Committed to Racial Justice & Allyship
“When I think about what love looks like, I see us channeling our holy rage into concrete, productive and powerful action.” - Michael Curry, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church
God loves justice. And throughout scripture we are urged to love and seek it, as well. All Saints is committed to building diversity and equity in our neighborhood and formation in allyship.
If you are interested in being part of an ongoing racial justice effort through the All Saints Social Justice & Advocacy Committee please email [email protected].
Committed to Racial Justice & Allyship
Social Justice & Advocacy Column November 20, 2024
Bread T here are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread. — Mahatma Gandhi
Read MoreSocial Justice & Advocacy Column November 12, 2024
Sitting with Each Other We have to be willing to meet each other on the porch in peace, to make room for each other, to listen to each other. Even if, at first, we might be inclined to presume the other person or group doesn’t belong…....
Read MoreSocial Justice & Advocacy Column November 6, 2024
After the Election What I want to remind us all is that as much as we must fight for our convictions and stand for what is just, remember that all those people who vote against you are not disappearing after Election Day or Inauguration Da...
Read MoreSocial Justice Corner Newsletter October 31, 2024
Collect for Election Day Almighty God, to whom we must
account for all our powers and privileges: Guide the people of the United
States in the election of officials and representatives; that, by faithful
administration and wise laws, the ...
Read MoreSocial Justice & Advocacy Column October 29, 2024
Politics What if we recognize that our engagement in politics should be rooted in our participation in the Trinitarian flow of God’s love? Then everything changes…. This was revealed most fully in Jesus, as God’s Son. His love f...
Read MoreSocial Justice Corner Newsletter October 24, 2024
Participating
in an election is part of exercising the power you have to positively impact
your community through participation in our collective system of governance. It
is, quite directly, a means of carrying out the Gospel call to care for ...
Read MoreSocial Justice & Advocacy Column October 22, 2024
Talking About Politics If we fear or hate this present moment, if we’re tempted to blame it on evangelicals (who do, indeed, bear fair share of the blame), the rest of us might spend just a moment looking in the mirror. What does it say ...
Read MoreSocial Justice & Advocacy Column October 15, 2024
Eloheh In the Cherokee language, this concept of well-being is often called Eloheh ( pronounced ay-luh-HAY). The Cherokee meaning of well-being is deep and resonant, and it is hard to capture in English. Eloheh means “well-being,” y...
Read MoreSocial Justice Corner Newsletter October 10, 2024
As we approach the General Election, our focus will be on non-partisan election engagement. Senator Raphael Warnock (GA) reminded us that "A vote is a kind of prayer about the kind of world you want to live in". The Office of Gove...
Read MoreSocial Justice & Advocacy Column October 8, 2024
Our Nobility The nobility we carry within us includes our acts of courage and endurance and trust and faith that we will carry on and that justice and peace can triumph. There is a resilience to our species and our communities that will no...
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