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

July 2014

Volume 13, Number 6 THE MESSENGER

Dear Cathedral Family,

After a busy program year of

transition, we now come to a time of

long midsummer days in which we

can relax a bit and reflect on the

events behind us even as we look

forward to plans for a new program

year at summer’s end.

In July we welcome our new

deacon, The Reverend Dan Wagner.

His first Sunday at Christ Church

Cathedral was June 29, when we

celebrated his arrival during our

hospitality time. Deacon Wagner will

be officiating Morning Prayer on the

first two Sundays of July, while my

family and I are away on vacation.

He will be available for any pastoral

needs during the time our office is

closed and I am away. Look for his

contact information below. I know

that everyone in the Cathedral family

will want to get to know him and

extend our special forms of

hospitality to him as he settles into

life in Mobile.

Our interim organist/choirmaster,

Adam King, continues to do fine

work in transitioning our musical

program. He has brought a joyful

liveliness to our worship, and the

choir and staff have appreciated his

positive spirit, collegiality, and hard

work.

We will be clearing, cleaning,

and moving some of our interior

spaces during the month of July, as

we prepare to relocate our nursery

and choir areas. Your vestry will be

considering plans now being

formulated for this exciting move

forward with our master plan for

facilities. You will be hearing more

about this in August and September.

For now, please keep our children’s

and musical programs and their

leadership in your prayers as we

prepare to embark on a new program

year of growth.

I pray that these midsummer

weeks will be a time of renewal and

rejuvenation for every member of the

Cathedral Family, leaving us rested

and refreshed for the good work that

God has in store for us here together

in this place.

Faithfully,

The Very Reverend

Beverly F. Gibson, Ph.D., Dean

A Message fro m the Dean

MORNING PRAYER RITE II

Sundays, July 6 & 13

10:00 a.m.

During Dean Gibson’s vacation, The Reverend Dan Wagner will be officiant and preacher.

C ATHEDRAL O FFICE C LOSED The Cathedral office will be closed Friday, July 4 through Friday, July 11. We will be checking messages and emails during that time. Dean Gibson will be on vacation; for pastoral emergencies, please contact The Rev. Dan Wagner at 864-430-2221. The Cathedral office will reopen on Monday, July 14, with our regular office hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

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THE CATHEDRAL

CHAPTER

John Stephenson McClelland Senior Warden

Robert Willis Israel

Charles Stephen McKay Junior Wardens

William Kennon Drew Treasurer

Harwell Ellis Coale, Jr. Chancellor

Ronald A. Snider Clerk

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

Sage M. Bolt

Lewis H. Golden

George B. Inge

Robert W. Israel

Charles S. McKay

Hetty C. Newell

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 M e s s a g e f r o m t h e D e a c o n

Hello, Mobile!

I am so thankful,

humbled, and honored to

come to Christ Church

Cathedral. As Dean

Gibson mentioned, I am a

native of South Carolina,

but I do have ties to

Lower Alabama. My

mother grew up in Opp

and for most of my

childhood my family

would visit my

grandmother in Opp, several times a

year. So I am familiar with 80 degrees at

Christmas and even hotter in July. My

biggest memories of Mobile were the

USS Alabama and the tunnels under the

bay. I look forward to learning a lot

more about the Christ Church Cathedral

community and the greater Mobile area.

My parents were married in the

Episcopal Church at St. Luke’s,

Marianna, Florida. My brother and I are

both “cradle” Episcopalians. I was

baptized and confirmed at St. Luke’s

Episcopal, Newberry, was a member of

Grace Episcopal, Charleston, and was a

member of Christ Church, Greenville. It

was at Christ Church where I became

very active, serving in a

variety of capacities and

enjoying the vast Christian

education opportunities.

This church became my

sponsoring parish for

seminary. On June 7, 2014,

the Rt. Rev. W. Andrew

Waldo (Bishop of Upper

South Carolina) ordained

me to the Transitional

Diaconate. The service was

a beautiful, joyful, and holy

event.

Before attending seminary, I worked

in the public sector for nearly 15 years. I

worked in transportation and land use

planning and grants administration for

the City of Charleston and the SC

Appalachian Council of Governments.

I look forward to working with you

all in our corner of God’s vineyard

starting July 1. Please help me to learn

your names!

