Service of Remembrance and Truth Telling

The seminary presented a Service of Remembrance and Truth Telling. The goal of the service, which is now a mainstay in the seminary calendar, is a way for the community to remember its own racial history in Austin and in the Episcopal Church. Another goal is to set intentions for future work in racial healing and justice. In 2022, the service featured original music by staff member Duane Carter, Booher Library. Musical contributors Francisco Chavez and Sharon Coleman performed as Rev. Cynthia Briggs Kittredge, dean and president, preached the sermon, and the Rev. Valerie Mayo presided.

“Originally conceived by students as part of the work of reckoning and reconciliation, the service of Remembrance and Truth Telling has become an important part of our common life for the past two years,” Briggs said.