The Episcopal Church
in Alabama

News & Updates | May 31, 2023
Dear Friends:
 
This is the time of year when things are in transition. Children graduate from preschool and elementary school, high school, or college. The weather and our schedules change. A few weeks ago I had the honor of speaking at Troy University for graduation. I was amazed at how young the graduates looked. I remembered being a parent, and also being a graduate. 
Sawyerville still needs your help!
Sawyerville continues to grow every summer through its five programs: Summer Camp Summer Learning (added two grade levels this year serving 1st through 6th grades) Mentoring (gave laptops to 6 graduating Hale County high school students) Person to Person Scholarships (awarded $12,750 in scholarships to 15 graduating Hale County students to the colleges attending) Please check out the links below to see where you can help meet the needs of Sawyerville Summer 2023 and remember - It’s All for the Kids!
As we know, Christian Formation for all ages is essential to the health and vitality of a church. There are many good methods and curricula available including Catechesis of the Good Shepherd and Godly Play that are being used fruitfully throughout the diocese. StoryMakers is an excellent new curriculum which emerged from Calvary/St. George in New York City and is based on formation through art and creativity.

Curious about StoryMakers?
Join the StoryMakers team online for an informational meeting June 15th and learn how your church can become StoryMakers. The session will run 30 min with 15 minutes of Q+A. You can sign up here.

I hope that you or someone from your church will consider joining the StoryMakers team for this upcoming informational session. If you would like support in getting StoryMakers (or another curriculum/method) started at your church please contact me, The Rev. Cn. Geoff Evans, at gevans@dioala.org
Please join us on Saturday, August 12, 2023, for the 26th Annual Jonathan Daniels Pilgrimage. We will gather in the courthouse square in Hayneville, Alabama, and begin our pilgrimage procession at 11 am. The procession will travel from the square to the old County Jail where Daniels was among those detained for a week after being arrested in Fort Deposit for picketing white-only businesses. The procession continues to the site of the old Varner’s Cash Store, where Daniels was killed. The procession ends in the Lowndes County Courthouse, where a service of Holy Communion will be celebrated in the courtroom where the man who shot Daniels had been tried and acquitted by an all-white jury. 

Youth grades 9-12 are invited to participate in a retreat that will include participating in the pilgrimage August 11-13. For more information scan the QR codes in the Youth Pilgrimage flyer.

JOB OPENING IN THE DIOCESAN OFFICES
Canon for Mission Support
The Diocese of Alabama is currently accepting applications for the Cannon for Mission Support position. This person provides day to day financial oversight of the Diocese, serves as Assistant Treasurer and Assistant Secretary of the Diocese, has key roles in administration of church insurance and church pension fund administration, is responsible for property management and to the fullest extent supports the implementation of the vision of the bishop and diocesan leadership, building a strong connection with the bishop, staff, clergy, and lay leaders. This position is open to lay and ordained candidates, reporting directly to the bishop. Please submit a resume and cover letter before June 15, 2023 to Dr. Jordan Rippy. The job description can be found here.
AROUND OUR DIOCESE
Red Door Arts Art Exhibit
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church

In addition to co-sponsoring a summer music concert series, St. Andrew’s Red Door Arts Guild is hosting an art display Cahaba Beach Road: That Is How You Get to the Site. This exhibition, using the historic photographic process of cyanotype, is the work of parishioner Scott Stephens. The show will hang in the nave from early June through a closing reception on July 16 from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. The work may be viewed before and after Sunday services at 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., at the July 16 festivities, at the June 6 Charles Kennedy organ concert at 7:00 p.m., at the June 27 Wilder Atkins Singer/Songwriter concert at 7:00 p.m., or by special arrangement. For more information, contact Barbara Sloan.
CLERGY NEWS
Full-time Clergy Job Postings in our Diocese
For more information about clergy jobs in the Diocese of Alabama please contact
The Rev. Geoff Evans, Diocesan Deployment Officer.
Part-time Clergy Job Postings in our Diocese
Lay Job Openings in our Diocese
Ascension, Vestavia Hills is seeking a part-time Youth Minister. Click here for more information.

Ascension, Montgomery seeks a Children's and Youth Minister. View the job description here. For more information or to submit your resume contact The. Rev. Drew Brislin.

The Church of the Epiphany, Leeds, is in search of a part time Office Administrator to work two four-hour days per week. For more information or to submit a resume and references email epiphanyleedsrector@gmail.com.

Episcopal Place is searching for a Director of Development. Resumes can be submitted to Tim Blanton.
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