04/23/2008
Parish Based Grant Deadline Approaches
By The Rev. Deacon Dave Drachlis
The deadline for submitting applications for Parish Based Outreach Grants is May 1. The Episcopal Diocese of Alabama's Department of Mission and Outreach is offering the grants to help parishes start new, or expand existing, outreach ministries.
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04/04/2008
Stewardship of Creation Liturgy Now Online
By the Rev. Deacon Dave Drachlis
Liturgical appointments for use on Stewardship of Creation Sunday, April 27, are now available online.
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03/25/2008
Parish Based Outreach Grants Available
By The Rev. Deacon Dave Drachlis
The Episcopal Diocese of Alabama's Department of Mission and Outreach is offering grants for the fourth consecutive year to help parishes start new, or expand existing, outreach ministries.
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03/05/2008
Parishoners Respond to Prattville Tornado
By the Rev. Deacon Dave Drachlis
Volunteers from three Alabama Episcopal Churches spent the day in Prattville, Feb. 28, supporting recovery efforts following the devastating tornado that swept through the community the previous week.
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02/26/2008
Convention Summary Report
By the Rev. Deacon Dave Drachlis
The 177th Convention of the Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Alabama took place at the Sheraton Civic Center in Birmingham Feb. 21 - 23, 2008. The Convention was hosted by St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Birmingham.
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02/17/2008
Medical Team Returns From Haiti
By the Rev. Deacon Dave Drachlis
After a successful week-long mission in Haiti, Alabama's seven-member medical team returned home to Alabama, Feb. 9.
The team, consisting of members of Episcopal Churches from across the diocese, worked side-by-side with their Haitian counterparts to provide much needed medical care to people who would otherwise be unable to afford the cost of a doctor's visit.
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02/08/2008
Diocesan Convention Nears
By Apostle
Clergy and lay delegates from across our diocese will gather at the Sheraton Civic Center in Birmingham on February 21-23 for our 177th Annual Diocesan Convention, hosted by St. Stephen’s in Birmingham. The theme of this the 177 annual convention is "Tending the Garden: Our Stewardship of Creation."
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02/02/2008
Medical Team Arrives in Haiti
By Diocesan Staff
A team from several churches in the Diocese of Alabama is spending a week in Haiti providing medical care to people unable to afford the cost of healthcare. The seven-member medical mission team arrived in Port au Prince Saturday afternoon, Feb. 2 and will return home Feb. 9.
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01/17/2008
Sloan Ordained Bishop in Alabama
By Multiple Sources
Symbols and voices from summer church camp were woven into the consecration service for the Rt. Rev. John McKee Sloan as Bishop Suffragan of the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama. More than 1,000 people attended the service, held Saturday (Jan. 12) in the Cathedral Church of the Advent in Birmingham.
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01/17/2008
Presiding Bishop Visits Alabama
By the Rev. Deacon Dave Drachlis
The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, visited the Diocese of Alabama last week, on the occasion of the ordination of its new Suffragan Bishop, the Rt. Rev. John McKee Sloan.
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