{"id":37608,"date":"2021-02-03T15:48:28","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T20:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/?page_id=37608"},"modified":"2023-06-27T12:29:09","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T17:29:09","slug":"world-refugee-day","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/get_involved\/justice_and_advocacy\/refugees_and_migration\/world-refugee-day\/","title":{"rendered":"World Refugee Day &#8211; June 20"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>World Refugee Day is a day to lift up refugees displaced by war, civil unrest and persecution, all of which tear away at the fabric of human community. This World Refugee Day explore the many ways your congregation or community can reach out to welcome the stranger. Join us in recognizing the Sunday closest to World Refugee Day as Refugee Justice Sunday (UCC) or Refugee and Immigrant Welcome Sunday (DOC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640px\" height=\"480px\" src=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=KXVZ-_EM-U-7ZZyzMRH19aBURhxYEHlEv3JTC33oqbxUQ0dEOFgwUTlUVkE1Q080NDRTMDVQRDNPTC4u&#038;embed=true\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" style=\"border: none; max-width:100%; max-height:100vh\" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen> <\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"World Refugee Day Message from Mediterranean Hope\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TN1aJoI0ykY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">World Refugee Day Resources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Global Ministries <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/refugees_and_migration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Resources on Refugees and Migration<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Global Ministries <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/global_ministries_projects_working_with_refugees_migrants_and_immigration_issues\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">partners working with refugees, migrants, and immigration issues<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Disciples of Christ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discipleshomemissions.org\/dhm\/dhm-ministries\/refugee-immigration-ministries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Refugee &amp; Immigration Ministries<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Disciples&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.discipleshomemissions.org\/missions-advocacy\/refugee-immigration-ministries\/refugee-immigrant-welcome-sunday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Refugee &amp; Immigrant Welcome Sunday Resources<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>United Church of Christ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucc.org\/world-refugee-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">World Refugee Day Resources<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>World Refugee Day 2023 &#8220;Finding Freedom&#8221; worship service by Week of Compassion and UCC&#8217;s Refugee and Migration Ministries. Full service <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/qSLSs6j2v6M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">on YouTube<\/a> and video segments plus the bulletin on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weekofcompassion.org\/wrd2023.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Week of Compassion website<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UCC&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1z8vdcNdi4SUZyDFSMkR9Q3ZehtIiNeDwc16B5Q9N-BI\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2021 Refugee Justice Sunday Worship Resources<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/refugeeday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">World Refugee Day &#8211; UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/127tPTWRJk9dAGtY-qGU9TrflCrXmVpx-RJJ5lxfZgfY\/edit?ts=5ec3daf8\">Refugee Council USA 2020 Virtual Events Toolkit<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/rcusa.org\/resources\/world-refugee-day-2019-toolkit-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Refugee Council USA 2019 Toolkit<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t<div id=\"latest-news-block_8231d6d56513dcb46ad86bafe709af93\" class=\"latest-news\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-news-post\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-news-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"thumbnail-link\" title=\"Sabeel Wave of Prayer: Week of May 20, 2024\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/sabeel-wave-of-prayer-week-of-may-20-2024\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sabeel-logo-web-1024x536.jpg\" class=\"latest-news-thumb-img wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sabeel-logo-web-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sabeel-logo-web-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sabeel-logo-web-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sabeel-logo-web.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-news-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"latest-news-title\"><a title=\"Sabeel Wave of Prayer: Week of May 20, 2024\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/sabeel-wave-of-prayer-week-of-may-20-2024\/\">Sabeel Wave of Prayer: Week of May 20, 2024<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-news-excerpt read-more\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\nAfter over 200 days, Israel continues its military operations in Gaza. 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