Sacred Ground Diocesan Online Group

Sacred Ground Diocesean Online Group

When: Two Tuesdays a month, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM, Beginning Feb 4
February 4 – June  17: Feb 4, Feb 18, March 4, March 18, April 1, April 15, April 29, (2 weeks in a row) May 6, May 20,  June 3, June 17

Register here

The Diocese of North Carolina offers Sacred Ground as part of its commitment to Racial Justice. 
Have you wanted to offer Sacred Ground for your church but wanted to experience it first? Have you been looking for a group, but the schedule hasn't worked? 

This is your chance to experience the program. 

You will meet others committed to this work, participate, and learn from the program. And our hope is that many participants will go on to facilitate programs at their church. Sacred Ground Facilitator training will be offered in August for those starting groups in the fall or winter.
Registration is open until January 31 or until the class fills.  If the class fills, we will keep a waiting list.


Who:
•    People who have not taken Sacred Ground and may want to facilitate
•     People who want to explore their faith and racial justice

What:
•    11 – Bi-Weekly Sessions
•    90 Minutes
•    Readings, 2 Core Books, and Film and Spiritual Practices
The two core books for the class are "Waking Up White” by Debby Irving and "Jesus and the Disinherited" by Howard Thurman. If you need the Diocese to order these books for you, please tell us which books you need in the registration form.

When: Two Tuesdays a month, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM  , Beginning Feb 4
February 4 – June  17: Feb 4, Feb 18, March 4, March 18, April 1, April 15, April 29, (2-weeks in a row) May 6, May 20,  June 3, June 17

Where: Online Via Zoom
You will receive materials and a zoom link about a week before the course begins.

How:  Participants are invited to peel away the layers that have contributed to the challenges and divides of the present day – all while grounded in our call to faith, hope and love.

•    Sacred Ground is a sensitive, prayerful resource that creates space for complex but respectful and transformative dialogue on race and racism.
•    It invites participants to walk back through history to peel away the layers that brought us to today, reflecting on family histories and stories, as well as essential narratives that shape the collective American story.
•    It holds as a guiding star the vision of beloved community – where all people are honored and protected and nurtured as beloved children of God, where we weep at one another’s pain and seek one another’s flourishing.

Here is the link for more information on Sacred Ground: https://www.episcopalchurch.org/sacred-ground.

For more information, contact Jenny Beaumont, Missioner for Adult and Lifelong formation, [email protected]