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Preaching Baptism Year Round
No full textThis paper both advocates and provides impetus and resources for preaching Baptism and The Baptismal Covenant throughout the year. People need to hear sermons on baptisms more often than when baptisms occur because first of all most Episcopal Churches are so small they do not have many baptisms and secondly, our service of Holy Baptism conveys far more meanings for baptism than can be covered in one or four sermons or one class. There is also a significant diversity of theological understandings of Baptism (See chapter on “Theologies of Baptism.”) which reinforces the need to cover many bases over many Sundays, seasons and years. Preaching Baptism on Easter, Pentecost, All Saints and The Baptism of Our Lord are BCP appropriate Sundays can cover much of those bases and sermons for those Sundays are included. Preaching on Baptism more often will also enhance the people’s understanding of the importance of baptism and its meanings. Resources such as the sample sermons, theologies of baptism and suggested times and seasons and reasons for preaching Baptism are provided.Prof. Bill Brosen
The Integration of the Episcopal Day School of Christ Church, Pensacola: A Local History of Race
Get PDFIn 1966, the Episcopal Day School of Christ Church Parish accepted its first African American student, Robert Joseph, into kindergarten. This project surveys the history of race in Pensacola through the colonial era highlighting the particular diversity of the city. The situation for African Americans in Pensacola deteriorated after 1890, with the introduction of Jim Crow laws and discrimination typical of a city of the American South. The decision to integrate Episcopal Day School in 1966 was in the context of the local civil rights movement and the legal push for the integration of the public school system. The history of Christ Church is included with an emphasis on race and the church’s attempts at education. Finally, the decision to integrate the school is considered, with attention given to the role of the rector, the Reverend Beverly Madison Currin, and the Joseph family.Professor Benjamin John Kin
