July 19, 2023 | Volume 13, No. 29

Join the St. Anna Alexander Pilgrimage

Racial Justice Georgia, the diocesan racial justice and healing ministry, invites you to attend this year’s St. Anna Alexander pilgrimage on the weekend of September 22-24, 2023.

The lone Black deaconess in the Episcopal Church, the only person from the diocese recognized as a saint, St. Anna selflessly pursued a ministry of teaching, preaching, and community work for decades in

the early 20th century, despite the confinements of Jim Crow.

Centered in the Brunswick area,

the pilgrimage immerses you in her world and concludes with a special service at Good Shepherd in Pennick, the church she established and faithfully served.

Special guests include St. Timothy’s choristers from the Diocese of Atlanta who will perform music they have created for the pilgrimage. The pilgrimage begins Friday evening and concludes Sunday afternoon.

To register or for more information please contact RacialJusticeGA@gaepiscopal.org.

To download the bulletin insert for your congregation, click here.



For more information on this Saint of Georgia go to deaconessalexander.georgiaepiscopal.org

The Rev. Terri Degenhardt called as Rector

The Search Committee and Vestry of St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church called the Rev. Terri Degenhardt to become the congregation's eighth Rector. Senior Warden Bill Macuch announced the decision saying, “The Search Committee worked diligently and recommended the Reverend Terri Degenhardt. The Vestry unanimously approved, and we are excited to share this news.” 

After ordination to the priesthood in 2017, she first served as the Priest-in-Charge of St. Mary Magdalene in Louisville. Beginning in November 2020, she served St. Augustine's as Assisting Priest, then Priest-in-Charge since August of 2022 before accepting this call. 

The Rev. Michael Moore serving two churches

The Rev. Michael D. Moore has been called as Priest in Charge at Christ Episcopal Church in St. Mary's and Priest in Charge at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Woodbine. He has served multiple parishes in the Diocese of Florida as well as on multi-clergy staff parishes in both Atlanta and New York.

Moore considers himself bi-lingual in the language of faith as his initial faith formation occurred in the Baptist Church and he earned his Masters of Divinity at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY. After pursuing his call to Holy Orders, he completed his Anglican Studies at The General Theological Seminary, New York.

He honed his pastoral care skills through serving in healthcare chaplaincy at a rehabilitation and children’s hospital as well as medical center in Atlanta. Through worship and proclamation, he offers pastoral care to communities. He utilizes story telling as the cornerstone of proclamation and enjoys first person narratives or monologues inspired by his studies in Ignatius Spirituality.

Moore completed a two-year Clergy Leadership Project with Trinity Episcopal Church, Wall Street, New York that studies adaptive challenges and leadership.

CareNotes a publication of Abbey Press has published several of his pastoral care writings. Most recently he wrote of his own “bucket list” experiences in “Living Fully with Life Threatening Disease.” 

Two Upcoming Cursillo Opportunities

Cursillo #127

Registration for both team and participants for Cursillo #127 is now open!

Cursillo begins on a Thursday evening and ends the following Sunday evening. During those three days the participants engage in listening to talks given by priests and lay people, and small table discussions, while worshiping and playing together.

The next Cursillo weekend will be held at Honey Creek September 7-10, 2023.

To register for team, click here.

To register as a participant, click here.

National Cursillo Conference

The national commission for the Episcopal Cursillo Ministry presents the first annual conference since 2019, Come to the Holy Hill. The conference will take place September 21-23, 2023 at Virginia Theological Seminary. To view all conference details, including the schedule and workshop sessions, visit episcopalcursilloministry.org.

Any cursillistas or fourth day group like Walk to Emmaus are welcome and encouraged to attend. Can't wait to see you there!

Praying for Sheetrock discussion continues

This Thursday at 7pm, Racial Justice Georgia continues its Zoom-based discussion Melissa Fay Greene's Praying for Sheetrock--a gripping account of the struggle for civil rights in McIntosh County, Georgia. We'll be discussing the book up through chapter 13.

