Newsline for August 26, 2016

NEWS
1) Brethren couple carry out mission in China focused on hospice care
2) Legacy of the Church of the Brethren mission in China
3) Negotiate a nuclear weapons ban next year, says UN group with broad support

RESOURCES
4) New resources from Brethren Press offer aids for worship, Bible study, devotions
5) Shine curriculum shares a teacher blessing for the fall quarter
6) Peace Day bulletin inserts and posters are available from On Earth Peace

UPCOMING EVENTS
7) Webinar to discuss Jesus as focal point of God’s revelation

8) Q&A: Disaster response

9) Brethren bits

Shine Curriculum Shares a Teacher Blessing for the Fall Quarter

The Shine curriculum, which is a joint project of Brethren Press and MennoMedia, has shared a teacher blessing for the start of the Sunday school year. The blessing first appeared in the Shine e-newsletter, which is available by e-mail. For more about Shine go to https://shinecurriculum.com . Order curriculum items from Brethren Press by calling 800-441-3712. The Shine theme for Fall 2016 is “God Restores the People.”

Brethren Bits for August 26, 2016

In this issue: Nigerian lamps are still available, Action Alert to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, United Nations warning of a new multi-nation crisis of hunger related to Boko Haram, a Death Penalty Symposium in memory of Miami pastor Bill Bosler, Manchester University honors two inspirational faculty, and more.

Q&A: Disaster Response

Brethren Disaster Ministries executive Roy Winter answers frequently asked questions about the role of the church’s disaster response in the wake of heart-wrenching recent disasters in Louisiana and in Italy.

Peace Day Bulletin Inserts and Posters Are Available from On Earth Peace

“Looking for a bulletin insert or poster to use at your Peace Day event? Check out our resources!” said an announcement from On Earth Peace. The agency has made bulletin inserts and posters available in advance of Peace Day 2016, which is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 21. Many congregations hold Peace Day worship services, prayer vigils, or other commemorations on a Sunday close to the Sept. 21 date.

New Resources from Brethren Press Offer Aids for Worship, Bible Study, Devotions

Among new resources from Brethren Press are the 2016-17 Living Word Bulletin Series, the Sept.-Nov. 2016 book in the curriculum for adult Bible studies, “A Guide for Biblical Studies,” and this year’s Advent devotional titled “Witnesses to Jesus.” Brethren Press also is taking pre-publication orders for “Speak Peace: A Daily Reader,” which offer a discount for orders placed before Oct. 1.

Webinar to Discuss Jesus as Focal Point of God’s Revelation

A new webinar in the “Heart of Anabaptism” series will be offered on Sept. 1, from 2:30-3:30 p.m. (eastern time) on the topic “Jesus, the Focal Point of God’s Revelation.” Leading the webinar is LaDonna Sanders Nkosi, a poet, preacher, and church planter from Chicago, Ill.

CDS Aids Children Displaced by Flooding in Louisiana

Two teams of Children’s Disaster Services (CDS) volunteers have begun work in Baton Rouge, La., this week, and more teams have been requested to help care for children and families who have been displaced by massive flooding.

Series of Workcamps Is Planned for Church Rebuilding in Nigeria

The Church of the Brethren is planning a series of workcamps in Nigeria, as part of the new effort to rebuild churches of Ekklesiyar Yan’uwa a Nigeria (EYN, the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria). Nearly 70 percent of EYN’s churches in northeast Nigeria have been destroyed in the Boko Haram insurgency. A Nigeria Church Rebuilding Fund has been developed to help provide support to EYN congregations who are working to rebuild.

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