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Register for the Presbyterian boat ride on the Potomac at Ecumenical Advocacy Days
On Saturday evening, March 24, Presbyterians attending Ecumenical Advocacy Days will be joined by others from the Washington area to celebrate the work of the Office of Public Witness in Washington. The festivities will take place on the lovely boat, Virginia's Jewel, on the beautiful Potomac River. The event will include music, a delicious meal, and the opportunity to see our Nation’s Capitol in all its glory during the early days of the Cherry Blossom season.
Attendees will be transported to the dinner from the Ecumenical Advocacy Days hotel and returned there at the end of the evening. The cost is $75 per person.
March 23: Compassion, Peace and Justice Training Day
'Presbyterians and Economic Justice'
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, Washington, D.C.
Join the Office of Public witness and all the ministries of Compassion, Peace and Justice for a training day in Washington, D.C. Participants will have a full day of practical, church-based training and investigate the role Christians must play in today’s changing society, particularly on issues of economic justice. Plenaries and workshops on faith-based community organizing, practical tools for simple living, justice as discipleship making, social responsibility through investing and many more!
March 23–26: Ecumenical Advocacy Days
Come to the 10th Annual Ecumenical Advocacy Days, March 23–26, 2012, in Washington, D.C., where we will explore “Economy, Livelihood and Our National Priorities” through the lens of Isaiah 58. Join other Christians in seeking a global economy and a national budget that break the yoke of injustice, poverty, hunger and unemployment throughout the world, heeding Isaiah's call to become "repairers of the breach and restorers of streets to live in."
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May 24, 2011
Friends of the PC(USA) Office of Public Witness (OPW):
I want to thank you for your support of the OPW and its ministry on behalf of the PC(USA). During the past year we embarked on a new journey that calls for a paradigm shift in implementing our justice advocacy. You may have observed the revamping of the Internship Program that brought two interns to our office in the spring. We look forward to welcoming four interns and fellows this summer. Keep reading.
What is the Office of Public Witness?
When Jesus was asked to state the greatest commandment, he replied, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart ... And a second is like it, you shall love your neighbor as yourself." In this complex age, one way we love our neighbors is to help shape the laws and policies that define how we live together in God's world.
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Washington Report to Presbyterians second quarter 2011
Update on Recent Events, Celebrating Outgoing and Incoming Interns, and Issue Updates
In this edition:
- Presbyterians Converge on the Nation’s Capital for Compassion, Peace, and Justice Training Day Event
- Building An Alliance With Young Adults
- Important Internship for Public Witness Dates and Deadlines
- Welcoming New Faces
- Challenging the Rhetoric of Scarcity: Living in a World of Abundance, by Leslie G. Woods
- Colombia Free Trade Agreement, by Catherine Gordon
- A Successful Start to the OPW Internship Program: Interviews with Outgoing Interns
- Ecumenical Advocacy Days 2011
One of the great challenges of our denomination is relating to young adults. Presbyterians often want young adults to join their congregations, but struggle with embracing new ideas to build upon their desire to serve. The PC(USA) Office of Public Witness is committed to training young adults to participate in justice advocacy.
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Second Tuesdays
The Office of Public Witness offers assistance to Presbyterians who wish to visit their Members of Congress in Washington. A special program of issue briefings and congressional visits is offered to groups of Presbyterians on the second Tuesday of each month.
The next Second Tuesday will be February 14.
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