Church Action eNewsletter Week of February 21, 2022

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Church Action eNewsletter Week of February 21, 2022

God calls us to some things we cannot do alone.

1. The Rolling Suitcase Drive still needs our help in providing rolling suitcases to homeless people to improve secure mobility of their possessions and provide the dignity of a suitcase rather than a plastic bag. Can you help Urban Health Initiative with this? For any questions or to say you can, reach out to Will Newman by email at [e-mail]

 

2. The Emergency Food and Shelter Program is currently open for applications from agencies in Fulton and DeKalb counties.  All information can be found at https://efsp-atl.org/phase-39/.  Applications are due Friday, March 11, at 5 p.m. If your congregation or ministry provides emergency food and/or shelter, see if you qualify for these funds.

 

3.  Did you know that 13% of the population in Georgia is food insecure? And, that one in six children face hunger? Want to see what you can do to help? Join Rabbi Sernovitz for a 30-minute panel discussion with Atlanta Interfaith Broadcast’s Audrey Galex about this year’s Atlanta Interfaith Hunger Seder. The broadcast premiered Feb. 7, but you can see it this week Mon. at 8:30 p.m., Tues. at 10:30 a.m. & 10:30 p.m., Wed. at 12 p.m. & 11 p.m., Thurs. at 6 p.m., Fri. at 5 p.m., Sat. at 10 a.m., and Sun. at 6 a.m. and 2 p.m. AIB Network in Northern Georgia on Comcast Cable (Channel 295) and AT&T Uverse (Channel 6) and via  https://aibtv.com/aibeverywhere; https://www.youtube.com/user/aibstudios; https://www.facebook.com/watchaibtv

4. Coffee at the Capitol with Faith in Public Life, tomorrow, Tuesday, Feb. 22 at 3 p.m. You can register for it HERE. Midpoint in the session is coming up and there will be a new set of updates and bills to keep an eye on as we get closer to Crossover Day. 

 

5. Tune in Tuesday, Feb. 22, at 7 p.m. ET on Facebook Live and YouTube for a Cooperative Baptist Fellowship gathering focused on “Trauma-Informed Ministry: How Trauma Affects Us & How We Can Respond.” Learn more about CBF Gathering and find past episodes at www.cbf.net/gathering.

 

6. Dr. Mark Ellingsen on “At the Table” on AIB Network discussing the decline of American Christianity and the solutions he proposes in a new book, “Ever Hear of Feuerbach? That's Why American and European Christianity Are in Such a Funk!” Premiered on and available this week Tues. at 8 p.m.; Wed at 9:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Thurs. at noon and 6:30 p.m.; Fri. at 2 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.; Sat. and Sun. 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Programs air on-line on at www.aibtv.com/aibeverywhere and on Comcast (channel 295) and AT&T U-verse (channel 6.)

 

7. Join friends from across the Episcopal Church for a special worship service to mark the end of the Consortium of Endowed Episcopal Parishes Conference in Atlanta, All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Friday, Feb. 25, 4:30 – 7 p.m. Enjoy hymns, anthems, and spiritual songs with Theodicy Jazz Collective and the All Saints’ Parish Choir. The preacher will be the Hon. Rev. Dr. Raphael Warnock, U.S. Senator. Website.

 

8. The Rev. Dr. Joshua Scott, associate pastor at Second-Ponce de Leon Baptist Church in Atlanta, is the featured preacher February 27 on “Day 1,” the nationally broadcast ecumenical radio program also accessible online at Day1.org and via podcast. Scott’s sermon, “Everything Changes with God,” is based on the account of the transfiguration of Jesus found in Luke 9:28-36. He says, “The instructions of God work best when followed.” “Day 1” has been broadcast every week for 77 years, formerly as “The Protestant Hour.” Hear it in Atlanta on WSB 95.5 and 750 AM Sundays at 7:05 a.m. For more information, visit http://day1.org. 

 

9. Organist Calvert Johnson, Charles A. Dana Professor Emeritus of Music and College Organist Emeritus at Agnes Scott College, and recently retired organist at First Presbyterian Church in Marietta, will perform at the Cathedral of St. Philip, Sunday, Feb. 27, at 3:15. The performance can be viewed in person or livestreamed on the cathedral website. The concert is followed at Choral Evensong at 4:00. cathedralATL.org.

 

10. Women, Theology, and Ministry Spring Series: “Women in Academia, Church, and Public Life” (Online); Feb. 28 at noon with Danielle Tumminio Hansen, assistant professor of practical theology and spiritual care at Candler School of Theology, “The Intersection of Academics and Public Life.” Learn more and register.

