https://katmacias.com/liberation-education daily 0.75 2020-05-08 https://katmacias.com/home-1 daily 0.75 2026-03-20 https://katmacias.com/liberationeducation daily 0.75 2020-08-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb46257de6d8b1b2d401b71/1588971653223-VU2P6E1QJI9PU9FFQBXY/facilitator+headshot.jpg Liberation Education - Anti-Oppression Training LGBTQ Inclusion Anti-Racism Organizing Tools for Liberation Training for Jewish Settings Anti-Racism and Supporting Jews of Color LGBTQ Inclusion in Jewish Life Interfaith/Multifaith Welcoming https://katmacias.com/ashrei-prayer-circles daily 0.75 2021-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb46257de6d8b1b2d401b71/1591291500354-63EM2LY9MWBRA45H9MNJ/image-asset.jpeg Ashrei Prayer Circles - Join a Circle! What Happens? In each Circle gathering we begin by arriving energetically and checking in, and an orienting thought on prayer is shared. Then there is a ritual space for each person’s spontaneous prayers to be shared and affirmed by the group. After the prayer space is closed, there is room to share reflections. What is the Time Commitment? We will be together for 30 minutes to 1 hour depending on the size of the group in order to create the space for each person’s prayer. The first and last gatherings will take the full hour as a way to build relationships and orient to the process to start and build ins space to reflect and close mindfully. What does it Cost? The suggested amount is 9-18 dollars per session. 10% of what is received will be redistributed as a tithe. At this time I am supporting Southern Fried Queer Pride (SFQP) in their efforts to fund a Black Queer Owned Community Space! No one will be turned away for lack of funds. Capitalism is oppressive to us all and I believe that there should never be a barrier to prayer spaces. If there is another way you want to be in reciprocal relationship please be in touch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb46257de6d8b1b2d401b71/1590599861411-1DG52FFVZ78AN7PEDOYL/pluse.jpg Ashrei Prayer Circles - The Origin Story Never in a Jewish prayer space have I prayed from my heart aloud and had it heard by others as I had growing up. https://katmacias.com/about daily 1.0 2026-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb46257de6d8b1b2d401b71/7c1cbd33-f490-4afa-a8e4-f35eec8be672/Untitled+design+%281%29.png About - It’s a pleasure to meet you! My name is Kat Macias (it’s pronounced muh-SEE-us). I’m a part of the Cuban and Puerto Rican diasporas and a guest on Cherokee and Muscogee land where I live here in Athens, Georgia! I come from a long lineage of spiritual seekers and leaders. Carrying this legacy, I’ve worked with others to build the communities we most need in the world - including Lefty weekend gatherings, a DC congregation called New Synagogue Project, JVP Havurah Network, the Radical Jewish Calendar, and I even served on the bargaining committee of non profit union. Much of my working life in the last 10 years has been the Jewish social justice field. I’ve also done some learning! I hold an M.Ed. in Social Justice Education and training as a Movement Chaplain and Spiritual Director. I’m currently on a path toward rabbinic ordination through Shomeret Shalom. https://katmacias.com/contact daily 0.75 2020-05-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb46257de6d8b1b2d401b71/1589473490291-JM0OCKU486AVK03PGW1O/image-asset.jpeg Contact https://katmacias.com/apc-story daily 0.75 2020-06-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb46257de6d8b1b2d401b71/1590601262306-PLX6RVC3EW4XDKTRQMI3/pluse.jpg My Story A light tall glass jar prayer candle decorated with words and images as an homage to the brilliance of queer latinx vibrancy sitting to next to unlit shabbat candles, decorative hamsas, and a bismam holder. https://katmacias.com/sign-up daily 0.75 2020-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb46257de6d8b1b2d401b71/1591655827178-TZYW7H8O2NZO9264MNNH/image-asset.jpeg Sign Up for a Circle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb46257de6d8b1b2d401b71/1591655744660-OCLVZ9QJZDTQ9R5QOA7Z/image-asset.jpeg Sign Up for a Circle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb46257de6d8b1b2d401b71/1591655847526-BQUIPSZZBYPBMN2JDJHV/Large+JPG-Aro+Ha_0428.jpg Sign Up for a Circle https://katmacias.com/converts-class daily 0.75 2020-08-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847914069-83LTMROG2H2YB1JMZ1GS/image-asset.jpeg Jewish Conversion Class - Make it stand out. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847915436-R9WAHJ8ZSPXL521LOBA9/image-asset.jpeg Jewish Conversion Class - Make it stand out. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://katmacias.com/finding-your-new-spiritual-home daily 0.75 2020-08-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847898345-D40VLF9LAM9L2XYZ5A1B/image-asset.jpeg Finding Your New Spiritual Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847897715-EWKVJ35VXQ5P9CDGSYVT/image-asset.jpeg Finding Your New Spiritual Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847896972-M6Z43LS56WX5T1S74A5I/image-asset.jpeg Finding Your New Spiritual Home https://katmacias.com/bijoc-discernment-group daily 0.75 2021-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb46257de6d8b1b2d401b71/1597004583942-PW67J7MLR1PJA155S6HS/chris-montgomery-smgTvepind4-unsplash.jpg BIJOC Discernment Group https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb46257de6d8b1b2d401b71/1597004875205-XA8RJX8MXOVUR6ZWSI6E/image-asset.jpeg BIJOC Discernment Group https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb46257de6d8b1b2d401b71/1597058775305-K0H28OAAZ4GJ8HTH2LL4/Capture.jpg BIJOC Discernment Group https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb46257de6d8b1b2d401b71/1597058753791-BHH0WTRKCQGW95P4XF7Q/kendra.jpg BIJOC Discernment Group https://katmacias.com/spiritual-direction-2 daily 0.75 2026-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb46257de6d8b1b2d401b71/1775167401631-KQP09NM7T7Q1CUZSWBNX/unsplash-image-j1KZ4a-h-iE.jpg https://katmacias.com/general-1 daily 0.75 2020-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847902870-ZOUR0EX0L2QSQNRC1SP2/image-asset.jpeg Lineage - Make it stand out. Things I want to acknowledge and name Teachers, Mentors, & Cheerleaders Spiritual & Political Development Where I have done my work JVP Havurah Network - Spiritual Leadership Apprentice & Network Steward (July 2020-Present) Care Support - Election 2020 My understanding of my work in the world & my Core Values Spaces and people I am accountable to https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847903067-57HDPDJ6TWU40QPAQLS4/image-asset.jpeg Lineage - My Training Still Harbor Spiritual Director Practicum (Sept 2020-May 2021) Daring Compassion: Movement Chaplaincy Training (Oct 2020 - Feb 2021) It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://katmacias.com/spiritual-direction daily 0.75 2026-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb46257de6d8b1b2d401b71/1774011219505-6G8224S7TE9TWQ69APXB/unsplash-image-j1KZ4a-h-iE.jpg Spiritual Direction - Spiritual Support Spiritual accompaniment, as known as spiritual direction, is the process of contemplative listening carried out in the context of a one-to-one trusting and confidential relationship. A trained spiritual director journeys with another person, listening to that person’s life story with an ear for the movement of the sacred, offering supportive responses as appropriate and encouraging reflection about new paths of growth. I am Spiritual Director trained through Still Harbor. Spiritual direction is typically conducted in monthly sessions that range from 45 - 60 minutes. https://katmacias.com/art-creative-facilitation daily 0.75 2025-09-04 https://katmacias.com/executive-assistant daily 0.75 2025-10-09