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Legislators are now looking at the 2011 Budget – please contact your elected officials. For full details, please click here.
Opportunities
Ecumenical Advocacy Days 2010
March 19-22, 2010,
Ecumenical Advocacy Days is a movement of the ecumenical Christian community, and its recognized partners and allies, grounded in biblical witness and our shared traditions of justice, peace and the integrity of creation. The goal, through worship, theological reflection and opportunities for learning and witness, is to strengthen our Christian voice and to mobilize for advocacy on a wide variety of
Collegiate United Methodist Church/Wesley Foundation in
2010 Beje
Nominations are now being received for the 2010 Beje Clark Justice Award.
Because of Beje Clark’s initiatives, particular priorities will be given to work in restorative justice. Restorative Justice is an approach to restore all those involved in a crime – offender, victim(s) and society – in processes of reconciliation and the rebuilding of community with one another.
The honoree will be an
Honorees need not be United Methodist. Please click here for the 2010 nomination form. Questions should be directed to Jim Pemble (515.250.5063 / mjp150@msn.com).
Iowa
Iowa Interfaith Power and Light (Iowa IPL) is pleased to announce its first annual Earth Words Contest to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day. Winning sermons will be shared through Iowa IPL's newsletter and website. In addition, the top prize winner will receive up to $80 off on purchases from ShopIPL.org to improve the efficiency of their congregation or favorite low income community project as well as a $50 gift certificate from Cokesbury. Two runners-up will receive up to $35 off of ShopIPL.org and $25 gift certificates from Cokesbury. To qualify, the sermon, homily, or faith message about creation care must be delivered to a religious community between April 17th and April 25th and submitted electronically to director@iowaipl.org by May 1st. Winners will be determined by a panel of judges assessing pieces based on clarity, creativity, accessibility, eloquence, as well as their theological foundation and call to action. For more information, click here.
2010 Peace With Justice Scholarship Essay Contest
The Conference Board of Church and Society’s Peace With Justice essay contest is open to students who are high school juniors or seniors during the current school year and who live in
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