Sacred Ground Dialogue Circles Forming
Sacred Ground is a film-based dialogue series on race and faith that has made a tremendous impact in our community. Take two minutes to watch Presiding Bishop Michael Curry’s invitation to participate in Sacred Ground.
- Sacred Ground is a sensitive, prayerful resource that creates space for difficult but respectful and transformative dialogue on race and racism.
- It invites participants to walk back through history in order to peel away the layers that brought us to today, reflecting on family histories and stories, as well as important narratives that shape the collective American story.
- It 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.
Beginning the week of October 10, St. Michael’s will host dialogue circles on Wednesday evenings and Thursday afternoons. These groups will meet every other week, completing half of the 11 week curriculum in the fall, and resume in January after the holidays. Please register here to participate in a St. Michael’s Dialogue Circle. Additionally, The Diocese of Virginia will host online dialogue circles with participants from across the diocese beginning the week of September 11. You may register for one of those dialogue circles here. Please note: the content for the parish and diocesan offerings are identical. The participants—whether parish specific or diocesan wide—is the only difference. Please contact, The Rev. Beth Franklin with any questions.