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Around the Synod
Workshop on immigration and the church March 11 in Worcester
An important workshop for clergy and lay leaders, "Immigration, the Church and the Bible," will be held Friday, March 11, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Wesley United Methodist Church, 114 Main St., Worcester, Mass. Keynote is M. Daniel Carroll R. (Rodas), distinguished professor of Old Testament at Denver (Colo.) Seminary and author of "Christians at the Border: Immigration, the Church and the Bible." Carroll writes, "If Christians want to address the problems of immigration ... and contribute to possible solutions, then they should do so consciously as Christians and more specifically as biblically informed Christians." Cost of registration is $20, which includes lunch and a copy of "Strangers in the Land," the six-week devotional guide on immigration from the editors of Sojourners, a network of Christians in the United States focused on the biblical call to social justice. Cost for a pastor and one layperson from the same congregation is $30. For more information, contact www.ctchurches.org or 860-560-0125. Bishop Margaret G. Payne enthusiastically supports this event. "Carroll is a phenomenal speaker and this is a critically important issue for us to consider," she said.
Lutheran World Relief Collection Sites
Gatherings to collect quilts and kits (baby care, fabric, health and personal) for Lutheran World Relief are scheduled in April in Connecticut, Maine and Rhode Island at the following sites. Dates and times vary. Please call the church prior to dropping off your items. For specific instructions on how to pack quilts and kits, visit http://www.lwr.org/beinvolved/index.asp.
Connecticut
Bridgeport, Conn.
United Congregational Church
877 Park Avenue
Bridgeport, Conn.
Contact: Pascal Millen-Faustin
203-335-3107 or 3108
April 1-20 (Tuesdays and Wednesdays only)
9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Middletown, Conn.
First United Methodist Church
24 Old Church Street
Middletown, Conn.
Contact: Barb Hendershot
860-346-0467
April 11-15 and April 18-22
9 a.m. - noon
Winsted, Conn.
United Methodist Church
630 Main Street
Winsted, Conn.
Contact: Sandy Taylor
860-379-5093
April 7, 14 and 21
9 a.m. - noon
North Haven, Conn.
North Haven Congregational Church
28 Church Street
North Haven, Conn.
Contact: Ruth Dudley
203-288-3604
Friday, April 15
9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Rhode Island
East Providence, R.I.
Newman Congregational Church
100 Newman Avenue
East Providence, R.I.
Contact: Michelle White
401-434-4742
Saturday, April 16 and 23
10 a.m. - noon
Maine
Portland, Maine
Woodfords Congregational Church
Seeley Hall
202 Woodford Street
Portland, Maine
Contact: Sharon Stephenson
207-774-8243
Wednesday and Thursday, May 4 and 5
9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
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