NAGA board members and spouses began to gather in Louisville, Kentucky, on June 20 to begin the process of unpacking and setting up the Sacristy at the Convention Center and for the NAGA Triennial meeting […]
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Our Triennial Meeting includes a number of workshops and excursions […]
Nominations are open for Offices for the Triennial years 2024-2027 […]
Every three years, the National Altar Guild Association (NAGA) offers scholarships to pay the registration fee and a shared hotel room for altar guild members to attend the NAGA General Meeting […]
Elected via a Zoom Triennial meeting in the summer of 2021, the NAGA board recently met face-to-face for the first time at the Franciscan Retreats and Spirituality Center, in Prior Lake, Minnesota […]
Just a few weeks before the beginning of General Convention, NAGA was asked to help with Eucharist services for the House of Bishops and House of Deputies. NAGA went into scramble mode to obtain items needed for the Eucharist stations […]
We are a community of the altar guild; we are also a community of the Episcopal Church; and we are a community of the Christian faith. More importantly we are part of the Beloved Community. What is the Beloved Community? […]
Does your sacristy wall have a mysterious dent in it about five or six feet from the floor? Many do. Those mysterious dents are caused by the heads of rectors who have just heard yet another person say, “But we’ve always done it that way!” […]
Both Debie and Dan thanked the altar guild for the work it does. Debie lovingly referred to it as the work of cultivating mystery, beauty, wonder, reverence, artistry and grace […]
Mr. Tim Maple, owner of Omega Silversmithing, Inc., gave us an informative and stimulating presentation, with questions submitted by chat […]
The NAGA nominating committee has assembled a slate of officers for your consideration […]
We are delighted to present our 2021 NAGA program for July 7, and hope you will be pleased with what has been planned for you […]
NAGA will be holding a short virtual Triennial meeting on July 7. Here is how to register […]
NAGA will hold a virtual meeting on July 7, 2021. It will be a short program and we will conduct the essential business required by our Constitution and Bylaws […]
In a little less than a year we will be gathering — either in person or virtually — for our Triennial meeting. However we gather, we need to nominate and elect leadership for the next Triennial term […]
In conjunction with General Convention, the NAGA Board has decided to suspend planning for our 2021 triennial […]
The theme of our Triennial Convention is “Journeying with Jesus” and who is more appropriate for our keynote speakers than the founder and principal writer for the Journey with Jesus webzine?
Altar guild members from across the Diocese of Colorado gathered together in what was the first-in-a-very-long-time, if not the first-ever, gathering of altar guilds in this Diocese […]
The National Association of Diocesan Altar Guilds had its beginnings over 50 years ago, when, at the 1919 Convention held in Detroit, the National Council of the Episcopal Church was formed […]
It was with great anticipation and a bit of anxiety that I arrived in Austin Friday morning to attend my first Episcopal Convention. Within an hour of my arrival […]
A highlight of the 2018 Triennial was a special visit to NAGA by Presiding Bishop Michael Curry on Monday, July 9. At least in the memory of those in attendance, this the first time we have been so honored […]
Demi was listed on our schedule as the “keynote speaker” for the meeting, but her presentation was much more than just a speech. She spent several hours with us […]
When you look at an oyster, would you ever imagine something as beautiful as a pearl could dwell within? That’s how I feel about the painted churches […]
Just as spring arrived in Alabama, the NAGA board convened at Camp McDowell for its annual board meeting on March 17-19. Committee and Provincial reports focused on the health of the organization[…]
Questions are often asked regarding the need for or purpose of a diocesan altar guild. You will be surprised how many resources you can provide […]
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