Church Women United of Lane County

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The mission that drives us . . .

Church Women United, an ecumenical movement of Christian women impassioned by the Holy Spirit, advocates on behalf of women and children throughout the world. We find unity in diversity, and we work for a world of peace and justice.

Church Women United of Lane County supports the National programs, priorities and goals, and celebrations.

Our monthly forums reflect the concerns of participants and explore issues of concern to local and state governments and to the citizens of Lane County,
Oregon.

Willamette Valley at rest. Photo by Mary Sharon Moore, 2010

CHURCH WOMEN UNITED - NW Regional Event
Reaching for Wholeness
Our Passion is moving us Forward
Friday, Sept 14, 2018 and Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018
All women are invited to attend.
Our CWU National President, Patti Polk, will be joining us and will give a keynote address on Saturday morning.
Gresham United Methodist Church 620 NE 8th St. Gresham, OR.
Registration form is on page 5 of the vine
For information on hotels contact Katharine Hunt, NW Regional Coordinator <keehhunt@gmail.com> or call 541-607-0106.

A word from our President ...

Anne O'Brien, President

Anne O’Brien
Our program for September 7 at the Unitarian Church will be on the topic of “Housing as a Human Right.” I think we are all touched by the sight of our homeless sisters and brothers sleeping on the street. I for one feel helpless and frustrated when I see these folks and realize they are all children of God and we seem unable to solve the problem of homelessness in our community and throughout the country. We had a British visitor who was surprised to see apparently homeless women and children on our downtown streets. He said “In our country we take care of our women and children. You would only see men living on the streets.” Not perfect but our British friends do seem to at least see that women and children don’t belong on the street. Interesting that men are not always protected.

Janis Leslie Evans, a homeless advocate in Washington DC, suggests that the next time you pass a homeless person on the street, try to remove all assumptions, values, beliefs and stereotypes from your mind and just “see the person as one who was born a child of God with humanity and dignity."

Pope Francis, speaking to Catholic Charities in Washington DC when he visited the USA in 2015 said, “We can find no social or moral justification, no justification whatever, for lack of housing.” More reasons for us to quickly find a solution to this problem that many of us are old enough to remember, did not exist, for the most part, when we were youngsters. We pray that we will find a solution or solutions, to the problem and we work to change systems so that this does not happen again.

Please join us on September 7 and become inspired to change the situation on our streets.

September, 2018

September 7
Friday
9-11:15 a.m.
Unitarian Universalist
1685 W. 13th St.
Housing as a Human Right

September 11
Tuesday
7:30 a.m.
Breakfast at Brails
1983 Willamette St.
A Look at our September forum

October 5
Friday
9-11:15 a.m.
St. Jude
4330 Willamette St.
Policy and Privilege

October 9
Tuesday
7:30 a.m.
Breakfast at Brails
1983 Willamette St.
A Look at our October forum

SEPTEMBER FORUM
Join us on September 7th. Our topic is “Housing as a Human Right.” Our speaker, Heather Sielicki, has a long history of grass roots actions, neighborhood leadership, and respect by our elected officials. Let us learn how the faith community can be more effective in securing housing for all our families.

LOOKING AHEAD TO OCTOBER
Are there policies taken by local, state, and national government agencies that work to give privilege to a few and economic stress to many? Come and hear some new ideas that can effect more compassionate communities.

See Forums for the programs for the rest of the year.