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EPPN Lenten Series: Engaging Poverty Through Education
“The advantage of knowledge is that wisdom gives life to the one who possesses it.” Ecclesiastes 7:12b (NRSV) Study after study in this country shows that poverty limits the chances of attaining a quality education, while at the same time we know that attaining a quality education is one of the prime mechanisms for escaping […]
EPPN Lenten Series: Engaging Poverty Through Housing
My people will abide in a peaceful habitation, in secure dwellings, and in quiet resting places. Isaiah 32:18 (NRSV) “On a single night in January 2013, there were 610,042 people experiencing homelessness in the United States, including 215,344 people who were living in unsheltered locations.” On that particular night, nearly one quarter (23%) were children. […]
I Sing a Song of the Saints of God
Even with a couple months left, I feel comfortable proclaiming that, for me, this has been a year of transitions. I moved to an apartment in New York City from my family’s home in the woods outside Rochester, Minnesota. I traded a roomy four-door for a packed subway train. I left Sunday pizza dinners with […]
We are sitting on a treasure here
“We are sitting on a treasure here” were the departing words spoken to me by the Rev’d Joel Watson as I prepared to depart the Cheyenne River Reservation in South Dakota a little over a week ago. (Joel, a retired priest, is the husband of the Rev’d Margaret Watson; Margaret is the priest in charge […]
Finding Dignity in Aberdeen
This past week, we read this passage in our Bible study in Aberdeen, a small post-industrial town on the coast of Washington state. We use a Base Christian Community model of Bible study—we read the passage and open up the conversation to the question: what does this passage have to do with us, here and […]
You'll be Voting Today
You’ll be voting today. In fact, you might vote many times today. And just like your vote for candidates in your local elections on November 4, these votes count. These votes are important. If you go out to shop today, you will be voting. Just like your vote in a political election, your one […]
Immigration Advocacy Newsletter Executive Action Edition
Immigration Advocacy Network Newsletter- Executive Action Edition President Obama announces executive actions that will defer deportation for nearly 5 million undocumented immigrants; the largest-ever family detention center opens in Texas; Congress passes a budget just in time; and Syrian resettlement picks up in United States, in the last newsletter of the year! Advocacy Calendar Executive […]
Domestic Policy Action Network Newsletter Dec. 2014
Domestic Policy Action Network Newsletter December 2014 Merry Christmas from the Domestic Policy Action Network (DPAN), your go-to news primer for current domestic issues related to Episcopal Church policy! December's newsletter will detail administrative actions to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, explain new developments in carbon emission reduction, explore possibilities for criminal justice reform […]
Immigration Advocacy Newsletter October- November 2014
Immigration Advocacy Network Newsletter October- November 2014 Election results are in; Executive Action expected on immigration; detained Central American families are winning asylum; the reemergence of the Sanctuary Movement and more in this month’s newsletter! Advocacy Calendar Administrative Update Election Results Resources Advocacy Calendar Are you looking for a way to engage your community in […]
Domestic Policy Action Network Newsletter Nov. 2014
Welcome to the Domestic Policy Action Network Newsletter! This monthly primer will keep you updated on the latest federal legislation addressing national issues related to poverty, criminal justice reform, and the environment. Although this briefing is by no means comprehensive, it will highlight relevant legislation in Congress that corresponds to Episcopal Church policy so that […]
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