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Greetings!
Please pray for the many annual meetings that are taking place. A Pentecost message from the Presidents of the World Council of Churches; a new ELCA bishop-elect; and 2 short videos are worth-while viewing. I invite you to show your support of your Muslim neighbors by posting a sign of support during Ramadan. (See the article.) There's a lot to gleen from this issue. Blessings. Rebecca
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Columbus, OH 43229
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More than 2 million people of faith and 4,500 congregations.
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Message of the presidents of the World Council of Churches at Pentecost 2016 Click here
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* June 7th: Short Film Festival @ the Gateway
* June 8th: screening "Night will Fall" @ the Gateway
* June 13th: "Meet in the Middle" event examining the role of civil discourse in the 2016 election season (collaborating with the National Institute on Civil Discourse on this one)
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The Rev. Daniel Beaudoin,
Stony Ridge, was elected May 21 to a six-year term as bishop of the Northwestern Ohio Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The election was held during the Synod Assembly May 19-21 at the Bowen Thompson Student Union at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio.
Beaudoin has served as senior pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church in Stony Ridge since 2004. He was pastor of St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Edon, Ohio, from 1996 to 2004. His installation will take place July 23, 1:00 p.m. at St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Bowling Green, Ohio.
(Bishop Abraham Allende, NEOhio Synod, Bishop Donald Kreiss, SEMichigan Synod, Bishop-elect Beaudoin, Bishop Suzanne Dillahunt, Southern Ohio Synod, Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton, Bishop Lohrmann)
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Synod Assembly - June 4
Wittenburg University
"Being Church Together: Building Up the Body of Christ, Sharing the Good News"
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June 5-9, Lakeside
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Otterbein College. Westerville, OH |
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"The Hope of our Calling", Ephesians 1:18
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Lead Poisoning Through Community Water Pipes Should Never Ever Happen!
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Support your Muslim brothers and sisters, especially during Ramadan, June 6 - July 4. Make a sign showing your support.If you want to order, here is where you may do so> Impact Printing will print a minimum order of 25 signs measuring 18 x 24 inches at $6.75 each plus $1.30 for the stand. Buyers must pay shipping. Reach them at (651) 489-0803 or go to www.impactprintingstpaul.com (This is from the MN Council of Churches, who has taken this lead.)
The Issue: We are in the context of increased disrespect for Muslims. From hate crimes to a presidential campaign where fear and hate speech seem to becoming more of the norm. But that is not who we are in Minnesota. When we are our best selves, we are a welcoming, caring, respectful community and there are people of faith all over the state who want to offer their own witness to that fact. (Public Religion Research institute / The Atlantic Survey tell us that, "Two-thirds (67%) of Americans oppose banning people who are Muslim from entering the U.S....") A Response: The Minnesota Council of Churches seeks to offer a movement this Ramadan by inviting congregations and individuals to place a sign in their yard during Ramadan season that says, "To Our Muslim Neighbors: Blessed Ramadan".
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A short video produced by the
Christian Education, Ecumenical Faith Formation, and Leadership Development Convening Table of the National Council of Churches. Click here.
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24th Annual Interfaith Association of Central Ohio
Main Event Luncheon, August 28, 1:00-3:00 p.m. Martin de Porres Center, 2330 Airport Dr., Columbus.
"Building Interfaith Relations While Building Homes." Guest Speaker - Dr. Tom Jones, Habitat for Humanity.
$30. For more information, go to: iaco@iaco.org or call 614-849-0290. Register online.
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