Current Resources
Haggadah Insert and Blog (RAC)
https://reformjudaism.org/blog/2020/03/27/how-make-immigration-justice-central-your-passover-celebration
https://rac.org/blog/2020/03/25/obstacles-facing-asylum-system-today?utm_medium=email&utm_content=2020_3_26\
The Way of Asylum
https://www.thewayofasylum.com/
Family-Friendly Asylum Resource
Asylum Seekers Faith Based Family Resource IIC updApr220
DACA Interfaith Litany
DACA Virtual Prayer Vigil Litanywpic
Lent Devotionals 2020
IIC Lenten FULL DEVOTIONS DACA2020 FINAL updated
IIC Epiphany Devotion 2020
Advent & Epiphany Devotions 2019
Ignite the Light! covers a range of themes linking Advent season preparations and asylum.
AdventDevotions2019IgnitetheLightIICFINAL
Veteran’s Day 2019
Resource from Church of the Brethren Office of Peacebuilding and Policy and Daughters of Charity
2019 Harvest of Justice Resources
Highlighting protections for farmworkers, including current immigration bills for a pathway to status for undocumented farmworkers, and also resources to support female farmworkers impacted by violence in the fields.
2019 High Holiday Resources
High Holiday Resources 2019/5780 and Year-Round Calendar: HIAS
2019 Sukkot Resources
“Welcoming Immigrants Into the Sukkah”: Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism
Posters for Decorating the Sukkah: HIAS
2019 Pentecost Resource
Pentecost People: Called to be Advocates
2019 Passover Resources
Resources from IIC Partners T’ruah, HIAS, and the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism
2019 Lenten Resources
“Turning Walls Into Welcome: An Eight-Part Lenten Devotional Series”
2018 Advent & Epiphany Resources
Walking Toward Hope: An Eight-Part Advent and Epiphany Devotional Journey
(NEW Easy Read Version) Walking Toward Hope Advent and Epiphany Devotional
2018 Father’s Day Resources
Five Ways To Help Migrant Dads On Father’s Day
2018 Ramadan Resources
2018 Pentecost Resources
Pentecost Resources: Called to be an Advocate
2018 Mothers Day Resources
This Mothers Day: Honor Immigrant Moms
2018 Passover Resources
Passover 2018 Resources from HIAS, and a call to support refugees.
2018 Lent Resources
Nine Immigration Themed Resources for Lent
2017 Advent Resources
Welcome at the Manger Resources
2017 Harvest/Thanksgiving Resources
Who Grows Our Food? 2017 Harvest Resource for standing in solidarity with migrant farm workers.
2017 High Holiday Resources
As we prepare for the High Holidays, HIAS has two new resources: a printable calendar and a liturgical reading for rabbis and others leading High Holy Day services.
Father’s Day 2017
#DontDeportMyDad Father’s Day Toolkit 2017
#DontDeportMyDad Faith Vigil Toolkit
Pentecost
We encourage you to use the following policy briefs in tandem with the follow Pentecost devotions that correspond to each brief:
Living as Spirit Blessed Communities Devotions 2017
Living as Spirit Blessed Communities Devotions with Briefs 2017
Each one-page briefing documents highlight what the Interfaith Immigration Coalition recommends on specific immigration and refugee policies. These documents are also a great resource to share with Congressional offices and fellow advocates, and to use as a resource for writing letters to the editor and op-eds.
Citizenship & Integration 2017
Mother’s Day
Passover
Purim
#BeLikeEsther: Show Us How You Stand Up for What is Right
Religious Action Center for Reform Judaism Purim Holiday Guide
HIAS Purim Resources 2017: #BeEsther
Lenten Devotions
National Migration Week – January 8-14, 2017
USCCB Toolkit and Action Alert
Las Posadas Resources
Check out the Las Posadas resources from our IIC member, CLINIC! The resources are available in both English and Spanish.
Advent 2016 Resources
As we enter into the season of Advent, we pray for all who seek to belong, especially refugees and immigrants. See our weekly reflections in, Yearnings to Belong, our new Advent resource.
Holiday Survival Guide
Need some tips on how to talk with your family and friends about refugees and immigrants this holiday season? Check out our holiday survival guide and see how you can help change hearts and minds!
Thanksgiving Resources
Who’s behind the Platter? Stories, Prayers and Action for Thanksgiving
Civic Engagement Resources
More resources on our civic engagement website!
***If you are not a citizen or do not know if you are citizen, do not register to vote or vote. See resources in Spanish and in English from CLINIC.
2016 High Holiday Resources
As we prepare for the High Holidays, HIAS has three new resources: a printable door hanger and a liturgical reading and study session for rabbis.
Families Seeking Freedom Resources
As we celebrate Independence Day and move into August Recess, we pray for the families still seeking freedom. See the Families Seeking Freedom resources to join us in standing with families seeking freedom from fear of family separation, detention, and deportation.
World Refugee Day 2016
As we celebrate the resiliency and courage of refugees around the world, we invite you to use the resources from the IIC and our organizations to plan your own events! Please let us know about your event by registering online here.
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, World Refugee Day 2016 Toolkit, Prayer for Migrant Children
Father’s Day – Don’t Deport My Dad
As we honor fathers and the immeasurable contributions they make on their children and families this Father’s Day (June 21), we pray for the families separated by immoral detention and deportation. This Father’s Day, we pay special attention to the impact this separation has on both fathers and their children.
