'Tis the season...

‘Tis the season ….
    To light candles and sing carols, to give gifts and greet strangers.

Protestants for the Common Good (PCG) wishes you joy and fulfillment in this holy time of year as we anticipate the coming of Christ and the indwelling of hope in all our lives. 

Please support PCG with a year-end gift to grow our education and advocacy work.

Your gift matters.  Imagine what it means to work in a low-wage job without an increase in three years.  Think about a loved one who needs relief for chronic, debilitating pain.  Consider what it’s like to worry that your drinking water might be contaminated due to nearby natural gas extraction.  Think about the barriers that persons with felony records encounter as they look for a decent job or adequate housing.  

‘Tis also the season ….
    To face tragedy and mourn losses, to show mercy and confront injustice.

Your support and involvement has made it possible for us to impact the lives of thousands of Illinoisans in 2012.  Thanks to you, our Advocacy Network trained lay and clergy members in grassroots lobbying and worked faithfully in coalitions for positive legislative solutions to significant state-wide problems. 

Together we achieved important results:  expanding charity care for uninsured persons, protecting victims of sex trafficking, and closing two Chicago coal-powered plants. 

But, we still have more work to do. 

With your gift, we will faithfully advocate for raising the minimum wage, passing medical marijuana, creating regulations for hydraulic fracturing, i.e., “fracking,” and sealing felony records of persons who no longer have involvement with the criminal justice system.

‘Tis the season ….
    To renew spirits and lift hearts, to advance justice and proclaim hope.

Make a difference.  Help support our advocacy for the common good in 2013.  We are ever grateful for your generosity and support.

Thank you for your many gifts to PCG – invitations to your church, advocacy for good policy, participation in our events, and financial contributions to support our work.  We also value your prayers.  If you have already made a year-end gift to PCG, thank you.  If you have not, please give now.

May you have a season of blessing and joy this Christmas.