This Holy Week,
Follow Jesus' Steps & Journey with Immigrants During COVID-19
As we seek to walk the way of the cross during this tragic pandemic affecting us all, we ache for ways immigrants & asylum seekers are feeling disproportionate harm:
*Undocumented immigrants who grow food, serve meals, build houses, and support all our families, churches, and communities in multiple ways have been
largely left out
of COVID relief packages thus far
Here Are Ways To Build Holy Hope:
1) Join T
his Faith Leader COVID-19
sign on letter
by Tuesday, April 14th, to
include immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers in all COVID-19 recovery plans - and keep families and communities together. Please fill out this form to sign on:
bit.ly/COVID19FaithLeaderSignOn
.
2) Follow this "
Way of Asylum
" Stations of the Cross
to encounter links between Jesus' journey and the journey of vulnerable migrants seeking safety. (Image in header by Michelina Nicotera-Taxiera, whose artwork inspired the creation by Tucson border advocates of the stations as a community experience of compassion and empathy for migrant pathways.
4) Resist Growing Racism through this
Sign On Letter
by the Asian American Christian Collaborative.
5) Share the Opportunity & Join Disciples "IWOBS" (Immigrant-led Weekly Online Bible Studies). See flyer below, and
RSVP here
.
An "Inner Study" for directly impacted community members will happen on April 2, 16, & 30 at 11 am ET, and an "Outer Study" for all who wish to study scripture thru an immigrant-based lens will happen April 9 and 23. Questions? Contact Valeria Bejar, Disciples Immigration Response Specialist: vbejar@cpohm.disciples.org.
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Follow Disciples Refugee & Immigration Ministries on Twitter @StanleyRea, & on FB at: http://bit.ly/RIMFacebook, and call Rev. Dr. Sharon Stanley-Rea, Director, Disciples Refugee & Immigration Ministries, with any questions: 202-957-7826.
See our website at:
bit.ly/DisciplesRIM,
& Sign Up
HERE
to receive our important refugee & immigration "RIM WRAP" Alerts!
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