The Commons will be closed and ECCT staff will not be working remotely from December 25-January 2. They will return to their virtual offices on Monday, January 3, 2022.

Please also note:

• The Wednesday Zoom Call for Clergy and Wardens with Our Bishops on Dec. 28 is cancelled.
• This is the last eNews of 2021. The next ECCT weekly eNews will go out on January 4, 2022.

From the Reparations Task Force



One theme of the lessons from the Fourth Sunday of Advent is God’s kingdom in the world coming to fruition across generations. At $171,000, the net worth of a typical white family in 2016 was nearly ten times greater than that of a Black family ($17,150). Gaps in wealth between Black and white households reveal the effects of accumulated inequality and discrimination. As you think about your own family’s background, how have you benefited from, or been disadvantaged by, opportunities to create generational wealth?