This Mother's Day, congregations urged to raise awareness of maternal mortality
Mother’s Day -- Sunday, May 9 -- is less than two weeks away. This Mother’s Day, the Religious Institute invites congregations and other faith communities to remember the more than 340,000 women around the world who die needlessly each year from preventable complications of pregnancy.
Addressing maternal health -- by reducing maternal mortality and assuring universal access to reproductive health services -- is among the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals. Mother's Day is an ideal time to raise awareness of the tragic scope of maternal mortality. The Religious Institute has created several resources for congregations to use in Mother's Day sabbath services.
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For a Bulletin Insert, click here.
The Religious Institute has set a goal of 200 participating congregations this Mother's Day. Please sign on here so that your congregation will be counted.
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