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In This Issue
Citizens Against Hunger
Advent Gospel Texts
Solomon-Tenenbaum Lectureship
Lay School of Religion
Career Crossroads
Home Works of America
Communities of Shalom Summit
Caring for Creation
SC Healthy Connections
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On this day of remembrance of the devastating attacks on our country in 2001 and praying for the resulting challenges faced by humankind, we call people of Christian faith and all faiths to search for and become involved in actions which reveal the command common to many of the sacred texts of the religious world to "do to others as you would have them do to you."
 
Your South Carolina Christian Action Council encourages and promotes such activities for the common good. The following opportunities, presented in order by date (note some require registration which have nearing deadlines), offer a wide variety of experiences for personal growth and community development, for caring for each other and for caring for our earth, for broadening the journey toward wholeness for us all.
 
Seeking Holy Spirit Guidance for each opportunity, it is our prayer that you find companions of hope for your journey. 
An Outcry of Citizens Against Hunger
Rev. Art Simon
Founder of Bread for the World
To Speak in South Carolina
 
September 24: Clemson
September 25: Columbia (5 PM, Lutheran Seminary)
September 27: Greenville
 

The gospels unanimously share that when hungry people hung around Jesus, they were fed.  Yet 1 out of roughly every 8 households in South Carolina has trouble putting food on the tableAnd 1 out of every 6 people in our world lives without daily breadWhat can Christians do to help?  
 
Come and hear the Rev. Art Simon, the founder and president emeritus of Bread for the World, share the surprising story of how God uses ordinary people to make an extraordinary difference in the lives of hungry people.  He'll talk about his new book The Rising of Bread for the World: An Outcry of Citizens Against Hunger and reflect on his decades of advocacy for hungry people. 
 
RSVP and more details at www.bread.org/artsimon.   
 
In the 1970s, Art served as a Lutheran pastor in New York's Lower East Side.  He brought together Catholics and Protestants in an organized effort to urge Congress to address the root causes of hunger. Today, 35 years later, Bread for the World is the nation's foremost Christian voice against hunger, uniting Christians from across denominational and theological lines to work for justice for hungry people.  Don't miss the chance to hear this amazing story-and talk about why urging our nation's decision makers to end hunger at home and abroad is as important now as ever. 
 
Contact Greg Sims, Bread for the World Southeast Field Organizer, at
[email protected] or (888) 239-0073 for more information.

Advent Gospel Texts Workshop
Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, Columbia

1:00 PM on September 25, 2009 

Join other pastors and church leaders for a free workshop entitled "Exploring the Advent Gospel Texts" led by Dr. I. Brent Driggers, Associate Professor of New Testament at Lutheran Seminary. Explore the texts that will be used during the upcoming season of Advent, helping you prepare for sermons, education lessons, and personal growth.
 
The workshop is free and open to all pastors and church leaders. Registration is required. For more information and on-line registration click here.

Solomon-Tenenbaum Lectureship

Visiting Lectureship in Jewish Studies
University of South Carolina
 
 Ruth W. Messinger, President, American Jewish World Service: "Global Vision: Opening Our Eyes to Injustice" 
Law School Auditorium 
8 PM, September 30, 2009
 
 Symposium Panelists: Edward R. Carr (USC),
Rabbi Jonathan Case, Edward  Jr. (USC),
Stephen Kresovich (USC), Ryth W. Messinger (AJWS),
and John H. Rashford (CofC)
Symposium Moderator: Stanley Subinsky (USC)
Lumpkin Auditorium, 8th Floor, Moore School of Business
1:30 PM to 2:45 PM, September 30, 2009
 
For more information click here.
 
The Solomon-Tenenbaum Visiting Lectureship in Jewish Studies is presented annually to the University of South Carolina faculty, students, and the larger community. The University proudly acknowledges the benefactors, Melvin and Judith Solomon of Charleston, and Samuel and Inez Tenenbaum of Columbia, whose generosity has created a Jewish studies endowment which exists to support the lectureship, to enhance the library collection and, eventually, to establish a chair of Jewish studies.
 
The Solomon-Tenenbaum lectureship continues the Tenenbaum Visiting Lectureship in Judaic Studies which began in 1990, The Tenebaum lectureship was given in memory of Samuel's father, Meyer Warren Tenenbaum, and his mother, LaBelle Florence Henderson.
 

Fall Lay School of Religion 

 Lutheran Southern Seminary, Columbia
Tuesday Evenings, October 6 - October 27, 2009 

Bi-annual Lay School of Religion for those interested in the study of theological issues from leading seminary faculty and staff.  The school meets four times during the month of October (6, 13, 20, 27), with a catered dinner available prior to each session. 

