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Bishop Taylor at ceremony 9-11-12                  
Bishop Mary Virginia Taylor receives a Holston welcome during a celebration service at Concord UMC on Sept. 9.
 
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"Whatever I have accomplished or will do for the sake of the kingdom of God is because of the nurturing, love, encouragement and support of persons like you."
    
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Episcopal residence 9-11-12                   
 
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Lilly 9-11-12                 
Severe outbreak in Yei
where Dearing works

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Prayer for 9/11 anniversary

By the Rev. Jeremy Pridgeon


Our God, our hope and refuge,

in our distress we come quickly to you,

Shock and horror of that tragic day have subsided,

replaced now with an emptiness,

a longing for an innocence lost.

 

We come remembering those who lost their lives,

in New York, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania.

 

We are mindful of the sacrifice of public servants

who demonstrated the greatest love of all

by laying down their lives for friends.

We commit their souls to your eternal care

and celebrate their gifts to a fallen humanity.

 

We come remembering

and we come in hope,

not in ourselves, but in you.

 

As foundations we thought secure have been

shaken,

we are reminded of the illusion of security.

 

In commemorating this tragedy,

we give you thanks for your presence

in our time of need

and we seek to worship you in Spirit and in truth,

our guide and our guardian.

 

Amen.

 

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