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[Episcopal News Service] This weekend Episcopal dioceses and congregations nationwide will honor the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at a variety of services and special events. While the civil rights leader would have turned 96 on Jan. 15, activities will take place around the official federal holiday commemorating King on the third Monday in January, which this year is Jan. 20, and coincides with Inauguration Day. King was the key leader in the nonviolent equality movement for Black Americans in the 1950s and 1960s. Based in part on the impact of the 1963 March on Washington and King’s “I have a dream” speech, Congress passed the Civil Rights Act and a year later the Voting Rights Act. King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. He was assassinated on April 4, 1968, during a trip to Memphis, Tennessee, to support city sanitation workers who were striking for better pay and working conditions. He is honored in The Episcopal Church’s Lesser Feasts and Fasts calendar on April 4. The following is a list of some events hosted by Episcopal churches and dioceses. Check online locally for additional events. All times listed are local. Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral, Kansas City, Missouri – Former Presiding Bishop Michael Curry will preach Jan. 18 at a 4 p.m. Evensong service sponsored by the Diocese of West Missouri. The service follows a luncheon to raise money for the Rev. Edward L. Warner Chapter of the Union of Black Episcopalians of West Missouri. Tickets for the luncheon are $40 each. Trinity Church Wall Street, New York City – On Jan. 19 at 10 a.m. Darren Yau, doctoral candidate in the Religion Department and Program in Political Philosophy at Princeton University, will lead a discussion on how King’s deep Christian faith was inextricably connected to his steadfast commitment to justice and nonviolent resistance. Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C. – The Jan. 19 11:15 a.m. service will commemorate King with music and prayers that honor his life and legacy. Guest preacher will be the Rev. Lawrence Edward Carter Sr., founding dean of the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia. St. Mark’s Cathedral, Seattle, Washington – At 10:10 a.m. Jan. 19, the cathedral’s forum will take a brief look at the history of nonviolence with a special emphasis on the legacy of Bayard Rustin, an advisor to King and organizer of the March on Washington. An afternoon service begins at 12:30 p.m. to benefit Operation Nightwatch/Donna Jean’s Place Shelter, L’Arche Seattle and Lowell Elementary School. Registration for the afternoon is required. St. Martin’s, New Bedford, Massachusetts – St. Martin’s will host the city of New Bedford’s annual King celebration Jan. 19 from 3  to 4 p.m. St. Peter’s, Hebron, Connecticut – The church’s Sanctuary Performing Arts and the local Coalition on Diversity and Equity is hosting a concert Jan. 19 from 3 to 5 p.m. It will include works of 19th, 20th and 21st century composers and will feature Sawney Freeman, an enslaved person who escaped to Connecticut and began composing music in the early 1800s.  His music was discovered after being lost in the archives at Trinity College, Hartford, for more than 200 years. Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, California – An interfaith service Jan. 19 at 3 p.m. with the theme “Toward a more just union” will be hosted in partnership with the Northern California Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Foundation. A 4 p.m. forum will critique, analyze and question assumptions about King and faith, with California Bishop Austin Rios as one of the panelists. Both events will be livestreamed. Trinity on Capital Square, Columbus, Ohio – The church will open its undercroft Jan. 20 from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. to provide food and shelter to people in need. Because it is a federal holiday, libraries and other social service organizations will be closed, and those on the streets will have limited options to keep warm. St. Bartholomew’s, Nashville, Tennessee – Jan. 20 at 9 a.m., church members will join a march to the Tennessee State campus for the annual MLK Day Convocation beginning at 10 a.m., featuring author and professor Daniel Black as keynote speaker. St. James’, Richmond, Virginia – The church will host a reading of King’s “Letter from the Birmingham Jail” Jan. 20 at 10:30 a.m. St. Luke’s, Bronx, New York City – New York Bishop Matthew Heyd will be the celebrant at the Bronx’s annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration Jan. 20 from 10 a.m. to noon. The preacher will be the Rev. Victor H. Conrado, canon for congregational vitality and formation. The event is planned by the East Bronx Interparish Council. St. Peter’s, Cambridge, Massachusetts – The city of Cambridge’s annual Martin Luther King Day Commemoration and Remembrance will take place at the church Jan. 20 from 11 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. Organized by the Cambridge Peace Commission, the program will include greetings from Mayor E. Denise Simmons, original poetry from Jean Dany Joachim, who was Cambridge’s poet populist from 2009 to 2011, and remarks by the Rev. Jeremy Battle. St. Matthew’s & St. Joseph’s Church, Detroit, Michigan – The church will be the site for the city’s 21st annual Detroit MLK Day Rally and March on Jan. 20 from noon to 3 p.m. A community meal will follow the march. — Melodie Woerman is an Episcopal News Service freelance reporter based in Kansas.

