Holy Week and Passover are extremely important times for people of faith that help us reflect anew upon how our faith values inform our life journey. This year’s recognition of such important historical and traditional periods come at a critical point in the push for compassionate immigration reform wherein a bill is expected to be released in the Senate very soon. As the we together work to mobilize our faith communities, please consider integrating the importance of immigrant justice to some of our most important rites as we continue to build a movement of faithful people organizing for  compassionate immigration reform.

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Stations of the Cross on Immigration- English

http://dev.interfaithimmigration.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Stations-of-the-Cross-Booklet-in-English-1.pdf

Stations of the Cross in Spanish

http://dev.interfaithimmigration.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Stations-of-the-Cross-Booklet-in-Spanish-letter-size-1.pdf

Stations of the Cross on Immigration as created by Branches UMC in Florida City

EPISCOPALIAN PALM SUNDAY REFLECTION ON IMMIGRATION REFORM

http://www.episcopalcitymission.org/blog/palm-sunday-reflection-on-immigrants-and-immigration-reform/

Additional Resources

Sermons, Liturgies and Small Group Discussion Guides

Interfaith Immigration Coalition

• IIC Policy Recommendations for Compassionate Immigration Reform

http://dev.interfaithimmigration.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/IIC-Policy-recommendation-to-congress.pdf

• Faith4Citizenship- Breaking Bread and Building Bridges for Compassionate and Humane Immigration Reform

http://dev.interfaithimmigration.org/2013/01/22/breaking-bread-and-building-bridges-toolkit/

Interfaith Worker Justice

• Celebrating Immigrant through prayers, litanies and songs.

http://www.iwj.org/doc/celebrating_immigrants.pdf

Chicago Religious Leadership Network on Latin America

• Immigrant Welcoming Congregations

http://www.crln.org/Immigrant-Welcoming

Sojourners, ‘I was a stranger and you welcomed me…’

• Sample sermons, stories from immigrants and Biblical references

http://www.sojo.net/action/alerts/080402_Serman_Booklet.pdf

• A guide on immigration for congregations.

http://store.sojo.net/product_p/dg_imm.htm

• Colorado Council of Churches: Who is my neighbor?

http://www.cochurches.org/publications-curriculums/who-is-my-neighbor/

Unitarian Universalist

• “All Souls, Immigration Challenges: Welcoming the Stranger” by Rev. Jim Eller

http://www.allsoulskc.org/sunday/sermons/112606.pdf

• Worship materials http://www.uua.org/immigration/worship/index.shtml
• Religious Education on Immigration http://www.uua.org/immigration/re/index.shtml
• Theological Reflections on Immigration http://www.uua.org/immigration/reflection/index.shtml

 “Facing History and Ourselves: Will Arizona’s Law Lead to Racial Profiling?”

• Group discussion questions about SB 1070 applicable to HB 56

http://www.facinghistory.org/resources/facingtoday/will-arizonas-law-lead-to-racial-profiling

North Carolina Council of Churches

• New Immigration Curriculum: Becoming the Church Together http://www.nccouncilofchurches.org/2011/08/new-immigration-curriculum-becoming-the-church-together/

North Carolina Religious Coalition for Justice for Immigrants

• Bible studies, fact sheets, study guides and toolbox for faith leaders http://www.welcometheimmigrant.org/

“On Frequent Journeys: Worship Resources on Uprooted Peoples” by Rebekah Chevalier

• http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/resourcecentre/ResourceView/2/3213