AUGUST 2015

C H R I S T C H U R C H C A T H E D R A L August, 2015

Volume 13, Number 6 THE MESSENGER

Dear Cathedral Family,

Two weeks have passed, as I write this, since the

consecration weekend when James Russell Kendrick was

ordained as our fourth bishop and welcomed to his Cathedral and

seated in his cathedra, or chair. I am still processing everything

that happened that week—from preparations here at the

Cathedral and down the street at Expo Hall, to the celebration

here on Friday evening, to the consecration on Saturday,

followed by the parade down Church Street and the reception

here, and then Sunday’s seating of the bishop and Bishop

Kendrick’s first occasion to preach, teach, and celebrate

Eucharist here at his Cathedral.

Mental movies of these moments continue to play in my

head, sleeping and waking. These are beautiful images—joyful,

grace-filled, and fun—and you are all in them, sharing with our

diocese and the whole Church the tremendous gift of gracious

hospitality that God has given you. It was a glorious time. I

was—and am—so proud, so awed, by all the Cathedral Family

did, by your open-handed and open-hearted giving and your hard

work. As I said that Sunday, I love you so much.

The whole consecration weekend was a truly miraculous

event: the Cathedral Family offered so much, and the grace of

God created so much more from that offering. Bishop Kendrick

told us in his July 26 sermon to “expect a miracle,” reminding us

that our whole life here at Christ Church Cathedral has been,

truly, miraculous. We have been, I believe, genuinely

transformed in our life together, made into a new creation.

Even as we appreciate the moving of God’s grace in our life

as the Cathedral, we should not lose sight of how much energy

and effort was expended by so many people in getting things

done. You will see some details of magnitude in the “By the

Numbers” section on page 9 of this The Messenger. You will

also find a listing of the many, many individuals and

organizations that contributed to the various events of the

weekend. The participation of people from places throughout the

diocese made apparent in a new way the nature of a cathedral of

and for the whole diocese. This reality will be carried forward

into the next stages of our growth into mission and ministry.

What is next?

What is the future into

which God calls us?

We will continue

living the miracle of

our life together. We

will seek Christ and

serve Him. We will

join our Bishop

Russell in seeking new

life and hope in our

diocese, as we support

him in his ministry.

We will grow into the

next chapter of our life

as the Cathedral

church of our diocese.

In the weeks and

months ahead, we will

be listening for guidance, discerning how the Holy Spirit is

moving among us. As I said in my sermon on August 2, this is a

time for us to reflect on what has happened, to acknowledge

God’s grace, and to ask ourselves two questions: 1.) What does

God want us to do now? And 2.) How do we need to change in

order to do it?

The coming weeks and months will bring new opportunities

for us, and we will begin to see the shape of our future unfold.

Therefore it is especially important, it is imperative, that we

breathe and listen, that we seek God’s guidance in scripture and

prayer, and that we attend to what our hearts tell us and what we

hear in the needs of the world in which we live. We are on the

threshold leading out into the world to be about the work that

God has in store for us and that God will empower us to do.

Look around, listen, and pray.

Faithfully,

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

A Message fro m the Dean

The Very Reverend J. Russell Kendrick,

IV Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese

of the Central Gulf Coast

RALLY DAY AND

POST-CELEBRATION CELEBRATION LUNCH Sunday, September 13

On the first day of our program year, come join us for another “Taste of the Central Gulf Coast,”

thanks to our wonderful Celebration Team!

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

What a month it has been! Through all

the planning leading up to the consecration

weekend, people came forward to help in

many different ways. Thank you for your

help. Thank you all, also, for your prayers. I

give thanks for this Cathedral family, for

helping to make the consecration weekend a

successful endeavor.

Along with helping to play host for the

weekend, two of my responsibilities for the

consecration service dealt with youth in the

service. Not only did Bishop Kendrick want

to have events just for the youth of the

diocese, like those at Wilmer Hall and

Beckwith, he wanted an active and visible

showing of the youth in his consecration

service. There were four youth, ranging

from eighth to twelfth graders, from

churches in Dothan, Fairhope, Mobile, and

Panama City who lead the litany. The litany

is the “prayers of the people” part of the

service, where our prayers range from

praying for the new bishop’s family to the

needs of our communities and the world.

Typically, this is sung or chanted, but for our

service the diocesan youth led by reading the

prayers.

