Sparked as a response to racially-laden violence across the nation in the spring and summer of 2020, these three weeks call on us 

• to remember the history of chattel slavery in the US and the long arc of racial discrimination and prejudice in our community and beyond; 

• to lament the brokenness and divisions that still plague our society and are opposed to the message of the Gospel; 

• to celebrate God’s good news of freedom for captives and liberation for the oppressed which invites us all 

• to recommit to participate in God’s beloved community in witness to the world.

This is a time for lament, celebration, and rededication.