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Friday, January 30, 2009
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Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Jan 27 SPW Notes
Jan 27/09 Strong Public Witness Gathering FH Presbytery– Turner Valley – Meeting Notes
Present: Ron, Karl, Margaret, Jamie, Bill, Mary, Ida, Paula
1, Welcome & introductions was followed by reviewing the draft agenda
2. notes from last meeting reviewed
3. From last meeting: housing document was posted on the JustUs blog; report prepared on alternative Christmas gifts. See #6 below.
4. KAIROS update. Carbon Sabbath workshop to be held in Calgary, Jan 27th, 530 pm to teach folk how to implement and use the CSI resources in congregational & community settings. Mary will be attending, and will report back to us via the JustUs blog. Poster shared. Re-Energize info from KAIROS website shared. Resources for KAIROS Sunday posted on JustUs blog. Rev. Bill Phipps will be a guest speaker at Strathmore United Church Feb 1st to educate and inform about KAIROS. Speakers are available from KAIROS Calgary office, contact Clint Mooney at St. Matthews United. A guest speaker from KAIROS will provide a 1 hour in-service to the court at our March presbytery meeting.
5. Allan Buckingham provided the court with info about his experiences in the Holy Land. Newspaper articles were shared giving background to the tensions in the Holy Land. Connections between our church and the Holy Land through partners. United for Peace provides some advocacy opportunities, as well as learning and fund raising options.
6. Margaret has done research on alternative Christmas gifts and will share her notes with the SPW division. Bay of Quinte partnership guidelines were shared showing their criteria for engaging in charity or social justice work. Also shared was the M&S Fund criteria for partnership projects and funding. Discussion on creating a similar set of guidelines for FH presbytery. We will have a draft outline for our March gathering. An article from Mandate magazine “Every Day Empire” encouraging an “empire” audit of congregations was shared. This would demonstrate how we may be inadvertently supporting oppression while the social action guidelines from Bay of Quinte and M&S show how to intentionally support social justice.
7. Paula attended a meeting in Calgary with Barbara Lloyd from the national JGER office, and shared an information sheet that Barbara had prepared outlining the role and function of JGER (Justice, Global and Ecumenical Relations Unit). Much of our social justice work has been delegated to the congregations and presbytery’s. Resources for social action can be obtained from our partner in justice ministry – KAIROS.
8. Update from Ron about the two day teleconference event held at the Wisdom Centre in Calgary. Key points noted: It’s not just about ‘being green’, development must also be done with moral and ethical integrity; our theology informs our understanding of sustainable development; sustainable prosperity comes from economic systems rooted in sound moral & ethical principles.
If there are any errors or omissions to these notes, please reply to this email.
The meeting adjourned & we returned to the full court. Next meeting March 24th in Carmangay.
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Note: You are receiving this email because you have indicated that you are willing to be a social justice contact for your congregation. If you prefer not to receive these occasional notices, please reply to this email, and your address will be removed. If you are note the contact person: PLEASE SHARE THIS EMAIL WITH YOUR CONGREGATIONS STRONG PUBLIC WITNESS CONTACT
Paula the scribe
Strong Public Witness Division
Foothills Presbytery
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Kairos Sunday Jan 25th
http://www.kairoscanada.org/fileadmin/fe/files/PDF/WorshipReflctn/KAIROSSundayBulletinInsert08.pdf
http://www.kairoscanada.org/fileadmin/fe/files/PDF/WorshipReflctn/KAIROSSunday08Liturgy.pdf
Here are links to free, downloadable pdf worship resources for Kairos Sunday, January 25th for use with your congregation. The first link is a bulletin insert, and the second link is an order of service for worship from 2008 resources. The 3rd link is for Kairos Sunday 2009 worship resources.
Paula The Scribe
Strong Public Witness - FH Presbytery
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Check this out: JUST US
Friday, January 9, 2009
Kairos Event in Calgary
From Kairos Calgary:
Attached is a poster advertising the Kairos Carbon Sabbath Initiative Workshop, Jan. 27 at St. Matthew's United.
Please disperse the poster as widely as possible.Please encourage people you know to register and to attend.
One item not on the poster: Ian Thomson of the national Kairos staff will resource the workshop.
Note: You are receiving this email because you have indicated that you are willing to be a social justice contact for your congregation. If you prefer not to receive these occasional notices, please reply to this email, and your address will be removed.
Paula the scribe
Strong Public Witness Division
Foothills Presbytery
Holy Land Background
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/08/opinion/08khalidi.html?partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
http://www.economist.com/opinion/displayStory.cfm?story_id=12899483&source=hptextfeature
These links came my way. They may be of interest to folk seeking background and perspective on the current war in the Holy Land.
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http://www.economist.com/opinion/displayStory.cfm?story_id=12899483&source=hptextfeature
These links came my way. They may be of interest to folk seeking background and perspective on the current war in the Holy Land.
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Tuesday, January 6, 2009
strong public witness resources
Check out these links for resources to support the work of social justice in our congregations:
March 21 international day for the elimination of racism: http://www.united-church.ca/sales/magazines/mandate/2008/May
Re-Energize Carbon Sabbath: http://www.kairoscanada.org/en/get-involved/campaign/
United Action for Justice Newsletter: http://www.united-church.ca/communications/newsletters/uaj
What are you doing on Saturday, March 28th? Can you turn out your lights? http://www.earthhour.org/
Note: You are receiving this email because you have indicated that you are willing to be a social justice contact for your congregation. If you prefer not to receive these occasional notices, please reply to this email, and your address will be removed.
Paula the scribe
Strong Public Witness Division
Foothills Presbytery
United Action for Justice
Check out the link to the United Church newsletter – United Action for Justice. Information on how to subscribe to this newsletter is included on the site.
http://www.united-church.ca/files/communications/newsletters/uaj/v5n4.htm
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