The Sonny Houston Bluegrass Band will provide bluegrass-Gospel music and renowned churchman Bishop William Willimon will speak at Meridian Herald’s 22nd annual Southern Folk Advent® Service. The Meridian Chorale will sing and Steven Darsey will direct the music. The event will be held Saturday, December 6, 4:00 p.m. at Old Church on the Oxford College campus in Oxford,…

The Work of Our Hands 12th anniversary

November 20-23

Cathedral of St. Philip, 2744 Peachtree Road, Buckhead.

This acclaimed market features over 70 local and regional artists offering fine art, folk art, and crafts including…

God calls us to some things we cannot do alone.

Regional Council of Churches of Atlanta

Weekly Church Action eNewsletter

Week of October 27, 2014

Remember that all events are in the Community Calendar on our website. Rccatl.org

1. The Rev. Dr. Kathryn Love is the preacher for the 17th Reformation Service at the Lutheran Theological…

Attend the First Annual Brain Camp™ Featuring the SafeTeen Driving Academy & SAFE Tomorrows Programs, Delta Flight Museum, 1060 Delta Boulevard Atlanta 30354 November 8, 2014

B…

God calls us to some things we cannot do alone.



Week of October 20, 2014

Item 27 features a give-away.

We have placed an article in the Creating Compassionate Congregations Clergy Tool Box on www.chipgeorgia.com Select the tool box from the menu and then click on Welcome from the pop out menu, than click on “Doing Small Things with Extraordinary Love: Congregational Care of People Experiencing Mental…

West Africa Ebola Outbreak:

Faith and Community Based Partners Call

Please join your colleagues and partners in a special call with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to discuss CDC’s ongoing efforts to respond to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

West Africa Ebola Outbreak: Updates for Faith and Community Based Organizations in the United States

Wednesday,…

HIGH MUSEUM OF ART BRINGS

LUCA DELLA ROBBIA’S MARBLE CANTORIA PANELS TO THE U.S. FOR THE FIRST…

Where: Cedar Grove United Methodist Church - 3430 Bouldercrest Road, Conley, GA  30288

When: Saturday, October 18, 2014, 9 am- 3 pm

Vendors welcome - rental space $20 per person

contact Valerie Willis @ 770-899-3251 or willisvp@yahoo.com

Portions of proceeds to benefit UMW Mission Projects.

disclaimer: NO FOOD VENDORS...Desserts are welcome!…

God calls us to some things we cannot do alone.

Week of September 29, 2014

1. Visit RCCAtl.org for a piece on voting and the prayers of the people, and see this for posters to let your people know about Sunday and early voting, voting registration, suggestions for bulletin inserts and emails, and more. When you reach out with our materials please do not include your personal feelings about the election or…

Georgia Supportive Housing Association 4th Annual Conference

November 18 and 19, 2014

State Bar of Georgia Conference Center-- Atlanta

POLICY DAY: One-day Town Hall Meeting -- Nov. 19

o Re-entry Housing and Criminal Justice Reform

o Mental Health Reform

o Policy for Youth Aging out, Seniors,…

Caring for the Care Giver: A Celebration of Spiritual Care Week at the Atlanta VA Medical Center, October 20-23.

WHEN:  October 21-23, the Chaplain Service of the Atlanta VA Medical Center will host a series of lectures addressing the theme, “Spiritual Well Being” to celebrate this year’s Spiritual Care Week.  Speakers and topics…

Many churches pray for the decision-makers, those in authority. “Grant them wisdom and strength to know and to do your will. To Senators and Representatives, and those who make our laws in States, Cities, and Towns, give courage, wisdom, and foresight to provide for the needs of all our people, and to fulfill our obligations in the community of nations.” Perhaps our prayers should include the electorate- we who elect the decision-makers. Do we forget that we are the ones charged with putting…

Topics have been announced for Caring for the Care Giver: Celebration of Spiritual Care Week, October 21-23, hosted by the Chaplain Service of the Atlanta VA Medical Center:

• Monday Oct. 20, 9:30 – 12:00:  “Clergy Self-Care” Dr. Edward P. Wimberly, Interim President, Interdenominational Theological Seminary

• Wednesday, Oct. 22, 11:30 – 1:00: “Spirituality and Medicine” Dr. Michael Saenger, FACP, Director, Empower Veterans, Atlanta VA Medical…

New Life Presbyterian Church will celebrate its 4th Annual Cancer Awareness Weekend including a Golf Tournament on October 10; Walk & Gospel Jazz Concert on October 11, and special worship service Oct 12 at 10:30am featuring  guest speaker Jocelyn Dorsey, WSB-TV - Director of Editorial & Public Affairs, Executive Producer and Host of “People 2 People.” Events will be at the church located at 6600 Old National Hwy, College Park, GA. For information visit…

Atlanta Music Festival Concert – Friday, October 10, 2014, 7:30 p.m.,

African American Concert Music with Dwight Andrews

Atlanta’s First Congregational Church, Meridian Herald, and Emory University present the 2014 Atlanta Music Festival Concert: Songs of Aspiration, Hope and Progress, October 10, 4:00 PM in the sanctuary of First Congregational Church, 105 Courtland Street NE.  This year’s concert is presented in…