Although the phrase Righteous Gentiles has become a general term for any non-Jew who risked their life to save Jews during the Holocaust, the motion passed by the General Convention of 2009 specifically cited the work of five individuals: Raoul…
Continue ReadingHeavenly Father, in you we live and move and have our being: We humbly pray you so to guide and govern us by your Holy Spirit, that in all the cares and occupations of our life we may not forget…
Continue ReadingThe Reverend Samson Occom (1723 – 1792) was a Native American Presbyterian clergyman and a member of the Mohegan nation near New London, Connecticut. He has the distinction of being the first Native American person to ever publish documents and…
Continue ReadingGod, Great Spirit, whose breath gives life to the world and whose voice thunders in the wind: We thank you for your servant Samson Occom, strong preacher and teacher among the Mohegan people; and we pray that we, cherishing his…
Continue ReadingAlmighty God, of your grace you gave Conrad Weiser the gift of diplomacy, the insight to understand two different cultures and interpret each to the other with clarity and honesty: As we strive to be faithful to our vocation to…
Continue ReadingConrad Weiser (1696-1760) is venerated as a witness to peace and reconciliation. He was born Johann Conrad Weiser, Jr., was a German Pennsylvanian pioneer, interpreter and effective diplomat between the Pennsylvania Colony and Native Americans. He was a farmer, soldier,…
Continue ReadingNathan Söderblom was born in Trönö, Sweden, in 1866 and ordained in 1893. He was chaplain at the Swedish Embassy in Paris from 1894 to 1901, and earned a doctorate in comparative religion from the Sorbonne. He then became professor…
Continue ReadingAlmighty God, we bless your Name for the life and work of Nathan Söderblom, Archbishop of Uppsala, who helped to inspire the modern liturgical revival and worked tirelessly for cooperation among Christians. Inspire us by his example, that we may…
Continue ReadingThe Vestry and Vision Committee members spent a long day of work together on Saturday, July 10. They shared lots of good ideas for the next 1-25 years. Good visions, too! Among those ideas and visions for the future of…
Continue ReadingO Lord, mercifully receive the prayers of your people who call upon you, and grant that they may know and understand what things they ought to do, and also may have grace and power faithfully to accomplish them; through Jesus…
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