Palm Sunday Path

Register to attend the Fox Cities Palm Sunday Rally on March 29

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Here are some resources to help you understand the Palm Sunday Path.

Introduction to Palm Sunday Path

Endorsed by the Wisconsin Council of Churches, the Palm Sunday Path is a growing movement of faith communities that have decided now is the time for Christians to stand up to rising authoritarianism and white Christian nationalism in a new way. Palm Sunday places before us a lasting contrast. Jesus enters Jerusalem not through force or spectacle, but in humility and mercy—exposing the limits of power built on fear and domination. The Gospel of Matthew tells us that when Jesus entered the city, the whole city was shaken—not by an army, but by truth. The Palm Sunday Path is anchored in the Matthew 25 values of feeding the hungry, healing the sick, welcoming the stranger, and visiting those in prison. it envisions actions by thousands of faith communities across multiple states on Palm Sunday afternoon.

In the Fox Valley, eleven faith communities from different denominations along with people who do not belong to a faith community have banded together to pool resources and collaborate in leadership. Further, we are extending this invitation to circles wider than the Christian faith. We see change taking place through informational meetings, a singalong, an immigration training, an inter-faith rally, and organized sustained action.

Interested? Want to get involved and do something to live out your faith values by aiding immigrants and refugees who are being targets and mistreated? Then this is your chance to educate and advocate for your values.

Sunday, February 15, 10:45-11:15AM: First informational meeting in Fellowship Hall at First Congregational UCC, Appleton
Sunday, February 22, 6:00 PM: Community Singalong: Songs of Justice, Songs of Peace in the Sanctuary at First Congregational UCC.
Thursday, March 5th 6:00-8:00 PM: Know Your Rights and Supporting Immigrants in our Community, a multi-church immigration training. The program features Molly Smiltneek, JD, an immigration attorney who works with World Relief Wisconsin. Learn about the current state of the immigration system and prepare ourselves for government enforcement here in the Fox Valley. This event will take place at First Congregational UCC, Appleton.
Sunday, March 29, 1:00-3:00-PM: Multi Church & Interfaith Rally in Houdini Plaza. Come join hundreds to voice our scriptural mandate to love our brothers and sisters.
TBD - April: Organization for Sustained Action Prepare and organize for sustained advocacy. We will learn how to resist harmful legislative efforts through local, state and national governance.