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Following the murder of thirteen precious children of God in Thousand Oaks, California in November 2018, Bishops United Against Gun Violence offered a “Litany in the Wake of a Mass Shooting” to commemorate the dead, to comfort their loved ones, and to honor survivors and first responders. Today, the litany has been updated to include… Read more »

Bishop Deon Johnson of Missouri has authored this collect and litany for use in the wake of gun violence: We stand together in hope. We stand together in faith. We stand together in love. We stand individually as ambassadors of hope, vessels of faith, and sentinels of love.  We stand as a community committed to… Read more »

From Anglican Fellowship of Prayer: O God of mercy and grace, You bring hope in the midst of senseless tragedy and light in the midst of deepest darkness: we confess our need for the Risen Christ as we face into the realities of gun violence in the United States of America. We are mindful especially… Read more »

Remembering All Who Have Been Affected By Gun Violence (Adapted from Moral Call: a Vermont Interfaith Prayer and Remembrance Vigil) Leader: We pray in remembrance of those impacted of gun violence, both those who have been injured and those who have been killed in cities and towns across our country, and close to home in… Read more »

From the Rev. Dr. John Throop, Anglican Fellowship of Prayer:  Almighty and most merciful God, we come to you with heavy hearts and troubled minds after five mass shootings in the course of one week. We pray for the victims of these shootings in Gilroy, California; Lafayette, Wisconsin; Southaven, Mississippi; El Paso, Texas; and Dayton,… Read more »