Outdoor Worship
[Trinity]
Thu, 01 Jul 2004 19:17:56 GMT
On
the Fourth of July, Trinity will hold its worship service outdoors! This will
be a great time to worship in God's beautiful creation. The service will be
held at the home of Terry Crow and Tom Peters. Tom and Terry live at 7025 Maryland in University City.
Their house is just west of Big Bend. Parking is available at the lot at the corner of Big Bend and Snow Way (the
temporary light just north of the Washington University Field House). You can
also park on Maryland. The service will begin at 10 a.m. - this way, if
visitors show up at Trinity at 9:30, they can be directed to Tom and Terry's
house and still arrive in time for worship. In the case of rain, we will
worship at Trinity.
Church and Community Commission Update
[Trinity]
Thu, 01 Jul 2004 19:16:59 GMT
- Mary Nielsen, Chair
This
year, Trinity members have been involved in new and ongoing outreach efforts in
areas of interfaith alliances, refugee support and non-discrimination. In
addition to our membership in the Covenant network, we have begun to form
alliances with the Interfaith Partnership and the International Institute.
The following is a summary of some of our activities, new and continuing.
Interfaith Partnership: Thanks to the efforts of George Philips, a group of ten Trinity
members attended the 2004 meeting and award ceremony of the Interfaith
Partnership of Metropolitan St. Louis in May. The Interfaith Partnership
promotes peace, respect and understanding among people of all faiths. Those
interested in getting involved with this organization - including participation
in one of the monthly interfaith dialogue groups - are invited to call the
partnership office at 314-531-4788. Website: www.interfaithpartnership.org.
International Institute: Trinity has provided $1,500.00 (from our peace-making offering) to
support the refugee resettlement work of the International Institute of
Metropolitan St. Louis. The Institute is seeking ongoing support (including
volunteers) for the resettlement of the Bantu and other refugees who arrive in St. Louis each
month. Those interested in helping in this effort may contact Harold Glad
(314-567-6231) for more information.
*The
International Institute has extended a special invitation to Trinity members
to attend the annual Festival of Nations. This year's Festival of Nations
will take place on July 24 and 25 in Tower Grove Park. Please visit www.iistl.org for more
information.
Covenant Network:
The Covenant Network group in conjunction with members from 1st
Presbyterian and Oak Hill Presbyterian staffed a booth at the Giddings-Lovejoy
Pres-B-Fest at John Calvin Presbyterian Church on Saturday, June 12. The booth
presented materials from Covenant Network, More Light Presbyterians, Shower of
Stoles, and That All May Freely Serve under the banner "Can We Talk About...".
The goal was to make people aware that there are faithful Christians within
Giddings-Lovejoy Presbytery that are actively working to create a church that
is welcoming affirming and ordains ALL those called to serve. Many of the
materials distributed at the booth will be available in the near future on a
table in the narthex. Anyone who is not currently on the Trinity Covenant
Network e-mail distribution list but would like to participate in future
meetings/activities, please contact Bob Wagoner (stlwags@aol.com, or
314-863-2328).
Food Pantry: Every Wednesday
afternoon, our Winger Food Pantry distributes food to those in need.
Volunteers are always needed to donate, bag, or shop for food. If you
would like to volunteer, please contact Sandy Norkaitis, 314-863-7699.
Local Mission: Melissa Kreishman is
the new leader of the Local Mission Giving team. If you have ideas or
suggestions about local mission, please contact Melissa, 314-725-7657.
Betty Burnett: A Life With Words
[Trinity]
Thu, 01 Jul 2004 19:16:17 GMT
Trinity
member Betty Burnett's Delta Force:
Counterterrorism Unit of the U.S. Army was recently honored by the Voice of
Youth Advocates of the American Library Association. TN wanted to know more:
TN: How did you come to write the book and what did
you learn from it?
BB:
The book was assigned by Rosen Publications as part of a series for high school
students. At the same time I wrote a book about the attack on the U.S.S.
Cole. Writing both books showed me the enormous power of the global
military machine and the mindset of aggression and confrontation worldwide.
Delta Force is an attempt to create a "smart" military, one that is
all-volunteer, highly trained and highly efficient - totally focused on its
objectives. Some military experts see this as model for future warfare: elite
force against elite force (or killing machine against killing machine), using
covert, swift and deadly strikes, with as little "collateral damage" as
possible, but also with little national responsibility - the "deniability
factor." Black ops are frequently allowed to chart their own course and the
fact that they do not wear traditional uniforms or any identification is
telling. The current conflicts in the Middle
East are a clumsy version of this ideal.
