We are a small Episcopal Church on the banks of the Rappahannock in Port Royal, Virginia. We acknowledge that we gather on the traditional land of the first people of Port Royal, the Nandtaughtacund, and we respect and honor with gratitude the land itself, the legacy of the ancestors, and the life of the Rappahannock Tribe. Our mission statement is to do God’s Will in all that we do.

2022 Sun June 19

Afro-American Histories

An exhibit at the National Gallery of Art in 2022

Traversing five centuries, multiple continents, and over 130 artworks, the remarkable exhibit reexamines the historical and cultural experiences of Black and African people as told through the histories of the African Diaspora and the transatlantic slave trade.

The exhibit travels through time and across the thematic narratives of maps, enslavements, everyday lives, music, portraits, and resistance, to reveal the lasting legacies of Afro-Atlantic histories and experiences/

5 Fascinating Works from the exhibit

https://news.churchsp.org/sites/default/files/5FascinatingWorksAfro-Atlantic Historiesexhibit.pdf

Coming up – the Solstice on June 21

In 2022, the June solstice occurs on Tuesday, June 21, marking the astronomical first day of summer sy 5:14am

This solstice marks the official beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere, occurring when Earth arrives at the point in its orbit where the North Pole is at its maximum tilt (about 23.5 degrees) toward the Sun, resulting in the longest day and shortest night of the calendar year. (By longest “day,” we mean the longest period of sunlight hours.)

In Fredericksburg we will have 14h 49 minutes of daylight from 5:48am to 8:38pm