Newsline Extra pou 7 septanm 2009

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Newsline Extra: Jounen Entènasyonal Priyè pou Lapè ak Lòt Evènman kap vini yo

7 septanm 2009

“…Pou nou ka gen lapè nan mwen” (Jan 16:33).

JOU ENTÈNASYONAL LAPRIYÈ POU LAPÈ
1) Kongregasyon yo ap planifye Jounen Entènasyonal Lapriyè pou Lapè a.

LÒT EVÈNMAN KI PRAL GENYEN
2) Frè yo pral reprezante nan Somè Lidè Lafwa G-20 yo.
3) On Earth Peace patwone Delegasyon Mwayen Oryan an.
4) Enskripsyon pou Konferans Nasyonal Jèn yo ap kòmanse 5 janvye.
5) Oktòb se Mwa Sansibilizasyon sou Andikap yo.

6) Moso pou frè yo: Plis evènman kap vini yo (gade kolòn adwat la).

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1) Kongregasyon yo ap planifye Jounen Entènasyonal Priyè pou Lapè a.

Yo envite kongregasyon frè yo pou patisipe nan kanpay Lapè sou Latè a pou selebre Jounen Entènasyonal Priyè pou Lapè a nan dat 21 septanm nan – e jiskaprezan plis pase 100 kongregasyon ak gwoup enskri pou patisipe atravè Lapè sou Latè. Jounen Entènasyonal Priyè pou Lapè a se yon inisyativ Konsèy Mondyal Legliz yo.

Men kèk istwa ki soti nan kongregasyon ak gwoup k ap planifye evènman, ke òganizatè kanpay On Earth Peace, Michael Colvin ak Mimi Copp, te bay.

Legliz Frè yo ak Inite nan Kominote Manassas (Vijini): Kongregasyon an ap patisipe nan yon veye avèk Inite nan Kominote, yon òganizasyon milti-relijyon lokal nan Manassas. Inite nan Kominote a ap obsève Jounen Entènasyonal Priyè pou Lapè depi kòmansman kanpay Lapè sou Latè a twa zan de sa. Illana Naylor, youn nan òganizatè yo, te di ke travay sou evènman an "te yon jwa." Evènman an pote tèm "Gerizon pou Kominote nou an," epi li pral pran plas nan sinagòg Jwif Refòme a, Kongregasyon Ner Shalom. Raben Jennifer Wiener te patisipe nan evènman an ane pase nan sant Islamik nan Manassas, Dar Al Noor Masjid, ki te fèt nan mitan jou sakre Mizilman Ramadan yo. Mizilman yo te akeyi raben an ak chalè nan moske a, epi li te ofri espontaneman pou l òganize evènman Jounen Entènasyonal Priyè pou Lapè ane sa a nan kongregasyon li. Ane sa a, 20 septanm nan make kòmansman Rosh Hashanah, Nouvèl Ane Jwif la, e konsa yo te dakò pou òganize evènman an nan dat 13 septanm. Naylor patikilyèman kontan dèske li gen konpozitè "Suite for Peace" la, Ahmad Nadimi, la pou dirije yon pèfòmans travay òkès li a pou koral. Li rapòte ke akomodasyon anvè koutim ak tradisyon gwoup patisipan yo ogmante chak ane, sa ki lakòz yon pi gwo tolerans ant gwoup relijye yo.

Premye Legliz Frè yo nan San Diego, Kalifòni: Kongregasyon an fè pati yon inisyativ koute enteresan. Linda Williams, youn nan òganizatè yo, rapòte, "Legliz San Diego a te vle pandan plizyè ane konekte pi pre ak - epi sèvi pi byen - vwazinaj imedya nou an. Nou te fèk jwenn benediksyon pou nou gen pòt ouvè ki pi pafè yon moun te ka imajine!" Marigold Hernly, ki fèk vin yon pati nan fanmi legliz la, gen yon koneksyon sere avèk gwoup katye yo epi li mete legliz la an kontak ak yon fasilitatè pou pwosesis koute ki konekte ak Sibvansyon Kalifòni an. Fondasyon an te chwazi City Heights, zòn San Diego kote legliz la ye a, pou yon Sibvansyon Vil ki An Sante, ki fè pati "Inisyativ Bati Kominote ki An Sante." "Sibvansyon sa a pral bay plis pase $10 milyon dola pandan 10 pwochen ane yo pou travay sou pwoblèm jèn ak sante - tankou prevansyon Vyolans nan Jèn!" Williams rapòte. "Fondasyon Kalifòni an te bay sibvansyon a 14 lòt kote nan Kalifòni, men sibvansyon pou City Heights la se sèl kote desizyon sou ki pwojè pou pouswiv la ap pran nan nivo lokal la atravè yon inisyativ koute." Premye Legliz Frè yo nan San Diego ap ouvri bilding li pou òganize yon reyinyon pou vwazen yo ka bay opinyon yo sou fason yo ka itilize lajan sibvansyon an. Williams prevwa ke nan katye City Heights la, sijè a ka gen ladan vyolans gang, prezans lekòl, ak nitrisyon. Pwoblèm ki soti nan efò koute nan City Heights yo pral fòme sibstans priyè Premye Legliz Frè yo nan San Diego ak lòt kongregasyon k ap patisipe yo pral leve pandan veye Jounen Entènasyonal Priyè pou Lapè a.

Legliz Frè Prince of Peace, South Bend, Ind.: Komite Jounen Entènasyonal Priyè pou Lapè South Bend la te fòme twa zan de sa avèk premye kanpay On Earth Peace, sou enspirasyon Lois Clark, yon manm kongregasyon an. Ane sa a, gwoup la ap fè yon veye 21 septanm epi answit yon inisyativ koute pwolonje ki pral rive nan bout li nan Jounen Martin Luther King Jr. Clark rapòte gwoup la "te bay lespri a tout pouvwa isit la" nan dezi yo pou yo gen yon sezon koute patikilyèman sou vyolans jèn yo, ke yo wè kòm yon kriz sante piblik. K ap mennen efò sa a se yon gwoup moun ak òganizasyon divès kalite ki gen ladan yo United Religious Community, Church Women United, CURE (yon gwoup ki òganize yon sèk lapriyè chak jedi apre yon tire oswa yon asasina), TAP (Transforming Action into Power), pastè menonit Andre Stoner ki te òganize Center for Peace and Nonviolans, Michiana Peace and Justice Coalition ki gen lidè sendika ak pwofesè Notre Dame University ak lòt manm kominote a, anplwaye sèvis sansibilizasyon kominotè nan yon lopital lokal, direktè Charles Martin Center (ki te rele konsa konsa apre yon jèn gason ki te mouri nan South Bend), ak yon moun ki travay nan sistèm jistis kriminèl la.

Legliz Green Tree of the Brethren, Oaks, Pa.: Sa gen dezan, pastè David Leiter te resevwa yon apèl nan men pastè Nathan nan Legliz Batis Bethel, yon kongregasyon Afriken-Ameriken vwazen, ki te li liv Leiter a “Neglected Voices: Peace in the New Testament” epi ki te vle pale plis sou li. Apèl telefòn sa a te kòmanse yon amitye ant pastè yo, epi li te fè yo toulede òganize yon sèvis adorasyon ansanm pou kongregasyon yo nan Jounen Entènasyonal Priyè pou Lapè. Sèvis la ap fèt 20 septanm nan Bethel Baptist, epi apre sa, y ap manje. De kongregasyon yo ap envite kominote a pou patisipe epi mande lòt klèje lokal yo pou patisipe nan lidèchip. Pastè Nathan pral preche sou “Lapè ak Vyolans: Elaji Definisyon nou yo.” Apre prèch la, Leiter pral prezante yon defi sou kote kominote a ka ale apati de kounye a.

Legliz Mack Memorial of the Brethren, Dayton, Ohio: Kongregasyon an gen yon wikenn konplè aktivite ki prevwa pou jounen entènasyonal lapriyè pou lapè a. Samdi 19 septanm, legliz la pral patisipe nan yon festival lapè nan Dayton Peace Museum. Dimanch 20 septanm, y ap adore ansanm ak senk lòt legliz nan Island Park, kote de rivyè konvèje. Tèm nan pral "Lapè tankou yon rivyè." Lendi 21 septanm, kongregasyon an pral fè yon veye devan legliz la, epi li envite lòt legliz nan zòn nan pou patisipe nan veye a. Tèm nan pral "Lapè nan kominote a." Depi kriz ekonomik la, zòn Dayton an te fè eksperyans yon ogmantasyon nan ti vòl, jèn k ap kase kay, plis aktivite gang, ak krim vyolan, dapre yon rapò ki soti nan legliz la. Mack Memorial enterese nan jwenn fason pou rasanble moun yo ansanm epi koute bezwen yo. Menm si kongregasyon an pi piti pase nan tan lontan, li te adopte yon vizyon ki mande pou legliz la sèvi kòm men ak pye kominote a.

