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SUMMARY:Diversity & Reconciliation Fall Workshop | 2026
DESCRIPTION:Join the Diversity and Reconciliation Commission on September 2
 6 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Benson Convention and Exposition Center in 
 Clinton\, Missouri for a workshop on “Undoing Racism.”\n\nWorking for j
 ustice is difficult at best\, excruciatingly difficult at worst. Most of th
 e time it seems as if the more exact word for this long-hoped-for state of 
 being is ‘just-us’ and even ‘just-me.’ It is one thing for churches
 \, and yes\, this is true of many denominations\, to pass resolutions that 
 repudiate this blight on our nation and repent this personal and institutio
 nal sin\, to say that we are against racism and exclusion\, and that we are
  working for justice. It is one thing for us to say that we decry the artif
 icial and illegal barriers erected between those who have power and those w
 ho seek their rights\, between those who enjoy the rich economic resources 
 of this country and those who cry themselves to sleep from continuous hunge
 r and deprivation. It is another thing altogether to be the seeker and the 
 advocate and the trainer and the record keeper and … only the super stron
 g can labor in that vineyard alone. Only robotics can be immune to the wave
 s of fatigue\, self-doubt and hopelessness that frequently assail us as we 
 work to actualize that which everyone professes to want without the pain of
  getting there.\n\nThe purpose of this workshop is to assist the diocese in
  eliminating the sin of racism. There are three essential steps to be follo
 wed when a diocese makes this commitment to focus on the sin of racism\, it
 s elimination from the church\, the community\, and the world in which we l
 ive. First\, there needs to be an organized and functioning anti-racism com
 mittee\; secondly\, the support of the diocesan bishop\; and thirdly\, a co
 mprehensive plan for proceeding with this ministry.\n\nThis training fulfil
 ls the intent of several General Convention resolutions\, which call for l
 eaders at all levels of The Episcopal Church to receive training on the Chu
 rch’s teaching about racial diversity and other forms of diversity presen
 t within the human family.\n\nThis event will be in-person only. If you hav
 e any questions about registration or the workshop\, please contact Canon S
 hirley Bolden. The workshop can hold up to 30 participants\, so register so
 on.
LOCATION:1008 E Sedalia Ave\, Clinton\, MO 64735
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