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Worth the Wait
Friday, March 05, 2010 (19 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.
Philip Poole, who directs communications for Samford University in Birmingham, Ala., has attended every Congress except the first and won't miss the coming one. "To share interaction with fellow religion communicators from around the world has enhanced my own professional expertise and experience," says Poole.
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Understanding the State Budget: A Moral Matter
Friday, March 05, 2010 (17 reads)
Why should people of faith be concerned about our budget?
- We are called by God to be faithful citizens in the world.
- We are called by God to be faithful advocates for justice so that the injustices of hunger, poverty, and homelessness will be eliminated.
- The state budget affects all who reside in this state.
- The state budget particularly affects the lives of the poor, hungry, and homeless.
- The tax structure, by which the state budget is funded, is a moral issue; as well as the budget itself.
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Talking with Children about Lent and Easter
Thursday, February 25, 2010 (37 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.
How do we help our young concrete thinkers embrace the meaning of Lent and Easter without scaring them or pushing them away?Read More |
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Tierra Nueva projects receive SDOP grants
Friday, February 12, 2010 (0 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.
The Underground Coffee Project is a cooperative of people on the margins who are working together to create a business to meet the needs that cannot get met anywhere else -- that only God can meet. Ex-convicts, people from the street, addicts, gang members, peole who meet Jesus through Tierra Nueva chaplains and Bible studies at the Skagit County Jail are coming together once our of jail to move forward together spiritually and materially.
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Synod Sponsors Disaster Response Training in March
Friday, November 13, 2009 (77 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.
The Synod will pay costs for four (4) representatives from each presbytery to attend this training. The training is open to all, however the costs for additional attendees are to be covered by the individual or other sources. Costs include lodging, meals, transportation, and mileage. Facility rental fees, training supplies, materials, and other support services (i.e. AV equipment, etc.) will be covered by the event sponsors.
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