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Saturday, August 7, 2021
Greetings 901 faith community, and peace be unto you!
 
It warms my heart to know that people of faith are worshiping despite these unprecedented times.
 
I want to personally thank you for your prayers and ask that you continue to pray for our District, our leadership, our teachers, and our students who need to be covered in prayer, now more than ever.

As I’ve shared with our school leaders, we must do a NEW THING for our children. We will make a way in the wilderness. We will make rivers in the desert.

We are reimagining education, schools, and communities, and I look forward to seeing our students RETURN STRONGER and SAFELY to schools.

#ReturnStronger CALL TO ACTION:
We ask each of you to prayerfully consider sharing the video message below with your congregation during your Sunday service and throughout the back to school week. School starts August 9.


 
We also ask that you consider including the following responsive spoken litany in your worship service.

A Prayer for the 2021-22 School Year

Leader: O Divine Creator, as students and teachers begin the new school year, we ask your blessings on each of them wherever they may be throughout the land...we pray unto the Lord,
Congregation: Lord, hear our prayer.

Leader: For more than 100,000 students in the Shelby County Schools who need your protection and grace to rise up...we pray unto the Lord,
Congregation: Lord, hear our prayer.

Leader: For teachers...we pray unto the Lord,
Congregation: Lord, hear our prayer.

Leader: For principals...we pray unto the Lord,
Congregation: Lord, hear our prayer.

Leader: For leaders and administrators...we pray unto the Lord,
Congregation: Lord, hear our prayer.

Leader: For school staff...we pray unto the Lord,
Congregation: Lord, hear our prayer.

Leader: For families, the first teachers...we pray unto the Lord,
Congregation: Lord, hear our prayer.

Leader: For communities...we pray unto the Lord,
Congregation: Lord, hear our prayer.
 
Together, we MUST BELIEVE. 
Together, we WILL ACHIEVE. 
Together, we are REIMAGINING 901.
Respectfully,
 
Dr. Joris M. Ray,
Superintendent
#SCSis901