Celebrant and Preacher
The Rev. Brian A. L. Jemmott
Rector's Email: BJemmott@Holy-Cross.org

Office Hours | Profile | FROM THE RECTOR

RECTOR'S OFFICE HOURS
Monday: Rector's Day Off!
Tuesday: 9:00 A.M. -3:00 P.M.
Wednesday: 9:00 A.M. -3:00 P.M.
Thursdays: 2:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M.
Friday : 10:00 A.M - 3:00 P.M

FROM THE RECTOR:
Welcome to the Website of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Cross, Decatur, Georgia, in the Diocese of Atlanta. Thank you for visiting with us. I am extremely delighted that we can share some information about ourselves with you.

Our parish was founded on June 20, 1954 by some of the members of the parish of Holy Trinity also in Decatur. Since then, we have grown to be represented by persons from 21 nations and 26 States of the USA, making us one of Atlanta’s most culturally diverse congregations. Holy Cross is therefore a place where you can encounter a variety of diverse cultures, the wonderful rainbow people of God, and the profound and enduring spirit of the Creator. The camaraderie is exceedingly infectious.

We currently enjoy both traditional and contemporary styles of worship on Sundays. From the second Sunday in September, until the second Sunday in May of each year, our service times are 8:00 and 11:00 AM. Our summer schedule (from the third Sunday in May until the first Sunday in September), we worship at 8:00 and 10:00 AM. Christian Education, both for children and adults is offered each Sunday at 9:30 AM, except during the summer. On fifth Sundays (usually four times yearly), we celebrate joint services, bringing together the two congregations for a grand time of worship and fellowship.

Additionally, we recognize and commemorate events like: Black history month in February; Home Coming – the second Sunday in September, when we observe our Feast of Title or Holy Cross Day (September 14); Harvest is also another feast which we celebrate on the last Sunday of October. This is a time to give thanks to God for the many blessings bestowed on God’s people by bringing to the church the first fruits of our harvests as symbols of our blessings. On these Sundays of special observances, we again have joint services, thereby enabling our church family to gather and celebrate God’s love as one people.

Here the love of God also finds expression in our outreach programs. On the evening of the last Friday of each month, our community ministries volunteers gather to assemble the food boxes which we distribute to the needy the following day, beginning at 8:00 AM. Each month this glorious ministry provides food to as many as 100 families in South Dekalb County. In the near future, we anticipate an after school program for elementary and middle school students. In the meantime, however, our parish hall serves as a venue for the meetings of local organizations, as well as a place for receptions and parties for the wider community. If you are ever in the neighborhood, we will be blessed by your presence, and particularly pleased to serve you.




RECTOR'S PROFILE:
The Rev. Brian Jemmott was born in Tunapuna, Trinidad, West-Indies. Fr. Brian (An old form of addressing the priest) is the 5th of 6 children. He attended the Tunapuna Anglican Primary and Tranquility Government Secondary Schools.

He immigrated to the USA in 1977 on a Track Scholarship to attend Eastern Michigan University. He however graduated from Tougaloo College, Jackson, Mississippi in 1982, with a B.A. in Psychology.

Fr. Brian has been married to Michelle (nee Colastic), since September 5, 1987. They have two sons: Tsekani who is 15 and Jelani, 10 yrs. old. The Jemmotts reside in Snellville, GA.

After graduating from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, Evanston Illinois with his M. Div. degree (Master of Divinity) in 1993, Fr. Brian served as curate at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. He also served as the Episcopal Chaplain/Director of the Absalom Jones Student Center & Chapel at the Atlanta University Center.

Since December, 2003, Fr. Brian has been the Priest-in-Charge at St. Timothy’s, Decatur, GA., a congregation he also served from 1997-2000 as a non-stipendiary Assisting Priest while he was Chaplain at Absalom Jones. He has also ministered in the Dioceses of Chicago and Southern Ohio in the last several years.

Prior to his “call” to sacred ministry, he worked in the Government Service of Trinidad & Tobago both as a Social Welfare Officer and an Administrator in the Office of the Prime Minister’s until 1990. Fr. Brian is currently working on a D. Min. (Doctor of Ministry) in Anglican, Global and Ecumenical Studies, at Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, MA.

 

2005 South Columbia Place
Decatur, Georgia 30032
404-284-1211
Fax 404-284-7706
Email office@holy-cross.org