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Worship is an important part of life at Columbia Theological Seminary.
Tuesday, 4/16: Service of Word in honor of Creation, guest preacher: Jay Horton from Georgia Interfaith Power and Light (GIPL). Student leaders from SAGE (Shaping Attention to God’s Earth) participating as liturgists. More about Jay & GIPL:
Bio:
Jay Horton serves as the communication and marketing lead for Georgia Interfaith Power & Light (GIPL). At GIPL, Jay works to build the nonprofit’s brand and tell the story of both environmental injustice and hope in Georgia through creative writing and graphic communication. Before coming to GIPL, Jay worked in various communication roles with United Methodist churches across North Georgia including Roswell UMC, East Cobb UMC, and Atlanta First UMC. Jay is a certified candidate for ordained ministry in the United Methodist Church pursuing deacon’s orders. An alumnus of the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, he has a degree in Public Relations and a certificate in New Media Technologies. He also holds a Master of Divinity degree from the Candler School of Theology at Emory University, where he completed his thesis on “Digital Activism as Christian Mission.” Jay is happily married to Robert Jeremy Burns, a Clinical Nurse Specialist for the Wellstar Health System. They are fathers to their three-year-old pup, Magnolia June. When not working, Jay enjoys reading, running, traveling, and hanging out with his nieces.
About Georgia Interfaith Power & Light:
Georgia Interfaith Power and Light (GIPL) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that inspires and equips communities of faith to organize, implement practical climate solutions, and advocate across Georgia on issues of climate change, environmental justice, and community resilience. An affiliate of the national Interfaith Power and Light movement, GIPL envisions a Georgia where all people can flourish in a healthy environment, a stable climate, and resilient communities. Learn more at gipl.org!
Thursday, 4/18 at 10:10am: Service of Word in honor of Come See Columbia Day, Rev. Ann-Henley Nicholson preaching.
Friday, 4/19 in the SAGE Garden: Service of Word & Table in honor of Earth Day led by SAGE. Our preacher for this service is Courtney Anne Henry, winner of the 2024 Recipient of the Tom and Dabney Dixon Creation Care Sermon Prize. Please note: All directions to the garden and accessibility details about this service will be sent out on Wednesday.
Tuesday, 4/23: Service of Word led by the OWL team to celebrate this community and their work in service to CTS. Our preacher for this service is Liam Waya.
Friday, 4/26: Service of Word and Table led by the Introduction to Worship class. Please note: This is the last opportunity to take communion together for the semester.
Tuesday, 4/30: Service of Word & Blessing for CTS Graduates. Our preacher for this service is OJ Flowers.
Friday, 5/3: Service of Music & Testimony for CTS Graduates. This service will engage many voices – please come with yours!
Friday, 5/3 at 7pm in Harrington Auditorium: Back to the Text’s class performance for the CTS community of Tamar, Rahab, Ruth & Bathsheba: The Women of Jesus’ Genealogy.
Unless we let you know otherwise, all services will be livestreamed and available after the worship service on the Office of Worship Life YouTube channel.
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