After the United States (US) - Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) summit concluded, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit gave thanks to God for what he called 'an important first step on the path to a more peaceful and secure future in the region.'
With 36,000 Americans dying from gun violence last year, the General Assembly gathering of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in St. Louis June 16-23 will reaffirm church policies for gun reform. Hopefully, Presbyterians will leave with new resources and a new resolve to take action at home to prevent gun violence. The 223rd General Assembly marks 50 years of Presbyterian statements on the need for legislative action to curb gun violence, beginning in 1968.
The Reverend Everdith (“Evie” with a long “e”) Landrau has joined the staff of Ecclesial and Ecumenical Relations in the Office of the General Assembly as manager for ecumenical networking, education, and resource development. She began her new work June 4.
Landrau was born in Puerto Rico and moved with her family to Harlem, New York, at the age of five. “Although the move was painful, in Harlem I encountered diversity like none other,” she says. Landrau received her B.A. from American International College in Springfield, Massachusetts, and her M.Div. from Duke University. She is a candidate for a D.Min. from Asbury Theological Seminary.
Él era un hombre de pocas palabras. Mis visitas a menudo consistían en un monólogo que yo elaboraba cuidadosamente en torno a preguntas veladas, con la esperanza de que él ofreciera detalles de su vida sin agitarse. Pero sus respuestas eran cortas; unas pocas palabras enunciadas con una voz grave que se volvía más fuerte si estaba molesto con el tema.
He was a man of few words. My visits often consisted of a monologue I carefully constructed around veiled questions, hoping he would offer up details about his life without getting agitated. But his responses were short — a few words uttered in a deep voice that got louder if he was irritated by the subject matter.
As the U.S. debates the moral and legal ramifications of federal raids on illegal immigrants, the United Nations Refugee Agency will commemorate World Refugee Day on Wednesday, June 20. The event began in 2000 to raise awareness on the global responsibility for refugees.
WFC (Way Forward Commission)와 AARC (All Agency Review Committee)의 공동 회의가 오늘 미국장로교 공개 회의 관행의 "해석과 시행"을 명확히 하려는 행정 조치를 승인했다.
A joint meeting of the Way Forward Commission (WFC) and All Agency Review Committee (AARC) today approved an administrative action seeking to clarify “interpretation and implementation” of existing Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) open meeting practices.
A request to establish an administrative commission “to address disorder in the Synod of the Covenant” is one of the items that will be on the agenda of Assembly Committee 5 when the 223rd General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) meets June 16–23 in St. Louis.
That request, from the Presbytery of Cincinnati, has been met with a response from the Synod of the Covenant (item 05-06) that calls on the General Assembly to reject the Cincinnati overture “because the synod can demonstrate that it asserts false claims and misleading conclusions based on misinformation.”
미국장로교회 한인교회 전국총회(NCKPC)는 오늘 한반도 평화와 통일에 관한 상황과 진행중인 협상에 관한 선언문을 발표했다.