the messenger april 2015

C H R I S T C H U R C H C A T H E D R A L M O B I L E , A L A B A M A

April, 2015

Volume 13, Number 3 THE MESSENGER

Dear Cathedral Family,

April arrives as a month of festive

celebration with Easter Sunday on April 5. As

always, we will begin by lifting high the

flowered cross, and we will conclude by

excitedly “hunting” Easter eggs in the Garden.

The month will continue with a bit of rest

during Easter Week, as we prepare ourselves

for living in the Great Fifty Days of Easter,

until the Day of Pentecost, May 24.

During this time, our Cathedral organ will

undergo some necessary maintenance and

repair. This does not mean that it will be

silent! We will continue to worship with the

beauty of its sound, under the talented hands

of our organist and choirmaster, Christopher

Powell. We will also launch the establishment

of a special fund for the ongoing care and

improvement of our organ, and everyone will

learn more about the history and structure of

this magnificent instrument. Look for more

information about this later in April, as well as

for your opportunity to become a sustainer of

the Cathedral organ.

The month concludes with the Cathedral

Celebration on Sunday, April 26. This year

will mark our tenth anniversary as the

Cathedral church of the Diocese of the Central

Gulf Coast. On that day we will give special

thanks for the leadership of two men who

shepherded Christ Church through its

founding and early years as a “baby”

cathedral. The Very Reverend Johnny Cook

will be named “Dean Emeritus” by Bishop

Duncan in honor of his distinguished service

as rector and first dean. The Right Reverend

Philip Duncan will be honored for his tenure

as our diocesan bishop, and especially for his

vision of a cathedral for our diocese and his

work in establishing and supporting that

ministry.

Bishop Duncan will be making his final

parochial visit on that day—meeting with the

vestry, preaching, baptizing, confirming

young people and adults, and celebrating the

Eucharist. Following our worship, we will

enjoy a luncheon in the Garden, giving special

thanks this year for the ministry of Philip and

Kathy in our diocese and expressing our

gratitude and love for them as a special part of

the Cathedral Family.

This month will be a time of enjoying the

beauty and joy of Easter life, and I hope that

every member of the Cathedral Family is on

hand to participate in our life together.

A Message fro m the Dean

Faithfully,

The Very Reverend

Beverly F. Gibson, Ph.D., Dean

10TH ANNUAL CATHEDRAL CELEBRATION

BAPTISM, CONFIRMATION, AND PAROCHIAL VISIT

Sunday, April 26 at 10:00 a.m. Luncheon in celebration of Bishop Duncan to follow in the garden

The Right Reverend Philip M. Duncan, II will be at Christ Church Cathedral for the Cathedral Celebration

on Sunday, April 26, for his last visit as Bishop. Please join us to celebrate our ministry together.

If anyone is interested in being confirmed at that time, please speak with Dean Gibson or Canon Wagner.

THE CATHEDRAL

CHAPTER

2015

Robert Willis Israel Senior Warden

Hetty Cunningham Newell

Charles Stephen McKay Junior Wardens

William Kennon Drew Treasurer

Harwell Ellis Coale, Jr. Chancellor

Ronald A. Snider Clerk

Class of 2015

John D. Davidson

Mary Esther T. Elliott

Banks C. Ladd

Alison S. Mitchell

Lucy F. Moore

Henry R. Seawell IV

Class of 2016

Sage M. Bolt

Lewis H. Golden

George B. Inge

Robert W. Israel

Charles S. McKay

Hetty C. Newell

Class of 2017

V. Lyn Bennett

Cartledge W. Blackwell III

Steven B. Hall

Barbara L. Mitchell

Margaret M. Thigpen

Thomas B. Van Antwerp

Chapter Members

Mendy Henderson, 2016 St. Agatha’s, deFuniak Springs

Gary Moore, 2017 St. Paul’s, Daphne

The Rev. Aaron Smith, 2018 St. Paul’s, Magnolia Springs

A Message fro m the Cano n Pastor

A year ago, I was finishing up my

last semester of seminary and still in

discernment as to where God wanted

me to “land” after being released by

my diocese. I give thanks to God that I

have landed here at the Cathedral. This

is an awesome place. As you can see in

the pages of our newsletter, we have

much to offer as a community of faith.

