The fourth annual celebration of “Say Something Nice Sunday” is set for June 6, according to Mitch Carnell, a member of First Baptist Church in Charleston who led in establishing the special day devoted to the practice of civility in personal relationships.
Marshall Blalock, pastor at First Church, is a leading proponent of the event, which recently was endorsed by Robert Guglielmone, the 13th bishop of the Catholic Diocese of South Carolina. “The decline of civility is at an epidemic level in our society,” he said, “and unfortunately has invaded our religious life. The disrespect shown to Christians by other Christians is far from what Jesus wants for his people.”
The bishop’s endorsement resulted from a May 17 meeting that included Mitch and Carol Carnell from First Baptist and Peter Martin, a lay member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church.
The Baptist Times of the United Kingdom in its April 30 edition invited Baptist congregations in the UK to join the movement.
Materials for “Say Something Nice Sunday” are available at www.fbcharleston.org or by calling 843-722-3896.