C HRIST C HURCH C ATHEDRAL M OBILE , A LABAMA January/February 2014 Volume 13, Number 1 THE MESSENGER The light that has come into the world, that we follow in the season after the Epiphany, leads us forward into new life, new ministries, new ways of being. In the month of January, your Finance Committee and Vestry assessed our year in 2013 and found Christ Church Cathedral to be in good health. Our plans for 2014 are exciting, holding the promise of stepping forward into a new chapter of ministry in our life together and of continued growth into the people God calls us to be. The pastoral care ministries that have been designed and populated over that past several months now have leaders and are organized and underway in the new year. Vestry leadership transitions take place in January, and your newly constituted Vestry begins in February to organize its work for the year ahead. One important part of that work will be identifying the areas of ministry where the Cathedral is being challenged to grow, as a part of our ongoing visioning process. This work of discernment will inform us as we look forward to calling a new “Canon,” someone to assist me in my work here and to partner with us all in our shared ministry. Another vital piece of work that lies ahead will involve a transition in leadership for our music ministry. As you may have heard, and as you will see in this Messenger, Peggy Lyden has accepted a call from St. Paul’s, Mobile to serve as their Organist/Choirmaster. We give thanks for her wonderful work here since 2001, growing a vibrant ministry that glorifies God in this place and enriches the lives of all who worship at Christ Church. She will be missed, and we will say our fond good- bye to her at the end of May. In the meantime, we will move forward with a search to find the next person God has in mind to lead the musical life of the Cathedral into its next chapter. On a diocesan level, the search and transition committees charged with the nomination, election and consecration of the fourth Bishop of the Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast have begun their work. Provost Carolyn Jeffers is serving as the chair of the transition committee, while I am serving on the search committee. There is a great deal of work involved in this process, but it is a joyful and exciting task about which you will be hearing much in the months ahead. You will be asked to participate in a survey and in focus group meetings that will be used to determine the state and vision of the diocese and to formulate a profile to be used in searching for the right person to be our next bishop. For all of these things, I give thanks to God, and I ask your prayers. We find ourselves with many opportunities before us, and we need to approach them with prayer, with hope, with energy, and with grateful hearts. Faithfully, The Very Reverend Beverly F. Gibson, Ph.D., Dean Dear Cathedral Family, PARISH MEETING AND VESTRY INSTALLATION Sunday, January 26 following the service.
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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
January/February 2014
Volume 13, Number 1 THE MESSENGER
The light that has come into the
world, that we follow in the season after
the Epiphany, leads us forward into
new life, new ministries, new ways of
being. In the month of January, your
Finance Committee and Vestry
assessed our year in 2013 and found
Christ Church Cathedral to be in good
health. Our plans for 2014 are exciting,
holding the promise of stepping
forward into a new chapter of ministry
in our life together and of continued
growth into the people God calls us to
be.
The pastoral care ministries that
have been designed and populated over
that past several months now have
leaders and are organized and underway
in the new year. Vestry leadership
transitions take place in January, and
your newly constituted Vestry begins in
February to organize its work for the
year ahead.
One important part of that work
will be identifying the areas of ministry
where the Cathedral is being challenged
to grow, as a part of our ongoing
visioning process. This work of
discernment will inform us as we look
forward to calling a new “Canon,”
someone to assist me in my work here
and to partner with us all in our shared
ministry.
Another vital piece of work that lies
ahead will involve a transition in
leadership for our music ministry. As
you may have heard, and as you will
see in this Messenger, Peggy Lyden has
accepted a call from St. Paul’s, Mobile
to serve as their Organist/Choirmaster.
We give thanks for her wonderful work
here since 2001, growing a vibrant
ministry that glorifies God in this place
and enriches the lives of all who
worship at Christ Church. She will be
missed, and we will say our fond good-
bye to her at the end of May. In the
meantime, we will move forward with a
search to find the next person God has
in mind to lead the musical life of the
Cathedral into its next chapter.
On a diocesan level, the search and
transition committees charged with the
nomination, election and consecration
of the fourth Bishop of the Diocese of
the Central Gulf Coast have begun their
work. Provost Carolyn Jeffers is serving
as the chair of the transition committee,
while I am serving on the search
committee. There is a great deal of
work involved in this process, but it is a
joyful and exciting task about which
you will be hearing much in the months
ahead. You will be asked to participate
in a survey and in focus group meetings
that will be used to determine the state
and vision of the diocese and to
formulate a profile to be used in
searching for the right person to be our
next bishop.
For all of these things, I give thanks
to God, and I ask your prayers. We find
ourselves with many opportunities
before us, and we need to approach
them with prayer, with hope, with
energy, and with grateful hearts.
