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As the only statewide ecumenical agency in South
Carolina, SC Christian Action Council represents a
partnership of 17 denominations and 22 regional
judicatories, including 4,500 congregations.
The Council serves as a catalyst for:
- Social justice through public policy
advocacy;
- Christian Unity and inter-religious dialogue
through relationships, collaborations and events;
- Racial and cultural healing by building bridges
of trust and understanding.
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Theme: IMMIGRATION
Date: February 13, 2007
Place: Reinartz Hall, Lutheran Theological Southern
Seminary, 4201 N. Main St., Columbia
Seminary number: (803) 786-5150 (directions or
emergency number only, please)
For a detailed discussion of Immigration, finding out
what is happening in South Carolina and how we--
the faith community--can join the discussion, THIS is
the place to be on February 13, 2007!
Pre-registration is $15, including lunch.
Registration
must be received by February 6, 2007.
Registration
form available on line at www.sccouncil.net. Click here for form. Registration at the door:
$10—no lunch.
AGENDA
- 11:30 Registration/pick up materials/box
lunch
- 12:00 Welcome/opening prayer/lunch
- 12:05 Plenary: The State of Immigration in
SC
- 1:30 Short Break
- 1:45 Break-out Sessions (see below)
- 3:15 Plenary: Theological Reflections on the
day and "What are we called to do? Elizabeth
O'Donnell Gandolfo, Hispanic Ministries Program
Coordinator, St. Francis, Greenville
- 4:00 Adjourn
Break out Session Choices:
- Advocacy and Immigration
- The Face of South Carolina's Immigrants
- Exploding the Myths and Preparing to Help
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| Community News and Events |
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January 11, 2007: EXPRESSIONS OF
FAITH IN PUBLIC PLACES: Go-Gos and No-
Nos. First in a series of discussions on
opportunities and challenges in public expressions of
faith for people of all faiths.
5:30-6:30. First session: Muslim Prayers in
Public Places. Recently Muslim travelers who
as a group in an airport said 'Evening Prayers'
(Sunset Prayers) were removed from their plane and
questioned for hours because of this "suspicious
activity." In contrast, if all Christian groups who
gathered for prayer before or after travel were
detained, the travel industry would be crippled!
Host and co-sponsor: Greater Columbia
Community Relations Council. Location:
Palmetto Room, Columbia Chamber of Commerce,
Richland St. Other co-sponsors: CAIR (Council on
American-Islamic Relations) and the South Carolina
Christian Action.
Janaury 25, 2007: Richland County 2007
Homeless Count. Communities across
South Carolina will be conducting a count on the
night of January 25. 2007.
How YOU can help in Columbia (for other
communities contact your community leaders).
Volunteers to walk around the city and locate and
count any unsheltered homeless people.
All volunteers will receive specific training on how to
do the Count. Volunteers will travel in teams, led by
an individual with specific experience working with
homeless persons, and move around specific areas in
the city on foot. The teams will have items to
distribute. Volunteering with the count is a great way
to help the community improve its ability to
understand and address the needs of homeless
people. It will also provide a unique perspective
about the issue of homelessness in our city. If you
are interested in volunteering,
click here.
February 16-17, 2007. Capacity Building
Leadership Institute. Health ministry
training offered to African American churches of all
denominations. Additional information will be provided
with registration form that will be sent out in early
January.
For more information contact: Joyce B. Winkler, RN,
MPH, Faith and Health Consultant, SC DHEC Office of
Minority Health (803) 898-7655.
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Have other South Carolina community news?
Let
us know at sccac@bellsouth.net.
We include information on community events as
space and time allow; and, only in accordance with
the mission and policies of SC Christian Action
Council. We do not accept unsolicited articles.
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The Office of the SC Christian Action Council will be
closed December 22nd through January 2, 2007.
Please note only contributions received by December
31st will be recorded as received during 2006.
May the Peace for which we each yearn become a
seed, plant itself in each heart, and grow in the New
Year to give hope to us all.
SC Council Staff,
Doris Jean Seals, Julia Sibley Jones,
Brenda Lynn Kneece
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immigration
I_M_M_I_G_R_A_T_I_O_N
For me that word conjures images of human
movement from one place to another; human
movement from want and despair toward hope and
future. I see the grainy images from the Grapes
of Wrath.
Movement is inherent in immigration. What is gained
by such moving? What is lost? What creates the
need for such upheaval? And for many, willingness to
face such peril?
What is government's response to be? Closed gates,
controlled access, open doors? "...Give me your
tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to be
free...."
What is faith's response to be? My security versus
your future? "...Consider the stranger, for some
have entertained angels unaware...."
We're going talk about it. Why don't you join us?
Registration of $15 includes box lunch and is due by
February 6, 2007. At the door, pay just $10--no
lunch or guarantee of materials.
To go to the SCCAC website for a printable
registration form click here.
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