Dear Sisters, Brothers, Siblings in Christ,

Grace and peace be with you in Jesus, the Risen Christ!

I am saddened by the news of the tragic death of Representative Jackie Walorski along with her Communications Director Emma Thomson and District Director Zachery Potts earlier today. I am sure you know well the sacrifices and challenges that come with serving in public office and I ask that you offer your prayers in thanksgiving for her years of service at the Indiana State House and in the House of Representatives. In addition, please uphold in your prayers Edith Schmucker, the driver of the other car involved in the head-on collision, who also died.

Please uphold in your prayer all those who mourn her death, especially her husband, family members, friends and her colleagues in Congress. May all who mourn these deaths be encircled in Resurrection hope. May Jackie, Emma, Zachery and Edith rest in Christ's peace and rise in Christ's glory.

Doug
(he/him/his)

The Rt. Rev. Dr. Douglas E. Sparks
VIII Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana