Atlanta’s Sacred Heart Church was designated by the Vatican as a minor basilica this year — the first basilica in Georgia — the announcement came as the church celebrates its 130th anniversary. Select Read More and visit Sacred Heart on line for more about this friendly diverse congregation and to hear an interview with its Pastor Fr. T.J. Meehan.

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Jesus Christ is alive and well in our world and He has come to transform our world, one life at a time.
Visit LCR OnLine or come to 4814 Paper Mill Road in Marietta for the 8:30 a.m. traditional service or 11 a.m. for a contemporary service. Pastor Dave Helfrich has served LCR for the past 2 1/2 years and his sermons are available on video at the website. Explore the site for information about programs for adults, youth, and children and about the many outreach ministires with which LCR is involved.
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Roll of RCCA MEMBERS

Bible Study Children's Christian Formation Church Administration Infertility Creation Care Devotionals Disability Worship Seasonal Resources and more...

Select Read More for an ecletic assortment of resources for education, training, and other uses in congregations.

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Volunteering in Georgia Profile

The International Day of Peace September 21, 2009

The United Nations' International Day of Peace marked every year on September 21 is a global holiday when individuals, communities, nations and governments highlight efforts to end conflict and promote peace. Learn more about the day and what you can do at
Select Read More to learn about the day and for suggestions of how you might commemorate it- also a favorite peace poem written by Judyth Hill on September 12, 2001.

Sunday, September 19, Covenant Presbyterian Church

Is there a young person in your class or congregation who should be recognized and encouraged to use a God given talent to preach? Bring that young person with you to the September Pastors Breakfast Dialogue. Dr. Moody says, Gospel preaching is a vocation of public and social significance, a calling worthy of the very best and brightest of our young people. Young people called to preach are encouraged, supported, and mentored by the Academy of Preachers.

Regional Council of Churches Pastors Breakfast Dialogue

Candler School of Theology is hosting this breakfast of particular interest to young preachers, seminary students, and their pastors. Come to breakfast with Dr. Dwight Moody, Executive Director of Academy of Preachers, and hear about the 2011 National Festival of Young Preachers, plans to bring the festival to Atlanta, preaching camps, and several local events connected with the Academy of Preachers.
The doors will open at 7:15; breakfast will begin at 7:30. R.s.v.p. to ecarter@RCCAtl.org



The Formal Lounge (main level of Cannon Chapel) has been reserved from 9 – 11 a.m. for conversation with Dr. Moody after the breakfast.

The Rt. Rev. John Shelby Spong, liberal Chrsitian, critical thinker, provocative author and speaker, and bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Newark, New Jersey from 1978 to 2000, will lead a five-part program on Building a New Christianity for a New World, September 16-19, in Atlanta.

Updated August 24, see Read more for more...

Because you have faith, you can bring hope

Did you know there are over seventy different life threatening diseases where the only cure is a bone marrow or cord blood transplant?

A special invitation to congregations

Join Be The One Run to benefit patients who need a marrow transplant from an unrelated donor. More

The Georgia Supportive Housing Association presents Supportive Housing Advocacy Workshop

NOW is the moment in Georgia to reform the state's mental health system.
NOW is the moment to aggressively advocate for supportive housing for persons with mental illness, addiction, developmental disability, and HIV/AIDS!
Let’s pool our voices, and put our faith and skills into action.
This workshop will teach us how to be effective advocates.
Saturday, October 9, 2010, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Central Presbyterian Church
201 Washington Street, Atlanta 30303
(across from the state capital)

Select Read More for details and registration.

Georgia Interfaith Power & Light Launches Power Wise: Grants available for congregations of every faith to save money by saving energy

Rev. Dr. Margot Kässmann, the former head of the Protestant church in Germany, will be in residence at Emory University during the fall semester,...more

Faith Resources for Gulf Oil Disaster

Join National Council of Churches for Seeking God's Grace for Gulf: A Day of Worship, Reflection and Healing on October 3, 2010 at your congregation or in your community
Resources
Let them know if you will be participating at tedgar@nccecojustice.org
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Click on the logo to visit the website of this broad alliance of community leaders and organizations with the common goal of promoting a balanced approach to budget and revenue solutions that meet the short and long-term needs of our state and its people.

Why Tax Reform Matters.pdf

The Rev. Dr. Serene Jones to deliver Ann Evans Woodall Lecture

All Saints' Episcopal Church

November 11, 2010

A letter from The Co-Chairs, Board, and Staff Members of the Regional Council of Churches of Atlanta To Congregations in the Atlanta region. April 22, on the uncivil political climate in the United States.

Georgia Becomes The First State To Join The National 100,000 Homes Campaign

Labor Day Worship Resources

We gather this Labor Day weekend to celebrate the work that people do and the gift of work that God has given us. Several denominations and the National Council of Churches offer resources for worship and educational programs. Interfaith Worker Justice and the AFL-CIO sponsor the Labor in the Pulpits program on Labor Day weekend to raise awareness of the need for economic justice in our communities.

Select Read More for a selection of resources.

The Federal Trade Commission works with churches, community groups, and organizations to provide information that helps consumers protect themselves against scams and make wise buying decisions. Read more...

I’ve come to see that unquestioned... theology is almost like a bondage or prison – no freedom to form new ideas.
from a participant in the Certificate in Theological Studies at Metro State Prison for Women,

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Metro Atlanta Chapter Townhall Meeting

The Regional Council of Churches is a sponsor with FAMA, the Faith Alliance of Metro Atlanta, of the August 4 lunch time meeting focusing on the Georgia Domestic Violence Fatality Review Project. Not a captivating title but a significant finding in Georgia’s domestic violence fatality cases is the presence of faith communities in the lives or victims, abusers, and their families. Good intentions in counseling a potential abuser or victim are not enough. This luncheon is particularly appropriate for clergy and those who counsel families in a faith setting. A follow-up training will be offered. Host congregation is Ahavath Achim Synagogue, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW, Atlanta 30327. A kosher lunch will be available for $10. R.s.v.p. to worldpilgrims@bellsouth.net

Their rabbi was the closest advisor for a family who had recently immigrated to the U.S. Two months before the murder...

