< 2019 Lenten Program Overview Collect Day #19 INEZ BISHOP O God of all Truth and Clarity, you blessed your servant Inez Glenn Bishop with the gift of simple and powerful eloquence, sparking change in the hearts of both managers and laborers to acknowledge the inalienable dignity and worth of every human being, and her dedicated leadership lead to the creation of the NAACP in New Hampshire as a movement to end the oppression of all people of color: may…
< 2019 Lenten Program Overview Collect Day #18 PRINCE WALKER Oh God, we remember today, Prince Walker your servant by whose grace in spite of being sold into servitude led a hard faithful life. By his great strength and obedience he tilled the soil and harvested the fields without complaint and married his fellow slave Violet and served his country in the army. We pray that we may be enlightened and strengthened by this example of service given to us…
< 2019 Lenten Program Overview Collect Day #17 THE SANKEE FAMILY Oh God whose care and concern encompasses all your saints we remember today the Sankee family who lived and worked and contributed to the life of their community. By a long term and faithful service in the army and support for a large family Caesar Sankee lived a steadfast honorable life. In service to his community he provided an example to his family and community. We give thanks to…
< 2019 Lenten Program Overview Collect Day #16 LOT LITTLE O God of grace and glory who knows everyone’s heart; we remember today Lot Little and his family. We thank you for Lot’s bravery and courage in fighting for the freedom of this country, caring for his family and drawing a hard living from the riches of the land. May we, too, fight for the liberty of all people and in the spirit of Lot’s legacy care for all who…
< 2019 Lenten Program Overview Collect Day #15 SIMON DROCK O God, we thank you for the example of Simon Drock, who traveled to new places seeking a better life for himself and his family; guide us on our journey through life so that we may be grateful and knowledgeable about our ancestors’ efforts and sacrifices on our behalf; all this we ask through your Son, our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. DAY #15, March 22, 2019 NEWPORT, NH SIMON DROCK…
< 2019 Lenten Program Overview Collect Day #14 SCIPIO PAGE Most merciful God who knows the hearts within us all: Grant that we may see through clear eyes the strength of those like Scipio Page who take up the charge of leadership for a cause greater than themselves in the face of personal discrimination and enmity as he did from his own town. Teach us to practice the way of love – lifting up those whom we might think are…
< 2019 Lenten Program Overview Collect Day #13 SALEM COLBY Oh God of constant love and understanding: We thank you for the life of Salem Colby who proved that slaves as more than just property. He showed us how to live a dignified life even as he was not respected in the beginning. Give us hope in his example that we too may all be dignified by following the teachings of your son Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with…
< 2019 Lenten Program Overview Collect Day #12 RANSOM PARKER O gracious and loving God, who through your creation made all beings equal: we give thanks for your servant, Ransom Parker, who not only strove to improve his own life, but fought for and helped to improve the lives of others through political action, pastoral commitment, and healing care. In gratitude we pray; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, One God,…
< 2019 Lenten Program Overview Collect Day #11 COIT MOUNTAIN FAMILIES Almighty and ever-living God; we give you thanks for the diversity of people and races who bless our country and enrich our witness to your love for all people. We particularly raise up the community of African Americans who settled Coit Mountain, New Hampshire in times past. We acknowledge before you the failure of our forebears to chronicle accurately and honestly the quality of their lives and beg that…
< 2019 Lenten Program Overview Collect Day #10 PRINCE HASTINGS O God, Creator and Sustainer, you teach us to be clever and shrewd in seeking justice through the stories of our ancestors in faith; we give you thanks for the witness of Prince Hastings, who used cleverness and shrewdness to challenge and overcome the injustices he faced; give us wisdom to challenge oppression in our own day so that your reign of love may be more fully known, this we…
