>>Use this link to watch the video recording of the Feb. 23 prayer service
Our friends at the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL, the Quakers), along with the Episcopal Public Policy Network, have organized an online prayer vigil to commemorate the second anniversary of the war in Ukraine. Pax Christi USA Ambassador of Peace Mary Yelenick, who also serves on the Pax Christi International board and represents Pax Christi International at UN in New York, will be one of the speakers.
Friday, February 23, 1-2 PM EST. Use this link to check the FCNL page for the livestreaming link.
From FCNL: Please join us to pray together and to lament the human harm caused by violence and conflict. We will offer prayers for the people of Ukraine, Russia, and across the region, and for those displaced, and for a peaceful resolution to the crisis that prevents further human suffering.
Confirmed speakers:
- Rev. Margaret Rose, Moderator, The Episcopal Church
- The Rev. Dr. C.K. Robertson, Canon to the Presiding Bishop, The Episcopal Church
- Amelia Kegan, Associate General Secretary, Policy and Advocacy, Friends Committee on National Legislation
- Rev. Rachel Eskesen, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Area Director for Europe
- Rev. Nicolas Kazarian, Ecumenical Officer and Director of the Department of Inter-Orthodox, Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
- Rose Marie Berger, senior editor of Sojourners magazine and member of the Catholic Nonviolence Initiative
- Dr. Mohamed Elsanousi, Executive Director, The Network for Religious and Traditional Peacemakers
- Rev. Mike Neuroth, United Church of Christ Washington DC Office
- Danny Hall, Director of Public Affairs, Soka Gakkai International-USA
- Mary T. Yelenick, Main NGO Representative to the United Nations for Pax Christi International
- Dr. Tarunjit Singh Butalia, Executive Director, Religions for Peace USA