Central Gulf Coast Episcopal Diocese Fights Oil Spill with Prayers, Advice

Posted by Kendall Harmon

The Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast has launched a webpage of job openings, emergency tips and prayers in response to the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The site includes phone numbers for residents to call if they see oil along shorelines, or wildlife affected by oil.

The Rev. Canon Beverly Findley Gibson, subdean of Christ Church Cathedral in Mobile, Ala., composed a prayer addressing the specific crises of this oil spill....

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Filed under: * Anglican - Episcopal • Episcopal Church (TEC) • * Christian Life / Church Life • Parish Ministry • Spirituality/Prayer • * Economics, Politics • Energy, Natural Resources

3 Comments
Posted May 7, 2010 at 5:41 am [Printer Friendly] [Print w/ comments]



1. Jill Woodliff wrote:

God bless these intercessors.  Another prayer may be found here.

May 7, 7:11 am | [comment link]
2. evan miller wrote:

I really liked the litany by the retired priest.  Covered all of the bases nicely and lacked the preachiness of the prayer the sub-dean composed.

May 7, 9:28 am | [comment link]
3. Todd Granger wrote:

I agree, evan miller.

One of the singular faults of most modern liturgical prayers is their preachiness, which is in the end makes them rather solipsistic.  Not what you want in liturgy.

But the litany gets it right.

May 8, 6:51 am | [comment link]
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