{"id":266699,"date":"2022-04-21T13:16:33","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T17:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/?page_id=266699"},"modified":"2024-06-20T13:33:45","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T17:33:45","slug":"proclamation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/ministries\/racial-reconciliation\/proclamation\/","title":{"rendered":"Proclamation"},"content":{"rendered":"    <div\n      class=\"wp-block-episcopal-hero-banner alignfull\"\n            style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/racial_rec_vigil.jpg)\"\n          >\n      <div\n        class=\"hero-banner\"\n      >\n        <div class=\"hero-banner-wrapper\">\n          <h1 class=\"episcopal-hero-title\">\n                        Racial Reconciliation                      <\/h1>\n                    <div class=\"episcopal-hero-description\">\n            \u201cWill you seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving your neighbor as yourself? Will you strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the dignity of every human being?\u201d          <\/div>\n                    <ul class=\"social-nav\">\n                                              <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n  \n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-proclamation-nbsp-proclaiming-the-dream-of-beloved-community\"><strong>Proclamation<\/strong>:&nbsp;Proclaiming the Dream of Beloved Community<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><em>We gather to publicly reckon and share about the history and reality of race, and to&nbsp;<strong>proclaim our dream of Beloved Community<\/strong> through prayer, preaching, conversation and public witness.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Baptismal Promise:<\/strong> Will you proclaim by word and example the Good News of God in Christ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-core-questions-nbsp\">Core Questions:&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How has our town\/city\/area participated in racial injustice or racial healing over time? What is happening today?\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What do we and our neighbors dream for Beloved Community?\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What behaviors and commitments would foster and proclaim Beloved Community?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-opportunities\">Opportunities:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/BBC-Where-You-Are_2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Becoming Beloved Community Where You Are<\/a>\u00a0(p. 4)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/responding-to-racist-violence\/pray\/\">Resources: Proclamation and Prayer<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/media.episcopalchurch.org\/podcasts\/show\/prophetic-voices-preaching-and-teaching-beloved-community\/\">Prophetic Voices: Preaching and Teaching Beloved Community Podcast<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/events.episcopalchurch.org\/concert-series\/\">Concerts for the Human Family: A Beloved Community Project<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/ministries\/racial-reconciliation\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/Racial_Reconciliation-1024x633.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-131582\" width=\"320\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/Racial_Reconciliation-1024x633.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/Racial_Reconciliation-300x185.png 300w, 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