I urge all of us to spend a day in repentance and mourning. And then we need to get to work. Each of us and all of us need to examine ourselves, our church and our communities. We need to be honest about the reality of racism within us and […]
John Page
Jersey Jottings: News from around the New Jersey Synod June 17, 2015
Jersey Jottings 6/17/15
Therese Bera and Kathryn Irwin are interested in getting a group of people together to crochet sleeping mats out of plastic grocery bags for our brothers and sisters who are homeless. Sounds crazy, doesn’t it? But it’s not! Watch the video below: While it’s a little labor--intensive to make the […]
Sleeping Mats for the Homeless
Last week, the House State and Foreign Operations Subcommittee released draft legislation that outlines how the U.S. Government should invest in addressing the migration of vulnerable children and families from Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras. Approximately 70,000 children fled their communities and arrived in the United States last year. These […]
Advocacy for fleeing children and families
Jersey Jottings: News from around the New Jersey Synod June 10, 2015
Jersey Jottings 6/10/15
From the Lutheran Disaster Response Blog: “Nepal Earthquake: Distributions continue as monsoon season begins” (6/8/2015) Six weeks after the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that affected more than 8 million people hit Nepal, relief efforts are moving forward as fast as possible. The beginning of June marked the beginning of the monsoon season […]
Nepal Earthquake: Update
Today, we present our ELCA Advocacy Update for the month of June. Please read below for important information on ELCA Advocacy efforts in Washington, across the country and throughout the world. Please also visit our blog for more information on advocacy efforts from our Lutheran State Advocacy offices.
ELCA Advocacy Update – June 2015
Jersey Jottings: News from around the New Jersey Synod June 3, 2015
Jersey Jottings 6/3/15
No child in a country of such great resources should ever go hungry. Yet, in our nation, 15.8 million children live in households that struggle with hunger. Summer is here, and while many of our nation’s children are enjoying outdoor fun, too many others are losing access to the consistent […]