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Out & About
IN LILBURN. Bishop of Atlanta J. Neil Alexander leads an Advent liturgy Dec. 5 during a visit to the Church of Christ the King, an international congregation at 4800 Lawrenceville Highway. Photo: Bill Monk
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+ Bishop of Atlanta J. Neil Alexander will visit St. Patrick's, Dunwoody, on Sunday, Dec. 12. Worship services are at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., and the bishop will confirm 12 people at the second service. He will join the vestry for breakfast at 9 a.m. and teach a class on Advent at 9:30. St. Patrick's is at 4755 N. Peachtree Road, Dunwoody, 30038. The Rev. Richard Game is rector.
+ Assistant Bishop Keith B. Whitmore will visit St. Francis', Macon, on Sunday, Dec. 12. Worship services are at 8 a.m., 8:45 a.m. and 11 a.m. He will join the congregation for breakfast at 10 a.m. The church is at 432 Forest Hill Road. The Rev. S. Chadwick Vaughn is rector.
+ Bishop Alexander and Bishop Whitmore are expecting to confirm and receive more than 165 people at a diocesan confirmation service at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 12, at the Cathedral of St. Philip.
BISHOP'S LESSON. Bishop Whitmore shares his miter Dec. 5 and explains the symbolism of his pectoral cross to a child at St. Timothy's, Decatur. The congregation gathered to renew vows and celebrate the calling of their full-time rector, the Rev. Harold Lockett. Photo: Bill Monk
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Advent activity
Young people at Christ Church, Macon, light candles on the Advent wreaths they've made for their families and friends, offering prayers and reflections. The season of Advent, which marks the beginning of a new church year, began Nov. 28 and concludes Christmas Eve. Photo: John Mark Parker |
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+ SPEAKERS BUREAU. The Diocese of Atlanta Speaker's Bureau has several new additions, which could be of interest to people planning adult Sunday School classes in January, February or during Lent. Topics include Lectio Divina; Church and Biblical History; New Testament, Literature & Christianity; Sacred Space and the Psyche; and more >
+ FOUNDATIONS IN CHRISTIAN EDUCATION. Applications are due Dec. 10 for the two-year Foundations in Christian Education certification course offered by the Diocese of Atlanta. The course is open to anyone and is particularly directed toward persons directly responsible for Christian education in a parish. More information and a registration brochure is available here >
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PEOPLE
 + The Rev. Patricia E. (Patty) Roberts, chaplain at Holy Innocents' Episcopal School for more than a decade, has died after a long battle with cancer. She was 61. The funeral will be at 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 10, at the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Marietta. Bishop J. Neil Alexander will preside, and the Very Rev. Joe Reynolds, dean of Christ Church Cathedral, Houston, will preach. more >
+ The funeral for Mrs. Jessie S. LeFebre, an employee of the Diocese of Atlanta for more than 30 years, will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 13, in Mikell Chapel at the Cathedral of St. Philip. Mrs. LeFebre died Dec. 4 at age 88. She had been secretary to Bishop Milton Wood and Bishop C. Judson Child. The widow of the Rev. Bruce W. LeFebre, she is survived by three children, Jan, George and Bill; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
 + The Rev. Daniel P. Matthews Jr., rector of St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Atlanta, is the featured preacher for the last two Sundays in Advent, Dec. 12 and 19, on "Day 1," the nationally syndicated radio program also accessible by podcast at Day1.org. Each program includes a message by Matthews along with interviews conducted by executive producer and host Peter Wallace. more >
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EVENTS
 + WINTER SOLSTICE. Mary and Martha's Place will present its annual Winter Solstice celebration at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 9, at St.Dunstan's Episcopal Church, 4393 Garmon Road. The event ushers in the season with music, poetry, candles and quiet time. There is no admission fee; offerings are welcomed.
