RELIGIOUS LEADERS OF TUCSON WILL SPEAK TO THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL ON BEHALF OF BUS RIDERS AT TONIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MEETING!
A letter signed by 50 religious leaders will be delivered at Call to the Audience. Msgr. Tom Cahalane, pastor of Our Mother of Sorrows Catholic Church and Rev. Delle McCormick, pastor of Rincon Congregational Church will speak for the clergy.
Originally the Bus Riders Union wanted to write Pope Francis, another bus rider, to ask him to join the Union. After consulting with Bishop Kicanas, he offered the idea of asking clergy to sign a letter such as the one going to Mayor and Council. Thanks Bishop Kicanas!
Here is a list of clergy who signed the letter to the Mayor and Council:
Msgr. Tom Cahalane Our Mother of Sorrows Catholic
Rev. John Kitagawa St. Philip’s in the Hills Episcopal
Rev. Sharon Ragland St. Mark’s United Methodist
Msgr. Raul Trevizo St. John the Evangelist Catholic
Rev. Delle McCormick Rincon Congregational UCC
Rev. Jim Hobert Sacred Heart Catholic
Rev. Hildegardo Gonzalez Iglesia Luterana San Juan Bautista
Rev. Tom Tureman Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Rev. David Wilkinson St. Francis in the Foothills UMC
Rev. Gonzalo Villegas St. Augustine Cathedral
Rev. Beth Rambikur First Church United Methodist
Rev. Harry Ledwith St. Pius X Catholic
Rev. Gayle Bintliff Tanque Verde Lutheran
Rev. Vili Valderrama Our Lady of Fatima Catholic
Rev. Lee Milligan Casas Adobes Congregational UCC
Rev. Stephen Barnufsky OFM San Xavier Mission
Rev. Ed Denham Desert Skies United Methodist
Rev. Steve Keplinger Grace St. Paul Episcopal
Rev. Ravin Gaston United Methodist Church
Rev. Ron Phares Mountain Vista Unitarian Universalist
Rev. Edgar Lopez St. Cyril of Alexandria Catholic
Rev. Bruce White St. Alban’s Episcopal
Rev. Scott Opsahl St. Mark’s Presbyterian
Rev. John Smith St. Michael’s and All Angels Episcopal
Rev. Vicki Hesse St. Philip’s in the Hills Episcopal
Rev. James Dew Santa Cruz Lutheran ELCA
Rev. Bill Dougherty St. Pius X Catholic
Rev. Kirk Reed Catalina United Methodist
Rev. Sean Carroll, SJ Kino Border Initiative
Rev. Greg Foraker St. Philip’s in the Hills Episcopal
Deaconess Marjie Hrabe St. Mark’s United Methodist
Rev. James Tumulty OFM San Xavier Mission
Rev. Leah Sandwell-Weiss St. Philip’s in the Hills Episcopal
Rev. Bill Remmel, SDS Catholic Priest
Rev. Ruthie Hooper St. Philip’s in the Hills Episcopal
Rev. Mark Long St. Ambrose Catholic
Rev. Paul Buckwalter St. Philip’s in the Hills Episcopal
Rev. John Lillie Lutheran Pastor
Rev. Dan Johnson Evangelical Covenant Church
Rev. Anne Strong St. Philip’s in the Hills Episcopal
Rev. Raymond S. Thomas The Holy Way Presbyterian Church
Rev. Ron Rude Lutheran Campus Ministry
Rev. Cliff Blinman St. Philip’s in the Hills Episcopal
Brother Dave Buer OFM San Xavier Mission
Rev. Linda Hutson Grace St. Paul Episcopal
Rev. Emilio Chapa St. Augustine Cathedral
Rev. Beverly Edminster St. Philip’s in the Hills Episcopal
Rev. Charlie Knapp Catholic Priest
Rev. David Gillespie St. Philip’s in the Hills Episcopal