When I can look for the image of God in someone,
I will always bring more grace to the encounter.
There's a wonderful little video that I came across a few years ago. It begins with a businessman going about his usual day. Things don’t start out well and get worse. He starts to pull out of the driveway, and almost runs over a child on a bike. He gets to his favorite coffee outlet, but a woman steals his parking place. The man in front of him in line places an order for his entire office building. When he finally gets to the counter, he's told that it will be a few minutes because they have to brew a fresh batch.
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Join us this Saturday, Nov. 11 for Sawyerville's 11th Annual 5K!
There are a number of ways that you can participate in this year's 5K. Whether it be walking or running in the 5K Race or 1 Mile Fun Run or signing up as a race day volunteer, the 5K is a great way to support all of Sawyerville's programs. Not a runner or a morning person? You can also choose to "sleep in for Sawyerville"!
Register here
Race Day Volunteer Sign-Up
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Christmas Camp Registration is now Open!
Thursday, December 28 to Saturday, December 30 (all day Saturday)
Grades 9-12
Join us for Christmas Conference as we go "Home for the Holidays" with Program Director Rev. Michael Goldsmith. Cost to attend is $175, and scholarships are available.
Christmas Conference Staff Application
Christmas Conference Camper Application
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Winter Weekend at wonderful, wonderful Camp McDowell!
January 12-15, 2024
All 7th, 8th, and 9th graders are invited to a retreat at Camp McDowell over MLK weekend! Register here.
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Veteran's Day Weekend Event at St. John's, Montgomery
St. John's Episcopal Church of Montgomery, Alabama, (113 Madison Avenue) will be having its annual "Poppy Sunday" (known as "Remembrance Sunday" in Britain) on Sunday, November 12, 2023. Regular services will be at 7:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. A special liturgy for healing and remembrance will be held at 10:15 a.m. in the St. John's labyrinth garden, where hundreds of ceramic poppies from The Alabama Poppy Project will be installed. All participants at any of the 11/12/2023 services will be provided a paper poppy ("Buddy Poppy") from the local Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 96. All are invited.
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Screening of The Philadelphia 11
December 11, noon and 6:00pm
The Church of the Nativity, Huntsville will be hosting a screening of the movie The Philadelphia 11. This is a documentary about the history of the ordination of women in the Episcopal Church. In an act of civil disobedience, a group of women and their supporters organize their ordination to become Episcopal priests in 1974. The Church of the Advocate in Philadelphia welcomes them, but change is no small task. The women are harassed, some lose friends, and others are banned from stepping on church property. In this feature-length documentary film, we meet the women who succeed in building a movement that transforms an age-old institution, and challenges the very essence of patriarchy within Christendom. December 11 at noon and 6. Please feel free to bring your lunch or dinner and enjoy the fellowship. Questions? Please contact Mother Rosie.
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Annual Fall Bazaar – November 11
St. James Episcopal Church will host its annual bazaar from 9 a.m. to noon. The bazaar will feature a variety of homemade goodies including cakes, casseroles, soups, and other kitchen creations; crafts; and pottery. St. James parishioners work year-round to create the treasures available at the Bazaar. All proceeds benefit local community outreach programs.
Questions? Contact Scotti Bozeman at scottibozeman@gmail.com.
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St. Thomas, Huntsville
30th Annual Lobsterfest
Saturday, November 11, 10am - 6pm.
In addition to food, we will have live music (including sets from The Rev. Donavan Cain and The Rev. Worth Stuart), an artisan fair, and free children's activities. The proceeds will benefit First Stop, a nonprofit that encounters and assists the homeless in the Huntsville area, and our Honduran Medical and Educational Mission. Come help us shell-abrate 30 years of fellowship, hospitality, and outreach!
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Celebration of New Ministry
You are cordially invited to the Celebration of New Ministry
for The Reverend Jennifer L. Riddle, Rector of St. Simon Peter, Pell City
Wednesday, November 15, 2023, at 6:00 p.m.
Clergy: Red stoles | Reception to follow
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Full-time Clergy Job Positions
For more information about clergy jobs in the Diocese of Alabama please contact
The Rev. Geoff Evans, Diocesan Deployment Officer.
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