Canon Willoughby is on vacation through August 14th. During this time, please reach out to Canon Logue for any financial or insurance questions. 

 

Canon Logue met yesterday with the Search Committee at St. Paul's, Jesup. He meets Thursday afternoon with the Search Committee at St. Peter's, Savannah.

Canon Logue will preside and preach this Sunday at Annunciation, Vidalia.

Bishop Benhase' visitation schedule for 2015-2016 is now online here:

The vestry of St. Athanasius', Brunswick has called the Rev. Iane Sastre as their Rector. The Uruguayan born Sastre came to the United States at the age of 21. St. Mark's, Woodbine, was his sponsoring parish when he went to Sewanee to study for Holy Orders. Ordained to the priesthood in January 2011, Sastre has been serving as a Hospice Chaplain while working with Tierra Sante, a bi-lingual Episcopal mission in Camden County. His first Sunday at the new call was August 2. For more information, see The Brunswick News article from this past weekend: Former math teacher embraces new role as rector The Celebration of New Ministry for Sastre as Rector will be Thursday, September 17 at 6 p.m. Behind Sastre in the Brunswick News photo above are St. Athansius' windows remembering the martyrs of the Civil Rights Movement with seminarian Jonathan Daniels at left and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at right and other martyrs memorialized in the central image of the cross.

Joining 26 other Episcopalians in a year of service, Mary Grace Benhase will serve this coming year with migrant works in Hong Kong as a part of the Young Adult Service Corps (YASC). The daughter of Bishop Scott and Kelly Benhase, Mary Grace's year of service follows her graduation from Syracuse University. 

 

Hong Kong is home to nearly 320,000 migrant workers, most of whom are women from the Philippines and Indonesia. Due to the law in Hong Kong and the tradition of treatment of migrant workers there, workers are often forced into debt bondage, exploited, or even abused. As an intern for HDH, she will work with migrant workers to evaluate their individual situations and with volunteer lawyers to empower and protect them from further mistreatment. 

 

Mary Grace says of this year with YASC, "Service has been an integral part of my life for as long as I can remember. As a life-long Episcopalian, I have been formed by both my church and my parents to value helping others and to be a force for good in this world."

 

At Syracuse University, Mary Grace studied International Relations with a focus on International Security and Diplomacy. She credits her classes at Syracuse with sparking her passion for human rights and as a part of that a passion for women's issues. This year of service in Hong Kong with the HDH will allow her to utilize both the theory and her passion.

 

As with others taking part in YASC, Mary Grace is expected to raise $10,000 before she leaves at the end of the summer. Before YASC buys her plane ticket, she must raise the first half of that amount. To make a donation, send a check made payable to the Diocese of Georgia noting that this is to support Mary Grace Benhase' YASC fund.

 

Representing 20 Episcopal Church dioceses the YASC members for the 2015-2016 term are placed in locations throughout the Anglican Communion. YASC is a ministry of the Episcopal Church for Episcopal young adults, ages 21 - 30, who are interested in exploring their faith in new ways by living and serving in communities around the Anglican Communion.  

 

The blog for her year-long journey of service helpinginhongkong.blogspot.com

The Church Pension Group (CPG) is hosting the Clergy Conference this September 27-29 and spouses as well as clergy are encouraged to attend. Learn how to secure your financial future and take steps toward a healthier lifestyle at this special conference. As with recent conferences, the meeting will begin with dinner on Sunday evening and will end with lunch on Tuesday (Draft Conference Schedule).

• You pay: $125 for a single attendee; $150 per couple (includes all meals and lodging for two nights)
• Reduced rate if you stay in the cottages, offsite, or camp
• Child and elder care costs may be reimbursed
• For financial assistance, please contact Katie Willoughby at kwilloughby@gaepiscopal.org prior to registering

Our one-year prayer cycle combines prayers for every congregation in the Diocese of Georgia with prayers for our ecumenical partners and for our Companion Diocese of The Dominican Republic. The 52 weekly prayers are available in one document: http://gaepiscopal.org/docs/oneyearprayercycle.pdf