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Cleaning Drive – Sunday, Feb. 5
8 a.m.–2 p.m. – The Girls Scouts hold a Cleaning Drive for refugees in Atlanta. This drive is a collection of simple, cheap household cleaning items for refugees to use…Christian, Jewish groups work to ‘reclaim the center’
Amid the cacophony of talking heads and pundits who turn conversation into battles, six Sandy Springs religious organizations are turning down the volume to engage in focused and serious debate.…
Church ‘pig-out’ marks holidays
They call it their “Epiphany pig.” Every January for the past 25 years or so, members of the Church of the Atonement, an Episcopal congregation in Sandy Springs, have gathered…
Magical music
Charles Dodge, a member of the Peachtree Road United Methodist Church and Peachtree Ringers, performs with handbells during the church’s annual Great Tree Lighting program on Dec. 4 in Buckhead.…
Christmas service at Sandy Springs synagogue called example for all
This Christmas, members of Holy Innocents’ Episcopal Church will celebrate the birth of their savior at Temple Sinai, a Jewish synagogue that’s literally Holy Innocents’ next door neighbor. On the…
Advent wreaths mark the weeks ‘til Christmas
Lyons Brewer stood back and admired his family’s newly assembled Advent wreath. “Look at that,” he said. “That is beautiful.” He leaned over to sniff the ring of newly cut…
Local churches practice faith through food banks
Around the Atlanta area, people of faith are keeping food banks stocked during a time of Thanksgiving that’s become a perpetual time of need. Along with the articles of clothing…
Ignatius House: After a half century, its original vision is complete
After 50 years, the final piece of a long-range plan fell into place recently when the Ignatius House community in Sandy Springs christened a new administration building. “What we’ve just…
Lesser-known Sukkot next on the Jewish holiday calendar
This fall, many Jews will be enjoying the outdoors while celebrating a holiday known as Sukkot. Sukkot is a seven day festival that is part harvest festival, part remembrance of…
Happy New Year
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, begins at sundown on September 28. Left to right, Barbara Levine, Helen Sharfstein and Marianne Nieman, residents of Sunrise at Huntcliff Summit in Sandy…
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