Highlights from December Meeting

The peacemaking overture to General Assembly for which 6th was a cosponsor was passed at the Pittsburgh Presbytery level.... The panel discussion held at the seminary on the role of faith in our stance on the death penalty drew a small but interested audience..... CROP Walk contributions increased by 10+% from last year....The Neighborhood Academy has been nominated for a Peace Partner Award through the Center for Victims of Violent Crimes.... Concerned action and awareness on the situation in Braddock/closing of the UPMC hospital there goes on (the Tribune-Review has been a good partner in keeping this in front of the public eye)....Next lunch at the Neighborhood Academy is February 4th....Volunteers at Global Links are having *fun* while doing good! -- and the high level of participation has earned 'points' that may enable 6th to send medical packets to Nicaragua as part of our developing relationship with the community of El Porvenir....The Committee is interested in learning more about anti-sweatshop legislation; the law was initially introduced as the Decent Working Conditions and Fair Competition Act..... The June 2010 mission trip will be an exciting and challenging opportunity for adults at Sixth!

Reminder: CROP Walk for Hunger

It's coming! Sixth Church walks on Sunday, October 11 at 2:00 p.m., starting from the South Avenue United Methodist Church in Wilkinsburg and walking through the neighborhoods of the East End to raise money for the hunger and refugee work of Church World Service.

Want to help? You can be a walker, or you can sponsor a walker with your pledge.

Here are a few examples of programs supported through the CROP Walk:

• A network of rural cooperatives in Haiti are working together to create economic security and sustainable food sources for their families.

• Women in 19 rural communities in Nicaragua are developing funds to promote local development and food security initiatives.

Pledge through the online donation site for our Pittsburgh East Walk -- or sign up to sponsor a walker any Sunday morning after worship.

Walk the [CROP] Walk!

C+C Co-Chair Fred is one of Sixth's most faithful CROP walkers. Won't you join him and others on Sunday, October 11th, as Sixth Presbyterian walks through the East End of Pittsburgh to raise funds for Church World Services?

Our fall calendars fill up so quickly: please mark your calendars now so that you can walk or participate in some other way on October 11th.

Pittsburgh CROP Walk

Buff up those walking shoes..... The 2008 CROP Walk in the East End of Pittsburgh will be held Sunday, October 12th.