ONE-E and MDG Bulletin Inserts
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One Sunday and support of MDGs
[Episcopal News Service] ONE Sunday is a day each year on which congregations pray for and commit to common action toward an end to global poverty. With text from the Episcopal Church's Office of Government Relations, Episcopal Life Weekly bulletin inserts for Nov. 22 mark ONE Sunday with information about the Millennium Development Goals and what congregations and individuals can do to help. |
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| January 7 - Achieving the U.N. Millennium Development Goals | ||||||
| Become 'ONE Episcopalian,' join the effort for global good |
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| January 14 – Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger | ||||||
| Episcopalians can imagine and work for change. |
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| January 21 – Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education | ||||||
| Improved education and poverty reduction go hand in hand. |
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| January 28 – Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women | ||||||
| Biblical women can be role models for today. |
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| February 4 – Goal 4: Reduce child mortality | ||||||
| Work on all Millennium Development Goals affects children. |
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| February 11 – Goal 5: Improve maternal health | ||||||
| Work in Zambia provides insight into needs, challenges. |
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| February 18 – Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases | ||||||
| Diseases are a root cause of extreme poverty. |
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| February 25 – Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability | ||||||
| Our individual and corporate decisions make the difference. |
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| March 4 – Goal 8: Create a global partnership for development | ||||||
| Faith communities can provide networks needed for work, evaluation. |
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| March 11 – Conclusion: Millennium Development Goals are ‘deed-base evangelism’ | ||||||
| Your work embodies Gospel’s good news. |
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