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February 9, 2010

Lutherans Respond to Anti-Hunger Report, Rise in Emergency Need (NEWS Lutherans Res)
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 9:09 am
WASHINGTON (ELCA) -- The Feeding America network reported anincrease in the number of clients who came to their emergency foodprogram sites, according to a recent Hunger in America 2010 study. Thenetwork is a nationwide group of food pantries, community kitchens andshelters. Sponsors of these groups are primarily faith-based orreligiously-affiliated programs.  » Read more

Update: World Orthodox Leader Tells ELCA Delegation Dialogue Will Continue (NEWS Update: World)
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 9:09 am
*** Please note corrected text in this story, replacing references toLutheran-Orthodox dialogue in the United States with the internationalLutheran-Orthodox dialogue through the Lutheran World Federation.John R. BrooksDirector, ELCA News ServiceChicagoISTANBUL, Turkey (ELCA) -- His All Holiness Ecumenical PatriarchBartholomew I, world Orthodox leader, said that official internationaltheological dialogue with the Lutheran World Federation will continue.He made the comment as he hosted an official delegation from theEvangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) here Feb. 8.  » Read more

Church nurtures moral character, faith through rite of passage ceremony (Taiwan Church N Church nurtur)
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 12:12 am
all 12-year-olds that included skits and songs.  » Read more

World Orthodox Leader Tells ELCA Delegation Dialogue Will Continue (NEWS World Orthodo)
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 12:12 am
ISTANBUL, Turkey (ELCA) -- His All Holiness Ecumenical PatriarchBartholomew I, world Orthodox leader, said that official theologicaldialogues with Lutherans in the United States will continue, along with alongstanding global dialogue with Lutherans. He made the comment as hehosted an official delegation from the Evangelical Lutheran Church inAmerica (ELCA) here Feb. 8.  » Read more