I came away from my research in awe of the planning that goes into military
operations. Try to imagine what the world would be like if even half the
military planning (and budget) went into true peace-making instead of the
euphemistic "peace-keeping." As Robert McNamara said in The Fog of War,
if we assume that human nature is not going to change, we have to be realistic
about war-making and peace-making. It's not something that Americans want to
address. We prefer ad hoc war-making operations and if they're covert, so much
the better. As for peace-making, we offer platitudes and not much more.
TN: Which is your favorite book of the 25 or so
you've written?
BB:
It was one I compiled and edited, rather than wrote - The Great Flood of
1993: Stories of a Midwestern Disaster. I've always been interested in the
intersection between faith and action and how it's played out in community. No
one can live without faith in something, even if it's faith that people are
rotten and nothing we do matters. During the flood, most people responded with
generosity and courage. I still find that inspiring.
TN: What are you working on now?
BB:
The story of war resisters in the Mennonite communities of Kansas who
were excoriated during World Wars I and II for their refusal to show what was
considered to be patriotism. I'd like to look at what patriotism means and its
value. I can't seem to get away from the subject of war and conflict. My first
real book was a history of the Home Front during World War II and I've also
done much research on labor wars.
TN: What is the hardest part of writing?
BB:
Self-promotion. I wish it were not necessary, but it is.
TN: And your most recent books?
A
coffee table, beautifully illustrated history of Missouri, called Crossroads
of the Nation and an illustrated history of the St. Louis Fire Department.
What I really love about what I do is the variety of assignments I get. I
recently finished writing a book on Newtonian physics for high school students
- very challenging, yet very simple. Before that, I ghosted a book on medical
malpractice. Everything is interesting, so that makes life fun.
Have You Met... Trinity's Soloists?
[Trinity]
Thu, 01 Jul 2004 19:15:12 GMT
Trinity's vocal soloists are a vital part of our
worship life, but they are often well hidden in the choir loft. Below, they
share a bit about themselves. Look for a profile and photo of David Bowling,
Baritone, next month.
LAURA BRADY, Soprano. I am a lifelong
resident of the St. Louis
area. In 1973, I earned a B.A. in English from UMSL. After earning a
Master
of Music degree in Voice Performance from Washington University in
1988, I was an Adjunct Faculty voice teacher at Washington University
for
eleven years. I have also taught voice at Principia College in Elsah,
Illinois, and the University of Missouri-St. Louis, and
English as a Second Language at Maryville University. I also teach
voice privately. I have sung with
several choruses and church choirs in the St. Louis area, including the
St. Louis
Symphony Chorus, variously as choir member, section leader and soloist.
I
currently sing with both the Trinity Presbyterian Church Choir and the
professional choir
at Temple Israel.
I am married and have two grown, university graduated and gainfully employed
(yeah!) daughters. My interests include the predictable reading and theatre.
I find baking therapeutic, when I can find the time and energy to do it. I'm
also "into" plants. I enjoy trying to create attractive gardens outdoors and I
have plants in every room of my home. A room without plants seems sterile to
me. The one activity for which I always regularly make time is walking. It is
my economical and effective therapy, my self-indulgent treat to myself, which
has many times saved my sanity.
OMEN SAFAVI, Tenor. I just graduated
from University of Illinois with a dual bachelors degree in Voice
Performance Opera and Healthcare Administration. I am currently in law
school at St. Louis University studying healthcare law. I grew up in
the Chicago suburbs, and have spent most of my life in the Midwest.
This summer I will be working in Downtown Chicago as a summer associate
at a firm focusing on healthcare and international law. Besides law
school and Trinity, I sing with the St. Louis Symphony Chorus, I enjoy
working out, and spending time with friends and family.
AMANDA MEINEN, Alto. Hi! name is Amanda
Meinen, and I'm your alto soloist. I studied
music therapy at the University of Evansville and now work at the Illinois Center for
Autism. I love working with the children and seeing first-hand the powerful
benefits of music. I love to sing, and outside of church can be found singing
with the St. Louis Symphony Chorus, the St. Louis Chamber Chorus and Union
Avenue Opera Theatre. I am currently working on a recording project with the
Chamber Chorus and will be singing in a production of Gounod's Faust
this summer with UAOT. When I find spare time, I enjoy reading, spending time with
friends and family and working on my house, which I bought last summer. I have really
enjoyed singing in the Trinity Choir this past year, and look forward to
getting to know everyone better!