(Front row, third from the left) The Reverend Daniel Andrew Wagner with The Right Reverend W. Andrew Waldo,

Bishop of Upper South Carolina after Ordination Service on June 7, 2014.

God’s Peace,

The Reverend Daniel A. Wagner,

Deacon

Rev. Wagner’s email address: dwagner@christchurchcathedralmobile.org

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B i s h o p S e a r c h

The Search Committee for the

Diocese of the Central Gulf

Coast announces that it is now

receiving nominations for its

4th Bishop. Profile, nomination

forms, the nomination process,

and schedule are available

online at

http://bishopsearch.diocgc.com/

If you are unable to access the

profile online, a hard copy is

available upon request from the

Cathedral office.

The completion of the profile

marks the beginning of the

nomination process.

Nominations may come from a

lay person, bishop, priest or

deacon of The Episcopal

Church. Self-nominations are

accepted. Prior consent by

those persons being nominated

is not required.

Nominations will be accepted

until Monday, September 1,

2014.

B i s h o p S e a r c h T i m e l i n e

December 1, 2014 Announcement of Nominees

December 1-15, 2014 Petition Process

January 18-22, 2015 Walk Abouts to introduce slate of Nominees

February 21, 2015 Election of Our 4th Bishop in conjunction with The

Diocesan Convention at Trinity, Mobile

July 25, 2015 Ordination of Our Bishop at Christ Church Cathedral

January 17, 2014 Search and Transition Committee Appointment

Spring 2014 Self-Study of the Diocese

June 2014 Diocesan Profile Complete

Begin accepting Applications

Summer/Fall 2014 Screening, Interviews, Visiting

September 1, 2014 Nomination Closed

Chr ist Church Cathedral by the Number s

Total Membership: 593

Net Increase from 2012: 11

Average Age: 41.6 years

Average Sunday Attendance: 214

Number of Services: 115

Number of Baptisms: 15

Number Confirmed or Received: 26

Number of children age 16 and younger: 101

Largest age groups (by percentage): It’s a tie: ages 0-10 and

ages 71+ at 14% each

Length of Membership: 0 to 10 years—60%

11 to 30 years—30%

30+ years—10%

Percentage who live in Mobile: 78%

Based on the 2013 Parochial Report, and database records

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REMINDER

While you are traveling, don’t forget to grab the hotel toiletries and bring them home for Sam Power to give to those in need.

The Delta Bike Project (DBP) is a

non-profit community bicycle shop

dedicated to promoting and

improving access to bicycle

transportation in Mobile, Alabama.

Downtown and Midtown Mobile

has an active population of bicycle

riders and bicycle enthusiasts who

lack sufficient access to bicycle

maintenance and affordable

bicycles. The DBP helps provide

Mobile's community in need with

the means to obtain a bicycle or

bicycle parts through volunteering.

One of the key community

initiatives at The Delta Bike Project

is the Time is Money Program,

which helps provide the means to

obtain a bicycle or bicycle parts

through volunteering time to work

towards earning a bicycle or parts.

To date, they have recycled over 70

bicycles into the community

through this Program!

Participants work with DBP staff to

determine their bicycle needs and

DBP determines the cost of the bike

(usually ~$50 range). They receive

$10 worth of credit towards their

bike goal for every hour they work.

Occasionally, parts are needed and

participants can work towards those

as well. Types of volunteer work

include picking up trash in our

neighborhood, cleaning the shop

and donated bikes, removing parts

from bikes, sorting parts, etc.

Currently, the Delta Bike Project is

open Tuesdays from 6:00 to 9:00

p.m. and Sundays from noon to 5:00

p.m.

Ride your bike down and check

them out at 561 Saint Francis Street!

For more information online, go to

www.deltabikeproject.org to see

how you can participate.

Many thanks to Corinna Luce for

bringing this downtown outreach

project to our attention. According

to Corinna, “Bikes can be in any

condition since unfixable bikes may

be used for parts.” She continued,

“Thank you for helping me support

this wonderful community effort.

They have a fun event coming up in

August. [We will send] more details

later.”

Outreach Oppor tunit ies

D ELTA B IKE PROJECT : M OBILE ’S C OMMUNITY B ICYCLE S HOP

Time is Money program participants and their new bicycles.