Legliz Frè yo nan Middlebury (Indiana): Selon sit entènèt ti vil sa a (popilasyon 3,191 moun), "Middlebury se lide tout moun genyen de yon ti vil: bouche nan katye a, magazen pyès ki nan konpitè Main Street la, pwopriyetè boutik la ki fyè; tout moun okipe ap sèvi rezidan yo ak vizitè yo san distenksyon nan yon distri istorik Main Street ki pwospere. Amish ak 'Angle' vini nan Middlebury pou fè biznis ak komès." Men, Middlebury, nan kè Konte Elkhart, te frape anpil pa kriz ekonomik la. Melissa Troyer, kowòdinatris kongregasyon an pou Jounen Entènasyonal Priyè pou Lapè a, rapòte ke nan ane anvan yo, legliz ki te patisipe yo te kat oswa senk kongregasyon Mennonit ak Frè nan zòn nan. Ane sa a, pou konsantre sou sitiyasyon ekonomik la, kominote a pral òganize yon selebrasyon Jounen Entènasyonal Priyè pou Lapè "ak tout gwoup nan vil la ki te travay pou lit chomaj 18 pousan nou an.... Li pap yon veye trankil, okontrè nou pral pwobableman gen uit legliz ak senk gwoup mizik diferan ki enplike. Tèm nan pral soti nan Matye 5:23-24." Selebrasyon an pral gen twa pwen konsantre: yon istwa rekonsilyasyon ant de kongregasyon Menonit ki te separe 80 ane de sa sou pwoblèm ki pa enpòtan ankò, e kounye a yo kòmanse fizyone akòz sikonstans ekonomik yo; aktivite Ministè Middlebury a, tankou Gadmanje Kominotè a ki te konn bay 12 fanmi manje pa semèn e kounye a li bay 200; ak rekonesans nouvo Komite Rekiperasyon Zòn Middlebury a – yon efò pou kowòdone pwogram legliz ak sivik k ap ede moun yo.

Legliz Frè Mechanic Grove, Quarryville, Pa.: Komite lapè kongregasyon an te fè yon efò entansyonèl ak konsèté pou enplike timoun legliz yo nan aprantisaj ak pale sou fè lapè, dapre yon rapò pastè Jim Rhen. Legliz la te patisipe ane sa a nan yon pwojè miray "Timoun kòm Patizan Lapè" kòm yon pati nan yon inisyativ ki pi laj atravè Lancaster Interchurch Peace Witness. Legliz la te itilize kourikoulòm ak resous Lancaster Interchurch Peace Witness te bay pou yon tan ansèyman sis semèn ak 20-30 timoun nan kongregasyon yo a, ki te abouti nan timoun yo te pentire de tablo miray. Miral yo te enkòpore sa timoun yo te fè eksperyans nan aprantisaj ak pale sou fè lapè. Miral yo pral ekspoze nan yon Mache Atistik, ansanm ak lòt nan konte a, nan dat 19 septanm nan estad bezbòl Lancaster Clipper. Ekip Barnstormers yo pral bay $4 nan pri admisyon pou match jou sa a bay Lancaster Interchurch Peace Witness.

Legliz Frè yo nan Bridgewater (Vijini): Kongregasyon an ap òganize yon premye prezantasyon pyès teyat "I'd Like to Buy an Enemy" pa Ted & Company Theater Works nan dat 21 septanm a 7è diswa. Lòt kongregasyon yo envite pou yo patisipe. Spektak komedyen menonit Ted Swartz ak konpayi an pral "yon sware dram... touchant ak komik," dapre yon anons nan bilten Distri Shenandoah la. Koral jèn Batis Ris la pwograme pou chante tou. Yo sijere yon don $5 pou kouvri depans yo. "Pandansetan, nou kwè w ap priye pou lapè nan kominote w la ak nan mond lan. Gen anpil sitiyasyon moun ap fè fas kote lapriyè ka fè yon diferans," anons la te di. Pou plis enfòmasyon kontakte Roma Jo Thompson nan Rthompson5@juno.com oswa 540-515-3581.

Legliz Frè yo pou Lapè nan Portland (Ore.): Dimanch 20 septanm, kongregasyon an planifye yon jounen konplè aktivite ki gen rapò ak lapè, tankou yon sèvis adorasyon maten dirije pa chantè popilè Frè yo Mike Stern, yon veye lapriyè apremidi ak Kominote Lapè Metanoia a, yon konsè mizik popilè pou timoun pa Stern, ak yon pwogram aswè ak yon delegasyon ki soti nan Sant Zanmitay Mondyal nan Hiroshima, Japon.

Biwo Jeneral Legliz Frè yo, Elgin, Ill.: Sekretè jeneral Stan Noffsinger pral dirije yon sèvis chapèl espesyal pou anplwaye yo, volontè yo ak envite yo pou selebre Jounen Entènasyonal Priyè pou Lapè a. Piske sèvis chapèl nan Biwo Jeneral yo fèt chak mèkredi a 9:15 am, sèvis espesyal sa a pral fèt mèkredi 16 septanm.

2) Frè yo dwe reprezante nan Somè Lidè Lafwa G-20 yo.

Legliz Frè yo pral reprezante nan yon "Somè Lidè Lafwa G-20" nan Pittsburgh, Pa., nan dat 22-23 septanm, nan lavèy yon reyinyon lidè mondyal yo rele Gwoup 20 an. Vernne Greiner, yon doktè ak manm Konsèy Misyon ak Ministè Legliz Frè yo, pral la pou reprezante denominasyon an.

Somè a patwone pa Bread for the World ansanm ak Alliance to End Hunger ak òganizasyon patnè yo. Legliz Frè yo te youn nan denominasyon yo te envite pou patisipe.

“Lidè peyi ki pi rich nan mond lan te pwomèt 20 milya dola pou diminye grangou,” se sa Bread for the World te deklare nan yon deklarasyon sou sit entènèt li a nan http://www.bread.org/ . Nan yon reyinyon nan peyi Itali an Jiyè, gwoup nasyon G-8 yo te pwomèt 20 milya dola, sitou envesti nan agrikilti, pou konbat grangou nan peyi an devlopman yo.

“Somè Gwoup 20 mwa septanm nan nan Pittsburgh la prezante yon opòtinite inik pou lidè relijye ameriken yo pou yo soulve enkyetid nou genyen pou sitiyasyon pòv nan mond lan,” Bread for the World te di. G-20 la reyini gwo peyi endistriyalize ak peyi an devlopman pou diskite sou pwoblèm kle nan ekonomi mondyal la. Peyi ki reprezante yo reprezante apeprè 90 pousan nan pwodwi nasyonal brit mondyal la, 80 pousan nan komès mondyal la, ak de tyè nan popilasyon mondyal la, dapre òganizasyon an. Reyinyon lidè relijye yo pral ede reprezante “bezwen 1.02 milya moun ki grangou nan mond lan” pandan reyinyon G-20 yo ap kòmanse.

Resous sou entènèt ki gen rapò ak Somè Lidè Lafwa G-20 la ke Bread for the World ofri. Gen ladan l yon gid etid pou ti gwoup ki gen tit "Somè G-20 Pittsburgh la: Refleksyon pou Moun ki gen Lafwa," ak "Nòt Pen: Grangou rive nan nivo rekò" sou ogmantasyon resan grangou atravè lemond. Ale sou http://www.bread.org/learn/global-hunger-issues/faith-leaders-summit.html .

3) On Earth Peace patwone Delegasyon Mwayen Oryan an.

On Earth Peace ap patwone yon delegasyon Mwayen Oryan an Izrayèl/Palestin soti 6 pou rive 18 janvye 2010. Chèf delegasyon an pral direktè egzekitif On Earth Peace, Bob Gross. Delegasyon an kopatwone ak CPT, yon pwojè rediksyon vyolans kongregasyon Frè yo ak Mennonit yo ansanm ak reyinyon Zanmi yo. CPT kenbe yon ekip moun ki resevwa fòmasyon pou travay lapè nan Cisjòdani depi jen 1996.

Delegasyon an pral rankontre ak travayè lapè ak dwa moun Izrayelyen ak Palestinyen yo, yo pral rantre nan ekip CPT a nan Palestin pou kèk travay akonpayman ak dokimantasyon, epi yo pral patisipe nan yon temwayaj piblik pou konfwonte enjistis ak vyolans nan zòn nan san vyolans.

