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The ELCA, in partnership with Augsburg Fortress, observed the 2026 National Day of Racial Healing (NDORH) with a free evening program on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 6-8 p.m. Central time:

A Night of Centering Multiracial Voices

As a sacred practice, story sharing highlights history, preserves language, engages culture, offers wisdom, sustains survival and teaches lessons that foster connection. We observed a night of intentional storytelling, deep listening and reflection, featuring diverse voices that drew us closer together.

We encourage you to use this reflection worksheet as you engage deeply in “Just Us Narratives.”

Welcome and prayer – The Rev. Felix Malpica

Video message – The Rev. Yehiel Curry, Presiding Bishop of the ELCA

Land Acknowledgement - The Rev. Felix Malpica

Song: “Le Lo Leylo Laylo” - Omar Mixco, Peter Mack, and Regina Rhymes

Storytelling: Culture

“Lakota, Lenape and Lutheran” - The Rev. Wanda Frenchman

“I Clap on the 2” - Taína Rodríguez Encarnación

Song: “Echoes of Tomorrow” - Ali Paris and Reem

Storytelling: Truth Tellers

“Thank God for the Nosebleed Seats” - The Rev. Dr. Jia Starr

“The Love Conversion” - The Rev. Elle Dowd

“A Day is But a Moment in Time” - The Rev. Tuhina Verma Rasche

“Holy Pause” Centering Activity - The Rev. Jennifer Sung

Storytelling: Resilience, Hope and Faith

“The Wars I Survived and the Ones I’m Still Fighting” - The Rev. Charbel Zgheib

“Let These Tears Water Our Hope” - Joe Davis

Song: “Tu Fidelidad” - Omar Mixco, Peter Mack, and Regina Rhymes

About the National Day of Racial Healing

The NDORH follows Martin Luther King Jr. Day and is hosted by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation as part of its Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation efforts to raise awareness of the need for racial healing and encourage actions that build a more just and inclusive church and society.