Gun Violence in America • Reflect, Unite, Act • March 14 Through 17
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gun violence in america march 14 through 17, 2013 reflect, unite, act gun violence prevention sabbath weekend washington national cathedral ep•i•dem•ic \e-pə-‘de-mik\ n (1799) 1: an outbreak of an infectious disease 2: an outbreak or product of sudden rapid spread, growth, or development; specif: a natural population suddenly and greatly enlarged americans whose deaths were caused by 33,000 gun-related violence in 2012 people killed by a firearm in the u.s. since the newtown, conn., tragedy on dec. 14, 2012 2,605 (as of press time) 289 people wounded each day by a firearm in america 87 people killed each day by a firearm in america children or teenagers are either 2 killed or injured by a gun every hour 251,131,232 people of faith in the united states of america Faith is part of the answer. The Gun Violence Prevention Sabbath Weekend brings together people of faith—clergy, public leaders, advocates, victims, mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters—to explore how our faith inspires action toward common sense solutions to help end the gun violence epidemic in America. This is just the start of a long path of work and ministry. Washington National Cathedral will continue to serve as a leading voice on this issue, and we need your help. Please sign up to be a partner with us in addressing gun violence. It will take prayer and perseverance from a diverse coalition of the faithful to inspire our nation on this issue and many more. Learn how you can help at www.nationalcathedral.org. 2 sources the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, the pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, Merriam Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, Slate, and U.S. Census Bureau. gun violence in america march 14 through 17, 2013 reflect, unite, act Thursday, March 14, 2013 2 7 pm - speaking from experience: seasoned leaders offer solutions Friday, March 15, 2013 2 8:45 am - private event: the close community discusses gun violence Panelists for Thursday and Friday 3 Saturday, March 16, 2013 GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION SABBATH St. John’s Chapel is open throughout the day for private prayer. 11 am - interfaith service: 4 by the waters of babylon we sat down and wept 11:30 am - urban gun violence 6 panel discussion 12:30 pm - interfaith call to action 6 and discussion on national policies on gun violence panel 2 pm - interfaith leaders 7 panel discussion 3 pm - interfaith service: 8 the eyes of the lord are upon the righteous and his ears are open to their cry Brought to you with the generous support of the Panelists and Participants for Saturday 10 F.I.S.H. Foundation, Inc., and friends of Washington National Cathedral. www.fishfoundationinc.org Moderator Bios 12 Gun Violence Prevention Sabbath produced in Service Participants 13 partnership with Faiths United to Prevent Gun Violence. faithsagainstgunviolence.org Thursday, March 14, 2013, 7 pm speaking from experience: seasoned leaders offer solutions WELCOME Cathedral Dean Gary Hall PROGRAM with panelists Patrick Burke Dr. Arthur Kellermann The Hon. R.T. Rybak Bishop of Washington Mariann Edgar Budde, moderator QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE Please submit your questions on the cards provided and pass to an usher. Friday, March 15, 2013, 8:45 am the close community discusses gun violence this is a private event. PROGRAM with panelists Dr. Arthur Kellermann Cathy L. Lanier The Hon. R.T. Rybak Bishop of Washington Mariann Edgar Budde, moderator prayers for the nation offered throughout Friday at :45 each hour 2 ABOUT THE PANELISTS for Thursday and Friday patrick burke (Thursday only) is the District of Columbia’s assistant chief of police and is an 18- year veteran of the department. During his Metropolitan Police Department career, Burke has served in four of the seven police districts, the Special Operations Division, Operations Command, and the Field and Tactical Support Unit. Burke received his undergraduate degree in criminal justice from the State University of New York College at Buffalo, a certificate of public management from the George Washington University, and a master’s degree in management from Johns Hopkins University. He is also a graduate of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Academy in Quantico, Va., and the Senior Management Institute for Police in Boston, Mass. dr. arthur kellermann holds the Paul O’Neill Alcoa Chair in Policy Analysis at the rand Corporation. Before joining rand, Kellermann was a professor and associate dean at the Emory School of Medicine in Atlanta; he founded Emory’s Department of Emergency Medicine and served as its first chair. Kellermann holds “excellence in