What an awesome experience I had meeting many wonderful warm and welcoming parishioners and friends from the Church of St Mary in Portland CT. Prior to their National Day of Prayer celebration, in which I was their speaker, they invited me to a luncheon. I had the opportunity to meet the people on their team, past speakers as well as two staff members from the New Horizons Domestic Violence Shelter.
St. Mary’s Church Portland, CT
I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Elizabeth Regan from the Rivereast News Bulletin. Later we all enjoyed good food, laughs and great conversation. I left there feeling right at home and looking forward to the National Day of Prayer celebration.
This is what Deacon Dana had to say.
On May 10, 2016, the Church of St Mary, Portland, Connecticut, hosted an Ecumenical National Day of Prayer Service. It was an evening of prayer and song with our prayer mission focusing on the societal problem of domestic violence.
During the service, Casey Morley, author of the book, Crawling Out, shared her journey to an empowered life after breaking a cycle of domestic violence no one should have to endure. During the service, a good will collection was taken up for New Horizons, a domestic violence shelter for women and children in Middlesex County.
With her book, Crawling Out”, our guest speaker Casey Morley has shined the light of hope on the tragic problem of domestic abuse and vi9olence that has destroyed so many of our nation’s families. Casey is a domestic violence survivor who offers hope, healing, and educates those who don’t understand. Casey’s mission is to help lower domestic violence statistics through raising an awareness of the reality of abuse.
Casey’s presentation during the St Mary service was difficult to hear as she detailed stories of the physical and emotional abuse she experienced first hand as a child and then in her adult relationships. Casey’s presentation was very inspirational and moving as she touched many hearts that evening with her journey from an abuse victim to an empowered woman who is dedicated to helping other abuse victims reclaim their lives.
I am very thankful that we chose Casey to speak at our prayer service as she gave a wonderful talk that evening on a most difficult topic, the tragic problem of domestic violence. I would highly recommend Casey as a speaker and I would encourage anyone who seeks more information on the topic of domestic violence to read Casey’s outstanding book, “Crawling Out”
Submitted by: Deacon Dana Garry- Church of St Mary- Portland, Ct- 860 342-2328 cell # 860-301-7246
