Children's Sabbath Sunday

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This Sunday we will celebrate Children’s Sabbath. Our new Cherub choir will sing at both services.

Of course we will welcome the children and be glad for their presence but welcoming them is not enough. We must protect them. Let’s start just by being aware of some of the problems:

Each Day in America
2 mothers die in childbirth.
4 children are killed by abuse or neglect.
5 children or teens commit suicide.
8 children or teens are killed by a firearm.
33 children or teens die from accidents.
78 babies die before their first birthdays.
201 children are arrested for a violent crime.
404 children are arrested for a drug crime.
928 babies are born at low birthweight.
1,154 babies are born to teen mothers.
1,240 public school students are corporally punished.*
2,224 babies are born without health insurance.
2,367 high school students drop out.*
2,479 children are confirmed as abused or neglected.
2,583 babies are born into poverty.
4,184 babies are born to an unmarried mother.
4,520 children are arrested.
18,493 public school students are suspended.
* Based on calculations per school day (180 days of seven hours each)
From the Children’s Defense Fund website, http://www.childrensdefense.org/