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Episcopal Church Lent Resources

Click here for new and updated resources for individuals, small groups, and congregations, including the following:

• Lent curriculum, sermons, lesson plans, devotionals, and meditations
• Lent Madness
• “Life Transformed: The Way of Love in Lent” – adult forum sessions with videos
• “Prophetic Voices: Preaching and Teaching Beloved Community” podcast series
• Sermons That Work for Holy Week and Easter
• 40-day gratitude challenge via text
• Publicity material, bulletin inserts, and more

Episcopal Relief & Development Lenten Meditations

Episcopal Relief & Development's Lenten Meditations are now available online. Visit their website to sign-up to receive their daily messages throughout the season of Lent. This year's reflections were written by Miguel Escobar, an Episcopal Relief & Development Board member and the Director of Strategy & Operations at the Episcopal Divinity School in New York City.

Bishop Russell had a terrific visitation to St. Monica's, Cantonment in January. The little guy holding the bishop's crozier was baptized alongside his father who was also confirmed! What a special day for the Episcopal Church!

53rd Annual Diocesan Convention

Friday, February 23, to Saturday, February 24, 2024

St. Paul's, 28788 N Main St, Daphne, AL

Come, "Be Transformed," during the 53rd Annual Diocesan Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast to be held February 23-24, 2024, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Daphne, Alabama. Whether you come as a delegate or as a visitor, make your plans now to attend this yearly event centered around our collective life as Episcopalians along with diocesan business and elections.

Registration is closed. Up-to-date information is available on our website at www.diocgc.org/2024-diocesan-convention.

Men's Conference: "Rekindling the Gift of God Within"

Friday, March 1, to Sunday, March 3, 2024

Beckwith, 10400 Beckwith Ln, Fairhope, AL

All men in the diocese are invited to this annual weekend retreat of fellowship and formation. The guest speaker will be the Rt. Rev. Gary Lillibridge, retired bishop of West Texas.

Cost varies. Room and commuter rates available.

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Cursillo #170

Thursday, March 7- Sunday, March 10

Beckwith, 10400 Beckwith Ln, Fairhope, AL

Cursillo (“Cur see yo”) is a three-day weekend that introduces people to simple methods for nurturing and growing their relationships with Christ. It provides an experience of living in a Christian community centered in worship, prayer, study of scripture, and interaction with other Christians. Its mission is to build up our parish churches by encouraging and empowering its members to prepare for doing the work of the church- the spreading of the Gospel.

Cursillo is now accepting applications for Cursillo #170. Please consult with your clergy before submitting this online application.

Becoming Beloved Community Sacred Conversations Workshop

Saturday, March 16, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Christ Church Cathedral, 115 S Conception St, Mobile, AL

Join us for a workshop that will provide insights into the causes and effects of racism. We explore unconscious bias, prejudice, white privilege, and ways to work together to Become the Beloved Community. This offering is required for those in parish leadership (such as vestries) and at the diocesan level (including serving on commissions, committees, agencies, or boards). It also qualifies for eight hours of clergy training/education for those who complete the full-cay course. There is no fee to participate, but it requires the commitment to be engaged for the full day. Limited to not more than 30 participants.

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Worship in the Woods

Sunday, April 21, 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. CT

Saloom Properties, 2835 Bookers Mill Rd, Evergreen, AL

Worship in the Woods is a diocesan-wide gathering hosted by the churches of Convocation IV. We will celebrate God's creation with a special Stations of the Resurrection, followed by Eucharist and fun fellowship. [Click here to see photos from last year's event]

Bring your own picnic lunch and lawn chair or blanket. Wear closed-toe shoes and sunscreen. Bring your water bottles; water provided.

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Good Friday Offering, special online concert to support Middle East ministries

As The Episcopal Church’s Good Friday Offering prepares to mark 102 years, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry invites the whole church to an afternoon of sacred music and collective giving to support siblings in Jerusalem and the Middle East.

Recorded at Christ and St. Luke’s Church, Norfolk, in the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia, the concert will air online at 3 p.m. ET March 29 on The Episcopal Church’s Facebook page and website. Viewers will have the opportunity to make donations during the event to go toward the offering, also frequently gathered by churches during Good Friday services.

“We will not forget those caught in the crossfire between warring factions in the land where our Lord walked,” Curry writes in his annual Lent letter to Episcopal churches. “As we mark our Lord’s passion and death on Good Friday, we remember those whom he loves facing injustice and oppression today, and remember the urgency of love—true, sacrificial love.”

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