We congregate on Algonquin (Anishinaabe) and Mohawk (Haudenoshone) lands. Where we gather, generations gathered long before Europeans landed on these shores. The original inhabitants of this land, known to some Indigenous peoples as Turtle Island, took seriously the Creator’s call to be stewards of air, land, water, and creature. We pray our thanks for their conservancy; we exist in this place because of the lessons they continue to teach. Let us come before the Creating One as we offer our prayers, hear holy story, and listen to sacred songs.