Meet at noon at Church Center (815 Second Ave.) to walk to Dag Hammarskjold Plaza (e. 47th between 1st & 2nd Ave.) for a Prayer Vigil/Walk of Witness for the MDGs.
At 4:30 pm, join us at Cathedral of St. John the Divine for a teach-in/rally to make a visible commitment to the MDGs. Then join us for a festival evensong at 6 pm. Click here to download an invitation.
Click here for more information about partnership events at UN Headquarters
the week of Sept. 21-26.
In solidarity with people of faith throughout the world and in response to the Anglican Communion's call, Episcopalians for Global Reconciliation invites you to commit on Thursday, September 25 to:
+Pray. Say prayers with special intention for the extreme poor throughout the world.
+Fast. Skip at least one meal in solidarity with the nearly 1 billion people who go to bed hungry each night. (As possible depending on health ... consult your doctor if in doubt)
+Witness. Participate in an online advocacy action promoting our government's fulfilling its promises to achieve the Millennium Development Goals.
Click here to register for the advocacy action with the Episcopal Public Policy Network.
CLICK HERE TO MAKE THE COMMITMENT
Making the commitment means you'll receive email prayer reminders and resources, information about the advocacy action as well as other information.
What One Congregation Can Do.
Congregations, seminaries, organizations ... any group can sign up to participate, too. Here's how:
+Commit to include the MDGs in your communal prayers on Sept. 25 and/or the Sunday before (9/21) and/or the Sunday after (9/28) and to encourage people in your congregation, seminary or organization to make the commitment to pray, fast and witness.
+Once you've made the commitment, click here to register it -- You'll be taken to a page where we can get your basic information so we can list you among the committed congregations.
Check out the list of committed congregations so far!
+Use these resources ... and keep checking back for more ... and also be sure and send us resources you have that other individuals and communities can use, too!
Click and download:
A flier for Sept. 25 events -- Day of Prayer, Fasting and Advocacy and World MDG Blogging Day.
A flier for the Day of Prayer, Fasting and Advocacy from the Rev. Valori Mulvey Sherer.
Liturgical Resources and Bulletin Inserts from the Episcopal Public Policy Network.
Meditations for Economic Justice, Healing and Racial Unity from the Diocese of Southern Ohio
EGR Bulletin insert for Sept. 21 (In Word) (In PDF)
Bulletin inserts for Sept. 21 from Episcopal Life
Bulletin insert from the Anglican Church of Canada
ALSO, Sept. 21 is Poverty Sunday
On Sunday, Sept. 21, Sojourners is encouraging congregations of all faiths to your congregation to observe "Poverty Sunday" as part of their "Vote Out Poverty Campaign." Your congregation can incorporate prayer for the MDGs and promotion of the Sept. 25 Day of Prayer, Fasting and Witness as part of this program. For more information about hosting a Poverty Sunday at your church on Sept. 21, click here to download Sojourners' Poverty Sunday Toolkit (This is an EXCELLENT resource for praying and talking about poverty in your congregation ... so check it out even if you aren't interested in observing Poverty Sunday on Sept. 21).
Pray. Fast. Witness.... Resources to help.
Keep checking back as this page grows with resources ... and send us your resources so we can put them up here for everyone to use.
PRAY
Special Prayers of the People (adapted from July's Virtual March for the MDGs) for congregations.
Liturgical Resources from the Episcopal Public Policy Network.
Sept. 25 MDG liturgy from the Diocese of Southern Ohio
Meditations for Economic Justice, Healing and Racial Unity from the Diocese of Southern OhioFind more prayer resources from EGR here.
FAST
Fasting is an ancient practice of Christian piety designed to bring us closer to God and God's compassion for the world. The Rule of Life of the Society of St. John the Evangelist describes why we fast this way:
Campus Crusade for Christ has a helpful guide to fasting and prayer here.
WITNESS
The Episcopal Public Policy Network will be identifying a MDG advocacy action for September 25. Click here to sign up for an email alert on Sept. 25 directing you to the appropriate (and quick) action.
Canadians, we haven't forgotten you ... everything you need to know to take action is on this website from the Anglican Church of Canada
Committed Congregations
These 47 congregations have committed to include the MDGs in their communal prayers on Sept. 25 and/or the Sunday before (9/21) and/or the Sunday after (9/28) and to encourage people in their congregation, seminary or organization to make the commitment to pray, fast and witness.
St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Anchorage, AK
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Birmingham, AL
All Saints Episcopal Church, Mobile, AL
Grace Episcopal Church, Pine Bluff, AR
St. Francis-in-the-Valley, Green Valley, AZ
St. Stephens Episcopal Church, Phoenix, AZ
St. Alban's Episcopal Church, El Cajon, CA
St. Edmund's Episcopal Church, San Marion, CA
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Lakewood, CO
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Shelton, CT
St. Columba's Episcopal Church, Washington, DC
Grace Episcopal Church, Wilmington, DE
St. Alban's Episcopal Church, Wilmington, DE
Anamchara Fellowship, Newark, DE
St. Christopher's Episcopal Church, Perry, GA
Christ Episcopal Church, Cedar Rapids, IA
St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Coeur d'Alene, ID
MDG Summit, Episcopal Diocese of Chicago
St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Chicago, IL
Church of the Holy Spirit, Lake Forest, IL
St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Franklin, IN
St. Christopher's Church, Chatham, MA
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Highland, MD
St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Cadillac, MI
St. Francis Episcopal Church, Grayling, MI
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Marquette, MI
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Creve Coeur, MO
Grace Episcopal Church, Jefferson City, MO
Episcopal Church of the Creator, Clinton, MS
St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Durham, NC
Christ Episcopal Church, Ridgewood, NJ
St. Barnabas by the Bay, Villas, NJ
St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral, Buffalo, NY
Deering Community Church, Deering, NY
Trinity Episcopal Church on the Square, Columbus, OH
St. James' Episcopal Church, Wooster, OH
St. John's Episcopal Church, Norman, OK
St. John's Episcopal Church, Columbia, SC
Trinity Episcopal Church, Charlottesville, VA
St. Elizabeth's Episcopal Church, Roanoke, VA
Church of the Holy Comforter, Vienna, VA
St. Philip's Episcopal Church, Marysville, WA
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Oak Hill, WV
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Casper, WY
St. George's Anglican Church, New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada
St. Paul's Anglican Church, Sydenham, Ontario, Canada
Bethel Gospel Church, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
St. James Church, Florence, Italy
What More Can One Person Do?
Blog the MDGs on Sept. 25 -- World MDG Blogging Day
In conjunction with the high-level event at the UN on Sept. 25, EGR is asking all bloggers to post about the Millennium Development Goals and our nation's moral imperative to meet its promises to help achieve them.
