Grace Episcopal Cathedral Topeka, Kansas September 2017 Vol. 91, No. 9 Dear Friends, How does a loving community respond to hateful acts? The events that took place in Charlottesville shock and appall most of us. The idea that such hate and disdain exists in this country, where all people are supposed to be able to pursue life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness without opposition, simply doesn’t compute for us —most of us. We think of such oppression and violence toward others as things that happen “over there” in parts of the world where human rights are not as guarded as they presume to be here. Yet, we see the kinds of acts “over here” more and more, all the time, so we can no longer ignore them without response or pretend that it’s not our problem or our part of our world. As these shameful acts go, we must own them as members of the human race and we must own a history in this country that includes the genocide of Native Americans as well as slavery as well as sexism, racism, classism and all the other isms that have separated us as a people into opposing, feuding groups that desire to be apart and disconnected. Our faith and our Lord call us to oneness. Our Baptismal Covenant calls us to persevere in resisting evil; to seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving our neighbors as ourselves; to strive for justice and peace among all people; and to respect the dignity of every human being. That is why we pray for our From the Dean. . . Continued on page 2
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Grace Episcopal Cathedral Topeka, Kansas
September 2017 Vol. 91, No. 9
Dear Friends,
How does a loving
community respond
to hateful acts? The
events that took place
in Charlottesville
shock and appall most
of us. The idea that
such hate and disdain exists in this
country, where all people are supposed
to be able to pursue life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness without opposition,
simply doesn’t compute for us —most
of us. We think of such oppression and
violence toward others as things that
happen “over there” in parts of the
world where human rights are not as
guarded as they presume to be here.
Yet, we see the kinds of acts “over
here” more and more, all the time, so
we can no longer ignore them without
response or pretend that it’s not our
problem or our part of our world. As
these shameful acts go, we must own
them as members of the human race and
we must own a history in this country
that includes the genocide of Native
Americans as well as slavery as well as
sexism, racism, classism and all the
other isms that have separated us as a
people into opposing, feuding groups
that desire to be apart and disconnected.
Our faith and our Lord call us to
oneness. Our Baptismal Covenant calls
us to persevere in resisting evil; to seek
and serve Christ in all persons, loving
our neighbors as ourselves; to strive for
justice and peace among all people; and
to respect the dignity of every human
being. That is why we pray for our
From the Dean. . .
Continued on page 2
DOK September meeting Grace Chapter of Daughters of the King will
meet at 9:30 a.m., Saturday, September 9, in the
Noah’s Ark Room (across the hall from the
Bubb Room kitchen). All women of the
Cathedral are welcome to share in the meeting
to learn more about the mission of our order. If you have questions, please