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March 2

Clarification to 04071  
       
   

Pentecost Offering resources mailed
Churches will collect funds for children and youth on May 30

 
       
   

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Presbyterians join tomato pickers in 8-mile protest march

 
       
   

GAC approves sexual abuse amendments
Book of Order changes would strengthen handling of abuse cases

 
       
 
  March 4 Polls say gay marriage not a top issue for voters  
       
   

Clerk expresses concern for Haiti
Says Presbyterians are praying for democracy, stability, peace

 
       
 
  March 5

Bible scholar M. Lucetta Mowry dies
Product of Presbyterian colleges helped translate NRSV

 
       
   

ACSWP names energy-policy team
PC(USA) policy hasn’t been updated in more than 20 years

 
       
 
  March 8 College News  
       
    Nobel peace prize winner says Islam is a religion of peace and equality  
       
    Presbyterian publications win awards  
       
 
  March 9

CWS ships food, medicine to Haiti
Urges U.S. to stop sending refugees back to chaotic homeland

 
       
   

Religious radio station begins broadcasting in Dodge City
‘Voice of the Presbyterian Church’ heard all over town

 
       
    Cultural debate on gay marriage proves tricky and divisive  
       
 
  March 11

Pennsylvania pastor will run for clerk
Linn ‘Rus’ Howard plans a ‘simple, sweet, prophetic’ campaign

 
       
   

Clerk clarifies stand on same-sex unions
Affirms definition of marriage as a man-woman covenant

 
       
   

Violence begets violence
Witnesses say Colombia abuses citizens on pretext of security

 
       
 
  March 12 Tying the Knot: Civil Contract or Holy Matrimony?  
       
 
  March 15 Rhetorical questioning
Briefings prepare activists to challenge U.S. policy on Colombia
 
       
   

Charges filed against gay minister
Californian accused of ‘marrying’ a lesbian, then ‘marrying’ two lesbians

 
       
    ‘I was hungry, and you fed me’
Liberian envoy visits Arkansas to thank Presbyterians face-to-face
 
       
    Panning for pastors
System will identify, cultivate young people who are 'ministerial material'
 
       
 
  March 16

PC(USA) 9th-largest U.S. church, NCC yearbook says
Top 3: Roman Catholic, Southern Baptist, United Methodist

 
       
   

2003 investment return bolsters BOP reserves
Pensions board approves a 2-percent increase in retirement benefits

 
       
 
  March 19

‘All of life is holy’
Congregational health ministries bring physical, spiritual healing

 
       
   

Suit accuses congregation of ‘brainwashing’
For Fort Lauderdale church, quick dismissal would be a spring break

 
       
 
  March 22 Canadian church leaders warn government over missile defense plan  
       
 
  March 23 General Assembly preachers announced  
       
 
  March 24  Jury acquits gay Methodist pastor      
       
    Notes about people    
       
    Moderator to 'chat' on Web again
Holy Week will provide theme for Andrews’ hourlong dialogue   
 
       
    Interfaith interface II
PC(USA) will repeat experiment in Christian-Muslim dialogue    
 
       
    Plenty of blame to go around
Author says the Passion is about eternal life, not Jewish perfidy
 
       
    Sharing the ‘core narrative’
Official wants Christians, Jews to talk more about faith, not religion
 
       
 
  March 25 Where is the moderator?  
       
    Holy Land Christians See a bleak Easter in the offing   
       
    In the shadow of the Cross     
       
    Symbol of war, symbol of peace
Crosses made from spent shells represent Liberia’s ‘transformation’   
 
       
    Mission drive tops $8 million
Major gift from Santa Fe Presbytery is big boost for campaign
 
       
    Presbytery shows heart for mission
Gift to national fund drive will be unrestricted
 
       
 
  March 26 UCC launches national ad campaign  
       
    Hearts of Joy in Spite of It All
An Easter message from the stated clerk
 
     
 
  March 29 Small and rural churches strive for creativity to make Easter special  
       
 
  March 30 Scholars examine whether Pharisees get a ‘bum rap’  
       
   

Methodists get prescription-drug benefit
Card-carrying members qualify for deep discounts

 
       
 
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