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- Common Interest - Beliefs & Causes
- Description:
- FAST, PRAY, REPENT, ACT to respond to the Global Food Crisis that is pushing millions into poverty.
World Food Day - October 16 - marks the culmination of 12 months of fasting by PCUSA.
We will be posting updates and republishing the monthly fast materials for the coming year, so sign up to PARTICIPATE at http://www.pcusa.org/foodcrisis/signup.htm
Monthly, we focus on a different cause of the Food Crisis and highlight one country that has been impacted and/or offers solutions.
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Presbyterians Respond to Global Food Crisis
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- Name:
- Presbyterians Respond to Global Food Crisis
- Category:
- Common Interest - Beliefs & Causes
- Description:
- FAST, PRAY, REPENT, ACT to respond to the Global Food Crisis that is pushing millions into poverty.
World Food Day - October 16 - marks the culmination of 12 months of fasting by PCUSA.
We will be posting updates and republishing the monthly fast materials for the coming year, so sign up to PARTICIPATE at http://www.pcusa.org/foodcrisis/signup.htm
Monthly, we focus on a different cause of the Food Crisis and highlight one country that has been impacted and/or offers solutions.
This... (read more) - Privacy Type:
- Open: All content is public.
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- Website:
- http://www.pcusa.org/foodcrisis/
- Office:
- Presbyterian Church and Others!
- Location:
- Louisville, KY
Recent News
- News:
- We have fasted, prayed and discerned - NOW let us act. Join in the global Food Week of Action!
Sunday to Sunday, October 11 – 18, 2009
Take Action:
October 12 (Monday): International Trade Action Day
http://capwiz.com/pcusa/issues/alert/?alertid=13456986&type=CO
Support the TRADE Act to promote just trade rules
The Trade Reform, Accountability, Development and Employment (TRADE) Act provides an excellent vehicle to re-examine free trade agreements to ensure they benefit people and protect God’s creation. Go to PC(USA)’s Legislative Action Center capwiz.com/pcusa to send an email or printed letter to your elected official. Read more…
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October 16-18
(Friday) World Food Day (Sunday) Jubilee Sunday
On Jubilee Sunday support the Jubilee Act
http://www.jubileeusa.org/get-active/jubilee-congregations/jubilee-sunday.html
Order your CHANGE, NOT CHAINS postcards. Send a quick email to carly@jubileeusa.org
or call 202-546-4470 to request any quantity of Jubilee's Change, Not Chains postcards to send
to your Senators and Representatives, urging them to pass the Jubilee Act in this Congress. www.jubileeusa.org/changenotchains
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Integrate liturgy into the October 11 or October 18 Sunday services !
Jubilee Sunday/Stand Up Worship Resource
http://www.jubileeusa.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Resources/2009_Jubilee_Sunday/StandUpJubileeSundayResourceFINAL.pdf
or http://pcusa.org/foodcrisis/fastworship.htm
Background and more at http://pcusa.org/trade/foodweek.htm
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More Useful Resources:
• Right to Food guide for Presbyterians with stories and worship materials
http://pcusa.org/trade/downloads/tradeweek-right2food.pdf
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The September fast materials focus on SOLUTIONS to the food crisis. September Fast Materials on Food Sovereignty here, there and everywhere! - http://www.pcusa.org/foodcrisis/archive/september/index.htm