If everyone helped the Cuba pension fund...

3/13/2019

As of the 2017 statistics, there were 288,872 baptized Episcopalians in Province II.
The Presiding Bishop, the Most Rev. Michael Curry, has launched a one-off $800,000 USD appeal to fund pensions for clergy in the Diocese of Cuba. The General Convention of The Episcopal Church (TEC) voted last year to readmit Cuba into membership following a separation of 52 years caused by the Cuban revolution. The average stipend for Cuba’s 23 serving clergy is $55 USD per month. Clergy in the diocese are not entitled to state pensions or social security because the Cuban government does not recognize their service as employment. Read the ENS story here: https://www.episcopalnewsservice.org/pressreleases/the-episcopal-church-announces-launch-of-together-again-juntos-de-nuevo-cuba-pensions-campaign/
Imagine if each of us Province II Episcopalians sent just $5.00 to the appeal (https://www.episcopalchurch.org/development/pensions-campaign) – the campaign would be full to overflowing!

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1/10/2020 09:21:23 am

"Clergy in the diocese are not entitled to state pensions or social security because the Cuban government does not recognize their service as employment."

Please.
The Cuban government DOES recognize their service as employment, which is the reason why cUBAN CLERGY ARE registered as employed.

The Cuban government does NOT handle/provide pensions or social security for religious employees, just like most other governments don't pay to religious workers.

Cuban clergy were ALWAYS supposed to receive their pension from the Episcopal Church USA.

Now, YOU go back to 1967 papers and tell me how come the Diocese of Cuba was removed from the Episcopal Church USA without provision of pension or equivalent.

But, please, there is no need for blaming the Cuban government for something only the Episcopal Church USA is responsible.

Imagine if...

If everyone helped the Cuba pension fund...

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