A Sunday bulletin "insert" for parish use about Japan's earthquake has been prepared by Episcopal Relief and Development.

A Sunday bulletin insert for the Japan Earthquake/Tsunami has been posted online on the Episcopal Relief and Development website. 

You can download the insert here:
https://www.er-d.org/userfiles/2011JapanQuake.pdf

Please keep the people of Japan in your prayers:

"O God, the Father of Our Lord Jesus Christ, O God, the Son, our Friend and Brother, and O God the Holy Spirit, who Leads us Into All Truth: Pour into our hearts the abundance of your mercy so that We, Your People, gathered together on this First Sunday in Lent in the Year of Our Lord, 2011, may give from our abundance, to help People in the face of so much destruction, suffering, injury, and death, during the Great Earthquake in Northeast Japan: followed by fires, and tsunamis.  We ask this, in the Name of the One who gave His Life that we might live forever: Our Savior, Friend and Brother - Christ Jesus, Our Lord.  AMEN."
(The Rev. Timothy Nakayama - Diocese of Olympia)

"Merciful God, in your hands are the caverns of the earth and the heights of the hills: our times also are in your hands. Hear our prayers for those suffering in the aftermath of earthquake, explosion, and flood in Japan; soothe those in distress; watch over those trapped and hoping for rescue; comfort the bereaved; strengthen those who labor to help others, lift up those who cannot help themselves; and in every danger be their very present help by the power of your Holy Spirit; we pray in Jesus' name. Amen."
(The Rev. Jennifer Phillips - St Augustine, Rhode Island)

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