Thank you to the Cathedral family

for helping to make our Pancake

Breakfast a great success! Please see

page 7 for photos and more

information.

We have many happenings this

month and beyond for our children and

youth that I would like to commend to

you all for your support. On April 26,

Bishop Duncan will make his visitation

and we will have a baptism and

confirmation for our youth and adults.

In your prayer time, I would ask that as

we move closer to that event, you

would remember our Confirmands in

your prayers. Our youth Confirmands

are Davis Ashcraft, Banks Griffith,

Sadie Ladd, Elizabeth LaRene, and Tré

Mitchell. I hope you will come and

support our Confirmands on April 26.

Later this month, our youth will

have a function with the youth from

Trinity Episcopal. This is a great

opportunity for our youth to have

fellowship and fun with other

Episcopal youth in the area. We will

share more information once things are

finalized.

Our Sunday School continues to

meet this month on April 12 and 19.

We will recognize our teachers and

students on May 3. If you are

interested in assisting with our

Christian Formation next year, please

let me know. Also on May 3, we will

recognize our graduating seniors. On

that Sunday, I invite you all to come

and help to show our love and

appreciation for all of the work the

graduating seniors have put in

throughout their academic careers.

Finally, as we enter the summer

months and we enjoy our life here on

the gulf, I would like to make one

more invitation for our children. The

Cathedral’s Vacation Bible School is

June 9-11 and will be here before we

know it! Please mark your calendars

and bring your children or

grandchildren.

Have a great month and I’ll see you

at church!

Blessings,

The Reverend Canon Daniel A. Wagner

Canon Pastor

[email protected]

February 2015 Financials

Operating Budget $ 778,272

Month to Date Budget $ 64,856

Month to Date Actual $ 43,836

Quarterly statements will be sent the first week of April.

Finance Co mmittee Repo r t

Dear Friends in Christ,

As we bask in the joy of Easter, our music

continues to reflect the radiance of the resurrection.

Just like the Christmas season, we celebrate Easter

longer than the singular day! Hopefully, we will all be

on the lookout for unexpected inspiration in church

and in the world around us in the springtime of faith

that the Easter season brings. Our Cathedral

Celebration Sunday on April 26 will feature exciting

music to accompany Confirmation and celebrate our

identity as the Cathedral for the Diocese of the Central

Gulf Coast. Appropriately, we celebrate this occasion

on what is known as “Good Shepherd Sunday.” J. S.

Bach’s Sheep May Safely Graze will be featured in

this service, and the story behind this piece illustrates

well how beauty may be found in unexpected places

and that God really can work with just about anything!

While J. S. Bach (1685-1750) is a popular

character in my weekly email articles, he is such a

multi-faceted composer that writing about him never

gets old. Sheep May Safely Graze is one part of a

larger work, namely, Bach’s Cantata 208, “Was mir

behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd” (“What pleases me is

the lively hunt only”). Obviously, while there are

religious overtones, this cantata is one of Bach’s

relatively few “secular cantatas.” This piece was

composed in 1713 to celebrate the birthday of Duke

Christian of Weissenfels who loved to hunt (hence, the

title). This cantata was commissioned as a gift from

Bach’s Weimar employer, Duke Wilhelm Ernst. As an

aside, while in Weimar, Bach served as organist and

later concert master at the local court.