Patisipan yo ta dwe prepare pou pase 12 jou nan Izrayèl/Palestin, prepare vwayaj la lè yo familyarize yo ak kondisyon aktyèl yo la, kominike eksperyans yo bay kongregasyon lokal yo ak medya yo lè yo retounen, epi ranmase $2,750 pou kouvri pri vwayaj la soti nan yon pwen espesifik nan Amerik di Nò. Pri a gen ladan tikè avyon entènasyonal, tout vwayaj nan peyi a, aranjman senp, de repa pa jou, onorari, ak frè delegasyon. On Earth Peace pral ede manm Legliz Frè yo nan ranmase lajan pou vwayaj la lè yo ofri ide, rezo, ak bous detid limite.

Pou plis enfòmasyon kontakte Bob Gross nan bgross@onearthpeace.org oubyen 260-982-7751.

4) Enskripsyon pou Konferans Nasyonal Jèn yo ap kòmanse 5 janvye.

Enskripsyon sou entènèt pou Konferans Nasyonal Jèn yo (NYC) 2010 la pwograme pou kòmanse 5 janvye 2010, a 8è diswa lè santral. NYC se yon evènman pou jèn lekòl segondè Legliz Frè yo ke Ministè Jèn ak Jèn Adilt denominasyon an ofri chak katran.

NYC 2010 la ap dewoule soti 17 pou rive 22 Jiyè sou kanpis Inivèsite Eta Kolorado a nan Fort Collins, avèk tèm nan “Plis pase sa je wè” (2 Korentyen 4:6-10 ak 16-18).

Kowòdonatè NYC yo, Audrey Hollenberg ak Emily LaPrade, ki se travayè Sèvis Volontè Frè yo, pral ede direktè Ministè Jèn ak Jèn Adilt Becky Ullom ansanm ak Kabinè Nasyonal Jèn nan òganize konferans lan.

Pri enskripsyon bonè pou NYC a se $425, li ogmante a $450 apre 15 fevriye. Frè enskripsyon an gen ladan lojman ak manje. Enskripsyon an ap fèmen 5 avril 2010. Yon depo $200 dwe peye lè w ap enskri, epi rès la dwe peye anvan 5 avril. Lajan an pa ranbousab. Ou ka kòmande mayo NYC ki koute $15 chak lè w ap enskri.

Mizisyen ak konpozitè Legliz Frè yo, Shawn Kirchner, te resevwa komisyon pou ekri chante tèm NYC la. Yon konkou diskou ak yon konkou mizik ouvè pou jèn ki pral vini nan NYC.

Nan konkou diskou a, yo envite jèn yo pou soumèt diskou ki baze sou tèm NYC la. Y ap chwazi de jèn pou pale devan konferans lan pandan yon sèvis adorasyon. “Nou bezwen jèn ki chofe ki pral kapab enspire lòt moun ak pawòl yo,” se sa Ministè Jèn ak Jèn Adilt la te di nan yon envitasyon. Patisipasyon yo dwe gen ladan yon kopi ekri ak odyo diskou a, ki ta dwe gen 500-700 mo (anviwon 10 minit pale).

Pandan menm sèvis adorasyon an, y ap jwe chante ki genyen nan konkou mizik la oubyen otè a ap patisipe nan entèpretasyon chante a. Jèn yo envite pou soumèt yon chante ki baze sou tèm NYC a epi ki ekri pou itilize nan adorasyon. Chante ki genyen an ap enkli nan liv konferans lan. Chante yo ta dwe dire twa a senk minit, epi patisipasyon yo ta dwe gen ladan yon anrejistreman odyo sou CD ansanm ak yon kopi pawòl yo.

Dènye dat limit pou soumèt diskou ak chante yo se 1ye janvye 2010. Voye patisipasyon yo nan Biwo NYC a, 1451 Dundee Ave., Elgin, IL 60120. Pou plis enfòmasyon, ale sou http://www.2010nyc.org/ .

Ministè Jèn ak Jèn Adilt la te lanse yon apèl tou pou travayè jèn volontè pou ede nan konferans lan. "Travayè jèn yo se yon pati esansyèl nan pèsonèl NYC a, ede nan egzekisyon pwogram ak plan Kabinè Nasyonal Jèn yo epi asire ke pa gen okenn detay ki rate," anons la te di. "Nou bezwen moun angaje, konsantre, ak antouzyas pou fè NYC fonksyone byen."

Travayè jèn yo dwe dispoze epi pare pou travay pandan plizyè èdtan epi angaje yo pou yo prezan pandan tout semèn nan Vil Nouyòk. Fanmi travayè jèn yo pa otorize pou akonpaye volontè yo. Travayè jèn yo dwe rive nan kòmansman apremidi 16 jiyè a, jou anvan konferans lan kòmanse, epi yo dwe disponib pou travay jiska aswè 22 jiyè a. Frè enskripsyon an p ap peye pou travayè jèn yo, epi depans vwayaj yo ap peye (si Ministè Jèn ak Jèn Adilt la rezève tikè avyon yo).

Pou aplike pou yon pozisyon travayè jèn, ranpli yon fòm aplikasyon epi voye l pa lapòs avèk tenm lapòs anvan 1ye novanm. Pou yon fòm aplikasyon, kontakte Biwo Vil Nouyòk la nan 800-323-8039.

Nan lòt nouvèl ki gen rapò, McPherson (Kan.) College ap ofri lojman ak dejene gratis pou patisipan nan vil Nouyòk yo, swa sou wout pou ale nan konferans lan oswa sou wout pou retounen lakay yo. An echanj pou ospitalite sa a, kolèj la ap mande envite yo pou yo fè yon vizit inèdtan. Kontakte Tom Hurst, direktè Campus Ministries, nan hurstt@mcpherson.edu oswa 620-242-0503.

5) Oktòb se Mwa Sansibilizasyon sou Andikap.

Pandan mwa Oktòb la, yo ankouraje kongregasyon Frè yo pou yo obsève Mwa Sansibilizasyon sou Andikap yo. Resous ak enfòmasyon pou moun k ap obsève mwa sa a te disponib sou entènèt nan www.brethren.org grasa Ministè Swen Legliz Frè yo.

Tèm vèsè pou Mwa Sansibilizasyon sou Andikap yo se: “Paske kay mwen an ap yon kay pou tout moun” (Ezayi 56:7). Yon entwodiksyon pou selebrasyon an pa Pat Challenger fè remake: “Li nesesè pou moun ki gen bezwen espesyal, jèn kou granmoun, fè eksperyans apatenans ak enklizyon nan kay Bondye yo…. Nou menm, antanke legliz, nou bezwen rekonèt talan moun ki gen bezwen espesyal yo ka pote nan kongregasyon nou yo.”

Resous ak enfòmasyon ki sou paj wèb la gen ladan yo yon seri ide pou aktivite sansibilizasyon ke Cindy Barnum-Steggerda te soumèt, tankou yon "vwayaj edikatif" nan bilding legliz la nan yon chèz woulant; yon ti gid pou fè yon otoevalyasyon kongregasyon an, ki kòmanse pa note ke "vin yon kongregasyon aksesib se yon pwosesis kontinyèl"; ak ide sou fason legliz yo ka jwenn finansman pou amelyore aksè. Ale sou http://www.brethren.org/site/PageServer?pagename=grow_health_disabilities_awareness_month pou jwenn resous ak enfòmasyon sou entènèt yo.

Chèche konnen plis bagay sou Jounen Entènasyonal Priyè pou Lapè a nan http://www.onearthpeace.org/drupal/
Resous sou entènèt On Earth Peace bay yo gen ladan yo enfòmasyon sou evènman an – ki te inisye pa Konsèy Mondyal Legliz yo ak pwogram Dekad pou Simonte Vyolans li a – ansanm ak yon varyete resous adorasyon, yon lis gwoup patisipan yo, echantiyon kominike pou laprès pou kongregasyon yo itilize, ak anpil lòt bagay ankò.

