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Outreach Goals and Opportunities

 

 

Bread for the World's Offering of Letters

 

 

 

People of Faith Against the Anti-LGBT NC Constitutional Amendment

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Response to the Recent Actions in Florida

In affirming the teachings of Jesus Christ to love our neighbors as ourselves, St. Anne's responds to the recent actions of a few individuals in the State of Florida by

1. composing and disseminating a petition that supports the rights of our Muslim brothers and sisters to worship according to their faith tradition and condemns the acts of desecration of another faith tradition's symbols, and
2. contacting partners in the community - both here and abroad - to participate in, support, and help plan an interfaith memorial service for the victims of the violence in Afghanistan. (Date and location to be determined).

To read the petition click, click here.
To see a short video of Father Lawrence reading the petition, during a recent Sunday service at St. Anne's, click here.
And here is the petition with signatures gathered following Fr. Lawrence's reading.

Why a Petition?

A video featuring Afghan Youth for Peace produced by the publication, Sojourners, provides insight for the need for a petition. To view the video click here. 

The petition is available for signing in the Kennedy Parish Hall.
In addition, Episcopal Peace Fellowship (EPF) has posted the petition on its website and has arranged for its electronic signing.  Click here for the EPF website.

 The signed petition will be sent to Afghan Youth for Peace and other peace organizations in Afghanistan.

To read about actions by other churches regarding this issue, click here.
 


The Outreach Committee works to initiate, implement, supervise, support and/or coordinate organized Gospel-based outreach efforts and to address social needs in our community, state, country, and world as they arise. The five main goals of the committee, and corresponding opportunities, are outlined below.

Members: Beverly Gosnell, Chair; Emily Wilson, Vestry Liaison; Woody Clinard, Marie Linton, Pateah East, DeAnna Hall, Jeanne Simonelli, Donna Williams, Linda Winikoff, Episcopal Peace Fellowship, Faith Lockwood, Faith-in-Action, David Fergusson, C.H.A.N.G.E. Representative, Bonnie Stewart, Nancy Vaders

Goal 1: To Seek Peace and Nonviolence

Goal 2: To Advocate for Human Rights

  • PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) :  Participate with other welcoming churches in Winston-Salem to support PFLAG and promote their events for National Coming Out Day
  • Annual observance of Domestic Violence Awareness Sunday
  • Advocate for The Silent Witness Initiative to end domestic violence in the United States
  • Letter-writing campaigns to elected local and national representatives asking them to support legislation that fosters human rights

Goal 3: To Foster Social Justice through Systemic Change

  • C.H.A.N.G.E. Member (Communities Helping All Neighbors Gain Empowerment) - local chapter of Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF)
  • Annual Bread for the World Offering of Letters letter-writing campaigns to elected local and national representatives asking them to support legislation to reform the country's domestic and foreign assistance programs.
  • Chiapas Project
  • Come to the Table Project

Goal 4: To Provide Financial Support and Relief to the Poor, Disenfranchised, and Elderly

Goal 5: To Provide Hands-On Ministry to the Disenfranchised