The Kentucky Council of Churches is hosting Prayer in Action Days at the State Capitol during this year’s General Assembly to pray for government officials and act on behalf of Kentucky’s most vulnerable citizens. The kick-off event will begin at 11 a.m. Tuesday, January 7th, in the Capitol Rotunda. Subsequent gatherings will begin at 9:30 a.m.
“We will pray for our governor and legislators and call them to a higher moral agenda that puts the well-being of Kentucky’s people first.” said Rev. Dr. Donald K. Gillett, II, Executive Director of the Council. Each event will include prayer, education on issues, and a call to action. “We want to engage religious leaders and their congregants in direct justice advocacy.” Prayer in Action Days are inspired by Moral Mondays in North Carolina, where religious leaders created significant change in policies that oppressed the poor and people of color.
The Kentucky Council of Churches chose these issues based on policy statements approved by all eleven of the Council’s denominational members (to look at our policy statements, click here)The membership includes Protestant and Roman Catholic congregations. The Council works with other state advocacy groups and coalitions on issues, and many of them have committed to support the Prayer in Action Days.
All Prayer in Action events are interfaith and open to the public and media. For more information contact the Kentucky Council of Churches at KCC@kycouncilofchurches.org, 859-269-7715, or visit our website: www.kycouncilofchurches.org.
Schedule for Prayer in Action Days 2020. All sessions will be held in room 131 except for the kick-off.
Jan. 7: Kick-off, 11 a.m. at the Capitol Rotunda. If you want to try a carpool, meet at church see if anyone else is going (meet at 9:30 for a leave time of 9:45). The church’s parking spots are the strip along the building & past the playground all the way to the dumpster. The middle of the lot is Berea College’s. Pop into the office to fill your coffee mug & hit the restroom if you like.
The following sessions will be at 9:30 a.m. If you want to try a carpool, meet at church at 8:00 am to see if anyone else is going, for a leave time of 8:15.
Jan. 14: Criminal Justice
Jan. 21: Healthcare/Disabilities
Jan. 28: Voting Rights
Feb. 4: Death Penalty
Feb. 11: Gun Violence
Feb. 18: Worker’s Rights & Fair Wages
Feb. 25: Environment/Energy
March 11: Smoke Free Tomorrow
March 24: Tax Reform
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