It was a wonderful Sunday morning celebrating our newest Shirley Harris Crockett Award recipient. And what a special gift to have Tony come and sing Shirley of Guilford!
She is always in our hearts🙏 Linda and Buz
She is in my thoughts a lot.
Yay Tony!
Joining with faith leaders around the state to remember those who died from COVID. May their memories be a blessing and a call for all of us to do everything we can to care for one another. #loveyourneighbor
58 years ago today. These powerful words from Ava DuVernay - "It is said that they were found all together. Their bodies close. Two of them were so close their limbs touched. Sunday dresses tattered. Bodies shattered. Beautiful lives taken by people who thought they didn't matter. They did and they do. A moment to remember Denise, Carole, Addie Mae and Cynthia. Our Four Little Girls." Sarah - surrounding you with prayers always but especially today. #neverforget #FourLittleGirls #fifthgirl
He may have been officially serving in the Episcopal Church but his love and fierce fight for the inclusion of LGBTQA+ folks in the church was felt far beyond that! May he rest in peace.
John Shelby Spong, liberal Episcopal bishop and LGBTQ advocate, dies at 90
www.washingtonpost.com
He sought to open the Episcopal Church to marginalized groups and was known for questioning some of Christianity’s fundamental beliefs.