Liturgy of Repentance
PARTICIPANTS
PRESIDING BISHOPS
In order of appearance
Bishop Roy I. Sano
Bishop Elias G. Galván
Bishop James S. Thomas
Bishop Woodie W. White
Bishop William Boyd Grove
Bishop Charlene P. Kammerer
Bishop S. Clifton Ives
LITURGISTS
Signs of Judgment
Ruth A. Daugherty and The Reverend Rhymes H. Moncure, Co-Chairs of "The Task Force on Acts of Repentance
for Racism" of the General Commission on Christian Unity and
Interreligious Concerns
Crisis of Conscience
The Reverend Anthony Alexander, a delegate from the
Central Pennsylvania Conference appears as Richard Allen and as the
story-teller for "Easter Day, 1964."
The Reverend Dr. William B. McClain, Mary Elizabeth McGehee Joyce Professor of Preaching at Wesley Theological Seminary tells the story of the John Street Methodist Episcopal Church and the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
Material for Part III was taken from the book by Charles Marsh, God’s Long Summer: Stories of Faith and Civil Rights, Princeton University Press, 1997, and from the autobiography of James K. Mathews, Global Odyssey, Abingdon Press, 2000.
Sending Charge
Byrd L. Bonner, Esq., a member of the General Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns
Benediction
The Reverend Bruce W. Robbins, Ph.D., the General Secretary of the General Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns
DIRECTOR OF MUSIC AND SOLOIST
The Reverend Cynthia A. Wilson, Minister of Music and
Worship at Benhill United Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia
MUSICIANS
Monya Logan, organ; Johnetta Page, Pianist
CHOIR
The Ohio Area Ecumenical Choir is coordinated by
Mrs. Tillie Colter from Greater Avery AME Church. The choir members are
from the AME, AMEZ and CME churches in the area.
MUSIC PERMISSIONS
"Dust and Ashes," Text: Brian Wren © 1989,
reprinted under license #52382, used by permission of Hope Publishing
Company, Carol Stream, Il 60188; Music: David Haas © 1991, used by
permission of G.I.A. Publications, Inc., 7404 South Mason Avenue,
Chicago, Illinois 60638.
DANCERS
The Edna Duffy Liturgical Dance Company, Shaker Heights,
Ohio
VIDEO IMAGES OF RACISM TODAY
Coordinated by Pamela Crosby for United Methodist
Communications
BULLETIN DESIGN
Pamela J. Gable, Director of Educational Ministries at
Washington Street United Methodist Church in Alexandria, VA
BULLETIN ART
"The Door of No Return" used by permission of
the artist, Barbara Hardaway, a collage artist who is professor of
English at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C. and who resides in
Silver Spring, MD. The words attributed to Barbara Hardaway are from Shalom
Papers: A Journal of Theology and Public Policy, Winter 2000,
vol. 11, no. 1, p. 38. Shalom Papers is published by the
Churches’ Center for Theology and Public Policy, 4500 Mass. Ave. N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20016-5690, Used by Permission.
PLUMB-LINE DESIGN
William McConnell Bozman, M.F.A., Professor of Theatre
at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia
STAFF
Anne Marshall, Associate General Secretary for the
Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns
ASSISTANT TO THE LITURGY DIRECTOR
Maleia A. Rust, Graduating M. Div. student from Wesley
Theological Seminary in May 2000
LITURGY DESIGN AND DIRECTOR OF THE LITURGY
The Reverend Diedra Kriewald, Ph.D., Professor of
Teaching and Formation at Wesley Theological Seminary
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