Gun violence touches every community, every family, and every person of faith.
Every year, hundreds of kids and teens find unsecured guns and unintentionally shoot themselves or others.
The gun suicide rate in the United States is nearly 12x that of our peer nations.
Join the movement to End Gun Violence:
Friday, June 5: National Gun Violence Awareness Day
We encourage everyone to remember those who have died, to grieve with those who have lost loved ones, and to advocate with those who refuse to accept violence as inevitable.
Learn more at WearOrange.org and Diocesemo.org/ministries/gun-violence-prevention.
Saturday, June 6: Guns to Gardens
8:30 – 10:30 a.m.
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
St. Stephen’s is pleased to host a regional, ecumenical Guns to Gardens Recycling event. Gun owners are invited surrender their unloaded guns in this drive-through event. The guns will be turned into garden tools and garden sculptures. These events have been held throughout the country since 2012, offering a healing, spiritual, and practical service.
St. Stephen’s volunteers are needed to pass out coffee and donuts to participants. Let Pastor Teresa know if you want to volunteer to provide/acquire the coffee and donuts and/or hand them out. Participants will also be invited to park and come in for the Food Pantry, if they wish to do so.
Sunday, June 7: Wear Orange Sunday
10 a.m.
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
Wearing orange on this day is a simple, visible act of solidarity. The prayers gathered here go deeper, inviting the whole community to name the grief, hold the hope, and recommit to the work of peace.
Download prayers for Wear Orange Sunday.
Sunday, June 7: Gun Violence Awareness March & Rally
1 p.m.
Webster Groves Presbyterian Church & Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Webster Groves
Begin at Webster Groves Presbyterian and march to Emmanuel Episcopal to show your support for common sense gun laws to help bring an end to gun violence.