October 1, 2007

Church and Society ~ Living Faith
News and Views from the General Board of Church & Society of The United Methodist Church

Word from Winkler
"Turning Away from Evil"
By Jim Winkler

A sermon preached by Jim Winkler at Quapaw Quarter UMC in Little Rock, Arkansas on September 23, 2007.

GBCS Responds to President Bush´s Veto of SCHIP
Press Release -- Washington, D.C., October 3, 2007
Michelle Brooks

On October 3, 2007, the General Board of Church and Society released the following statement in response to the veto by President Bush of the SCHIP legislation.

Celebrate United Nations Sunday on October 28, 2007
Recommitment to Millennium Development Goals
by Liberato Bautista

United Nations Sunday is October 28, 2007. Again this year, the United Methodist Office for the United Nations has prepared resources for use in the commemoration of the founding of the United Nations. These resources may be used by local churches, Sunday school and adult school groups.

URGENT MESSAGE: U.S. to Host Peace Conference in November
Will there Be Peace or More War?
by Ron Young, consultant, National Interreligious Leadership Initiative (NILI)

United States policy in the Middle East is at a new crossroads between a path toward peace and a path that will likely lead to more violence and possibly new war. Learn how you can take action in this Urgent Message from NILI.

Chocolate: A Tricky Treat!
GBCS Partners With Equal Exchange to Educate About Fair Trade Chocolate
By Jamie Michaels

Postcards designed by GBCS will be enclosed in each Equal Exchange's Halloween fair trade chocolate order this month to educate consumers about child slavery in the cocoa industry.

Development and Participation in an Ageing World
International Day of Older Persons Celebrated October 1
By the Rev. Liberato Bautista, Assistant General Secretary
General Board of Church & Society

 

Wounded World that Cries for Healing
...a personal reflection
by Linda Bales
Program Director,
Louise and Hugh Moore Population Project

Sometimes "church" touches our very soul through the sharing of stories, the shedding of tears and the realization of God's creative power and grace in spite of our humanity. Last Sunday was one such day for me.

Quote of the Week
What changes the world?
by Margaret Mead

Word from Winkler

GBCS Responds to President Bush´s Veto of SCHIP

Celebrate United Nations Sunday on October 28, 2007

URGENT MESSAGE: U.S. to Host Peace Conference in November

Chocolate: A Tricky Treat!

Development and Participation in an Ageing World

Wounded World that Cries for Healing

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