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Jonathan Myrick Daniels A VIRTUAL PILGRIMAGE AND PROCESSION FOR THE FEAST OF JONATHAN MYRICK DANIELS MARTYR OF HAYNEVILLE AND THE MARTYRS OF ALABAMA AUGUST 15, 2020 at 11 a.m. HAYNEVILLE, ALABAMA SPONSORED BY EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF ALABAMA EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF CENTRAL GULF COAST TOWN OF HAYNEVILLE LOWNDES COUNTY COMMISSION The Offering As has been customary at our annual in-person Pilgrimage, the offering is designated for the Lowndes County Board of Education Scholarship Fund. Please give generously to support this Jonathan Daniels’ Scholarship Fund. To give, visit bit.ly/DioAlaGive WELCOME The Rev. Carolyn Foster, Deacon and Co-chair of the Diocese of Alabama Commission on Truth, Justice, and Racial Reconciliation The Rt. Rev. Dr. Glenda S. Curry, Bishop Coadjutor of the Diocese of Alabama THE WORD OF GOD The pilgrimage begins in the courthouse square. Pilgrims then process the short distance to the old jail, then to the site of the Varner Cash Store, and return to the square before entering the courthouse. AT THE COURTHOUSE SQUARE Celebrant: Blessed be God; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. People: And blessed be his kingdom, now and forever. Amen Celebrant: Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your Holy Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen. The Collect of the Day O God of justice and compassion, you put down the proud and mighty from their place, and lift up the poor and the afflicted: we give you thanks for your faithful witness Jonathan Myrick Daniels, who, in the midst of injustice and violence, risked and gave his life for another; and we pray that we, following his example, may make no peace with oppression; through Jesus Christ the just one, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen. Leader: Let us go in peace. People: In the name of Christ. Amen. 2 AT THE JAIL Following their arrest, Daniels was held in the Hayneville jail with Richard Morrisroe and eighteen black compatriots for six days. A Reading from Outside Agitator A Reading from a Letter Written from Jail by Jonathan to his Mother The letter was sent to his mother for her birthday. It was his last letter, and was received by his mother the day after he died. August 17, 1965 Dearest Mum, An eminently peculiar birthday card, but . I have been in jail ever since Saturday – the Lowndes county jail in Hayneville, after being transferred from Fort Deposit, where a bunch of us were arrested for picketing. (As a gun toting Cracker said to me when I observed that we had a constitutional right to picket, “You don’t have any rights in Fort Deposit.”) We are not being bailed out because we are seeking an injunction and trying to get our cases transferred to a federal court. The food is vile and we aren’t allowed to bathe (whew!), but otherwise we are okay. Should be out in 2-3 days and back to work. As you can imagine, I’ll have a tale or two to swap over our next martini! (This damned pencil is about an inch and a quarter long.) Getting some reading, thinking, discussing, speculating (and sleeping) done – but cussed little else! The card I bought and the present will have to wait, but I sure will be thinking of you with love and prayers! Have a martini for me and a birthday that is gay in some fun way. With much, much love, Jon Leader: Let us pray. Almighty God, who gave to your servant Jonathan Myrick Daniels boldness to confess the Name of our Savior Jesus Christ before the rulers of this world, and courage to die for this faith: Grant that we may always be ready to give a reason for the hope that is in us, and to suffer gladly for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen. Leader: Let us go in peace. People: In the Name of Christ. Amen. Remarks from Richard Morrisroe In 1965 Morrisroe was a Roman Catholic Priest and was part of the group that was jailed with Daniels. He was also shot by Tom Coleman on August 20, 1965. 3 AT THE SITE OF THE FORMER VARNER’S CASH STORE Here pilgrims recall the final moments of Daniel’s life, and are invited to kneel and pray at his place of martyrdom. The building at the site of the Varner Cash Store was demolished, and a new building and pavement constructed. In 2015, a historic marker was blessed and dedicated marking the spot of Daniels death. This station includes footage from 2014, before the site was demolished. A Reading from Outside Agitator Leader: Let us pray. O God, you made us in your own image and redeemed us through Jesus your Son: Look with compassion on the whole human family; take away the arrogance and hatred which infect our hearts; break down the walls that separate us; unite us in bonds of love; and work through struggle and confusion to accomplish your purposes on earth; that, in your good time, all nations and races may serve you in harmony around your heavenly throne; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. (The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church. Before leaving this site, you are invited to reflect, kneel, and pray in this sacred space.) AT MEMORIAL ON COURTHOUSE SQUARE The pilgrimage then returns to the courthouse square at the site of a monument to Daniels erected by the Promanji Club and Virginia Military Institute. Jonathan Daniels was a 1961 graduate of Virginia Military Institute. VMI and the Promanji Club have been longtime supports of the pilgrimage. Remarks from Gene Williams, ’74 Graduate, VMI Alumni Association, and founding member of the Promanji Club A Reading from St. Paul’s Letter to the Galatians (3:22-28) The scripture has imprisoned all things under the power of sin, so that what was promised through faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe. Now before faith came, we were imprisoned and guarded under the law until faith would be revealed. Therefore the law was our disciplinarian until Christ came, so that we might be justified by faith. But now faith has come, we are no longer subject to a disciplinarian, for in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith. As many of you as were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus. Reader: The Word of the Lord People: Thanks be to God. 4 Leader: Let us pray. Almighty and everlasting God, who kindled the flame of your love in the heart of your holy martyr Jonathan Myrick Daniels: Grant to us, your humble servants, a like faith and power of love, that we who rejoice in his triumph may profit by his example; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reign with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. IN THE COURTROOM The pilgrimage continues with worship in the courtroom where Tom Coleman was acquitted of killing Jonathan Daniels by an all-white jury. Remarks from Hon. Adrian Johnson, Lowndes County District Court Judge Remarks from Jason Burroughs, Superintendent of the Lowndes County Schools The Gospel – The Rev. Tricia Spencer, Deacon, St. Cyprian’s Pensacola Deacon: The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke. People: Glory to you, Lord Christ. The Gospel: Luke 1: 46-55 Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, And my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, For he has looked with favor on the lowliness of his servant. Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed; For the Mighty One has done great things for me, And holy is his name. His mercy is for those who fear him From generation to generation. He has shown strength with his arm; He has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts. He has brought down the powerful from their thrones, And lifted up the lowly; He has filled the hungry with good things, And sent the rich away empty. He has helped his servant Israel, In remembrance of his mercy, According to the promise he made to our ancestors, To Abraham and to his descendants forever.” Deacon: The Gospel of the Lord People: Praise to you, Lord Christ. 5 Welcome & Introduction The Rt. Rev. Kee Sloan, Bishop of the Diocese Alabama Keynote Address The Very Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas Dean of Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary Remarks from the Rt. Rev. Russell Kendrick, Bishop of the Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast The Prayers of the People The Intercessor and the People pray responsively – (Mary S. Webber, Dismantling Racism: “The Task of the People of God Leaders Manual (S. Louis: January, 1993) original, ”Litany for Racial Justice” adapted by Ronice Branding, with permission. Taken from: Fulfilling the Dream, Ronice Branding, Chalice Press. 1995.) For your household with its blessed diversity of races and ethnicities, We give you thanks, O God. For your presence with those who suffer the pain of oppression because of racism, We pray to you, O God. For your forgiveness for our denial and apathy when we have cooperated with powers of dominance and discrimination, We pray to you, O God.
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