A Social Creed for the 21st Century*
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* Adopted by the National Council of Churches at its General Assembly in 2007 and PC(USA) at its General Assembly in 2008.
The Social Justice connections for the Placemat Curriculum are based on the new Social Creed, a set of goals and guidelines for what the Church stands for, and should work towards, to make our world a better, fairer and "more just" place for everyone. The green dove icon and yellow text box signals a call to action from the Creed, and appears on many of the lessons.
We use an "edited for youth discussion" version in the curriculum. It is included with every order ...
or you can download your own:.
It is a handy reference for the classroom,for social justice discussions and prayers.
For background on the Social Creed and its heritage, including dvd's, bulletin inserts, the original text poster, Spanish and Korean translations and more:
This was the lesson for May 18, 2014 lectionary.