Kouvèti Konferans Nasyonal pou Granmoun Aje (NOAC) Legliz Frè yo a kòmanse aswè a, 7 septanm, nan http://www.brethren.org/ . Kouvèti a ap disponib jiska fen konferans lan nan vandredi 11 septanm. Yo atann anviwon 900 granmoun aje nan NOAC, pou reyini sou tèm nan "Eritaj Sajès: Trikote Ansyen ak Nouvo" (1 Korentyen 2:6-7). Kouvèti ki ofri sou plas nan Lake Junaluska, NC, gen ladan albòm foto, rapò sou sesyon prensipal yo ak lòt evènman yo, ak fèy nouvèl chak jou "Nòt NOAC yo." Ale sou www.brethren.org epi klike sou mo "Nouvèl" nan pati anba paj la pou jwenn lyen ki mennen nan nouvèl NOAC yo oubyen ale dirèkteman sou http://www.brethren.org/site/PageServer?pagename=cob_news_NOAC2009
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Plis evènman kap vini yo

Yon atelye ministè dyak, “Defi Chanjman yo: Devlope Wòl Dyak yo” pral fèt nan Distri Idaho nan dat 26 septanm soti 9è dimaten pou rive 3è aprèmidi nan Legliz Frè yo nan Nampa (Idaho). Donna Kline, direktè Ministè Dyak ak Ministè Andikap Legliz Frè yo, epi editris magazin “Caregiving” la, pral dirije evènman an. Sijè yo enkli “Kisa dyak yo sipoze fè, kanmenm?” “Atizay pou koute,” “Ofri sipò nan moman lapenn ak pèt,” ak “Espirityalite dyak.” Pri a se $10. Patisipan yo envite pou yo pote yon plat pou yo pataje pou manje midi. Pou enskri kontakte Howard Garwick nan hgarwick@yahoo.com oubyen 208-466-2896.

Fon Kriz Manje Mondyal Legliz Frè yo a ap ankouraje atansyon sou 35yèm anivèsè Bread for the World la ak yon toune fondatè li a, Art Simon. Ministè Kriz Manje Mondyal la "vin konsidere Bread for the World kòm yon patnè aplentan," dapre manadjè Howard Royer. Toune nan 18 vil nan tout peyi a te fè pwomosyon pou yon nouvo liv Simon ekri, "The Rising of Bread for the World: An Outcry of Citizens Against Hunger." Toune a te kòmanse 1ye septanm nan Sunnyvale, Kalifòni, epi li kontinye pandan tout otòn nan ak arè nan vil tankou Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, Chicago, Long Island, Cincinnati, ak Washington, DC, pami lòt. Pou plis detay, ale
sou
http://www.bread.org/get-involved/community/events-simon.html .

Sèvis Volontè Frè yo (BVS) anonse kòmansman oryantasyon otòn li a, ki pral fèt soti 20 septanm pou rive 9 oktòb nan Sant Sèvis Frè yo nan New Windsor, Maryland. Sa a pral 286yèm inite BVS la epi li pral gen ladan l 23 volontè – nèf ki soti Almay, youn ki soti Kanada, ak 13 lòt yo (nèf ladan yo se Frè) ki soti toupatou nan Etazini. Inite a pral pase twa semèn ap eksplore posiblite pwojè ak sijè tankou bati kominote, lapè, jistis sosyal, pataj lafwa, agrikilti dirab, ak plis ankò. Yo pral gen opòtinite pou plizyè jou travay nan zòn New Windsor ak nan Harrisburg, Pennsilvani. Kontakte biwo BVS la nan 800-323-8039.

Kou kap vini yo ke Akademi Frè yo pou Lidèchip Ministeryèl la ap ofri gen ladan yo “Pasyon Jèn yo, Pratik Kris la” avèk enstriktè Russell Haitch, ki pral anseye nan Legliz Frè yo nan Codorus (Pa.) soti 24 pou rive 27 septanm; “Jij,” yon kou sou entènèt avèk enstriktè Susan Jeffers, ki pral anseye soti 28 septanm pou rive 6 novanm (enskri atravè Sant Ministè Susquehanna Valley, ale sou
www.read-the-bible.org/SVMC-Judges.htm ) ; epi “Politik ak Pratik Frè yo” avèk enstriktè Warren Eshbach, ki pral anseye nan Sant Jèn nan sou kanpis Kolèj Elizabethtown (Pa.) soti 20 pou rive 22 novanm (kontakte Sant Ministè Susquehanna Valley nan SVMC@etown.edu oubyen 717-361-1450). “Mesaj Lapè nan Ansyen Testaman an” se yon evènman fòmasyon kontinyèl dirije pa David Leiter nan dat 16 septanm nan Elizabethtown (Pa.) College (kontakte svmc@etown.edu oubyen 717-361-1450). Brochi enskripsyon pou opòtinite fòmasyon sa yo ak lòt opòtinite yo disponib atravè Brethren Academy for Ministerial Leadership, kontakte academy@bethanyseminary.edu oubyen 800-287-8822 ekstansyon 1824.

39yèm Sèvis Anyèl Legliz Dunker nan Chan Batay Nasyonal Antietam nan Sharpsburg, Maryland, ap fèt dimanch 13 septanm nan, a 3 pm. Jeff Bach, yon istoryen Legliz Frè yo ak direktè Young Center nan Elizabethtown (Pa.) College, pral preche pou sèvis adorasyon sa a, ki ap fèt nan Mumma Meeting House ki te renove a, ke yo rele Legliz Dunker. Legliz la te bati an 1853 epi li te sibi gwo domaj nan Batay Antietam nan dat 17 septanm 1862. Apre yo te fin fè gwo reparasyon, sèvis yo te rekòmanse nan ete 1864. Sèvis la patwone pa Legliz Frè yo nan zòn nan. Bach pral preche tou nan Legliz Frè yo nan Sharpsburg dimanch maten sa a a 9:30 am. Pou plis enfòmasyon, kontakte Eddie Edmonds nan 304-267-4135 oswa Tom Fralin nan 301-432-2653.

Legliz Frè yo nan Bridgewater (Vijini) ap òganize yon pwodiksyon "Dènye Vwayaj John Kline," ki pale sou ansyen Frè yo ki te viv nan epòk Gè Sivil la epi ki te fè mati pou lapè a, 10 oktòb a 7:30 pm. Pèfòmans lan pral sèvi yon efò pou prezève John Kline Homestead nan Broadway, Vijini, ki menase pa pwojè devlopman an. John Kline Homestead Trust espere ranmase yon premye $425,000 pou achte pwopriyete a nan fen 2009. Kline te yon lidè lejandè nan listwa Frè yo - yon predikatè ak gerisè ki te pratike medikaman natirèl epi ki te vwayaje plis pase 100,000 mil sou cheval pou sèvi moun sou tou de bò Liy Mason-Dixon an. Pandan Gè Sivil la, li te ede kenbe Frè yo ini nan yon pozisyon kont esklavaj. An 1864, pandan l t ap retounen soti nan youn nan misyon predikasyon li yo, li te pran nan yon anbiskad pa sòlda iregilye Konfedere yo epi yo te touye l toupre lakay li. Yo te kòmande pyès teyat "The Final Journey of John Kline" pa Lee Krähenbühl kòm yon pati nan 200yèm anivèsè nesans Kline an 1797. The New Millennium Players of Everett (Pa.) Church of the Brethren, dirije pa pastè Frank Ramirez, pral prezante pyès teyat la. Yon ofrann pral sipòte John Kline Homestead Preservation Trust. Pou plis enfòmasyon kontakte Dale V. Ulrich nan daulrich@comcast.net .

Mutual Kumquat pral bay yon konsè nan Legliz Frè Beacon Heights nan Fort Wayne, Indiana, le 19 septanm a 7è diswa. Lajan ki soti nan Konsè Benefis Anyèl kongregasyon an pral ale nan Sant pou Non-vyolans. Mutual Kumquat prezante Seth Hendricks, Chris Good, Drue Gray, Jacob Jolliff, ak Ben Long – yon gwoup Frè yo ki konpoze de chantè/konpozitè akonpaye pa yon mandolin virtuoz ak ritm tanbou men. Yon kominike dekri gwoup la kòm "Enspire pa vizyon kominote radikal, plen lanmou, kreyatif k ap viv nan relasyon mityèl ak fwi mèvèy dous men tounen, piti men chaje ak gou ki se yon kumquat."

Legliz Frè yo nan Midland (Vijini) ap ofri sesyon sou tèm nan, "Tout sa n ap di... se bay lapè yon chans" pandan wikenn 19-20 septanm nan. Y ap ofri yon atelye samdi sa a soti 1è pou rive 4è nan aprèmidi. Dimanch, David Radcliff nan New Community Project la – yon òganizasyon san bi likratif ki gen rapò ak Frè yo k ap travay nan swen pou latè ak jistis pou moun – pral anseye timoun yo lapè pandan lekòl dimanch a 10è nan maten epi dirije adorasyon an a 11è nan maten.

Twa distri pral òganize konferans nan wikenn 18-19 septanm nan: Konferans Distri Nò Indiana nan Milford, Indiana; Konferans Distri West Marva nan Moorefield, W.Va.; ak Konferans Distri Sid Pennsylvania nan Legliz Frè Bunkertown nan McAlisterville, Pa.

33yèm vann piblik anyèl Frè yo pou sekou apre katastwòf la ap fèt 24-25 septanm nan Sant Ekspozisyon ak Lakou Fwa Konte Lebanon (Pa.). Evènman an se yon efò konjwen Distri Nòdès Atlantik ak Sid Pennsilvani Legliz Frè yo. Pou plis enfòmasyon, ale sou http://www.brethrenauction.org/ .

