Reclaim Our Vote: Phonebanking
Western Presbyterian Church volunteers, thirty-five strong, completed over 2000 postcards for the ROV postcard campaign! Now ROV is turning its focus to phonebanking.
Phonebanking is one of the most effective ways to reach voters. Anywhere between 60 to 80 percent of persons contacted will vote. Phonebanking outreach is targeted in seven states: SC, GA, AL, FL, MS, TX, and AZ. Voters of color are called and assisted with voting via Early Voting, Absentee Voting, Voting by Mail, and locating Drop Boxes and Polling locations.
The Challenge of Antiracism: Are We Willing To Stand Where God Stands?
Starting this Sunday, NEXT Church is hosting a 4 week virtual class called "The Challenges of Antiracism: Are We Willing To Stand Where God Stands?" This series seeks to offer participants language and frameworks they can use to talk about systemic racism and white supremacy in effective and nuanced ways.
A Word from Laura: A Lasting Hope
The night my friend got news of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death, she fell apart, sure the news was a harbinger of the end of justice itself. The next morning she put herself together again. My friend divided a recent unexpected financial gift among six Senate candidates she hopes have a chance at living out the priorities she trusts are close to God’s own heart. I could relate to this; RBG’s death moved us to support some causes and candidates at our house, too.
At the same time I’ve wondered, how do we support the causes and candidates that help us live out our faith, but without fully investing all of our hope in them? Not so much to keep us from being disappointed if certain folks don’t get elected, or if Supreme Court decisions swing differently; for indeed, that may be the case. But how can we hold fast to the reality of divine justice right now? How can we remember that our hope is in something much larger that can’t be defeated, in someone whom no one can vote in or out?
Calvary Women’s Services “In This Together” Virtual 5K
Thanks to Western’s Calvary dinner volunteers, Western Presbyterian Church is an official sponsor of the Calvary Women’s Services “In This Together” Virtual 5K fundraiser. You all have an opportunity to also contribute!
Western has a team of walkers/runners/bikers who will be participating in the 5K event, and you can support the Western Team by making a contribution directly on the Calvary website: https://www.calvaryservices.org/. On the Virtual 5K banner, click “register today” and then click “donate.” Choose to donate to a team, and scroll down to Western Presbyterian Church. We have a $500 goal – will you help us reach that goal?
A Word from Laura: Less Than Full Capacity
“It’s the election. I can’t stop worrying about it. I keep going back to look at the polling numbers. If Trump is re-elected, we’re doomed. And if he is isn’t, it’s going to be ugly.”
“It seems like we’re literally at the end of the world. I can’t believe we’re seeing evidence of west coast fires here in DC.”
“My heart is breaking after the whistle blower’s news of what’s happening to women in detention centers in Georgia.”
“I just hate getting out of bed…”
Western Minute for Mission: Building Bridges Across the River (BBAR) and BBAR Farms
The Mission Team at Western invites you to become familiar with one of the projects we support: Building Bridges Across the River (BBAR) and BBAR Farms. BBAR works to create opportunities for people who live in DC’s Wards 7 and 8, including access to fresh fruits and vegetables, quality health care, job training and education, and cultural events.