http://www.wfn.org/ Official news releases of national and world faith groups en-us http://www.wfn.org/2010/02/msg00067.html Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:01:10 -0600 The Unified Governance Working Group (UGov), chaired by the Rev. Bernard Wilson, is encouraging all bodies of the United Church of Christ to participate in dialogue and discernment regarding Unified Governance for the National Setting of the UCC. The invitation to individuals, congregations, associations and conferences is a response to a resolution adopted last summer at General Synod 27 in Grand Rapids, Mich., to affirm the principle of a unified governing board as the basic governance structure. The resolution led to the Executive Councils creation of the UGov Working Group, which will sha http://www.wfn.org/2010/02/msg00066.html Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:01:10 -0600 Continuing a 10-stop listening tour of United Church of Christ conferences throughout the United States, the Rev. Geoffrey Black, UCC general minister and president, is preparing to make several stops Feb. 5-7 at Southeast Conference churches. The tour =96 featuring visits in Pleasant Hill, Tenn.; Stone Mountain, Ga.; and Atlanta =96 is geared toward giving Black the opportunity to hear firsthand from diverse groups across the UCC. On recent stops, Black has emphasized the need for clear communication by asking, How is God calling us to better shape the United Church of Christ with an expecta http://www.wfn.org/2010/02/msg00065.html Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:01:03 -0600 WASHINGTON (ELCA) -- The Feeding America network reported an increase in the number of clients who came to their emergency food program sites, according to a recent Hunger in America 2010 study. The network is a nationwide group of food pantries, community kitchens and shelters. Sponsors of these groups are primarily faith-based or religiously-affiliated programs. http://www.wfn.org/2010/02/msg00064.html Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:20:03 -0600 *** Please note corrected text in this story, replacing references to Lutheran-Orthodox dialogue in the United States with the international Lutheran-Orthodox dialogue through the Lutheran World Federation. John R. Brooks Director, ELCA News Service Chicago ISTANBUL, Turkey (ELCA) -- His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, world Orthodox leader, said that official international theological dialogue with the Lutheran World Federation will continue. He made the comment as he hosted an official delegation from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) here Feb. 8. http://www.wfn.org/2010/02/msg00063.html Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:50:04 -0600 all 12-year-olds that included skits and songs. http://www.wfn.org/2010/02/msg00061.html Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:25:03 -0600 ISTANBUL, Turkey (ELCA) -- His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, world Orthodox leader, said that official theological dialogues with Lutherans in the United States will continue, along with a longstanding global dialogue with Lutherans. He made the comment as he hosted an official delegation from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) here Feb. 8. http://www.wfn.org/2010/02/msg00060.html Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:20:02 -0600 Episcopal News Service is available at http://www.episcopalchurch.org/ens. http://www.wfn.org/2010/02/msg00059.html Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:10:03 -0600 HEYBELIADA ISLAND, Turkey (ELCA) -- They wait faithfully and hope. http://www.wfn.org/2010/02/msg00058.html Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:45:03 -0600 LONDON (ELCA) -- An official delegation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) met with officials of the Church of England and the Anglican Communion, discussing matters such as a proposed Anglican Covenant, global Lutheran-Anglican relationships and a breakaway Anglican church in the United States. http://www.wfn.org/2010/02/msg00057.html Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:20:04 -0600 The World Council of Churches (WCC) has welcomed the initiative by the seven most industrialized nations (G7), which pledged this past weekend to write Haitis debts with them off. In a letter from the WCC general secretary, the Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, the WCC also asked for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other international financial institutions to follow the G7 example and make sure financial support to Haiti is grant-based and not debt-creating. http://www.wfn.org/2010/02/msg00056.html Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:15:04 -0600 own food and take care of family needs with dignity. http://www.wfn.org/2010/02/msg00055.html Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:01:03 -0600 in Haiti. http://www.wfn.org/2010/02/msg00054.html Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:15:03 -0600 homes in Port-au-Prince. Also underway are two Brethren feeding programs for children, and http://www.wfn.org/2010/02/msg00062.html Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:15:03 -0600 VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 2/8/10)-Contributions totaling $254,000 in relief funds have been received by International Ministries (IM) in the wake of the destruction caused by the January 12 earthquake that devastated Port-au-Prince and the surrounding area. A draft proposal identifying $1 million for immediate and medium-term needs has been received from IMs partner, the Convention of Baptists in Haiti (CBH). http://www.wfn.org/2010/02/msg00053.html Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:15:03 -0600 CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Youth Gathering of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) will return to New Orleans in 2012. Returning to a host city consecutively is unprecedented in the history of ELCA Youth Gatherings, according to Heidi Hagstrom, director for youth gatherings, ELCA Vocation and Education. The gathering will take place July 18-22, 2012. http://www.wfn.org/2010/02/msg00052.html Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:50:04 -0600 CHICAGO=97Best-selling Tuesdays with Morrie author Mitch Albom will speak at the opening banquet of Religion Communication Congress 2010 next April 7-10 at the Chicago Marriott. Alboms new book, Have A Little Faith, debuted in the No. 1 spot on the Oct. 16 New York Times nonfiction best-sellers list. The book describes his own journey of faith, influenced by a Jewish rabbi and a Christian pastor. Albom will speak at the Congress on April 7, 2010. http://www.wfn.org/2010/02/msg00051.html Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:15:06 -0600 A rabbi, a Baptist minister and a Muslim lawyer walk into a banquet hall . . . http://www.wfn.org/2010/02/msg00050.html Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:01:02 -0600 NEW YORK =96 The National Department of Youth and Young Adult Ministries is pleased to announce its 5th National Young Adult Pilgrimage. This year=92s Pilgrimage to the Holy Lands will take place from May 15-24, 2010. Once again, the pilgrimage will be led by His Grace Bishop Savas of Troas, the Director of Church, Society and Culture for the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. http://www.wfn.org/2010/02/msg00049.html Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:25:15 -0600 Religion in the News Media: Going, going gone?