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EVENTS:
Public Education Sabbath
The North Carolina
Council of
Churches’ Public
Education Committee
is calling on religious
bodies all over
the state to set aside
a day of worship that is focused on public
education.
It is a great opportunity for local
congregations to recognize people employed
by the public schools, to reach
out to local Boards of Education, and to
strengthen the relationship between local
public schools and congregations.
It is also a time to examine some of
the struggles that public education is
undergoing, including inadequate funding,
disparity in funding, low teacher
pay, the high suspension rate of Black
males, the ongoing and growing
achievement gap, and the new graduation
requirements that may cause even
more disheartened students to drop
out.
Congregations can use Public
Education Sabbath as a time to commit
or recommit to encouraging decision
makers at every level to provide
adequate support for public education.
They can devise strategies to attend
Board of Education meetings in their
community and at the state level in
Raleigh.
Public Education Sabbath can be
observed on any Sunday; however, it is
most fitting in August, just prior to the
opening of school. It can be a great day
of recognitions and building relationships,
but let it also be a day of making
the real commitment to get involved.
The words of the prophet Amos
strike at the hearts of all of us: “I hate
your show and pretense – your hypocrisy
of ‘honoring’ me with your religious
feasts and solemn assemblies. I
will not accept your burnt offerings
and thank offerings. I will not look at
your offerings of peace. Away with
your hymns of praise – they are mere
noise to my ears. I will not listen to
your music, no matter how lovely it is.
I want to see a mighty flood of justice – a torrent of doing good.”
Click here for a packet or worship resources and suggested activities.
Public Education Sabbath
Evans Metropolitan A.M.E. Zion
Fayetteville, NC
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Michelle Walker, Cumberland County DSS and Rev. Joseph C. Brown, Sr., pastor of Evans Metropolitan A.M.E. Zion Church
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Dr. William C. Harrison, Superintendent of Cumberland County Schools and Mr. Edgar Murphy, speaker for the event.
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Evans Metropolitan A.M.E.Zion children at Public Education Sabbath Observance |
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Presentation of ten bags of school supplies to Department of Social Services, Cumberland County |
Ms. Michelle Walker, Mr. Edgar Murphy, Dr. William Harrison, Rev. Joseph Brown, Sr.
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