In Atlanta, a longtime refugee resettlement area where 80 newly arrived families were stranded, Episcopalians mobilized with remarkable speed and results. Now, what’s needed immediately are volunteers to help refugee families adjust.
Dangerous Oddness Easter is a dangerously odd celebration! We gather to mark with song and sartorial splendor God raising Jesus from the dead. Which means, we gather to celebrate the imagination bending, limitlessness of God. That God can, will and does operate outside the bounds of religion, political power and even biology as God sees fit. Would God be worthy of worship if God couldn’t do all of that? No! What Easter forcefully and joyfully preserves for the world is the dangerous oddness of God. Which consists of: the consuming love of God, delivered through the uncontrollability of God,...
In 1825, inspired by a missionary priest, Macon residents founded the mother church of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta: Christ Church. Two centuries later, Christ Church celebrated its birthday with a service featuring The Right Rev. Rob Wright.
The Rev. Greg Warren, Executive Director at the Absalom Jones Center, has informed me of his need to leave that position effective May 1. To grow and sustain the work ahead of us, Dr. Beth Sarah Wright, of Thrive with Dignity, LLC, will serve as acting director.
Mother Melanie Rowell taught music and voice in various forms for over twenty-five years, eventually becoming Associate Professor of Music at Southern Wesleyan University in Central, SC.
The Rev. Ann Barker has been a priest for 20 years. Two of her special interests are Christian education and pastoral care. Before being called to the priesthood, she was a magazine editor for 12 years.
Bishop Wright spoke as the House of Bishops weeklong meeting in Nauvoo, Ala., wrapped up. The date coincided with the anniversary of March 21, 1965 escorted civil rights march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in support of voting rights.
When the COVID-19 pandemic erupted five years ago this month, St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church closed its doors as the first measure to keep worshippers safe. Two years ago this month, the community was shocked and devastated when the virus killed the rector’s husband. This month, to mark the human toll of this disease and the collective strength from weathering it, St. Dunstan’s consecrated a large icon with intricate scenes of the COVID era. After receiving the Eucharist in the March 16 consecration service, each worshipper was invited to put a bit of gold leaf on their thumb and add their...
The Rev. Michelle Fritch was ordained to the diaconate in 2011 and the priesthood in 2012. She fiercely believes that love can change the world and that hugs heal.
Following their study of James Cone’s work The Cross and the Lynching Tree, the Christ Church Episcopal Norcross racial healing book group recently made a pilgrimage to Selma and Montgomery to coincide with the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday.
