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New Mexico Letter-Writing Schedule

(Albuquerque Unless Otherwise Noted)

 

February

21 Offering of Letters Workshop-Las Cruces

  at Peace Lutheran Church

             Program       

28 Offering of Letters Workshop-Albuquerque

  at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church

             Program       

 

March

1 Offering of Letters Workshop-Santa Fe

  at  First Presbyterian Church

    Program      

15 Church of the Good Shepherd (UCC)

17 Smith Memorial Presbyterian Church-Women’s group (Truchas)

15 & 22 La Mesa Presbyterian Church

22 New Life Presbyterian Church

 

April

18-19 Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Community

18-19 Immaculate Conception Catholic Church

19 St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church

25-26 Aquinas Newman Center

26 United Church of Santa Fe (Santa Fe)

26 St. Bede 's Episcopal Church  (Santa Fe)

26 All Saints Lutheran Church

26 St. Andrew Presbyterian Church

26 Peace Lutheran Church (Las Cruces)

 

May

3 St. Bede 's Episcopal Church   (continued)

2-3 Risen Savior Catholic Community

3 Immaculate Conception Catholic Church-youth group

10 St. Paul Lutheran Church

10 & 17 First Presbyterian Church (Santa Fe)

10 & 17 First United Methodist Church  

17 & 31 St. Thomas of Centerbury Episcopal Church

24 Trinity United Methodist Church

 

June

6 First Unitarian Church

14-16 Bread for the World National Gathering and Lobby Day  (Washington, D.C.)

 

August

27 Trinity House Catholic Worker

 

September

20 St. Andrew Presbyterian Church

Fall Offering of Letters

 

Dates TBA:

 

Iglesia Congregacional Unida

St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church (Española)

St. Anne Catholic Church

Central United Methodist Church

St. Paul United Methodist Church (Las Cruces)

The Center for Action and Contemplation (interns)

First United Methodist Church (Gallup)

Shrine Parish of St. Bernadette Peace & Justice Committee

Albuquerque Mennonite Church

The Center for Action and Contemplation (staff)

St. John’s United Methodist Church (Santa Fe)

St. Jerome’s Episcopal Church (Chama)

Christ Lutheran Church  (Santa Fe)

The Community at Prayer

The Well Community

 

 

Letter Count from 2009

Updated on August 27

Results from 20 churches, 1 workshop

 

Sen. Jeff Bingaman (652)

Sen. Tom Udall  (657)

Rep. Martin Heinrich (573)

Rep. Harry Teague  (66)

Rep. Ben Ray Lujan  (112)

*Undetermined ()

Total (2,060)

 

Letters were also written in

New Mexico to these legislators:

Sen. Mary Landrieu-LA (1)

Sen. David Vitter-LA (1)

Total (2)

 

 

Recent Offerings of Letters

And other legislative victories

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RECENT OFFERINGS OF LETTERS In New Mexico

 

2008

A total of 2,243 letters were written in New Mexico in 2007.  We asked our all our legislators to support a a $5 billion increase in poverty-focused development assistance and our senators to sign on to the Global Poverty Act.

 

 Sen. Pete Domenici (710) Sen. Jeff Bingaman (659) Rep. Heather Wilson (554) Rep. Steve Pearce (124) Rep. Tom Udall (128) Undetermined (68) 

Out of State letters written in New Mexico

Sen. Barack Obama (D-Illinois) , Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Illinois),  Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn),  Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn), Sen. Mel  Martinez (R-Fla)

Sen.  Ron Wyden (D-Ore),  Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX). Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX)

2007

A total of 1,655 letters were written in New Mexico in 2007.  We asked our elected representatives to support Seeds of Change: Help Farmers. End Hunger

 

Sen. Pete Domenici (550) Sen. Jeff Bingaman (501) Rep. Heather Wilson (320) Rep. Steve Pearce (44) Rep. Tom Udall (223) Undetermined (52)  *Includes 21 paper-plate letters to Sen. Domenici, Sen. Bingaman and Rep. Udall from the children of First Presbyterian Churchin Santa Fe, and one banner for Rep. HeatherWilson, put together by students and teachers at Menaul School in Albuquerque.   The banner 22 signatures.

 *Total (1,656)

Out of State letters written in New Mexico

Rep. Dave Camp (1) Sen. Debbie Stabenow (1) Sen. Carl Levin (1)

(All from Michigan) 

Sen. Norm Coleman (1) (Minnesota)

Rep. Don Young (2) (Alaska)

Sen. Richard Lugar (1) (Indiana)

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (1) (California)

Undetermined (2)

 

2006

A total of 1,140 letters were written in New Mexico in 2006.  We asked our elected representatives to support One Spirit, One Will Zero Poverty

Sen. Pete Domenici (378) Sen. Jeff Bingaman (346) Rep. Heather Wilson

(206) Rep. Steve Pearce (36) Rep. Tom Udall (118) President George W. Bush (5) Undetermined (52)  *Total (1,140)

 

2005

A total of 1,214 letters were written from New Mexico in 2005. We asked our elected representatives to support the Hunger-Free Communities Act

Sen. Pete Domenici (354) Sen. Jeff Bingaman (309) Rep. Heather Wilson

(199) Rep. Steve Pearce (92) Rep. Tom Udall (95) *Total (1,049)

and  The Millenium Goals Resolutions H.Con.Res 172 & S.1315

to Rep. Wilson & Sens. Bingaman and Domenici (75)

Grand Total (1,124)

 

These congregations, schools and organizations in Albuquerque, Las Cruces, Los Alamos, Santa Fe, and Gallup have participated in recent Offerings of Letters:

Albuquerque Mennonite Church, All Saints Lutheran Church, Aquinas Newman Center, Bethlehem Lutheran Church (Los Alamos), Church of the Good Shepherd (UCC), ELCA Rocky Mountain Synod (annual assembly-Albuquerque), First Presbyterian Church (Santa Fe),  First United Methodist Church (Gallup),  First Unitarian Church, Hillel at the University of New Mexico,  Holy Cross Lutheran Church,  Iglesia Congregacional Unida, La Mesa Presbyterian Church, Luther House,  Menaul School, Mesa View United Methodist Church,  Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Community,  Peace Lutheran Church (Las Cruces),   Risen Savior Catholic Community,  St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, St. Bede 's Episcopal Church (Santa Fe),  St. John’s United Methodist Church (Santa Fe),  St. Michael's High School  (Santa Fe), St. Paul Lutheran Church.  Sisters of Charity Albuquerque-Texas Network, The Community at Prayer, Trinity United Methodist Church, United Church of Santa Fe