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June 17, 2013
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North Carolina church’s aid to Oklahoma tornado victims includes stuffed animals
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Presbyterian News Service
STATESVILLE, N.C. —When tornados hit Moore, Okla., May 20, members of First Presbyterian Church of Statesville felt a call to reach out and help. The congregation had already planned a youth trip to Tennessee but quickly shifted gears to plan an all-ages trip to Oklahoma instead.
The congregation had already planned a youth trip to Tennessee but quickly shifted gears to plan an all-ages trip to Oklahoma instead.
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June 17, 2013
Pastoral residency program, For Such a Time as This, receives $25,000
Largest single gift comes from Presbytery of Tampa Bay
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Theology and Worship
Louisville—Presbyterian Mission Agency’s For Such a Time as This, which pairs small, underserved congregations with recent seminary graduates in a two-year pastoral program, has received the program’s largest single gift—$25,000 from Presbytery of Tampa Bay.
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June 17, 2013
Consultation reflects on how to build peace with justice in Asia
Diversity is a ‘celebration of God’s image,’ participants say
From World Council of Churches
HONG KONG —In a World Council of Churches (WCC) consultation in Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, participants reflected on “Asia’s human security challenges” today and how to strengthen efforts of working towards “sustainable peace with justice in Northeast Asia.” In a communique issued at the end of the consultation, participants affirmed the diversity of their ethnicities and nationalities as a “celebration of God’s image” compelling them to “protect human dignity and assert human rights in faithfulness to our God.”
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June 17, 2013
Jewish federations support egalitarian space at Western Wall
Group proposes elimination of separate sections for men and women
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June 14, 2013
Earline B. Williams named Chief Financial Officer/Deputy Executive Director for Shared Services
Philadelphia ruling elder tapped for Presbyterian Mission Agency senior leadership
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Presbyterian Mission Agency
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June 14, 2013
SDOP announces grant recipients
$180,000 awarded to fund 9 self-help projects in the United States
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Self-Development of People (SDOP)
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Remarks by Ambassador Jeffrey DeLaurentis, U.S. Alternate Representative for Special Political Affairs at the United Nations, at a Security Council Open Debate on Children and Armed Conflict, June 17, 2013
Published June 17, 2013
This was originally posted by the U.S. State Department.
Full StoryThank you, Mr. President, for hosting today’s debate on Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC). And thank you, Under-Secretary General Ladsous, UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Brandt and Save the Children Associate Vice President Ramm for your remarks. We are also grateful to Ambassador Lucas for her leadership as Chair of the Security Council Working Group and deeply appreciate the devoted work of Special Representative Leila Zerrougi and her team to advance this agenda. And I thank her for her briefing this morning as well.
The United States remains determined to ...
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Together, We Have the Power to Protect the Ocean
Published June 17, 2013
by Anna Folz
UN Conference on World Oceans Day - 8 June 2013
If we are to fully benefit from the oceans, we must reverse the degradation of the marine environment due to pollution, overexploitation and acidification.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moonMany countries celebrated World Oceans Day following the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, which was held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. In 2008, the United Nations General Assembly decided that 8 June would be officially designated as “World Oceans Day”. According to the UN website, “The official designation of World Oceans Day is an opportunity to raise global ...
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Marriage Study for Presbyteries Now Available
Published June 17, 2013
In a recent post, I spoke about discussing Christian marriage at the Presbytery of Arkansas, using a two-hour version of the six-week study on marriage completed by the Office of Theology and Worship at the request of the 220th General Assembly.
You can now download the two hour version at www.pcusa.org/marriage, where you can also find a number of other documents and resources about marriage from a Reformed perspective. (The six-week study is available as well, in English, Spanish, and Korean. The Korean and Spanish versions of the two-hour study will be posted as soon as they are available.)Full StoryFrom Comings and Goings