its lack of classical form and even went so far as to assert that Stravinsky was insane! As with many prodigies, Saint-Sa�ns was seen by some as more of a disappointment in his professional career when compared to his early signs of genius. In the end, however, Saint-Sa�ns saw himself as the vanguard of a lost era and, in his last years, would place flowers before a statue of himself, bowing deeply. This composer's organ pieces that I will play on Sunday are beautiful examples of his classical style. They have, to me, a warm and enthusiastic character that, along with Sunday's hymns, ties in beautifully with the spirit of Laetare Sunday.

    

     This Wednesday, you are invited to attend our fourth Lenten noonday concert. Bella Voce, Mobile's own women's chorus, will present a varied and interesting program! Please come support them and enjoy a musical treat in the middle of your week.

 

 

Christopher W. Powell
Organist and Choir Master 

  

"Music Notes for this Sunday" are posted and archived 

each week on our new website here: 

 

 


    CATHEDRAL NOTES
 
 
THE BIBLE CHALLENGE:
READ THE BIBLE IN A YEAR
Sunday
Those of you taking the Bible Challenge are invited to have coffee with the Dean in the Chapel during the Christian Education time today.

PANCAKE BREAKFAST IN SUPPORT OF FUSE PROJECT
Sunday, March 22
during hospitality
This is our spring youth outreach project. Tickets are available for $8 each or buy two, get one free. Please see members of the 3rd through 12th grade Sunday School classes to buy your tickets.

EYC EVENT
Sunday, March 22
4-6 p.m. at a "mystery location"

NEW BABY MINISTRY SPONSORS
Members of the "New Baby" Ministry are making baby blankets and need sponsors to help with purchase of "Heaven Yarn." It takes five skeins to make one blanket. Cost: $5 per skein/$25 per blanket. If you would like to help knit or to sponsor, please contact Cammie Israel at 478-7322 or [email protected].

SMALL PARKING LOT CLOSED
Saturday, March 14 through Sunday, March 22
Remember your parking pass when parking out front.

ADULT INQUIRER'S CLASS
Tuesday, March 24 at 5:30 p.m. in the Cathedral library
Please contact Dean Gibson or Canon Wagner if you would like to attend.

PALM CROSSES
Wednesday, March 25
We will gather following the final Lenten lunch, Wednesday, March 25 to make palm crosses. Please join us. No prior experience is necessary.

EASTER MEMORIAL DONATIONS
Envelopes for Easter memorial or thanksgiving donations were enclosed in the March issue of The Messenger. Donations are $15 each and can be designated for Easter lilies, music, or for seasonal planting in the garden. All designations received by Monday, March 30 will be noted in the Easter bulletin. Additional envelopes are available on the ministry table or in the Cathedral office.

ANNUAL EASTER EGG HUNT
AND DONATIONS
Our Children's Easter Egg hunt for toddlers through grade 2 will take place in the garden following the Easter service, Sunday, April 5. Please bring a dozen stuffed, plastic eggs (no nuts or chocolate) for each child who will hunt by Good Friday, April 3.

DECORATING THE CHURCH
FOR EASTER EUCHARIST
Saturday, April 4 at 9:30 a.m.
High school students are invited to help-by helping, students will earn service hours.

FLOWERING OF THE CROSS
Please remember to come a few minutes early on Easter Sunday, April 5 and bring flowers for the Easter Cross.

LENTEN MUSIC SERIES
Wednesdays
Lenten noon-day concerts are 30 minutes, followed by a luncheon in the Chapter House.
11:30 a.m.-Holy Eucharist, Rite II in the Chapel
12:00 p.m.-Meditation and Music in the Church
12:30 p.m.-Luncheon
in the Chapter House
($8 donation suggested)

March 18
Bella Voce Women's Chorus
The ever-popular "premier" women's chorus of Mobile. Engaging and innovative, this group of ladies is sure to delight and inspire.

March 25
Brian R. Brown,
violinist and violist
Principal violist of the Pensacola and Niceville Symphony Orchestras, Music Director of the Northwest Florida Youth Orchestra, and Director of Music Ministry at St. Paul Catholic Church in Pensacola, Florida, Brian R. Brown will present a program of incredible beauty.