Intergenerational Bible School
August 21-22
[Trinity]
Thu, 01 Jul 2004 19:10:45 GMT
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Saturday 9AM - 3PM
Sunday 9:30AM - 2:30PM
Lunch will be served each day.
Opportunities for adults and children to explore,
in separate age groups as well as intergenerationally,
what it means to life a heroic life
as a contemporary follower of Jesus Christ.
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Come find out how you can "Become a Hero!"
Please register here:
Place in the offering plate or turn in to the church office.
The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation?
[Trinity]
Thu, 01 Jul 2004 19:08:04 GMT
- Ann Fischer
A panda walks into a caf. He orders a sandwich, eats
it, then draws a gun and fires two shots in the air.
"Why?" asks the confused waiter, as the panda makes towards the exit. The
panda produces a badly punctuated wildlife manual and tosses it over his
shoulder.
"I'm a panda," he says, at the door. "Look it up."
The waiter turns to the relevant entry and, sure enough, finds an explanation.
"Panda. Large
black-and-white bear-like mammal, native toChina.
Eats, shoots and leaves."
Mother's Day this year brought me neither the food
processor nor the Cardinals t-shirt I had hinted for but a copy of "The Runaway
#1 British Bestseller" Eats, Shoots & Leaves. Who would'a thunk? A
book only an editor could love? Not quite. It is really a hoot as it extols
the virtues of the semicolon or apostrophe. Author Lynn Truss's call goes
out: "Sticklers unite, you have nothing to lose but your sense of proportion,
and arguably you didn't have a lot of that to begin with. Maybe we won't
change the world, but at least we'll feel better." You see, one of the
wonderful attributes of this book is that it doesn't have a plot. You don't
have to stay up in the dead of night to finish it. Anytime you need a humor
fix, just dip in for a jolt of wit.
What are you reading or watching or thinking about this summer? Send
your prize finds to TN at afischer5@sbcblobal.net and be
eligible for fabulous prizes.
Just Thinking / Breadsong, Winewind
[Trinity]
Thu, 01 Jul 2004 19:06:49 GMT
- Nancy Wagner
Just Thinking
I think God is the maypole
and the people weave the dance. . .
I think God is drawn on city streets
by the chalk-people. . .
I think so many things. . .
God sends messages,
lives in the basket under the balloon,
carries a tune in either hand,
whistles
in unlikely places, even unseemly ones,
pierces
through the flute
and
beats the drums we move to.
God is in God's eyes and sees through our own
when we see aright,
walks
in the moccasins of his people,
searches
the alleys we often forget.
His prayer dawns in our rising,
His
care embraces our dying;
He
guides us through
and
plants the grasses of our memory
(the
flowers do not forget).
O my dear friends,
God
holds creation lightly in his hands,
and
creation seeks the grasp of God.
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Breadsong, Winewind
Breadsong, winewind,
carry my word to the earthends ...
I was hungry, you spread me a table,
deep thirsting, you gave me drink.
...this
in remembrance of me.
Breadsong, winewind,
carry my word to the earthends ...
I was a stranger and you gave me welcome,
ragged, you clothed me anew.
...forever
remembering me.
Breadsong, winewind,
Carry my word to the earthends ...
I was sick and you visited me;
imprisoned, you came to my side.
...these were remembering me.
Breadsong, windwind,
carry my word to the earthends ...
As you're remembering all of my little ones,
bringing thanksgiving, come to my table.
...there
shall communion be.
Breadsong, winewind,
carry
my word to the earthends ...
Gifts which are found to the earthends,
bread broken and wine poured.
...here is remembrance of me.
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("Just
Thinking" and "Breadsong, Winewind" are from "Embers", copyright Nancy Wagner, 2004).
Global Facts
[Trinity]
Thu, 01 Jul 2004 19:05:25 GMT
-
Each year, humankind adds six to
eight billion tons of carbon to the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels and
destroying forests.
-
Worldwide, more than 11,000
species of plants and animals - including 24 percent of all mammal species -
face a high risk of extinction.
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The annual catch in 11 of the
world's 15 major fishing regions has declined, and in seven of those, the catch
has shrunk by 20 percent or more.
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The United States is responsible
for almost 25 percent of the world's total energy consumption. We use nearly
one million gallons of oil every two minutes.
