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Mini-Conference on C-67, Palo Alto, CA
Sunday, May 5, 2002
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Join us for a
35th Anniversary Celebration and
Dialogue on
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THE CONFESSION OF
1967
"To Be
Reconciled To God Is To Be Sent
Into The World As
God’s Reconciling
Community." [9.31]
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Sponsored by
The
Executive Committee of The Witherspoon Society
WHEN:
Sunday, May 5, 2002
2:00 pm - 8:00 pm
WHERE: Covenant Presbyterian Church, 670
E. Meadow Drive, Palo Alto (Click
here for directions)
Please join us for a 35th anniversary celebration
and dialogue on the Confession of 1967, a confession rich in the spirit of
social justice and reconciliation. The Witherspoon Society is focusing on
the Confession's challenge and relevance to the issues facing our church
today. Building on a national conference held in February, the Society is
now sponsoring regional workshops across the country to further reflect on
this vital document of our tradition. Attendees will be challenged to
consider how progressive Presbyterians can reclaim confessionally the
denomination's social justice agenda.
Keynote speaker will be Dr. Philip
L. Wickeri, Flora Lamson Hewlett Professor of Evangelism and Mission,
San Francisco Theological Seminary. He served as a Missionary in China for
over 20 years. Dr. Wickeri is a member of the Presbytery of the Hudson
River, PC(USA), and the Episcopal Diocese of California.
Facilitator will be the Reverend Kent
Winters-Hazelton, pastor of Claremont Presbyterian Church, Claremont,
CA. Winters-Hazelton is lead strategist and member-at-large of the
Executive Committee of the Witherspoon Society.
The cost for the event is $20
including dinner.
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TO COVENANT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 670 E. MEADOW DRIVE, PALO ALTO
(650) 494-1760
U.S. #101 AND U.S. #280 ARE PARALLEL ROUTES
BETWEEN SAN FRANCISCO AND SAN JOSE. COVENANT CHURCH IS IN PALO
ALTO ABOUT HALF WAY BETWEEN SAN JOSE AND S.F..
FROM #101 EXIT OREGON
EXPRESSWAY WEST ABOUT 1.5 MILES TO LEFT ON MIDDLEFIELD ROAD
ANOTHER 1.5 MILES THEN RIGHT AT MEADOW, CHURCH IS IMMEDIATELY ON
LEFT SIDE OF STREET.
FROM #280 EXIT PAGE
MILL EAST ABOUT 4 MILES (BECOMES OREGON AVENUE) TO RIGHT ON
MIDDLEFIELD THEN AS ABOVE 1.5 MILES TO RIGHT ON MEADOW.
NOTE: THERE MAY NOT BE ANYONE IN THE CHURCH
OFFICE ON SUNDAY SO IF YOU NEED FURTHER DIRECTIONS, PLEASE CALL
AHEAD!
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register:
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just the material in this box, and not the links at the top and left
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REGISTRATION FORM
NAME/CHURCH ____________________________________________
ADDRESS
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CITY, STATE, ZIP
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PHONE
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EMAIL
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ENCLOSE $20 CHECK PAYABLE TO:
WITHERSPOON SOCIETY
AND RETURN TO:
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PRESBYTERY OF SAN JOSE
888 N. FIRST ST, SUITE 320
SAN JOSE, CA 95112-6314.
Phone (408) 279-0220
EMAIL: jim@sanjosepby.org
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GA actions
ratified (or not) by the presbyteries
A number of the most important actions of the 219th
General Assembly have now been acted upon by the presbyteries,
confirming most of them as amendments to the PC(USA) Book of Order.
We provided resources to help inform the
reflection and debate, along with updates on the voting.
Our three areas of primary interest have been:
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Amendment 10-A,
which removes the current ban on
lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender persons being considered as
possible candidates for ordination as elder or ministers.
Approved! |
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Amendment 10-2,
which would add the Belhar Confession to our Book of
Confessions. Disapproved, because as an amendment
to the Book of Confessions it needed a 2/3 vote, and did not
receive that. |
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Amendment
10-1, which adopts the new Form of Government
that was approved by the Assembly. Approved. |
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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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