Bankè anyèl Bon Samariten Vilaj la nan Morrisons Cove, yon kominote retrèt Legliz Frè yo nan Martinsburg, Pennsilvani, ap fèt 19 septanm. Bankè a ap pèmèt moun sipòte rezidan ki pa gen mwayen pou viv ankò. Evènman an kòmanse avèk yon resepsyon a 5:30 pm nan Kazino a nan Altoona, Pennsilvani. Pwogram mizik sakre a prezante manm University Baptist ak Brethren Church nan State College, Pennsilvani, dirije pa Chris Kiver, direktè Penn State Glee Club ak Chamber Singers e gayan de prim Grammy an 2006 pou pi bon pèfòmans mizik koral ak pi bon albòm klasik. Evènman an selebre tou ouvèti yon nouvo Sant Vilaj. Pri yon tikè se $100. Rele 814-793-2249.

"Lidè Jesyon nan Tan Chanjan" soti 30 novanm pou rive 3 desanm nan Hilton Marco Island Resort nan Florid. Legliz Frè yo se yon denominasyon manm nan Sant Jesyon Ekumenik la. Evènman an planifye pou lidè kongregasyon yo aprann, konekte, pataje, epi adore ansanm. Pami oratè yo gen Anthony B. Robinson, prezidan Congregational Leadership Northwest ak otè "Transforming Congregational Culture"; Peter Steinke, otè "Congregational Leadership in Anxious Times" ak fondatè Healthy Congregations; ak Mardi Tindal, direktè egzekitif nan Five Oaks Retreat Center, ak patisipan nan pwogram preparasyon fasilitatè Center for Courage and Renewal ki ofri pa Parker J. Palmer. Pou enskri epi pou resevwa rabè pou gwoup oswa pou moun ki patisipe pou premye fwa, kontakte Carol Bowman, kowòdonatè fòmasyon ak edikasyon sou jesyon pou Legliz Frè yo, nan cbowman@brethren.org .

Newsline pwodui pa Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford, direktè sèvis nouvèl pou Legliz Frè yo cobnews@brethren.org oubyen 800-323-8039 ekstansyon 260. Newsline parèt chak de mèkredi, epi yo voye lòt nimewo espesyal jan sa nesesè. Michael Colvin ak Mimi Copp te kontribye nan rapò sa a. Pwochen nimewo regilye a fikse pou 9 septanm. Yo ka repibliye istwa Newsline yo si yo site Newsline kòm sous la. Pou plis nouvèl ak atik sou Frè yo, ale nan paj Nouvèl la nan http://www.brethren.org/ oubyen abòne ak magazin Messenger, rele 800-323-8039 ekstansyon 247.