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This is our fourth year to support the Mobile Police

Department’s Family Intervention Team efforts to help

families get ready for back to school.

Our goal is to have 100% of our cards taken and filled.

Items will include backpacks, supplies, calculators, and

requests for cash donations. This would mean that 20

children will receive a backpack and school supplies, as

well as receive credit for $100 to use toward school

related items. The FIT officers will go shopping with the

children. The cash goal is $2100 so that we can offset

the cost of lunch on their shopping day. To reach our

goal we need everyone’s help.

The project will run through Sunday, July 27. The

deadline for all collections is Monday, July 28. The

officers will give the children their stuffed backpacks

and take them shopping on Friday, August 1 during the

tax-free days.

Help us keep track of each child by writing your name

and telephone number on the sign-up sheet. It is also

necessary for you to indicate the name of the child and

the number on your card.

O PERATION BACKPACK 2014

Many thanks to our the Fun Club for sponsoring the project again this year. They will meet at 10:30 a.m. on

Tuesday, July 29 to confirm that all the supply needs were met and prepare the donations for distributions.

Donated items may be dropped off at or around the

piano in the Chapter House. Please place your item in a

bag and attach a copy of the child’s card to the bag. If

you are making a monetary contribution, please make

your check payable to Christ Church Cathedral with

FIT Operation Backpack on the memo line.

All gifts and donations are due by Monday, July 28.

For questions, please contact Marla at the Cathedral

office 438-1822.

From left with the repurposed VBS palm tree are: Elinor Gibson,

Julianna Ramo, Charlie Ramo, Tré Mitchell

From left: Charlie Ramo, Julianna Ramo, Tré Mitchell, Elinor Gibson, Allison Mitchell,

Carolyn Jeffers preparing cards for the Operation Backpack Tree.

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Vacatio n Bible Schoo l 2014

VBS was a great success !

Thanks to all of our

great volunteers,

especially director

Alison Mitchell.

We had 30-plus youth and children

involved in the program that took us

to the Wilderness Escape—Where

God Guides & Provides.

Thank you to our:

Music Leader: Janie Chow

Tribe Leaders: Mary Dann Betbeze,

Grace Griffith, Lilly Hooker, Sadie

Ladd, Annabelle McKay, Charlie

Ramo, Catherine Sanders, Anna

Frances Weeks

Assistant Tribe Leaders: Trinity

Gaillard, Elinor Gibson, Virginia

Ladd, Maria Napier, Julianna Ramo

Shop Keepers and Other

Support: Jill Chow, Jordan

Chow, Harwell Coale,

Natalie Coale, Louise

Collins, Mary Cook, Gaye

Formanek, Bradley Forster,

Cornelia Gaillard, Ellie

Grehan, Yates Grehan,

Corinna Luce, Homer

McClure, Sister McClure,

Barbara Mitchell, Tré

Mitchell, M. J. Ramo, Laura

Warren, Lisa Williams

Sunday Setup: Al Chow,

Richard Jeffers, Len Ramo

Extra thanks to Carolyn

Jeffers, Judy Jones, Marla

Reis, and Polly Garner.

Once again, Lucy Moore purchased and

cut to size the blankets that were made

during VBS as gifts for patients at USA’s

Women’s and Children’s Hospital. Thank

you Lucy!

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NEW CATHEDRAL SECRETARY

Please help us welcome a new addition to the Cathedral Staff, Marla Reis,

Cathedral Secretary. Marla joined the staff on a temporary basis on April 7

and will become part of the permanent staff in early July. She will be the

happy voice answering the telephone and working with all members and

visitors, in addition to her office duties.

Marla has been married to Alex Reis for 32 years. They have one daughter,

Rachele, 23, a student at Washington and Lee School of Law in Lexington,

Virginia.

Ad ministrat ive Trans it io ns

Summer Read ing

Dean Gibson recommends John Green’s most recent novel, The Fault in Our Stars, for

anyone young or old looking for a good summer read. Her sermon on June 22 made

reference to it.

Link to sermon: http://www.christchurchcathedralmobile.org/Sermons2014.html

It is a bittersweet story of the relationship of two teenagers who meet at a cancer support

group. The title comes from a line in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar where Cassuis says to

Brutus, “The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, / But in ourselves, that we are

underlings.”

