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Province II Slave Trade Lament and Repentance
Ash Wednesday, February 14
Online beginning 10 am Eastern
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On Ash Wednesday, February 14, Province II of The Episcopal Church will present a Slave Trade Lament and Repentance online featuring prayers, collects, and reflections.
The Slave Trade Lament and Repentance will begin with a video introduction by Presiding Bishop Michael Curry. In his moving address, Presiding Bishop Curry calls on all to recognize the sin of slavery and to lament its aftermath.
The Slave Trade Lament and Repentance is based on the Stations of the Cross from the Book of Occasional Services. Each station will be presented by a different member diocese of Province II and will include a reflection, a lament, and prayers. The dioceses of Province II are: Albany, Central New York, Cuba, Convocation of Churches in Europe, Haiti, Long Island, New Jersey, New York, Newark, Puerto Rico, Rochester, Virgin Islands, Western New York.
The video will be available for all dioceses to post on websites.