May 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
“Imagine our homes and families where love is the way. Imagine our neighborhoods and communities where love is the way. Imagine our governments and nations where love is the way. Imagine business and commerce where this love is the way. Imagine...
May 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
There’s real resistance by individuals and the institutional church to engage friends and strangers with what we call, “the good news of Jesus Christ.” Sure, many preachers preach it and many worshippers nod but, quietly we know and accept no progress will be made....
May 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta is honored to have received awards for communication, marketing, and design again this year by both the Episcopal Communicators and the Religion Communicators Council. “These awards indicate we are on the right track in how we...
May 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
On May 8, Bishop Rob Wright, Archdeacon Carole Maddux, and the Rev. Loree Reed participated in the ribbon cutting ceremony for a brand new, health care clinic in Taliaferro County. This clinic is the first fruit of a call in 2016 by Bishop Rob Wright to identify and...
May 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
Our General Convention (GC) is a legislative body. It consists of the House of Bishops (HOB) and House of Deputies (HOD). It operates like most legislative bodies in how it does its business as required by our constitution and canons. Every three years, we gather to...
May 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
Art Exhibition: “The Jesus Movement: Loving, Liberating, Life-Giving” This national online exhibition of 40 artworks at Episcopal Church & Visual Arts (ECVA) includes a painting by Catherine Jo Morgan, member of Grace-Calvary in Clarkesville. She...
May 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
As part of the ongoing framework, Elements of a Contemplative Reformation, Grace Episcopal Church will offer a three-session Contemplative Summer School. On Sunday evenings, June 24, July 22, and August 19, we will gather from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm in the Parish...
May 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
The story of Moses is really a story of four women. Shiphrah and Puah were midwives that defied the evil decree of Pharaoh and showed us motherhood as advocacy. Though their own children weren’t in harm’s way, they advocated for the safety of all children. Then...
May 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Daughters of the King (DOK) (Esther Chapter) of St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church in Decatur continues to strengthen its relationship with the Decatur Cooperative Ministry. A check in the amount of $100.00 was recently presented to Ms. Marlene White, Executive...
May 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
We are “chosen” by God—chosen to understand that faith is more than a function of cognition or will power. Being chosen starts with the heart of God and means God is deliberate with a definite outcome in mind. It means down in a place we can’t explain or control, we...