 

11. Do you long to make the season of Lent a more meaningful time of prayer and reflection? Would you like a community of shared spiritual reading and practice? Join Kimberly Broerman and Deep Waters and others for a 7-week exploration of how we deepen our relationship with God through the prayerful reading of scripture. Starts Feb. 28. Cost is $50 and includes, daily email with scripture and reflection questions, guidance for daily prayer and meditation, weekly “soul tuning” Monday mornings.  To register  contact Kimberly by Friday, February 25

 

12. This semester, 3 leading Reformation scholars share with stories and voices of women of the Reformation era. Pitts Theological Library, Candler, Kessler Conversations will consider the roles women played in the period, the contributions they made to changes in theology, culture, and church practice, the ways their stories have been covered over, and the lessons we can all learn from their work. Next is March 2. Register and find out more at The Kessler Conversations 2022 (emory.edu) Dr. Elsie Anne McKee Surprise and Diversity: A Woman’s Place in Reform Yesterday and Today; Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 12:00 PM EST Register for Free

 

13. IF: 2022 Women's Gathering, Fri-Sat, March 4-5, Second Ponce de Leon Baptist Church campus. All ladies are invited to come explore how to live in this world right now and how to navigate a life that goes against culture. Our lives matter in this time and we’re not going to waste it! This gathering starts Friday, March 4, evening session 6:30-8:45 p.m. and continues Saturday, March 5, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. You can attend one or both sessions. Sign up at www.spdl.org/womensretreat.

 

14. In person, March 6-April 10, Short Course: "Echoes of Scripture in the New Testament” with Assistant Professor in the Practice of Old Testament Ryan Bonfiglio, Candler School of Theology, Sundays, 7-8:15 p.m. at Northside United Methodist Church, Atlanta. $49.Register.

 

15. The Georgian Chamber Players present Brahms’s “Piano Quintet;” Haydn’s “Gypsy Trio;” and Smetana’s “Moldau Symphonic Poem,” Monday, March 7 at 7:30 p.m.. This concert will be in-person at First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta and livestreamed on Concerts@First — First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta Purchase Tickets. For more information, contact Katie Patterson at [e-mail].

 

16. Pathways to Promise Transforming Faith Landscapes with WISE. This workshop will dive into the exciting work by UCC's Mental Health Network's WISE, acronym for Welcoming, Inclusive, Supportive, and Engaged, around issues of mental health. This program has become so compelling that churches outside of UCC have achieved the certification as well as synagogues and now, campus ministries. Dr. Vicky Harvey will talk about the key components that give WISE its organic nature within a community and how any group can utilize its principles. Finally, the act of stepping out of the pew, getting where it's gritty and unknown, and where Christ needs us is the thing that saves us, saves the church. March 9, 10:30 Central Time, ‌ ‌ ‌ Register HERE ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

 

17. Ambassador Andrew Young will celebrate his 90th birthday with a 4-day series of events, March 9-12, centered on the number 90! The celebration will begin with a 90-minute Prayer Service for Global Peace and Reconciliation, March 9, at noon EST at First Congregational Church, the Ambassador’s home church since 1961!  You are invited to join Young and faith leaders from across the world via streaming in this 90-minute prayer service. This special service organized by the Rev. Dr. Dwight Andrews, pastor of First Congregational Church will include an interfaith choir comprised of members of the Atlanta faith communities and choral organizations. Access this service by going to the website www.andrewyoung90.com.

 

18. Weekend Retreat, Ignatius House Retreat Center, March 11-13. Gain tools for "healing divisions" through respectful conversations -- even in polarizing times. With Brent Anderson, MTS. Learn More online... Find the right activity for you, or contact Ignatius House.

 

19.  The William L. Self Lectures keynote speaker is Craig Barnes, president of Princeton Theological Seminary. His topic is "...For the Living of This Hour" with the following lectures: "Finding the Kerygma," "Preaching Into Conflict," and "The Preacher's Soul." March 14-15. Sign up here.

 

20. In honor of Black History Month, Second-Ponce de Leon Baptist Church is sharing how the music and spiritual leadership of Black Baptists shaped the entire Baptist story. See them here Baptist Black History — Second-Ponce (spdl.org)

 

21. You will want to find out about Starve Wars. For two years, the REBELLION has been dormant. Our twin foes of POVERTY and HUNGER have gained ground in the battle as illness plagues the galaxy. Meanwhile, those in the outer rim cry out for JUSTICE. It is time to RISE and answer that cry. The REBELS are once more called together, to join forces and defeat the adversaries of LIFE and DIGNITY… June 17. Find out more and register at Starve Wars: The Rebellion Rises.