Loving God, who didst call Anna Alexander as a deaconess in thy church: Grant unto us the wisdom to teach the gospel of Christ to whomever we meet, by word and by example, that all may come to the enlightenment thou dost intend for thy people; through Jesus Christ, our Teacher and Savior. Amen.
Today the Episcopal Church commemorates Anna Ellison Butler Alexander, Educator and First African-American Deaconess, 1947 https://t.co/inGI4Lb1mB pic.twitter.com/SeGiXEJ5rI
— The Anglican Church in St Petersburg (@anglicanspb) September 24, 2021