ADVENT ADVOCACY 2005 Actions

Advent Advocacy 2006 is now available

Ideas for individuals and congregations who want to honor Jesus' birth with action for peace and justice.

Note of sadness and compassion:

Friends, as I compile these ideas today (17/11/05), much of the country appears to have turned against the war. Let our continued actions against this war and possible future wars be invitational to a new way of living--the way of Christ’s peace and love and joy--rather than gleeful and vindictive. -Susan Mark Landis

Pick just one idea to focus on for the four Sundays of Advent

	A congregational walk for peace		Letters to the editor of your local newspaper
	Ad from your congregation for your local newspaper - Two ads you can customize for your congregation - Statement for peace
	A visual display of the costs of war
	Remembering Migrants on the U.S./Mexico Border - Immigration Advocacy for Advent: Information and Action - Activities for Advent and Las Posadas - Las Posadas Dramatic Reading
	Partnerships with African-American congregations in the New Orleans area as they rebuild. (To express beginning interest, contact Steve Brown, Calvary Community Church and AAMA. )

Additional worship ideas: http://peace.mennolink.org/advent.html

Additional worship/action ideas about the war in Iraq: http://peace.mennolink.org/iraq.html