The Village of Brockport faith community and area leaders are working together to host the inaugural Interfaith Prayer Service to Build a Peaceful Community, which takes place Sunday, April 30 at 3 p.m. in Sagawa Park, corner of Main and State Street in Brockport.
Inclusivity, diversity and solidarity are the pillars upon which the community is built, and will be expressed through music, dance, prayer and special readings.
Speaking at the service will be SUNY College at Brockport President Dr. Heidi Macpherson, Superintendent of Brockport Central Schools Dr. Lesli C. Myers, and Rochester Episcopal Diocese Bishop Prince Singh. Also speaking will be Mariam Kamagate who will represent the College at Brockport’s Muslim Club. Representing the Jewish community will be David Newman, M.D.
President Macpherson will speak to ways the college, village and surrounding area might come together in solidarity and shared community. Participants will be invited to open their hearts and minds to the reality that peace is possible – in communities, the nation, and the world.
“We are gathering to celebrate the incredible variety of gifts, cultures and people in our community,” says Margo VanEtten, campus minister of the Newman Center.
Participating churches and organizations include: St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Brockport, Newman Campus Ministry, Brockport United Methodist Church, SUNY Muslim Student Association, First Presbyterian Church, Calm in the Chaos Interfaith Center, Unitarian Universalist Ministry, SUNY College at Brockport, Rochester Episcopal Diocese, and Brockport Central Schools.
English to Spanish translators will be available to serve members of the Spanish-speaking community.
For more information, contact The Rev. Krista Cameron, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Brockport, at 637-6650.
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