In this piece, Bach sets a text by Salomo Franck

(1659-1725), a librettist at the Weimar court. Franck’s

text basically depicts four mythological figures, Diana,

Pan, Endymion, and Pales (the Roman goddess of

shepherds and flocks who sings Sheep May Safely

Graze) having a conversation about the pleasures of

hunting and how wonderful Duke Christian is. The

piece was originally performed with Bach as

conductor at the birthday party of Duke Christian in

his hunting lodge. Like so many musical pieces of the

time that were designed to gratify a noble or monarch,

the text is rather mediocre and lavish in its praise of

the duke. The beauty here is in Bach’s musical writing

and in the fact that one movement became one of his

most famous pieces.

From the outset of the introduction, one imagines a

lush pastoral setting complete with shepherd’s pipes in

the distance (maybe even Pan’s pipes). The original

intent in this piece (a break from the hunting themed

movements) is to praise the duke as a good and Godly

ruler like unto Christ, the Good Shepherd (a common

metaphor harkening back to feudal times). However, it

has come to mean so much more throughout the

centuries. The original text has since been edited and

the words regarding the duke removed. The

accompaniment now reflects the joyous soul kept safe

and loved by a loving shepherd, Jesus Christ, and the

vocal line expresses a graceful comfort in this pastoral

setting. Generally, the piece still celebrates much of

what was originally intended, but focuses more

directly on Christ.

While Bach almost surely couldn’t have imagined

the wide usage and acclaim this little movement

receives and might even be surprised that part of his

“hunting cantata” is performed in churches all over the

world, he would certainly be pleased. Who but God

can tell what something will become or end up? While

things may seem to wind down a bit after Easter

Sunday, our music ministry still has some lovely

musical surprises for your inspiration over these next

weeks. Let’s look for the unexpected!

Peace in Christ,

Christopher W. Powell

Organist and Choir Master

[email protected]

Music Minis tr y

Lenten Co ncer t Ser ies 2015—Thank you!

Many thanks. . . to the 50 plus volunteers

who shopped, chopped, scooped, and ladled up

delicious fare for more than 350 guests over the five-

week Lenten luncheon series.

Special appreciation goes to the following for their

contributions:

Our Luncheon Teams:

February 25—Bill Christian, Lynne Davis,

Carolyn Eichold, Susan Garth, Cammie Israel,

Julie McClelland, Barbara Mitchell, Hetty Newell,

Norman Pharr, Martha Anne Stafford, Paula

Watkins, Jane White-Spunner

March 4—Ginny Behlen, Erica McElhaney, Ken

McElhaney, Johnny Gwin, Banks Ladd, Leland

Moore

March 11—Morning Circle: Bobbie Beltz, Harriet

Jean Boughton, Lucy Brady, Mary Cook, Joy

Dean, Gaye Formanek, Happy Grehan, Laurie

Koss, Marilyn Kruse, Peggy McClelland, Martha

Middleton, Betty Reniewicz, Carolyn Stephenson,

March 18—Eleanor Baker, Sarah Bolt, Natalie

Coale, Bennett Griffith, Laura McCleod, Lissa

Watkins, Lucy Wright

March 25—Sister McClure, Rosemarie McClure,

Homer McClure, Laura Rutherford, Kay Whiting

Treasurer Carolyn Stephenson;

Robbie Lynn Irvine for

table arrangements;

Homer McClure for

Altar arrangements.

And, of course, none of

this could happen without

the beautiful music

directed by Christopher

Powell.

We appreciate the support

of Carolyn Jeffers, Judy

Jones, Marla Reis, and

Polly Garner.

February 25

We welcomed

mother and son team,

Dr. Lynne A. Lauderdale

and Charles W. York.

(pictured to left)

March 4

We welcomed

the Archduke Trio.

(not pictured)

Ken McElhaney, Johnny Gwin,

Banks Ladd, Leland Moore

Dear Dean Gibson,

On behalf of Bella Voce of Mobile, thank you for

including us as guest artists for your Lenten Music Series

on March 18. We were honored and privileged to sing in

the beautiful setting of your sanctuary to such an

appreciative audience. We are especially grateful for your

very generous donation, which will help us to continue to

give the gift of music to all who will accept it.

