Please join the conversation guided by the book, “Faithful Citizenship.” Every Sunday, 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

This weeks theme is “Global Health Concerns”

This Presbyterian-focused  study explores civic responsibility, covenant, community, and the common good. It includes participant handouts and leader guides designed for 45-minute sessions to help adults reflect on their role as faithful citizens. Facilitators for the sessions will be Elder Steve Wood and RevBev and YOU!

WEEK 5: Global Health

Click here to download and read the Participant Handout for Week 5 — printed copies will be available on Sunday.

Discussion Themes: healthcare, poverty and health, spread of infectious disease — What’s the Bible say about healing and wholeness?

WEEK 4 review and homework— The lesson reflected on the theme of Global Security and Governance. We reflected on the challenge of many layers of violence in our society, the effects of lack of support and healthcare for those who act out in violence and are found to have underlying mental illness, our own sense of being powerless in the face of huge problems, and the hope of being a voice that creates space for others to join.

A significant discussion reviewed the gift of being a church in which debate is welcomed from a variety of perspectives. This act of peacemaking is something that we could lift up to our community, creating opportunities to meet together across the assumed divisions to seek common ground.

The Scriptures for consideration this week were:

Gen 6: 11; Ps 144:1; Gen 14; Joel 3: 9-10; Isaiah 2:4,; Micah 4: 3; Matt. 5: 9-12, 38-47, 26: 52; AND many others!

Questions for reflection:

 • What connections, if any, do I see between persis tent injustices like racism and the level of violence in our community and nation? What are my own attitudes and beliefs about racism?

• What pending legislation or policy changes, locally or nationally, am I aware of that affect safety and security? About what legislation or policies am I willing to call or write my elected official?

• How can I educate myself about local, national, and global issues that affect security?  

What do you think of: My responsibilities as a faithful CHRISTIAN citizen are____

See you Sunday!