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ONE Sunday—Mark your calendar NOW for the first Sunday in Lent (February 10)

February 10, the first Sunday in Lent, has been designated ONE Sunday in support of the Episcopal Church's commitment, nationally as well as in our diocese, to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Bulletin inserts and other materials will be available soon.

Our diocese is a "ONE Diocese"; for more information on what that means, please visit ONE Episcopalian (www.episcopalchurch.org/ONE/ ) and http://one.org, the Campaign to Make Poverty History."

ONE Episcopalian Declaration Cards – these are a great tool to get people involved in the ONE Episcopalian Campaign. Consider inserting them in your Sunday bulletin and having people placed filled out cards in the offertory plate.

Prayers:
A Bidding Prayer For An End To Global Poverty And Instability – This is a litany prepared by the Office of Government Relations. It is based on the MDG’s and can be used in place of the Prayers of the People.
Book of Common Prayer – the BCP also has many prayers that relate to topics of the MDG that you can use including prayers:

For Social Justice, p. 823
For the Poor and the Neglected, p. 826
For the Right Use of God’s Gifts, p. 827
For the Conservation of Natural Resources, p. 827

MDG Sermons and Theological Reflections:

• Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori Investiture Sermon
• When the Spirit of the Lord is Upon Us: The Church and the MDGs – a sermon by the Rev. Dr. Francis H. Wade
• Theological Reflection by Alex Baumgarten: Advocating to Build the New Creation