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Published by the Queens Federation of Churches Rev.
N. J. L'Heureux, Jr. Rev.
Pedro Bravo-Guzman |
October 28, 2002, JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – The more than 100 people in the hall turned their attention to the lady dressed in a white robe as she entered the room. The day's morning prayers and meditation would be offered by a representative of the African Traditional Religion, among participants in the first inter-religious peace summit in Africa, organized by the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) from October 14-19 near the South African city of Johannesburg.
Full Text of the Apostolic Letter Rosarium Virginis Mariæ of the Supreme Pontiff John Paul II to the Bishops, Clergy and Faithful on the the Most Holy Rosary
ELCA Commission Endorses Multicultural Gatherings
October 23, 2002, CHICAGO – The steering committee of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Commission for Multicultural Ministries endorsed a proposal to combine an annual Multicultural Mission Institute, a new Multicultural Music Festival and the biennial assemblies of five ethnic associations of the ELCA into one biennial Multicultural Gathering beginning in 2004.
Army Chaplains Represent Holy in Times of War, Peace
October 25, 2002 – First to pray! Chaplains lead the way! (Class slogan for the summer 2002 Chaplain Officer Basic Course at Fort Jackson, S.C.) It's dark at 5 a.m. The oppressive heat of a South Carolina summer day hasn't hit yet, but it will.
What Does it Take Be an Army Chaplain?
October 25, 2002 – Some United Methodist pastors who have answered God's call to become chaplains in the U.S. Army have felt misunderstood and even abandoned by their church.
October 18, 2002, LAS VEGAS - After two regional gatherings in 2001 that attracted a total of 300 people, 430 Hispanic/Latino Presbyterian men attended the national constituent assembly here Sept. 27-29 that gave birth to the National Association of Hispanos/Latinos Presbyterian Men.
ELCA To Holds Forum on Poverty, Wealth November 7-9
October 22, 2002, CHICAGO – The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) will host a forum on the relationship between poverty and wealth, considering the effects of current and future U.S. legislation on people living in poverty. The forum will be held here Nov. 7-9 at the Institute of Cultural Affairs Conference Center.
Meetings with Turkish Officials in Ankara Highlight Archon Pilgrimage to Ecumenical Patriarchate
October 22, 2002, ISTANBUL – The Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate journeyed to Istanbul October 18th to 22nd for their annual pilgrimage. The trip included services and meetings with His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and was highlighted by a visit to the capital of Turkey, Ankara, for meetings with Turkish government officials to discuss issues of religious tolerance, the reopening of Halki Theological School, and other concerns related to the function and ministry of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
Inter-Anglican Theological and Doctrinal Commission Communique
October 23, 2002, ALEXANDRIA, VA – The initial meeting of the Inter-Anglican Theological and Doctrinal Commission had been disrupted by the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, so this year's meeting was the first occasion for all members to come together. Assembled at Virginia Theological Seminary, and charged by the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Anglican Consultative Council to articulate ‘the meaning and maintenance of communion', the Commission was once again vividly aware of the volatility of human communities.
Episcopalians: Bishop Grein Cleared of Charges
October 18, 2002, NEW YORK – Retired New York Bishop Richard F. Grein has been cleared by the Title IV Review Committee of allegations that he violated the canons and his ordination vows in the process of replacing the Rev. Janet Broderick Kraft as vicar of Grace Church in New York with "a close personal friend" and former assistant in the bishop's office, the Rev. Anne Richards.
Lutherans Provide Relief from Disasters Across Country
October 21, 2002, CHICAGO – Lutheran Disaster Response (LDR), a ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and Lutheran Church- Missouri Synod (LCMS), continues to help survivors recover from hurricanes, record-breaking rainfall, tropical storms and other disasters across the country.
American Baptist Men Coordinates Hurricane Clean-Up
NEW ORLEANS – In the wake of hurricane damage estimated at $700 million throughout the south central U.S., officials of the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA) asked ABMen Disaster Relief – a program of National Ministries' Men's Ministries – to coordinate the work of volunteer groups in the Louisiana cleanup effort. The request marks the first time the government agency has invited an organization to take on the disaster-wide coordination responsibility of recovery response crews.
Episcopalians: a Struggling Church, a Troubled Land – Visit to Colombia Raises Questions
October 25, 2002, BOGOTA, Colombia – News that a car bomb had exploded outside police headquarters in Bogota, Colombia, on October 22, killing two and wounding 36, saddened but did not surprise Richard Parkins, director of Episcopal Migration Ministries (EMM). The killing has been going on for a long time in the countryside and the villages of Colombia. It's only now that cities such as Bogota and Medellin are feeling the pain.
October 25, 2002, BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – "This dreadful crisis, and the fact that we don't know how and when it will end, touches the deepest roots of our faith," said outgoing church president, Juan Pedro Schaad at the recent Synod of the Evangelical Church of the River Plate (IERP).
Archbishop of Canterbury Hosts Holy Land Talks
October 24, 2002, LONDON – The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr George Carey, is hosting a meeting of religious leaders from the Holy Land.
U.S., Iraq Conflict: Bethlehem Worries That Israel May Impose Curfew
October 24, 2002, BETHLEHEM, West Bank – "Of
course," the woman said, "all of us here, we are very afraid."
She was standing in Manger Square, a few yards from the Church of the
Nativity, talking in heavily accented English about life in Bethlehem
last year, during the Israeli military crackdown, when Palestinians lived
under virtual house arrest for months on end. Bethlehem became a prison
when the Israeli army tightened up the checkpoint at the northern edge
of town, closing off the road to Jerusalem.
NCC General Secretary on Senator Wellstone's Death
Following is the statement issued by the Reverend Robert Edgar, General Secretary, National Council of Churches on the Death of Senator Paul Wellstone:
Possible Earliest Reference to Jesus Found
October 24, 2002, WILMORE, Kentucky – The Rev. Ben Witherington III is in the middle of a whirlwind dating back to A.D. 63. A New Testament professor at Asbury Theological Seminary and a writer for the Biblical Archaeology Review, Witherington, a United Methodist pastor in the Kentucky Annual Conference, took part in the national announcement Oct. 21 that a limestone ossuary recently discovered in Israel appears to provide the oldest archaeological evidence of Jesus Christ.
A/G National Representative Interprets for the President
Kevin Babin is always a busy guy. But, when the President of the United States needs a Sign Language Interpreter and the Missouri Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (MCDHH) wants to give you an award, you clear your schedule.
James, Brother of Jesus, Emerges from the Shadows in the Work of John Painter
October 22, 2002, MINNEAPOLIS – With the recent find in Jerusalem of an ossuary, or bone box, proposed to be of James, the brother of Jesus, the recent work of John Painter can be seen as the authoritative and reliable source on this early-church figure.