World Food Day resources

This Sunday, October 16, is World Food Day! I will do a separate post on what I know about churches of the Presbytery, who are doing something on World Food Day, to raise awareness about or take action against a part of the problem of hunger that is in our region, as well as elsewhere in the world. This post will provide links to websites for resources for World Food Day Sunday worship services and similar undertakings. If you find yourself reading this after World Food Day, please do not hesitate to lift up hunger in your worshiping community, on another date this fall. With Thanksgiving and Christmas coming, we are not short on reasons to make sure that people understand the need that others are experiencing.

Bread for the World Sunday Reflection Resource:
www.bread.org/help/church/bread-sunday/bread-sunday-2011-reflection.pdf

• An excellent essay on the Revised Common Lectionary Gospel passage for October 16, 2011 (Matthew 22:15-22), along with suggested prayers and worship resources.

Church World Service:
www.churchworldservice.org/site/PageServer?pagename=action_what_food_examples_wfd

• Prayers and other materials for sharing together a meal and conversation about hunger.

Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance worship and study resources for World Food Day and Churches' Week of Action on Food: www.e-alliance.ch/en/s/food/2011-churches-week-of-action-on-food

• Gives consideration to global food issues.

Food Sovereignty for All Handbook: www.pcusa.org/blogs/foodfaith/2011/4/29/web-hand

• Steps that churches can take to help ensure "food sovereignty" (the right of all people to grow and have access to their own food) in our communities.

Jubilee USA: www.jubileeusa.org/en/get-active/jubilee-congregations/jubilee-sunday.html

• Jubilee Sunday resources, for this year and from prior years, for supporting debt relief for impoverished nations.