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<p>Newsline Extra: International Day of Prayer for Peace and Other<br /><br />
Upcoming Events</p><br />
<p>Sept. 7, 2009</p><br />
<p>”…So that in me you may have peace” (John 16:33).</p><br />
<p>INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER FOR PEACE<br /><br />
1) Congregations plan for the International Day of Prayer for Peace.</p><br />
<p>OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS<br /><br />
2) Brethren to be represented at G-20 Faith Leaders’ Summit.<br /><br />
3) On Earth Peace sponsors Middle East Delegation.<br /><br />
4) National Youth Conference registration to begin January 5.<br /><br />
5) October is Disabilities Awareness Month.<br /><br />
6) Brethren bits: More upcoming events.</p><br />
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<p>1) Congregations plan for the International Day of Prayer for Peace.</p><br />
<p>Brethren congregations are invited to take part in the On Earth Peace<br /><br />
campaign to observe the International Day of Prayer for Peace on Sept.<br /><br />
21–and so far more than 100 congregations and groups have registered<br /><br />
to take part through On Earth Peace. The International Day of Prayer<br /><br />
for Peace is an initiative of the World Council of Churches.</p><br />
<p>Following are just a few of the stories from congregations and groups<br /><br />
that are planning events, provided by the On Earth Peace campaign<br /><br />
organizers Michael Colvin and Mimi Copp.</p><br />
<p>Manassas (Va.) Church of the Brethren and Unity in Community: The<br /><br />
congregation is taking part in a vigil with Unity in Community, a<br /><br />
local multi-faith organization in Manassas. Unity in the Community has<br /><br />
been observing the International Day of Prayer for Peace since the<br /><br />
beginning of the On Earth Peace campaign three years ago. Illana<br /><br />
Naylor, one of the organizers, said that working on the event “has<br /><br />
been a joy.” The event carries the theme “Healing for Our Community,”<br /><br />
and will take place at the Reformed Jewish synagogue, Congregation Ner<br /><br />
Shalom. Rabbi Jennifer Wiener attended the event last year at the<br /><br />
Islamic center in Manassas, the Dar Al Noor Masjid, held in the middle<br /><br />
of the Muslim holy days of Ramadan. The rabbi was warmly greeted by<br /><br />
Muslims at the mosque, and spontaneously offered to hold this year’s<br /><br />
International Day of Prayer for Peace event at her congregation. This<br /><br />
year, Sept. 20 marks the beginning of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New<br /><br />
Year, and so it was agreed to hold the event on Sept. 13. Naylor is<br /><br />
particularly excited about having the composer of the “Suite for<br /><br />
Peace,” Ahmad Nadimi, on hand to conduct a performance of his<br /><br />
orchestral work for choir. She reports that accommodations to the<br /><br />
customs and traditions of the participating groups has grown each<br /><br />
year, resulting in greater tolerance between faith groups.</p><br />
<p>First Church of the Brethren in San Diego, Calif.: The congregation is<br /><br />
part of an exciting listening initiative. Linda Williams, one of the<br /><br />
organizers, reports, “The San Diego church has wanted for years to get<br /><br />
more closely connected with–and to better serve–our immediate<br /><br />
neighborhood. We were recently blessed with the most perfect open door<br /><br />
one could imagine!” Marigold Hernly, who has recently become a part of<br /><br />
the church family, is closely connected with neighborhood groups and<br /><br />
put the church in contact with a facilitator for the listening process<br /><br />
connected with the California Endowment Grant. The endowment has<br /><br />
chosen City Heights, the area of San Diego where the church is<br /><br />
located, for a Healthy Cities Grant, part of the “Building Health<br /><br />
Communities Initiative.” “This grant will provide more than $10<br /><br />
million over the next 10 years to work on youth and health<br /><br />
issues–including preventing Youth Violence!” Williams reports. “The<br /><br />
California Endowment has given grants to 14 other locations in<br /><br />
California, but the grant to City Heights is the only one where the<br /><br />
decision about what project to pursue is being made at the grassroots<br /><br />
level via a listening initiative.” First Church of the Brethren San<br /><br />
Diego is opening its building to host a listening process meeting for<br /><br />
neighbors to give input about how grant money may be used. Williams<br /><br />
anticipates that in the City Heights neighborhood, the focus may<br /><br />
include gang violence, school attendance, and nutrition. The issues<br /><br />
that arise from listening efforts in City Heights will form the<br /><br />
substance of the prayers that will be raised by San Diego First Church<br /><br />
of the Brethren and the other participating congregations during their<br /><br />
International Day of Prayer for Peace vigil.</p><br />
<p>Prince of Peace Church of the Brethren, South Bend, Ind.: The South<br /><br />
Bend International Day of Prayer for Peace committee formed three<br /><br />
years ago with On Earth Peace’s first campaign, at the impetus of Lois<br /><br />
Clark, a member of the congregation. This year the group is holding a<br /><br />
vigil on Sept. 21 and then an extended listening initiative that will<br /><br />
culminate on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Clark reports the group has<br /><br />
“given the spirit full reign here” in their desire to have a season of<br /><br />
listening particularly about youth violence, which they see as a<br /><br />
public health crisis. Driving this effort is a diverse group of people<br /><br />
and organizations including United Religious Community, Church Women<br /><br />
United, CURE (a group that holds a prayer circle on each Thursday<br /><br />
after a shooting or killing), TAP (Transforming Action into Power),<br /><br />
Mennonite pastor Andre Stoner who has organized the Center for Peace<br /><br />
and Nonviolence, Michiana Peace and Justice Coalition of union leaders<br /><br />
and Notre Dame University professors and other community members,<br /><br />
community outreach staff from a local hospital, the director of the<br /><br />
Charles Martin Center (named after a young man who was killed in South<br /><br />
Bend), and a person who works in the criminal justice system.</p><br />
<p>Green Tree Church of the Brethren, Oaks, Pa.: Two years ago, pastor<br /><br />
David Leiter got a call from pastor Nathan at Bethel Baptist Church, a<br /><br />
neighboring African-American congregation, who had read Leiter’s<br /><br />
book “Neglected Voices: Peace in the New Testament” and wanted to talk<br /><br />
more about it. That phone call started a friendship between the<br /><br />
pastors, and has brought the two to organize a joint worship service<br /><br />
for their congregations on the International Day of Prayer for Peace.<br /><br />
The service will be held Sept. 20 at Bethel Baptist, followed by a<br /><br />
meal. The two congregations are inviting the community to attend and<br /><br />
asking other local clergy to participate in leadership. Pastor Nathan<br /><br />
will preach on “Peace and Violence: Broadening our Definitions.” After<br /><br />
the sermon, Leiter will offer a challenge about where the community<br /><br />
may go from here.</p><br />
<p>Mack Memorial Church of the Brethren, Dayton, Ohio: The congregation<br /><br />
has a whole weekend of activities planned for the International day of<br /><br />
Prayer for Peace. On Saturday, Sept. 19, the church will participate<br /><br />
in a peace festival at the Dayton Peace Museum. On Sunday, Sept. 20,<br /><br />
they will worship with five other churches at Island Park, where two<br /><br />
rivers converge. The theme will be, “Peace Like a River.” On Monday,<br /><br />
Sept. 21, the congregation will hold a vigil in front of the church,<br /><br />
and has invited other churches in the area to join in the vigil. The<br /><br />
theme will be, “Peace in the Community.” The Dayton area, since the<br /><br />
economic crisis, has experienced an increase in petty theft, juveniles<br /><br />
breaking into houses, more gang activity, and violent crime, according<br /><br />
to a report from the church. Mack Memorial is interested in finding<br /><br />
ways to gather people together and listen to their needs. Even though<br /><br />
the congregation is smaller than in the past, it has adopted a vision<br /><br />
calling for the church to be the hands and feet of the community.</p><br />
<p>Middlebury (Ind.) Church of the Brethren: According to the website of<br /><br />
this small town (population 3,191), “Middlebury is everyone’s<br /><br />
idea of a small town: the neighborhood butcher, the Main Street<br /><br />
hardware store, the proud shop owner; all busy serving residents and<br /><br />
visitors alike in a thriving Main Street historic district. Amish and<br /><br />
‘English’ come to Middlebury to do business and trade.”<br /><br />
Yet Middlebury, in the heart of Elkhart County, has been hit hard by<br /><br />
the economic downturn. Melissa Troyer, the congregation’s<br /><br />
coordinator for the International Day of Prayer for Peace, reports<br /><br />
that in previous years, participating churches have been the four or<br /><br />
five Mennonite and Brethren congregations in the area. This year, to<br /><br />
focus on the economic situation, the community is going to hold an<br /><br />
International Day of Prayer for Peace celebration “with all the groups<br /><br />
around town who have worked towards the struggles of our 18 percent<br /><br />
unemployment…. It won’t be a quiet vigil, rather we’re having<br /><br />
probably eight churches and five different music groups involved. The<br /><br />
theme will be taken from Matthew 5:23-24.” The celebration will have<br /><br />
three focus areas: a story of reconciliation between two Mennonite<br /><br />
congregations that split 80 years ago over issues that are no longer<br /><br />
relevant, and are now beginning to merge in light of their economic<br /><br />
circumstances; activities of the Middlebury Ministerium including the<br /><br />
Community Food Pantry that used to feed 12 families a week and is now<br /><br />
feeding 200; and recognition of the new Middlebury Area Recovery<br /><br />
Committee–an effort to coordinate church and civic programs that are<br /><br />
helping people.</p><br />
<p>Mechanic Grove Church of the Brethren, Quarryville, Pa.: The<br /><br />
congregation’s peace committee has made an intentional and<br /><br />
concerted effort to involve the children of the church in learning and<br /><br />
talking about peacemaking, according to a report from pastor Jim Rhen.<br /><br />
The church participated this year in a “Kids as Peacemakers” mural<br /><br />
project as part of a larger initiative through the Lancaster<br /><br />
Interchurch Peace Witness. The church used curriculum and resources<br /><br />
