Welcome to Update - August 2021 |
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Working towards a truly just,
healthy and peaceful world.
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- PWRDF responding to Haiti earthquake and monitoring Afghanistan
- Bangladeshi farmers improve food security, address climate change
- Vaccine Equity Fund supports rollout in Lesotho
- Indigenous Responsive Grants Program launches
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Voices of Hope can be shared in your parish as a half-page bulletin insert, read as an announcement, or included in an e-blast. This month we share an update from the Al Ahli Hospital in Gaza.
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Donors respond to Haiti earthquake
PWRDF has announced an initial grant of $25,000 to the ACT Alliance to respond to the enormous impacts of the earthquake in Haiti, the effects of which were made even more serious because of Tropical Storm Grace.
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Bangladeshi farmers improve food security and tackle climate change
During 2020 farmers in Bangladesh faced five floods, unseasonable rain and drought that affected standing crops. Many are Nayakrishi farmers who practise biodiversity-based farming and use community knowledge and technology to address climate vulnerabilities.
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Paying it forward
to Lesotho
PWRDF has granted $20,000 from its Vaccine Equity Fund to Partners In Health Lesotho to support COVID-19 vaccine distribution in hard-to-reach areas of the land-locked country.
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PWRDF launches the Indigenous Responsive Grants Program
FOR 25 YEARS, PWRDF has supported and accompanied Indigenous organizations in Canada working to reclaim their language and culture, to improve community health with clean water
and safe birth, to support economic opportunities and to engage youth. The responsive program grants will fund Indigenous groups working in Community Health, Climate Action, Empowering Youth and Safe Water.
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September issue of Under the Sun
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Watch the next issue of the Anglican Journal for the September Under the Sun. This issue focuses on PWRDF’s support of Indigenous reconciliation and accompaniment.
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PWRDF wants to hear from you!
Please share your fundraising success stories to inspire others and to spread the word about the good work you have done! Email Christine Hills and tell us about it. Many thanks to all of our donors.
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Canadian Foodgrains Bank Election Resource
Our friends at the Foodgrains Bank have created a resource for learning more about the issues that are central to the federal election, and which candidates best respect the values and priorities for us and our neighbours, both at home and abroad.
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September is KAIROS Climate Action Month
During each of the five weeks of September KAIROS has set five themes with different opportunities for learning and taking action.
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September 7, 1 p.m. ET - WEBINAR
Celebrating Food and Faith Together is a new worship resource that was developed as part of PWRDF’s three-year Creation Care: Climate Action education focus. The Very Reverend Ken Gray designed the resource to be used during the Season of Creation or at any time suitable for your congregation. This liturgy can be used in person or online. Rev. Ken will introduce us to the various components that make up this resource and will show us how it may be used or adapted for a variety of settings.
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September 8, 7 p.m. ET
Hymn Sing on Facebook Live
with Primate Linda!
For the second year in a row, our Primate, Archbishop Linda Nicholls, is supporting PWRDF’s Ride for Refuge by hosting a Hymn Sing on Facebook Live. View her Facebook page for details.
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September 9 and September 23, 1 p.m. ET
All are welcome to join our online parish. Hundreds have prayed with us from across Canada.
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September 9, 2021 - Near the two-year anniversary of Hurricane Dorian, the Rev. Paulette Cartwright, Diocese of the Bahamas and The Turks and Caicos Islands, joins us to reflect on the recovery, supported in part by PWRDF.
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September 23, 2021 - The Very Rev. Ken Gray, former dean of St. Paul’s Cathedral, Kamloops, Territory of the People.
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September 24, 1 p.m. ET
PWRDF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
NOTICE is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund / Le fonds du Primat pour le secours et le développement mondial will be held by Zoom and live streamed on our YouTube channel on Friday, September 24, 2021 at 1 p.m. ET, to consider the audited financial statements and auditor’s report, elect directors and reappoint the incumbent public accountant. Please check the PWRDF website for further details.
BY ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT.
Basil Pogue, Secretary
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Rudelmar Bueno de Faria, General Secretary of the ACT Alliance, will be the keynote speaker at our AGM. |
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PWRDF coming to a church near you – virtually
During the pandemic, PWRDF has joined scores of virtual worship services at parishes across the country. Staff can deliver a prerecorded sermon, or join live worship on Zoom or other platforms. To learn more or to book a virtual guest speaker, contact Public Engagement Officer Christine Hills.
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Spread the good news
of PWRDF
These beautiful Christmas cards contain the message “Christmas Peace” in Oji-Cree, Inuktituk and the five languages of the Lambeth Conference of the worldwide Anglican Communion: English, French, Japanese, Spanish and Kiswahili. When you say Merry Christmas with a PWRDF card, you are supporting our partners.
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a just generation podcast
a just generation is a series of conversations with allies, educators and folks working to bring about equity and justice. Join us in August for Episode 5, An introduction to PWRDF’s Youth Council and the Social Justice inFocus resource. Listen to the podcast
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Dig in to our Education Focus
The second module of PWRDF’s Climate Action Education Focus for Year One focusses on the Season of Creation.
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Climate Action resources available
for order
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PWRDF’s 2021 resources focus on UN Sustainable Development Goal #13, Climate Action. Our series of bulletin inserts highlight how PWRDF partners are taking climate action to improve food security, empower women, health, Indigenous communities, emergency response, refugees and displaced people and engaging youth.
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The World of Gifts is open
all year
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You can give to PWRDF’s World of Gifts all year long and fund items our partners need to run their programs. Visit World of Gifts online to make your gift 24/7, or download the PDF to browse and order by mail or telephone 1 (877) 936-9199 (9 a.m.-5 p.m. ET)
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