Millennium Development Goals Grant Request Form
Small grants from teh Diocesan budget allotment for Millennium Development goals are available to parishes for MDG projects. The deadline for applications is June 30, 2008.
Millenium Development Goals
Mission Statement
In obedience to the call of our savior to serve the needy, the poor, the broken hearted and
the oppressed the mission of the Diocese of East Carolina’s Millenium Development
Committee is to create awareness of the Millenium Development Goals within the diocese
and to function as a resource for information.
Objectives:
1. Thoroughly familiarize ourselves with the Millenium Development Goals and their history.
2. Encourage each parish to develop a program of response through prayer, fasting,
study, advocacy and giving to carry out one or more of these goals.
3. Encourage each parish to give .7% of their budget to one or more projects of their
choice that carries out one or more of the goals and to develop a mission driven budget.
4. Encourage every parish member to designate .7% of their own income to carry out one or more of the MDG goals.
5. Make recommendations as to how funds set aside in the convention budget can best be allocated.
6. Collect information about progress and report to the Bishop and to the convention yearly.
References: Matthew 25:31-46
Luke 4: 18-19
Adopted: April 28, 2007
MDG'S What can your parish do to help?
MDG RESOURCES
www.diocese-eastcarolina.org
Diocese of East Carolina website. Additional resources will be added. (Look for website redesign.)
Sign up on website for the new Diocesan enewsletter.
www.ecusa.anglican.org
The official Episcopal Church home page
www.e4gr.blogspot.com
www.er-d.org
Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD). Choose from many different projects to support such as Gifts for Life and Nets for Life. Order printed materials for the cost of shipping.
www.episcopalchurch.org/eppn
Episcopal Public Policy Network (EPPN) Advocate for the poorest of the poor with a click of your computer. Find additional resources including prayers, services, bulletin inserts, contact information for members of congress, links to other organizations and background information on issues.
www.episcopalchurch.org/ONE
ONE Episcopalian ™
Join other Episcopalians (parishes and individuals) in ending extreme poverty and achieving MDGs.
www.e4gr.org
Episcopalians for Global Reconciliation. A wealth of practical tools for MDG work. List of Episcopal and other MDG projects to support. Link to Charity Navigator to evaluate organizations. Interesting blog. To keep up to date--sign up for newsletter.
www.episcopalchurch.org/epgm
Episcopal Partnership for Global Mission Find resources for global mission.
www.episcopalchurch.org/elife/
Episcopal News Service (ens) * Watch Episcopal Life Online for bulletin inserts. Order special MDG issue of Episcopal Life (August 2007) online.
www.episcopalchurch.org/women
Learn about global challenges for women
www.globalgood.org
Find resources for Episcopalians working together to support the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and to reduce global poverty
www.episcopalbookstore.org
MDG books and resources
Microenterprise loans: Help life a family out of extreme poverty by donating to savings and microcredit programs, business training and spiritual development.
www.fivetalents.org (Anglican agency)
www.oikocredit.org/sa/us (World Council of Churches)
www.kiva.org (loan to a specific entrepreneur and receive updates)
www.er-d.org (see Gifts for Life catalog)
Book for study: Three Cups of Tea, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
“Three Cups of Tea is one of the most remarkable adventure stories of our time. Greg Mortenson’s dangerous and difficult quest to build schools in the wildest parts of Pakistan and Afghanistan is not only a thrilling read, it’s proof that one ordinary person, with the right combination of character and determination, really can change the world.”
-Tom Brokaw
Order through www.threecupsoftea.com .
Children and Youth Resources
www.e4gr.org
"Experiencing The MDGs"-- experiential lesson plans for children designed for the Kenyon Conference by Tracey Herzer, Susan McDonald and others. An excellent practical resource. http://s3.amazonaws.com/dfc/public/documents/83/Kenyon_Design.pdf ......and more on www.e4gr.org
www.elca.org/hunger/resources/ideas/meal1.html
plans for hunger meals, children's curricula and more
www.penniesforpeace.org educates American children about the world beyond their experience and shows them that they can make a positive impact on a global scale, one penny at a time.
www.er-d.org Gifts for Life Catalog
"Fill the Ark" -- Heifer international's family-friendly activity to raise money for sustainable agriculture in the developing world. Leader's guide also contains sermon notes, children's activities and creative worship idea. http://www.heifer.org
Christian Aid's "Learn Zone" -- Full of ideas for church school teachers and youth leaders. http://learn.christianaid.org.uk/
Worship/Prayer Resources
www.episcopalchurch.org/ONE
ONE Sabbath Toolkit for Church Leaders – this has sermon ideas as well as worship resources
ONE Episcopalian Declaration Card – these are a great tool to get people involved in the ONE Episcopalian Campaign. Consider inserting them in your Sunday bulletin and having people place filled out cards in the offertory plate.