Also, we wanted to thank you for inviting us for the

noontime meal in the Chapter House. We enjoyed the

opportunity for fellowship with your staff, volunteers,

congregants, and the other guests.

And, we hope to see you and your parishioners at our

“Spring Fantasy” concert at St. Paul’s in Mobile at 4:00

p.m. on Sunday, May 3.

Thank you so much for supporting our mission of

cultural outreach and for allowing us to share in your

important ministry of song and sustenance.

Sincerely yours,

Cindy Tanner Roton

Corresponding Secretary

Erica McElhaney,

Ginny Behlen Carolyn Stephenson

March 18

Bella Voce of Mobile Women’s Chorus

Sister McClure, Rosemarie McClure, Homer McClure,

Laura Rutherford, Kay Whiting

March 25

Violinist, Brian R.

Brown joined

Cathedral Organist

and Choirmaster,

Christopher Powell.

Laura McLeod, Bennett Griffith, Lissa Watkins,

Eleanor Baker, Corrina Luce

Laurie Koss, Bobbie Beltz, Betty Reniewicz, Happy Grehan,

Marolyn Kruse, Joy Dean, Gary Formanek Betty Reniewicz,

Gaye Formanek Mary Cook

March 11

We welcomed vocalists, Douglas Abbruzzese and Kendall Register. (not pictured). Morning Circle was the Luncheon Team.

We gathered on March 25 following the last Lenten luncheon to make palm crosses.

Ginny Behlen, Bobbie Beltz Carolyn Jeffers, Harriett Jean Boughton,

Peggy McClelland Lucy Moore, Douglas Kearley

Easter Sunday, April 5

Christian Formation Holiday

Easter Egg Hunt in garden

following the service for

children through grade 2.

Sunday, April 12

Curriculum for all classes

Sunday, April 19

Curriculum for all classes

Confirmation Class:

Confirmation Preparation

Sunday, April 26

Cathedral Celebration!

April 19—Review and Confirmation Preparation

Meet in the church during Christian Education to review the April 26 service.

April 26—Confirmation

Confirmands meet with Bishop Duncan in the Brantley Meeting Room

before the service at 9:15 a.m.

Youth Co nf ir matio n Class

Chr ist ian For matio n Ap r i l Calend ar

SENIOR SUNDAY MAY 3

We will honor our

graduating high school

seniors on Sunday, May 3

during the service. The

seniors and their parents

will be asked to come

forward for a blessing.

Following the service on

May 3, we will have a

picnic in the garden in

honor of the seniors.

Please confirm that you

have a graduating high

school senior by

contacting the Cathedral

office before Monday,

April 27.

Also please let us know if

you have a soon-to-be

college graduate.

We will recognize college

graduates in the June issue

of The Messenger.

Our Christian Education calendar is quickly coming to a close. Sunday,

April 19 will be our last day for Christian Education classes.

The Children’s Chapel ministry continues year round.

We will honor our Christian Education teachers on Senior Sunday, May 3.

Why do we celebrate together?

We celebrate together because Jesus called us into community. We know this

because Jesus called a group of disciples, and before he died he told them to go

out and make other disciples in every land on earth. Jesus also commanded us to

love one another as we have been loved, so we know that to live a Christian life

in which we are in relationship with others as well as in a relationship with God.

Episcop al Church Q & As

In March, our youth met twice for

evening meals and a game night. The

children and youth helped mightily

with the Confirmands to cook, serve,

and help with the pancake breakfast.

On Sunday, April 19, we will be

partnering with the youth from Trinity

Episcopal for a live action game of

Clue!

Please save the dates:

SPRING EYC EVENTS All days are Sundays.

April 19: Joint youth event at Trinity

Episcopal Church

May 17: 4-6 p.m. Study Break at

Waffle House

May 31: Time and Location TBD

for our “EYC Blow Out”

EYC

FUN Club

The FUN Club will go Geocaching in downtown Mobile on Sunday, April 19

after church. Lunch will be at Heroes. For more information, please contact

Banks Ladd at 476-3906 or [email protected].

