Every 4th Sunday of the month, we honor our commitment to the diocese’s (and St. John’s) priority of Justice by celebrating a Racial Healing Eucharist. This liturgy includes collects and reflections celebrating saints who worked for Racial Justice in the Episcopal calendar of Saints. Each liturgy begins with an Acknowledgment of Indigenous Peoples’ Land and includes a Litany for Racial Reconciliation.
This Sunday, June 28 at 8am and 10am, we will be honoring James Weldon Johnson, with guest preacher Keith Davis.
An only child, Keith (pronouns he/him and, in the south, y’all) was born and raised in Gary, Indiana, the son of a high school biology teacher and stepson of a production supervisor for United States Steel. His families have deep roots in Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee, as well as Indigenous America, Africa, and Ireland. Keith’s pride and joy are his daughter Simone and his granddaughter Addison Jacqueline.
A Twin Cities resident for 47 years and counting, Keith has been a member of St. John’s for 26 years and also has an equally long relationship with St Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral (long story!) where he serves as a Verger Of Ceremonies. At St. John’s, he serves as a Eucharistic Minister, verger, lector, and greeter; he also serves on several committees including Liturgy; Children, Youth, and Families; Invite, Welcome, and Connect; and Circle Of Care.