Faithfully,
The Very Reverend
Beverly F. Gibson, Ph.D., Dean
Dear Cathed ral Family,
PARISH MEETING AND VESTRY
INSTALLATION
Sunday, January 26
following the service.
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THE CATHEDRAL
CHAPTER
Leslie Patrick Ladd Senior Warden
John Stephenson McClelland Junior Warden
William Kennon Drew Treasurer
Harwell Ellis Coale, Jr. Chancellor
Ronald A. Snider Clerk
Class of 2013
Leslie P. Ladd
Gerry M. Phillips
Leigh J. Rendfrey
William E. Skinner
Ronald A. Snider
Class of 2014
Robert D. Forster
Tray W. Hamil
Ann H. Luce
John S. McClelland, Jr.
Elissa E. Watkins
Wythe L. Whiting
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 as elected December 1, 2013
Sage M. Bolt
Lewis H. Golden
George B. Inge
Robert W. Israel
Charles S. McKay
Hetty C. Newell
Chapter Members
The Rev. Ken Cumbie St. Luke’s, Mobile
Magoo Hamilton St. Thomas’, Greenville
Mendy Henderson St. Agatha’s, deFuniak Springs
Joy Tway St. Andrew’s, Destin
Annual Repor t o n the Cathedral
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 Mission Statement
This year we celebrated the ninth
anniversary of Christ Church, Mobile
being named the cathedral of the
Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast. We
continue to grow into our mission.
It has been a year of transitions at the
Cathedral. The Very Reverend Johnny
Walter Cook, first Dean of the
Cathedral, early in the year announced
his intention to retire. The vestry
began a time of discernment which
culminated in the election of The
Reverend Canon Beverly Findley
Gibson being named as second Dean.
There was a celebration of the ministry
of Dean Cook on Sunday, August 25.
As a gift of in recognition of his
service, Dean Cook was given a gold
seal ring engraved with the Cathedral
seal.
The Institution and Induction of The
Very Reverend Beverly Findley
Gibson as twenty-third rector and
Installation as Second Dean of Christ
Church Cathedral was held on
Saturday, October 12. Bishop Duncan
was the Celebrant and The Very
Reverend Kurt Hughes Dunkle, Dean
and President of General Theological
Seminary was the preacher. The
Diocesan gifts presented during the
service were: the Constitution and
Canons presented by The Reverend
John H. Riggin, St. Paul’s, Mobile and
The Reverend Christiana Olsen, St.
Francis of Assisi, Gulf Breeze, a silver
pectoral cross designed around the
Christ Church fire cross, and the water
were presented by The Right Reverend
Philip M. Duncan, II. Deacon
Raymond D. Wishart, St. Andrew’s,
Panama City was Deacon of the Table.
Alabama Chancellor M. Kathleen
Miller, St. Paul’s, Mobile, was a lay
reader and David R. Quittmeyer,
Standing Committee, Trinity, Mobile,
was the Litanist. A reception was held
in the garden for all in attendance.
Earlier in the day, Bishop Duncan
hosted a breakfast honoring Dean
Dunkle for all area graduates of The
General Theological Seminary.
In the summer The Right Reverend
Philip M. Duncan, II Called for
Orderly Transition for the election of
the fourth Bishop of the Diocese of the
Central Gulf Coast. As a part of our
diocesan leadership, Dean Gibson will
serve on the Bishop’s Nomination
Committee and Provost Carolyn
Jeffers will serve as Chair of the
Bishop’s Transition Committee. The
work of the committees will begin in
early 2014.
Bishop Duncan served as celebrant at
Christ Church Cathedral on Ash
Wednesday, Easter Sunday and
Christmas Eve and during the Eighth
Annual Cathedral Celebration on
Sunday, April 28. Bishop Duncan and
Kathy continue to enjoy being in
residence in their apartment at Christ
Church Cathedral throughout the year.
Organist/choirmaster Peggy Lyden
attended the church musicians
conference at the University of the
South in Sewanee, Tennessee in July
where she served as a presenter. Dean
Gibson participated in the Anglican/
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Please note that you may authorize regularly scheduled pledge payments
to be made from your checking or savings account.
For more information, please contact our Financial Secretary, Brenda
The Forty-Third Annual Convention of the Diocese of the Central Gulf
Coast will be hosted by St. Christopher’s, Pensacola, Florida, from
Thursday, February 20 through Saturday, February 22.