provided by Lancaster Interchurch Peace Witness for a six-week<br /><br />
teaching time with the 20-30 children in their congregation,<br /><br />
culminating in the children painting two mural boards. The murals<br /><br />
incorporated what the children experienced in learning and talking<br /><br />
about peacemaking. The murals will be displayed in an Art Walk, along<br /><br />
with others from the county, on Sept. 19 at the Lancaster Clipper<br /><br />
baseball stadium. The Barnstormers team will donate $4 from the price<br /><br />
of admission to that day’s game to the Lancaster Interchurch Peace<br /><br />
Witness.</p><br />
<p>Bridgewater (Va.) Church of the Brethren: The congregation is hosting<br /><br />
a premier showing of “I’d Like to Buy an Enemy” by Ted &<br /><br />
Company Theater Works on Sept. 21 at 7 p.m. Other congregations are<br /><br />
invited to attend. The show by Mennonite comedian Ted Swartz and<br /><br />
company will be “an evening of drama…poignant and hilarious,”<br /><br />
according to an announcement in the Shenandoah District newsletter.<br /><br />
The Russian Baptist youth choir also is scheduled to sing. A donation<br /><br />
of $5 is suggested to cover costs. “In the meantime, we trust you will<br /><br />
be praying for peace in your community and in the world. There are so<br /><br />
many situations people are facing where prayer can make a difference,”<br /><br />
the announcement said. For more information contact Roma Jo Thompson<br /><br />
at Rthompson5@juno.com or 540-515-3581.</p><br />
<p>Portland (Ore.) Peace Church of the Brethren: On Sunday, Sept. 20, the<br /><br />
congregation plans a whole day of peace-related activities, including<br /><br />
a morning worship service led by Brethren folksinger Mike Stern, an<br /><br />
afternoon prayer vigil with the Metanoia Peace Community, an afternon<br /><br />
children’s folk music concert by Stern, and an evening program with a<br /><br />
delegation from the World Friendship Center in Hiroshima, Japan.</p><br />
<p>Church of the Brethren General Offices, Elgin, Ill.: General secretary<br /><br />
Stan Noffsinger will lead a special chapel service for employees,<br /><br />
volunteers, and guests to observe the International Day of Prayer for<br /><br />
Peace. Because chapel services at the General Offices are held every<br /><br />
Wednesday at 9:15 a.m., this special service will be on Wednesday,<br /><br />
Sept. 16.</p><br />
<p>2) Brethren to be represented at G-20 Faith Leaders’ Summit.</p><br />
<p>The Church of the Brethren will be represented at a “G-20 Faith<br /><br />
Leaders’ Summit” in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Sept. 22-23, on the eve<br /><br />
of a meeting of world leaders called the Group of 20. Vernne Greiner,<br /><br />
a physician and member of the Church of the Brethren’s Mission<br /><br />
and Ministry Board, will attend to represent the denomination.</p><br />
<p>The summit is sponsored by Bread for the World along with the Alliance<br /><br />
to End Hunger and partner organizations. The Church of the Brethren<br /><br />
was one of the denominations invited to take part.</p><br />
<p>”Leaders of the world’s richest countries recently pledged $20 billion<br /><br />
to reduce hunger,” said Bread for the World in a statement on its<br /><br />
website at http://www.bread.org/ . At a meeting in Italy in July, the<br /><br />
G-8 group of nations pledged $20 billion, primarily invested in<br /><br />
agriculture, to combat hunger in developing countries.</p><br />
<p>”The September Group of 20 Summit in Pittsburgh presents a unique<br /><br />
opportunity for US religious leaders to raise our concern for the<br /><br />
plight of the world’s poor,” Bread for the World said. The G-20<br /><br />
brings together major industrialized and developing countries to<br /><br />
discuss key issues in the global economy. The countries represented<br /><br />
account for approximately 90 percent of global gross national product,<br /><br />
80 percent of world trade, and two-thirds of the world’s<br /><br />
population, according to the organization. The faith leaders'<br /><br />
meeting will help represent “the needs of the world’s 1.02<br /><br />
billion hungry people” as the G-20 meetings begin.</p><br />
<p>Online resources related to the G-20 Faith Leaders’ Summit<br /><br />
offered by Bread for the World. Include a small-group study guide<br /><br />
titled “The G-20 Pittsburgh Summit: Reflections for People of Faith,”<br /><br />
and “Bread Notes: Hunger Reaches Record Levels” on the recent increase<br /><br />
in hunger around the world. Go to<br /><br />
http://www.bread.org/learn/global-hunger-issues/faith-leaders-summit.html</p><br />
<p>3) On Earth Peace sponsors Middle East Delegation.</p><br />
<p>On Earth Peace is sponsoring a Middle East Delegation to<br /><br />
Israel/Palestine on Jan. 6-18, 2010. The delegation leader will be On<br /><br />
Earth Peace executive director Bob Gross. The delegation is<br /><br />
co-sponsored with CPT, a violence-reduction project of Brethren and<br /><br />
Mennonite congregations and Friends meetings. CPT has maintained a<br /><br />
team of trained peacemakers in the West Bank since June 1996.</p><br />
<p>The delegation will meet with Israeli and Palestinian peace and human<br /><br />
rights workers, will join the CPT team in Palestine for some<br /><br />
accompaniment and documentation work, and will join in a public<br /><br />
witness to nonviolently confront injustice and violence in the area.</p><br />
<p>Participants should be prepared to spend 12 days in Israel/Palestine,<br /><br />
prepare for the trip by becoming familiar with the current conditions<br /><br />
there, communicate their experiences to local congregations and media<br /><br />
upon return, and raise $2,750 to cover cost of the trip from a<br /><br />
designated point in North America. The cost includes international<br /><br />
airfare, all in-country travel, simple accommodations, two meals per<br /><br />
day, honoraria, and delegation fees. On Earth Peace will assist Church<br /><br />
of the Brethren members in raising funds for the trip by offering<br /><br />
ideas, networking, and limited scholarships.</p><br />
<p>For more information contact Bob Gross at bgross@onearthpeace.org<br /><br />
 or 260-982-7751.</p><br />
<p>4) National Youth Conference registration to begin Jan. 5.</p><br />
<p>Online registration for National Youth Conference (NYC) 2010 is<br /><br />
scheduled to begin on Jan. 5, 2010, at 8 p.m. central time. NYC is an<br /><br />
event for Church of the Brethren senior high youth that is offered<br /><br />
every four years by the denomination’s Youth and Young Adult<br /><br />
Ministry.</p><br />
<p>The 2010 NYC will take place July 17-22 on the campus of Colorado<br /><br />
State University in Fort Collins, with the theme “More than Meets the<br /><br />
Eye” (2 Corinthians 4:6-10 and 16-18).</p><br />
<p>NYC coordinators Audrey Hollenberg and Emily LaPrade, who are Brethren<br /><br />
Volunteer Service workers, will assist Youth and Young Adult Ministry<br /><br />
director Becky Ullom and the National Youth Cabinet in organizing the<br /><br />
conference.</p><br />
<p>Cost of early registration for NYC is $425, increasing to $450 after<br /><br />
Feb. 15. The registration fee includes lodging and meals. Registration<br /><br />
will close on April 5, 2010. A deposit of $200 is due at time of<br /><br />
registration, with the balance due by April 5. The money is<br /><br />
nonrefundable. NYC t-shirts costing $15 each can be ordered at the<br /><br />
time of registration.</p><br />
<p>Church of the Brethren musician and songwriter Shawn Kirchner has been<br /><br />
commissioned to write the NYC Theme Song. A Speech Contest and a Music<br /><br />
Contest are open to youth who will be attending NYC.</p><br />
<p>In the speech contest, youth are invited to submit speeches based on<br /><br />
the NYC theme. Two youth will be chosen to speak in front of the<br /><br />
conference during a worship service. “We need enthusiastic youth that<br /><br />
will be able to inspire others with their words,” said an invitation<br /><br />
from the Youth and Young Adult Ministry. Entries must include a<br /><br />
written and audio copy of the speech, which should be 500-700 words<br /><br />
(about 10 minutes spoken).</p><br />
<p>During the same worship service, the winning song in the music contest<br /><br />
will be played or the writer will participate in the performance of<br /><br />
the song. Youth are invited to submit a song based on the NYC theme<br /><br />
and written for use in worship. The winning song will be included in<br /><br />
the conference book. Songs should be three-to-five minutes in length,<br /><br />
and entries should include an audio recording on CD as well as a copy<br /><br />
of the lyrics.</p><br />
<p>Submissions of speeches and songs are due by Jan. 1, 2010. Send<br /><br />
entries to the NYC Office, 1451 Dundee Ave., Elgin, IL 60120. For more<br /><br />
information go to http://www.2010nyc.org/ .</p><br />
<p>The Youth and Young Adult Ministry also has issued a call for<br /><br />
volunteer youth workers to assist with the conference. “Youth workers<br /><br />
are an essential part of the NYC staff, helping to carry out the<br /><br />
programs and plans of the National Youth Cabinet as well as making<br /><br />
sure that no details are missed,” said the announcement. “We need<br /><br />
committed, focused, and enthusiastic people to make NYC run smoothly.”</p><br />
<p>Youth workers must be willing and ready to work long hours and commit<br /><br />
to be present for the entire week of NYC. Families of youth workers<br /><br />
are not permitted to accompany volunteers. Youth workers are expected<br /><br />
to arrive in the early afternoon of July 16, the day before the<br /><br />
conference begins, and to be available to work through the evening of<br /><br />
July 22. The registration fee will be waived for youth workers, and<br /><br />
travel expenses will be paid (provided the Youth and Young Adult<br /><br />
Ministry books the airline tickets).</p><br />
<p>To apply for a youth worker position, complete an application form and<br /><br />
mail it postmarked by Nov. 1. For an application form contact the NYC<br /><br />
Office at 800-323-8039.</p><br />
<p>In related news, McPherson (Kan.) College is offering free overnight<br /><br />
lodging and breakfast to NYC attendees either on the way to or on the<br /><br />
way home from the conference. In exchange for this hospitality,<br /><br />
the college is asking guests to take a one-hour tour. Contact Tom<br /><br />
Hurst, director of Campus Ministries, at hurstt@mcpherson.edu  or<br /><br />
620-242-0503.</p><br />
<p>5) October is Disabilities Awareness Month.</p><br />
<p>During the month of October, Brethren congregations are encouraged to<br /><br />
observe Disabilities Awareness Month. Resources and information for<br /><br />
those observing the month have been made available online at<br /><br />
www.brethren.org by the Church of the Brethren’s Caring<br /><br />
Ministries.</p><br />
