The Rev. Emily Austin will share the story of Jaime Robio, tell us about St Mark's Cathedral's efforts to provide sanctuary to him, and share resources for those interested in getting involved in the sanctuary movement. 

Jaime Robio is a business owner registered with the Washington Secretary of State under the name of J&K Plastering LLC. He had been an independent contractor as well as a Latin dance instructor. He has volunteered for different organizations including United Way, Rebuilding Together Seattle, Habitat for Humanity, and others. Married  to an American citizen and father of a six-year-old son who also is an American citizen has not kept him from risk of deportation. 

Emily's calling to the diaconate stemmed in part through her involvement in a foot-washing and foot-care program, serving those experiencing homelessness in Seattle.  She was assigned to St. Mark's Cathedral for diaconate field placement in 2017, the same time the Cathedral was exploring ways to support the sanctuary efforts of the Church Council of Greater Seattle.  Emily worked on the sanctuary steering committee, and the Cathedral was eventually designated a sanctuary "Hub."  Emily was ordained in 2018, and has since been serving as a vocational deacon at St. Mark's.  A family has been living in sanctuary there for nearly two years now.  The Cathedral community remains committed to being a place of refuge for those facing family separation, and a safe space where the community might prepare and grow the sanctuary of our hearts.

Rev. Emily Austin grew up involved in the Diocese of Olympia, in the greater Seattle area.  She met her husband of 27 years working as a summer camp counselor at Camp Huston, Episcopal Camp and Conference Center, where they were involved in the North Cascades youth backpacking program.  They have one son, 21, who has continued the outdoor tradition and can often be found in the summers snowboarding the upper glaciers of Mt. Hood, OR.  Emily works full-time as a Employee Benefits Team Lead at an employer services and risk management firm.  

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Deacons Talking on the Road to Emmaus is a web-based way for deacons to walk with each other and share their stories in hope of inspiring, supporting and renewing diaconal ministries. It is inspired by the story of Cleopas and another disciple who, after recounting all that they had experienced while walking on the road to Emmaus with a stranger, recognized Jesus in their midst (Luke 24:13-32). Jesus' presence led them to release their fear and grief, to return to Jerusalem to share their experience of the resurrected Christ with the gathered community, and to renew their ministry with confidence.

Now sponsored by Pathways for Baptismal Living at Bexley Seabury Seminary and the Association for Episcopal Deacons, these free, live, interactive web conferences occur monthly on the second Tuesday at 8:30 pm ET and feature deacons sharing stories from their ministries, exploring case studies, offering peer wisdom and feedback, and exchanging mutual support. The Reverend Connie Campbell-Pearson,  Deacon & Accompanist at St. James Episcopal church, Bozman and The Venerable Roxanne Klingensmith, Archdeacon for the Diocese of Montana, join Dr. Julie Lytle, Bexley Seabury Seminary's DIrector of Distributive and Lifelong Learning, in ihosting the webinar and in dentifying deacons to share their stories.  We hope you will join us for our upcoming conversations.

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• March 8, 2021 - Family Systems with Nancy Ford
• Feb 8, 2021 - Supporting the Growing a Sheler and Social Services During a Pandemic with Barbra Geza
• Jan 11, 2021 - Church Planting with Denise LaVette
• Dec 14, 2020 - Walking with Immigrant Detainees with Bette Kauffman
• Nov 9, 2020 - Theological Education and Diaconal Formation with Maureen Hagan. 
• Oct 12, 2020 - Prisoners You Have Never Seen Before with Roxanne Klingensmith.  click here
• Sept 14, 2020 - Prayer, community, and Evangelism with Brenda Hofmann and Maureen Otwell. Go directly to last month's program by clicking here.

• May 21, 2020 - Fostering Reconciliation and Faith in the Public Policy Arena with Kathy Shannian
• May 11, 2020 - SPECIAL EDITION - Deacons' Responses to the Pandemic with Jan Grinnell and Connie Campbell-Pearson
• April 20, 2020 - SPECIAL EDITION - Deacons' Responses to the Pandemic with Jan Grinnell and Connie Campbell-Pearson
• April 16, 2020 - Dismantling Racism and the Beloved Community with Janet Tidwell
• April 6, 2020 - SPECIAL EDITION - Deacons' Responses to the Pandemic with Jan Grinnell and Connie Campbell-Pearson
• Mar 23, 2020 - - SPECIAL EDITION - Deacons' Responses to the Pandemic with Jan Grinnell and Connie Campbell-Pearson
• Dec 19, 2019 -  Responses to Oppression with Robin Hollis and Scott Deasy
• Nov 21, 2019 -  Food Scarcity with Phina Borgeson
• Oct 17, 2019 - Faith Behind and Beyond Walls with Ellen Adams

• May 5, 2019 - Rock Point's Pollinator Project with Jackie Arbuckle and Lucy Pellegrini
• Mar 21, 2019 - Ministry Along the Border (AZ) with Rodger Bobnew
• Feb 21, 2019 - Jerusalem PeaceBuilders with Jack Karn
• Nov 16, 2018 - AED and The Fund for the Diaconate with Lori Mills-Curran and Keith McCoy 
• Sept 20, 2018 - Post-General Convention with Stan Baker & Jan Grinnell

• May 18, 2018 - General Convention with Stan Baker & Jan Grinnell
• Apr 20, 2018 - The Episcopal Church and the Latino Community with Ema Rosaro-Nordalm
• Mar 15, 2018 - Dementia with Jerry Jacobs 
• Jan 18, 2018 - Tuberville Farm Coop with James Ballard and Ralph Perkins
• Dec 18, 2017 - Supporting Women Leaving Prison with Ellen Adams
• Nov 16, 2017 - The World is Our Mission - Regional Diaconal Ministry with Tom Mariconda
• Oct 19, 2017 - Refugee Resettlement with Grace Sawicki and Christine Cassels

• Apr 20, 2017 - Diaconal Ministry and Haiti with Leroy "Buck" Close
• Mar 16, 2017 - Talking About the End of Life with Lucy Pellegrini
• Feb 16, 2017 - The Hungry Soul Breakfast with Don Burr 
• Jan 19, 2017 - Foot Care Ministry with Bonnie Matthews 
• Dec 15, 2016 - Preaching with the Bible in One Hand and the Newspaper in the Other with The Rev Deacon Sudie Blanchard 
• Nov 17, 2016 - Rebirthing Campus Ministry with The Venerable Jan Grinnell  
• Oct 20, 2016 - Laundry Love with The Rev Deacon Jane Griesbach and the Rev Meredyth Ward 

• May 28, 2015 - Stan Baker Talking about General Convention
• Jan Grinnell Talking about the RI Center for Reconciliation