Volunteers Needed for Episcopal Booth at Atlanta Gay Pride Festival Oct. 13-14

The Atlanta Gay Pride Festival is Sat & Sun, Oct 13-14 at Piedmont Park. Members of several parishes are coming together to have an Episcopal Booth at the festival. Volunteers are needed for the booth for both Saturday and Sunday. The time slots are only two hours. To volunteer, please contact John Drann 404-247-9404 or John.T.Drann@irs.gov.

Parade Marchers Needed to Represent The Episcopal Church Oct. 14

The Atlanta Gay Pride Parade is Sunday, Oct 14 and steps off at the Civic Center MARTA Station. Members of several parishes have signed up for a spot in the parade for Episcopalians to march. There are signs and banners already made that need to be carried. Join us as we represent the Good News of The Episcopal Church. We are in parade section C. To march, please contact John Drann 404-247-9404 or John.T.Drann@irs.gov. Also, you can just show up.  

Bishop Alexander will lead Gay Pride Eucharist Oct. 11

Bishop of Atlanta J .Neil Alexander will preside and preach at Integrity Atlanta's 23rd annual Gay Pride Eucharist at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, at All Saints' Episcopal Church, Atlanta.   The service is open to all, says Bruce Garner.

Anyone wishing to sing in the volunteer choir for the service should bring her or his own vestments and be in the choir suite at All Saints' by 6:30 p.m., Garner added.

With Atlanta Gay Pride festivities scheduled Oct. 13 and 14, members of several parishes, are organizing the diocesan booth and participation in the parade. "We need to get a count of which parishes plan to have representatives march in the parade and volunteer at the diocesan booth," says the Rev. Troy Beecham. All inquiries and responses should be sent to Richard Pfleger at richard.pfleger2@gmail.com