gun violence – Connections

The Big Table offers discussion on gun violence

August 20, 2019

The Rev. Meribah Mansfield (Columbus) and Ariel Miller (Cincinnati) participated in the Rally for Gun Reform in Columbus on August 18. It was organized by Students Demand Action, Moms Demand Action and Everyto...

Public Policy news alerts for August 13, 2019

August 13, 2019

Public Policy

Topic in the news: What is going to be done about gun violence? A further look The New York Times Shootings renew debate over how to combat domestic terrorism PBS Newshour Guns terror in America Public...

Gun violence and mass shootings: A tragic week

August 6, 2019

e-Connections

Three mass shootings occurred in a seven-day span in the United States last week. One of them was in our own diocese, in Dayton, Ohio. It was horrific news we awoke to on Sunday morning: Just one week follow...

Public Policy news alerts for August 6, 2019

August 6, 2019

Public Policy

This issue concentrates on the three recent gun massacres in this country (Gilroy, El Paso & Dayton) Topics in the news Episcopal Office of Government Relations Episcopal Church policies on gun safety an...

Volunteers needed for ballot petition on background checks

July 30, 2019

e-Connections, Public Policy

Are you concerned about gun violence? Want to do something to help make our communities safer? Ohioans for Gun Safety is looking for volunteers to help with a petition drive to put a background check initiativ...

Resources for churches working to prevent gun violence

March 6, 2018

e-Connections, Public Policy, Resources, Violence

Preventing gun violence is not a partisan issue; it’s not simply a matter of gun control vs. gun rights, of right vs left. This is about the lives of our people. Every year thousands are lost, many thousands mo...

First responders’ panel on gun violence

April 25, 2017

e-Connections, Events, Violence

MARCC hosts first responders’ panel on gun violence, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 27 Following the mass shooting at Cincinnati’s Cameo Club in March, learn from public health and emergency responders abo...

Speaking out against gun violence

August 2, 2016

Cathedral, e-Connections

Find out more about this new public art installation at http://cincinnaticathedral.com/gun-violence-prevention/ Christ Church Cathedral, working in conjunction with the local non-profit Artworks, has unvei...

Showing mercy

July 12, 2016

e-Connections, Relationships

On June 30, Christ Church Cathedral unveiled a mural designed to capture the attention of the city and its citizens. It is intended to promote conversations on how we as a society can move forward peacefully i...

Tragedy in Orlando: Bishop’s response, prayer vigils

June 14, 2016

e-Connections

Prayers for Orlando: Statement from Bishop of Southern Ohio Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, I am writing to you from the Church Divinity School in Berkeley, California, where I have just started teachi...

ECSF telling its story by a new name: Episcopal Community Ministries

The power of stories

An English Pilgrimage

Storytelling as respite