At its 122nd Annual Council, the Diocese of Southern Virginia voted in favor of Resolution R-1 which
encourages
the parishes in the Diocese to support the Church of the Province of D.
R. Congo in the weekly Prayers of the People for peace with justice and
to recognize May 30 each year as Apolo Kivebulaya Day in their cycle of
prayer in unity with the Anglican Church in D. R. Congo.
The
Province of the Anglican Church of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
is a member of the Anglican Communion, and has been a viable Anglican
Church since the days of the Ugandan Missionary Apolo Kivebulaya in
1896.
Over the past nineteen years, there has been untold suffering in the Congo and in the nine Dioceses of the Congo Church.The
Diocesan Episcopal Churchwomen and other members of parishes in the
Diocese of Southern Virginia are supporting the Women in the Diocese of
Bukavu. The Diocese of Bukavu and the Diocese of Southern Virginia were once Companion Dioceses. This
Resolution affords the opportunity for all parishes to become familiar
with the need for prayer in The Congo and to provide prayer and support
accordingly.
