What in the world are MDGs?
Amid much hoopla at the National Convention in Columbus last year, something very wonderful was discussed and detailed and set before us - as a united Church - with a vision of global and local outreach.
These are called The Millenium Development Goals. Eight specific goals were targeted for our attention and action. They are as follows:
1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
2. Achieve universal primary education
3. Promote gender equality and empower women
4. Reduce child Mortality
5. Improve maternal health
6. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases
7. Ensure environmental sustainability
8. Develop a global partnership for development
Other goals could certainly be added to these, particularly in our country so set in its ways of mass consumption, fossil fuel dependency and overall destruction and/or waste of natural resources.
These 8 are the ones which Convention put before us to concentrate on. We CAN put our money and muscle behind projects that will target each of these goals - as individuals, as congregations, as dioceses, as regions and as a united Episcopal Church in the United States.
To give you some idea that attention and intention is being paid to these issues, I'm proud to mention here Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Newtown, Connecticut. When I accompanied Barbara there we commented on Bulletin boards posted throughout the hallways of the parish building all the way into the side hallway into the church: they were covered with facts about poverty, infant mortality and education produced by the Sunday School. This parish was taking these goals seriously and finding ways to make contributions toward righting the wrongs and the discrepancies in the world.
Would YOU like to become involved in the effort? Will you be the spark plug that ignites your parish with a passion to focus on even ONE of these goals? If you would like assistance, suggestions, and more info on these worthy endeavors, go to www.episcopalchurch.org and follow the directions to get to information on the MDGs. Over 180 countries are joining together to take on these tough goals. Are you up for the challenge? PITCH IN!!!!!
These are called The Millenium Development Goals. Eight specific goals were targeted for our attention and action. They are as follows:
1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
2. Achieve universal primary education
3. Promote gender equality and empower women
4. Reduce child Mortality
5. Improve maternal health
6. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases
7. Ensure environmental sustainability
8. Develop a global partnership for development
Other goals could certainly be added to these, particularly in our country so set in its ways of mass consumption, fossil fuel dependency and overall destruction and/or waste of natural resources.
These 8 are the ones which Convention put before us to concentrate on. We CAN put our money and muscle behind projects that will target each of these goals - as individuals, as congregations, as dioceses, as regions and as a united Episcopal Church in the United States.
To give you some idea that attention and intention is being paid to these issues, I'm proud to mention here Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Newtown, Connecticut. When I accompanied Barbara there we commented on Bulletin boards posted throughout the hallways of the parish building all the way into the side hallway into the church: they were covered with facts about poverty, infant mortality and education produced by the Sunday School. This parish was taking these goals seriously and finding ways to make contributions toward righting the wrongs and the discrepancies in the world.
Would YOU like to become involved in the effort? Will you be the spark plug that ignites your parish with a passion to focus on even ONE of these goals? If you would like assistance, suggestions, and more info on these worthy endeavors, go to www.episcopalchurch.org and follow the directions to get to information on the MDGs. Over 180 countries are joining together to take on these tough goals. Are you up for the challenge? PITCH IN!!!!!
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