Peace and Social Justice
To do all the good you can... By all the means you can...
In all the ways you can...In all the places you can...
At all the times you can... To all the people you can...
As long as ever you can.
― John Wesley
In all the ways you can...In all the places you can...
At all the times you can... To all the people you can...
As long as ever you can.
― John Wesley
SOME OF WHAT KEEPS US BUSY
We collect food at liturgy to be delivered to AFAC, march and rally for urgent causes, take on Care for the Earth work, aid resettlement of Afghan refugees, and find ways to bring sustenance and peace to our community and world. So much gratitude for generosity of funds, time, prayer, and hard work.
The NOVA Community
allocates as much of its time and resources to social action as possible.
In responding to the imperative to “Love One’s Neighbor,” these actions are widely diverse.
They include:
– Annual funding for 25 projects sponsored by individual NOVA members to meet needs locally and worldwide.
– Participation in protests and education regarding the plight of Palestinians in Gaza.
– Humanitarian aid for Ukraine, through World Central Kitchen and United Help Ukraine.
– Donations of money, goods and time to aid resettlement of Afghan refugees, primarily through NOVA RAFT (Northern Virginians Resettling Afghan Families Together) and Homes Not Borders.
– Care for a Guatemalan asylee family of five.
– Care for people on the margins in our community, including delivery of meals to Christ House; rental assistance and emergency need assistance to Arlington Public School families; scholarships for Dreamers; gift cards for families at Christmas and the beginning of the school year for social workers to distribute; collection of money and goods for My Friends House in West Virginia; collection of books for Women's Prison Book Project; as well as needs periodically presented by NOVA members.
– Partner with Trinity Episcopal Church to pray for and address racial justice.
– Liturgies focused on service, educational components to inform the community on issues, hands-on work, political action, financial aid and assistance to local, regional and global organizations.
In responding to the imperative to “Love One’s Neighbor,” these actions are widely diverse.
They include:
– Annual funding for 25 projects sponsored by individual NOVA members to meet needs locally and worldwide.
– Participation in protests and education regarding the plight of Palestinians in Gaza.
– Humanitarian aid for Ukraine, through World Central Kitchen and United Help Ukraine.
– Donations of money, goods and time to aid resettlement of Afghan refugees, primarily through NOVA RAFT (Northern Virginians Resettling Afghan Families Together) and Homes Not Borders.
– Care for a Guatemalan asylee family of five.
– Care for people on the margins in our community, including delivery of meals to Christ House; rental assistance and emergency need assistance to Arlington Public School families; scholarships for Dreamers; gift cards for families at Christmas and the beginning of the school year for social workers to distribute; collection of money and goods for My Friends House in West Virginia; collection of books for Women's Prison Book Project; as well as needs periodically presented by NOVA members.
– Partner with Trinity Episcopal Church to pray for and address racial justice.
– Liturgies focused on service, educational components to inform the community on issues, hands-on work, political action, financial aid and assistance to local, regional and global organizations.