For information brochure click here.

Career Crossroads Study Course

Lutheran Theological Seminary, Columbia 
October 16-18, 2009
 
Do you have a person in your congregation who is going through a career crisis? Many people are unhappy in their vocation and don't know how to find the work that fits their gifts and mission in life.
 
Aspiritual retreat, Career Crossroads, will help give people direction as they seek guidance in their careers. The event is hosted by ELCA Region 9. Deadline to register is Sept.17.
 
 
For more information visit the Lifelong Learning Course Offerings website or contact Sandra Holland, Associate Director for Ministry, Region 9 at 803-461-3263 or [email protected]

Home Works of America 

One-day Blitz
 Greater Columbia
Saturday, October 24th
 
 
Teen and adult volunteers needed to make repairs to the homes of the elderly and disadvantaged in the Greater Columbia area (and other cities listed below). Repairs will be made to 35 Columbia area homes! No skill level is required, your mere presence conveys hope.
 
Two planning meetings for Greater Columbia Blitz are scheduled to begin at 6:30 PM at the Benedict-Allen Community Development Center, 2001 Two Notch Road on
Thursday, October 1st
Thursday, October 8th
(pizza and soda will be served)
 
For more information or to help in any manner call Hank Chardos (803) 781-4536; or email [email protected].
 
To register for this event or other listed below, click here.
 
Other One-Day Blitzes Scheduled for This Fall
September 26       Spartanburg, SC
October 17              Charleston, SC
October 17                  Fort Mill, SC
October 17               Greenville, SC
 October 24                     Aiken, SC
 October 24                 Camden, SC
  November 7         Myrtle Beach, SC

National Communities of Shalom Summit Hosted by the SC Conference of the United Methodist Church

Radisson Hotel, Columbia
October 28-31, 2009
 
For Shalom Site Coordinators and Team Members, Training Facilitators, Conference Coordinators, Community Organizers, Community Developers, ShalomZone residents, Youth Leaders, Local Pastors, Seminarians, Funders of Community Development Initiatives, and Faith-based Organizational Staff and Volunteers.
 
Designed to help community developers and shalom sites 'step up' to a higher level of systemic change through asset-based economic community development, congregational-community partnerships, and financial and administrative excellence.
 
Featuring selected sites that have 'stepped up' from acts of mercy to peace with justice, from social services to community development, and from relief work to systemic change.
 
For more information or to register: www.communitiesofshalom.org/summit
 
 Hear Bishop Sprague
Instigator of the Shalom Initiative
Thursday Evening Session at 7:30 PM
Free and Open to Public

The 2009 National Shalom Summit is sponsored by Drew University with training sessions presented by representatives of Green For All, South Carolina Annual United Methodist Conference, Methodist Healthcare, Partners in Urban Transformation, UMC General Board of Global Ministries, and selected Shalom sites. 

Caring for Creation
Free Interfaith Green Conference
for Richland County Places of Worship 
November 1, 2009
At Riverbanks Zoo
 
Are you interested in being a good steward of the Earth?
If so then please join us at Riverbanks Zoo at the Ndoki Lodge from 2:30 PM - 6:30 PM
 
Learn what other congregations are doing to conservwe our natural resourses. Speakers will offer information on making the physical place of worship less consumptive and ways to make congregants better stewards of the Earth. Come and enjoy inspirational speakers, educational exhibits, refreshments and learn how YOU can make a difference in your community, home or place of worship.
 
Limited seating available to 3 people per congregation.
 
For more information contact: Charlie Fisher 803-576-2080 or email [email protected] 
  
The purpose of the conference is to familiarize participants with activities of already established green committees in cxongregations and to encourage their development in congregations which do not now have them.
 
Sponsored by:
Richland County Conservation District
Richland County Conservation Commission 
 
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 SC Healthy Connections Outreach/MAXIMUS

Navigating Medicaid in South Carolina

South Carolina Healthy Connections Choices is a program that helps Medicaid members enroll in managed care plans. When members enroll, they choose a health plan and a doctor (or clinic). Healthy Connections Choices can help members choose the health plan that is best for them.

For more information on the program, visit the website at www.SCchoices.com or contact Pat Head at 803-667-4333.


South Carolina Healthy Connections Choices
Outreach Office
140 Stoneridge Dr., Suite 385
Columbia, SC 29210
Telephone: 803-667-4333
Fax: 803-212-1618
The Reverend Brenda Lynn Kneece
Executive Minister 
South Carolina Christian Action Council
PO Box 3248, Columbia, SC 29209  
Office: 4209 N Main St, Columbia, SC
803-786-7115