MLK Jr. March 2024

Dearborn YMCA 321 N. Warren St., Mobile, AL, United States

An Invitation from Wade in the Water Please join us for the 34th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. March Monday, January 15, 12 NOON at the Dearborn YMCA, 321 N. ... Read more

An Intro to the Iona Community: Ran Nisbett

All Saints Parlor 151 S. Ann Street, Mobile, AL, United States

Join us as we conclude our study of Sacred Earth, Sacred Soul: Celtic Wisdom for Reawakening to What Our Souls Know and Healing the World and welcome a member of the Iona ... Read more

Carnival in Alabama: Chapter 1

All Saints Parlor 151 S. Ann Street, Mobile, AL, United States

During this Mardi Gras season, All Saints and Open Table adult education class will read Isabel Machado's new book, Carnival in Alabama: Marked Bodies and Invented Traditions in Mobile. This week, we will read and discuss chapter 1, "Official Narratives, Origin Myths, and Tradition Invention." You can find a pdf of the reading here.

Sharing Our Journey: Christianity after Religion, Chapter 2

All Saints Chapel 151 S Ann Street, Mobile, AL, United States

Join us as we chime the hour, light the Christ candle, and share our spiritual journeys. We are excited to begin a new book study during our “sermon time,” Christianity After Religion by Diana Butler Bass. This week we will read and discuss Chapter 2, “Questioning the Old Gods.” Worship will be led by Steve and ... Read more

Wade in the Water 2024 Kickoff

All Saints Stirling Hall 151 South Ann St, Mobile, AL

Join the combined congregations of All Saints Episcopal and Bethel AME as we kick off another year of interracial fellowship, learning, and community action! Our first meeting of the year is a brief prayer service in the chapel followed by a potluck dinner at All Saints Episcopal's Stirling Hall.

Spirit of Our Ancestors: A Book Review by Dr. Hannah Durkin

Historic Avenue Cultural Center 564 Dr. Martin L. King Ave., Mobilee, AL, United States

The public is cordially invited to attend a special presentation during the annual Spirit of Our Ancestors Festival for Africatown Descendants on Wednesday, January 31st, at the Historic Avenue Cultural Center. British historian Dr. Durkin -- who holds a Ph.D. in American Studies from the University of Nottingham and specializes in transatlantic slavery and African ... Read more

Feast of St. Brigid of Kildare Celebration

All Saints Garden 151 S Ann St, Mobile, Alabama

All Saints / Open Table UCC and Gulf Coast Creation Care invite you to attend a celebration of Celtic wisdom on the feast day of St. Brigid of Kildare. Join us in the cloister at All Saints for a bonfire, hot cider, tasty treats, and a liturgy lead by Rev. Bob Donnell. Brigid of Kildare ... Read more

Spirit of Our Ancestors 2024: Dr. Mary N. Elliott

Mobile County Training School 800 Whitley St., Mobile, AL, United States

The Clotilda Descendants are pleased to announce Mary N. Elliott as the 2024 Spirit of Our Ancestors Festival's keynote speaker. As a museum specialist and curator of American slavery with the Smithsonian Institute, Ms. Elliott helped to research, conceptualize, and design the “Slavery and Freedom” inaugural exhibition for Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History ... Read more

Carnival in Alabama: Chapter 2

All Saints Parlor 151 S. Ann Street, Mobile, AL, United States

During this Mardi Gras season, All Saints and Open Table adult education class will read Isabel Machado’s new book, Carnival in Alabama: Marked Bodies and Invented Traditions in Mobile. This week, we will read and discuss Chapter 2, “Regulating, Controlling, and Sanctioning Revelry.” The reading can be found here.

Carnival in Alabama: Chapter 3

All Saints Parlor 151 S. Ann Street, Mobile, AL, United States

During this Mardi Gras season, All Saints and Open Table adult education class will read Isabel Machado’s new book, Carnival in Alabama: Marked Bodies and Invented Traditions in Mobile. This week, we will read and discuss chapter 3, “Downtown: Mobile's "Negro Main Street" and the Emergence of the "Fruit Loop.” The reading can be found here.