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Ash Wednesday February 14, 2024 Province II Slave Trade Lament and Repentance Available on-line beginning at 10 am Eastern https://www.province2.org/ Introduction by Presiding Bishop Michael Curry Reflections, Laments, Prayers modeled on the Stations of the Cross in the Book of Occasional Services  Each station of the cross is presented by a different diocese of Province II: 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 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 an introduction by Presiding Bishop Michael Curry. In his moving address, Presiding Bishop Curry calls on us to recognize the sin of slavery and to lament its aftermath. The event will be available on-line beginning at 10 am Eastern at https://www.province2.org/. “The Slave Trade Lament and Repentance is an acknowledgement of the sin of slavery, from Province II which was the nexus for the slave trade,” commented Bishop DeDe Duncan-Probe, bishop of the diocese of Central New York and President of Province II. 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 Slave Trade Lament and Repentance is based on the Stations of the Cross from the Book of Occasional Services. The video will be available for all dioceses to post on websites. Materials will be available for downloading. “The program is ideal for a Lenten program for a group or an individual,” Bishop Duncan-Probe noted. Comments are closed.
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