Today we celebrate the Ordination to the Sacred Priesthood of three men who said yes! "Ordination Day is like no other in the life of a priest and with each ordination I am reminded of my call to the priesthood and the profound gift of serving our Lord and his people. Join me in prayer as we welcome Deacons Sam Bass, Jakob Hurlimann and Fernando Ricaud to the priesthood. May the loving protection of the Blessed Mary, Mother of Priests, sustain them as they now begin their ordained ministry of te

Join us in celebrating 50 years of Women’s Ordination to the Priesthood. Throughout the rest of 2024, we will be profiling women clergy of The Diocese of Atlanta. The Rev. Edith Woodling was ordained as a Deacon in The Diocese of Atlanta in 1995. She served five parishes, starting at St. Anne’s, mentored by Eloise Lester. At the time of her ordination, she was Dean at Pace Academy, where she led an award-winning Service Learning Program. In 1999, she became the founding head of Christ Church Epi

Today marks 50 years of Women’s Ordination to the Priesthood in The Episcopal Church. We thank God for their leadership in our church! Follow along the remainder of 2024 as we profile women clergy of our diocese! #episcopal #ordination #jesus Watch in bio. | The Diocese of Atlanta