Millennium Development Goals
In the time it takes you to ready this paragraph, 3 children will die of preventable causes. One child dies every 3 seconds, every day… that’s 30,000 every year. The same number of adults die every year from hunger, disease, even giving birth.
It shouldn’t be this way. It doesn’t have to be. In 2000, several economists determined that it actually was possible to do something, and in September, 2000, all the nations of the world pledged support to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), a mutually agreed upon structure for them to join together and practically address the eight biggest threats to human security in the world today. These nations pledged an annual contribution of 0.7% of their national budgets.
The Episcopal Church reaffirmed it’s commitment to the MDGs at General Convention 2006 (Resolution A010), including the committing at least 0.7% of the budget to the MDG’s. Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has stated that these goals are the church’s number one priority. Diocesan Convention on October 21, 2006 passed a resolution urging congregations and parishes to commit 0.7% of their income to the MDGs.
The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd will weave these goals as part of the Lessons and Carols Service the Sunday after Christmas.
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