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Raise Your Voice for Those Who Are Voiceless

Political advocacy is a critical piece of God's mission of global reconciliation and making the Millennium Development Goals a reality. Jesus continually spoke truth to power and used his own power to help those on society's margins. As Christians, we are called to follow in that example -- to raise our voices for those whom the powers of the world would push to the side

Worried about the IRS?
Download our simple 2-page list of what your church can and cannot do in the political arena, perfect for your vestry or concerned parishioners.

For more detailed information check out

this document from The Interfaith Alliance Foundation or the

Pew Forum report: Politics and the Pulpit 2008

The Episcopal Public Policy Network

Every Episcopalian should be a part of EPPN. When you join, you will get periodic email alerts when MDG issues (or other major issues on which the Episcopal Church has policy) enabling you quickly to contact your senators and representatives telling them how you feel they should vote. Responding to most alerts takes less than 2 minutes. Sign up by clicking here -- and then tell all your friends to sign up, too. Also email EPPN director Mary Getz to get an EPPN poster with signup cards to hang in your parish hall or narthex.

EPPN links to resources:

ONE Sabbath Toolkit for Church Leaders - this has sermon ideas as well as worship resources
ONE Episcopalian Declaration Card - these are a great tool to get people involved in the ONE Episcopalian Campaign. Consider inserting them in your Sunday bulletin and having people placed filled out cards in the offertory plate.


Prayers:
A Bidding Prayer For An End To Global Poverty And Instability - This is a litany prepared by the Office of Government Relations. It is based on the MDG's and can be used in place of the Prayers of the People.

Book of Common Prayer - the BCP also has many prayers that relate to topics of the MDG that you can use including prayers:

For Social Justice, p. 823
For the Poor and the Neglected, p. 826
For the Right Use of God's Gifts, p. 827
For the Conservation of Natural Resources, p. 827

MDG Sermons and Theological Reflections:

* Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori Investiture Sermon
* When the Spirit of the Lord is Upon Us: The Church and the MDGs - a sermon by the Rev. Dr. Francis H. Wade
* Theological Reflection by Alex Baumgarten: Advocating to Build the New Creation

Additional Resources:

* Watch Episcopal Life Online for the ONE Sunday Bulletin Insert - Coming Soon at http://www.episcopalchurch.org/78650_8852_ENG_HTM.htm
* For additional sermon ideas check out "Sermons that Work" - http://www.episcopalchurch.org/sermons_that_work.htm

ONE Episcopalian

ONE Episcopalian is the Episcopal Church's partnership with The ONE Campaign, a broad-based nationwide grassroots movement to rally all Americans ... One-by-One ... to push our government toward aid and trade policies that will eradicate global poverty and achieve the MDGs. Becoming a part of the movement is easy:

1. Become a ONE Episcopalian - Click here to join 2.4 million Americans in signing the ONE Campaign pledge.

2. Wear the White Band -- The white band is the symbol of the ONE Campaign. Wear it to show your support of our government taking a leading role in making the MDGs a reality. You'll be surprised how many times people ask you about it and give you a chance to educate them about What One Can Do to end extreme poverty. You can order a white band from the ONE Store here for $1 or, you can download a form to order 100 at a special price of $33 through ONE Episcopalian.

3. Become a ONE Congregation - Join the more than 100 congregations across the church who are raising their collective voice to make the MDGs a reality. Find out what being a ONE congregation entails and take the ONE Congregation Committment Form to your vestry/bishop's commmittee/college chaplaincy leadership team today.

4. Connect with other ONE Congregations - Click here for a list of all the ONE Congregations in TEC.

Campus ministries: Read this release about the ONE Campus Challenge! Click here to unpack the ONE Campaign Campus Toolbox. 

Read "The Power of ONE" all about the ONE Campaign