The Episcopal Church

in Alabama

News & Updates | August 30, 2023

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Sign up now - meetings start week of October 16

The Episcopal Dioceses of Alabama and Maine are partnering to offer this unique Sacred Ground experience: one that is shared across geographic areas and communities, and across lived experiences.

Our two dioceses have different experiences with race, both historically and in the present, and our hope is that collaboration in shared Sacred Ground circles will offer opportunities for deeper reflection through expanded perspective, and ultimately for healing.

• The bi-weekly meetings begin the week of October 16 and continue through week of March 18 
• No meetings the week of Christmas or New Year's
• There will be two meeting options to choose from - Mondays or Thursdays

For more information contact Bre Mitchell,

Missioner for Racial Healing and Pilgrimage

Retirement Reception to be Held for

the Rev. Canon Rob Morpeth,

Canon for Mission Support

A retirement reception in honor of Rev. Rob Morpeth will be held on Thursday, September 7 from 2-4 PM in the Refectory at the Cathedral Church of the Advent. All are invited to attend.

Rev. Cn. Morpeth, who has served the the Diocese of Alabama for 26 years, has been part of this diocese since 1990. He previously was the Coordinator of Blackbelt Ministries.

Please join us as we celebrate his time with the diocese and wish him well. If you would like to send him a card it can be mailed to: The Diocese of Alabama, 521 North 20th Street, Birmingham, Alabama 35203, attn: Rev. Rob Morpeth.

From The Episcopal Church:

Episcopal evangelism grants available

for local and regional projects

Episcopal institutions are invited to apply for evangelism grants to support local and regional efforts to grow Episcopal ministries, resources, and gatherings. The application is available here, and the deadline to apply is Oct. 13. If you would like help filling out the application please contact Claire Cotten, Director of Mission Funding

The grants committee will consider proposals for up to $2,000 for individual faith communities and up to $8,000 for multi-church, diocesan, provincial, and other regional collaborations. A total of $125,000 is available for this funding cycle.

Are you curious about discerning a call to ordained ministry? Clergy and all lay people who are interested in learning more about the discernment process in the Diocese of Alabama are invited to meet at St. Stephen's, Birmingham.

You can register here.

Have questions? Email the Rev. Cn. Kelley Hudlow.

Fall Assembly is less than a Month Away at Camp McDowell!

Our speaker will be The Reverend Rosa Lindahl, Rector of Church of the Holy Comforter in Montgomery.

Get your registration forms in as soon as possible! The registration fee is $10, and this will include a continental breakfast and lunch. We are collecting

art supplies for camp, so please bring a "reverse goody bag". 

If you plan on coming Friday, we have two lodges reserved. Rooms are $140/night no matter how many people are in the room. If 4 people share a room it's $35 each. If one person is in the room they pay the entire $140. Each Lodge has 11 rooms. If you are planning on being there Friday evening we will have a potluck dinner. Please bring a dish to share. If you have any questions or need a registration form please contact Miki Heaton.

Please join us for a series on the "Intersection of Science and Religion", led by

The Rev. Rob Morpeth

9:15am, St. Andrew's Episcopal Church

Six Consecutive Sundays

We are privileged to present six sessions lead by The Rev. Rob Morpeth on the intersection of Science and Religion. These lessons present a fine, intellectually sound series of very timely topics and will certainly produce lively discussions.

For a schedule of classes and topics click here.

From Fr. Morpeth: “We affirm in our Creed that God is the Creator and follow the lead of St. Augustine and others who saw Nature and the Bible as two “books” through which we learn about God. The class will offer an overview of a century of discoveries in science and a consideration of how this knowledge can transform classic views of God and God’s relationship with creation (which have been influenced by earlier discoveries in science) and provide an emerging theology of God in the 21st Century that embraces science (but not scientism) and Scripture (but not fundamentalism).”

2023 Clergy Conference Registration is Open!

"Preaching as Leadership"

October 4-6, 2023 / Camp McDowell

Mark your calendars for our annual Clergy Conference at Camp McDowell. We will gather for a time of formation, worship, and fellowship. More information is available here.

Holy Cross Trussville is in need of a part-time Parish Administrator. View the job description here. Resumes can be submitted here.

St. Timothy's, Athens seeks an Administrative Assistant to work 12 hours per week, including Wednesdays from 9-1 in the parish office and the additional 8 hours in a flexible location. For more information or to submit a resume and references email The Rev. Mary Catherine Akamatsu.

Holy Spirit, Alabaster seeks a part-time Director of Formation for Children and Youth. View the job description here.

St. John's, Decatur seeks a full-time Director of Communications. You can view the job description here.