Christ Episcopal Church

K E N S I N G T O N
Beloved Christ Church family, 

The nation and the world are reacting to the outcome of the trial against Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of Mr. George Floyd.  

On behalf of the Diocese, the Rev. Glenna Huber, rector of Epiphany Church, DC, and the Rev. Richard Weinberg, rector of St. Margaret’s, DC, are offering an online prayer service at 6.30 p.m. tonight on Zoom (link below).

Additionally, St. John’s, Lafayette Square, is beginning an ongoing ministry presence to take place in front of the church in the coming days, to hold a safe space for prayer, meditation and conversation.

May we gather, in person or online, to pray for the healing of our nation, for justice and for peace.  
Words from Presiding Bishop Michael Curry

"...Please pray for the soul of George Floyd, for his family, and for everyone everywhere who has suffered because of the sin of racism and oppression. Pray for all the people of Minneapolis/St. Paul. Pray for this nation that we may find the ways of both justice and healing. Pray for us all.
 
Whatever comes with the verdict, there is no celebration. Nothing will bring George Floyd back to his family or his community back to us. The struggle continues.
 
If the verdict does not establish guilt, and even if it does, our pain persists and our grief goes on.
 
May we not be paralyzed by our pain, our fear, and our anger. May we learn, as the Bible teaches, to “love not in word and speech but in truth and in action,” truth and action that leads to justice and healing.
 
Let us pray,
 
O God, you have bound us together in a common life. Help us, in the midst of our struggles for justice and truth, to confront one another without hatred or bitterness, and to work together with mutual forbearance and respect; through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.
 
God bless you."
"He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?
~Micah 6:8

Christ Episcopal Church Kensington
4001 Franklin Street
Kensington MD 20895
301-942-4673