Greetings Peoples Church Family, 
 
As we prepare for election day tomorrow we are reminded to anchor our hope in Jesus Christ our Lord. We are citizens of the kingdom of God and yet we are citizens of this nation. We have a spiritual, moral, and ethical imperative to be involved in the affairs of our community, cities, and nation. We encourage you to vote if you have not done so already. We affirm that voting is an act of justice and a means of embodying our faith in the world. 

We also believe in the power of prayer and we want to encourage you to pray for our nation and our city as we enter election day. There are a variety of ways to engage in prayer this evening and tomorrow and we hope you will join us for one of these prayer services. 

Monday, November 2: 
Election Eve 16th Street Candlelight Vigil for Hope, Justice, and Peace  (5:30-6:30 pm)
please join a nonpartisan standing vigil along 16th Street, NW from the White House to Silver Spring to shine a light for a just, peaceful, livable future for all.

How to Participate:

• Please wear masks and stay 6 feet apart. 
• Peoples Members will gather at the corner of 16th street NW and Buchanan Street. 
• Bring candles (real or battery operated), lanterns, flashlights, cell phones etc. 
• Feel free to bring signs on cardboard with boldly painted letters expressing your prayers/hopes for our country. Please do not bring campaign signs for any candidate.

Central Atlantic Conference Zoom Prayer Vigil 
7:00 pm-8 pm - Join the Churches of the CAC of the UCC for a zoom prayer vigil. 
Link to attend 

Tuesday, November 3:
12 pm-1 pm  (Peoples Church Parking Lot)
Parking lot prayer vigil at Peoples Church. Join Peoples Church for a socially distant prayer vigil from noon-1pm. We encourage you to either sit in your car or bring a lawn chair to sit outside of your car. Join us as we gather together to pray for our nation.
 

Almighty God, to whom we must account for all our powers and privileges: Guide the people of the United States in the election of officials and representative; that, by faithful administration and wise laws, the rights of all may be protected and our nation be enabled to fulfill your purposes; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

            Book of Common Prayer, p. 822

For Social Justice:

Grant, O God, that your holy and life-giving Spirit may so move every human heart, and especially the hearts of the people of this land, that barriers which divide us may crumble, suspicions disappear, and hatreds cease; that our divisions being healed, we may live in justice and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

                                    Book of Common Prayer, p. 823

For Those Who Influence Public Opinion:

Almighty God, you proclaim your truth in every age by many voices: Direct, in our time, we pray, those who speak where many listen and write what many read; that they may do their part in making the heart of this people wise, its mind sound, and its will righteous; to the honor of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

                                    Book of Common Prayer, p. 827