Raise Up Massachusetts Campaign: This Sunday October 13th!
On Sunday during coffee hour we will be joined by Jeb Mays of MA Interfaith Worker Justice to speak about the Raise Up Massachusetts Campaign.
The goal of this campaign is to:
· Pass state legislation to raise the minimum wage significantly from $8 an hour up to $10 or $10.50 an hour-this would help 580,000 low wage earners across Massachusetts.
· Pass an earned sick benefit for the almost 1 million workers who do not currently have this right.
The first step of the Raise Up Massachusetts campaign is to increase pressure on the State Legislature by collecting 200,000 signatures across the state in support of these two measures. If the Legislature does not pass these two laws during this legislative session, we then have the opportunity to show our support for them in a binding vote during the November 2014 election.
Scripture challenges us to care for the poor and work for justice, and our Baptismal Covenant asks us to "strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the dignity of every human being." The Raise Up Campaign, which hopes to improve the quality of life for low-wage workers and their families by increasing the minimum wage and gaining paid sick days, provides us with a concrete, specific, and immediate way to live into our faith.
Jeb Mays has been an organizer, interpreter and educator with SEIU, the Service Employees International Union, for more than 30 years. She joined the Board of Massachusetts Interfaith Worker Justice at its founding in 1997, and continues to bring the voice of faith to worker struggles, and the voices of workers to our congregations. Jeb and her family live in Cambridge.
For more information on the campaign, check out Episcopal City Mission's info page:
If you have any questions please speak with Rachael Pettengill-Rasure.
Book Club
The Grace Church Women's Book Club meets on the third
Thursday each month at
7:00 pm. We welcome any woman to join us at any meeting. Please contact Genita in church or at
pawleyslegacy@verizon.net for meeting locations.
· October 17 - Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver
· November 21 - Between Heaven and Mirth by James Martin
EVER THOUGHT ABOUT GLOBAL MISSION?
Ted Gaiser is ready to receive mission teams to Columbia! If you may be interested in participating in a mission trip outside the U.S. please join Maria Fenn for a very preliminary discussion on Sunday October 20, 2013 after the 10am service in the Common Room.
Volunteers Needed: We have a dedicated group of volunteers that fold our bulletins on Thursday mornings at 10:00 AM. If you are available, please join us in Wiles Hall. The group provides a great opportunity for weekday fellowship. More volunteers make the task go more quickly and allow year-round coverage when one of the group can't make it. Please contact the church office if you are interested.
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