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5:30pm Tour of Slave Galleries 6pm Panel Discussion 7pm Fellowship Dinner Reception Join us for an evening with conveners of the Moses Commission, the EDNY body that is entrusted with stewarding the Reparations Fund and directing its use toward efforts that expose and repair the legacies of the Transatlantic Slave Trade. In February 2026, at the request of Bishop Matthew Heyd, the Conveners issued a report detailing a path forward for the Diocese towards our collective work of repair, rooted in truth, guided by justice, and inspired by hope. Panelists will share how the Commission came to be, what its early focus may look like, and how the process is unfolding, followed by an open conversation with those gathered. Everyone in our Diocese has a role to play, through learning, prayer, support, and deep listening. Come learn how you can join in. The panel will be preceded by a 5:30pm tour of St. Augustine's two historic slave galleries, provided by members of the parish. Please note that access to the historic slave galleries is by several narrow, steep sets of stairs. According to the ​Black Presence Project of the Episcopal Diocese of New York​, St. Augustine’s Church is now located in the 1828 building of All Saints Church; though slavery was abolished by the New York State legislature in 1827, the 1828 All Saints church building nevertheless included slave galleries in its design and construction. In 1945 the congregation of St. Augustine’s Church, originally St. Augustine’s Chapel, a Trinity Wall Street Church mission, upon sale of their building, moved to the All Saints Church building and the congregations merged. From 1949 to 1976, Trinity Wall Street managed the church as St. Augustine’s Chapel; it became independent when Trinity Church divested itself of its chapels. In 1980, the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.