MDI Episcopal Sacred Ground Winter/Spring 2021

MDI Episcopal Sacred Ground Participant Details

Winter/Spring 2021

Registration is required.   Please contact Jayne or Gail.

Circle Gatherings

• • For the MDI Episcopal Community
  • Co-facilitated by Gail Leiser and Jayne Ashworth
  • 10 circle discussion gatherings via Zoom
  • About every two weeks on the 2nd Tuesday of the month AND the 4th Tuesday of the month
  • Begins on Tuesday, January 26, 2021.
  • Ends on June 8, 2021.
  • Circle will gather via Zoom about 5:55 p.m.
  • Discussion for the week’s topic will begin promptly at 6:05 p.m.
  • Discussion typically takes about 1.5 hours, but participants should reserve two hours per session (until 8 p.m.) in case a discussion runs long.

  
  
  Participants

  • Do readings and watch videos from Internet on-their-own in preparation for each circle discussion gathering.
  • Materials typically take as much as 90 minutes for video/film watching and about 35 minutes for reading per session.
  • The preparation time is in addition to participation in the discussion circle via Zoom.
  • Materials are all available on the Internet.
  • Links to the materials for a specific week will be shared with participants about 9 days before each gathering.
  • Some of the readings are from two books.
  • Each person in the circle is encouraged to have a copy of each of these books:
    * Waking Up White: And Finding Myself in the Story of Race by Debby Irving
    * Jesus and the Disinherited by Dr. Howard Thurman.
  • If you want to participate and cannot afford a book, please contact the Rev. Stephen Muncie to request a copy of the books.
    

Please see the information included in the announcement of Sacred Ground from your parish for details on how to contact Jayne, Gail, or Steve.