Shavuot Study Resources
Passover Haggadahs and Seder Supplements
2016 Seder Plate Refugee Ritual
2016 Passover Refugee Supplement
Invisible The Story of Modern Day Slavery A Social Justice Haggadah
Immigration Reform Hagaddah Supplement
Lenten Devotions
Ash Wednesday
Epiphany
Epiphany – Families in Detention – Resource
Angels to Angels Project – Call for Letters English
Angels to Angels Project-Call for Letters Spanish
Hanukkah
Advent
Advent Resource: Immigrants Waiting in Hope
Thanksgiving
Who is Behind the Platter?–with Farmworker Stories
Welcome Weekend, Start of Holiday Season
As we begin our celebrations this holiday season, we start by focusing on the importance of home and belonging. As the world faces the largest refugee crisis since the end of World War II, many are forced to flee their homes and leave behind their family, friends, and livelihoods. This holiday season, we ask that you dedicate a worship service or event in your congregation to Syrian refugees to help promote understanding of the plight of individuals seeking safety in the region and in Europe, as well as the need for the United States to contribute additional international humanitarian assistance, resettle more refugees, and ensure that communities have the resources they need to help refugees integrate and thrive as they rebuild their lives. Please see the resources below and register to host an event here!
Welcome Weekend One Page Information Sheet
To view additional resources for hosting a welcoming event, please download the Refugees Welcome Toolkit here.
Fourth of July
As we celebrate Independence Day with our friends and families, we must remember those in our communities, especially the families, who still long for freedom. This Fourth of July, we pray for those who are imprisoned in family detention centers across the United States, that they may find the freedom they seek.
Fourth of July Prayer Resource
#FreeFamilies Campaign – Social Media Toolkit
World Refugee Day 2015
As we mark World Refugee Day on June 20, we invite you to join us in celebrating refugees’ courage in overcoming adversity and the many gifts they bring to our communities across the United States.
Father’s Day
As we honor fathers and the immeasurable contributions they make on their children and families this Father’s Day (June 21), we pray for the families separated by immoral detention and deportation. This Father’s Day, we pay special attention to the impact this separation has on both fathers and their children.
Refugee Community Advocacy Week: June 29- July 2
All Members of Congress will be in their states and local districts the week after World Refugee Day – June 29th – July 2nd.
Refugee Council USA 2015 Advocacy Toolkit
Church World Service: Refugee Resources
Lutheran Immigrant and Refugee Services: Refugee Sunday Resources
Episcopal Church: Refugee Resources
US Conference of Catholic Bishops: Prayer for Migrant Families
USCCB: Migrant and Refugee Children Resource
USCCB: A Prayer for Migrant Children
Pentecost
Mother’s Day
On Mother’s Day we honor the special role of motherhood in our families. Our mothers perhaps make the most impact on our childhood in shaping how we are raised and who we become. This Mother’s Day we are paying special attention to the crisis we face in regards to mothers and children held in immigration detention facilities, and we share some stories from mothers in detention.
Family Detention Mother’s Day 2015
Christian Prayer of Solidarity, Oseh Shalom/Prayer for Peace
Holy Week
Holy Week, Six Days of Devotion
Lent
Immigration Reform: Your Lenten Promise | Español
Presidents’ Day
Presidents’ Day Prayer Resource
Rosh Hashanah
HIAS: A Rosh Hashanah Call to Action in Support of the World’s Refugees
Yom Kippur
HIAS: A Yom Kippur Call to Action in Support of the World’s Refugees
Sukkot
Past resources
Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday marks the 40 days prior to Easter known as Lent. Join us in this time of fasting and prayer to call for proper Immigration Reform.
Fast for Families Ash Wednesday Prayer Service
Not1More – Ash Wednesday
Lent
The weeks before Easter calls us to pray, act, and give. Use our Lenten resources to join others to stand alongside immigrants during this time of fasting and reflection.
A Call to Fast at Lent
Catholic Social Media Graphic
Catholic Lenten Toolkit
Fast for Families – Pledge to Fast
Download the Toolkit
Jewish Holiday Resources
Check out these Jewish holiday resources from HIAS that are continuously updated! HIAS also has 2016 High Holiday resources for Rosh Hoshanah and Yom Kippur.
Jewish Shavout Commemorations
Each Thursday of the Omer, beginning April 17, Rabbis Organizing Rabbis (ROR) will share a drash written by a Reform rabbi offering insights on the Omer and the issue of immigration reform.
Sign the pledge and download the text study.
Family Experience Guide for Sukkot
The communal celebrations and gatherings of Sukkot offer opportunities to reflect on our heritage, values and teachings. Sukkot is also a time to take action for social change. We invite you to study this guide, which highlights the theme of migration within Sukkot and the Jewish response to the broken immigration system.
Download the guide
Veteran’s Day
On this Veterans Day, while we honor those who have served and currently serve in the U.S. military, we also want to stand with Iraqi and Afghan nationals who have assisted U.S. forces. These individuals risk their lives and their families’ lives serving alongside U.S. forces. Because of this they may qualify for a Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) because of the persecution and threats they face due to the sacrifice they have made.
Advocating for Special Immigrant Visas
Veterans Day Story and Prayer – Special Immigrant Visa
Worship Resources for Voters
Check out these worship resources and prayers from Church World Service, Interfaith Worker Justice, United Church of Christ, Sisters of Mercy and NETWORK Lobby. And here is a beautiful Prayer of a New Citizen.
World Refugee Day & Legislative Contacts: June 2-6 and June 20
World Refugee Day is here on June 20 and you can get ready with this RCUSA Toolkit. Schedule meetings with your members of Congress from June 2-6 and encourage them to stand with refugees.
Pentecost Toolkit (June 2-8)
Join Catholics across the country for seven days of prayer, reflection, and action to heal our broken immigration system.