Please join through this Zoom link (click here), and please email Karen Cote (kdcote61@gmail.com) if you have any issues logging in.

Across the Diocese

St. Thomas Isle of Hope held their summer Vacation Bible School.

Cornerstone, the gathering of Episcopal youth in the Augusta area, visited Saint John's Towers to sing and dance for the residents. Song choices ranged from Amazing Grace to Sweet Caroline, and joy and laughter was had by all!

Taylor Thornhill from St. John & St. Mark's in Albany shares her experience (and new swag!) at EYE with the congregation during the Sunday morning service.

Creative Arts Camp is taking place this week at St. Peter's in Savannah, where last week they held their Vacation Bible School.

The Rev. Otto Immel and Verger Art Worden enjoy Seeksucker Sunday at All Saints' in Tybee Island.

Upcoming Events

Funeral for the Rev. Judy Jones Keith

August 5 at 11 a.m.

Bishop Frank Logue will officiate and preach the funeral for the Rev. Judy Jones Keith at St. Thomas in Thomasville. Clergy are encouraged to to vest in cassock, surplice, and white stoles.

Clergy Conference

Fall Clergy Conference: October 2-4

The Fall Conference will be a deep dive into the Gospel of Mark with the Very Rev. Cynthia Briggs Kittredge, a New Testament scholar who is Dean and President of the Seminary of the Southwest. This is to prepare us for preaching Year B of the lectionary, with its readings from Mark's Gospel. The conference will be held at Honey Creek.



Diocesan Convention

November 9-11, 2023

Registration will be open this summer.

If you would like to have your submission considered for From the Field, it needs to be sent to Communications Manager Liz Williams (lwilliams@gaepiscopal.org) by noon on Tuesday.

Our one-year prayer cycle combines prayers for every congregation in the Diocese of Georgia with prayers for our ecumenical partners and for our Companion Diocese of The Dominican Republic.    

The 2023 one year prayer cycle is online here: 2023 Prayer Cycle.   

July 23 - 29

In our diocesan cycle of prayer, we pray for our congregation on St. Simons Island, Christ Church and Holy Nativity. We also pray for our ecumenical partners on the island, especially Lord of Life 6 Lutheran Church and St. William’s Catholic Church. In our companion diocese of the Dominican Republic, we pray for St. Barnabas (San Bernabé) in Pizarrete. 

July 31 - August 5

In our diocesan cycle of prayer, we pray for our congregation on Jekyll Island, St. Richard of Chichester. We also pray for our ecumenical partners on the island, especially Jekyll Island Methodist Church and St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church. In our companion diocese of the Dominican Republic, we pray for the congregations in Puerto Plata, especially Cristo Rey (Christ the King), San Francisco de Asís (St. Francis of Assisi), and San Simón Apóstol (St. Simon the Apostle).

31-Day Prayer Cycles - Revised February 28, 2023

We also offer 30-day prayer cycles for those who wish to pray daily for the clergy and clergy spouses: Diocesan Prayer Cycle and Clergy Spouses Prayer Cycle. (Updated 2/28/2023)

Bishop Logue has completed his Fall 2022 through Early 2023 visitations. He and Victoria will be on vacation from July 20-31. He will be back in the office on August 1.

To view Bishop Logue's full visitation calendar, click here. (Updated for 2024 - 6/20/2023)

Picture: Canon Joshua Varner works with the kids in Rincon at St. Luke's Music and Arts Camp.

The office has instituted summer office hours of closing at noon on Fridays.

The best way to reach a staff member is via email as we will always get back with you promptly in many cases and in 24-72 hours when working on more pressing matters. Staff e-mails can be found here with a list of responsibilities so you know who to contact for what.

You may also reach diocesan staff by phone at (912) 236-4279.

Youth from St. Mark's in Brunswick enjoyed a day of floating down the Ichetucknee River.