{"id":4885,"date":"2018-07-07T20:44:44","date_gmt":"2018-07-07T20:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.brethren.org\/news\/?p=4885"},"modified":"2018-09-27T20:53:40","modified_gmt":"2018-09-27T20:53:40","slug":"today-in-cincinnati-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2018\/today-in-cincinnati-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Cincinnati – Saturday, July 7, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

Church of the Brethren Newsline
\nJuly\u00a07,\u00a02018<\/b><\/p>\n

\"\"Today\u2019s worship theme: Called to Serve<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018Which of these three, do you think, was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?\u2019 He said, \u2018The one who showed him mercy.\u2019 Jesus said to him, \u2018Go and do likewise\u2019\u201d (Luke 10:36-37).<\/em><\/p>\n

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Angela Finet preaches for the Saturday evening worship service. Photo by Regina Holmes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Quotes of the day:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cHow can we begin to see all these victims as individuals? Christ-like seeing allows us to see beyond our labels, beyond our categories into the humanity we all share.\u201d
\n— Angela Finet preaching for the Saturday worship service on the parable of the Good Samaritan.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cYou and I are never more Christ-like than when we feel another person\u2019s hurt…. We are never more Christ-like than when we reach out and help.\u201d
\n— Bible study leader Paul Brubaker, offering thoughts on the parable of the Good Samaritan in Luke 10.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The big screen on the Conference floor displays a table talk question on the proposal for a global Church of the Brethren gathering. Photo by Regina Holmes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cPoverty, peace, justice, and climate change are inexorably linked. There can be no hope for justice, no hope for an end to poverty, and no hope for peace if we continue on our present path.\u00a0 We must confront inequality while weaning ourselves from the very fossil fuels that built our economic wealth. We must work to build peace while reducing air pollution. This new path for us leads to God\u2019s plan for a new creation.\u201d
\n— Sharon Yohn presenting the report \u201cCreation Care: Faith into Action.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cChallenging the church to be more than a mere mouthpiece of the gospel…we embrace the call to be disciples.\u201d
\n— General secretary David Steele speaking of the breadth of the denominational ministries, during the Church of the Brethren report to the delegates.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cUnlike the symbol of power in a courtroom, this is a symbol of God\u2019s power and presence that guides us.\u201d
\n— Samuel Sarpiya speaking about the moderator\u2019s gavel, which he passed to Donita Keister at the end of the day\u2019s business session. She will serve as moderator of the 2019 Annual Conference.
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A choir of Nigerian women from the BEST group sang for the Conference at the opening of the afternoon business session. Photo by Glenn Riegel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By the numbers:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Final registration<\/strong>\u00a0for the 2018 Annual Conference: 2,233 including 673 delegates (667 onsite) and 1,560 nondelegates<\/p>\n

Saturday\u2019s offering<\/strong>\u00a0received during worship, to aid the Batwa (Pygmy) communities in the Great Lakes region of Africa: $8,755.52<\/p>\n

Blood drive donations:<\/strong>\u00a0159 total pints, including 85 received on Thursday and 74 received on Friday<\/p>\n

For more onsite coverage of Annual Conference go to\u00a0www.brethren.org\/ac\/2018\/coverage<\/a>\u00a0.<\/em><\/p>\n

The news coverage of Annual Conference 2018 is made possible through the work of communications staff and a volunteer news team: Frank Ramirez, Conference Journal editor; photographers Glenn Riegel, Regina Holmes, Keith Hollenberg, Donna Parcell, Laura Brown; writers Frances Townsend, Karen Garrett, Alyssa Parker; youth team member Allie Dulabaum; web staff Jan Fischer Bachman, Russ Otto; Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford, director of News Services; Wendy McFadden, publisher. Contact\u00a0cobnews@brethren.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The top finishers in the BBT Fitness Challenge 5K (from left) female and male walkers and male and female runners, and their times: Susan Fox (40:42), Don Shankster (35:56), Matthew Muthler (18:48), and Karen Stutzman (25:03). Photo by Glenn Riegel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Ice cream! Photo by Donna Parcell.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Go to\u00a0www.brethren.org\/Newsline<\/a>\u00a0to subscribe to the Church of the Brethren Newsline free e-mail news service and receive church news every week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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