For the acolytes, we used twenty youth,

ranging from eighth to twelfth graders. We

had two flag bearers, six crucifers, and

twelve torch bearers. The acolytes were

from St. Luke’s, Mobile; St. Paul’s, Foley;

St. Thomas, Greenville; Good Shepherd,

Mobile; Nativity, Dothan; Holy Nativity,

Panama City; Holy Cross, Pensacola; St.

Mary’s, Andalusia; Christ Church Cathedral,

Mobile; St. Christopher’s, Pensacola; and

All Saints, Mobile. It was great to see all of

the acolytes dressed in their churches’

vestments, using their crosses and torches, as

it helped to show how similar, and yet how

diverse, we are as a diocese. I give thanks

that I had a co-chair for the acolytes. Mr.

Mike Harding is the acolyte master at Holy

Nativity, Panama City. Mike and I got along

great, and I really appreciated his

perspective and his patience with the youth!

On Friday, there were five rehearsals in

Expo Hall, including one for the litanists and

one for the acolytes. The youth were really

excited to be a part of the service, but I do

not think it really registered with them just

how big an event this service would be until

the great procession into Expo Hall on

Saturday. There were really four separate

processions, which made one large entrance.

The twenty acolytes were placed throughout

the processions. During the service, there

was a gospel procession. For the procession

out, our Cathedral acolytes (Janie Chow,

Ellie Grehan, and Charlie Weeks) led the

bishops out of Expo Hall and along with the

Excelsior Band, which led the congregation

to the Cathedral for the reception.

There were many parts that had to come

together for this service, and I give thanks to

God that things did flow nicely. There is no

doubt in my mind that the youth who were a

part of this service will long remember July

25, 2015.

As we begin another program year here

at the Cathedral, I hope that our youth will

continue to participate in Christian

formation and EYC. Later this month, our

youth will attend the Jonathan Myrick

Daniels Pilgrimage (Hayneville, AL) on

August 15. There will be a welcome back

event at Beckwith later in the month.

Have a great August everyone, and I

hope to see you at church!

Blessings,

The Reverend Canon Daniel A. Wagner

Canon Pastor

[email protected]

MORNING CIRCLE Monday, September 14 at 10:30 a.m.

At the home of Martha Middleton

(3901 St. Andrews Drive, East)

Leader: Sara Phillips For information or directions, please call

Carolyn Stephenson at 342-5637.

Dear Friends,

Mary said “yes” to God. The

church celebrates the feast day of St.

Mary the Virgin on August 15, and

while not every parish has a special

service that day, Mary’s “yes” is

always with us and is manifested

throughout all of Christendom. Her

eternal “yes” to God’s call is a

foundation-stone for the story of

salvation. The musicians of our

Diocesan Choir said “yes” not so many

months ago when the call for singers

was sent out. These musicians, from

parishes large and small, took a leap of

faith and stood up to the challenge of

creating music for one of the most

important moments for our diocese in

recent memory.

There are so many people to thank.

First, I would thank God for the

blessings we all received through these

events. Of course, I am also proud of

and grateful for our Cathedral clergy

and staff who worked so hard to make

the consecration a reality. My wife (our

Assistant Choirmaster), Katie Powell,

did a marvelous job directing the

Diocesan Choir in rehearsal and

service. Her expertise in voice and

choral matters were integral parts of the

choir’s success. She, along with

Stephanie Hopper, assisted me greatly

in preparing the mountain of music,

paperwork, and correspondence

necessary for this event. Our Cathedral

Choir worked tirelessly through the

summer in rehearsals here at the church

to prepare for the consecration and the

seating of our bishop. Normally, the

choir has the summer off, but they

understood the importance of these

events, and their role as a Cathedral

Choir not just in name but in action.

Our choir, worked harder for this event

than for just about anything else we’ve

done, and I am very grateful for that.

THANK YOU to all the members

of our Diocesan Choir! So many

parishes sent choir members to sing for

the consecration service. All of those

people made a priceless contribution to

the music. Even though there is no way

I could communicate with each one of

them individually, each and every one

of them is an appreciated and valued

member of our Diocesan Choir.

Because they came to rehearsals,

listened to rehearsal learning

recordings, and sang beautifully, we

were able to have beautiful choral

music worthy of the great occasion.

