Harriet Tubman Commemoration

Written By Samantha Clare

At General Convention in 2022, The Episcopal Church adopted resolution no. C-007, naming March 10 of each year the day that the church would collectively remember Harriet Tubman.  March 10, 1913 was the date of her death.  See here for readings and collects assigned by the church to collectively honor Harriet Tubman in worship that day. 

110 years later on March 10, 2023 The Episcopal Church gathered online for the first collective celebration of this commemoration. We're especially honored to share this video from Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, Michael Curry, who calls the church into this new commemoration.

You can view our conversation about the commemoration with Dr. Milton Sernett and Dean Sandye Wilson here. 

Wonder with us!

There are plenty of resources out there to learn about the history of Auntie Harriet much better than we can offer. But what we hope to do in this celebration is bring our church community deeper into wondering and marveling at Auntie Harriet’s faithful Christian witness. 

  • We wonder how Auntie Harriet had the courage to do dangerous things?

  • We wonder what Auntie Harriet would say about this commemoration by the Episcopal Church?

  • We wonder what Auntie Harriet teaches us about our faith today?

  • We wonder, if Auntie Harriet could hear our stories, what else she would want us to know, or what things she’d tell us we’d misunderstood?

Meditation and Pilgrimage to Auntie Harriet's Maryland Birthplace 

Join Will and Jen on a journey through the cold wet marshes of the Eastern Shore of Maryland where Auntie Harriet grew up and from where she rescued people. Wonder along with them and meditate on these places that shaped Harriet's life. 

Samantha Clare