
BULLETIN
& WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS
September 6, 2026
Sunday the Holy Eucharist is celebrated at 8:30 and 11am. The 11am service will be livestreamed on our Facebook page and remains available there.
Nursery Services: Infants and toddlers through three years old are invited to gather on the playground or downstairs in Claiborne Hall. Cara Kitzrow supervises the nursery.
Morning and Evening prayer services: are held at 8:30 and 4:45pm, Monday through Thursday in the sanctuary.
Sunday September 6 is CAC Pantry Sunday. To continue serving our neighbors, CAC is in need of bread, cereal, canned tuna, baby diapers (size 6), feminine hygiene products, and toilet paper. for this month’s Pantry Sunday collection. The Community Action Committee is more than a food pantry as it strives to meet the basic human needs of those living in crisis in and around Sewanee. Neighbors can visit Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM to receive weekly groceries and inquire about assistance with utility expenses. To learn more about CAC services, call (931) 598-5927.
Sunday Forum: Robin Bates will discuss how it is that stories can reconfigure lives. Citing an observation from Game of Thrones—"There’s nothing in the world more powerful than a good story. Nothing can stop it. No enemy can defeat it”—Dr. Bates will explore instances of literary works changing human behavior and invite attendees to share their own experiences.
The talk is part of this year’s “Narratives That Transform” Sunday Forum series. It will take place 9:45-10:45 at Kennerly Hall.
Robin Bates is an Emeritus Professor of English at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. In retirement Bates returned to Sewanee, where he grew up in a book-rich household, and has written books on How Beowulf Can Save America and Better Living through Literature: How Books Change Lives and (Sometimes) History. He currently heads the Friends of the Library and is responsible for a weekly poetry column in the Sewanee Messenger.
Next week: The next Sunday, Sept 13, is the Rector’s Forum. Rob Lamborn will talk about “Asia Minor in the New Testament,” drawing on his recent travel in Turkey.
Labor Day: The church offices will be closed on Monday September 7 in observance of the holiday.
Earthquake and Flood Relief — Disaster relief efforts are coordinated by Episcopal Relief & Development (episcopalrelief.org). ERD is a trustworthy charity that provides aid for disasters worldwide.
September Book Study – Green Worlds of C. S. Lewis
by John Gatta, illustrated by Mary Gatta
Tuesdays 5:30-6:30
Brooks Hall Sept 8-29
Please bring a drink or snack to share.
From Robert MacSwain’s blurb on the back cover: “C. S. Lewis is well known for taking his readers on fantastic journeys to other planets like Mars and Venus, other universes like Narnia and Charn, and even to Heaven and Hell. John Gatta shows us that an important motivation behind Lewis’s otherworldly imagination was a deep concern for protecting the health of the plants, animals, and landscapes of Earth. Readers of Lewis are thus encouraged to embrace his own incarnational eco-theological vision and inhabit this planet accordingly.”
EfM Path: registering now: To join our seminar, simply use our cohort registration link: https://engage.theology.sewanee.edu/register/participant_registration_form?form_group_id=5554
Bishop Deon Johnson’s essays as the Spiritual Sojourner for EfM Path 26–27: Following Jesus views discipleship as a life shaped by love, community, and a commitment to justice. His compelling texts emphasize that following Jesus begins with curiosity, grows through vocation and is sustained through community, worship, and shared practices. It moves beyond personal faith into active participation in God’s work of liberation, calling believers to embody love, confront injustice, and become sources of hope, healing, and transformation in the world. For questions contact Wendy Prothro Howard at: wendyprothrohoward@gmail.com
The Sewanee chapter of the Society of the Companions of the Holy Cross meets the 2nd Saturday of the month during the school year. Open to all Christian women, Companions are united under a common rule of prayer, thanksgiving, and simplicity of life. Social justice, peace, the unity of all people, and environmental responsibility are special concerns. This year, the chapter will be reading and discussing Following the Call, Living the Sermon on the Mount Together. Chapter members are largely based in the Sewanee and Chattanooga areas, and meetings are split between the two. The first meeting of the year, on September 12, will be held on Lookout Mountain. For more information see Mary Blount, Beth Chamberlain, Phebe Hethcock, Susan Holmes, or Mary Priestley (mpriestley0150@gmail.com).
Thurmond Library Book Sale: The four-day sale, which is primarily self-serve runs from Friday, Sept. 4, to noon on Monday, Sept. 7, opening at 8 a.m. and closing about 6 p.m. Hardbacks will cost $2 each or three for $5 while paperbacks will cost $1 each or three for $2. Cash or check is preferred since an IOU is the only form of credit available.

