National Donor Sabbath - Table of Contents

NATIONAL DONOR SABBATH
GUIDELINES & RESOURCE KIT

This document is part of a program to help religious groups conduct a seminar about transplant and tissue donation within their congregation. If you have questions or suggestions on improving the program please contact Mary Ganikos from the HHS Division of Transplantation at 301-443-7577. Finally, I advise contacting HHS Division of Transplantation for the most current information on the National Donor Sabbath resource kit or http://www.organdonor.gov/sabbath.htm.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

This manual is divided into 8 sections to help organize and locate materials easily. Below is a listing of sections and their contents. There are no page numbers for this manual so that you will be able to add and remove pages over the years as you see necessary.

Section 1 - Introduction
	Letters of introduction How to use the manual List of contributors

Section 2 - Letters
	Sample letter from the OPO to religious leaders Sample letter from recipients to their religious congregation Sample letter from donor family members to their religious congregation Sample letter from a person on the waiting list to his/her religious congregation

Section 3 - Beliefs
	Fact sheet on denominational beliefs about organ and tissue donation Policy statements from various denominations Bibliography for articles on specific religions and donation

Section 4 - Worship Material
	Sample bulletins Prayers and responsive readings Scriptural references Religious curriculum for kindergarten through junior high

Section 5 - Sermons
	Sample sermons from a variety of religious traditions

Section 6 - Press
	Ideas about how to interest and engage the press Sample press releases

Section 7 - Ordering Information
	UNOS/SEOPF reference guide for clergy New York Organ Donor Network resource kit for African-American churches Union of American Hebrew Congregations materials Promotional materials

Section 8 - Evaluation
	Evaluation form for congregations to send to OPOs

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Transcriber Note: This HTML document was derived from the National Donor Sabbath Guidelines & Resource Kit, 1997.