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World Refugee Day focus of June 19 live webcast, panel discussion
Sponsored by Episcopal Migration Ministries (EMM) and the Office of Communication, the live webcast will mark the annual United Nations-designated World Refugee Day on June 20.
The webcast will begin with Eucharist on Friday, June 19 at 12:10 p.m. Eastern (11:10 a.m. Central, 10:10 a.m. Mountain, 9:10 a.m. Pacific), according to a press release from the Episcopal Church's Office of Public Affairs. Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori will celebrate and preach during the service at the Chapel of Christ the Lord.
Following the Eucharist at 1 p.m. Eastern, Jefferts Schori and Diocese of Connecticut Bishop Andrew D. Smith will participate in a panel discussion of World Refugee Day, which will be moderated by Deborah Stein, EMM director.
"The Presiding Bishop will reflect on the church's long-standing commitment to refugees and Bishop Smith will speak about the impact of ongoing resettlement in his diocese," the press release said. "Members of an interfaith sponsorship team that includes St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Wilton, Connecticut and an Iraqi refugee family they helped to resettle will also share their experiences."
The webcast will be available from the homepage of The Episcopal Church at http://www.episcopalchurch.org/index.htm. Questions for the panel can be submitted by emailing newsline@episcopalchurch.org.
EMM is one of 10 voluntary agencies partnering with the U.S. State Department in the work of refugee resettlement. EMM has resettled thousands of refugees from Southeast Asia and the Near East, Europe and the former Soviet Union, Africa and Latin America. "In 2008, EMM resettled a record 4,070 refugees and anticipates assisting at least as many refugees in 2009," according to the press release. Further information about EMM is available here.
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