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2012 Holy Smoking BBQ

 

Super Bowl BBQ from the Deacons of the Diocese of Atlanta 

Buy your Super Bowl BBQ from the Deacons of the Diocese of Atlanta!
Slow-smoked over pecan and hickory wood, this southern style barbeque will melt in your mouth. Carefully prepared, watched over and, if requested, delivered by the deacons of our diocese, each one will provide a great addition to your Super Bowl Party.  At the same time, each sale will yield $20 for the Church of the Common Ground.

Support our deacons and Common Ground by purchasing your main meal for Super Bowl Weekend, February  1-2, 2013.  Purchase online below between January 5 and January 25.  The cost is $45 for a whole, cooked pork butt which feeds 12-15 people.  If you like, the BBQ freezes extremely well, so buy now, feel good about your donation, and have food in the freezer for your next gathering. Share the news!

Photo Credit: Beth King

The Church of the Common Ground is a worshiping community of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta which provides support for the spiritual, social, emotional and physical needs of Atlanta's unhoused men and women.

Our weekly outdoor worship service, morning prayer services, bible studies, and foot clinic provide community, inspiration and healing to housed and unhoused men and women. We believe that re-establishing connection, trust, and faith is important spiritual work that empowers and transforms individuals and promotes healing and wholeness. For more information click here to go to their website.

So join in supporting our deacons and the ministries of the Church of the Common Ground by purchasing some of the best barbeque around.  

Order Information: 

All orders must be placed online. The way to do it is to register and pay for your purchase online by clicking here. 

 You must pay for your purchase by credit card or by a direct withdrawal from your checking account.  This is the safe and secure system that the Diocese of Atlanta uses for many of their registration events. 

 

Deacon's Famous Holy Smoking BBQ!

Support Emmaus House and Send Kids to Camp!

Emmaus House Summer Camp

Purchase your summer BBQ from the Deacons of the Diocese of Atlanta 

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Pick up on Friday, June 8 at St. Peter & St Paul's in Marietta!

 

Remember the pork butt sale back during the Super Bowl?

Well it's back !  Slow-smoked over pecan and hickory wood, this southern style barbeque will melt in your mouth. This summer's offerings will include:

Whole chicken that feeds 4 - $25

Whole slab of slow smoked St. Louis Ribs that feeds 3 - $30

Deacon's Famous Smoked Pork Butt that feeds 12 - $40

Proceeds will benefit the Episcopal Community Center at Emmaus House, to help send kids to the summer camp program.

So join in supporting our deacons and Emmaus House this summer by purchasing some of the best barbeque around.  The way to do it is to register and pay for your purchase online by clicking here. 

You can make your choices and amounts and pay for your purchase by credit card or by a direct withdrawal from your checking account.  This is the safe and secure system that the Diocese of Atlanta uses for many of their registration events. 

All orders must be placed by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, June 4 -- no exceptions!

Items should be picked up at the Episcopal Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, 1795 Johnson Ferry Rd., Marietta, GA 30062 on Friday, June 8, between 3:00 and 8:00 p.m.  

For information on the barbeque offer, please contact Deacon Chip Faucette at 770-361-5971 or at: cfaucette@earthlink.netcfaucette@earthlink.net

About the Emmaus House Summer Camps

Camp Mikell

Day Camp - each summer, Emmaus House hosts a free 7 week day camp for 125 – 150 elementary students and ends with a four night visit to Camp Mikell in the North Georgia mountains.  We also offer an arts based camp for a small group of middle schoolers.  Registration occurs in early May for both programs.




Details:
 

Emmaus House hosts a summer day camp at D.H. Stanton Elementary school for 150 neighborhood children in kindergarten through fifth grade.  Our goal is to provide memorable camp experiences that are safe, help to reduce summer learning loss, connect kids to nature, expose kids to cultural institutions, offer physical activities, and include healthy nutritious food.  Since our earliest days, Emmaus House has been providing safe and enriching summer experiences at no cost to children in Peoplestown who otherwise would be left at home unsupervised.  Children comprise a third of the neighborhood and the majority of those under six live below the poverty line in single parent households.  Fulton County’s Division of Family and Children Services also reports that our zip code has the highest rates of child neglect in the county.  The camp operates June to July and concludes with a three night stay at Camp Mikell.  For most of our campers this is their only opportunity to travel outside of the city.

Holy Smoking BBQ - 2011

A Barbecue Festival from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, June 4, was held at the Episcopal Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Marietta, featured a 1 p.m. "Best Barbecue" judging by Bishops Alexander, Whitmore and retired Bishop don Wimberly. The event raised funds for the summer camp program at Emmaus House.

Photos from Common Ground, "Common Soles" for the Vets

The Good News from the Deacons is that over $9000 was raised for the work of the Ministries of Common Ground. Over the next couple of weeks, we will be showcasing the work they do on this blog.

To begin, Common Ground held a special "Common Soles" for any one has served in the military held at the Gateway Center on Pryor Street in Downtown Atlanta.

Then [Jesus] poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples' feet and to wipe them with the towel that was tied around him. … And he said to them, "You also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have set you an example …"
—John 13: 5, 12, 14-15

The "Common Soles" Clinic is held each Monday afternoon from 2:30-4:30PM. During the winter it is usually held at the Gateway Center. March through November it is held in a parking lot near Trinity Ave. and Peachtree Street.

For more photos, click here

Super Bowl Holy Smoking BBQ!

Support the Church of the Common Ground!

 

Buy your Super Bowl BBQ from the Deacons of the Diocese of Atlanta!

Slow-smoked over pecan and hickory wood, this southern style barbeque will melt in your mouth. Carefully prepared, watched over and, if requested, delivered by the deacons of our diocese, each one will provide a great addition to your Super Bowl Party.  At the same time, each sale will yield $20 for the Church of the Common Ground. If you prefer, you can pick up your order at Holy Innocents Episcopal Church, 805 Mt. Vernon Highway NW, Atlanta. GA 30327.

Support our deacons and Common Ground by purchasing your main meal for Super Bowl Weekend, February 4-5, 2012.  Purchase online below between January 3 and January 27.  The cost is $40 for a whole, cooked pork butt which feeds 12-15 people.  If you like, the BBQ freezes extremely well, so buy now, feel good about your donation, and have food in the freezer for your next gathering. 
Share the news!  Print a flyer for others to see by clicking here.

If you would like to donate BBQ to one of our diocesan missions, please note this on the order form and the deacons will deliver it, fully cooked, to either Holy Comforter or Emmaus House.


Please note:  In case of inclement weather, the BBQ will be cooked the following weekend, Feb 10 - 12, 2012
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