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St. David's will be open for prayer on Election Day, Tuesday, November 5th, from 9 AM - 8 PM. There will be an in-person prayer vigil from 4-8 PM.
The Diocese of Spokane will offer a one hour virtual prayer vigil at noon for any and all who are able to join. This time will simply be prayers, both spoken and silent.
Link to join the vigil
The wider church is also offering a prayer vigil service at 5pm (Pacific time) on the 5th. That one will be led by our new Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe. You can register for joining by Zoom or watch on Facebook by the links below:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheEPPN/ (The Episcopal Public Policy Network page)
Register to watch on Zoom:
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_q4XtQDHLR8CU1gGUXspPaQ#/registration
Our Bishop wrote today (Oct. 29):
"Regardless of who is elected, roughly 50% of our neighbors will be disappointed, perhaps angry, and worried about the state of our nation. These feelings are not limited to one particular political party, but all political parties are saying similar fears about the election. Our neighbors who share our pews, our neighbors who are on our street, the neighbor down the road, we all have neighbors who will be unhappy and perhaps even afraid. We live in polarized times.
"As followers of Jesus, our call is to live a life of reconciliation and love. We are asked to work to heal divisions, to build bridges, to offer hope. We are invited to look at our own actions and words and reflect on how they are contributing to either the divisions or the healing and strive to be agents of grace and healing. You and I are not able to make huge differences on the national level, but we can make a difference among our own communities. It starts by recognizing that everyone, and I do mean everyone, has legitimate reasons for their political views, and to honor one another’s dignity by not demeaning, name calling, or shaming another.
"So let us be in prayer across this diocese and across this country, and may we be the people we are seeking, people of love and healing in divisive times.
"Faithfully,
+Gretchen Rehberg
IX Spokane"
