1. The Blue Dove Foundation Interfaith Mental Health Conversation, is this Thursday, Oct. 17, 6:30 until 8:45 p.m. Panelists include Rabbi Bradley Levenberg, Temple Sinai, Nabile Safdar, Islamic Speaker’s Bureau Atlanta, and the Rev. James Lamkin, Northside Drive Baptist Church. This is a free event; R.s.v.p.

2. Human trafficking, modern-day slavery, involves the use of force, fraud, or coercion to obtain some type of labor or commercial sex act. It is second only to drug trafficking…

Mental Health First Aid , new dates 

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If you are interested in attending one of these events, email Mentalhealthfirstaid@allianthealth.org to reserve your spot. Please be sure to specify your desired training date. These classes will be held from 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. with an hour break for lunch. (Lunch will be on your…

Week of September 30, 2019

The Regional Council of Churches of Atlanta, Inc.

God calls us to some things we cannot do alone.

Take a look at the Community Event Calendar on our website and celebrate all the good things that people of faith are doing. www.RCCAtl.org. You will also find the last few weeks' editions on our home page www.rccatl.org. Send us your events.

1. “The Other Side of…

Week of September 23, 2019

The Regional Council of Churches of Atlanta, Inc.

God calls us to some things we cannot do alone.

Take a look at the Community Event Calendar on our website and celebrate all the good things that people of faith are doing. www.RCCAtl.org. You will also find the last few weeks' editions on our home page www.rccatl.org. Send us your events.

1. Traveling the Way of Love,…

1. Through a Glass, Darkly: Allegory and Faith in Netherlandish Prints from Lucas van Leyden to Rembrandt, on view at the Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University through December 1, explores how allegorical devotional prints helped viewers know and understand God’s truth in the 16th and 17th centuries. More. . .

2. Second Ponce De Leon Baptist Church is offering a new Sunday service that will merge gospel music, contemporary Christian music, and contemporary hymn. The service will…

Come sing with the combined choirs for the

15th Annual Ecumenical Thanksgiving Celebration

Thursday, Nov. 21, 7 p.m.

Temple Kol Emeth, 1415 Old Canton Road, Marietta 30062.

This dynamic evening is filled with humor, music, and inspiration— celebrating both unity and diversity. Any singer may join! No preparation necessary! All skill sets…

Annual Atlanta Music Festival Celebrate the Hope

November 2, 2019 at First Congregational Church

featuring the Fisk Jubilee Singers

with

Atlanta Opera celebrities Calvin Griffin, bass/baritone; Timothy Miller, tenor

and the Meridian Chorale

The Atlanta Music…

Local organizations using volunteers to help refugees

Clarkston Community Center

World Relief…

"Hear My Voice: A Prison Prayer Book" is a beautiful resource developed by ELCA for those in correctional facilities and chaplains and others in relationships with the incarcerated. 

More…

1. Atlanta Legal Aid Instagram Photo Contest open through Sept. 15. Atlanta Legal Aid invites photographers of all ages and skill level to enter the first ever photo contest. What does justice means to you! Here’s how to enter: Follow @atlantalegalaid on Instagram. Post a photo that answers the prompt, “How do you picture justice?” Get creative with it, and explain your interpretation of the prompt in your caption. Use the hashtag #ipicturejustice in the caption of your photograph.…

1. Vilmarie Cintrón-Olivieri, co-moderator of the 223rd General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) will speak at the opening convocation for Columbia Theological Seminary, Columbia Presbyterian Church, 711 South Columbia Dr, Decatur, Sept. 4, 10:30 a.m. This year’s convocation begins Columbia Seminary’s 192nd session.

2. A reminder that the 116th Convention of the United Sacred Harp Musical Association will be in Atlanta, Sept. 7-8, at the Emory University Performing Arts…

St. John’s Lutheran Church will offer a Pet Blessing Service to the public on Sunday, Sept. 29, at 10:30 a.m.

“In this service, the life of all God’s creatures is celebrated. Bring your beloved pet to church with you as we honor our animal companions and the joys they share with us!” says Rev. Nancy Christensen, Senior Pastor at St. John’s.

All pets, big or small, are welcome. For safety, please have your pet on a leash or in a carrier.…

God calls us to some things we cannot do alone. 

1. The Rev. Palmer Cantler, Church Street UMC, Knoxville, is the preacher Sept. 1 on “Day 1.” “Table Etiquette,” her sermon is based on two short parables of Jesus in Luke 14. Hear it in Atlanta Sundays at 7:05 a.m. on News95.5 and 750 AM WSB. For more information, podcasts, current sermons, and other resources, visit…

Week of August 19, 2019

The Regional Council of Churches of Atlanta, Inc.

God calls us to some things we cannot do alone.

Take a look at the Community Event Calendar on our website and celebrate all the good things that people of faith are doing. www.RCCAtl.org. You will also find the last few weeks' editions on our home page www.rccatl.org.

1. Tucked away in the…

Columbia Theological Seminary

701 S. Columbia Drive, Decatur

will be one of the first seminary libraries to host the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History traveling exhibit Exploring Human Origins: What Does It Mean To Be Human? Opening reception 13 Sept. The exhibit will be open to the public through December 13. Small groups are asked to…

Week of August 12, 2019

The Regional Council of Churches of Atlanta, Inc.

God calls us to some things we cannot do alone.

There are so many opportunities for service, worship, education, enrichment, connection in the next few weeks. Take a look at the Community Event Calendar on our website and celebrate all the good things that people of faith are doing. www.RCCAtl.org. You will also find the last few weeks' editions on our home page…

Jazz documentary enthusiasts will love the next Atlanta Jewish Film Festival Connects  "Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes", which tells the story of two visionaries of the recording industry who together helped usher in an exciting new era of jazz at a time when African-American musicians faced discrimination.

German…

Week of August 5, 2019

The Regional Council of Churches of Atlanta, Inc.

God calls us to some things we cannot do alone.

There are so many opportunities for service, worship, education, enrichment, connection in the next few weeks. Take a look at the Community Event Calendar on our website and celebrate all the good things that people of faith are doing. www.RCCAtl.org. You will also…

Week of July 29, 2019

The Regional Council of Churches of Atlanta, Inc.

God calls us to some things we cannot do alone.

There are so many opportunities for service, worship, education, enrichment, connection in the next few weeks. Take a look at the Community Event Calendar on our website and celebrate all the good things that people of faith are doing. www.RCCAtl.org. You will also…

"Earth - Water - Fire - Wind" a choral concert by Coro Voci

Join Coro Voci on a study of how music can express our connection to the basic elements and how it ties us to our creator.  Explore through the music of Dan Forrest, Frank Ticheli, Jester Hairston, Moses Hogan, J. Aaron McDermid, and other great American composers.

Location: Norcross Presbyterian Church

3324 Medlock Bridge…