Sacred Ground Zoom Class Session
St. James’ to host Sacred Ground Dialogue Series on Race and Faith
New group begins Sept. 10 via Zoom
Sacred Ground, a film- and readings-based dialogue series on race and faith, will begin at St. James Church, Skaneateles, on Sept. 10. The 12-session series will be held twice a month via Zoom from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The series is free and open to the public.
Participants should register for the series by contacting the church office at 315-685-7600 or emailing hosts Meg Osborne (mhosborne7@gmail.com) or Kathy Ploufe (kathyploufe@yahoo.com) by no later than Sept. 7. Registered participants will receive a Zoom link via email to access the sessions.
Created by the national Episcopal Church, Sacred Ground creates space for difficult but respectful and transformative dialogue on race and racism. The series invites participants to walk back through our history and reflect on family histories and stories of the original inhabitants of the land that would later become the United States. The series also explores the history of the slave trade and its aftermath, which continues to impact race relations today. Additionally, the impact of immigration and the experiences of people of Asian/Pacific ancestry and their contributions to the American story are explored.
Sacred Ground holds as a guiding star the vision of Beloved Community – where all people are honored and protected and nurtured as beloved children of God, where we weep at one another’s pain and seek one another’s flourishing.
Join us and be transformed.
Session dates:
2024: Sept. 10 and 24, Oct. 8 and 22, Nov. 12 and 26, and Dec. 10.
2025: Jan. 14 and 28, Feb. 11 and 25, and Mar. 11.