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This is the third in our three-part Walking in Welcome Advent series. The program was released as a webinar in addition to this podcast episode. Webinar Recording: https://vimeo.com/307124206 Stay in Touch and Connect with Partners in Welcome We’d love to stay in touch with you and share details in the lead-up to our Partners in Welcome Web Portal Launch on February 28. Sign up here: http://bit.ly...

This is the second in our three-part Walking in Welcome Advent series. Some resources from the recording below: • Webinar Recording: https://vimeo.com/306804790 Upcoming Webinars Please register for the third webinars in the Walking in Welcome series: •Webinar #3: Partners in Welcome: Join Us On the Way, Dec. 18 at 12 pm Eastern. SIGN UP (register.gotowebinar.com/register/543…519029931523) Give th...

This is the first in our three-part Walking in Welcome Advent series. Some resources from the recording below: • Webinar Recording: https://vimeo.com/304853873 • Center for Applied Linguistics’ Cultural Orientation Resource Center (http://www.culturalorientation.net/) Upcoming Webinars Please register for the second and third webinars in the Walking in Welcome series: •Webinar #2: One Community’s...

Today on Hometown, Kendall and Allison speak with colleagues Alan Yarborough, from The Episcopal Church's Office of Government Relations, and Ashley Coleman, from New American Pathways in Atlanta, about civic engagement, voter registration, and non-partisan efforts to get out the vote. The conversation was recorded the afternoon of Monday, September 17. Later that day, Secretary of State Mike Pomp...

Listen to today’s episode – and pray with us. Pray, then act. Visit @theeppn on social media or advocacy.episcopalchurch.org to take action. Repost and share from our social media feeds. On Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, we are EMMRefugees. Use hashtags #Pray4Refugees and #RefugeesWelcome. episcopalmigrationministries.org/pray4refugees/ episcopalmigrationministries.org/blog/ Prayerfully conside...

Listen to today’s episode – and pray with us. Pray, then act. Visit @theeppn on social media or advocacy.episcopalchurch.org to take action. Repost and share from our social media feeds. On Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, we are EMMRefugees. Use hashtags #Pray4Refugees and #RefugeesWelcome. episcopalmigrationministries.org/pray4refugees/ episcopalmigrationministries.org/blog/ Prayerfully conside...

Listen to today’s episode – and pray with us. Pray, then act. Visit @theeppn on social media or http://advocacy.episcopalchurch.org to take action. Repost and share from our social media feeds. On Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, we are EMMRefugees. Use hashtags #Pray4Refugees and #RefugeesWelcome. https://episcopalmigrationministries.org/pray4refugees/ https://episcopalmigrationministries.org/bl...

Listen to today’s episode - and pray with us. Pray, then act. Visit @theeppn on social media or http://advocacy.episcopalchurch.org to take action. Repost and share from our social media feeds. On Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, we are EMMRefugees. Use hashtags #Pray4Refugees and #RefugeesWelcome. https://episcopalmigrationministries.org/pray4refugees/ https://episcopalmigrationministries.org/bl...

Today we begin a week-long vigil of prayer for refugees. Join us in this solemn act of solidarity and hope with our sisters and brothers, the world over, seeking safety, peace, and a place to call home. Listen to today’s episode - and pray with us. Pray, then act. Visit @theeppn on social media or http://advocacy.episcopalchurch.org to take action. Repost and share from our social media feeds. On...

Hi there, Hometown listeners! Allison and Kendall are back for a short mid-season pod episode - to give you updates on what’s happening with the refugee resettlement program and to share some opportunities to join EMM. Presidential Determination First, we discuss the presidential determination, which is the number, set annually by the president, of refugees allowed to be admitted to the country th...

Hometown is a podcast from Episcopal Migration Ministries. Be sure to subscribe – we’ll continue to release special episodes throughout the summer! Interview Today’s episode features an interview with Amanda Payne, Minister to Youth & Children at St. James Episcopal Church in Dallas. Amanda’s youth group is primarily composed of youth who were Karen refugees. Her ministry is powerful, her story is...

This morning, staff from Episcopal Migration Ministries gathered with hundreds of Episcopalians at the T. Don Hutto Residential Center, a for-profit facility detaining 512 women, many of whom are seeking asylum in the United States. Forty of the women inside are mothers who were separated from their children at the border. We prayed and we lamented. We are stirred to action and to advocacy. We wan...

Allison and Kendall continue to meet amazing people at General Convention who are sharing why they #SupportRefugees. On today's episode, you meet one of those people - Padre Alex Nagy, Priest Associate for Latino Ministries at St. Andrew's by-the-Sea Episcopal Church in San Diego, CA. Fr. Alex shares his own story and talks about his ministry today. SUPPORT EMM From now through July 13, we're runn...

