April 6th Commemorates Daniel G. C. Wu, Priest and Missionary Among Chinese Americans

At the 2009 General Convention, the first Chinese Episcopal priest in the United States, the Rev. Daniel G.C. Wu, priest and missionary among Chinese Americans (1956), was added to the Episcopal Church commemoration calendar.  His commemoration day is April 6. Holy Women, Holy Men: Celebrating the Saints, a Church Publishing publication, on pages 310 and 311, provides an overview of Fr. Wu's ministry and includes collects and scripture readings for the day.

Father Wu, originally from Hawaii, became priest-in-charge and vicar of True Sunshine Church in San Francisco and Our Savior Church in Oakland, when they were mission congregations.  True Sunshine and Our Savior achieved parish status in the 1970's. 

"For thirty-six years, Daniel Wu and his people opened their hearts and their churches to generations of Chinese Americans and played a singularly important role in establishing the ministry of the Episcpoal Church among those of Asian descent."

COLLECT

We give you thanks, loving God, for the ministry of Daniel Wu, priest and pioneer church planter among Asian-Americans, and for the stable worshnipping communities he established, easing many immigrants' passage into a confusing new world.  By the power of your Holy Spirit, raise up other inspired leaders, that today's newcomers may find leaders from their diverse communities faithful to our Savior Jesus Christ; who with you and the same Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, now and for ever.  Amen.

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