<p>The theme scripture for Disabilities Awareness Month is: “For my house<br /><br />
shall be a house for all people” (Isaiah 56:7). An introduction to the<br /><br />
observance by Pat Challenger notes, “It is necessary for special needs<br /><br />
folks both young and old to experience belonging and inclusion within<br /><br />
God’s houses…. We as churches need to recognize the talents that<br /><br />
people with special needs can bring to our congregations.”</p><br />
<p>Resources and information at the web page include a number of ideas<br /><br />
for awareness-raising activities submitted by Cindy Barnum-Steggerda,<br /><br />
such as a “field trip” through the church building in a wheel chair; a<br /><br />
short guideline for doing a congregational self-evaluation, that<br /><br />
begins by noting that “becoming an accessible congregation is an<br /><br />
ongoing process”; and ideas for how churches may acquire funding to<br /><br />
improve accessibility. Go to<br /><br />
http://www.brethren.org/site/PageServer?pagename=grow_health_disabilities_awareness_month<br /><br />
 to find the online resources and information.</p><br />
<p>6) Brethren bits: More upcoming events.</p><br />
<p>– A deacon ministry workshop, “The Challenges of Change: Growing the<br /><br />
Role of Deacons” will be held in Idaho District on Sept. 26 from 9<br /><br />
a.m.-3 p.m. at Nampa (Idaho) Church of the Brethren. The event will be<br /><br />
led by Donna Kline, director of the Church of the Brethren’s<br /><br />
Deacon Ministry and Disability Ministry, and editor of “Caregiving”<br /><br />
magazine. Topics include “What are deacons supposed to do, anyways?”<br /><br />
“The art of listening,” “Offering support in times of grief and loss,”<br /><br />
and “Deacon spirituality.” Cost is $10. Participants are invited to<br /><br />
bring a dish to share for lunch. To register contact Howard Garwick at<br /><br />
hgarwick@yahoo.com  or 208-466-2896.</p><br />
<p>– The Church of the Brethren’s Global Food Crisis Fund is<br /><br />
encouraging attention to the 35th anniversary of Bread for the World<br /><br />
and a tour by its founder Art Simon. The Global Food Crisis ministry<br /><br />
“has come to consider Bread for the World a full-fledged partner,”<br /><br />
said manager Howard Royer. The 18-city nationwide tour promotes a new<br /><br />
book by Simon, “The Rising of Bread for the World: An Outcry of<br /><br />
Citizens Against Hunger.” The tour began Sept. 1 in Sunnyvale, Calif.,<br /><br />
and continues through the fall with stops in cities such as Los<br /><br />
Angeles, Seattle, Portland, Chicago, Long Island, Cincinnati, and<br /><br />
Washington, D.C., among others. For details, go to<br /><br />
http://www.bread.org/get-involved/community/events-simon.html .</p><br />
<p>– Brethren Volunteer Service (BVS) has announced the start of its fall<br /><br />
orientation, to be held Sept. 20-Oct. 9 at the Brethren Service Center<br /><br />
in New Windsor, Md. This will be the 286th unit of BVS and will<br /><br />
include 23 volunteers–nine from Germany, one from Canada, and the<br /><br />
remaining 13 (nine of whom are Brethren) from around the US. The<br /><br />
unit will spend three weeks exploring project possibilities and topics<br /><br />
of community building, peace, social justice, faith sharing,<br /><br />
sustainable agriculture, and more. They will have the opportunity<br /><br />
for several work days in the New Windsor area and in Harrisburg,<br /><br />
Pa. Contact the BVS office at 800-323-8039.</p><br />
<p>– Upcoming courses offered by the Brethren Academy for Ministerial<br /><br />
Leadership include “Passions of Youth, Practices of Christ” with<br /><br />
instructor Russell Haitch, to be taught at Codorus (Pa.) Church of the<br /><br />
Brethren on Sept. 24-27; “Judges,” an online course with instructor<br /><br />
Susan Jeffers, to be taught Sept. 28-Nov. 6 (register through the<br /><br />
Susquehanna Valley Ministry Center, go to<br /><br />
www.read-the-bible.org/SVMC-Judges.htm  ); and “Brethren Polity<br /><br />
and Practice” with instructor Warren Eshbach, to be taught at the<br /><br />
Young Center on the campus of Elizabethtown (Pa.) College on Nov.<br /><br />
20-22 (contact the Susquehanna Valley Ministry Center at<br /><br />
SVMC@etown.edu  or 717-361-1450). “Messages of Peace in the Old<br /><br />
Testament” is a continuing education event led by David Leiter on<br /><br />
Sept. 16 at Elizabethtown (Pa.) College (contact svmc@etown.edu<br /><br />
 or 717-361-1450). Registration brochures for these and other<br /><br />
training opportunities are available through the Brethren Academy for<br /><br />
Ministerial Leadership, contact academy@bethanyseminary.edu  or<br /><br />
800-287-8822 ext 1824.<br /><br />
http://www.read-the-bible.org/SVMC-Judges.htm</p><br />
<p>– The 39th Annual Dunker Church Service at the Antietam National<br /><br />
Battlefield in Sharpsburg, Md., will be held Sunday, Sept 13, at 3<br /><br />
p.m. Jeff Bach, a Church of the Brethren historian and director of the<br /><br />
Young Center at Elizabethtown (Pa.) College, will preach for this<br /><br />
worship service, held in the restored Mumma Meeting House commonly<br /><br />
referred to as the Dunker Church. The church was built in 1853 and<br /><br />
heavily damaged by the Sept. 17, 1862, Battle of Antietam. After<br /><br />
extensive repairs were made, services resumed in the summer of 1864.<br /><br />
The service is sponsored by area Churches of the Brethren. Bach also<br /><br />
will preach at Sharpsburg Church of the Brethren that Sunday morning<br /><br />
at 9:30 am. For more information contact Eddie Edmonds at 304-267-4135<br /><br />
or Tom Fralin at 301-432-2653.</p><br />
<p>– Bridgewater (Va.) Church of the Brethren hosts a production of “The<br /><br />
Final Journey of John Kline,” about the Civil War-era Brethren elder<br /><br />
and peace martyr, on Oct. 10 at 7:30 p.m. The performance benefits an<br /><br />
effort to preserve the John Kline Homestead in Broadway, Va., which is<br /><br />
threatened by proposed development. The John Kline Homestead Trust<br /><br />
hopes to raise an initial $425,000 to purchase the property by the end<br /><br />
of 2009. Kline was a legendary leader in Brethren history–a preacher<br /><br />
and healer who practiced natural medicine and traveled more than<br /><br />
100,000 miles on horseback serving people on both sides of the<br /><br />
Mason-Dixon Line. During the Civil War, he helped keep the Brethren<br /><br />
unified in an anti-slavery stance. In 1864, returning from one of his<br /><br />
preaching missions, he was ambushed by Confederate irregulars and<br /><br />
killed near his home. “The Final Journey of John Kline” by Lee<br /><br />
Krähenbühl was commissioned as part of the 200th anniversary of<br /><br />
Kline’s 1797 birth. The New Millennium Players of Everett (Pa.)<br /><br />
Church of the Brethren, directed by pastor Frank Ramirez, will present<br /><br />
the play. An offering will support the John Kline Homestead<br /><br />
Preservation Trust. For more information contact Dale V. Ulrich at<br /><br />
daulrich@comcast.net .</p><br />
<p>– Mutual Kumquat will give a concert at Beacon Heights Church of the<br /><br />
Brethren in Fort Wayne, Ind., on Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. Proceeds from this<br /><br />
Annual Benefit Concert of the congregation will go to the Center for<br /><br />
Nonviolence. Mutual Kumquat features Seth Hendricks, Chris Good, Drue<br /><br />
Gray, Jacob Jolliff, and Ben Long–a Brethren group of<br /><br />
singer/songwriters accompanied by a mandolin virtuoso and the rhythms<br /><br />
of hand drums. A release describes the band as “Inspired by visions of<br /><br />
radical, loving, creative communities living in mutual relationship<br /><br />
and the sweet yet tart, tiny but powerpacked-with-flavor wonder fruit<br /><br />
that is a kumquat.”</p><br />
<p>– Midland (Va.) Church of the Brethren is offering sessions on the<br /><br />
theme, “All We Are Saying…Is Give Peace a Chance” on the weekend of<br /><br />
Sept. 19-20. A workshop will be offered that Saturday from 1-4 p.m. On<br /><br />
Sunday, David Radcliff of the New Community Project–a<br /><br />
Brethren-related nonprofit working at earth care and human<br /><br />
justice–will teach peace to the children during Sunday school at 10<br /><br />
a.m. and lead worship at 11 a.m.</p><br />
<p>– Three districts will hold conferences on the weekend of Sept. 18-19:<br /><br />
Northern Indiana District Conference in Milford, Ind.; West Marva<br /><br />
District Conference in Moorefield, W.Va.; and Southern Pennsylvania<br /><br />
District Conference at Bunkertown Church of the Brethren in<br /><br />
McAlisterville, Pa.</p><br />
<p>– The 33rd annual Brethren Disaster Relief Auction will be held on Sept.<br /><br />
24-25 at the Lebanon (Pa.) County Expo Center and Fairgrounds. The<br /><br />
event is a joint effort of the Church of the Brethren’s Atlantic<br /><br />
Northeast and Southern Pennsylvania Districts. For more information go<br /><br />
to http://www.brethrenauction.org/ .</p><br />
<p>– The annual Good Samaritan Banquet of the Village at Morrisons Cove, a<br /><br />
Church of the Brethren retirement community in Martinsburg, Pa., is on<br /><br />
Sept. 19. The banquet raises support for residents who have outlived<br /><br />
their resources. The event begins with a reception at 5:30 p.m. at the<br /><br />
Casino in Altoona, Pa. The program of sacred music features members of<br /><br />
University Baptist and Brethren Church in State College, Pa., directed<br /><br />
by Chris Kiver, director of Penn State Glee Club and Chamber Singers<br /><br />
and winner of two Grammy Awards in 2006 for best Choral Music<br /><br />
Performance and best Classical Album. The event also celebrates the<br /><br />
opening of a new Village Center. The price of a ticket is $100. Call<br /><br />
814-793-2249.</p><br />
<p>– “Steward Leaders in Changing Times” is offered by the Ecumenical<br /><br />
Stewardship Center on Nov. 30-Dec. 3 at the Hilton Marco Island Resort<br /><br />
in Florida. The Church of the Brethren is a member denomination of the<br /><br />
Ecumenical Stewardship Center. The event is planned for congregational<br /><br />
leaders to learn, network, share, and worship together. Featured<br /><br />
speakers include Anthony B. Robinson, president of Congregational<br /><br />
Leadership Northwest and author of “Transforming Congregational<br /><br />
Culture”; Peter Steinke, author of “Congregational Leadership in<br /><br />
Anxious Times” and founder of Healthy Congregations; and Mardi Tindal,<br /><br />
executive director at Five Oaks Retreat Center, and participant in the<br /><br />
Center for Courage and Renewal facilitator preparation program<br /><br />
provided by Parker J. Palmer. To register and to receive group or<br /><br />
first-time attendee discounts, contact Carol Bowman, coordinator of<br /><br />
stewardship formation and education for the Church of the Brethren, at<br /><br />
cbowman@brethren.org .</p><br />
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