Join with Episcopalians across the Commonwealth to learn about colonial America’s bloodiest conflict, a story many of us know very little about. Pokanoket Tribal Historian Don Strong Turtle Brown, Jr. will introduce us to how early skirmishes and clashes in culture from the Native peoples’ earliest contacts with Europeans led eventually to Metacoment’s Rebellion, commonly known as King Philip’s War. He will also tell how the legacy of that war lives on today and how Native peoples’ strength and resilience lives on. Sponsored by the Diocese of Massachusetts and the Diocese of Western Massachusetts and organized in response to the call from Bishops Whitworth and Fisher to commit our dioceses’ “to the spiritual work of racial reconciliation.”

This event is part of a series of offerings as part of our commemoration of the 350th Anniversary of the start of this War. Other offerings include: 1) October 12 during Sunday Worship: Commemorations in local worshiping communities 2) October 12, 4:00 PM: A Service of Holy Listening, on zoom, to gather in a virtual circle to receive the gift of story from several Native voices, each bringing a unique perspective to their experience of Deer Island, Metacomet’s Rebellion/King Philip’s War, and their meaning and relevance today.

Registration is required to get the zoom link. 3) October 13, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Sacred Journey (by bus) from Natick to Deer Island. Registration information to come.