Borderland Update from the Episcopal Diocese of the Rio Grande
The Rev. Canon Lee Curtis, Canon to the Ordinary
Canvas of Hope
A Community Art Fundraiser Presented by Rio Grande Borderland Ministries
In order to spread awareness and build our network of supporters, Rio Grande Borderland Ministries is hosting an online community art fundraiser titled Canvas of Hope. The event will feature artists passionate about migration, including musical performances, poetry readings, artists talks, and more.
Please join us for Canvas of Hope on Saturday, May 1, from 1:00 PM MDT to 2:30 PM MDT. Registration required. Questions? Reach out to Nellie Fagan, RGBM Project Coordinator, at admin@riograndeborderland.org.
Call for Submissions - Deadline March 19th!
Canvas of Hope is accepting donations of paintings, printmaking, photography, drawings, prints, mixed media, and sculpture. While we encourage work to be migration related, we are also open to unrelated works.
Submitted art will be auctioned to raise money to support shelters in Juárez and Ojinaga, Mexico. The art will be displayed on our website and for our online media event, May 1st, 2021. 100% of the proceeds will go towards supporting the work of RGBM in helping to feed, shelter, and care for our migrant and indigenous neighbors.
Questions should be directed to RGBM Project Coordinator, Nellie Fagan (admin@riograndeborderland.org) or RGBM Bridge Chaplain, Ana Reza (areza@dioceserg.org).
Sin Fronteras Reading Group - Session 2
(schedule updated - anyone is welcome!)
Led by The Rev. David Chavez and The Rev. Mike Wallens
While the Sin Fronteras Reading Group session has already begun, there is always an opportunity to join! We will move through the book Cruelty as Citizenship: How Migrant Suffering Sustains White Supremacy, by LatinX Cristina Beltran. Our schedule will follow the following chapter breakdown & we will meet on Wednesdays from 2:30pm-4:00pm MST starting on:
Feb. 24 - Week One: Introduction
March 3 - Week Two: Chapter 1
March 10 - Week Three: Chapter 1 (Continued)
March 17 - Week Four: Chapter 2
March 24 - Week Five: Chapter 3
March 31 - Week Six: Conclusion
April 7 - Week Seven: Open Forum: Connecting the dots, mobilizing action.
Please feel free to pass this invitation along to friends, colleagues, and associates interested in reading, discussing, and critiquing this important text . Zoom info below.
Join Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84481427404?pwd=ODI1RDBydmVWUGpkblpWY1JrUG8wQT09
Meeting ID: 844 8142 7404
Passcode: borders
God of Hospitality,
You welcome all.
you do not only welcome us,
You welcome all people from north, south, east, and west.
You implore us to share with our neighbor,
All of the good, we must share.
And to pull out the chair next to us,
Inviting others to have a seat at the table,
Offering warmth and kindness to each person we meet.
Even to our enemies.
And there are those today who are not welcomed here,
Not by anything you have done, God,
But by those things we have done
And those we have left undone.
God, may we hear voices long-silenced
From beyond the barriers and walls that we place around ourselves
Because we know that wherever the vulnerable people are,
You are there with them.
May we hear a word from you
And may we turn our eyes to the places where you are.
We do not pray in the name of security or protection,
But in the name of God,
Our welcomer, our greeter, our host,
Amen.