If there is enough interest in the book, we will arrange a time for discussion. The novel

has been adapted into a movie that was released in early June.

Thomas Cahill to speak at Dauphin Way United Methodist Church.

Dauphin Way United Methodist Church has recently established the Stephen and Ruth

Dill Lecture Fund. The inaugural speaker for the series will be Thomas Cahill, a noted

author and historian. Mr. Cahill will speak on Sunday, September 28 at the Dauphin Way

10:30 a.m. service and give a lecture that afternoon at 5:30 p.m. His talks will focus on

his latest book, Heretics and Heroes.

We highly recommend adding this book to your summer reading list, and marking your

calendar for the evening lecture. For more information on Thomas Cahill, please go to:

www.randomhouse.com/features/cahill/site/bio.

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Med ia Sund ay—June 29, 2014

The furniture in Brantley House was

given in memory of

Constance Annette Harris Lanier Golden

June 5, 1919 – October 8, 1999

She spent her life in and around Holly

Springs, Mississippi caring for her

children, grandchildren and great

grandchildren.

She is the grandmother of Lewis Golden.

This summer during our clean out and

clean up time, we will compile a wish

list. For now we are looking for:

2 large mirrors to go over the

mantles in the Brantley parlors

An 8’ x 10’ or 9’ x 12’ Sisal Rug for

the back Brantley parlor

2 Seville Commercial Industrial

Shelving #773603 Wire Storage

Shelves

Fur niture Do natio n

2014 C ATHEDRAL D IRECTORY

U PDATES

Please email the

Cathedral office at

office@christchurch

cathedralmobile.com

to change, confirm, or

update your name,

address, and telephone

numbers for the directory

that will be distributed in

September.

Please indicate if you

would like your cell

n u mber l i s t ed i n

directory also.

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Join the conversation! Use the #Episcopal tag on Facebook,

Twitter or Instagram anytime. Obviously…

~Moses wasn’t using TripAdvisor to find a nice, reasonable hotel

in the desert

~Martha wasn’t on Pinterest looking up recipes to serve Jesus

~David wasn’t posting his latest psalms to his YouTube Channel

~Jesus wasn’t live tweeting events (although all the Beatitudes are

140 characters or less, making them perfectly suited for Twitter!)

However, our faith has gone viral since the very beginning. Paul

might not have had a smartphone, but he used the social media of

his time: Epistles, which continue to spread throughout the world

today.

On June 29, 2014, members were invited to join in being a part of

making the Good News go viral.

Even if a minority of you who are already using social media posted

about The Episcopal Church on June 29, 2014, almost 10,000,000

of our friends and family will have learn something about us and

our church! For more info: http://episcopalshare.org/

These are some of the Facebook

postings from June 29.

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The Mobile Kappa League held

their National College Signing Day

on Sunday, May 4, 2014. With a

packed house of onlookers and

supporters, each Kappa Leaguer

revealed the institution of higher

education they will be attending with

great anticipation. The Class of 2014

(21 seniors) in the Mobile Kappa

League has amassed over $2.2

million dollars in scholarship offers.

These young men have worked

extremely hard this year to make

sure the Mobile Kappa League

tradition of being “A Kut Above” is

maintained through their efforts of

academic excellence and community

service. Advisor, Carl Cunningham

Jr., began documenting the

scholarship officers of the Mobile

Kappa League in 2005. With the

assistance of the entire Mobile

Alumni Chapter Guide Right team,

the Mobile Kappa Leaguers have

amassed a little over $20 million

dollars in scholarship offers since

2005.

Members of the Mobile Kappa

League Class of 2014 will be

attending Alabama A & M

University, Alabama State

University, Morehouse College,

Jacksonville State University,

Jackson State University, Southern

University, Troy University,

Tuskegee University, University of

Alabama at Birmingham, University

of South Alabama, and the

University of Tennessee

Chattanooga.

