World Communion Sunday/Matthew Shepard

From: http://www.springbranchpres.org/
world-communion-sunday-3/

In many Christian denominations, this is World Communion Sunday. Happening on the first Sunday of  each October, the day originated in the Presbyterian denomination in the 1930s and was endorsed and promoted by the Federal Council of Churches (now the National Council of Churches) in 1940. The day promotes ecumenical cooperation and Christian unity.

It's also the day in 1998 when Matthew Shepard was attacked and left to die. As the author of this article (below) states, "His legacy lives on in thousands of people like you who actively try to eradicate the hatred from those who preach against us and fight to replace it with understanding, compassion and acceptance." Holy Communion, and the fight against hate, fit well together. 

http://www.back2stonewall.com/2019/10/october-6th-1998-matthew-shepard-murdered.html?fbclid=IwAR1ekIVRQmHmWu0imG2B_aOxo9HZo4iqfFoQLuBdcMxOXO6oh4cckT9avAg