World Food Sunday is celebrated on the third Sunday in October. The week leading up to it is observed as the Churches' Week of Action on Food.
Worship Ideas
A Worship Resource for World Food Day(1.68 MB)(PDF): Suggested scripture, prayers, dramatic reading, and children and youth features from Canadian Foodgrains Bank.
Mission & Service: World Food Day 2022(46.37 KB)(Word): Isaiah 55:1-13 imagines an entirely new economic system, one where all of the essentials are available equally for everyone.
Your Kingdom Banquet Come(1.33 MB)(PDF): A 2020 worship package from the Canadian Foodgrains Bank on ending global hunger. Includes a children’s feature and craft.
Addressing Global Hunger (Bulletin Insert)(623.92 KB)(PDF): A bulletin insert with information about what the United Church and partners do to help address global hunger. Includes a prayer for food security.
Daily Bread: A prayer for World Food Day or any day.
Stories
Teetering on the Brink of a Global Hunger Crisis: YGM 2022: October 16. The pandemic as well as wheat shortages resulting from the war in Ukraine have catapulted us to the brink of a massive hunger…