science” awards from the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine and the Injury Control and Emergency Health Services Section of the American Public Health Association. As a clinician and researcher, he practiced and taught emergency medicine for more than 25 years in public teaching hospitals in Seattle, Wash.; Memphis, Tenn.; and Atlanta, Ga. cathy l. lanier (Friday only) is the chief of police of the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department (mpd). Lanier has spent her entire law enforcement career with the mpd, beginning in 1990, and assumed leadership of the mpd in 2007. Much of her career has been in uniformed patrol, where she served as commander of the Fourth District, one of the largest and most diverse residential patrol districts in the city. Lanier is a graduate of the fbi National Academy and the federal Drug Enforcement Administration’s Drug Unit Commanders Academy. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in management from Johns Hopkins University, and a master’s degree in National Security Studies from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif. r.t. rybak was first elected mayor of Minneapolis in 2001 and was overwhelmingly re-elected in 2005 to serve another term. Rybak took office facing a post-9/11 budget crisis and deep state and federal budget cuts. He responded by implementing innovative fiscal reforms that saved taxpayers millions by reducing $80 million of inherited debt, reigning in government spending, and producing six balanced budgets in four years. Rybak is now leading efforts to revitalize north Minneapolis, attack juvenile crime, make Minneapolis a wireless city, end homelessness in ten years, and significantly reduce the city’s energy consumption to combat global climate change. The bio for bishop mariann edgar budde appears on page 12. 3 GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION SABBATH in partnership with Faiths United to Prevent Gun Violence Saturday, March 16, 2013, 11 am St. John’s Chapel open throughout the day for private prayer by the waters of babylon we sat down and wept As the bell sounds, the People stand. opening prayer leader In the midst of life we are in death; people from whom can we seek help? leader Our help is in the name of the Lord people who made heaven and earth. cantor Holy God, Holy and Mighty, Holy Immortal One, have mercy upon us. people Holy God, Holy and Mighty, Holy Immortal One, have mercy upon us. Holy God, Holy and Mighty, Holy Immortal One, have mercy upon us. Lord, you know the secrets of our hearts; shut not your ears to our prayers, but spare us, O Lord. people Holy God, Holy and Mighty, Holy Immortal One, have mercy upon us. Holy God, Holy and Mighty, Holy Immortal One, have mercy upon us. O worthy and eternal God, do not let the pains of death turn us away from you at our last hour. people Holy God, Holy and Mighty, Holy Immortal One, have mercy upon us. Holy God, Holy and Mighty, Holy Immortal One, have mercy upon us. The People sit. prayer Grieving our Lost Children Dr. Walter Brueggemann from Prayers for a Privileged People psalm 137 Plainsong By the waters of Babylon we sat down and wept, when we remembered you, O Zion. As for our harps, we hung them up on the trees in the midst of that land. For those who led us away captive asked us for a song, and our oppressors called for mirth: “Sing us one of the songs of Zion.” How shall we sing the Lord’s song upon an alien soil? If I forget you, O 4 Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill. Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do not set Jerusalem above my highest joy. Remember the day of Jerusalem, O Lord, against the people of Edom, who said, “Down with it! down with it! even to the ground!” O Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, happy the one who pays you back for what you have done to us! Happy shall he be who takes your little ones, and dashes them against the rock! reflection Considering Lament The Rev. Gina Gilland Campbell musical reflection Prayer from Jewish Life Ernest Block (1880–1959) Gita Ladd, cello prayers for grieving The People stand. The cantor sings the response once. The People sing the response twice. A Prayer from the Reformed Church in France people Amen. a brief silence is kept A Prayer from the New Zealand Prayer Book people Amen. a brief silence is kept A Prayer from the New Zealand Prayer Book people Amen. a brief silence is kept The cantor sings the response once. The People sing the response twice. blessing the work A Vision of Hope Wanda Lawrence, Chippewa (twentieth century) people Amen. The People sit. musical benediction Pie Jesu from Requiem Maurice Duruflé (1902–1986) Pie Jesu, Domine, dona eis requiem; dona eis sempiternam requiem. Blessed Jesus, Lord, give them rest; grant them thine eternal rest.