Join us as we celebrate the baptism of our own Derek Layman! Derek's baptism will occur as part of our usual Tuesday night dinner and worship at 7:30 p.m. on February 13, 2007, the Feast of Absalom Jones.
This will be our very first baptism as a campus ministry! Share with us and with Derek as he is sealed by the Holy Spirit in Baptism and marked as Christ's own for ever.
For some folks, being a Christian means cutting themselves off from the world, immmersing themselves in "the rules," and finding endless clever ways to confront others with their Christianity.
But here at ECM, we think Christianity is about learning to live like Jesus. For us, that means trying our best to love all people (and we do mean all), walking in the way of peace, caring for all of Creation, and respecting the dignity of every human being ... just to name a few.
We admit that we're not always great at this. Nobody is. But that's why we have each other to help along the way. If you're looking for a place where you can just be you while journeying toward a life of faith, come join us for worship and a free meal. We meet Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. in Russell Union.
Got questions about the Episcopal Church? Father Matthew has answers ... and they're funny!
Father Matthew is a recently ordained priest who lives and works in Yonkers, NY. He's also a native of our very own Diocese of Georgia. Check out his hilarious blogs about life in the Episcopal Church. Find out why Jesus would have been a friend to strippers, what graphic novels have to do with the Gospel, and how to play Nintendo music on a church bell tower. You won't be the same.
The Episcopal Church has published a free booklet of daily meditations and prayers for each day during this season of Advent. Prepare yourself for Christmas with these short meditations written for students by students. Click here to download the guide.
"Wait... what the heck is Advent?" you might ask. Good question! Advent is an old word that means "arrival," and it's the span of time during most of December when we await and prepare for the arrival of the baby Jesus on Christmas Day.
Many people prepare by setting aside special time for prayer each day. It's sort of like taking time to clean your house and get it in order when you know you have an honored guest coming. When we welcome the child Jesus on Christmas day, we're welcoming the King of all Creation and the very Lover of our souls into our world.
You can use Advent as a way to prepare your own heart for the arrival of Creation's most honored guest. Who knows?... if you take the time to pray and prepare, you may just find that Christmas has a whole new meaning when it rolls around this year!
Due to the Fall Break at GSU, we won't meet for our normal Tuesday night dinner and worship on Tuesday, November 21. But be sure to come and see us in Russell 2073 one week later when we'll be back in full swing. Happy Thanksgiving!
By now you've probably seen the black and white TV ads like the one to the left. It's an ad for the ONE Campaign, a global effort to end extreme poverty and AIDS. What you may not know is that the Episcopal Church is very involved, and you can be, too. (Incidentally, Frank Griswold, our former Presiding Bishop, is in this commercial just before Pat Robertson.)
As the commercial says, they don't want your money; they just want you're voice. The truth is, we already have enough wealth in the world to eradicate extreme poverty; we just don't distribute it well. Did you know that the U.S. allocates less than ONE percent to fight global AIDS and poverty? If our government only increased that amount by ONE percent, we could halve global poverty by 2015. All it takes is our voices, our votes, and our vocations working together ... ONE-by-ONE.
To find out more about the Episcopal Church's involvement with the ONE campaign, click here.
