Faith in Action

Faith in Action Team Educational Forum on Palestine, April 27th:  

The Faith in Action Team invites you to attend its inaugural Education Forum on Sunday, 4/27, following worship in Heritage Chapel. In this Education Forum, we will hear a brief history of the region from Kevin Romig (First Church Roseville), a presentation on a recent solidarity trip in the West Bank from Jean Hart (Friends of Wadi Foquin / Loomis First UMC), and work together on sending postcards to our U.S. representatives voicing our concern as people of faith.

Here are a few things that you can do in preparation:

• Read from The United Methodist Church's Book of Resolutions at https://issuu.com/cokesbury/docs/the_book_of_resolutions_of_the_united_methodist_ch?fr=xKAE9_zU1NQ  - Para. 4108 Opposition to Israeli Settlements in Palestinian Land (pages 435-439) and Para. 4109 United Nations Resolutions on the Israel-Palestine Conflict (pages 439-441). Note, you will need to scroll to those pages on this PDF document of the book.
• Sign the Petition from Church & Society - Block Weapons Sales Fueling Conflict in the Middle East at https://www.umcjustice.org/latest/take-action-block-weapons-sales-fueling-conflict-in-the-middle-east-4630

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Southern California Fire Relief: Here are links to support funds that are providing immediate relief to those who have lost homes and/or are finding refuge in an evacuation center. This includes links to support our sister congregations -- Altadena UMC and Community UMC of Pacific Palisades -- who both lost their buildings.

• United Methodist Committee on Relief - https://advance.umcmission.org/p-620-umcor-us-disaster-response-and-recovery.aspx Be sure to click on 'California Fires' on the drop-down option.
• Los Angeles Recovery Fund, California -Pacific Conference UMC -https://www.eservicepayments.com/cgi-bin/Vanco_ver3.vps?appver3=Fi1giPL8kwX_Oe1AO50jRsRCr5_a0otZAFfSzuWjqPvHO3iVYxvvxhHjRfLOeq662EvVVAEjqawDomKT1pbouf0Le2JkoOHJUvgp7BHufBI=  -Look under 'Special Causes' to designate the donation for Los Angeles Fires Recovery.
• Altadena UMC - https://www.gofundme.com/f/aid-for-altadena-united-methodist-church?attribution_id=sl:6429ba63-7bb0-4836-bdb5-87741b2e6bb9&utm_campaign=natman_sharesheet_dash&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link  For Assisting Members and Eventual Rebuilding
• Community UMC of Pacific Palisades - https://www.palisadesmethodist.org/giving?fbclid=IwY2xjawHzlX9leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHQdO1sLKk_pWykQ7icllU78hpZGRaeeoloRURIp26ZYrDvW4EP3Rn_D1Jg_aem_SAG4MF-vQKKwjSOejB1yGg  For Assisting Members and Eventual Rebuilding

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Here is a list of Methodist related organizations that are involved in the work of advocacy and social justice. Also, to learn more about where The United Methodist Church stands on social issues, you can read more from the United Methodist Social Principles.  https://www.umcjustice.org/documents/124

• Methodist Federation for Social Action  https://www.mfsaweb.org
• United Methodist Kairos Response https://www.kairosresponse.org
• United Methodist General Board of Church & Society  https://www.umcjustice.org
• Western Methodist Justice Movement  https://wmjm.org

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 Join Roseville Advocates for the Homeless, an unincorporated association of people who advocate on behalf of the homeless within the city of Roseville. Help assure that all within our city have, as a fundamental human necessity, adequate shelter in order to achieve and maintain a healthy, safe, full and dignified life. Contact: paulcomiskey@hotmail.com or text 916-577-0696.  RAFTH, 205 Jefferson St., Roseville, CA 95678.