SAN ANTONIO -- Interfaith leaders are calling out on citizens to take action and vote the midterm election.

• Faith groups are urging people to vote and educate themselves
• More than 31,000  postcards addressed to elected officials will be delivered this week

"At this most political time, be people of principle, not politics," said San Antonio Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller.

With elections officials already looking at new record numbers, faith groups are urging people to vote and educate themselves on the lengthy November ballot.

"We are not promoting any party at all or any candidate. Why? Because, otherwise will be manipulation. But every person of faith is part of this society," said Garcia-Siller.

"We can have differences and learn from each other, but you know the thing that’s the most important isn’t really our differences, it’s what we have in common," said Rev. Joshua Snyder with First Unitarian Universalist Church.

Considering the amount of growing violence and heated political divisiveness, community leaders want people not to lose faith in the political process.

"Don’t be scared. Don’t be afraid. You know, that fear will make you run and hide. It will isolate you," said Doshie Piper with the San Antonio Sponsoring Committee.

"As many have expressed already with the shootings in Pittsburg; those are some of the reactions of people in power who, because of selfishness, because of money, prestige provoke actions like those," said Siller.

No matter who gets elected, church leaders say there are many issues that remain unresolved, like finding a bipartisan agreement on immigration. As part of an immigration reform campaign by archdiocesan parishes, more than 31,000  postcards addressed to elected officials will be delivered this week.

“The common good based on the dignity of the human person. We can promote causes who will make our neighborhoods, our cities, our areas safe and better,” said Siller.

Early voting continues until November 2. Election Day is November 6.