Zion Episcopal Church Work Day Photos

Father Jeff Jackson and the parish of St. Nicholas Episcopal Church had a “work day” on March 31, 2012 to care for the oldest existing building in the Diocese of Atlanta, Zion Episcopal Church in Talbotton, Ga.

Thanks for the photos, Lynn Hall!

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Zion Work Day, March 31, 2012

Saturday, March 31, 2012 Work Day at

Zion Episcopal Church Talbotton, GA

Father Jeff Jackson and the parish of St. Nicholas Episcopal Church invite you to join us on March 31st in Talbotton as we strive to care for the oldest existing building in the Diocese of Atlanta!

We ask you to RSVP because lunch will be provided from the Hamilton Cafe by Bill Caudill. We need any kind of help, but if you have carpentry gifts and talents, please let us know.

For more information, please contact Bill Caudill

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