Feast of Blessed Absalom Jones Celebration
Sat, Feb 13
|St Matthias' Episcopal Church
Time & Location
Feb 13, 2027, 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM
St Matthias' Episcopal Church, 1 Dundee St, Asheville, NC 28801, USA
About The Event
Please mark your calendars for Saturday, February 13, 2027, as our diocese gathers to celebrate the Feast Day of Blessed Absalom Jones—the first African American ordained as a priest in the Episcopal Church.
We are overjoyed to announce that our guest preacher will be The Rev. Dr. Judy Fentress-Williams, a profoundly gifted preacher, prolific scholar, and the Dodge Professor of Biblical Interpretation at Virginia Theological Seminary (VTS).
About Our Guest Preacher
Dr. Fentress-Williams lives vibrantly at the intersection of the academy and the church. Her exceptional academic foundation includes a Bachelor of Arts from Princeton University, followed by a Master of Divinity, Master of Arts, Master of Philosophy, and a Ph.D. from Yale University. Globally respected for her expertise in the Hebrew Bible, Afro-American studies, and literary criticism, she has spent her career teaching others how to hear the rich, multiple voices singing within holy scripture.
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