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Worth the Wait
Friday, March 05, 2010 (41 reads)
It's once-a-decade religion communication event
and most participants consider it worth the wait
By Philip E. Jenks
National Council of Churches
Chicago, February 22, 2010 -- Many who will attend the Religion Communication Congress 2010 in Chicago April 7-10 weren't born when the first congress was held in 1970.
For other religious communicators of a certain age -- many nearing retirement -- the once-a-decade event is a marker to measure the key phases of a long career.
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Talking with Children about Lent and Easter
Thursday, February 25, 2010 (61 reads)
It’s a short few months between the joy of Advent and Christmas and the passion, pain and triumph of Lent and Easter. When it’s explained, most adults can grasp the symbolic nature and annual rhythm of the Christian year. But for the child who is more literal, the interval between the baby Jesus, whom we meet at Christmas, and the adult Jesus, whom we crucify and bury during Holy Week, is just too short.
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Tierra Nueva projects receive SDOP grants
Friday, February 12, 2010 (19 reads)
Tierra Nueva, a mission of the North Puget Sound Presbytery, recently received Self-Development of People grants for two of their projects: Jubilee Farm and the Underground Coffee Project. Jubilee Farm is a small produce business seeking to promote God's Kingdom and shalom in the Skagit Valley through (1) cultivating organic produce for local sale, (2) providing advocacy and support of poor or marginalized women, youth, and families, and (3) the local promotion of sustainable, organic agriculture and healthy eating.
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Synod Sponsors Disaster Response Training in March
Friday, November 13, 2009 (99 reads)
The Synod is pleased to sponsor a Disaster Response Training Event to be held in the Presbytery of Central Washington. Moses Lake First Presbyterian Church is hosting this Synod-wide training event facilitated by John Robinson, Presbyterian Disaster Assistance Response Associate, PCUSA.
The training will begin with lunch at noon, Thursday, March 18, 2010, and end with a noon Lunch on Saturday, March 20, 2010. Click here to download a tentative schedule.
Pre-Registration is required for adequate planning and accommodations. Please register before March 1, by downloading the registration form or by registering online.
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