-
In the wake of California's
2001 energy crisis, residents and businesses reduced their demand for
electricity through conservation measures that cut carbon pollution by eight
million tons - equivalent to taking 1.5 million passenger vehicles off the road
for an entire year.
from Docenteinel, the newletter of the San Francisco Zoo Docents, citing the
Natural Resources Defense Council
Let Your Soul Catch Up With You
[Dry Bones Dance]
Sat, 31 Jul 2004 05:00:00 GMT
"There was a guy travelling through the bush in Africa. He had a group of porters carrying all of his things, and the group moved faster than he expected. After a couple of days, he calculated how much ground they had covered and was happy to realize that they would reach their destination sooner than he expected. After they stopped for lunch that day, the porters didn't get up after they had eaten to continue their journey. When he asked them why, they said, "We have travelled too fast. Now we must let our souls catch up with us." So they waited for a day and a half until they felt one with their souls again."
[more]
It's All In The Little Things: Sandwiches, Third Grade and the Surprise of Love
[jen lemen]
Sat, 31 Jul 2004 05:00:00 GMT
"third grade was the last year i could rest at night in the certainty that all surprises were indeed good. it was the last year i would think that family friend was a safe person, the last year i would think that little children like me can't die. it was the last time i would believe my parents knew everything and that they were all-powerful dieties who could render the world full of peace and joy simply by saying the word. a lot of years passed before i learned how to not worry about those nasty kind of surprises again. it took a lot of time to get that part back, the part that believes something incredible is happening, that someone loved you enough to make you a sandwich, that the world can be made right in one instant as the canada geese fly away happy and satisfied. it took more time still to learn to wait for a surprise, to expect it, to believe that joy can overtake you, that kindness can catch you off guard and make you glad you walk the earth. even when things are horrible. even when you just wish you could die."
[more]
Why I Stopped Going To Church
[Bruderhof Communities]
Wed, 28 Jul 2004 05:00:00 GMT
"Going to church is less an act and more a mentality. It is a way of thinking, a paradigm within which one approaches the Christian life itself. Within the "church system" is intertwined a web of interrelated practices: worship services, sermons, offerings, prayers, hymn singing, spiritual instruction and other religious undertakings, all occurring at a given time and in a place deemed holy or special apart from private life. Along with this package comes a clergy, those who are paid for performing religious services, and a laity, the rest of us who perform our religious duty by supporting those who keep the church running. Little of this has anything to do with being the church described in the New Testament."
[more]
He Never Said...
[onehouse]
Wed, 28 Jul 2004 05:00:00 GMT
He never said God helps those who help themselvesHe never said Blessed are the richHe never said Do unto others before they do it unto youHe never said Its too bad buddy the winner has to take it allHe never said success is the keyYou gotta be cruel to be kindAnd he never said it's a jungle out thereWhere the weak must get left behind
[more]
It's a Messy World Out There - Jump In!
[Relevant]
Sat, 24 Jul 2004 05:00:00 GMT
We forget that the doors of the church were never meant to be shut. The Church is a castle with doors welded open, welcoming in everyone who lives in the messy conditions of our world. What happens when the local church looks inward and never outward? It implodes. It dies spiritually. What happens when a church looks outward into the messy world? It thrives. It flourishes spiritually. Sure, for a season a church community can feed upon itself. But such inward focus will eventually make a church like a waste dump if it never has interaction with the world outside. The Church is hard-wired to give to the world, love the world, share hope with the world, and provide an open-door oasis to the spiritually weary of the world. Our goal is to weld the doors of the church open and get out into a complicated and messy world.
[more]
A Little Faith
[heartlight]
Sat, 24 Jul 2004 05:00:00 GMT
"There was one face, however, that especially captured my attention ... a baby girl, in her mother's arms, facing me. Her name is Faith, perfectly named, because that is what she personifies every day of her life. I watched her through my own welled-up tears as she clapped her tiny hands and laughed all throughout the song. She was born with spina bifida. Faith's parents were told that she would probably never be able to walk or do a lot of things that other little girls will do. That morning, however, as I looked into her angelic little face and watched her cheerfully waving at people around her, I saw something in her much more powerful than the ability to walk. In her I could see and feel the true meaning of the words that were singing."
[more]
Mary. Martha.
