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Massachusetts Conference Edition
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Healthy curriculum available for freeOctober/November 2008 The Massachusetts Council of Churches is offering a free resource to promote healthy living. “Healthy Kids, Healthy Churches, Healthy Communities” – an adult and youth curriculum on Creation, toxic products, and environmental justice – is now available to congregations in Massachusetts. This free, Biblically-based resource provides churches with an introduction to environmental justice and the problem of toxic chemicals in everyday life, and provides practical solutions. The program, which consists of eight study sessions, is designed as self-contained and lay- or clergy-led. Four of the sessions provide a framework for understanding environmental health and justice from a Christian perspective; four sessions suggest ways to protect children, make churches safer, contribute to healthy communities, and get involved in legislative advocacy. The sessions stand on their own or can be used as a series. The curriculum is appropriate for use in an adult Christian education class, a retreat, an Advent or Lenten study, a youth group, clergy group, ecumenical gathering, and many other settings. For a hard copy of the curriculum, or to order a free “Coffee Hour Kit” – which can introduce the topic to your congregation – contact Louise at the MCC office, 617-523-2771, or email louise@masscouncilofchurches.org. Training classes are also available throughout October. Contact Lise at 508-869-2167 or
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