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THIS IS US: FAMILY, RACE AND BELONGING WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY

February 20, 2018 @ 5:00 am - 7:15 pm

“THIS IS US: FAMILY, RACE AND BELONGING WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY”: We begin with a simple meal together. We move to the Meeting Room to listen to people in our parish family and the community tell their stories of living in a society where issues of race are always a factor. Speakers will share their challenges and joys and will look for ways to increase racial healing.

5:00 – 6 pm Simple supper in the Undercroft 6:00 — 7 pm Program in the Meeting Room 7:00–7:20pm ClosingWorship

The schedule follows:

  1. Tuesday, Feb. 20: Stories from families with children of color.
  2. Tuesday, Feb. 27: “My Story: Race, Empathy, and the Power of Perspective”

    Maurice Harris

  3. Tuesday, March 6: Stories of each of us: belonging and exclusion
  4. Tuesday, March 13: Stories of an African-American woman growing up in Brattleboro
  5. Tuesday, March. 20: Stories of becoming aware of privileges and challenges in our lives and those around us

We close each evening with prayers in the candlelight that, also, give us the opportunity to respond to the stories we have heard and at the same time hear ways that God might be speaking though them.

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Date:
February 20, 2018
Time:
5:00 am - 7:15 pm
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