Pancake Breakf as t fo r the Fuse P roject Rep or t

Thank you Cathedral family!

You all got behind our youth

Confirmands’ spring outreach

project. The Confirmands,

with the help of our FUN

Club, Junior High, and Senior

High Sunday School students,

were able to put on the

pancake breakfast. The

breakfast benefited the Project

Fuse organization that assists

local children. The

Cathedral’s own Grant and

Brie Zarzour helped found

this local non-profit

organization.

Not only did our children and

youth sell tickets, but they

worked hard. Our children and

youth gathered on Saturday,

March 21, and cooked

pancakes for three and a half

hours. Confirmation sponsors

and parents also pitched in,

but know that the pancakes

you ate were cooked by our

younger parishioners. They

put in the “sweat equity,”

while still having fun. They

worked together and kept at it

until we reached our goal of

600 pancakes. A few of them

got creative and put several

designs into their pancakes

and one them spelled out his

name in batter!

The pancake breakfast was a

great success. Our goal was to

donate $800 to the Fuse

Project. We met and exceeded

out goal thanks to all of our

sponsors and those who joined

us on March 22 to eat.

Pancake Outreach Project

Donations from

Sponsors: $2,200.00

Ticket Revenue: $590.75

Total Revenue: $2,790.75

Total Expenses: $366.63

Added to EYC

Budget Account $500.00

Total Donation

Amount for Fuse: $1,924.12

Our Youth Confirmands: Sadie Ladd, Davis Armbrecht, Banks Griffith, Tré Mitchell (not pictured: Elizabeth LaRene)

Thank you to our sponsors:

Toni and Tony Brown

Jamie and John Davidson

Lisa and Kennon Drew

Hilda Savell Dimmock

Carolyn and Bert Eichold

Liz and John Ferguson

Beverly and Mike Gibson

Jane and George Inge

Mary Carol and Banks Ladd

Brandi Lindsey

Julie and John McClelland

Erica and Ken McElhaney

Martha Middleton

Lucy and Leland Moore

Hetty Newell

Shannon and Archie Reeves

Laura and Schley Rutherford

Carolyn Stephenson

Peggy and Charles Thigpen

Kitty and Charlie White

Fun Club Members: Julianna Ramo and Elinor Gibson

worked on their flipping skills.

Tré Mitchell, Banks Griffith, Will Passeau, Charlie Ramo

Brie and Grant Zarzour

Thank you Cathedral family!

MORNING CIRCLE Monday, April 13

10:30 a.m. At the home of

Carolyn Stephenson 161-B North McGregor Avenue

For directions or more information on Morning Circle, call

Carolyn Stephenson at 342-5637.

YOUNG ADULTS SUPPER

Thursday, April 23 7:00 p.m.

At the home of

Eleanor and Stephen Baker 311 South Georgia Avenue

RSVP to Eleanor at 648-6478 or [email protected]

PASTORAL CARE

NEW BABY MINISTRY SPONSORS NEEDED The New Baby Ministry is 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].

THE SALVATION ARMY OF COASTAL ALABAMA

2015 MOTHER & DAUGHTER TEA (Daddy’s Always Welcome)

Sunday, May 3

High Tea around 2:00-4:00 p.m.

The Country Club of Mobile (4104 Wimbledon Drive West)

Sponsored Tables—($5000 ~ $2,500 ~ $1000 ~ $500)

Individual Tickets—($35 adults, $10 per child)

Women and children from the Center for Women & Children

will be invited to attend.

For additional information, contact Kelly Hendricks at

438-1625 or [email protected].

WEDNESDAY NOON HOLY EUCHARIST

Wednesdays

through May 21

Noon Eucharist will resume the Wednesday following Labor Day, September 9.

Outreach

2015 SUMMER CAMP—CAMP BECKWITH

REGISTER NOW AT WWW.BECKWITHAL.COM For any questions about camp programs, please contact James Lawrence,

Diocesan Youth Coordinator and Summer Camp Director at

[email protected] or 616-2162.

