St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Newnan will host a live Webcast of the 2006 Trinity Conference Jan. 30 through Feb. 1. This year’s conference, “The Anatomy of Reconciliation —º from violence to healing,” brings together some of the world’s brightest and best theological thinkers to address issues of violence in our culture.

The church is inviting all interested people in Coweta County and surrounding communities to consider attending all or part of the conference.

There is no charge for the conference itself, but the church is charging $20 to help offset cost of lunch and snacks. Reservations may be made by phoning the church office, 770-253-4264.

While the conference is scheduled for Monday evening and all day Tuesday and Wednesday, participants are welcome to attend all or part of the conference.

“Trinity Church in New York makes their annual conference available to people around the globe through Webcasting,” explains the Rev. Russell Kendrick, rector of St. Paul’s. “Our church is one of the regional sites for the Webcast. We’ll spend Monday evening and the two following days listening to speakers and roundtable discussions and also discuss among ourselves how violence and reconciliation play themselves out in our context in Georgia,” he said.

Among the presenters are author-theologian James Alison, Yale Divinity School’s Miroslav Volf, Sister Helen Prejean, the author of Dead Man Walking, and Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons, an American Muslim and a professor of religion. Bishop Michael B. Curry of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina will set the tone at the opening event on Monday evening.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, on Roscoe Road in Newnan, is a parish of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta. The church offers numerous activities and programs for families, single people, teenagers and retired people.

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