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Beckwith Sunday on April 28

Every year on the last Sunday of April, congregations are invited to celebrate the mission and ministry of Beckwith Camp and Conference Center. Help us highlight our beloved Camp Beckwith in your Sunday service by asking folks to wear their Beckwith gear to church, use the special liturgy found at the link below, and consider making a gift to Beckwith in support of its many projects and programs. 

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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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YOUTH | Happening - POSTPONED

April 26-28

St. Mark's, 401 W College St, Troy, AL

Happening has been postponed until a later date, TBD.

Happening is a spiritual formation weekend presented BY teenagers FOR teenagers with the help of clergy and lay adult leadership. Happening seeks to bring young people to a fuller personal knowledge of and relationship with Jesus, and to a deeper level of commitment and apostleship.

Adults include moms, dads, young adults, youth ministers, and clergy who are actively involved in Diocesan Youth Ministry.

Have questions about Happening? Send an email to meghan@diocgc.org.

Visit our Happening webpage at www.diocgc.org/happening.

Ordinations to the Diaconate

Saturday, May 4, 11 a.m. CT

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

The Commission on Ministry has recommended, the Standing Committee has certified, and the bishop has approved six candidates to be ordained into the Sacred Order of Deacons.

Kay Dennis and Pratt Paterson who were approved for ordination to the Diaconate; and Leanne Beaumont, Pam Christian, Ted Kirchharr, and Jen Rice, who were approved for ordination to the Transitional Diaconate.

All are welcome to attend. Clergy are invited to vest in alb or cassock/surplice and red stole.

Becoming Beloved Community: Sacred Conversations

Saturday, May 4, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Episcopal Church of the Nativity, 1205 Holly Ln, Dothan

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 vestry members) and at the diocesan level (including those serving on commissions, committees, agencies, or boards). It also qualifies for eight hours of clergy training/ education for those who complete the full-day course. There is no fee to participate, but it requires the commitment to be engaged for the full day. Limited to 26 participants. Lunch provided.

DETAILS & REGISTRATION - register by April 24

Slate of 4 bishops announced for 28th presiding bishop of The Episcopal Church

Nominees are bishops Barker, Gutiérrez, Rowe and Wright

BY DAVID PAULSEN

Posted Apr 2, 2024

[Episcopal News Service] The Episcopal Church’s next presiding bishop will be chosen this June from a slate of four nominees, whose names were released April 2: Nebraska Bishop J. Scott Barker, Pennsylvania Bishop Daniel G.P. Gutiérrez, Atlanta Bishop Robert Wright and Northwestern Pennsylvania Bishop Sean Rowe, who also serves as bishop provisional of the Diocese of Western New York.

Those four bishops – and any additional candidates nominated by petition – will be presented for election at the 81st General Convention, which convenes June 23-28 in Louisville, Kentucky. The nominees’ names will be formally submitted June 25 during a joint session of the House of Bishops and House of Deputies. On June 26, the bishops will elect, and deputies will be asked to confirm, the church’s 28th presiding bishop, who will succeed Presiding Bishop Michael Curry beginning Nov. 1.

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