St. Andrews Parish has dedicated and placed six “Little Free Libraries” throughout their community, and it’s opening doors and special opportunities to reach out to neighbors, especially children.
Small Parish, Big Outreach
Serve Pickens, Holy Family’s Day of Service, Named DDM’s Volunteer of the Year
Serve Pickens, Holy Family’s inaugural one day of service for Pickens County nonprofits was honored to be named Volunteer of the Year by the Developmental Disabilities Ministry for its work at its Pickens County group home for men.
Feast of the Virgin of Guadalupe Celebrated by Diocese of Atlanta
In Athens, Emmanuel Episcopal Church celebrated the Feast of the Virgin of Guadalupe with a bilingual service attended by about 160 that included Aztec dancers and was followed by a potluck supper of Mexican dishes, said the Rev. Samuel Porras.
Diocese Exhibits Big Welcome at Pride 2022
The Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta seized the opportunity offered by this year’s resumption of in-person Pride Week to increase its longstanding support with new print ads, videos, and banners.
Holy Family Celebrates Inaugural Serve Pickens Volunteer Event
Holy Family celebrated the first ever community-wide volunteer event in Pickens County on October 22, 2022. More than 240 volunteers from 10 churches, civic groups, veterans groups, and other adults and youth who wanted to have a fun day serving their community volunteered at 18 of the Pickens County non-profits. Holy Family’s Outreach Ministry developed the idea for this new event during the Covid pause when it could not have its usual Outreach events. It wanted to bring together diverse members of the community to work together for a common goal of making the community even better through...