J ULY B IRTHDAYS

July 3 Ryan Frost

July 4 Ann Luce

Mary Burton Merchant

Virginia Merchant

July 6 Evian Patton

Bailey Sanders

July 7 Alec Harris

Prissy Hawkins

July 8 Hank Cobb

July 9 Valerie Hines

July 10 Len Ramo

July 12 Walt Hamil

Adele Herndon

July 13 Jackson Israel

Rick Mitchell

July 14 Michael Crosby

Jack Lyden

Leland Moore III

Norman Nicholson

July 16 Kathy Heath

Liz Ridgedell

July 17 Janie Chow

July 18 India Kelly

Rosemarie McClure

Barbara Mitchell

July 20 Dottie Jean Radcliff

July 22 Bill Christian

July 23 Hamilton Behlen

July 24 Pat Burchfield

Schley Rutherford

Mary Mac Watkins

July 25 Jaime Betbeze

July 26 Blair Heath

July 27 Katie Carwie

John Peebles

July 28 Edward Bolt

David Carwie

July 29 Will Gamble

The Messenger—August Edit ion

Budget: $ 752,265

Monthly Revenue: $ 61,305

Monthly Pledges: $ 51,914

Expenses: within budget

Capital Debt: ($ 268,097)

Financial Upd ate (dated May, 2014)

The August edition of The Messenger will be mailed after the first week in

August to allow the inclusion of fall planning information that will not be

finalized until after August 1.

The Mo bi le Kappa League

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Cathed ral Prayer Lis t

We Pray for:

Members: Brink Brinkley, Dunn Chandler, John

Wade Thurber, Nick Nichols, Butch

Trawick, George Gartman, Amy

McElhaney Butler, Billie van der Giessen,

Peter van der Giessen, Patti Biel, Alice

Carwie, Mac McGovern

Friends & Family:

Janie Houser, Michael McMaken, 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, Dot Smith Ditsworth,

Sheri Neely, Gwen Cook, Alfred Showers,

Michael Daves, Michael Sumrall, Jim

Elia, Anne Brown, Mark Brown, Harriett

Lillich, Florence Seymour, Bonnie

Orillion, Dave Carlyn Block, Scott

Craver, Rachel McClanahan, Beverly

Schubert, Tom Cunningham, Francis

Grace Hirs, Anna Laura Plovanich, Norma

Beazley, Curtis Bullock, Valerie Boatman,

Brian McArdle, Ann Jones, Hank

Wozniek, Lisa Thompson, Stella Phillips,

James Thomas, Ted Fraiche, Mark Miles,

Susan Guilian, 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, Shirley &

Dunlap Peeples, Steve Harris, Sandy

Fortner, Carole Graf, Johnny McLeod,

Marian Macpherson Currie, Mary Searles,

Jim & Dianne McCall, Dale Williams,

Mary Lou Peake, Viva Weeks, Bill

Goodloe, Karen Sharpe, Kit & Roger Geil

and the Geil family, Norman Pharr, Marie

Harrison, Angel & Larry Torres, Kathy

Boucvalt, Bill Stevens, Mancil Lee,

Ginger Simpson, Peggy Thigpen, Dick

Briggs, Carrier Yankie

Sara Phillips, Pastoral Leader, Mary’s,

Coden

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, Louis Coggin, Jason Norris

Baptism: Hilary Mae McLeod, daughter of Laura

and William McLeod III

Frank Hardie Tait, son of Rebecca and

Chip Tait

Births: Carrier Brooks Yankie, grandson of Lynn

and Alan Yankie

Souls Departed:

Erin Trimmier Brooks, daughter of Linda

Keith

Leonard Price, father of Susan Garth

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.

R ESERVE S ACRAMENT

We have begun reserving

the sacrament for use in

home communions. It will

be kept in the desk in the

Chapel that is being used

as an ambry. During times

when reserve sacrament is

in the ambry, the wall

sconces will remain lit in

the Chapel.

DIOCESAN NEWS

THE COASTLINE Have you missed The Coastline, the bi-monthly Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast newsletter? That is because it is only available online. If you have a computer, please g o o n l i n e t o Elizabeth.cgcnews@diocgc.org to sign-up to receive the newsletter via email. RESOURCES PAGE Also, check out the new Resources page on the diocesan website at www.diocgc.com for formation, worship, personal devotion, and c o n g r e g a t i o n a l development resources.

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 Daniel A. Wagner, Deacon Carolyn S. Jeffers, Provost

J. Adam King, Interim Organist and Choir Master 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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