All camps are for the grade the camper would be entering in the Fall of 2015.

Session 1 Grades 10, 11 & 12 May 31- June 5 $480

Sailing Camp (B) 4th grade and up May 31- June 5 $530

Session 2 Grades 2 & 3 June 7-9 $220

Junior Counselor Training 14 years and up June 9-12 $288



Session 5 Special Ministries June 28- July 1

Session 6 Grades 8 & 9 July 5-10 $480

Sailing Camp (A) 5th grade and up July 5-10 $530




Session 10 Family Camp July 31- Aug 2 $240

**Please notify the Cathedral Office when you register and let us

know when your child/children will be attending Summer Camp.

Dio cesan News—www.d iocgc .org

8TH ANNUAL

FLIPPIN’ FOR WILMER HALL

PANCAKE BREAKFAST WITH THE MOBILE KIWANIS CLUB

Saturday, April 18 7-11:00 a.m.

Tickets: $5 (eat-in/carry out)

On the front lawn of Wilmer Hall

(3811 Old Shell Road.)

Menu: Pancakes, Conecuh sausage, Carpe Diem coffee,

milk and juice

Several local celebrities, including University of South

Alabama’s Head Football Coach, Joey Jones, assistant

coaches, and players and the Azalea Trail Maids will be

on hand supporting the cause.

Children’s Activities include

face painting, pancake toss, inflatable jumpers

All proceeds from the pancake breakfast

directly benefit Wilmer Hall.

More information: 342-4931 or www.wilmerhall.org.

ECW SPRING DAY AWAY Saturday, April 18

Episcopal Church of the Nativity

205 Holly Lane

Dothan, AL 36301

Schedule

9:30 a.m. Check in and Coffee

10:00 a.m. Welcome, Opening Prayer, Introductions

10:15 a.m. Speaker Presentation

11:45 a.m. Lunch

1:00 p.m. Speaker Presentation

2:00 p.m. Closing Eucharist

Our featured presenter will be The Reverend Lauren

Farrington Flowers. Lauren was ordained to the

priesthood in June 2013, in the Diocese of the Central

Gulf Coast, she served as the rector of St. John’s-

Monroeville before moving to Savannah, Georgia, last

May. Currently she is the associate rector of St. Peter’s

Episcopal Church on Skidaway Island. Though now

canonically resident in the Diocese of Georgia, her

calling was nurtured by the Diocese of the Central Gulf

Coast, most especially the people of The Church of the

Nativity in Dothan, Alabama. The mother of three

grown children: Douglass, Grace, and Virginia

Flowers, she walks daily, and often in the company of

her cairn terrier Scout.

This one-day retreat will explore the metaphor of

singing in the dark as spiritual practice. We will make

meditative use of the Nativity Labyrinth as a four-fold

path: at the entrance to the Labyrinth, pondering the

gift of the holy child, Jesus, son of Mary; on the path

toward the center, engaging the disordering and

subversive work of Mary’s Song (The Magnificat); at

the center, presenting to God the holy child that is your

life in Christ; on the path out, moving toward the gift of

your life, sent out in peace by way of Simeon’s Song.

Registration Forms on the bulletin board near the

Chapel. Registration Fee: $20—Due Friday, April 10.

Checks payable to ECW Commission.

For more information, contact Becky Taylor Scott at

903-571-0652 or [email protected].

13TH ANNUAL

ST. FRANCIS EPISCOPAL CHURCH

ARTS & CRAFTS FESTIVAL

Saturday, April 18 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

St. Francis Episcopal Church

401 Key Street

Dauphin Island, AL 36528

Featuring over 40 artists and vendors from around the

Gulf Coast! Stock up on delicious homemade gumbo

and soups! Fresh baked goods! Wimberly Hory's

famous chicken salad sandwiches! Proceeds received

by the Church will help support local charities.

