JOURNEY TO JUSTICE MINISTRY
“Will you strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the dignity of every human being? I will, with God’s help.”
—Paragraph 8, BCP, page 305
Utilizing resources from multiple sources — the National Episcopal Church, our Diocese, scholars, community, and others — we strive, by engaging our parish in education, conversation, and action, to further the understanding of the roots of injustices
within our society and discern how the Gospel calls us to respond.
We invite all to join us and hope that volunteers will grow on this journey through work that fulfills our baptismal covenant.
Monthly Zoom Meeting
Tuesday, June 9 | 5 p.m.
AGENDA
Sacred Ground at St. Michael's 2026-27
Local Pilgrimages
National Pilgrimages
Strategic Planning Meeting Sunday, August 16
PRIORITIES FOR 2026
Race and housing justice
Sacred Ground continuous offering / institutionalization
Civil Rights pilgrimage (planning for potential 2025 trip)
COMMITTEE LEADERSHIP
Steering Committee Co-Chairs: George Hodge and Cathy Kimble
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Edmund Pettus Bridge
Social Justice Pilgrimage
Tuesday, November 10 – Friday, November 13
Montgomery & Selma
We will visit places made sacred by people inspired by God to respect the dignity of every human being and make the world a more just and better place. Organizers: Ruth Thurmond Scott | Hayden Constance | Mary Reca Todd for St. Michael’s Journey to Justice Ministry.
Sacred Ground: A Film-Based Dialogue Series on Race & 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.”
There are 11 weekly sessions held on Thursday evenings. Limited to 10 participants. To register or for more information contact George Hodge, co-facilitator.
SCHEDULE
All sessions are in-person at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church.
Session 0: "American Creed" — A 3-part film and dialogue (open to everyone)
Sundays 11:10 a.m. | September 6, 13, & 20 | Conference Room
Sessions 1 through 6
Thursdays 6-7:30 p.m. | Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, & Nov. 5 | Parlor
Sessions 7 through 11
Thursdays 6-7:30 p.m. | Jan. 7, 14, 21, 28, & Feb. 4 | Parlor
RESOURCES AND PAST EVENTS
Sept. 25, 2022 — Matt Ellinwood, director of the NC Education and Law Project of the NC Justice Center.
Faith Communities and the Fight for Education Equity in North Carolina
READING LIST
Waking up White by Debby Irving
I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown
The Cross and the Lynching Tree by James H. Cone
Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Davis
LITURGY + JUSTICE
Check out the “Liturgical Season Social Justice Calendar” to see how our Church seasons and social justice work overlap.
