OUR NATIVE LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. We gather on the unceded land of Lenapehoking.
We would like to acknowledge and pay respect to the Lenape people- past, present and future.
As our faith teaches us to be stewards of the Earth, we acknowledge and offer deep gratitude to this land, and water that supports us.
Please join in that acknowledgement, in that respect and in that gratitude- in your prayers, and in your actions
We would like to acknowledge and pay respect to the Lenape people- past, present and future.
As our faith teaches us to be stewards of the Earth, we acknowledge and offer deep gratitude to this land, and water that supports us.
Please join in that acknowledgement, in that respect and in that gratitude- in your prayers, and in your actions
Parishioners recently participated in the Chester Juneteenth gathering at the gazebo. (June 17, 2022)
Here is the blog posted from the Community of Saint John Baptist (a religious order for women in the Episcopal church)
JUNETEENTH!
Sister Victoria Michelle and Sister Linda Clare assisted with the Juneteenth Celebration sponsored by The Church of Messiah's Social Justice Team and held at the Borough of Chester Central Gazebo on June 17, 2022. This interfaith celebration included several speakers, hymns accompanied by Messiah Music Director Laura Bassett, and prayer offerings.
The celebration included a statement about the history of Juneteenth which finally became a federal holiday in 2021. In addition, the Stand Up for the Other Pledge was read; this pledge was established by Rabbi Deb Smith, who participates with Sr. Eleanor Francis in CSJB’s monthly Interfaith series.
The Opening Speaker Deacon Frank Owen of St Lawrence the Martyr is a long-time resident of Chester. At age 83 Deacon Owen noted his grandfather had been a slave.
View the Full Program On-Line
View the Ceremony On-Line
JUNETEENTH!
Sister Victoria Michelle and Sister Linda Clare assisted with the Juneteenth Celebration sponsored by The Church of Messiah's Social Justice Team and held at the Borough of Chester Central Gazebo on June 17, 2022. This interfaith celebration included several speakers, hymns accompanied by Messiah Music Director Laura Bassett, and prayer offerings.
The celebration included a statement about the history of Juneteenth which finally became a federal holiday in 2021. In addition, the Stand Up for the Other Pledge was read; this pledge was established by Rabbi Deb Smith, who participates with Sr. Eleanor Francis in CSJB’s monthly Interfaith series.
The Opening Speaker Deacon Frank Owen of St Lawrence the Martyr is a long-time resident of Chester. At age 83 Deacon Owen noted his grandfather had been a slave.
View the Full Program On-Line
View the Ceremony On-Line