Indigenous Peoples Solidarity, Lectionary, Prayers

Prayers for Peacemakers, April 3, 2013

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April 3, 2013

Epixel* for April 7, 2013

But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than any
human authority. The God of our ancestors raised up Jesus, whom you had
killed by hanging him on a tree.” -Acts 5:29-30

*epixel: a snapshot-epistle to the churches related to and appearing with
a text from the upcoming Sunday’s Revised Common Lectionary readings.

Photo: Sign at Grassy Narrows blockade site, October 2010

Prayers for Peacemakers, April 3, 2013

Pray with Christian Peacemaker Teams partner Grassy Narrows First Nation after Ontario’s Court of Appeals authorized Ontario to grant logging permits on the Nation’s traditional territory, based on a colonial legal argument rejected by international law for centuries.

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