From the Dean

The Very Reverend Samuel G. Candler

The Annual Parish Meeting of the Cathedral is This Sunday!

An article for The Cathedral Times
by the Very Rev. Sam Candler, Dean of the Cathedral
December 8, 2024

Whatever service you usually attend, and whoever you are, please join us this Sunday, December 8, at 10:10 a.m., in Child Hall, for the annual parish meeting of the Cathedral of St. Philip! No adult education classes will meet during this time.

At this meeting, all members—and all associate members, friends, and visitors!—gather together for common celebration. Ours is a grand community, a “great community of communities,” and this parish meeting is our opportunity to gather in one place.

Join us! As in recent years, we will meet during the regular education hour. We will hear short reports from myself and from several parish leaders. The annual parish report, with its complete review of the 2024 year, will also be distributed.

Please pray for the slate of Chapter nominees for the 2027 Chapter class. Our Nominating Committee has worked faithfully and efficiently to present a slate of six excellent nominees: Susan Gantt, Doug Hall, Trish Lewis, Haven Long, Mary Chase Mize, and Fred Rose. Geoff DeLong continues his two-year term as Senior Warden. The Nominating Committee has also nominated Mary Hall Perrin as Junior Warden for 2025-2026. Read their biographies here. 

See you Sunday!

The Very Reverend Samuel G. Candler
Dean of the Cathedral of St. Philip