Humboldt Park United Methodist Church is where the homeless come to find a bed, where the hungry come to find a meal, and where the vulnerable come to find safety. It’s also where community developer Delia Ramirez comes to work, even though it once was her home.
The 2009 leaflet offering envelope for Human Relations Day tells Delia’s story as she works to help her Chicago community maintain its Latino identity and to grow. When United Methodist congregations give to Human Relations Day on January 18, 2009, they not only support the work of community developers like Delia, but also encourage social justice outreach and work with at-risk youth in communities throughout the United States and Puerto Rico.
The striking four-color remittance envelope punctuates the importance of empowering others to live up to their full potential. Your congregation’s gifts make it possible for life-changing ministries to happen across the street and around the world.
Though Human Relations Day is officially celebrated on January 18th of 2009, churches may choose to collect an offering at another time of their choosing. This resource can be inserted handily into church bulletins.
Related resources are the Special Sunday’s Kit in English and the large Special Sunday’s Human Relations Day poster in English.
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