Jan 4, 2017 | Uncategorized
Decatur, GA—Thompson Scholars 2017, Evangelism and Social Justice, will take place May 2-5, 2017 at the Center for Lifelong Learning on the Columbia Theological Seminary campus.The United States and the global community have recently witnessed an amplified...
Jan 4, 2017 | Uncategorized
And the Word became flesh and lived among us. ~John 1:14“Take a step back,” my Dad called out to me. “You’re standing too close. Take a step back, and you can see it better.” We were visiting the Art Institute of Chicago, and what IT turned out to be was Georges...
Dec 12, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Beloved Community: Commission for Dismantling Racism is inviting all parishes in our Diocese to read Living Into God’s Dream: Dismantling Racism in America. This volume, which is edited by Catherine Meeks, consist of essays from her and six other...
Dec 2, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Cross of Jesus: Holding Steady in LeadershipThis course will surface synergies and strategies between the leadership practice and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth with special attention to His Cross and those of Adaptive Leadership as taught by Ronald Heifetz....
Dec 2, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Rt. Rev. Robert C. Wright, tenth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta, is the featured preacher January 1, New Year’s Day and Holy Name of Jesus Sunday, on “Day 1” with host Peter Wallace, the nationally broadcast ecumenical radio program also accessible...
Nov 21, 2016 | Uncategorized
Alexandra Sims and Taylor Oggs, fourth-graders at Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School (HIES), were baptized during a Lower School Chapel ceremony Thursday, Nov. 17. The baptism took place at Holy Innocents’ Episcopal Church.”The Lower School has been...
Nov 21, 2016 | Uncategorized
Listening Hearts Ministries and the Beecken Center of the School of Theology at the University of the South is cosponsoring this Lent. We are offering an intensive, four-day retreat to train participants in the art of facilitating and mentoring discernment...
Nov 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
The newest issue of Pathways Magazine has arrived and is making its way to homes across our diocese and beyond. In addition to your magazine, we encourage you to visit pathways.episcopalatlanta.org to explore Pathways online. We are so proud to finally share these...
Nov 10, 2016 | Uncategorized
“We” – as in the first word of our Diocesan Purpose statement: “We challenge ourselves and the world to love like Jesus as we worship joyfully, serve compassionately, and grow spiritually.”“We” encompasses our parishes and worshipping communities,...
Nov 3, 2016 | Uncategorized
On Sunday, the Reverend Charles L. Fischer of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Atlanta made a $27,000 contribution to a grant for Episcopal students attending St. Augustine University located in Raleigh, N.C. The grant program is named for Absalom Jones, the first...