Our Diocesan Children’s Choir did

a wonderful job also! I was so proud to

see a new generation of singers join us

to enhance our music. At the very

moment of the consecration prayer they

sang Veni Sancte Spiritus (Come Holy

Spirit). How fitting that our youth

should give voice to our prayers at this

solemn and joyous moment! It is my

hope that they will remember their role

in the service for years to come. I hope

they know how appreciated they are.

Many thanks to the organists for

our ceremony—Jeff Clearman (All

Saints, Mobile), Kevin Davis (Trinity,

Mobile), and Jason Beasley (St.

Stephen’s, Brewton)—for playing so

wonderfully and contributing to the

prayerful spirit of our liturgy. Special

thanks also go to Treece Efird, Ken

Karadin, and all the people of Christ

Church, Pensacola, for hosting our

Diocesan Choir rehearsal there on July

11.

There are so many people and

organizations to thank—too many to

list here. Thank you to all involved in

the consecration music. You have

blessed the people of this Diocese. You

have participated in the eternal love of

God expressed through music.

As all of the musicians in the

Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast “set

their hands to the plow” as the 2015/16

season approaches, it is my prayer that

all of us will continue to touch lives

through music. It is with great hope for

our future as a diocese that I pray we

will stand on the shoulders of our

accomplishments at the consecration

Eucharist to infuse new life into our

music. Ultimately, God creates what is

good, and God was with us at the

consecration. However, we said “yes”

and did the work necessary to make

beautiful music. I hope we will all

continue to say “yes.”

Music Minis tr y

Peace in Christ,

Christopher W. Powell

Organist and Choirmaster

[email protected]

SUMMER

ORGAN RECITAL

AT THE CATHEDRAL All recitals are free

and open to the public.

A Night at the

Symphony Sunday, August 23, 2015

4:00 p.m.

Christopher W. Powell, organist

Come enjoy organ music inspired by

symphonic works featuring

transcriptions of famous pieces and

a complete organ symphony by

Charles-Marie Widor.

CHOIR PRACTICES

RESUME Wednesday, August 26

Cathedral Handbells at 5:45 p.m.

Cathedral Choir at 6:30 p.m.

THE ORDINATION AND CONSECRATION OF

THE REVEREND JAMES RUSSELL KENDRICK

AS IV BISHOP OF THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF THE CENTRAL GULF COAST

FRIDAY, JULY 24 THROUGH SUNDAY, JULY 26, 2015

The photographs in this newsletter were taken by Cindy McCrory/Blueroom Photography; Robbie Runderson; and Richard Schori.

All photos taken during the consecration weekend are available on the Cathedral website.

What a Celebration it was!

The Christ Church Cathedral Family has been engaged with the bishop

search process since November 2013. The search and transition processes

have drawn to a close, and we are now rejoicing in the culmination of that

work. We welcome Russell and Robin and their family as the newest

members of our Cathedral Family in the diocese.

We would be remiss if we did not take time to say thank you to every

member of the Cathedral Family—from Harris Rendfrey, whose baptismal

water was added to the font at the consecration, to our tried and true

leadership who stepped up time and again with gifts of time and talent in

addition to generous financial support.

Please enjoy this pictorial tour of the weekend. All of the galleries are

available on our website: www.christchurchcathedralmobile.org.

Planning for the myriad events began months ago, but we knew the

weekend was here when the Flower Guild, under the able leadership of

Robbie Lynn Irvine, arrived bright an early on Thursday, and the St. Paul’s, Mobile, Flower Guild Team worked their

magic in our Chapter House.

The combined flower guilds of Christ Church Cathedral, including Perrin Drew, Happy Grehan, Elizabeth

Harrison, Judy Henson, Cammie Israel, Ann Luce, Barbara Mitchell, Kay Whiting; and St. Paul’s, Mobile, including

Judy Campbell, Carol McMurphy, Pam Moore, Patti Parnell, Julie Sirmon did a beautiful job.

FRIDAY, JULY 24

Before the first guest arrived on Friday morning, our ECW leadership had planned each event down to the last

crumb. Thank you to: Lucy and David Brady, Carolyn Eichold, Julie McClelland, and Rosemarie McClure.

FRIDAY

MORNING

CLERGY

EUCHARIST

Christ Church

Cathedral

Bishop-Elect Kendrick answers questions while

Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori listens. Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori and

Canon Dan Wagner before the Clergy Eucharist.

