The Becoming Beloved Community StorySharing Design Team invites you to join a StorySharing Series, "From Many, One," each Sunday in June from 4:30-6 pmEST on Zoom. Dates include June 6, 13, 20, 27.
This time will be holy. We will stand on holy ground, common ground. We will practice our faith, together.
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Members of the Diocese of Southern Ohio Reparations Task Force weigh in
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Our weekly advocacy update from May 25. |
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Our weekly Circles of Practice continue to meet. Join anytime! |
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Coming Tuesday, June 1: Register for The Episcopal Church's next webinar on the Racial Justice Audit of Episcopal Leadership. This Zoom gathering, hosted at 6pm Eastern, will feature a discussion of the nine dominant patterns of racism that emerged in the results of the audit.
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The Racial Justice Audit: An Overview
During this Zoom meeting, participants received a general overview of the Racial Justice Audit of The Episcopal Church Leadership Bodies. This overview includes a breakdown of the survey statistics and the nine dominant patterns of how and where leaders in The Episcopal Church experience racism. Watch the recording here.
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Episcopal Migration Ministries will host a virtual prayer vigil for World Refugee Day on Sunday, June 20, 7:00 – 8:00 pm EST. The prayer vigil, broadcast on Episcopal Migration Ministries’ Facebook, will offer a time of prayer, reflection, and celebration in honor of refugees worldwide. |
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The Episcopal Church greeted Pentecost with One in the Spirit, a Way of Love Revival Weekend designed to fan the flames of hope, celebrate difference, honor creation, foster beloved community, and send people toward Jesus’s Way of Love. You can watch the revival here.
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May 25 marked the one-year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd, which ignited a worldwide racial reckoning.
Bishops from six dioceses lead an online liturgy of prayerful commemoration, including a reflection by Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, a Prayer of Lament from George Floyd Square in Minneapolis, an “Act of Remembrance” from Ferguson, Missouri, and prayers from Washington, DC.
Take action: The Episcopal Church Office of Government Relations offers the following opportunities to learn about and take direct action on legislative efforts for police reform.
Urge Congress to Enact Police Reform Many police reforms need to take place at the local level, but members of Congress have introduced legislation that would set national standards and would attempt to bring about lasting change to the ways that police departments operate. Click the link above to take action.
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