Promising Practices for December

Candle light By Sander van der Wel from Netherlands ([384/365] [CC-BY-SA-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)%5D, via Wikimedia Commons

Reach out to invite members of the Black Community to an ecumenical prayer vigil/day of prayer for persons living with HIV/AIDS.

Reach out to work with area churches, synagogues, and mosques to plan a forum on HIV/AIDS.

Reach out to create a community action group to take a stand against  contemporary forms of slavery involving the most vulnerable groups in societies, such as those regarded as being of low caste, tribal minorities, and indigenous peoples.

Reach out to invite members of the Black Community to a special Kwanzaa celebration.

Reach out to members of the Black Community by distributing a bulletin or flyer on the meaning and purpose of Kwanzaa.

Reach out to feed the poor and homeless in the Black Community by planning a soul-food potluck supper.

 

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Promising Practices for November

Candle Burning
by Matthew Bowden
http://www.digitallyrefreshing.com (http://www.sxc.hu/photo/148763) [Attribution], via Wikimedia Commons

Reach out to invite members of the Black Community to a special Welcome celebration for Advent.

Reach out to the elders of the Black Community to invite them to share their stories and memories to make an Oral History for the community.

Reach out to work with area churches, synagogues, and mosques to organize a soup kitchen or food pantry.

Reach out to members of the community to explore and discuss  cultural diversity within the Catholic Church.