Sixth Church: Church & Community Committee: November 2010

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

two Nicaragua pieces

I've uploaded two pieces about Nicaragua and wanted to share the links to them with you, (both are PDF files):

The first is a narrative that Sara Berg prepared summarizing the Summer 2010 Sixth mission trip to Nicaragua:

Nicaragua Narrative

The second is an article Bill Beggs found from Gettysburg College's alumni magazine about their work in Leon and around Nicaragua:

Nicaragua Article

Enjoy!

Fred

Related Links

Opportunities: The Church + Community Committee maintains a chart showing some (not all!) hands-on mission/volunteer opportunities available through Sixth. See http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=df9bxh2j_1784w6qzhs to find a good match for your time and talents!

More Light: In May of 1997, the Session of Sixth Church declared our congregation to be a More Light church by affirming the congregation's "desire to welcome all people who seek God's grace through acceptance and trust in Jesus Christ" and by becoming a full member of the More Light Churches Network. http://www.mlp.org/list/sixth.html

East End Cooperative Ministry: Volunteers from 6th cook and serve a meal at the homeless men's shelter on the first Wednesday of each month. Sixth Church is represented on the EECM Community Council by David Wood. http://www.eecm.org/ [And share blog love by visiting the EECM blog at http://www.eecmblog.org/!]

Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank: The mission of the GPCFB is to eliminate hunger and encourage self-reliance with the vision of building a community that makes food accessible to all people. http://www.pittsburghfoodbank.org/

Neighborhood Academy: This high school provides a strong educational background for teenagers from economically deprived areas and aids their entry into college. Sixth provides lunch several times a year and occasional study hall mentors. http://www.theneighborhoodacademy.org/

Church World Service: CWS aims to lessen the impact of hunger throughout the world. Sixth Church members and friends participate annually in the Pittsburgh CROP Walk. http://www.churchworldservice.org/

Global Links: This Pittsburgh-based organization ships donated hospital supplies all over the world. Sixth Church members volunteer once or twice monthly for two-hour shifts at this facility. http://www.globallinks.org/

A Time to Embrace: Reverend Janet Edwards' blog, where she shares her reflections on marriage, ordination, and the place of GLBT faithful in the Presbyterian Church. http://www.timetoembrace.com/

Mission Yearbook: This year's theme for the Presbyterian Mission Yearbook is "out of the believer's heart shall flow rivers of living water" (John 7:38). The yearbook is online, and you can also subscribe to a podcast if you'd like to listen to the daily readings. http://www.pcusa.org/missionyearbook/

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