A video tracing the evolution of race relations in the Diocese of Atlanta premiered December 5 at The Absalom Jones Episcopal Center for Racial Healing. The 40-minute documentary spans 60 years in which the diocese evolved from keeper of the status quo to champion for inclusion.
There’s no better place to celebrate MLK Day than in his hometown, Atlanta. Whether you’re interested in volunteering, learning at the museum, or watching the parade, there are plenty of ways to make this upcoming Monday not just a day off but a day on. Volunteering is a wonderful way to lift up your local community and connect with your neighbors, while also having fun. The Circle of Trust is hosting community gardening at the Truly Living Well Center for Urban Agriculture. The Cascade Business Merchants Association and Councilwoman Dr. Catherine Foster-Rowell are hosting a community...
The Census is just three months away! Over the past few months, Diocese of Atlanta ministry partner Faith in Public Life has been educating our communities why the 2020 Census is important. Now it’s time to begin planning for how we will help our communities respond. During this webinar the Faith in Public Life team will share suggestions on how you can engage and provide opportunities for your community to respond to the 2020 Census. We will hear from fellow ambassadors on what and how they’re planning and bust some myths about the 2020 Census. Click here to download a copy of the 2020...
The United Thank Offering is now selling supplies, such as blue boxes, envelopes and other items. By purchasing their products online, you are supporting their mission churches and supporting Navajo families through employment. Every dollar made goes directly to serve their people, indigenous clergy and churches. To learn more about how to participate in the United Thank Offering, click here. If you are interested in ordering materials to start the program in your congregation, click here. If you are interested in contacting them, please call them at 928-729-5540 or email them at...
Great news for anyone considering participating in our 2020 pilgrimage to Cape Coast, Ghana, April 27 - May 4: The application deadline has been extended to Jan. 31! The total cost to participate on this annual pilgrimage will be $2,500, thanks to the generous support of Bishop Wright. Because of transportation restrictions, we will be taking 14 pilgrims this year. Once your application is accepted, you will be sent further information. We are grateful for the sustained interest in our partnership and fellowship with the Diocese of Cape Coast. Read about last year’s pilgrimage here. Apply...
Emmaus House’s Thanksgiving at Home For many years, through the initiative known as Thanksgiving at Home, Emmaus House has helped families in need to enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving dinner. Emmaus House invites 300 families to sign up and receive all the supplies they need to enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving dinner in the comfort of their own homes. From now until November 22, Emmaus House is seeking donations of bags filled with the ingredients to make all of the side dishes. Or, you can donate funds so that we can purchase turkeys, sweet potatoes, and collard greens in bulk. We ask that...
Georgia has the highest rate of correctional control facilities in the nation, yet no matter how long ago the conviction occurred, Georgia’s laws do not allow expungement. Under current Georgia law, only arrests that did not lead to a conviction, and certain misdemeanor convictions that occurred before the age of 21, can be removed. All other Georgia convictions stay on your record permanently, a lifetime of difficulty for people who have finished serving their time and are trying to pick their lives back up. The 4.2 million people who have criminal records in Georgia face barriers to...
The Rev. Nathan Kirkpatrick, managing director of Leadership Education at Duke University Divinity School and head of Alban at Duke in Durham, N.C., will be the featured preacher on “Day 1” Nov. 3. Kirkpatrick’s sermon “We Are All God’s Children Now,” is drawn from Luke 16:20-31, a portion of the Sermon on the Plain that begins with the “Beatitudes” and ends with the “Golden Rule.” Commenting on the use of the word saint to describe everyday people, he says, “The complexity of their lives helps us to nuance what we mean by saint. We do not mean the perfect. We do not mean the heroic. We do...
The good news of God in Christ is that there is life abundantly available. God, being merciful to us, wants us to know God’s complete joy. Sure, you can be a believer and be happy, if that’s all you want to be. But joy is the inheritance of the disciple. So, Jesus insists for his disciples’ souls’ sake, and for the sake of the world, that adoration will produce oblation. That celebration will renew dedication, and that ceremony is no substitute for service. Jesus insists that a shining and saving contrast be offered to the world through us. That is to say, we have a treasure in us, even...
The National Weekly Ecumenical Radio Program produced by the Alliance for Christian Media The Rev. Dr. Simon Mainwaring, rector at All Saints’ Episcopal Church, will be the featured preacher Sept. 15 on “Day 1” with host Peter Wallace, the nationally broadcast ecumenical radio program also accessible online at Day1.org and via podcast. “Leaving Egypt,” Mainwaring’s sermon for Sept. 15, is based on Exodus 3:7-14, the story of the golden calf. “It matters, doesn’t it, where we plant our feet,” he said. “I am an immigrant in this country, so I know how it feels to plant your feet in two places...
