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Church & Society Peace with Justice Sunday - June 7, 2009
Established by the 1988 General Conference, Peace with Justice Sunday supports programs that advocate peace and justice at home and around the world. Funds that are collected are split with half going to the General Board of Church and Society to help fund U.S. and global work in social action, public-policy education and advocacy. Half stays in the conference to fund local peace with justice programs so that a difference can be seen locally. Download Peace with Justice Sunday resources. For additional assistance, contact the Advocacy Ministries Coordinator, Conne Wooldridge, at pastorconnie@hotmail.com . Additionally, you can give online anytime at https://donate.gcfa.org/funddetails.aspx?name=pwjs. Together, we can work together for a faithful and loving world for all and bring hope for our future. United Methodist Social Creed We believe in God, Creator of the world; and in Jesus Christ, the Redeemer of creation. We believe in the Holy Spirit, through whom we acknowledge God's gifts, and we repent of our sin in misusing these gifts to idolatrous ends. We affirm the natural world as God's handiwork and dedicate ourselves to its preservation, enhancement, and faithful use by humankind. We joyfully receive for ourselves and others the blessings of community, sexuality, marriage, and the family. We commit ourselves to the rights of men, women, children, youth, young adults, the aging, and people with disabilities; to improvement of the quality of life; and to the rights and dignity of racial, ethnic, and religious minorities. We believe in the right and duty of persons to work for the glory of God and the good of themselves and others and in the protection of their welfare in so doing; in the rights to property as a trust from God, collective bargaining, and responsible consumption; and in the elimination of economic and social distress. We dedicate ourselves to peace throughout the world, to the rule of justice and law among nations, and to individual freedom for all people of the world. We believe in the present and final triumph of God's Word in human affairs and gladly accept our commission to manifest the life of the gospel in the world. Amen. (It is recommended that this statement of Social Principles be continually available to United Methodist Christians and that it be emphasized regularly in every congregation. It is further recommended that "Our Social Creed" be frequently used in Sunday worship.) Click HERE for resources from the General Board of Church and Society, including:
Social Principles Worship Resources The General Board of Church and Society offers a number of resources for teaching the Social Principles through worship on its website. Visit the GBCS website Resources area for bulletin inserts, worship materials and justice and lectionary resources. Creation Care Churches 1. Environmental Witness To see the guidelines for Creation Care Churches, click here. Download application form from the annual conference section of the News portion of the conference website at www.kswestumc.org. The deadline for submission is April 15.
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