Sermon by The Rev. Dr. Charles F. Lomax, Jr. Recipe for Resistance Sunday, March 5, 2023 Let us bow in a word of prayer. Eternal and all-wise God, we give you thanks: for this day, for your goodness, for your mercy, and for your kindness. God, we are grateful to be gathered here today for this service, and we pray that your spirit and presence abide with us. Now, as we come to this preaching moment, pray that you
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resources for Children, March 2023 prepared by Alvin R. Blount Episcopal Diocese of East Tennessee Costs of items may vary depending on where they are purchased. Also, check with the Children’s Diversity & Justice Library, Tennessee Valley Unitarian Church, 2931 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN, for resources that circulate. Little Miss Curls: Positive Affirmations -Ariana Nycole Brown -paperback $17.23 -24 pages -independently published -2023 -description: This useful resource helps kids to learn daily, positive affirmations to
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resources for Youth, March 2023 prepared by Alvin R. Blount Diocese of East Tennessee Costs of items may vary depending on where they are purchased. Also, check with the Children’s Diversity & Justice Library, Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919 We Deserve Monuments -Jas Hammonds -Kindle $10.99 -hardcover $10.63 -384 pages -ages: 14-18 -Roaring Brook Press -2022 -description: Avery Anderson is uprooted during her senior year in Washington, DC, when she
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resources for Adults, March 2023 prepared by Alvin R. Blount Diocese of East Tennessee Hallelujah! The Welcome Table -Maya Angelou -Kindle $8.99 -hardcover $21.49 -paperback $20.49 -spiral-bound $43.93 -240 pages -Random House Trade Paperbacks -2007 -descriptions: In this cookbook, Angelou states that the preparation and sharing of good food played a central role in life from childhood to her travels and work. The best-selling author’s kitchen became a social center for her generous circle of friends
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Ash Wednesday 2023 The Rt. Rev. Brian L. Cole Diocesan House When Susan and I were first married, we lived in Black Mountain, North Carolina, and we decided our house needed some art. So, we drove down to Warren Wilson College. They were having an art show and you could purchase art. And we were newly married and eager to bring art into our home. We were looking separately, and then we arrived in front of the same amazing
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Hi, I’m Bishop Brian. This past Saturday, I was in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where I had a chance to give a couple of talks to the Anglican and Episcopal seminarians at Duke Divinity School. One of the topics related to the idea of staying put in the Benedictine rule, the idea of the vow of stability to be centered and grounded in a place. It’s a value that has shaped much of my ministry and thinking. It was well
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Sermon Copy 2023 Convention Eucharist Homily Friday, February 3, 2023, 5:00 pm, St. John’s, Johnson City Matthew 20:1-16 Dr. Alison Barton There’s a word that, in recent years, we Americans have adopted from the Germans – a word we lack in the English language, but one that speaks to a feeling we so closely identify with, here as much as in Europe, that we are willing to work our lips around the unfamiliar syllables and even spit a little
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resources for Children, February 2023 prepared by Alvin R. Blount Diocese of East Tennessee Costs of items may vary depending on where they are purchased. Also, check with the Children’s Diversity & Justice Library at Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919 for resources that circulate. Stacey’s Extraordinary Words -Stacey Abrams -Kitt Thomas, illustrator -hardcover, $10.44 -paperback, $12.95 -32 pages -ages 4-8 -Balzer + Bray -2021 -description: This debut picture book
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resources for Youth, February 2023 prepared by Alvin R. Blount Diocese of East Tennessee Maya Angelou: Diversity Makes for a Rich Tapestry -Donna Brown Agins -library binding, $4.94 -128 pages -ages 10 years and up -Enslow Pub Inc -2006 -description: This biography series features contemporary African Americans who are important role models for young people. Agins, D. B. (2006). Maya Angelou: Diversity Makes for a Rich Tapestry. Enslow Pub Inc. A Narrative of the Proceedings
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resources for Adults, February 2023 prepared by Alvin R. Blount Diocese of East Tennessee Costs of items may vary depending on where they are purchased. Faces at the Bottom of the Well: The Permanence of Racism -Derrick Bell -Kindle, $12.99 -hardcover, $33.00 -paperback, $17.99 -304 pages -Basic Books -2018 -description: Bell, a noted civil rights activist presents a radical vision of persistence of racism in America. These essays, with a new foreword by Michelle Alexander,
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