Holy Saturday Vigil Saturday 4 April, 12 noon
Gathering together in prayer for asylum seekers
This year we will gather in Manly, in the mall outside the office of Prime Minister Tony Abbott
(17 Sydney Rd. Manly).
Last year's Holy Saturday Vigil was a powerful moment in the early life of Love Makes a Way - about 125 people of faith coming together from across the theological spectrum to pray for asylum seekers, and for the politicians who are responsible for them. It was that night, realising that we had 'something' more than an action or two, that the LMAW Facebook page (and thus the formal adoption of the name for an ongoing campaign) was born.
On Holy (Easter) Saturday we are inviting you to join us out the front of the Prime Minister's office for an Easter Saturday vigil for children and families in detention.
At Easter, Christians remember the death of Christ on Friday, and his Resurrection on Sunday. Saturday marks the day in between, the time between death and life, between grief and joy, between devastation and hope.
In light of Australia's shocking treatment of asylum seekers, especially children, we are taking the opportunity to join together nonviolently to challenge the government's policies and practice through a public act of prayer. We will be praying for asylum seekers, but also for Prime Minister Abbott, a self-confessed Christian, to have a change of heart, and to show the same love to asylum seekers that Jesus has shown us.
WHEN: Holy Saturday, April 4, 2015
TIME: Midday (for approx. 1 hour)
WHERE: Tony Abbott's Electoral Office, 17 Sydney Road Manly, NSW, 2095
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