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CHRIST CHURCH  
CATHEDRAL
 
Mobile, AL
 
 
 
MISSION STATEMENT OF CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL
Christ Church Cathedral lovingly welcomes all people to 
t raditional, Episcopal worship to deepen our relationships, 
serve our community, and grow closer to God.


VISION 
We seek to live the Gospel, grow generations of faithful leaders, 
and build a sustainable community 



THE FOURTH SUNDAY
OF ADVENT

December 22, 2019

YEAR A

A FESTIVAL OF LESSONS AND CAROLS

Holy Eucharist  RITE II
 
Ten o'clock in the morning

Please join us after the service for a time of hospitality in the Chapter House.

All this took place to fulfill what had been spoken
by the Lord through the prophet:
"Look, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
and they shall name him Emmanuel,"

which means, "God is with us."  
Matthew 1:22-23

The Annunciation (L'annonciation)
1886-1894
James Tissot (French, 1836-1902)
Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper
Brooklyn Museum
Source:  Wikiart




THE COLLECT
P urify our conscience, Almighty God, by your daily visitation, that your Son Jesus Christ, at his coming, may find in us a mansion prepared for himself; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.  Amen.






 
CATHEDRAL NOTES

 
GREENING OF THE CATHEDRAL
Monday, December 23 at 9:30 a.m.

The Flower Guild will gather Monday morning to decorate for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. If you would like to help, please come, and bring your clippers. Sunday following the service we need help moving the poinsettias into the church, and we need help escorting the holy family into the church. To help, just look for Homer McClure, or Carolyn Jeffers. If you have magnolia trees in your yard, we would love to have you drop some branches on our porch before 9:30 a.m. Monday.

CATHEDRAL OFFICE HOURS
The Cathedral office will close at 5:00 p.m. on Monday,  December 23 and reopen on Thursday, January 2.  Financial Secretary Brenda Stanton will be checking  emails and telephone messages for end of the year  financial needs.


STEWARDSHIP NOTE
Statements for 2019 pledges have been mailed.  Please make your 2020 pledge, if you have not done so.  Pledge envelopes for those who requested them are on
the credenza.


 
CALENDAR AT A GLANCE

 

Please scroll down for the Cathedral Christmas schedule






Sunday, December 22

10:00 a.m. Advent Lessons and Carols

HE, Rite II



Monday, December 23

9:30 a.m. Greening of the Cathedral



Tuesday, December 24

4:00 P.M. Nursery opens

4:30 p.m. Prelude Music

5:00 p.m. HE, Rite II



Wednesday, December 25

10:00 a.m. HE, Rite II



Sunday, December 29

10:00 a.m. HE, Rite II


Monday, December 30

2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Sunday School Room  Clean-up



Saturday, January 4

10:00 - Noon Sunday School Room  Clean-up



Sunday, December 29

10:00 a.m. HE, Rite II



Cathedral Office Closed

Tuesday, December 24 through

Wednesday January 1


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MINISTERS FOR SUNDAY


Celebrant ........................................ The Very Rev. Beverly F. Gibson
Assisting ................................................. Lydia Johnson, Mike Ballard
First Reader ............................................................. Alison Mitchell
Second Reader ......................................................... John Ferguson
Intercessor .................................................................... Gary Kohler
Chalice Bearers .................................... Skip Archer, Carolyn Jeffers
Crucifers ..................................... Elinor Gibson, Emory Van Antwerp
Acolytes ................................. Thomas Van Antwerp, Blake Ferguson,
.......................................... Livy Ferguson, Kate Watkins, Jordan Chow
Children's Chapel .......................... Barbara Mitchell, Louise Collins,
...................................................................................... Jordan Chow
Nursery .................................. Hayley Van Antwerp, McKayla Cusker
Flower Guild .......................................................... Homer McClure
Altar Guild ........................ Linda Ross, Clayton Ryan, Barbara Archer
Vestry Greeters ......................................................... Cammie Israel
Ushers............................. Chuck McKay, Tony Brown, Burnley Davis,
...................................... Carl Cunningham Sr., Jordan Ellis, David Ross
Hospitality .................. Marianne Hall, Chambliss Brister, Nancy Bryan
.............................................. Valerie Hines, Kim Ellis, Kristen Seawell






BIRTHDAYS

December 19
Skip Archer
 
December 20
Koen Brister
Susan Crowson
Marion Donnelly
Dylan Gibson
Graham Reeves
 
