2026 Interfaith Legislative Prayer Breakfast

Introduction – Terri Eickel, Executive Director, IREJN

Opening Prayer – Rev. Jean-Fritz Guerrier, Flanders Baptist & Community Church, East Lyme

Words of Welcome – Governor Ned Lamont

Prayer for the Planet – Rev. Mo Lederman, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Cheshire

Prayer for Faithful Caretaking – Rabbi Josh Hammerman, Temple Beth El, Stamford

Prayer for the Vulnerable – Bo Gon Sunim, White Lotus Haven Zen Center of CT, Canton

Prayer for Wildlife – Imam Zaid Shakir, Muslim Alliance for North America, New Haven

Prayer for Environmental Justice – Rev. Phillip Boone, Cathedral of Higher Praise, New Haven

Prayer for Action – Rev. Tony Lorenzen, Unitarian Universalist Church, Meriden, Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Danbury

Sung Benediction – Rev. Joquan Kinsey, Christ Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, Waterbury