Mary Anne Hodgson: Burial Service at Emmanuel Episcopal in Athens, Ga.
This is a transcript of the service on Saturday, September 8, 2012, for Athens community leader Mary Anne Hodgson.
Burial of Mary Anne Hodgson Rite One 8 September 2012 Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Athens, Ga. Old Testament: Isaiah 61:1-3 Psalm: 139 Epistle: Revelation 21:2-7 Gospel: John 10:11-16 We are proud, and rightly so, around Emmanuel Episcopal Church these days, of the children’s Christian formation program that many, many people have worked very, very hard to build up over the past 5-6 years. It’s a program that introduces children, from 3 years up through 5th grade, to the most fundamental and basic tenets of our faith, and to the way we are to live them out in worship, prayer, love, and service, through the key stories and parables of the Bible, especially those of Jesus of Nazareth . . . and in a hands-on, Montessori-inspired way that is …
Nancy Revnes
6:31 pm on Tuesday, December 4, 2012
I'm so glad to see this in the Athens Patch. I hope it stays here for a long time. We can't thank The Reverend M. Edwin Beckham enough for this insightful eulogy to honor the life of Mary Anne Hodgson. more ›