Every day thousands of people languish in jail simply because they are too poor to make bail. The Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights organization is organizing a Mass Bail Out action to end wealth-based incarceration. The Mass Bail Out is designed to free four hundred women and fifty teens detained at Rikers Island jail. The Mass Bail Out will demonstrate the truth of our inalienable human right: No one should be held in jail simply because they cannot afford the ransom on their freedom. The Mass Bail Out begins this week (October 1), runs for 2 weeks, and volunteers are needed to post bail. The money has been raised, and support services are in place, but we need volunteers willing to do the paperwork and post bail. Each volunteer must attend a 90-minute training and be available for a minimum of 3 hours for the bailout process. A training will be held at St. Paul’s Chapel on Wednesday, October 3 at 6:30. Learn more learn more with this link, or speak to Mother Liz. For more details read the Mass Bail Out overview and the Volunteer Trainings.
Newsletter
Parish News: April 26
In this week’s newsletter, Mother Liz celebrates Earth Month alongside Eastertide, noting how resurrection speaks not only to humanity but to “the groaning of the whole creation” and God’s determination to make all things new. She observes that when Mary Magdalene mistakes the risen Christ for a gardener, we glimpse the deep interconnection of all beings—and when we touch creation’s wounds with reverence and compassion, we meet God. Quoting Robin Wall Kimmerer, the rector reminds us that “when we work to heal the earth, the earth heals us,” and invites us to deepen our love and commitment to our fragile, beautiful planet.
