Social Justice Corner Newsletter October 24, 2024

Participating in an election is part of exercising the power you have to positively impact your community through participation in our collective system of governance. It is, quite directly, a means of carrying out the Gospel call to care for one another.

Voting is also much more than choosing a presidential candidate, as important as that is. Voting involves determining elected officials in Congress, your state legislature, and local races like city council, mayors and school boards. These roles often have a much greater impact on the lives of you and your neighbors.

Your vote makes a difference in shaping policies addressing challenges that matter to you. As Election Day draws nearer, we encourage you to reflect on why it is important we put in the effort to vote, from understanding who is on the ballot, what races we are voting for, and how we are to actually cast our vote.

We give thanks for the right to vote. Help us to hold this privilege and responsibility with the care and awareness it merits, realizing that our vote matters and that it is an act of faith.

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Call on Congress to block military sales to Israel Please reach out to your member of Congress and ask them to support the Joint Resolutions of Disapproval and stop sending offensive weapons to Israel!

Election Night Virtual Prayers Join via Zoom or Facebook Live Election Night Virtual Prayers hosted by The Episcopal Church Office of Government Relations from 8 to 10 p.m. ET, Nov. 5. Bishop Sean Rowe, who will become presiding bishop on Nov. 1, will offer an opening reflection and prayer. Episcopalians from around the church will hold silence and lead participants in prayers together for peace, the nation, and all people and countries. For those needing interpretation between English and Spanish, please plan to join via Zoom.

Safeguarding Refugee Resettlement: Navigating Policy Shifts in a Changing Political Landscape/ Salvaguardar el reasentamiento de refugiados: explorar la alteración de normas en un panorama político – October 25th, at 4 pm EDT, join as we explore this topic with Episcopal Migration Ministries.

Parish Election Challenge: Building Community with Election Engagement The Episcopal Church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and the United Methodist Church are together calling on our member parishes, congregations, and worship communities to take part in the 2024 Parish Election Challenge to help facilitate voter participation in this year’s U.S. national election.

United States Government Resources – October Please explore this selection of government resources that you may find useful in your diocese, congregation, and community.

Election Engagement Resources Get our parish ready to help our community vote in the 2024 election.