When we met last July in Chapel Camp, Emmanuelites said that they would welcome learning more about resources related to repair, reconciliation, and reparations. Last week, we offered a glimpse of Diomass’s journey on the topic. We’ve begun to explore other dioceses’ postings about discussions and/or commitments to ongoing processes and approaches to restoration and healing. We are gradually learning, too, about other local churches’ processes of inquiry and action in this regard.

Here are links to more information about selected initiatives in:

The Episcopal Diocese of New York
The Episcopal Diocese of Long Island
The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland
The Episcopal Diocese of Texas

Institutions of higher learning, other faith denominations, and other church councils are also taking up the question of reparations, often with partners and collaborators, as are state and local governments.

Recently, we learned that the City of Boston has established a Task Force on Reparations with several meetings held since May 2023.

We’ll share what we discover about activities and reports in these institutional realms in this space. We also await the news from the upcoming discussion at the Massachusetts General Convention, “In Christ, Called to Collaborate” (October 27-28, 2023). (For a look at DioMass’s Racial Justice Commission’s Report to Convention, see pages H-18 to H-24  from this link )

–Mary Beth Clack, Cindy Coldren, and Pat Krol

Published in This Week @Emmanuel Church Oct. 4,11 & 18, 2023.