2014 Convention Delegates: Dean Beverly Gibson
Provost Carolyn Jeffers
Harwell Coale
Carolyn Eichold
Rick Mitchell
For ty- Third Annual Co nvent ion
Session 1 Grades 10, 11, 12 June 9-14
Session 2 Grades 8 & 9 June 17-22
Session 3 Grades 3 & 4 June 25-29
Session 4 Special Ministries June 30-July 4
Session 5 Grades 4 & 5 July 8-13
Session 6 Grades 5 & 6 July 16-21
Session 7 Grades 6 & 7 July 24-29
Session 8 Grades 7 & 8 July 31-August 5
Session 9 Grades 1, 2, 3 August 8-10
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JANUARY BIRTHDAYS
January 1 McGowin Griffith
January 2 Thompson Sledge
January 4 Margaret Lyons
January 5 Catherine Sanders
Ellis Wilkins
January 6 Daly Baumhauer
January 8 Lyn Bennett
Daniel Brister
Danz Heggeman
Kenny McElhaney
January 9 Kellye Blankenship
Barton Elliott
Megan Williams
Rachel Williams
January 10 Kathy Duncan
January 12 Anna Frances Weeks
January 14 Beth Adkins
True Nicholson
January 16 Emily Booth
January 17 Mabel Kinard
Charles Muncaster
January 19 Bob Israel
January 20 Mac McCafferty
January 21 Mike Bjorklund
Bonnie McDonald
Charlie Merchant
January 22 Martha Ann Stafford
January 23 Nancy Newman
Fred Rendfrey
January 24 Peggy Lyden
Annabelle Ramo
January 25 Mac McGovern
January 26 Don Brutkiewicz
Lynn Yankie
January 27 Elizabeth Harris
Pat Patrick
January 28 Sarah Bolt
Lucy Pryor Brady
Tony Brown
January 29 Tres Eichold
January 30 Lanier Alves
January 31 Julia Blankenship
Burnley Davis
Bill Hall
Sam Jeffers
FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS
February 1 Patsy Seymour
Alex Hoffmeyer
Page Hoffmeyer
Tommy Taylor
February 2 Jamie Cooper
T. K. Jackson
Anna McClure
Jason McKenzie
February 3 Gracie Armbrecht
February 4 Darden Cooper
Joel Daves
Keller Reeves
February 5 Bill Stafford
February 6 Jane Adams
February 7 Winnie Nichols
February 8 Henry Seawell
John Connor Peebles
February 9 Louise McClelland
February 10 Sadie Leland
February 11 Cart Blackwell
Elizabeth Brinkley
February 13 Josh Hopper
February 14 Kimberlie Gaillard
February 15 Trinity Gaillard
Phillip Harris
February 16 Abbie Carwie
Kate Watkins
February 17 Linda Chandler
Lisa Chestang
Bill Rodgers
February 18 Lucy Wright
John Wade Thurber
February 19 Joy Dean
Nance Stephens
February 20 Hamp Eichold
William Russell
Dwight Williams
February 22 Chris Alves
Ryan Patton
February 23 Marianne Hall
February 25 Grant Zarzour
February 27 John McClelland III
February 28 Greg Phillips
✠
9TH ANNUAL CATHEDRAL
CELEBRATION CONFIRMATION
AND PAROCHIAL VISIT
Sunday, May 11
The Right Reverend Philip M. Duncan, II will be at Christ Church Cathedral for the Cathedral Celebration on Sunday, May 11. If anyone is interested in being confirmed at that time, please speak with Dean Gibson.
WORSHIP SERVICE LIVE STREAM
When you cannot be in church
you may still enjoy the service.
Each Sunday we are streaming the
worship service live. To view it
live, go to: ustream.tv. You will be
asked to create a free account.
Once you have an account, you
may search for Christ Church
Cathedral Mobile to view the
service.
Past services are archived
on our website:
christchurchcathedralmobile.org.