The diocesan clergy were invited to attend a special Eucharist with Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, Bishop

Duncan and Bishop-Elect Russell Kendrick. Following worship, there was a time of conversation among the clergy,

the Presiding Bishop, and our bishop-elect.

The Presiding Bishop’s sermon is available on the Cathedral website and at http://episcopaldigitalnetwork.com/

ens/2015/07/27/presiding-bishop-preaches-at-christ-church-cathedral-mobile-alabama/

http://www.christchurchcathedralmobile.org/uploads/4/3/6/0/43607293/6657448_orig.jpg

CLERGY SPOUSE COFFEE FOLLOWED BY A CLERGY AND SPOUSE LUNCHEON Trinity Episcopal Church

Our Mobile area sister parishes were very helpful with the weekend events.

The Clergy Spouse event was co-hosted by Trinity and All Saints’, Mobile.

Wilmer Hall had

diocesan youth on campus

Friday morning. When the

bishops were finished with

Eucharist, they joined the

youth for lunch.

Many thanks to Sally

Greene, Executive

Director and all of her

staff.

Note the bishop purple

tee shirts that sport the fire

cross consecration logo

created by Frances Frakes

of St. Thomas’, Greenville

using the fire cross as the

basis.

Can you find some

Cathedral youth in the

photo?

Clergy spouses gather for a group photo. Richard Shori addresses the clergy spouses while

Robin Kendrick and Kathy Duncan look on.

YOUTH OUTREACH EVENT Wilmer Hall


FRIDAY AFTERNOON

Rehearsals began on Friday afternoon at Expo Hall.

Before rehearsals could begin there was a great deal of

work to move in, plus the months of planning what to

move in and how to get it there. This group included:

Judi Gulledge, who can do anything; Logistics Chair,

Chuck McKay; Decorations Chair, Homer McClure;

Altar Guild Chair, Dianne Walters; and the entire

Transition Team. A special thanks to Live Oak

Landscaping for the beautiful green plants that made

Expo Hall more inviting.

We moved in an altar, backdrops, an organ, a sacristy, a

baptismal font, and so much more. Rehearsals went well,

even down to Bishop Duncan and Bishop-Elect

Kendrick practicing handing off the crozier!

CONSECRATION CELEBRATION Christ Church Cathedral

The Celebration began at 6:00 p.m. and here is what we ate!

CONSECRATION CELEBRATION BY THE NUMBERS 1728 fried oysters

1500 cheese straws

1320 pieces of Conecuh Sausage

864 crab cakes

715 each tomato sandwiches and

cucumber sandwiches

442 pulled pork sandwiches

432 jalapeno poppers

300 pieces of each peanut brittle and lemon squares

60 pounds of chicken fingers

50 pounds of marinated shrimp (with 2 gallons of

baby corn and 12 quarts of artichoke hearts)

30 pounds of roasted pecans

25 pounds of raw veggies

12 gallons of limeade

10 gallons of sauces

Many thanks to the Taste of the Central Gulf Coast

Leadership Team: Preston and Sage Bolt, John and Anne

Blake Brooks, Chuck and Perri McKay, John and Julie

McClelland, Lissa and Jay Watkins, Hetty Newell, Bob

Israel, and Lyn Bennett. To Carrington Foods, Inc. for their

generosity. And to everyone who served at the Celebration,

including Vestry members from Christ Church Cathedral,

St. Paul’s, Mobile; St. Paul’s, Daphne; Church of the Good

Shepherd, Mobile; Church of the Redeemer, Mobile; St.

Andrew’s, Mobile.

Team members cooking out back.

From left: John Brooks, Jay Watkins, John McClelland, Bob Israel

Lucy Rouse

Wright served as

chair of the

Celebration ticket

sales. She created

a great system with

help from diocesan

communicator and

Transition Team

member Eleanor

Reeves.

Lucy added, subtracted, typed, fussed, and she got it

right! Thank you, Lucy!

FRIDAY EVENING




Above: Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts

Schori enjoying the Celebration.

YOUTH EVENT Beckwith Camp and Conference Center

All diocesan youth were invited to spend the night at

Beckwith where they were treated to a concert by

Fran McKendree. The evening was planned by James

Lawrence and The Rev. Cindy Howard, St. Mary’s,

Andalusia. Thank you also to the Beckwith staff, and

summer camp staff.