Stations of the Cross for Global Justice & Reconciliation offers the opportunity for Christians to meditate on each of the stations by contemplating the needs of suffering people in God’s creation today. Episcopal Public Policy Network at www.episcopalchurch.org/eppn
Prayers: www.episcopalchurch.org/eppn
Evening Prayer for Advent with Prayers for an End to Global Poverty
An Advent Bidding Prayer for an End to Global Poverty and Instability
Episcopal Litany for Social Justice
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 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 at www.episcopalchurch.org/eppn (resources) :
* 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
Additional sermon ideas:
www.episcopalchurch.org/worship-that-works
www.e4gr.org/resources/sermons.html
*******Have you found any good MDG materials or links? Share them with the Diocese of East Carolina MDG Committee.
MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Chairman: The Reverend Michael Singer
800 Rountree St.
Kinston, NC 28501
Phone: 252-523-6146
stmerector@suddenlinkmail.com
Mrs. Nancy Broadwell
5407 Summer Duck Road
Phone: 910-867-0911
Fayetteville, NC 28314
nbroadwell@nc.rr.com
Mrs. Charlotte Campbell
Dr. Walker Campbell
303Cashwell Drive
Goldsboro, NC 27534
Phone: 919-735-9090
campbellwc@earthlink.net
The Reverend Nan Chandler
301 Bretonshire Road
Wilmington, NC 28405
Phone: 910-313-2565
revchandler@bellsouth.net
Mrs. Kasmin Davis
3200 Guy Circle
Fayetteville, NC 28303
Phone: 910-988-2297
pbgvet@ncrrbiz.com
Mrs. Pat Davis
208 Country Club Drive
Shallotte, NC 28470
Phone: 910-755-6672
davispjd@atmc.net
The Reverend Charles Gill
93 Osprey Lane
Southern Shores, NC 27949
Phone: work-252-441-5382
seapadre@charter.net
Mrs. Paige Harris
101 Lee Place
Washington, NC 27889
Phone: 252-940-0505
paharris1@suddenlink.net
The Reverend Bob Hobgood
403 South Eastern Street
Greenville, NC 27858
Phone: 252-758-5740
hobgoods@gmail.com
The Reverend Barbara Houston
P.O. Box 939
Grifton, NC 28530
Phone: 252-524-4521
houston@greenvillenc.com
Ms. Carol McDonald
1310 Barker Street
Lumberton, NC 28358
Phone: 910-740-8114
cmcdonald7@nc.rr.com
Mrs. Celina McGee
2039 Edenton Street
Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948
Phone: 252-619-1125
celinanc@yahoo.com
Mrs. Jane Merritt
1235 Pine Valley Drive
New Bern, NC 28562
Phone: 252-514-2021
janemerritt@suddenlink.net
The Reverend Margaret Neill
42 Warwick Court
Hampstead, NC 28443-7182
marjamesneill48@earthlink.net
Mr. Larry Overton
Phone: 252-332-3302
Ahoskie, NC 27910
P.O. Box 126
larryoverton@embarqmail.com
Mrs. Rosemary Stark
66 Shoreline Drive
New Bern, NC 28562
Phone: 252-637-3698
rmstark@suddenlink.net
The Reverend Dick Warner
835 Calabash Rd. NW
Calabash, NC 28467
Phone: 910-579-3751
frwarner@atmc.net
Ms. Patricia Whitaker
139 Leonard Drive
New Bern, NC 28560
Phone: 252-626-2330
junegstuart@hotmail.com
Mrs. Linda White
3608 Old Nags Head Woods Rd.
Nags Head, NC 27959
Phone: 252-441-4464
whitelin@mindspring.com
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