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What's New at WCC! Flu Planning Resources An important role of the Wisconsin Council of Churches is to partner with public health officials and with member judicatories and congregations as we seek to sustain the health and wholeness of our communities. Public officials worldwide at all levels of government and healthcare are taking measures of preparedness that include increasing global disease monitoring, assuring adequate stockpiles of vaccines and anti-viral medications, and providing clear and consistent mechanisms to communicate with and educate the public. While planning and preparation must take place at all levels of government and healthcare the most important work happens at the local level, and that’s where the religious community can play an important part. The entire community must be prepared - churches, schools, local health officials, public safety officers, and the like - both to help prevent the spread of the flu and to help manage an outbreak when one occurs.See the WCC flu planning page for links to local, state and federal resources. Ched Myers DVD “Jesus, the Nonviolent Activist of Mark’s Gospel,” featuring four lectures delivered by Ched Myers, Director of Bartimaeus Cooperative Ministries, at a nonviolence conference in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, in November 2008. The resource packet includes four audio CD’s of Ched’s four lectures, a printed discussion guide, the May 2009 issue of Friends Journal, (with an article by Ched Myers) and a feedback form. Order your packet by sending a check for $25 to the Wisconsin Council of Churches. The titles of Ched’s four lectures are: Martin Luther King and Jesus: Peacemaking Begins by Disturbing the Peace; Let’s go Catch Some Big Fish” – Jesus’ Call to Discipleship in a World of Injustice; Healing Political Bodies – Challenging the Body Politic; Unmasking Social Injustice – Embodying Sabbath Economics.To order this item send a check payable to: Wisconsin Council of Churches to WCC, 750 Windsor Street, Suite #301, Sun Prairie, WI 53590. The 2010 Wisconsin Religious Bodies Directory The directory of Wisconsin Religious Bodies is available online for viewing or printing in PDF format. The directory lists names and addresses of Wisconsin Christian denominations, non-Christian religious bodies and the National and World Council of Churches. View or print a copy in PDF format by clicking here. Care for Creation Be sure to read "Reconciled in Christ with Creator and Creation," the statement adopted by WCC in December, 2006 regarding the worshipful work of caring for the earth and people. See more on Care for Creation. (click here). Training Events Sponsored by WCC The WCC sponsors quality workshops and conferences for clergy and lay persons on a wide variety of topics. Check out our fall workshops and the 2009 Annual Meeting in the "Events" page on our website. Be sure to consider attending the 2010 Washington Island Forum June 21-25, 2010 with Dr. Kenda Creasy Dean of Princeton University. The 2011 Forum features noted theologian, writer and lecturer Marcus Borg. Way of Torture, Way of the Cross With the advent of the “War on Terror,” the Wisconsin Council of Churches has joined the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (www.NRCAT.org) in expressing grave concerns about the use of torture by military forces and clandestine operatives, and advocating for its elimination. The WCC has supported all efforts to bring the United States back to being a nation that governs its policies of military detention under the provisions of the Geneva Convention and other international laws which cover the use of torture. Click here to visit our web pages on this topic, to learn about our Leader's Guide and how local congregations can become involved, other printed and internet resources on this topic. The Ecu-News Newsletter The Ecu-News Newsletter is published three times annually and contains news about Council initiatives, ecumenical news, and conferences offered by the WCC. You can request a mailed copy or may view the newsletter online. Click here for the most recent edition. |
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