“On Saturday, March 24th, [2018] more than one hundred Episcopalians in our diocese participated in the March For Our Lives event held in cities and towns across our country. In our diocese, Episcopalians were led by teenagers in Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lewisburg and York to speak out about school safety and gun violence. Some Episcopalians from our diocese travelled to be part of the March for Our Lives in Washington, D.C. This march was a response to the February 14th shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school in Parkland, Florida that claimed the lives of 17 students and teachers.”
Resources
The following are resources for Clergy shared after the event (updated for relevance 05/11/23):
Episcopal Church Policies on Gun Reform:
https://www.episcopalchurch.org/ogr/episcopal-church-policies-on-gun-safety-and-gun-reform/
Resources to Respond to Gun Violence:
https://www.episcopalchurch.org/ogr/resources-to-respond-to-gun-violence/
Liturgical Resources (Bishops United Against Gun Violence):
https://bishopsagainstgunviolence.org/resources/liturgical-resources/
Liturgies (Episcopal Peace Fellowship):
https://epfnational.org/resources/liturgies/
From Church Publishing and written in 2015:
Reclaiming the Gospel of Peace; Challenging the Epidemic of Gun Violence:
https://www.churchpublishing.org/siteassets/pdf/reclaiming-the-gospel-of-peace/reclaiming-the-gospel-of-peace_chapter4.pdf
Protect Children Not Guns: We Can Do Better
Children’s Defense Fund
http://www.childrensdefense.org/campaigns/protect-children-not-guns/
Prayers and Litany from the Episcopal Diocese of Newark
https://dioceseofnewark.org/liturgical/anti-gun-violence-liturgies
Gun Violence Prevention Laws Save Lives: Conversing with your Congregation about Gun Violence
Faiths United to Prevent Gun Violence
View PDF
Litany in Response to an Act of Mass Violence
View DOCX
Rememberance after an Act of Mass Violence
View DOCX
Resources for the 2016 National Gun Violence Prevention
Rabbis Against Gun Violence
View PDF
