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A New Year for Migration Ministry

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The Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration has announced that Episcopal Migration Ministries, along with the other eight national agencies responsible for resettling refugees in the United States, has been awarded a contract to participate in the Reception and Placement Program for fiscal year 2019.

“We are thankful we will continue to resettle refugees in the coming year,“ said the Rev. Canon Charles K. Robertson, canon to the presiding bishop for ministry beyond the Episcopal Church.

“We still face the challenge of transitioning to a much smaller resettlement program; this at a time when there are more than 25.4 million refugees, over half of whom are children. With everyone’s support, we will continue to welcome refugees to a place of safety and welcome.

“Please join us in supporting this ministry of the entire church by making a gift at episcopalmigrationministries.org/give or text EMM to 41444. Thank you, in advance, for gifts that do so much.”

Since the 1980s, Episcopal Migration Ministries has resettled over 90,000 refugees through a network of local partners, volunteers and supporters. Episcopal Migration Ministries operates through a network of 14 partner offices to aid with housing, employment training, language services, medical services, and more.

As the iconic 1938 image from the Diocese of Southern Ohio invites us: “In the name of these refugees, aid all refugees,” so in this season of giving, and in the name of the holiest refugees Mary, Joseph, and the Lord Jesus, aid all refugees today. Please make a donation to support our life-giving work.

Adapted from the Office of Public Affairs

El 30 de noviembre de 2018, la Oficina de Población, Refugiados y Migración del Departamento de Estado anunció que al Ministerio Episcopal de Migración, junto con las otras ocho agencias responsables del reasentamiento de refugiados en Estados Unidos, le ha sido otorgado un contrato para participar en el Programa de Recepción y Colocación para el año fiscal 2019.

“Nos congratulamos de seguir reasentando refugiados en el próximo año”, apuntó el Rdo. Charles K. Robertson, canónigo del Obispo Primado para el Ministerio Fuera de la Iglesia Episcopal. “Aún encaramos el reto de la transición a un programa de reasentamiento mucho más pequeño. Esto sucede en un momento en el que hay más de 25,4 millones de refugiados, más de la mitad de los cuales son niños. Con el apoyo de todos, seguiremos recibiendo a refugiados en un lugar de seguridad y acogida. Únase a nosotros en apoyar este ministerio de toda la Iglesia mediante una donación a episcopalmigrationministries.org/give o envíe un texto a ‘EMM’ para 41444. Gracias, de antemano, por donaciones que significan tanto”.

Desde la década del 80 [del pasado siglo], el Ministerio Episcopal de Migración ha reasentado más de 90.000 refugiados a través de una red de asociados, voluntarios y colaboradores locales. El Ministerio Episcopal de Migración funciona a través de una red de 14 oficinas asociadas para ayudar con vivienda, adiestramiento laboral, servicios de idiomas, servicios médicos y mucho más.

Tal como nos invita la icónica imagen de la Diócesis de Ohio Sur en 1938: “En el nombre de estos refugiados, ayuda a todos los refugiados”, así en esta temporada de solidaridad, y en el nombre de los refugiados más santos, María, José y el Señor Jesús, ayuda hoy a todos los refugiados. Sírvase hacer una donación en apoyo a nuestra obra constante y vivificadora.

Matthew Townsend is a Halifax-based freelance journalist and volunteer advocate for survivors of sexual misconduct in Anglican settings. He served as editor of the Anglican Journal from 2019 to 2021 and communications missioner for the Anglican Diocese of Quebec from 2019 to 2022. He and his wife recently entered catechism class in the Orthodox Church in America.

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