SERVE BY WORKING FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE
Work to give all people the change to realize their full potential.
WORK TO IMPROVE GOVERNMENT.
· HELP INFORM VOTERS by sponsoring candidate’s nights, voter registration and information programs; work with candidate rating groups.
· SPONSOR STUDY GROUPS on local and state government; become informed about tax policies and spending.
· KNOW ZONING, HOUSING AND LAND USE LAWS and watch to see that they are fairly enforced.
· WORK FOR POLITICAL PARTIES and organizations that lobby for causes you believe in.
PROMOTE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY in employment, housing, education.
· HELP WITH JOB PLACEMENT by training and counseling the unemployed or underemployed.
· PROMOTE RACIAL AND SEXUAL EQUALITY by encouraging understanding, combating prejudice.
· BE INFORMED ABOUT COMMUNITY PROBLEMS and join organizations that work to solve them. Be informed about local problems and human needs.
HELP PREVENT WASTE AND POLLUTION.
· ORGANIZE A RECYCLING PROJECT with the support of local officials, and promote existing recycling facilities.
· WORK FOR CONSERVATION LAWS that require reforestation, land reclamation, etc.
· FIGHT ENVIRONMENT POLLUTION by joining organizations promoting clean air, monitoring industries which pollute, etc.
· WORK WITH CORPORATIONS to help them develop greater socal consciousness.
WORK FOR BETTER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.
· DISCOURAGE WASTEFUL LIFE-STYLES by setting an example of simple, moderate living.
· FIGHT POVERTY and underdevelopment in the world.
· PROMOTE ENERGY CONSERVATION and efficient use of food and other resources.
THINK ABOUT
the abilities you have been given...and how you can use them to serve God by serving others.
EVALUATE YOURSELF…
Can you share your interests with someone else?
You can share in
___crafts or hobbies
___golfing, fishing, sailing or other outdoor activities
___reading, talking over ideas and issues
___planning parties and get-togethers
___artistic activities (music, drawing, theater)
___team sports
Do you have skills which could be useful?
You can help by
___working with people
___planning special projects
___analyzing ideas
___restoring and repairing things
___keeping records and accounts
Do you have “buried talents”?
Generous service will bring out hidden skills such as
___teaching
___singing
___drawing
___cooking for a crowd
___working with children
___organizing programs
YOU WILL SURPRISE AND DELIGHT YOURSELF AS YOU DISCOVER HOW TO USE YOUR ABILITIES TO HELP OTHERS!
SOooooo-----
EVERYONE HAS A SPECIAL CONTRIBUTION TO MAKE
to God’s mission.
God gave each of us the TIME and TALENT to benefit others as well as ourselves.
Let us
give thanks
and gain fulfillment
by using our time and talent
to serve God.
Stewardship A Way of Life!
Stewardship Prayer
Oh Lord, giver of life and source of our freedom,
We are reminded by the Psalmist that Yours is
“the earth and its fullness;
the world and those who dwell in it.”
We know that it is from Your hand that we
have received all we have, and are, and will be.
Gracious and loving God, we understand that
You call us to be the stewards of Your abundance,
the caretakers of all You have entrusted to us.
Help us always to use Your gifts wisely
and teach us to share them generously.
May our faithful stewardship bear witness to the love of Christ in our lives.
We pray with grateful hearts, in Jesus’ name.
Amen.