Hometown is a podcast from Episcopal Migration Ministries. Be sure to subscribe - we’ll continue to release special episodes throughout the summer! Interview Today’s episode features an interview with our friends from Mad Priest Coffee. Join us and learn how Michael Rice dreamed up the idea to start a coffee business, his passion and mission for hiring refugees and giving back to the community, an...

On June 18, Episcopal Migration Ministries and The Episcopal Church’s Office of Government Relations hosted a conversation about the history and present of The Episcopal Church’s legacy of refugee welcome. Our present moment is not so unlike our past. In the 1930's and 1940's, the Church was galvanized to stand for refugees fleeing Nazi atrocities in Europe. Today, over 22.5 million children of Go...

We’re excited to release this bonus episode, featuring our conversation with The Rev. Chris Bishop, reflection author from Episode 10 (titled "A Home for All of Us"), as he shares more about his work with displaced Christian communities in Iraq. Learn about his organization, Stand with Iraqi Christians: http://standwithiraqichristians.org/ ------------------------------------- We also mention in t...

#RoyalWedding preacher reprise - Before Presiding Bishop Curry was known around the world as the Royal Wedding preacher, he, of course, was - and is! - the beloved Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church. Months ago, he was also our scripture reflection author for our Palm Sunday episode (look for “Precious Lord” in your podcast feed). Today we’re releasing a special post-Season 1 bonus episode t...

Hometown is a podcast from Episcopal Migration Ministries and is part of the Good Book Club. This is the last episode in Season 1! Stay subscribed - we’ll release special episodes throughout the summer, including from General Convention! Pentecost Sunday is the last day of this round of the Good Book Club. Scripture readings: Acts 27:13—28:44. Scripture reflection To close out the first season of...

Hometown is a podcast from Episcopal Migration Ministries and is part of the Good Book Club. This week’s Good Book Club scripture readings: Acts 21:27—Acts 27:12 Reflection author This week’s reflection comes from The Rev. Canon Dr. Michael Barlowe, Executive Officer of General Convention and Secretary of the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society. The Rev. Canon Michael Barlowe was appointed exe...

Hometown is a podcast from Episcopal Migration Ministries and is part of the Good Book Club. This week’s Good Book Club scripture readings: Acts 16:16-Acts 21:26 Reflection author This week’s reflection comes from The Rev. Gay Clark Jennings., president of the House of Deputies. The Rev. Gay Clark Jennings was elected president of the House of Deputies by her peers at the 77th General Convention o...

Hometown is a podcast from Episcopal Migration Ministries and is part of the Good Book Club. This week’s Good Book Club scripture readings: Acts 10:17-Acts 13:12. Reflection author This week’s reflection author is Julia Ayala Harris. Julia serves on the Executive Council of The Episcopal Church, served on the Task Force for Reimagining the Episcopal Church (TREC), and is on the Diocese of Oklahoma...

Hometown is a podcast from Episcopal Migration Ministries and is part of the Good Book Club. This week’s Good Book Club scripture readings: Acts 7:1 - Acts 10:16 Reflection author This week’s reflection author is The Rev. Christopher Bishop, Rector of St. Martin’s Church in the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania and Founder and President of Stand with Iraqi Christians. We hope you enjoy this week’s...

Hometown is a podcast from Episcopal Migration Ministries and is part of the Good Book Club. This week’s Good Book Club scripture readings: Acts 4:23 - Acts 6 Reflection author This week’s reflection author is The Rev. Canon Stephanie Spellers. Canon Spellers serves as the Presiding Bishop’s Canon for Evangelism, Reconciliation and Creation, helping Episcopalians to follow Jesus and foster loving,...

Happy Easter! Hometown is a podcast from Episcopal Migration Ministries and is part of the Good Book Club. This week’s Good Book Club scripture readings: Acts 1:1-Acts 4:22 Reflection author This week’s reflection author is The Rev. Canon Jason Lewis, the Canon for Congregational Vitality in the Diocese of Kentucky. Canon Jason serves chairs the Department of Mission and Evangelism and collaborate...

Hometown is a podcast from Episcopal Migration Ministries and is part of the Good Book Club. This Holy Week we are bringing you this special bonus episode to share a new song from Abraham Mwinda Ikando and a poignant interview with Emily Jones, the immigration attorney at Kentucky Refugee Ministries in Lexington. This episode added a new dimension to our Holy Week journey, and we hope it deepens y...