[Overflow]
Sat, 24 Jul 2004 05:00:00 GMT
"During the homily yesterday, whilst I was being admonished to spend more time being like Mary and less like Martha, I was composing a list of ways to sit like Mary and work like Martha at the same time. To rest without sitting. Pray without kneeling.Wash the sippy cups. Read "green eggs and ham" aloud for the fifteen thousandth time. Shadow box with your four year old son. Feed mashed carrots and sweet peas to the baby. Hold somebody. Take your two year old to the potty. Change a diaper. Sing "itsy bitsy spider." Talk your child through the process of putting on socks. (instead of doing it for him) Pet the dog. Make formula. Fold laundry. Pick up toys. Mow the lawn. Take the kids to the pool. Moments of holiness abound in my mundane life. I just need to wake up and see them as such."
[more]
Recovering a Hijacked Faith
[Jim Wallis - Common Dreams]
Sun, 18 Jul 2004 05:00:00 GMT
"Many of us feel that our faith has been stolen, and it's time to take it back. A misrepresentation of Christianity has taken place. Many people around the world now think Christian faith stands for political commitments that are almost the opposite of its true meaning. How did the faith of Jesus come to be known as pro-rich, pro-war, and pro-American? What has happened? How do we get back to a historic, biblical, and genuinely evangelical faith rescued from its contemporary distortions?"
[more]
The Gospel According to... Spiderman?
[Akron Beacon Journal]
Sun, 18 Jul 2004 05:00:00 GMT
Smack in the emotional heart of the new Spider-Man movie is the most famous line ever written for a comic book. It was the center of the first Spider-Man movie, too, pretty much the way Stan Lee wrote it 42 years ago: "With great power there must also come -- great responsibility." It's a sentiment that has led some theologians to suggest Spidey as a role model.
[more]
Senate Kills Administration Effort to Outlaw Gay Marriage
[About Christianity]
Sun, 18 Jul 2004 05:00:00 GMT
"Much heat has been generated by President Bush's election year decision to push for a debate, and eventually a vote, on an amendment to the Constitution that would not only have rendered gay marriage unconstitutional, but would have denied equal protection under the law to gay and lesbian couples living in long term, committed relationships that some refer to as "civil unions." The US Senate has decided to let the effort die without an extended debate, let alone bringing to forward to a vote. Here's why."
[more]
Lamentations of the Father
[Atlantic Monthly]
Sun, 18 Jul 2004 05:00:00 GMT
(It's from 1997, but I just discovered this...)"For we judge between the plate that is unclean and the plate that is clean, saying first, if the plate is clean, then you shall have dessert. But of the unclean plate, the laws are these: If you have eaten most of your meat, and two bites of your peas with each bite consisting of not less than three peas each, or in total six peas, eaten where I can see, and you have also eaten enough of your potatoes to fill two forks, both forkfuls eaten where I can see, then you shall have dessert. But if you eat a lesser number of peas, and yet you eat the potatoes, still you shall not have dessert; and if you eat the peas, yet leave the potatoes uneaten, you shall not have dessert, no, not even a small portion thereof. And if you try to deceive by moving the potatoes or peas around with a fork, that it may appear you have eaten what you have not, you will fall into iniquity. And I will know, and you shall have no dessert."
[more]
There's Something About the Way You Use The Bible
[Real Live Preacher]
Sun, 18 Jul 2004 05:00:00 GMT
"The bible is not a book for those who need a weapon. It is not a book for those who know where they are going and what questions they will ask. It is not a book for those who are in a hurry and looking for the shortest route. The bible is a book for pilgrims and wanderers. It is a book for children and for those who wish to become children again. It is a book for seekers and searchers and dreamers. It is a book for anyone and everyone who hopes that the desires of God might be written upon their hearts."
[more]
Jesus The Milkman
[Guilty Expression]
Sun, 11 Jul 2004 05:00:00 GMT
"One of the key problems for me with these (WWJD) products is that many Christians look at them and feel guilty or restrained from doing something, rather than feel inspired to imagine seriously what Jesus would do (which would usually be something unexpected, shocking, creative and positive). I'm asking you to think about the latter - what exactly would Jesus the milkman do? Or Jesus the accountant? Or Jesus the [fill in your job here]? I want to represent Jesus in my workplace. I'm not sure how. This type of WWJD thinking may indeed lead me to feel some guilt, but there's some guilt I need to feel. However, my intention is to move beyond that - how can we genuinely be actively Christlike in our practical, daily life?"
