World Hunger Committee

Charity to Justice
All day gathering Saturday March 29. Registration 9:00. Closing Worship 4:00. Educational and interactive opportunities to look at root causes and solutions to hunger and poverty and our transformation as we respond. Pre-register to Reserve your space : call or e-mail: Kristie Neklason 206 795 4288, Carol Wall 360 320 9466, carolhage@gmail.com, worldhunger@lutheransnw.org.

Bring a group from your congregation, invite friends and neighbors.

Featuring Rick Steves keynote,
George Johnson, preacher/workshop leader,
Elisabeth Berthe Grammen Bank,
Bill Kirlin-Hacket Task Force on Homelessness, Roger Prois ELCA Just Back from Africa,
Cindy Kopperstad Fair Trade,
Ryan Marsh and the Church of the Beloved Musicians,
Water and environmental issues
Simple Lunch . . .And more. . . COME AND SEE

LENT APPROACHES!
Consider using the devotional calendar from the ELCA World Hunger Program: God's Math Doesn't Just Add Up It Multiplies! to deepen your congregation's Lenten Journey. This and other Lenten Hunger Materials available at no cost from http://www.augsburgfortress.org/elcahunger or http://archive.elca.org/hunger/resources/. Eco Palms are available for Palm Sunday from Lutheran World Relief, order by Feb. 20th from http://www.lwr.org/palms. Subscribe to Lenten Reflections Online 2008: Living Earth: A 40 Day Reflection on Our Relation with God's Creation at http://archive.elca.org/communication/lentresources.html .

NW End Hunger Blog
This newsletter blog highlights ideas for action and news for the Northwest Washington Synod ELCA Hunger Committee. It includes info on World and Domestic Hunger, Lutheran World Relief, the ONE Lutheran program and BREAD for the World.
http://nwendhunger.blogspot.com/

The ONE campaign
The ONE campaign is an effort to rally Americans one by one to the cause of ending poverty in our world and achieving the Millennium Development Goals. The ELCA is actively engaged in advocacy on hunger and poverty issues. Through the ONE LUTHERAN Campaign you and the ELCA are joining with partners Bread for the World, Alliance to End Hunger, and others in a coordinated effort against the injustice of extreme poverty. You can make a difference in others' lives around the world. Find out more at http://www.one.org or e-mail worldhunger@lutheransnw.org to request a ONE presentation.

Offering Envelopes
Remember to record offerings to the ELCA World Hunger Appeal through your congregation with offering envelopes. Free envelopes and resource materials are available at http://www.augsburgfortress.org/elcahunger.

Ideas?
Got a great idea to share? Send it to worldhunger@lutheransnw.org!

For more information on ELCA efforts on behalf of the poor and hungry please visit http://www.elca.org/Our-Faith-In-Action/Justice/Advocacy.aspx and http://archive.elca.org/news/.