Take Action: Pentecost Witness for Justice and a Moral Budget

Join clergy and lay leaders from across the country for a powerful public witness at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, June 10.

Just after Pentecost Sunday, together we will march, pray, and speak out in defense of the poor and the vulnerable as the Senate prepares to vote on deep cuts to healthcare and nutrition programs.

United Women in Faith is cosponsoring Pentecost Witness for Justice and a Moral Budget on Tuesday, June 10 at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. It will include a public vigil, followed by a procession and optional meetings with senators urging them to protect people who are vulnerable.

We hope to have a large United Women in Faith and friends’ presence on June 10. Please bring members and friends and join us in person, bringing signs and wearing United Women in Faith-related items or shirts.

Legislative visits with senators are being organized and volunteers are needed to serve as vigil peacekeepers/marshals are needed.

• Register through our partner sign-on and learn more at: Pentecost Witness for a Moral Budget
• United Women in Faith wants to know if you’re coming! Click here to let us know.

From Fear to Courage, From the Upper Room to the Streets

Before Pentecost, Jesus’ disciples hid in fear. After Pentecost, filled with the Holy Spirit, they boldly stepped into the streets for public witness. Today, people of faith are called to do the same.

Amid growing fear in our nation — fueled by a political climate that threatens truth-tellers and targets the vulnerable — we are called to proclaim the truth that sets us free. Congress is debating a proposed budget that turns biblical values upside down by rewarding the wealthiest Americans with tax cuts while brutalizing the most vulnerable with massive cuts to clear social needs. The moment demands a visible, moral witness grounded in faith and justice.

• What
  • A public procession and vigil led by clergy and congregants, religious and lay leaders at the U.S. Capitol before a key Senate vote on a reconciliation package that threatens to slash care for the sick, in Medicaid, and feeding the hungry, in SNAP: and other vital social programs that support and uplift vulnerable people among us.
• When
  • Tuesday, June 10, just after Pentecost Sunday (June 8)—when Christians across the country will feel the spirit to find the courage to take faith into public action. Gathering time is 10:00 a.m.
• Who
  • Clergy and people of faith from across our Christian traditions and others who are moved by moral conscience. We will come in robes, collars, and religious garb, singing, praying, testifying, storytelling, reading Scripture about people experiencing poverty in the Bible and standing for justice—and a moral budget.
• Where
  • The U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, DC. and Upper Senate Park. The following link will have the most up-to-date information: sites.google.com/georgetown.edu/pentecostjustice?usp=sharing.
• Why
  • Because people who are hungry, thirsty, immigrant, naked, sick, and imprisoned—the very people Jesus calls us to protect—are under real and dire threat. “As you have done it to them, you have done it to me.” This isa test of our faith and our democracy.
• How
  • We will:
    • Preach and invite participation in our congregations on Pentecost Sunday, June 8.
    • Gather in Washington at the Capitol for a procession, public vigil, and witness on Tuesday, June 10.
    • Meet with our senators and urge them to protect vulnerable people.
    • Report back to our congregations and communities the following Sunday.
    • Carry the witness of Pentecost into continued local action.

Learn more at: Pentecost Witness for a Moral Budget