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---Ritual para Jueves Santo
Llegan como mariposas
de largas distancias,
otros países, otros continentes,
pies cansados, gastados,
heridos, polvorientos
de cruzar ríosy montes,
selvas y desiertos
huyendo hambre y asesinos.
Y nosotros que vivimos
en el imperio que los desplazó
podemos hacer no menos
que lo que hizo el Maestro:
tiernamente lavales los pies
y decirles, "Les tenemos lugar
puesto en la mesa."
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Rafael Jesús González 2016
---Ritual for Holy Thursday
They come like butterflies
from long distances,
other countries, other continents,
feet tired, worn, wounded, dusty
from crossing rivers & mountains,
jungles & deserts
fleeing hunger & murderers.
& we who live in the empire
that displaced them
can do no less
than what the Master did:
to tenderly wash their feet
& say, "We have a place
set for you at the table."
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Rafael Jesús González 2016
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Join us
in this
special event
to honor
immigrant
communities.
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Annual
Footwashing
Ceremony
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Join
us for our
annual
footwashing
ceremony
honoring our
immigrant
communities
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Join
us next
Thursday,
March 24th, at
noon for our unique annual footwashing ceremony for
immigrants!
This will be a
beautiful and
prayerful
ceremony where
we have the
opportunity to
respond to the
toxic
anti-immigration
rhetoric with
a meaningful
and welcoming
ritual of
blessing. This act of hospitality can serve as a
healing ritual
for the many
immigrants who
feel unwelcome
in our nation,
and it honors
their dignity
as human
beings and
full members
of our
community.
This
year we will
hold the
ritual in
front of San
Francisco's
City Hall- as
we pray that
SF continue to
be a symbol of
inclusion and
equal
treatment
under the law,
that
regardless of
people's
immigration
status, this
City’s public
institutions
are there to
serve them,
not to turn
them over to
ICE.
Faith
leaders and
city leaders
will perform
a foot-washing ceremony
on the steps
of
San
Francisco City
Hall to honor
the common
humanity of
all immigrants
- and to
reject
rhetoric which
seeks to
criminalize
and divide the
city's
immigrant
communities.
The
ritual will
particularly
highlight
values of
common
humanity and
the inherent
dignity of
each person.
Faith leaders
will celebrate
immigrants
from all walks
of life -
including
people who
have past
convictions.
Let
us uphold and
uplift the
spirit of
Sanctuary,
radical
hospitality
and welcome.
Religious
leaders of any
tradition who
would like to
participate as
a footwasher,
please
contact: dpinell@im4humanintegrity.org.
(Please
wear religious
attire.)
All
immigrants
invited to
have their
feet washed!
We
hope to see
you there!
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What:
Annual Footwashing Ceremony Honoring our
Immigrant
Community
Where:
San Francisco City Hall
When:
Thursday, March 24th at 12:00 noon
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Rev.
Deborah Lee
Daniel
Pinell
Interfaith
Movement for
Human
Integrity
Nor.
Cal
Immigration
Program
310
8th Street
#310
Oakland,
CA 94607
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