“Faith and Food: A Christian Ethical Response to Food Injustice”

“Faith and Food: A Christian Ethical Response to Food Injustice”

How can we align the daily act every one of us does – eating food – with our core faith-based values of social justice, animal welfare, environmental protection, and health? Theologians and food activists will explore this challenge in a special Earth Day program at St. Alban’s Church. Keynote speaker will be Rev. Dr. Christopher Carter, whose book The Spirit of Soul Food: Race, Faith, and Food Justice merges a history of Black American foodways with a Christian ethical response to food injustice. Other speakers will be the Rev. Melanie Mullen (Director of Reconciliation, Justice, and Creation Care for The Episcopal Church); Aysha Akhtar, M.D. (neurologist, animal welfare activist, author); parishioner Mary Beth Albright (journalist, author, food expert); chef Todd Gray & Ellen Kassoff Gray (co-founders, Equinox Restaurant); Pamela Hess (Executive Dir., Arcadia Center for Sustainable Food & Agriculture); Danielle Nierenberg (President, Food Tank); Sara Polon (co-Founder & CEO, Soupergirl); and the Rev. Derrick Weston (Creation Justice Ministries).
Attendance is free of charge but pre-registration is required to receive lunch. Nursery care and children’s programs will be available. St. Alban’s is at 3001 Wisconsin Avenue NW. The program will also be live-streamed.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, EMAIL MERY MONTENEGRO, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS, ST. ALBAN’S CHURCH OR CALL 202-363-8286.

An Evening with Daryl Davis – Race Relations Call to Action

An Evening with Daryl Davis – Race Relations Call to Action

Daryl Davis will join us at Transfiguration Church to share his experiences of dismantling racism and to offer a powerful call to action.

Daryl is an international recording artist, who has performed with the greatest artists in the music industry. He is also a lecturer, author, and race reconciler who has confronted racism at the most personal level for decades.

Daryl’s impassioned presentations feature stories of dramatic encounters and amusing anecdotes. They empower the audience to confront their own prejudices and overcome their fears.

We hope you will join us for this special event! Daryl Davis is truly a prophetic voice, for such a time as this.

Tell Me The Truth about Racism

Tell Me The Truth about Racism

Tell Me the Truth About Racism is a story that frames racism through the lens of Christian faith for children aged 5-12. Leaders Will Bouvel and Jen Holt Enriquez, first built the foundation of this work in Lent 2021 to teach to children at churches in the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago. Soon thereafter they began training other Christian formation leaders to do this work in their own churches.

Tell Me the Truth About Racism is respected throughout the church and received a Becoming the Beloved Community grant from the Episcopal Church. The entire training is 7 sessions. This 2-hour workshop, sponsored by the Episcopal Diocese of Washington is an opportunity to learn more about the training and to discern if it is a good fit for your community.

The workshop takes place at Diocesan Church House on Tuesday, January 17, 2023 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Lunch will be provided. The event is free and open to all. Registration is required. You can register on the learning hub here or at learn.edow.org.

The Meaning of Matthew

The Meaning of Matthew

“The past several years have reminded me that there are many people who don’t know much about Matthew’s story despite the close connection here at the Cathedral.” – Rev. Patrick L. Keyser, Priest Associate National Cathedral

The Meaning of Matthew is more than a retelling of horrific injustice that brought the reality of inequality and homophobia into the American consciousness. It is an unforgettable and inspiring account of how one ordinary woman turned an unthinkable tragedy into a vital message for the world.

Join the LGBTQIA Alliance for a discussion of Judy Shepard’s book “The Meaning of Matthew: My Son’s Murder in Laramie, and a World Transformed.” Lead by The Rev. Patrick L. Keyser, Priest Associate.

This is a hybrid event available both online via Zoom or in person at National Cathedral’s Library. Free Registration: tinyurl.com/TheMeaningOfMatthewS

We Said We Needed Shoes…and We Got Shoes

We Said We Needed Shoes…and We Got Shoes

As migrants arrived on buses from Texas and Arizona, many came wearing tattered or worn-out shoes. The folks welcoming them let the EDOW Refugee Response Team know of the need–and when word went out, shoes piled in from across the Diocese with parishes from far and wide responding with overwhelming abundance. From St. Andrew’s in southern Maryland, to St. Thomas, St. John’s Broad Creek, and St. Barnabas in Prince George’s County, to St. John’s Olney, Norwood, Good Shepherd, Grace Episcopal, and Redeemer in Montgomery County, and other parishes in the District who graciously dropped off shoes, the call was answered!

As we enter colder weather season, we need more locations for dropping off and sorting shoes, clothes, and other supplies. Parishes in the District are stepping up and we expect to be hosting more sites where we can clothe and support those arriving in our area. The immediate need is for gently used or new shoes for children and men (size 9 or smaller), coats for all, and backpacks.

For information on where to drop them–or if your parish would like to become a drop off location–please contact the Refugee Response Team.

Each week a list is shared from the RRT about what is needed in our area. The RRT also shares information on what is happening and how to support all migrants across our region.

Thank you to everyone who has given so generously. The need remains and we’re grateful for continuing support.