Thanks for taking a moment to check out these events in our shared life & the wider world.
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Our Helping Hands Offering continues for the Neighbors in Needdenominational offering, which also supports the Council for American Indian Ministry.
Please share if you haven’t already! You can give online HERE – just select “Helping Hands” from the drop-down menu.
Despite the escalation of settler violence and settlement expansion, it is important to remember that international support continues to help protect communities under threat. For example, the Kisiya family, a Palestinian Christian family, recently won a legal action against settlers illegally residing on the family’s land in Al Makhrour. The Tent of Nations, a Palestinian farm situated in a settlement bloc near Bethlehem, has received a steady influx of volunteers and visitors over the last few months. Green Olive Collective launched their “Sowing Solidarity” campaign to plant Palestinian trees. Jewish and international activists continue doing protective presence in Um Al Kheir and many other villages facing threats, decreasing risks to communities and deterring many cases of violence.
Sovereign God, though we stumble, we shall not fall headlong because you “hold us by the hand.” (Psalm 37:24) We remember that no matter how overwhelming injustice becomes, we must continue the good fight. Illuminate to us where we can find new ways of bearing witness to creative resistance, so that we may be like the persistent widow bothering unjust judges.
Lord in your mercy…hear our prayer.
From the Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center
Book Club
Saturday, January 17th at 10am
We will discuss Pat Conroy’s extraordinary memoir based on his experience as one of two teachers in a two-room schoolhouse, working with children the world had pretty much forgotten. It was a year that changed his life, and one that introduced a group of poor Black children to a world they did not know existed.
Invite a friend to join us!
TAKE ACTION TO SUPPORT TITA REBECCA!
You may recall hearing Rubi talk about Tita Rebecca during her November “Report from the Field.” Rebecca is a 71-year-old Filipina who is in detention at Clark County Detention Center in Indiana. She is scheduled for a deportation flight on Jan 2nd, but she has still not received a medical exam or a letter of endorsement from the Philippine Consulate. Based off of medical testimony, there are serious concerns that she is not medically fit to fly and needs to have medical care before a long and potentially life threatening flight. Click HERE for the call script, and let the Consulate know we care!
CPT Delegation to the Borderlands
Kryss Chupp and Tracy Hughes will co-lead a CPT Delegation to the U.S./Mexico Borderlands in Arizona/Sonora February 21-March 3. Information is available on CPT’s website. If you or someone you know is interested, please apply by January 15.
As we begin 2026, may these songs remind us we are not alone.
God’s grace carries us forward.
Lean On Me (Bill Withers)
Playing For Change | Song Around The World
Stand By Me
Tracy Chapman Performs on Letterman
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