<article class="media media--image display--large"> <div class="image-container"> <div class="field field-media-image"> <img loading="eager" width="430" height="323" alt="" class="lazyload" data-src="/sites/default/files/styles/default_mobile/public/2025-01/crc-news-graphics_2025-1-15_california-wildfire.jpg?itok=9aI5j51r" /> </div> </div> </article> <br /> World Renew is organizing a response to multiple wildfires sweeping across parts of southern California.

<article class="media media--image display--large"> <div class="image-container"> <div class="field field-media-image"> <img loading="eager" width="430" height="323" alt="When Evah (second from left) attended a Resonate partner ministry training, God transformed her idea of work. Now she’s making a big difference at a women’s prison." class="lazyload" data-src="/sites/default/files/styles/default_mobile/public/2025-01/crc-news-graphics_2025-1-15_accountant-on-a-mission.jpg?itok=UtHsIFKv" /> </div> <div class="field field-image-caption">When Evah (second from left) attended a Resonate partner ministry training, God transformed her idea of work. Now she’s making a big difference at a women’s prison.</div> </div> <div class="field field-image-credit">Resonate Global Mission</div> </article> <br /> “Wherever we work, we need to be asking, ‘What is God doing in this place, and how can I join him?’”

<article class="media media--image display--large"> <div class="image-container"> <div class="field field-media-image"> <img loading="eager" width="430" height="323" alt="Members from three Korean CRC congregations joined together for a special Advent service." class="lazyload" data-src="/sites/default/files/styles/default_mobile/public/2025-01/crc-news-graphics_2025-1-15_joy-of-unity.jpg?itok=tZnmhvfp" /> </div> <div class="field field-image-caption">Members from three Korean CRC congregations joined together for a special Advent service.</div> </div> <div class="field field-image-credit">Catheryn Jo</div> </article> <br /> A joint worship service was held recently involving three Korean congregations in New York City

<article class="media media--image display--large"> <div class="image-container"> <div class="field field-media-image"> <img loading="eager" width="430" height="323" alt="Ladner CRC" class="lazyload" data-src="/sites/default/files/styles/default_mobile/public/2025-01/crc-news-graphics_2025-1-15_one-church-two-languages.jpg?itok=DNrHAWIz" /> </div> <div class="field field-image-caption">Ladner CRC</div> </div> <div class="field field-image-credit">Victoria Veenstra</div> </article> <br /> A church in Delta, B.C., offers services in two languages to meet the needs of Chinese- and English-speaking members.

[Office of the Archbishop of York] One hundred eighty-four solar panels on the roof of York Minster were switched on for the first time Jan. 9 during a blessing ceremony led by the dean of York, the Very Rev. Dominic Barrington. The discreetly placed panels, installed over the last four months on the south Choir roof, will generate 70,000 kilowatt hours of energy, enough to deliver a third of the Minster’s electricity requirements. This is the fourth solar installation on the Minster estate, which together will generate 120,000 kilowatt hours of energy per year – enough to power 41 average U.K. homes. The solar panel installation is one of many projects underway across the Minster as part of its Neighborhood Plan, which was adopted in 2022 following 32 weeks of public consultation. The plan, which has recently attracted international awards for innovation, is designed to address the challenges of the 21st century, principally responding to the climate emergency and the impacts of climate change on the fragile masterpiece that is York Minster’s 800-year-old building. Alex McCallion, director of works and precinct at York Minster, explained, “Extreme weather, brought about by climate change, is the greatest threat to the fabric of York Minster. These solar panels signify a significant step forward in our decarbonization journey and is a significant project of our Neighborhood Plan. “This project joins our existing solar slates on the York Minster refectory, solar panels at the Heritage Quad, and solar film on the Works and Technology Hub, to help reduce our energy consumption by a third – a huge leap forward toward a net zero future. “The closing statement of COP29 reminded us of the perilous state of our climate when the U.N. Secretary General noted. ‘COP29 comes at the close of a brutal year – a year seared by record temperatures, and scarred by climate disaster, all as emissions continue to rise.’ “Our adopted Neighborhood Plan is delivering ambitious change in our estate as we take bold action to get our buildings to net zero. These renewable energy systems, together with retrofit to insulate our buildings and reduce energy consumption, should be celebrated as a major step forward and show that it if we can do it at York Minster, everyone can and should.”