David Brady (shown to the left) calculated and re-calculated as

the numbers grew. It was David’s idea to have vestry members

pass the food on trays.

SATURDAY, JULY 25

Bishop Duvall adding his

signature and seal to the official

consecration document.

SATURDAY LUNCH FOR CHOIR Christ Church Cathedral

Volunteers fed the 180+ choir members at Christ Church Cathedral. Thanks to luncheon team: Jana Simpson,

Elizabeth Harrison, Judy Henson, Lucy Lyons, Win and Kathy Thurber.

Ron and Virginia Snider shown above with Bishop-

Elect Russell Kendrick hosted the Signing and Sealing

at their Church Street Home. Following this event,

they were joined by their spouses for a luncheon.

SATURDAY MORNING

BISHOP SIGNING & SEALING At the Home of Virginia and Ron Snider

Many thanks to Virginia and Ron Snider who produced a picture perfect location

for the bishops to meet and take care of the business of the church. They topped it

off with a gracious luncheon for the bishops and their spouses.

Bishops waiting their turn to sign and seal.

From left: The Right Reverend Michael Curry, Presiding Bishop-Elect; The Right Reverend

Doug Hahn; The Right Reverend Stacey Sauls; The Right Reverend Don Johnson; The Right

Reverend Santosh Marray.

BISHOP SPOUSE COFFEE Brantley House—Christ Church Cathedral

Ginny Behlen and Team Moss: Betty Reniewicz,

Gaye Formanek, Ritchie and Shannon Harris,

Laurie Koss served as hosts for the bishops’

spouses while the bishops were busy with their

business. The coffee gave Kathy Duncan time to

say goodbye to friends and to introduce Robin

Kendrick to them.

BISHOP & SPOUSE LUNCHEON At the Home of Virginia and Ron Snider


The Consecration was well managed by the members of the Liturgy

Team with Dean Gibson serving as Minister of Ceremony. We thank

The Reverend Mary Robert and Polly Garner for the bulletin. To The

Reverend Walt Kindergan, St. Christopher’s, Pensacola as Verger and

Marshall Chair. The combined choirs from 23 parishes, especially our

Cathedral Choir, all under the leadership of Christopher and Katie

Powell. The Reverend Canon Dan Wagner for his able handling of the

acolytes. Our Usher Chair, Robby McClure and his team from Christ

Church Cathedral and St. Paul’s, Mobile, especially co-chair Mike

Ballard.

CONSECRATION BY THE NUMBERS Total number of chairs for the service which were

filled, including those on stage: 1603

Total number of people who stood—by their choice,

excluding ushers, sacristy workers: 18

Number of people who viewed the live stream (we

cannot tell if they watched the entire time): 3,538

180 Choir members

56 containers of blessed water

1800 photographs

Overall this event was shared by at least 5,159

people—PRICELESS!!!

Special thanks to Judi Gulledge for these numbers.

The entire Consecration service,

can be seen on the

Cathedral website at: www.

christchurchcathedralmobile.org.

SATURDAY AFTERNOON

ORDINATION & CONSECRATION Mobile Expo Hall

Cathedral acolytes were Janie Chow,

Ellie Grehan, Charlie Weeks. Above are

Ellie and Charlie in procession.

Bishops gather around Russell Kendrick to lay hands on him.



Presiding Bishop-Elect The Right Reverend Michael

Curry was in attendance, and is shown here aspurging

the crowd during the procession out.

Gifts were presented to the newly consecrated Bishop

Kendrick, including a mitre from the Cathedral Family

being presented here by Dean Gibson.

Dear Beverly,

It’s been a very full weekend, festive, holy, and abundant.

Your leadership has ben an enormous gift, and the hospitality

shown to all has been a marvel of graciousness and

organization. Thank you for your care and calm! May your

ministry continue to be a rich blessing

Shalom,

The Most Reverend Katherine Jefferts Schori

Presiding Bishop and Primate

The Episcopal Church

What a wonderful event. What a wonderful Cathedral we

have! Philip and I just burst with pride every time we heard one

of the visiting bishops mention what a good time they were

having. The presiding bishop said it had been one of the most

relaxing and organized visits that she had ever had. Thanks to

you and your committees for doing such a great task for the

Diocese of The Central Gulf Coast. Now everyone knows

where we are!!!! Please send this to whoever needs to know

what an outstanding job was done.

