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Attendees share their thoughts and reflections at the end of a "Contemplative Citizenship" service at St. James Episcopal Church in Lancaster, Pa., on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Attendees share their thoughts and reflections at the end of a "Contemplative Citizenship" service at St. James Episcopal Church in Lancaster, Pa., on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

People sit in meditation during a "Contemplative Citizenship" service at St. James Episcopal Church in Lancaster, Pa., on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

People sit in meditation during a "Contemplative Citizenship" service at St. James Episcopal Church in Lancaster, Pa., on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

The Rev. David Peck, rector of St. James Episcopal Church, leads a "Contemplative Citizenship" service in Lancaster, Pa., on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

The Rev. David Peck, rector of St. James Episcopal Church, leads a "Contemplative Citizenship" service in Lancaster, Pa., on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Lissa Olson places her hands on her lap during a meditation centered around the Jesus Prayer, an Orthodox Christian prayer, at St. James Episcopal Church in Lancaster, Pa., on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Lissa Olson places her hands on her lap during a meditation centered around the Jesus Prayer, an Orthodox Christian prayer, at St. James Episcopal Church in Lancaster, Pa., on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

The Rev. David Peck, rector of St. James Episcopal Church, leads a "Contemplative Citizenship" service in Lancaster, Pa., on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

The Rev. David Peck, rector of St. James Episcopal Church, leads a "Contemplative Citizenship" service in Lancaster, Pa., on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Dennis Downey, center, sits in meditation at St. James Episcopal Church's weekly "Contemplative Citizenship" service in Lancaster, Pa., on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Dennis Downey, center, sits in meditation at St. James Episcopal Church's weekly "Contemplative Citizenship" service in Lancaster, Pa., on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

People gather at St. James Episcopal Church in Lancaster, Pa., for a "Contemplative Citizenship" service, on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

People gather at St. James Episcopal Church in Lancaster, Pa., for a "Contemplative Citizenship" service, on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Susan Bickel, left, David Bickel, and Connie Hazeltine share a laugh after a "Contemplative Citizenship" service at St. James Episcopal Church in Lancaster, Pa., on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Susan Bickel, left, David Bickel, and Connie Hazeltine share a laugh after a "Contemplative Citizenship" service at St. James Episcopal Church in Lancaster, Pa., on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Cordelia Moyse, left, and her husband, the Rev. David Peck, talk with attendees after the weekly "Contemplative Citizenship" service at St. James Episcopal Church in Lancaster, Pa., on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Cordelia Moyse, left, and her husband, the Rev. David Peck, talk with attendees after the weekly "Contemplative Citizenship" service at St. James Episcopal Church in Lancaster, Pa., on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Pat, left, and Joe Weaver sit in meditation during a weekly "Contemplative Citizenship" service at St. James Episcopal Church in Lancaster, Pa., on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Pat, left, and Joe Weaver sit in meditation during a weekly "Contemplative Citizenship" service at St. James Episcopal Church in Lancaster, Pa., on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

The Rev. David Peck, rector of St. James Episcopal Church, leads a "Contemplative Citizenship" service in Lancaster, Pa., on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

The Rev. David Peck, rector of St. James Episcopal Church, leads a "Contemplative Citizenship" service in Lancaster, Pa., on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)