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Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Response
Guidance for feeding ministries in light of COVID-19/Coronavius
posted on Mar 13, 2020 During this time when vulnerable people may be even more vulnerable due to job loss or hours being cut, it is important that the church continue to offer compassion and hope in a way that keeps people safe. If it is your judgment that you cannot ...
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Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Response
Leveraging Facebook for Online Church During COVID-19
posted on Mar 12, 2020 Nona Jones, head of faith-based partnerships at Facebook, shared the following advice for churches. Good morning, everyone. For those I haven't had the pleasure of meeting yet, my name is Nona Jones and I serve as the Head of Global Faith-Based ...
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Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Response
COVID-19/Coronavirus update for March 11, 2020
posted on Mar 11, 2020 With the constantly evolving nature of COVID-19/Coronavirus, Diocesan House staff is monitoring the latest updates and will communicate all necessary information throughout the diocese. The latest information can be found on our website here: ht...
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Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Response
A Faith-Based Response to COVID-19/Coronavirus
posted on Feb 27, 2020 The guidance from public health officials is changing by the hour. Yet our call as Christians is clear: We are called to love our neighbor, and right now, one of the best ways we can do that is to help slow the spread of the coronavirus.
The ...
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An Invitation to a Holy Lent
posted on Feb 25, 2020 Dear People of God: The first Christians observed with great devotion the days of our Lord's passion and resurrection, and it became the custom of the Church to prepare for them by a season of penitence and fasting. This season of Lent provided ...
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Stories from EDUSC
Feast of Absalom Jones
posted on Feb 13, 2020 Today marks the Feast of Absalom Jones, an African American abolitionist and clergyman and the first African American ordained a priest in The Episcopal Church. Students and faculty at Voorhees College, along with clergy and lay persons from thro...
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Children's and Youth Formation
Using Your Salt Shaker
posted on Feb 13, 2020 In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus lays out instructions for both believers and nonbelievers alike. It was his first real address to the disciples, in which he explains his expectations for them and describes what being a follower looks like. Lead...
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Stories from EDUSC
Rooted in Jesus
posted on Feb 10, 2020 In January, more than two dozen lay and clergy leaders from across EDUSC gathered with more than 1,000 Episcopalians in Atlanta for the first-ever Rooted in Jesus conference. This gathering was collaboration between several Episcopal organization...
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Stories from EDUSC
Looking for God in the middle of everything
posted on Feb 5, 2020 Clergy from across the diocese gathered this week at Camp Gravatt for our Pre-Lenten Retreat. Cameron Vivanco, EDUSC missionary in Ecuador and founder of Education Equals Hope , facilitated our conversations about where God is working in, thro...
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Stories from EDUSC / Environmental Stewardship
What is it Like to Experience a Holy Hike? – A Personal Reflection by Laura Snow Hawkins
posted on Jan 23, 2020 Environmental stewardship can play out in many forms. One intriguing and deeply meaningful way is by participating in a Holy Hike.In the following story, Laura Snow Hawkins, Coordinator for Holy Hikes Upper South Carolina, gives us a thoughtful e...
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