We love you all.

Philip and Kathy Duncan

Beverly,

Again a note of thanks for the wonderful consecration

event. Please extend our gratitude to all of the staff, vestry, and

membership. It was a day on which the meaning of Cathedral

was drawn into clearer light. Christ’s continued blessing on the

ministry through you all.

God’s Love,

John Riggin

Rector, St. Paul’s, Mobile

Dear Beverly,

Many thanks to you for allowing me to baptize our

grandson this past Sunday at Christ Church Cathedral. I am

suspecting that this baptism “put the red on the caboose” with

Leigh and Fred having children, but we never know!

I have appreciated the warm manner in which I have been

allowed to function sacramentally for my family at Christ

Church. Your gracious welcome has been much-appreciated.

I hope that the Bishop’s consecration on Friday goes well

and that you are able to catch your breath a bit afterwards. I

hope, too, that some of your colleagues in the Diocese of the

Central Gulf Coast come to an awareness that Christ Church is

their cathedral, as well.

I look forward to the time when we are more fully present

in the Mobile area.

Faithfully,

The Reverend Canon David H. Johnson

Canon to the Ordinary

The Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi

The crowd in Expo Hall was standing room only.



RECEPTION FOLLOWING CONSECRATION Christ Church Cathedral

The Excelsior Band leads the parade down Church Street.

The crowds flowed along and some were already at

St. Emanuel Street when the parade arrived.

At the reception Bishop Kendrick greets Chapter

Member Gary Moore, St. James’, Fairhope.

There was a parade led by the Excelsior Band with

Bishop Kendrick, his family, and the Presiding

Bishop and her husband, Richard.


SUNDAY, JULY 26

SEATING OF IV BISHOP Christ Church Cathedral

Bishop Kendrick with his chaplain,

Canon Wagner, knocks on the door

to ask to be seated in his cathedra.

And, the Vestry and Chapter members let him in!

Many thanks to the members of the Chapter and Vestry:

Robert Willis Israel, Senior Warden; Hetty Cunningham Newell and Charles Stephen McKay, Junior Wardens

William Kennon Drew, Treasurer; Harwell Ellis Coale, Jr., Chancellor; Ronald A. Snider, Clerk

V. Lyn Bennett, Cartledge W. Blackwell III, Sage M. Bolt, John D. Davidson, Mary Esther T. Elliott, Lewis H.

Golden, Steven B. Hall, George B. Inge, Banks C. Ladd, Alison S. Mitchell, Barbara L. Mitchell, Lucy F. Moore,

Henry R. Seawell IV, Margaret M. Thigpen, Thomas B. Van Antwerp, Chapter Members: Mendy Henderson, Gary

Moore, The Rev. Aaron Smith

To see the video of the seating, please go to the Cathedral website, www.christchurchcathedralmobile.org.

from front: Alison Mitchell, Henry Seawell, Tom Van Antwerp,

Steve Hall, Lucy Moore, Bob Israel, Cart Blackwell, Lewis

Golden, Chuck McKay The fourth bishop is seated.


Robin Kendrick joins Russell and Dean

Gibson at the end of the service.

Beverly,

On behalf of the members of

Good Shepherd, Thank you for

your support to assure that our visit

with Presiding Bishop Katherine

would be great. It was a glorious

day and will be forever in our

hearts.

Congratulations on an

outstanding job! The consecration

weekend was great. We commend

your leadership.

Thanks again for your

kindness, generosity, and Christian

fellowship.

Blessings,

Kris Branch

Episcopal Church of the

Good Shepherd

Special thanks to Kris Branch, Senior Warden; the vestry of Good Shepherd,

and The Reverend Albert Kennington and The Reverend Sandra Mayer.

PRESIDING BISHOP VISITS Church of the Good Shepherd

The Right Reverend J. Russell Kendrick

addresses the congregation for the first time.

The Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori censing the altar

at Church of the Good Shepherd.



Bishop Kendrick has a little fun

with Emily Butler.

And finally thank you to those who joined us in

the office, where we loved sharing time with

them: Lucy Rouse Wright, Holly Hall and

Alison Mitchell.