Call and Response

Information about copyrights for congregations from the Evagelical Lutheran Church in America Southeastern Synod Office. Associate in Ministry Jeanette Burgess is the author of this piece.

Real People, Real Needs

June 20 is World Refugee Day, a day to remember the millions in our world who have been forcibly uprooted ...

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Do you spend most of your day at your computer or sitting at a desk? Do you begin the day by checking your Email? If the days just get away and you find little time for prayer or meditation, visit some of these web sites designed for daily devotions. We have included the prayer site of the Irish Jesuits, Forward Day by Day, a group of Carmelites who pray over the news, and other interesting and inspiring sites. We would love to hear about your favorite on-line prayer site. Select Read More to find the sites.

A National Movement of Protestant, Roman Catholic, Orthodox and other Christian Women

Church Women United is a racially, culturally, theologically inclusive ecumenical Christian women’s movement, celebrating unity in diversity and working for a world of peace and justice.

Select Read More for informtion about the upcoming September 5, 2010, Service where all are welcome at Differently Enabled, Uniquely Challenged.

Faith Community Nursing – Whole Person Health

A Faith-based Educational Opportunity for Registered Nurses

Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church is Celebrating 190 Years

1820-2010

Wesley Chapel Methodist Church has served as a place of worship since the nondenominational Second Great Awakening swept through Georgia between 1790 and 1830. The number of Methodists in Georgia doubled to almost 20,000 during those years. Many Georgians converted to the evangelical denominations at outdoor revival services — camp meetings.
Select Read more for details of cemetery clean up and community worship and picnic

For Earth Day 2010 an Evening Prayer from the Greek Orthodox tradition

The Southeastern Institute on Chemical Dependency

Summer Institute

Haiti Select Read More for a list of reliable relief and charitable organizations at work in Haiti, many are faith-based. The underlined names are live links.

Looking for Work?

Select Read More for a list of career ministries in the area and Fulton county's Workforce Development services.
Some Good News about Jobs in Georgia

Safe America Foundation offers a number of different programs on teen driving safety and drivers education.

We believe that entire communities and the world can be transformed ...

L'Arche brings together people, some with developmental disabilities and some without, who choose to share their lives by living together in faith-based communities. The first L'Arche community in the United States was founded in 1972, and there are now 16 communities in the country. Friends of L'Arche Atlanta is poised to become the seventeenth.
Select Read More to read about L'Arche
and visit Faith&Light for information on the groups of people with developmental disabilities and their families and friends that met regularly to worship and celebrate.

Current Scholarship Opportunities

Dr. Gerald L. Durley and Dr. George B. Wirth were pleased to welcome a full house to breakfast with the Archbishop on April 15, 2010. If you were in attendance and would like a copy of the Archbishop's address on power and leaadership please call this office. (404)523-5554 ext 231.

R.s.v.p. to ecarter@rccatl.org

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Media-Savvy Online Bible Study Launched

21st Century Challenges in Sex Therapy

presented by Dr. William Stayton, Morehouse School of Medicine

Select Read More to read or download the flyer.

The 30-Minute Seminary Thursdays at 5:00 p.m. on AIB-TV

Prison Ministry and Renentry

In Progress

Godly Play

Juvenile Sexual Exploitation in Atlanta

A Future. Not A Past. Stop the Prostitution of Children in Georgia A Future. Not A Past.

Stop the Prostitution of Children in Georgia

Advocacy Update

AFutureNotAPast SB304 Testimony

Perfecting the Language
There's a committee substitute in the works for SB 304. It does not open the prostitution criminal code section at all but is an alternative way to connect child victims of commercial sexual exploitation with much needed restorative services. It instead charts a clear path for child sex trafficking victims through juvenile court, and recognizes the child s status as a victim of sexual exploitation. Revised language will ensure child victims are admitted into the statewide system of care, while preserving the child s eligibility for victim compensation funds.
What You Can Do
Please call the members of the Senate Judiciary Committee and ask them to support the Committee Substitute to Senate Bill 304 & bring it up for a vote soon! Names and Numbers at Read More

Legislative Update 2010 Legislative Priorities are located at Read More.

To Report any information about exploitation of children in our area

City of Atlanta Dear John Hotline 404-379-3602
Statewide Tip Line 404-577-8477
National Center For Missing and Exploited Children Hotline 1-800-THE-LOST

Hidden in Plain View:The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Girls in Atlanta Click on link for the Report commissioned by the Office of the Mayor.

As a national transportation center, Atlanta unwittingly provides a venue for child sexual forced labor. There are countless convenient ways to traffic children in and out of the city to be exploited by a revolving market of customers who travel to and from Atlanta for business and sporting events.

Help for Church and Synagogue Libraries

Counting All Souls

A Special message from Mayor Kasim Reed for leaders of faith congregations - download a palm card to print out at Reed-Census Palm >

Please encourage the members of your faith community to complete and mail back their 2010 Census forms.

Better roads. Better schools. Better healthcare. More than $400 billion in Federal funds will be dispersed to communities based on the Census. A complete and accurate count is critical to our community's getting irs fair share. This opportunity won't come along again for another 10 years! So it really is in our hands. Please take the time to complete the questions when the Census arrives in your mailbox in March. And help spread the word about how important these 10 simple questions - and 10 short minutes – are for our community.

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