Sacred Ground
A film-based dialogue series on race and faith
Sacred Ground is a film and readings-based dialogue series on race, grounded in faith. Small groups are invited to walk through chapters of America’s history of race and racism, while weaving in threads of family story, economic class, and political and regional identity.
The 11-part series is built around a powerful online curriculum of documentary films and readings that focus on Indigenous, Black, Latino and Asian/Pacific American histories as they intersect with European American histories.
Sacred Ground is part of Becoming Beloved Community, The Episcopal Church’s long-term commitment to racial healing, reconciliation, and justice in our personal lives, our ministries, and our society. Click here to learn more about Becoming Beloved Community from the Episcopal Church website.
The Sacred Ground series is open to all, and especially designed to help white people talk with other white people. 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. Click here to learn more about Sacred Ground from the Episcopal Church website.
The mission and justice committee is looking for parishioners who are willing, over the next year, to commit to attending and participating in these small group sessions with facilitators.
Circles 1 & 2 are currently meeting.
Circle 3 sessions will begin on Tuesday, February 27 and meets every other Tuesday evening through May 7th from 6:30 – 8:30 PM in the chapel..
This group is facilitated by Brenda Buescher. If interested in joining Circle 3, please click here to email Brenda Buescher. Registration deadline: February 23rd.
Why it is important for the Church to Discuss Race and Racism by Pamela A. Lewis
Over the last few years, race and racism have been much in the news, and as a country, we have been engaged in what is called a “national conversation” about these topics. While some have welcomed the conversation, others have asked, “Why does everything have to be about race?” . . . Read more