For more information, contact Cissy Napper at

[email protected]

or 318-548-4376.

To volunteer or register your child, sign up on-line at www.groupvbspro.com/vbs/hl.christchurchcath

Hometown Nazareth:

Where Jesus Was a Kid! You’ll travel back into Bible times to see what it was

like to live in Jesus’ hometown—without setting foot

outside our community.

You’ll explore authentic marketplace shops,

visit Jesus’ mom, Mary, take part in games,

dance to lively Bible songs, and sample tasty

tidbits as you discover more about Jesus’

childhood. These experiences make God’s

Word come alive with new meaning for all

who participate!

VBS 2015—Save the date : June 9 , 10, 11

Volunteers of all ages needed:

We have many opportunites for:

Tribe Leaders, Shop Keepers, Drama Leaders, Outdoor Play Leader,

Kitchen Helpers, and Pre-event Shoppers

Contact Alison Mitchell at

[email protected] 689-7874

Tuesday, June 9 th rough

Thursday, June 1 1

9 :00 a .m . to Noon

Set up—Sunday, June 7

Training/Decorating—Monday, June 8

Take down—Thursday, June 11

https://www.groupvbspro.com/vbs/hl/christchurchcath/gpgs/Home.aspx

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, 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, 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,

the Ward Family, Sybil Willis

Rodgers, Hap Myers, Jr., Paul Vickers,

Peggy Thigpen, George Robison,

Georgia Dominick, Doug Tappan

Sara Phillips, Pastoral Leader, Mary’s,

Coden

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

Souls Departed: Billie Ruth Springfield van der

Giessen;

Peter Christian van der Giessen;

Andrew Walton;

William Edgar Ezell III, father of

Lissa Watkins

APRIL BIRTHDAYS

April 2 Virginia Ladd

April 3 John McClelland

April 5 Day Peake

April 6 Donna Moree

April 7 Maggie McLeod

Winchester Thurber

April 8 Greer Radcliff

April 9 Carolyn Jeffers

April 13 Bob Dean

Lyon Israel

April 16 Helen Hendrix

Fairley Morton

Chip Tait

Carter Wetzler

April 17 Barbara Archer

Bob Forster

April 19 Terri Armbrecht

Angus Cooper

April 20 Mary Carol Ladd

Chad Slaton

Glen Vinet

April 21 Chris Hume

Christopher Russell

April 22 Hetty Newell

April 23 John Daly Baumhauer

Johnny Cook

April 25 David Carwie

Betty Reniewicz

April 26 Bill Drew

April 27 Julie Hoffmeyer

Kim Kearley

M. J. Ramo

Elizabeth Warren

Malcolm Warren

April 28 Willson McClelland

Chris Vinet

April 29 David Powers

April 30 Henry Chappelle

Cathed ral Prayer Lis t 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.

Please contact the Cathedral Office ([email protected] or 438-1822)

to let us know if you would like to remove or keep the names of Friends and Family you

have submitted on the prayer list. We will update this list regularly.

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CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL Corner of St. Emanuel and Church Streets

115 South Conception Street, Mobile, Alabama 36602

Established 1822

The Right Reverend Philip M. Duncan, II, Bishop

The Very Reverend Beverly F. Gibson, Ph.D., Dean

The Reverend Canon Daniel A. Wagner, Canon Pastor

Carolyn S. Jeffers, Provost

Christopher W. Powell, Organist and Choir Master

Brenda J. Stanton, Financial Secretary

Marla J. Reis, Cathedral Secretary

Polly M. Garner, Assistant to the Provost

Sarah Bolt, Youth Activities Coordinator

Corinne Betbeze, Children’s Program Coordinator

Deidre and Joe Williamson, Nursery

Judy J. Jones, Housekeeping

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Office Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday Website: www.christchurchcathedralmobile.org

Phone 251.438.1822 Fax: 251.433.3403 E-mail: [email protected]

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.

The Cathedral Mission Statement

the messenger april 2015

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