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August 10, 2006 Volume 3, Number 4 |
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In This Issue
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AALC PLANS GULF VISIT
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GNCC offers
Resources for One-Year Anniversary
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powell calls for Season of Prayer o Gamaliel Leadership Chairs call to action still important
Resources for Worship
Bulletin Insert
Gamaliel
Leadership Chairs’ Letter of Invitation
Resources for Reflection
Resources for Analysis
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August 15-19, 2006 New Orleans (Ninth Ward/St. Bernard’s Parish); Baton Rouge; Biloxi, Miss.
On August 15-19 Gamaliel/AALC is making a visit to the Gulf Coast region devastated by Hurricanes Katrina/Rita to build institutional relationships with faith community/survivors; and support faith community, allies and organizations in their on-going Katrina/Rita restoration strategies. Event organizers said, "We will visit with clergy/ public policy/and public officials and pursue a unity reception with other organizations, policy/ community to learn how AALC can best provide support." Pray that strong and lasting relationships will grow from these visits.
The Tennessean
Times Picayune
Gamaliel National Clergy Caucus offers resources The suffering of those who lived in this region prior to Katrina continues. Many residents have become part of a new American Diaspora, unable to return to their homes in New Orleans and on the Gulf Coast.
The GNCC is offering materials for faith community observances of the One-year Anniversary of Katrina. Gamaliel congregations are invited to use these materials as is or adapt them to fit their own ways of remembering and praying.
The materials include a prayer, a litany, and a bulletin insert that can downloaded and produced locally.
powell and allies call for the SEASON of PRAYER to continue as the August 29th anniversary of Katrina draws near.
john powell, is calling for the Season of Prayer to continue the weekend of August 25-27.
powell, a Gamaliel Foundation Strategic partner is leading a growing alliance of partners working to restore opportunity for the residents of the gulf coast. The work of this alliance is detailed at www.linkedfate.org
Gamaliel Members would do well to act on the two fold request of Gamaliel leadership bodies
In mid-March Rev. Kevin Turman, Chair, Council of Presidents, Rev. Joe Games, Chair, Gamaliel National Clergy Caucus, Rev. Michael Harrison, Chair, African American Leadership Council, Mr. Pablo Tapia, Chair, Civil Rights of Immigrants Taskforce, Dr. Ron Trimmer, Co-Chair, National Leadership Assembly and Rev. Ralph Newell, Co-Chair, National Leadership Assembly came to the membership of Gamaliel a two-fold request to help Katrina’s victims.
The chairs called on members to asks all member congregation clergy leaders offer prayer and reflection in their services during the first season of Prayer and Action for Victims of Katrina.
The chairs also called on Gamaliel members to consider asking members of affiliate boards to visit your federal representatives and ask them to support legislation that adheres to the following principles:
A suggested format for your visit to federal representatives is provided under resources for action.
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