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Dear Friends:
There’s a place in Matthew’s gospel where Jesus looks at the confused crowds and sees them as “harassed and helpless, like a sheep without a shepherd”. They look lost, but Jesus sees them through compassionate eyes, through eyes of hope. He sees what’s best about them. He sees their potential. Then Jesus says the harvest is ripe, and God will gather us like a crop of wheat, but we need laborers. To me, the situation screams: “Somebody should do something!” The disciples are the somebodies in God’s eyes.
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One of Sawyerville’s three goals is to improve race relations in Alabama. In all of our programming, we teach our campers, students, participants, and staff to love one another with no exceptions, as Jesus loves us, and to respect the dignity of every human being as our Baptismal Covenant requires. Each year, high school and college students from all over the state come together to learn about the history of race in Alabama, to talk about their own experiences of race, and to discuss what they can do to improve race relations in Alabama.
About the Event:
- No cost to participants or staff
- Friday, January 12-Monday, January 15
- Honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
- Participants will lodge at St. Paul’s Selma on Friday night & St. John’s Montgomery from Saturday-Monday
- Meals are provided by local churches, groups, and/or those connected to Sawyerville
- Participants will visit museums and hear stories from those connected to the Civil Rights Movement. This year, we will visit the Dr. Richard Harris House, the National Voting Rights Museum and Institute, the Legacy Museum, and more!
- Register here!
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Saturday, October 21
8:30 am - 5 pm.
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Birmingham
This interactive workshop will provide an insightful look into the causes and effects of racism. It is designed to equip attendees with practical ways to combat unconscious bias and ways to work to see the face of God in each other.
You can register here. Questions? Email Deacon Carolyn Foster or Deacon Tom Osborne'
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Parish Growth Conference
Monday, December 4 and Tuesday, December 5
5:45 pm - 8:00 pm.
Join us for two evenings at St. Thomas in Birmingham for the Parish Growth Conference where church leaders will learn strategies for fostering a vibrant and thriving parish.
We strongly encourage clergy in charge and vestry leaders to attend this free event. Bring as many people from your parish as you like! Please register online by November 20th.
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30 Days to Grow in Gratitude:
Materials for Individuals, Families, and Congregations
The month of November brings gratitude to the top of our minds, and UTO has developed a 30-day gratitude journey for everyone to travel this year as we lead up to our Thanksgiving celebrations. Click here to Grow in Gratitude this fall.
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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, including St. James’s much loved pottery crosses, which are blessed by Fr. Rob Iler before the Bazaar. St. James parishioners work year-round to create the treasures available at the Bazaar. All proceeds benefit local community outreach programs. For more information, please contact Scotti Bozeman at scottibozeman@gmail.com.
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Celebration of New Ministry
You are cordially invited to the Celebration of New Ministry
for the Reverend Charles Youngson, Rector of Grace Episcopal Church, Cullman
Tuesday, November 7, 2023, at 5:30 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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