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Cathed ral Prayer Lis t
We Pray for:
Members: Brink Brinkley, Alice Carwie, Dunn
Chandler, John Wade Thurber, Winnie
Nichols, Nick Nichols, Butch Trawick,
George Gartman, Amy McElhaney Butler,
Billie van der Giessen, Peter van der
Giessen, Marolyn Kruse
Friends & Family: Janie Houser, Michael McMaken, Leland
Moore, Sr., Deborah Beverley, Peggy
Naughton, Gary Davis, David Leff,
Harrison Leff, Michael Cameron, Nancy &
Don Cameron, Rob & Amy Archer Ellis,
Dottie McCord, Joyce Lee, Davis Nelson,
Michael Sumrall, Dot Smith Ditsworth,
Sheri Neely, Gwen Cook, Alfred Showers,
Michael Daves, Michael Sumrall, Corky
Ollinger, Jim Elia, Ken Huffstutler, Anne
Brown, Mark Brown, Harriett Lillich,
Florence Seymour, Bonnie Orillion, Marian
Macpherson Currie, Dave Carlyn Block,
Marty Barnes, Scott Craver, Jamie Martin,
Rachel McClanahan, Beverly Schubert,
Russ Ramsey, Tom Cunningham, Francis
Grace Hirs, Anna Laura Plovanich, Norma
Beazley, Carolyn Bullock, Curtis Bullock,
Jim McCall, Dianne McCall, Bill Browder,
Ken Stanton, Valerie Boatman, Brian
McArdle, Webb Windsor, Ann Jones, Hank
Wozniek, Lisa Thompson, Stella Phillips,
James Thomas, Ted Fraiche, Mark Miles,
Susan Guilian, Cartledge Blackwell, Jr.,
Rhett Travis, Noel Fell, Tot Swanson, Art
Swanson, Chris, Anne & Philip Gill,
Hayden Jenkins, Maggie Jenkins, Betty
Ruth Patek, Carolyn Pryor, Merle Findley,
Louise Douglas, Harvey Wright, Johnny
McLeod, Shirley & Dunlap Peeples, Steve
Harris, Sandy Fortner, Carole Graf
The ministry of Sara Phillips, Pastoral
Leader of St. Mary’s, Coden
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, Todd Mouthaan,
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
Baptisms: Mary Day Gamble, daughter of Allison and
Mark Gamble; Brady Elizabeth Wall,
daughter of Charlotte and Kyle Wall, and
granddaughter of Lucy and David Brady
Births: Frank Hardie Tait, son of Rebecca and Chip
Tait; McCrary Joseph Naughton, grandson
of Alan and Lynn Yankie; Lally Louise
Hamil, daughter of Tray and Jubil Hamil;
Ava Gray Johnson, daughter of Blair Heath,
granddaughter of Kathy and Graham Heath;
Ann Collins Wright, granddaughter of Lucy
and Richard Wright
Souls Departed: Margaret Gavin Johnson Gibson, mother of
Brenda Stanton; Jessie (Tee) Campbell
Gartman McCarron, mother of Laurie Koss
and Bobbie Beltz; Nancy Stanton, sister-in-
law of Brenda Stanton; Johnny Carwie,
brother-in-law of Alice Carwie; Bill
Douglas, uncle of Chris Douglas; Dr. John
Edwin Pittman, father of Craig Pittman;
Ken Stanton, brother-in-law of Brenda
Stanton; The Rev. Norman Bray, St.
Luke’s , Marianna, FL
Please contact the Cathedral Office to let us know if you would like to keep the names
of Friends and Family you have submitted on the prayer list. We will keep everyone
who has been submitted within the last month and all others from whom we hear.
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.
LOOKING
AHEAD. . .
Lenten Music Series
& Luncheon
Noon Wednesdays
March 12, 19, 26;
April 2, 9
✠
Holy Week and Easter
Palm Sunday, April 13
through
Easter Sunday, April 20
✠
9th Annual Cathedral
Celebration
& Confirmation
Sunday, May 11
WEDNESDAY NOON HOLY
EUCHARIST
Wednesdays
in the Chapel
through May, 2014
Note: Time change
11:30 a.m.
March 12, 19, 26;
April 2, 9
followed by
Lenten Music/Lunch
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., Rector and Dean
Carolyn S. Jeffers, Provost Peggy L. Lyden, Organist and Choir Master
Teri B. Williams, Assistant Choir Master Brenda J. Stanton, Financial Secretary M. Angela Burgin, Cathedral Secretary
Polly M. Garner, Assistant to the Provost Deidre and Joe Williamson, Nursery
Judy G. Jones, Housekeeping ✠
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]
Thank you to our December volunteers: Lynn Davis, Beth Deaton, Kathrine Deaton, Bill Drew, Sam Power
15 Place has moved into their new facility at 279 North Washington Avenue along with the Waterfront
Rescue Mission. William “Bill” Bru, Rescue Mission Executive Director, says of the move, “The reason we
are moving is that we will have a purpose-built facility that will enable us to serve our clients in a better way.
The consideration of 15 Place and putting both agencies together adds tremendous efficiencies and eliminates
duplication of services. It’s a win-win, any way you look at it.”
For the near-future, as the agency determines how best to use volunteers, Christ Church Cathedral volunteers
will not be serving lunch. We would like to thank Sam Power and all of those who have volunteered through
the years for their commitment to this Outreach Ministry. Loaves and Fish has been an important part of our
Cathedral Outreach since around 2005. Sam will let us know the new ways in which we can help.
Just like the rest of us, the United States Postal Service is looking for ways to save money. Beginning January
26, all bulk mailing will have to have a unique bar code for each piece of mail. Customers will have to do
more of the Postal Service’s work to continue to take full advantage of bulk mail discounts. To do this we
must update our programs. While the process will, in the long run save us time and money, it is taking a little
time and money to get up to date. So, this month to mail The Messenger, we are using first class postage.
Hopefully, by next month, we will be updated and up to speed on how to print the new labels. The best news
of this upgrade will be that your addresses will be automatically be updated from postal service updates.