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Celebrate Service4/23/2024 National Volunteer Week 2024Volunteerism empowers individuals to find their purpose, to take their passion and turn it into meaningful change. When each of us, in our own way, answers the call to make a difference, we make progress in solving our most persistent problems, and create stronger communities and a more just society. - Points of Light Foundation, on the 50th Anniversary of National Volunteer Week Week of Compassion connects volunteers to opportunities across the life of the ministry. We give thanks for the wide variety of people who are part of disaster relief, long-term recovery, and refugee response in congregations and communities. notes from the field2/29/2024 checking in on Tennessee and western KentuckyWe’ve come to see February as ‘Special Offering season’ for Week of Compassion, where many Disciples congregations receive annual offerings dedicated to this shared work of disaster relief, refugee response, and sustainable development. But offerings come as more than coins and checks in offering plates and gifts online. Enduring connections - introductions to new people and ideas - tool trailers and storage closets - strategic planning and thoughtful visioning - creative solutions to seemingly insurmountable concerns … these are sacred offerings, too. Bringing Hope12/12/2023 site leaders help make recovery possible“Week of Compassion is here for the long haul.” “There are partners who will be the first in. Disciples will be the last to leave.” “It’s been years since the storm, and your groups are still here, doing the work that needs to be done.” Long-term recovery is easy to overlook – once the cameras are gone, and the urgency of storm relief subsides, it is the long, slow, careful completion of each step that helps families really recover, that moves families into safe and secure houses, where they can make true homes. Disaster Site Leaders are the foundation of disaster recovery volunteering. Week of Compassion + Be the Neighbor9/26/2023 expanding ministry & partnershipAt the beginning of the summer, Week of Compassion partnered with Be The Neighbor, a justice-based service-learning trip ministry empowering youth and adults to put faith into action through service and justice in ways that are relational, sustainable, and dignity-affirming. Be the Neighbor missions include direct service, relational ministry, immersion experiences, and education. The key question they ask: What would the world look like if we all took seriously the idea of being a good neighbor? 2023 Volunteer Opportunities2/3/2023 Week of Compassion is grateful for all the ways Disciples are at work. This ministry is only possible because of relationships, generosity, and commitment to each other and to the call of Christ to care for our neighbors. Here are just a few ways you can connect with volunteer opportunities, trainings, and events over the next several months. Out of Destruction, New Possibility12/13/2022 how Dayton's tornado recovery brings |
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