Monday, October 27, 2008

hosted Tents of Hope for Darfur

We hosted an Akron area Tents of Hope for Darfur event on Sun, Oct 19. Here are some pictures from it.

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Friday, October 17, 2008

Sun theme Oct 19 at Fairlawn West UCC

The theme this Sunday at Fairlawn West United Church of Christ is "Marriage...life beyond romance - spiritual love" with the central vision coming from the prayer by Tobias as he and Sarah are about to enter their marriage bed in Tobit 8:4-9.

Fairlawn West United Church of Christ, 2095 West Market Street, Akron, OH
330-864-2179
http://www.fairlawnwest.org
office@fairlawnwest.org

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Good $ense group

A new Good $ense group will begin at Fairlawn West on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at 7:00 pm. Everyone is invited who wants help, support and encouragement in their combined spiritual and financial journey.

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Tents of Hope for Darfur

Fairlawn West United Church of Christ, Akron, Ohio

Hi folks


As you may know, Fairlawn West will this Sunday, Oct. 19, host Tents of Hope for the People of Darfur.

Cookies are needed for a reception that will wrap up the event. The reception is expected to begin around 3:30 p.m.

Let me -- Katie (Byard) Carney -- know if you're in a baking mood.
I can be reached via cell at 330-819-9485 or e-mail at
kbyard@thebeaconjournal.com

Here's some info. about the event:

Tents of Hope will begin at 1:30 p.m. Sunday with an Interfaith prayer service and blessing of the tents. About eight tents -- designed to resemble refugee tents -- are expected. (The local tents will join those from all over the country Nov. 7-9 during the Gathering of the Tents event at the National Mall in Washington, D.C.)

Sunday, at Fairlawn West, a ``refugee lunch'' will consist of a porridge made from millet flour and water.

Stephen Hilbert, policy adviser for Africa and global development for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington, D.C., and John Prendergast, an internationally known activist, scholar, author and diplomat will speak.

Local Tents of Hope organizers are asking for a $25 donation from adults and $15 from students to hear Prendergast (co-chairman of the ENOUGH Project, an initiative to end genocide and crimes against humanity) and Hilbert. All proceeds will support advocacy and relief efforts in Darfur.

Here's a link to a Beacon Journal story about the event:
http://www.ohio.com/news/30832579.html

Here's a link to the Tents of Hope Web site: http://www.tentsofh ope.org/

Thank you,
Katie Byard Carney

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