Friends and members of St. James,

You may have already heard the sad news that our little town of Lovettsville has now become a target of the recent Ku Klux Klan recruitment activity. New Town Meadows and other residential neighborhoods were littered with hate propaganda sometime Saturday night or Sunday morning.

Some of our neighbors are organizing a visible response so that our whole community, including especially those members who are being targeted, understands that we will stand up to hate and intimidation and will protect those among us most in need of protection.

We will be observing Ash Wednesday at 8:00 pm in the sanctuary. The spirit in which Isaiah calls us to fast – not by being depressed about our human condition, but rather by raising our voices like trumpets for justice – could not be more timely.

The message to St. James with details is below.