Issue No. 44 | December 2024
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| Sewanee Seeking Chaplain and Dean of All Saints' Chapel |
Could you or someone you know be Sewanee’s next University chaplain and dean of All Saints’ Chapel? This key leadership role involves guiding worship and teaching, fostering inclusivity and community, and supporting environmental and financial stewardship. The chaplain will connect Sewanee’s Episcopal heritage with its aspirations, serving as a vital resource for students and the entire University community.
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| Time is running out to make a gift for the 2024 calendar year!
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Book Event with The Rt. Rev. Dr. Jake Owensby
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Join us in the Samuel T. Lloyd Forum in Hamilton Hall or via livestream on Thursday, January 16, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. Central Time for a reading by the Rt. Rev. Dr. Jacob Owensby, University Chancellor, from his latest book: "A Full-Hearted Life: Following Jesus in This Secular Age".
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Planned Giving Webinar with Allison Cardwell |
Join Sewanee's Director of Gift & Estate Planning on Thursday, January 23, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. central for an informative session about estate planning and other types of planned giving. This information will help parish clergy discuss these opportunities with their parishioners as well as think about their own charitable opportunities.
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Where Are We Going in 2025? |
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Are you attending EPN in Kansas City?
Our Sewanee Reception will be Wednesday, February 26.
Be on the lookout for more info in the new year!
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EPISCOPAL CAMPS & CONFERENCE CENTERS ANNUAL CONFERENCE
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We are excited to be a sponsor for ECCC's annual conference that takes place February 2-7, 2025.
If you're attending, come stop by our table!
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DIOCESAN CONVENTIONS - We need your help!
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Are you attending your Diocesan Convention in early 2025? Are you willing to help represent Sewanee?
Email Mary Catherine at mcalexan@sewanee.edu if you are able to help with this important effort.
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Save the Date: Alumni Retreat | Registration Opens in January |
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Our fourth annual Easter Week Alumni Retreat will be held Monday, April 21 - Friday, April 25, 2025 at the beautiful Rivendell Spiritual Center. This retreat offers School of Theology alumni a chance to relax and recharge after the busyness of Advent, Christmas, Lent, Holy Week, and Easter. Programming is minimal and all completely optional but can include daily worship with the seminary community, hikes, spiritual direction, centering prayer, and more. See last year's schedule here.
Registration includes 4 night stay at Rivendell and several meals. Bring a spouse at a discounted rate!
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*click on the photos below for more information.
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The Rev. Lucas Crossland, C'18, T'23, is Rector of Church of Our Saviour, Rock Hill, SC
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| The Rev. Victor Hailey, T'09, is Rector of St. Paul's by the Sea, Jacksonville Beach, FL
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*click on the photos below for more information.
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| The Rev. Suzanne Freeman Tubbs, T'99
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Anne Griffin, P'84. Anne lived in Sewanee for 61 years and is the dear spouse of the Reverend William A. Griffin, professor of Old Testament at the School of Theology, for 29 years.
Funeral details will be shared when available.
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Memorial Gifts are a special way to honor and remember those who have impacted your life while also supporting future church leaders who will impact others for generations to come!
~ CLICK HERE TO MAKE A MEMORIAL GIFT TODAY ~
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*To submit an opening for a future newsletter, reply to this newsletter with the link and/or additional information.
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Chaplain, Armed Forces and Federal Ministries
- Assistant/Associate Rector for Children, Youth, & Families, St. Martin's in the Fields, Atlanta, GA
- Assistant, Trinity Ecumenical Parish, Moneta, VA
- Assistant/Associate Rector, St. Christopher's, Carmel, IN
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Associate Rector & Campus Chaplain, St. Alban's Westwood, Los Angeles, CA
- Rector, Christ Church Monticello, FL
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Stay in Touch with the Community |
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Our seminarians need your support to go into the world unencumbered by debt, free to live into their ministries, sharing the good news wherever God is calling them.
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