"Faith, Justice and Human Rights in the Philippines" Ecumenical Vigil at California State Capitol
Friday, March 2, 2007
12:00-1:00pm
Westminster Presbyterian Church
1300 N St
Sacramento, California
This year, for World Day of Prayer, join us for ecumenical witness, prayer and action for Faith, Justice and Human Rights in the Philippines.
Prayer will begin at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1300 N Street (at 13th Street), Sacramento, CA 95814, and conclude with a short procession to the steps of the State Capitol.
Prayer and procession will include:
- Bishop Eli Pascua, General Secretary of the United Church of Christ Philippines;
- Bishop Beverly Shamana, United Methodist Church, California Nevada Conference; and members of the
- United Methodist Fact-Finding Team, recently returned from the Philippines.
Please bring a flower for the procession to remember the 800 killed and 200 disappeared unarmed civilians (since 2001) which include pastors, farmers, students, human rights lawyers, journalists, labor leaders, and others working for economic and social justice in the Philippines. Clergy are asked to please wear clerical attire.
Sponsored by:
Presbyterian Church, U.S.A. (Sacramento Presbytery); Interfaith Service Bureau; and the Institute for Leadership Development and Study of Pacific Asian North American Religion (PANA Institute).
For more information, contact:
Rev. Larry Emery at (916) 776-6986 or wgcpc@hotmail.com, or
Rev. Deborah Lee at (510) 849-8260 or dlee@psr.edu.
Followup articles:
"World Day of Prayer reveals anguish in the Philippines," California-Nevada Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, 3/2/07.
"Prayer Event Focuses on Human Rights in Philippines," United Methodist UMNS news, 3/12/107