Episcopal Church Joins Growing List of Venues Offering Sanctuary Services

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

November 9, 2017

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MEDIA CONTACT

Michelle Nealy, mnealy@faithinpubliclife.org, (202)735-7123

Graham Younger, gyounger@faithinpubliclife.org, (678)739-8584

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Episcopal Church Joins Growing List of Venues Offering Sanctuary Services

ATLANTA, GA — On Sunday, November 12th at 5:30 p.m., faith leaders will host a prayer vigil of hope and support for our neighbors with DACA status in Georgia. These actions come in response to President Trump’s cancellation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival Program (DACA) that protected nearly 800,000 immigrant youth who could be swept up in the deportation pipeline if Congress doesn’t pass legislation by December 8th.

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WHAT:

Prayer vigil for immigrant youth and Dreamers

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WHEN:

Thursday, November 2nd at 10 a.m.

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WHERE:

St. Bede’s Episcopal Church

2601 Henderson Mill Road NE

Atlanta, GA 30345

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WHO:

Interfaith clergy and community leaders

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