Bishop Search Listening Session

Our diocese is in the midst of discerning who will be our next Bishop. Since you ARE the Diocese of Atlanta, you have a voice that we want to hear!

The Nomination Committee for the 10th Bishop of Atlanta invites the laity of the Chattahoochee Valley Convocation to a Listening Session for developing our diocesan profile. All members of the churches of our congregation are encouraged to attend, including young people.

Thursday, July 14, 7:00 PM

Trinity Episcopal Church Parish Hall

1130 First Avenue

Downtown Columbus

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Questions for Discussion and Responses:

• What is going well in the Diocese of Atlanta?
• What are the challenges in the Diocese of Atlanta?
• What are the characteristics you seek in our next bishop?
• How do you see the spiritual nature of the diocese changing?
• What kind of diocese do we need to become?

The Rev. Wallace Marsh from St. James, Marietta will be the facilitator and Fr. Jeff will be the scribe.

If unable to attend this live conversation, you may answer the questions at www.atlbishopsearch.org or you may mail your answers to:

Barry Jenkins, Profile Chair
411 Carrington Circle
Macon GA 31210

Your Convocation representatives on the Nomination Committee:

The Rev. Jeff Jackson, St. Nicholas, Hamilton and

Vicky Partin, St. Thomas, Columbus & Chattahoochee Valley Episcopal Ministry

Tai Goes To Camp

Many of you know that a large part of my formation as a Christian, as an Episcopalian, and as a priest came from participating in summer camp. In fact, I count my first camp experiences as seminal in my journey to the person I am today. I first went to camp at Camp McDowell in the Diocese of Alabama when I was in high school. A friend at church urged me to go. I had a great experience that summer. Then, when my family and I moved back to Georgia, I wanted to return to camp so badly, and another friend from church mentioned Honey Creek, which is where the majority of my camp experiences happened as a camper, a counselor, and even later as a priest leading the weekly program.

Needless to say, I have been so excited to introduce my own children to summer camp. Luckily, our diocesan camp and conference center, Camp Mikell, has a Mini-Camp for rising 1st and 2nd graders. It’s only a weekend-long camp and the campers have to bring a parent or grandparent with them for the weekend. Read more

When We Remembered Zion

Today in my prayers, Psalm 137 popped up:

By the rivers of Babylon—
there we sat down and there we wept
when we remembered Zion. 
On the willows there
we hung up our harps. 
For there our captors
asked us for songs,
and our tormentors asked for mirth, saying,
‘Sing us one of the songs of Zion!’

Of course, this Psalm was written during the Babylonian captivity, when things were not looking so good for the Israelites. But this week, the name “Zion” has a special meaning for me. Read more