Events

In our parishes, we pray for the people of Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Norwich and their priest, the Rev. Steve White, and the people of St. John's Episcopal Church in Oneida and their priest, the Very Rev. Arthur N. Smith. In The Episcopal Church, we pray for the people of the Diocese of North Dakota and their bishop, the Rt. Rev. Thomas Clark Ely. In the Anglican Communion, we pray for the people of The Church of North India (United) and their moderator, the Most Rev. Bijaya K. Nayak.

In our parishes, we pray for the people of the Church of the Resurrection in Oswego and their priest, the Rev. Jeffrey Knox, and the people of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Owego and their priest, the Rev. Trula Hollywood. In The Episcopal Church, we pray for the people of the Diocese of California and their bishop, the Rt. Rev. Megan M. Traquair. In the Anglican Communion, we pray for the people of The Church of Pakistan (United) and their bishop, The Most Rev. Humphrey Peters.

A Prayer Against Gun Violence

Gracious Lord who loves us so perfectly, help us to better love you and each other. We weep for the gun violence that kills children and so many others, where guns replaced prayers and homes without you bred frustration. May hearts be changed through your Holy Spirit that justice, mercy, money and, yes, even guns might be used rightly under Heaven, through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord.

Amen.

Episcopal Diocese of Newark

In our parishes, we pray for the people of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Oxford and their priest, the Rev. David Hanselman, and the people of St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Port Leyden and their priest, the Rev. Heather Benson. In The Episcopal Church, we pray for the people of the Diocese of Northern Indiana and their bishop, the Rt. Rev. Doug Sparks. In the Anglican Communion, we pray for the people of the Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea and their primate, the Right Rev. Nathan Ingen.

A Prayer Against Gun Violence

God, our hearts are broken with pain at the senseless deaths caused by gun violence. Families mourn, children live in fear, and some in our nation respond by arming themselves with more guns with greater capacity to end life. Our disconnection and alienation has caused some to turn to guns for protection and safety. We ask that you touch our hearts with your love, heal our brokenness, and turn us away from violence toward peace. Help us to transform our own hearts and to seek peaceful ways of resolving our differences. Let our hands reach out and connect with those who feel alone, those who live in fear, and those suffering from mental illness. Let our voices be raised asking our legislators to enact gun laws to protect all in our society, especially those most vulnerable. Let our pens write messages demanding change while also scripting words of hope and transformation. We ask this in the name of the God who desires that we live together in peace. Amen. 

From the Sisters of Mercy

In our parishes, we pray for the people of St. James Episcopal Church in Pulaski and their priest, the Rev. Shelly Banner, and the people of Zion Episcopal Church in Rome. In The Episcopal Church, we pray for the people of the Diocese of Northwest Texas and their bishop, the Rt. Rev. J. Scott Mayer. In the Anglican Communion, we pray for the people of the Episcopal Church in the Philippines and their prime bishop, the Most Rev. Brent Alawas.
A Prayer Against Gun Violence

Let us remember all who have been harmed by violence. We acknowledge the strength to those who survived and of those still struggling to heal. For their sake and for ours, we commit ourselves to building each other up and to healing – together.

Let us remember the families and loved ones of those who have died from gun violence. We acknowledge their pain and their deep grief. They too, are part of our community and need our love and help towards healing.

Let us remember the perpetrators, and the families of those who commit violence. We

acknowledge that their lives, too, are devastated and their hopes dashed. For their sake and for ours, we remember that pain goes in many directions from each act of violence.

We will stand up to violence. We stand together expressing our unity, our connection to each other and to the divine; our hope for healing and for transformation. Let the Spirit of our Creator move through us. Help us to transform and heal our communities. And let us begin by transforming ourselves. Amen.
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