THE CHURCH IS too often implicated in and guilty of putting domestic violence on the backs of those abused (often but not always women) and asking them to submit to their partner’s rule, as a way of masking an ongoing and growing problem in the church.
By Pat McCaughan
Posted 12 hours ago
The Rev. Halim Shukair was born into a Christian family in Lebanon. He was ordained an Episcopal priest in 2018 and serves as priest-in-charge of Mother of the Savior in Dearborn, Michigan. Photo: Bechara Damouni
[Episcopal News Service] Two Episcopal congregations in Dearborn, Michigan one Arabic-speaking, the other English-speaking have been sharing worship space, liturgy, Bible study, conversation and food, and are partnering to create beloved community together.
Partnership in Faith is a unique relationship between Christ Episcopal Church and Mother of the Savior, a blended Episcopal-Lutheran congregation in Dearborn, a Detroit suburb. It fosters intercultural relationships, said the Rev. Terri C. Pilarski, rector of Christ Church, and presents an opportunity to welcome people who may feel isolated or marginalized.