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Immigration Ministry


Celtic Rune of Hospitality

I saw a stranger yestreen
I put food in the eating place
drink in the drinking place
music in the listening place

And in the sacred name of the Triune
He blessed myself and my house
my cattle and my dear ones

And the lark said in her song
often often often
Goes the Christ in stranger's guise
often often often
Goes the Christ in stranger's guise
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Fact sheets & Stories about immigration
The Immigration Ministry studies how St Michael's - individually and / or as a parish - can respond in love to the needs of the stranger in our midst. This ministry formed in the fall of 2016.

Following is some of the work being done:
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  • St Michael's ministry volunteer email list: Garth Bawden gbawden@unm.edu. 
  • Partnership with the NM Faith Coalition for Immigrant Justice Carol Raish craish21@comcast.net. 
  • Hospitality to asylum seekers . Jane McGuire jmcguire@unm.edu.
  • Support of immigrants in prison through ABQVida - Bill Everett wwe@swcp.com.​
  • Helping to document immigrants and assisting in adapting to life in Albuquerque through Catholic Charities ​- Georgia Will, purcelwill@aol.com​
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​resources on asylum seekers & sanctuary

Episcopal Resources
 
Texas Bishops’ Letter on Immigration July 2019 https://www.epicenter.org/article/bishops-of-all-six-episcopal-dioceses-in-texas-issue-statement-decrying-the-inhumane-conditions-at-our-countrys-borders/

Diocese of the Rio Grande https://www.dioceserg.org. Funds collected here also support Borderland Ministries and Mike Wallens’ work in Marfa. More info is found at:  https://riograndeborderland.org/​

Episcopal Migration Ministry is also redirecting their refugee work in this direction: https://episcopalmigrationministries.org/response-to-the-border-education-and-advocacy/ 

Office of Gov’t Relations of the Episcopal Church on supporting the undocumented July 2019 https://www.episcopalchurch.org/posts/ogr/ten-actions-you-can-take-accompany-undocumented-immigrants     

Sandbox Pod Casts on St Michael’s experience with Asylum seekers. April 2019 https://www.sandboxcooperative.com/podcast/2019/4/25/episode-83-immigration-and-seeing-the-other

​At the Border

Angry Tias & Abuelas https://www.angrytiasandabuelas.com/ Organization helping asylum seekers between Brownsville & McAllen, TX.
Hope Border Institute observes activity on both sides of the border. https://www.hopeborder.org/hope-and-resitance-report
Annunciation House https://annunciationhouse.org/
Artisans Beyond Borders Women Asylum seeker cooperative https://artisansbeyondborders.org/
Albuquerque Resources

Albuquerque FaithWorks Collaborative https://www.abqfaithworks.org/ serving those living in the margins, including immigrants.

Catholic Worker House – Casa de las Communidades https://casadelascomunidades.wordpress.com/.

​New Mexico Dream Team supporting separated families or when the breadwinner is deported. 
https://www.nmdreamteam.org/.

NM Faith Coalition for Immigrant Justice that is a much smaller organization. Provides direct service, accompaniment for Sanctuary and in the Courts.
 https://www.nmimmigrantjustice.org/

El Centro de Igualdad  http://elcentronm.org/ for working immigrants. Trains 'peacekeepers' at public events to de-escalate aggressive behavior.

Albuquerque Interfaith offices are at St Mark’s,  organize actions in many arenas, including immigration. 
https://www.facebook.com/Albuquerque-Interfaith-139529116095450/

Indivisible Nob Hill is a local political action group supporting asylum seekers.  https://indivisiblenobhill.com/   

New Mexico Immigrant Law https://nmilc.org/ many services for migrants.

Santa Fe Dreamers Project provides legal support ​to migrants as well as promotes family unity and liberation from detention. 
http://www.santafedreamersproject.org/

The Transgender Resource Center. https://www.tgrcnm.org/ 
helps trans asylum seekers released from detention get settled and access to food pantries, etc. Their thrift store also takes items to Juarez.
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ABQVida has a letter writing effort with detainees.  Letter writing builds relationships with asylum seekers in detention and provides assistance. This work is affiliated with Freedom for Immigrants https://www.freedomforimmigrants.org/.

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    • Literature >
      • Library News & Book Reviews
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    • All Angels Episcopal Day School
    • Immigration Sanctuary >
      • Immigration Facts & Stories
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