December 24
Happy Henson
 
December 25
Elinor Gibson

December 26
Robert Mitchell
 
December 27
Lally Hamil
Gene MoreƩ

December 29
Carter Drane
Jordan Ellis
Judy Jones
Louise Slaton
Kay Whiting
 
December 30
Robbie Lynn Irvine
Alexander Raue
Charlotte Wall
 
January 1
McGowin Griffith
 
January 2
Thompson Sledge

January 5
Catherine Sanders

January 6
Daly Baumhauer

January 7
Bo Mattei

January 8
Lyn Bennett
David Brister
Carl Cunningham


January 9
Barton Elliot

January 10
Weathers Bolt
Frances Zarzour

January 11
Lara Sherer
Jennifer Grehan

January 12
Anne Frances Weeks

January 14
True Nicolson

January 16
Harris Rendfrey

January 17
Mabel Kinard
Hayley Van Antwerp

January 19
Bob Israel
Paige Suttles

January 20
Mac McCafferty

January 21
Mike Bjorklund
Bonnie McDonald
Emily Seawell

January 22
Martha Ann Stafford

January 23
Nancy Newman
Fred Rendfrey

January 24
Annabelle Ramo

January 25
Mac Govern

January 26
Lynn Yankie
   


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.









Members:
Patti Biel, Happy Henson, Virginia Wilkins, Alec Armbrecht, Megan Drane, Marolyn Kruse, Lara Sherer,  Chuck McKay, Beth Schramm, Jane White-Spunner, Lucky White-Spunner, Jessie Koger, Mike Gibson,
Leroy Roberson, Tim Holladay, Bradley Forster, Bill Stafford, Ed Stephens

Friends & Family:
Michael Cameron, Nancy & Don Cameron, Rob & Amy Archer Ellis, Marilyn Leigh Ellis, Hayden Jenkins,  Maggie Jenkins, Gladys Crowson, Zaidee Galloney, Pier Louise Hardin, Phinee Vanek, Mitch and Polly
Johnson, Maura Rego, Lexi Naughton, Father Dennis Brown, Marian Macpherson Currie, Evie Langhans,  Keith Burbank, Rita Curtis, Mike Curtis, Joyce Waite, Sally Chow, Sydney Dann, Susie Stafford, Wayne
Hinton, Joy Rue, Gillette Slaton, Mary Lou Peake, Sam Hulsey, Isabel Hulsey, Julian Kayser, Celeste Hall,  William Todd Smith, Mary Ester Bollis, Reneau Hallett, Don Foster, Augie Misiurewicz, Ernie Fussell, Joe
Verneuille, Shannon Cook, Amy Bowman, John Henry Johnson, Wanda & Eldon Peeples, Kelly Callaway,  Sara Louise Dunn, Donna Dilley, Jeffery Hartley, Laura Cummings, George Seymour, Jr., Rob Fargason,
Eleanor Underwood, George Smith, Briley Shirah, Mike Stringer, Dennis Bartchak, Nancy Harris, Daniel  Lawrence, Andrea Hinton, Aubrey Fulford, Kenneth Hubbard, Barney March III, Melissa Bumpers

For Those Serving in the Military:
Dan Drew, Marlin Brutkiewicz, Gray Stephens, Keith Moss, Susan Adams, John Turner, Tia Cupit, Ryan  Cole Hurt

Anglican Cycle of Prayer:
Pray for Christians in other denominations and the work of the ecumenical movement.

Cathedral Cycle of Prayer:
The Episcopal Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast

Ecumenical Cycle of Prayer:
The Church in Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan; and Mount Carmel Baptist Church, Mobile

Prison Ministry Cycle of Prayer:
Escambia County Jail, Pensacola; Escambia County Jail, Brewton

Births:
Molly Martin McClelland, granddaughter of Julie and John McClelland.




CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL 
CATHEDRAL OF THE DIOCESE OF THE CENTRAL GULF COAST

Corner of St. Emanuel and Church Streets
Established 1822
 

The Right Reverend J. Russell Kendrick,  Bishop
The Very Reverend Beverly F. Gibson, Ph.D.,  Dean
Lydia Knizley Johnson, School for Ministry Intern
Michael E. Ballard, School for Ministry Intern
The Very Reverend Johnny W. Cook, Dean Emeritus
Carolyn S. Jeffers, Provost
Christopher W. Powell, Music Director and Organist
Katherine E. Powell, Choir Director 
Brenda J. Stanton, Financial Secretary
Marla J. Reis, Cathedral Secretary
Melissa R. Hicks, Assistant to the Provost
Judy J. Jones
, Housekeeping
Douglas B. Kearley, 
Cathedral Archivist
Alison S. Mitchell, Children's Program Coordinator 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Office Hours 
9 am - 5 pm
Monday - Friday
 
Office Email 
 
Mailing Address
Christ Church Cathedral
115 South Conception St.
Mobile, AL 36602
 
Office
251-438-1822