Beyond Thoughts and Prayers: A Pastoral and Prophetic Response to Gun Violence 

 

 

2023-2024 Program Series hosted by Rev. Dale Smith at St. Thomas Episcopal Church

  

“Beyond Thoughts and Prayers” will involve four events--two in the fall and two in the spring.  The goal of the series is to help people move from lament over gun violence through a healing awareness of God’s presence in the midst of that violence, to public prophetic witness and local justice action.  Also, the series will ideally make the Church visible to and present for those who may not enter our worship spaces.   

All of the Central Richmond Region Episcopal Churches will be invited to take part, as well as churches of other denominations in addition to local justice organizations.  

  

A Call to Community Action:

Curbing Gun Violence in Richmond

Sunday March 3, 5:30-7pm

St. Thomas Episcopal Church

3602 Hawthorne Ave.

Richmond, VA 23222

 

On March 3 at 5:30pm at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, join people of faith from around Richmond for A Call to Community Action, a facilitated conversation about curbing gun violence.  In this third offering of the Beyond Thoughts and Prayers series, local advocates and activists will speak to how individuals and faith communities can join them in their efforts to lessen gun violence in our city. 

 

Panelists include Lori Haas and Andrew Goddard from the Virginia Center for Public Safety, Kristin DuMont from Moms Demand Action, Denzel Mitchell from Richmonders Involved to Strengthen our Communities (RISC), and Maurice Washington from Real Life.  All are invited, regardless of previous participation in the series.  A light meal will be offered.

 

Please RSVP here or through this link: https://forms.gle/umUxpqrNAthtAaHv8.  For more information, contact The Rev. R. Dale Smith at robbiedale58@hotmail.com.

 

“And now, Father, send us out to do the work that you have given us to do…” (The Book of Common Prayer, 366)