Transcript Hi. I’m Caroline Wood, Missioner for Youth and Young Adults. And I’m Alvin Blount, Diocesan Archivist and Head of Becoming Beloved Community initiatives. We want to express our deepest gratitude for those who contributed to the offering at the diocesan convention Eucharist held at St John’s Church, Johnson City, which was designated to the Trail of Tears pilgrimage. Thanks to your generosity, we are now able to offer the pilgrimage for $350 per participant, which is $100 less

Sister Hannah, Prioress of the Sisters of Saint Mary at Sewanee, recently wrote the diocese of East Tennessee highlighting the recently approved Sunday for Religious Life. Dear East TN Episcopal Family, Greetings from Sister Hannah, prioress-elect of the Sisters of St. Mary in Sewanee, TN. I am writing to share some exciting news – that General Convention approved establishing Religious Life Sunday on the third Sunday of Epiphany. This year that falls on Sunday, January 22nd. Monastics have a long history

“After all, are the ordinary mystics so rare, so unthinkable, that we must attribute this moment to an otherworldly being?” – from “Waffle House Mystic”, The Rev. Claire Brown The Rev. Claire Brown, Rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal in Athens, TN, reflects on the nature of mystics in this piece inspired by an interaction with a strange in the south’s favorite breakfast spot, Waffle House. Read more…

Feast Day of St Thomas Dec 21, 2022 Reflection by Ed Hochnedel Today we celebrate the Feast Day of St. Thomas. He is venerated not because he earned the epithet of “doubting Thomas”, but because he took his ministry well beyond the Roman Empire into India where he was martyred. He established churches there, and many referred to themselves as Thomas Christians. Sadly, I knew little of St Thomas other than the few references in the Gospel. As a disciple,