Diocesan Juneteenth Celebration

Bishop Hughes invites you to join her for a diocesan celebration of Juneteenth.

A federal holiday since 2021, Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, the day Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, and informed enslaved people there that they were free under the Emancipation Proclamation issued by Abraham Lincoln more than two years earlier.

Traditionally observed with community gatherings, music, food, education, and reflection on African American history and Civil Rights, our diocesan celebration will include remarks from the Bishop and other speakers, a moderated group conversation, and Evensong followed by a reception.

Please mark your calendars and watch for more information in the June 10 issue of The VOICE Online.