2011 Children's Sabbath 
Justice Justice You Shall Pursue: 
Answering God's Call to Protect Children

This year's Children’s Sabbath, “Justice, Justice You Shall Pursue: Answering God's Call to Protect Children", will be observed on the weekend of October 21-23, 2011.  Through worship, prayer, and actions, faith communities will affirm children as the primary blessing God has given us and commit together to working to end child poverty.

The 2011 Children's Sabbath manual will be available ONLY by download.  Click here for the introduction to the 2011 Children's Sabbath Manual.  Find other resources from the manual below:

-- Welcome to the Children's Sabbath Manual 

-- Planning Your Children's Sabbath: Ideas for All Faiths

-- Promoting Your Children's Sabbath: Ideas for All Faiths

-- Christian Resources for the Children's Sabbath

-- Jewish Resources for the Children's Sabbath

-- Multi-Faith Resources for the Children’s Sabbath

-- Christian Education Resources for the Children's Sabbath

-- Baha'i Resources for Children's Sabbath

-- Muslim Resources for Children's Sabbath Coming Soon!

(Pictures and Children's Sabbath Manual from our Partner, the Children's Defense Fund)

Taking Action for Minnesota's Children

In Minnesota there are many issues that our children face, below are some additional resources that highlight the issues in our state such as, child poverty, abuse and neglect, child trafficking, access to early education and more. 

NEW MATERIALS!

• NEW iCAN Children's Sabbath Bulletin Insert
• NEW iCAN Children's Sabbath Factsheet
• NEW iCAN Children's Sabbath Advocacy Postcard
• Tips for a Successful Children's Sabbath
• iCAN Legislative Agenda
• Children's Sabbath Webinar Materials

Mobilizing Families to Ensure Child Wellbeing

With child poverty in Minnesota on the rise, and the recession impacting children at disproportionate rates, now more than ever it is crucial that we work with our legislators to ensure that our children are protected in the legislative process.

This past session, in the face of a $5 billion budget deficit, tough cuts were made to programs that support vulnerable children. In the next year we will be working with community partners to enact legislation that will mobilize families to ensure child wellbeing. Learn more by joining us on Tuesday, September 20th at noon for our Children's Sabbath Webinar where we will be discussing how congregation will play a vital role in this movement in the coming year.

Check back soon for more resources on how to be involved!