Last Sunday, Teresa Jenkins lifted up her passion for the UCC and our historic and ongoing prophetic witness for justice.
As I mentioned, last Friday in Oakland there was a rally seeking to challenge the purposeful separation of families at the US border. Here’s a UCC article about how people across the country have been speaking up, and what we can do. In addition, I’d like to share with you an article from Mirtha.
From Mirtha:
Last Sunday, Pastor Laurie shared a story about PJ, a young man from Cambodia seeking asylum in the US who is awaiting deportation. We are seeking a pardon from the Governor. If you’d like to learn more, please go to bringpjhomenow.Other ideas about accompanying immigrants:
1. Letter writing to people in detention. Past detained person gave testimony of how alone and isolated they felt in detention facility and how much it meant to receive letters.2. Also sponsoring someone who needs a sponsor before release is allowed. Some people take a person into their home with the support of the accompaniment teams.
Here’s a link to a publication entitled UCC in the News. It highlights weekly themes about our denomination.