 + CHURCH ON HOME TOUR. The Episcopal Church of Our Saviour, 1068 North Highland Ave., Atlanta, will be one of the stops on this year's Virginia-Highland Tour of Homes Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 11 and 12. The sanctuary is the oldest church building in the neighborhood. The tour runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. The parish's St. Gregory's Choir under the direction of Dr. Daniel Pyle will sing an Advent Festival of Lessons and Carols in the church at 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Restaurants will provide refreshments to ticket holders at each stop on the tour. more >
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MUSIC
 + CHRISTMAS AT ST. PAUL'S. The seventh annual "Christmas at St. Paul's: A Festive Concert" will be presented at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 12, at the church, 306 Peyton Road, Atlanta. The St. Paul's Choir and members of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra perform works by Handel, Pinkham, Biebl, as well as spirituals and gospel tunes. Trey Clegg is music director and conductor.
+ A FESTIVAL OF NINE LESSONS AND CAROLS will be presented at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 12, at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 101 E. Fourth Ave., Rome. Featured will be A Flash of Brass, soloists, choirmaster and director of music Matthew Hoch and organist Wanda Hillman.
+ RECITAL PLUS LESSONS AND CAROLS. St. Aidan's Episcopal Church will present an evening of instrumental and vocal music at 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 12. Featured will be the parish's newly appointed organist and choirmaster, Christian Schoen, and the church's adult choir. more> www.staidans.org
+ MESSIAH. The Chancel Choir of St. Peter & St. Paul Episcopal Church, Marietta, will perform Handel's Messiah, Part 1, at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 12, at the church, 1795 Johnson Ferry Road. Soloists and the choir will be assisted by a small orchestra in the Christmas portion and the Hallelujah Chorus.
+ ADVENT LESSONS AND CAROLS. Need a break from the chaos of Christmas preparation? Come to the service of Advent Lessons and Carols at St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 12, 4393 Garmon Road, Atlanta. Admission is a nonperishable food item for the Emmaus House Food Pantry.
+ ATLANTA OPERA CHORUS CHRISTMAS CONCERT. All Saints' Concert Series presents eight selected soloists from the renowned Atlanta Opera Chorus in two Christmas Concerts at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 13, and Tuesday, Dec. 14, at All Saints' Episcopal Church, 634 W. Peachtree St. Chorus Master Walter Huff will conduct with organ accompaniment by Peter Marshall. The concert will include soloists and ensembles performing carols, sacred, and popular favorites of the season. General admission tickets are $20, student/senior $10. To order tickets in advance go to www.allsaintsatlanta.org/music/concert-series. Tickets also will be available at the door.
+ CHRISTMAS LESSONS AND CAROLS. The 30-member Cathedral Schola will perform for a service of Christmas Lessons and Carols at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 19, at the Cathedral of St. Philip. This service consists of various scriptural readings of the season punctuated by anthems and congregational carols. Canon for Music Dr. Dale Adelmann will conduct. The service is free and open to the public.
+ CHOIRS MAY SIGN UP. Choirs throughout the Diocese of Atlanta are invited to take part in a Cathedral service at 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 13, celebrating the life of Absalom Jones, the Episcopal Church's first Afrian American priest. To participate, sign up by Dec. 31 with Ingrid Siegert, Music Commission chair, isiegert@stmartins.org or 404-228-0753. Dr. David Morrow, associate professor of music at Morehouse College and director of the Morehouse Glee Club, will conduct. A rehearsal is planned from 9 a.m. to noon Feb. 12 at the Cathedral of St. Philip. more > |
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OPPORTUNITIES
 + UGANDA BISHOP IN ATLANTA. The Rt. Rev. Christopher Senyonjo, retired bishop of the Diocese of West Burganda, Uganda, and often referred to as the Desmond Tutu of Uganda, will preach and lead an adult forum Sunday, Dec. 12, at St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church, 1790 LaVista Road, Atlanta. Worship services are at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. The forum begins at 9:30. more >
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JOB POSTINGS
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+ COORDINATOR FOR ADULT AND FAMILY SERVICES for Emmaus House, Atlanta.
+ BUS DRIVER for Garrison Afterschool Program, Atlanta
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Christians unite to pray during Advent for Sudan | |
Episcopalians, Methodists, Presbyterians, Lutherans, Roman Catholics and Mennonites gathered Dec. 3 at the Center for the United Nations in New York to kick off a weekly noontime prayer vigil in solidarity with the people of Sudan in the lead up to the Jan. 9 referendum, in which the south is expected to vote for independence from the north. more > |
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