Housing Sewanee Inc. (HSI) hosted three youth groups and one adult group this summer to work on its current project, which will be the first sustainable home constructed by HSI in the greater Sewanee community.
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Mobile, Ala., has been bringing youth groups to Sewanee since 1993 under the guidance of Margaret Cadens, according to Dixon Myers, director of outreach for All Saints’ Chapel and the coordinator of HSI. “Their dedication to HSI over the past two decades has been a remarkable testament to the church’s commitment to a service site and creating a lasting relationship with its residents,” he said.
The adult group from the Episcopal Church of the Advent in Spartanburg, S.C., has been coming to Sewanee for outreach work since 1995. The group’s core has consisted of Sewanee alumni from the 1960s, Myers said. “This group is always highly skilled and enthusiastic, they are very capable of doing anything we ask,” he said.
The Rev. Josh Varner, C’95, is the rector of St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church in Pooler, Ga. Varner, an active participant in service as an undergraduate, brought a diocesan-wide group that worked with HSI and the Community Action Committee of Otey Parish.
Mary Margaret Winn, C’12, of Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Memphis, Tenn., returned to the Mountain with a group of high school and middle school participants. Mary Margaret was head sacristan and head proctor at Sewanee; Myers said she wants to pursue a ministerial vocation, so her present work and her leadership background give her a sound foundation.
The HSI home under construction now utilizes locally milled framing material, reused building products, the highest quality insulation practices, and student and community volunteer involvement. Upon completion in early September, HSI will host an open house for the public, showcasing the organization’s commitment to sustainability.
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