As decided at the 2006 Annual Meeting, the Epiphany Gift for 2007 ($2,000) went to Camp Coast Care, a mission point of Lutheran Episcopal Services in Mississippi. Camp Coast Care, currently, primarily funded by Episcopal Relief and Development, continues to provide volunteer support for the rehabilitation of the Mississippi Gulf Coast since Hurricane Katrina destroyed the area in 2005. Now, another hurricane season is upon us.
Prayer for Hurricane Season
O God, Master of this passing world, hear the humble voices of your
children. The Sea of Galilee obeyed your order and returned to its
former quietude; you are still the Master of land and sea. We live in
the shadow of a danger over which we have no control. The Gulf, like a
provoked and angry giant, can awake from its seeming lethargy, overstep
its conventional boundaries, invade our land and spread chaos and
disaster. During this hurricane season, we turn to You, O loving
Father. Spare us from past tragedies whose memories are still so vivid
and whose wounds seem to refuse to heal with the passing of time. O
Virgin, Star of the Sea, Our Beloved Mother, we ask you to plead with
your Son in our behalf, so that spared from the calamities common to
this area and animated with a true spirit of gratitude, we will walk in
the footsteps of your Divine Son to reach the heavenly Jerusalem where
a storm-less eternity awaits us. Amen.
Originally dedicated to the victims of Hurricane Audrey in 1957.
Originally dedicated to the victims of Hurricane Audrey in 1957.
- Fr. Al Volpe, Cameron Parish, LA