HOLY WEEK
PALM SUNDAY EUCHARIST
Palm Sunday, March 29
at 10:00 a.m.

 

  • Liturgy of the Palms begins in the garden
  • Stripping of the Altar
  • Annual Parish Photo following the service

 

Celebrate Christ's triumphal entrance into Jerusalem, his Passion and death, and his love for us all in this powerful worship service that runs the gamut of our human experience of God. Guest artists will join us for this service.

 

NOON HOLY EUCHARIST

 

Monday, March 30 through Thursday, April 2

 

Noon in the Chapel

 

 

MAUNDY THURSDAY EUCHARIST WITH

 

FOOT WASHING

 

Maundy Thursday, April 2
at 5:30 p.m. in the Chapel
Gather for an intimate chapel service in remembrance of Christ's last supper. Feel the veil between earth and heaven stretched thin in remembrance of him who loves us.

GOOD FRIDAY LITURGY
WITH CATHEDRAL CHOIR
Good Friday, April 3
at Noon in the Church
During this prayer service, draw near to Christ as he suffers and dies on the cross out of love and as an example for us all. Hear great musical works, including the iconic Miserere by Allegri.

EASTER
FESTIVAL EUCHARIST
Easter Sunday, April 5
at 10:00 a.m.
Rejoice in exultation and triumph during this jubilant Easter liturgy! Filled with joyous music and powerful prayers, this service is the high point of the Christian year. Guest artists will join us for this service.

EASTER EGG HUNT following service
11:15 a.m. in the garden

 

 

 

 

 

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, Patti Biel, Alice Carwie, Raymond Fields, Lisa Williams, Fairley Morton, Katherine Deaton, Carol Rodgers, Bart Elliott, Hank Cobb, Icy Lee Neel, Dorothy Fulton

Friends & Family:
Deborah Beverley, Peggy Naughton, Gary Davis, Harrison Leff, Michael Cameron, Nancy & Don Cameron, Rob & Amy Archer Ellis, Joyce Lee, Davis Nelson, Michael Sumrall, Gwen Cook, Alfred Showers, Michael Sumrall, Jim Elia, Anne Brown, Mark Brown, Harriett Lillich, 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, Marian Macpherson Currie, Dianne McCall, Mary Lou Peake, Bill Goodloe, Kit & Roger Geil and the Geil family, Angel & Larry Torres, Kathy Boucvalt, Bill Stevens, Ginger Simpson, Karen Sentilles, Lila Fisk, Tracey Johnson, Joe Lowrey, Temple Webber, Celeste Hall, Betty Browder, Allan Tucker, Wyatt Ison, Kathy Sanders, Davis Sarrett, Clarise Waters, Glenn Hill, Leslie Ellis Sharbel, Cora Lemmon, Dewey Hardeman, Marian Hall, Homer Kemp, Jane Behlen, Dan Jones, Florence Tucker, Betty Larison, Kathy Brook Palefsky, Mike Barnett, Eleanor Taylor, Carrier Yankie, Carolyn Graham, Ralph and Catherine Neal, Willie Stanton, Jr., Willie Thomas, Mark Mason, Anita Stead, Gillette Slaton, Alice Jones, Jim McCall, Tim Fulton, Carter Albrecht, Marty Davidson, Bennett Stenger, Gladys Crowson, Joe McDaniel, Sr., Billy Yost, Noel Fell

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

Repose of the Soul: William Andrew Walton

Anglican Cycle of Prayer: The Episcopal Church of Missouri

Cathedral Cycle of Prayer: St. Luke's Episcopal, Marianna, Florida; Sara Phillips, Pastoral Leader, St. Mary's, Coden

Ecumenical Cycle of Prayer: The Church in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam, and Government Street United Methodist Church, Mobile

Prison Ministry Cycle of Prayer: Century Correctional Institution, Century, Florida

Memorial Designation: The memorial designation today is given to the glory of God and in loving memory of Donald Spencer Boughton, Harriett George Turner and Jerrold Parker Turner.

 

 

 

 
   

 THE MESSENGER: MARCH 2015 

 Lay Minister Schedule for MARCH & APRIL 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, Canon Pastor
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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