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Health Care issues
COVER THE UNINSURED WEEK |
| COVER THE UNINSURED WEEK is MAY 1 - 8,
2005 [4-29-05]
Cover the Uninsured Week, May 1-8, is next week! More than 1,200 activities
are scheduled to take place nationwide. The involvement of the faith
community is critical to the success of the Week and we would like to thank
you again for your support of and participation in this year's effort.
 | You Can See the National Launch Event This
year’s national launch will be held Wednesday, April 27, 2005, in
Washington, DC. You can watch the National Launch Event from your
computer. Visit
www.CoverTheUninsuredWeek.org on or after April 27, 2005 for
instructions on how to view the Web cast!
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| National Day of Prayer - May 5, 2005 If you are
involved in an interfaith activity on the National Day of Prayer, May 5,
2005, consider including Cover the Uninsured Week handouts and materials
at your event. Visit
www.CoverTheUninsuredWeek.org/materials
to download or order free Cover the Uninsured Week posters, stickers,
fliers, and more.
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| Events Taking Place Near You More than 100
interfaith events are scheduled to take place nationwide. It's not too
late for your faith community to get involved! Please encourage your faith
community to visit
www.CoverTheUninsuredWeek.org/events
to see what events are happening in your community. If you are planning an
event, please visit the Event Planning Center at
http://plan.CoverTheUninsuredWeek.org where you
can register an event, send invitations and set up a personal event Web
page that will be linked to
www.CoverTheUninsuredWeek.org.
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| Cover the Uninsured Week Interfaith Resources and
Materials You can download interfaith materials, including Christian,
Jewish and Muslim prayers and study guides, by visiting
www.CoverTheUninsuredWeek.org/interfaith. These
and other Cover the Uninsured Week materials can be used and distributed
to the faith community in prayer services, interfaith breakfasts, study
sessions, and more throughout the Week.
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| Involve Your Faith Community in Cover the Uninsured
Week Events In addition to the more than 100 interfaith events taking
place across the country, there are over 1,200 health fairs, small
business seminars, campus events, and more being planned for Cover the
Uninsured Week. We encourage you and your faith community to participate
in events taking place near you. For a complete listing of events, visit
www.CoverTheUninsuredWeek.org/events.
Thank you for helping to make Cover the Uninsured Week a meaningful week
for the uninsured. If you have any questions, please contact Sally Kurtz
at (202) 572-2848 or
sally.kurtz@gmmb.com.
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Cover the Uninsured Week 2005 is supported by The National Council of
Churches USA,
http://www.ncccusa.org
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Some blogs worth visiting |
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PVJ's
Facebook page
Mitch Trigger, PVJ's
Secretary/Communicator, has created a Facebook page where
Witherspoon members and others can gather to exchange news and
views. Mitch and a few others have posted bits of news, both
personal and organizational. But there’s room for more!
You can post your own news and views,
or initiate a conversation about a topic of interest to you. |
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Voices of Sophia blog
Heather Reichgott, who has created
this new blog for Voices of Sophia, introduces it:
After fifteen years of scholarship
and activism, Voices of Sophia presents a blog. Here, we present the
voices of feminist theologians of all stripes: scholars, clergy,
students, exiles, missionaries, workers, thinkers, artists, lovers
and devotees, from many parts of the world, all children of the God
in whose image women are made. .... This blog seeks to glorify God
through prayer, work, art, and intellectual reflection. Through
articles and ensuing discussion we hope to become an active and
thoughtful community. |
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John Harris’ Summit to
Shore blogspot
Theological and philosophical
reflections on everything between summit to shore, including
kayaking, climbing, religion, spirituality, philosophy, theology,
politics, culture, travel, The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), New
York City and the Queens neighborhood of Ridgewood by a progressive
New York City Presbyterian Pastor. John is a former member of the
Witherspoon board, and is designated pastor of North Presbyterian
Church in Flushing, NY. |
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John Shuck’s Shuck and Jive
A Presbyterian minister, currently
serving as pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Elizabethton,
Tenn., blogs about spirituality, culture, religion (both organized
and disorganized), life, evolution, literature, Jesus, and
lightening up. |
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Got more blogs to recommend?
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