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In the Eucharist we are aware that to a living God, all live, all are remembered — even those who are from a human point of view, dead.
At the Eucharistic table we become aware of this divine reality,
that while humans may forget the dead — and may indeed willfully forget
them — God remembers them. In the Iraq wars the numbers of those who
have died mounts, and is staggering. While even the numbers of the dead
are unknown to many of us, our faith teaches us that God does not
forget them.
In the Eucharist on December 7th, we enter into an act of remembering — part of the sacrament of the Eucharist as we always celebrate it. We place our faith in a God of peace, a God of justice, a God who regards the plight of the poor, a God who remembers the forgotten.
Those who join us in the Eucharist on December 7th join in an act of prayer and remembrance, in the spirit of God's peace.
Join Marc Andrus, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of California, members of the Episcopal Peace Fellowship, and other peaceful people of faith to memorialize all who have died as a result of U.S. led hostilities in Iraq.
A procession will leave San Francisco’s Grace Cathedral (California and Taylor streets) at 12:30 p.m., and the Eucharist will begin at 1:00 p.m. at the Federal Building.
Bring placards, timbrals, and tambourines, and join us for this peaceful procession and Eucharist.
