Our hearts are heavy as the news and images of the damage, destruction, and loss of lives as a result of Saturday’s tornadoes continue to fill our news feeds. We hold up in prayer all the victims of the storms, but in particular our neighbors in Southwestern Kentucky.
The Diocese of Southern Ohio has forwarded a gift to the Diocese of Kentucky Bishop’s Discretionary Fund for tornado relief. In this Advent season of waiting and preparation for the coming of our savior, please consider giving generously to those whose preparations and very lives have been swept away and replaced with uncertainty and despair. Information on giving to individual churches affected by the storms or to the Bishop’s Discretionary Fund are below. You may also consider a donation to Episcopal Relief and Development disaster fund, where your gift will help to provide relief and support to the affected communities in both the short- and the long-term.
O merciful Father, who hast taught us in thy holy Word that
thou dost not willingly afflict or grieve the children of men:
Look with pity upon the sorrows of thy servants for whom
our prayers are offered. Remember them, O Lord, in mercy,
nourish their souls with patience, comfort them with a sense of
thy goodness, lift up thy countenance upon them, and give
them peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Rt. Rev. George Wayne Smith
Bishop Provisional of Southern Ohio
