All are welcome to a contemplative of service of prayer and meditation. The service begins at 7p.m. on Friday March 29 and lasts about an hour. It is led by musicians and singers from different churches in the community. Here is an explanation from the Taizé community:

Singing is one of the most essential elements of worship. Short songs, repeated again and again, give it a meditative character. Using just a few words they express a basic reality of faith, quickly grasped by the mind. As the words are sung over many times, this reality gradually penetrates the whole being. Meditative singing thus becomes a way of listening to God. It allows everyone to take part in a time of prayer together and to remain together in attentive waiting on God, without having to fix the length of time too exactly.

To open the gates of trust in God, nothing can replace the beauty of human voices united in song. This beauty can give us a glimpse of "heaven’s joy on earth," as Eastern Christians put it. And an inner life begins to blossom within us.

These songs also sustain personal prayer. Through them, little by little, our being finds an inner unity in God. They can continue in the silence of our hearts when we are at work, speaking with others or resting. In this way prayer and daily life are united. They allow us to keep on praying even when we are unaware of it, in the silence of our hearts.

Bishop Barry has already sent $12000 for direct disaster relief and is working with Episcopal Relief and Development for the long process of recovery.

For Such a Time as This: A Call to Prayer, Fasting, and Advocacy

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1. Pray for those suffering from hunger and the success of the efforts of those working to end hunger.
2. Fast to develop a spiritual practice of self-deprivation, to prepare for and strengthen advocacy efforts with our goverment.
3. Advocate by writing letters and emails, making phone calls, and visiting with your representatives. 

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