A Word to the Church - Who Shall We Be? (January 8, 2021)
Prayers for a New Year
God of new beginnings, I enter this year with eyes wide open. May I step out of whatever privilege I have to see the struggles and pain where my brothers and sisters experience life that is unfair.  Bring about your beloved community, filled with peace, prosperity, and love for all of your children. In the name of your son, amen.
- Pastor Michelle Thomas-Bush, Myers Park Presbyterian, Charlotte, NC
Report for the House of Bishops from its Theology Committee:

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the House of Bishops Theology Committee by The Rt. Rev. Thomas E. Breidenthal, Chair
The Absalom Jones Center for Racial Healing has released the dates for 2021 Dismantling Racism training. The training seeks to increase "racial understanding, healing and reconciliation." It is offered several times throughout the year and is required for all parish clergy and all lay leaders, including vestry members.
Before We Were White is an online course for people with European ancestry (white and/or multiracial) who want to work with this ancestral line as a means of bringing greater emotional resilience to their work for collective liberation. Course begins January 24.
My Work To Do is an online affinity group designed to help white people build stamina for discussing racism, systemic injustice, racial healing, reconciliation, and justice in their everyday lives. Black, Indigenous, and People of Color allies are welcome with an understanding this is a white-centered, and therefore not always safe, space. Sign up for current sessions.
Creation Care Network hosts a conversation about "A Perfect Planet"
January 26, 6-7 pm eastern

Are you passionate about the Earth? The Creation Care Networks of Province V and IV are joining together to offer a discussion of A Perfect Planet by Sir David Attenborough. 
Sunday, January 24th - meet and engage with the author of STAMPED, Jason Reynolds. STAMPED is based on Ibram X. Kendi's book, Stamped from the Beginning. For weeks now many Westerville, OH residents have participated in an online book study. This event, as well as any of the remaining study sessions, is open to the public.
Insights & Ideas:
Investing in Economically Disadvantaged Communities
Thursday, Jan. 14, 12:15 – 1:30pm

The Church Pension Group invites you to learn about investment strategies that advance socioeconomic equity, and to hear what institutions are doing to enhance diversity in the investment industry.
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