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Week of Compassion Special Offering 2023
RISE  UP  ANEW

Yet it is because I remember all this
that I have hope.
YHWH’s favor is not exhausted,
nor has God's compassion failed.
They rise up anew each morning,

so great is God’s faithfulness.
(Lamentations 3:21-23, The Inclusive Bible)


Suggested offering dates :
​February 19 & 26, 2023
RISE UP ANEW
a short film for the 2023 Special Offering
(view & download options below)

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These resources are designed with Disciples churches in mind --
to help you lift up Week of Compassion within your congregation.
We are grateful for the ways you 
celebrate and contribute to our shared ministry, transforming suffering into hope.
+ SPECIAL OFFERING WRITERS & CONTRIBUTORS +

2023 PRINT RESOURCES
​
available for download

  • 2023 PLANNING AND RESOURCE GUIDE
         A Message from the Executive Director
         Theme Introduction
         Sermon Starter & Scripture Commentary
         Mission Moment (Ukraine)
         Worship Resources (Invocation, Communion Meditation & Prayer)
    ​    Text to Give info
  • THEME POSTER (English, Spanish, Korean, French)
  • BULLETIN INSERT (English, Spanish, Korean, French)
         Mission Moment (Sunny Day Camp - Kentucky)
          Special Offering general information
  • COINBOX * 
  • OFFERING ENVELOPE * (limited quantity, by request only until February 1)
         A giving label (Avery5160) template is available for printing 
         labels to affix to standard envelopes.

* The coinbox and offering envelope are not available for download.
​Additional quantities may be requested here while supplies last.
IMAGE GALLERY
​All images found in Special Offering 2023 print and online resources, available for use in presentations and worship settings.
**Please always attach the 'photo courtesy' as found in each caption.** 


- additional images coming soon -
Cambodia. Ouk Oy works in his motorbike repair shop. photo courtesy Church World Service
Cambodia. Ouk Oy and Sreng Kong in his motorbike repair shop. photo courtesy Church World Service
Kentucky. children enjoy Sunny Day Camp. photo courtesy First Christian Church, Princeton KY
Kentucky. crafts at Sunny Day Camp. photo courtesy First Christian Church, Princeton KY
Paraguay. a girl learns beekeeping. photo courtesy Church World Service
Paraguay. beekeeping businesses involve everyone. photo courtesy Church World Service
Haiti. worshippers gather after their church was devastated by an earthquake. photo courtesy Paul Jeffrey/ACT Alliance
Pakistan. girls collect water from a clean well. photo courtesy Havard Bjelland/NCA/ACT Alliance
Paraguay. beekeepers show the progress. photo courtesy Church World Service
Paraguay. a beekeeper tends hives. photo courtesy Church World Service
Paraguay. beekeeping is a big business! photo courtesy Church World Service
Sudan. ecumenical prayer service the day before the national referendum. photo courtesy Nils Carstensen/DCA/ACT Alliance
Tanzania. women work a maize farm. photo courtesy Alpha Kapola/ACT Alliance
Ukraine. Kristina, Dmitry, and Anna fled their home in Ukraine and are taking shelter in Hungary. photo courtesy Simon Chambers/ACT Alliance
Ukraine. Dmitry, a Ukrainian footballer, hopes for a spot on the Hungarian team as he resettles, fleeing the war. photo courtesy Simon Chambers/ACT Alliance
2023 ONLINE RESOURCES
available online only

  •    THEME VIDEO​
         
    We suggest YouTube for view/share, Vimeo for download.
         English ( YouTube / Vimeo )
          Spanish ( YouTube / Vimeo )
    ​      English with subtitle ( YouTube / Vimeo )
  • CHILDREN'S SERMONS & ACTIVITIES                                
    ​    Sowing Seeds of Hope and Care
         How Does It Feel When ... 
  • COLORING PAGES
         ​includes one coloring page and one pop-up page! (sample)
  • YOUTH ACTIVITIES                                                                  
        Rise Up Anew: as community               refugee resettlement
         Rise Up Anew: as safety & shelter     responding to war
         Rise Up Anew: as opportunity              sustainable development
  • ALL-AGES ACTIVITIES     
         Envisioning Compassion / Communicating Compassion​
  • SOCIAL MEDIA                              
         Facebook cover/banner (828x465)
          Twitter cover/banner (1500x500)
          Instagram post (800x800)​​
        ​  photo frame overlay (1200x1200) (* add to a photo offline, then upload as your profile pic!)​
    ​     profile pic (800x800) 
          
    Text-to-Give (2174x1215)
          text only, black (4091x742)
          text only, white (4134x785)
            Lamentations 3:21 
          
    Lamentations 3:22
          
    Lamentations 3:23
          Lamentations 3:21-23 
          quote - on lament and hope

          quote - 'how could this happen?' 
          quote - on steadfast compassion
  • GIVING CALENDAR                                                               
  • MISSION MOMENTS
        Afghan Refugee Response        
         Cambodia
         Sunny Day Camp (Kentucky)     featured on Bulletin Insert
         Paraguay
         Ukraine                      included in Planning & Resource Guide
  • WORSHIP RESOURCES, including:                            
    ​     Call to Worship, Invocation, Prayer of Thanksgiving, Benediction
         Communion Meditation & Communion Prayer
         Invitation to Offering & Prayer of Dedication
  • GIVING LABELS (Avery5160) to create offering envelopes
    ​
  • VIDEO SERMONS from Week of Compassion staff​
         We suggest YouTube for view/share, Vimeo for download.
    - Lamentations 3: 21 - 23 (Special Offering theme)
       Rev. Courtney Richards, Communications & Development Manager
              
    ( YouTube / Vimeo )
    - Matthew 17: 1 - 9 (Revised Common Lectionary, February 19)
       Rev. Alan Dicken, Associate Director for Immigrant & Refugee Response
             
    ( YouTube / Vimeo )
  • - Matthew 4: 1 - 11 (Revised Common Lectionary, February 26)
       Rev. Caroline Hamilton-Arnold, Associate Dir. for Domestic Disaster Response
             
    ​( YouTube / Vimeo )
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