Email News & Updates May 6, 2019

News & Events Update - May 6, 2019

This is the semi-monthly DioAla News email update. The update is sent on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month, and includes the upcoming news and events for the Diocese of Alabama. For a full listing of news and events, please visit our website!

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Please submit news and events to communications@dioala.org .

Today is the final day to register!

Register today for The ONE Conference to be held this Thursday, May 9 at St. Stephen's in Birmingham. Check-in will begin at 9 am, and programs will begin at 10 am. Lunch is included. Join us for this day of learning and exploration!

Cost is $25.00

An Easter Greeting

from Bishop Sloan

One of the wonderful gifts of our liturgical understanding of worship comes every year on Palm Sunday, when we enter into Jerusalem with Jesus, when we take the palm crosses, when we begin to walk the Way of the Cross with our Lord – knowing how the week will turn out. [Read more]

The Alabama Episcopalian now available!

The most recent edition of The Alabama Episcopalian is available online and in print, and highlights the many mission and outreach ministries we share across the diocese.

Our next issue will feature lifelong Christian formation. Submissions are due by July 1.

Available online!

Upcoming Ordinations

Upcoming ordinations to the transitional diaconate are:

May 18, 11 am, Randy Sellers at St. Luke's Birmingham
May 22, 6 pm, Polly Robb at St. Thomas Huntsville
June 8, 11 am, Paul Goldman at St. Mark's Birmingham

More information

Upcoming Events Around Our Diocese

May

May 8, 6:30 pm, Celebration of New Ministry for the Rev. Rosa Lindahl at Holy Comforter Montgomery NEW

May 9-11, EfM Mentor Training Seminars offered at Ascension Montgomery

May 11, 9 am, Holy Hikes Birmingham to offer hike at Moss Rock NEW

May 11, 10 am, Holy Hike at Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve in rural Colbert County

May 18, June Mays to lead retreat at St. Mary's Sewanee - "The Grace in Gardens"

May 21, 3 pm, Birmingham Area Retired Clergy Coffee Bar Gathering at The Abbey in Birmingham NEW

May 24-26, Community Recreation & Dance Weekend at Camp McDowell

June

June 1, 11 am to 3 pm BBQ & Bluegrass to benefit Free Medical Clinic at St. Michael's and All Angels Anniston

June 12-14, Invite Welcome Connect Summit 2019, Sewanee, TN

June 13-15, Missional Voices National Gathering, Christ Church Cathedral, New Orleans, LA

July

July 15-17, Volunteer Disaster Chaplaincy Training, The Beecken Center, Sewanee

July 29-31, Annual Retired Clergy, Spouses and Clergy Widows Conference at Camp McDowell NEW

August

Aug. 10, 11 am, Jonathan Daniels Pilgrimage in Hayneville, AL NEW

News from Around Our Diocese

Episcopal News Service: "Alabamians, Episcopalians battle it our over gumbo" NEW

Church of Nativity Huntsville seeks part-time financial administrator NEW

The Rev. Scott Arnold publishes Uncommon Prayer: a Father Flenn Adventure NEW

St. Matthew's in Madison to offer EfM Course beginning September 2019 NEW

Registration Now Open for Young People Paint Birmingham (7/29-8/2)

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