Joining In

The Rev. Dr. Bill Murray

I am writing you all on Wednesday afternoon. I have had the joy and delight of helping teach our Vacation Bible School the last two days. I am sure that many of you know that it is going on. You may not realize how incredibly successful it has become.

Renee has organized and gathered up 91 children to come to the program. These are children between 4 years old and 5th grade. 91 children in that wonderful phase of life where they want to learn and sing and dance with God. Megan has then worked to train and bring together over 50 youth volunteers. These are youth that are 6-12th grades. Together we have over 140 children and youth under the age of 18 combined with another 20 adults working together to learn about God and each other. 

I do not know exactly what heaven will look like, but I have to imagine it is something similar to this joyful chaos: folks coming and going and trying and working and singing and praying and learning about God. It is not perfect and can certainly be tiring. It is also inspiring to see how our community can work together towards a common, shared goal of teaching our faith to our youngest members. 

I hope you can join us this Sunday. We have invited all the folks who have helped with VBS to join us for the service, to sing some of the songs from the week, and to break bread at a BBQ lunch. It is a great way to meet some possible new families and just to be part of God's kingdom. Hope to see you all as we celebrate this great ministry together!

Summer Food Drive

We invite you to continue supporting the Community Assistance Center and the Solidarity Sandy Springs Food Banks this vacation season. Please bring donations to the barrel by the fireplace in Bishop Commons. You can grab a purple reusable bag as a reminder to bring your donations.

Ventulett Gallery Opening: 
Refuse to Fade

June 18, 6:00-7:30 pm

Join us for the opening reception of Refuse to Fade: Defiance and Color, a powerful exhibition by Atlanta-based artist Alisha Morgan.

In this deeply personal body of work, Morgan reflects on her journey after being diagnosed with a rare small-cell carcinoma of the cervix at age twenty-six and being told she would not survive. Twenty years later, her vibrant floral paintings stand as a celebration of resilience, gratitude, and life reclaimed. Set against dramatic black backgrounds, each bloom represents a year lived, fought for, and celebrated.

Patriotic Concert and Lunch 

June 25, 12:00 PM

Celebrate the arrival of our new Director of Music, Dock Anderson, at a special concert on Thursday, June 25! Enjoy an afternoon of patriotic music and familiar favorites. A lunch will be held beforehand. Dock’s first Sunday will be June 21, with a reception following worship.

Church of the Common Ground 
Sandwich Build

July 12, 11:15 AM

Please join us in the Parish Hall to make sandwiches for our unhoused siblings who worship in Woodruff Park weekly. If you would like to help deliver the lunches and worship with our friends, we will leave at 12:15 PM.

Contact Robin Hickey | hickeys5040@gmail.com

Backpack Drive for Solidarity Sandy Springs

Holy Innocents is partnering with Solidarity Sandy Springs to help provide backpacks for students in our community. Please join us as we collect much-needed items to ensure all kids start off next school year on the right foot. More information to come!

Reading Connections

June 8, 6:00 PM | Inglett C

The June Women’s Reading Connections book is Didn’t You Use to Be Queenie B? by Terri-Lynne DeFino. A novel about a disgraced celebrity chef, who vanishes after a public downfall and resurfaces as a soup kitchen manager in New Haven, Connecticut, mentoring a struggling line cook named Gale Carmichael, who eventually gets cast on a cooking show, forcing her to confront her past and potentially make a comeback.

Contact Michelle Driscoll

dris1296@yahoo.com

Men's Dinner & a Book

July 14, 6:30 PM

The next Men's Dinner and a Book is Tuesday, July 14, at 6:30 PM, and the book is Phantom Fleet by Alexander Rose. Jeremy Webber is hosting. If you would like to attend, please contact him for details. All men at Holy Innocents are included and invited.



Contact Jeremy Webber

jhwwebber@gmail.com

Click the video to watch last Sunday's service!

Realm Access

Realm is our database system, which allows us to communicate all of the things that the clergy and staff do behind the scenes to make Holy Innocents' our home. You are also now able to connect to your record with instant access to the directory, your giving, event registration, and more. To connect to your account:

• Email Renee Stephens at rstephens@holyinnocents.org for an invitation link.
• Create your password and remember it!
• Use your email address and password to log in through a browser or the Connect app

Connect app for iPhone: click here. Connect app for Android: click here.

Once you have your account access, update your contact information and upload a picture that will be used in the directory. Contact Renee for help. rstephens@holyinnocents.org

Pastoral Notes 

If someone is in the hospital, has died, or has some other pastoral emergency, please contact our clergy directly. Call the church office at 404-255-4023 and follow the prompts. This will connect you directly with the clergyperson on call. 

If you have joys to share, new births, grandbabies, graduations, or job announcements, we will gladly share them in our weekly Hi-Lights email if you send a note to communications@holyinnocents.org