WASHINGTON,D.C.—The 2020 Virtual March on Washington takes place August 27 and 28. Archbishop Wilton Gregory will celebrate a Mass of Peace and Justice on August 28 in honor of the 57th anniversary of the March on Washington. Click here to register.
Background on the march
At the 1963 March on Washington, Archbishop Patrick O’Boyle—who began integrating parishes and schools in the Archdiocese of Washington shortly after becoming the archbishop of Washington in 1948—offered the invocation before Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. Cardinal O’Boyle retired in 1973 and died in 1987.
Archbishop Gregory was installed as the current archbishop of Washington in 2019, becoming the first African American prelate to lead the Archdiocese of Washington. A leading voice in the U.S. Catholic Church for racial justice, Archbishop Gregory recently spoke on “Race in America: The Faith Perspective,” in an online forum sponsored by the American Jewish Committee.
He also recently spoke in a related panel discussion sponsored by Georgetown University’s Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life.
Washington Auxiliary Bishops Mario Dorsonville, Roy E. Campbell, and Michael Fisher will concelebrate the August 28 Mass, which is being organized by the Archdiocese of Washington’s Office of Cultural Diversity and Outreach.
More discussions available
Tolton’s Legacy: A Road Map to Unity 2020 Vision, will take place Saturday, August 29, 7-8:30 pm CST. Archbishop Gregory, Bishop Perry, Dr. Cecelia Moore, Father David Jones and Sr. Eva Marie Lumas, SSS, are the speakers.
The National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry (NFCYM) will host a virtual half-day event, Momentum: The Accompaniment Symposium, on September 1, 2020, 1-4:30 pm ET. The program is designed to provide insight on how to faithfully minister to and walk with youth and their families in the year ahead. To register visit www.nfcym.org.