The Altar Guild under the leadership of

Barbara Archer, and Paula Watkins, and Leslie

Ladd, Jennifer Grehan, Carolyn Stephenson,

Nance Stephens, Lynn Yankie, Holly Hall, Lyn

Bennett.

The lady who says “yes”: Leslie Ladd

Thank you to the Christ Church Cathedral

Staff: Judy Jones, Polly Garner, Marla Reis,

Brenda Stanton, Christopher Powell, Katie

Powell, Carolyn Jeffers, Canon Dan Wagner.

And to Sean Thomas and his amazing team.

From left: Robin Kendrick, Bishop Russell Kendrick,

Dean Beverly Gibson, Provost Carolyn Jeffers

The last photo of a glorious weekend!

RECEPTION FOLLOWING THE SEATING Christ Church Cathedral

Many thanks to Margaret Thigpen and the Christ Church

Cathedral Hospitality Teams, who brought all their best

dishes to welcome our new bishop.


We Pray for:

Members: Brink Brinkley, Butch Trawick, Alice

Carwie,Raymond Fields, Katherine Deaton,

Hank Cobb, Smitty Vanek, Jordan Moore,

Amy McElhaney Butler and the Butler

family

Friends & Family: 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, 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,

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, Marian Hall, Homer Kemp, Jane

Behlen, Dan Jones, Florence Tucker, Betty

Larison, Mike Barnett, Carolyn Graham,

Ralph and Catherine Neal, Willie Thomas,

Mark Mason, Anita Stead, Tim Fulton,

Carter Albrecht, Bennett Stenger, Gladys

Crowson, Billy Yost, Noel Fell, the Ward

Family, Sybil Willis Rodgers, Hap Myers,

Jr., Paul Vickers, Sr., George Robison,

Georgia Dominick, Robin Wade, Randy

Moore, Rick Nichols, Eric Kosche, Patrick

Smith, Kate Heddrich, Julie Brinson, John

Aduston Rogers IV, Ceaser Bryant, Moana

Karstater, Dianne McCall, Icy Lee Neel,

Frances Robison, Jim McCall, Emily

Hubbard, Lil Tatum, Mike Dowers, Jason

Lockwood, Ainsely McNeely, Ward Faulk,

Chip Trawick, Pat Fisher, Bubba Murray,

Joleen Patrick

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

Baptisms: Chadwick Burton Slaton, Jr., son of

Chadwick Burton and Abigail Smith Slaton

Emily Ann Seawell, daughter of Kristyn

and Henry Seawell

Carter Harrison Drane, Jr., son of Megan

and Carter Drane

Harris Stevens Rendfrey, son of Leigh and

Fred Rendfrey

Souls Departed: Vieva Steele, daughter of Pat and Sonny

Burchfield

Bill Goodloe

William Jefferson Terry

Sue Shivers

AUGUST BIRTHDAYS

August 1 Jimmy White

August 3 Rebecca Butler

August 4 Missy Patrick

August 5 Leigh Rendfrey

August 7 David Cooper, Jr.

Archie Reeves

August 8 Katie Garth

August 9 May Gamble

Barry Weeks

August 11 Suzanne White

August 12 Allison Gamble

August 13 Ron Snider

August 14 Sandra Kendall

Win Thurber

August 15 Hallie Inge Baker

Lucy Brady

Ellie Grehan

Carol Rodgers

August 16 Harriet Jean Boughton

Mary Patterson Broome

Caroline Clinton

Dan Wagner

August 18 Ben Coale

August 19 Robin Delaney

Dan Drew

Alex Gamble

Harley Henderson

August 20 Marston Raue

August 21 David Cooper, Sr.

Louise McClure

August 24 Elizabeth Stevens

August 25 Martha Middleton

August 27 Evelyn McCafferty

August 28 Mimi Hudson

August 29 Miles Patton

Spencer Portacci

August 30 Lawson Hamil

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.

CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL

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Mobile, Alabama 36602

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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 J. Russell Kendrick, 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 Choirmaster

Brenda J. Stanton, Financial Secretary

Marla J. Reis, Cathedral Secretary

Polly M. Garner, Assistant to the Provost

Sarah S. Bolt, Youth Activities Coordinator

Corinne R. Betbeze, Children’s Program Coordinator

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

AUGUST 2015

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