Coffee Hour at The Commons Coffee Hour at The Commons

In this episode, Jasree is joined by guest cohost ECCT Racial Justice Resource Coordinator Kelli Ray Gibson and Dori Dumas and Antoinette Badillo of the NAACP Greater New Haven Branch. They discuss the history of the branch, the current work they are involved in, and ways listeners and participate in this much needed work in our own communities.

To sign up to become a member of the NAACP, please visit https://www.naacp.org/become-a-member/

On this episode, Alli and Jasree are joined with Chris Sikkema, the Manager for Special Projects in the Office of Communication for The Episcopal Church. Chris works with the Way of Love, Becoming Beloved Community, Episcopal Revivals, Sermons That Work, and the Episcopal Asset Map.
 
Learn more about Traveling the Way of Love here. 

On this episode, Jasree and Alli interview the Rev. Carrie Combs and the Rev. Adam Thomas about their own podcast "A Podcast for Nerdy Christians." Carrie and Adam talk about the "Nerd Canon," and how they have been able to explore topics such as redemption, mentorship, and reconciliation in Star Wars, Marvel movies, Harry Potter, and other "nerdy" pop culture stories. At the end of the episode, listen to a few minutes of their episode on Way-finding in the Church and the Disney movie Moana. Find their podcast wherever you find ours and like their page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nerdychristians/.
 
 

In this episode, Jasree chats with Architect Duo Dickinson and the Very Rev. Miguelina Howell, Dean of Christ Church Cathedral in Hartford about the ongoing renovations to the cathedral. Duo shares the design, challenges, and timelines of the renovation. Dean Howell shares what she hopes for the community in the new space. 
 
 

On this episode Alli shares her experience at the Laundry Love of Greater Danbury at the White Street Wash in Danbury. Alli met with Denise Holl to learn about the ministry and where Denise sees God at work. 
Learn more about Laundry Love at Laundrylove.org. If you would like to get involved with the Laundry Love of Greater Danbury, contact Denise at drholl @ yahoo.com.
LLGD is run by volunteers and funded by philanthropy. To keep costs and organizational functions to a minimum, St. James’ Episcopal Church functions as fiduciary for Danbury’s Laundry Love. Donations should be sent to St. James (25 West St., Danbury, CT 06810), and directed to Laundry Love of Greater Danbury.

Welcome to Season 7! We kick off this season by chatting with Bart Geissinger, Executive Director of Camp Washington. We learn more about Bart's journey from camper to director, the improvements done at camp, and what camp looks like in the time of COVID-19. 
We are excited to be back for another season, and will be releasing episodes every other Friday this season.