[more]
Vote to close School of the Americas May Come Soon
[School of the Americas Watch]
Sun, 11 Jul 2004 05:00:00 GMT
According to the School of the Americas Watch, the best opportunity for a vote this session to close the SOA/WHINSEC may be coming AS EARLY AS JULY 12th, when the Foreign Operations Appropriations bill is scheduled to be voted on by the full House of Representatives.
[more]
Suicide: Taboo Topic
[Third Way Caf]
Sun, 11 Jul 2004 05:00:00 GMT
"We really need to stop using the phrase, "committed suicide," as though suicide were a crime, like committing larceny. That term is very painful for survivors."
[more]
Am I Supposed to Be Like Jesus?
[Notes from a Truth Seeker]
Mon, 05 Jul 2004 05:00:00 GMT
"Does God really want us to be like Jesus? I mean didn't He/She create us the way that we are and love us the way that we are? Why would God want a bunch of clones of his one perfect son? Why wouldn't he/she want a myriad of crazy psychotic schizo children? How cool would it be to be able to deconstruct the "be like Jesus," And change it into: Be YOURSELF! And love. Love deeply, and givingly. What would it be like if we could change the tune to be our own tune, and not some long forgotten meaning of a melody. And then Jesus could ADD his tune to ours, making it have even more depth and beauty. What a great thought!"
[more]
Bush Campaign Asks Religious Volunteers: "Send Us Your Church Directories"
[Interfaith Alliance]
Sat, 03 Jul 2004 05:00:00 GMT
"I'm frankly concerned that an administration that has talked so eloquently about the importance of houses of worship would be willing to intrude on the sanctity of houses of worships and compromise them in some ways by seeking to turn them into political organizations," the Rev. Dr. Welton Gaddy, President of The Interfaith Alliance said. "We are alarmed that this initiative by the Bush-Cheney campaign could lure religious organizations and religious leaders into dangerous territory where they risk losing their tax-exempt status and could be violating the law. But even worse, they are leading religious leaders into the temptation of forfeiting the prophetic voice of religion."
[more]
Drag God into politics, and you'll ruin his reputation in no time
[Molly Ivins]
Sat, 03 Jul 2004 05:00:00 GMT
Walking? Or just talking? 'Family values' crowd drags God into the mud of partisan politics
[more]
Solider Becomes Pacifist By Memorizing Sermon On The Mount
[Third Way Caf]
Sat, 03 Jul 2004 05:00:00 GMT
He began memorizing the Sermon on the Mount in his personal devotions, early in his hitch and soon became a convinced conscientious objector. Since being granted a discharge, he's become a foot solider for peace.
[more]
Stand against gay ordination upheld
[PC(USA)]
Sat, 03 Jul 2004 05:00:00 GMT
The 216th General Assembly voted Friday evening to retain an "authoritative interpretation" of the constitution of the Presbyterian Church (USA) that forbids the ordination of "self-affirming, practicing homosexuals" as officers of the church.
[more]
Gay-inclusion advocates weep, hug, vow to fight on
[PC(USA)]
Sat, 03 Jul 2004 05:00:00 GMT
"This is desperately hurtful," the Rev. Jane Spahr said. "All we want to do is walk beside you, serve beside you. We've heard another No.' " Moderator Rick Ufford-Chase led a prayer: "One more time, the task is clear. Jesus calls us to take up our cross and walk. There is work to be done. Let's take on the work. Amen."
[more]
Bid to Change Abortion Policy Fails
[PC(USA)]
Sat, 03 Jul 2004 05:00:00 GMT
The General Assembly voted Thursday to have PC(USA) officials issue a pastoral letter on problem pregnancy calling attention to existing "excellent" resources available to women dealing with such pregnancies and asking congregations to help find adoptive families in the faith community for children whose mothers cannot care for them. The commissioners earlier voted by a slim margin not to consider the majority report of the Assembly Health Issues Committee, but instead to take up a minority report recommending the pastoral letter.
[more]
Families paper approved
[PC(USA)]
Sat, 03 Jul 2004 05:00:00 GMT
The General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a much-rewritten report on the ever-changing American family Thursday night, and adopts call affirming civil rights of same-sex couples.
[more]
Kirkpatrick re-elected as stated clerk
[PC(USA)]
Sat, 03 Jul 2004 05:00:00 GMT
The Rev. Clifton Kirkpatrick, the General Assembly stated clerk, easily won re-election to a third four-year term Friday morning in a first-ballot victory over three evangelical challengers.
[more]