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May 30, 1996 
 
 
 
96200          Television Satellite Coverage Added  
                  to General Assembly Reporting 
 
                      by Jerry L. Van Marter 
 
LOUISVILLE, Ky.--Newspapers and magazines, bulletin inserts, computers, 
telephones ... and now there is television. 
 
     Through a partnership between the Media Services office of the 
Congregational Ministries Division and General Assembly Council's Office of 
Communication, Presbyterians with satellite dishes will be able to receive 
a 15-minute daily telecast of news and information from the upcoming 
General Assembly meeting in Albuquerque. 
 
     The C-band telecasts will be broadcast each day from July 1 through 
July 6 at 11:30 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time, on Galaxy 7, Transponder 11. 
For more information, call Greg Kapfhammer in the Media Services office at 
(502) 569-5493. 
 
                  Other reports from Albuquerque 
 
     PresbyTel, the Presbyterian Church's toll-free information service, 
will expand its hours during the June 29-July 6 Assembly.  Telephone 
consultants will be on duty from 9:00 a.m to 11:00 p.m.  Eastern Daylight 
Time to provide up-to-the-minute information from Albuquerque.  The number 
is 1-800-872-3283. 
 
     VoiceLine, the recorded telephone information service, will feature 
daily recorded reports of the Assembly from the Presbyterian News Service. 
Each day's report will be available after 8:00 p.m.  Eastern Daylight Time, 
beginning June 27. Call 1-800-872-3283. 
 
     PresbyNet, the denomination's computer communication network will 
carry daily online reports from the Presbyterian News Service, all news 
releases from the General Assembly Newsroom in Albuquerque, and other 
Assembly-related information produced by the Office of Communication staff. 
General Assembly news and information will also be available on the 
Presbyterian Church's World Wide Web site at http://www.pcusa.org. 
 
    Summary publications available after the General Assembly 
 
     "The General Assembly News" Wrap-Up Edition, produced by the staff of 
the General Assembly Newsroom, will be available the week following the 
General Assembly.  The 12-page newspaper is available for $50 per 100 
copies by calling (502) 569-5360 or by faxing (502) 569-8005. 
 
     "Assembly in Brief," an eight-page bulletin-insert-size summary of the 
General Assembly, will also be available the week following the General 
Assembly.  A joint production of the Office of the General Assembly and the 
Presbyterian News Service, "Assembly in Brief " costs $10 per 100 copies 
and can be ordered by calling (502) 569-5360 or by faxing (502) 569-8005. 
 
     The September issue of "Presbyterians Today" magazine will feature a 
summary of the General Assembly in words and color photographs. 
Subscription information is available by calling 1-800-524-2612. 
 
     Video highlights of the General Assembly will be produced by the Media 
Services Office.  The video costs $10 and is available by calling 
1-800-524-2612 and asking for PDS#70-310-96-023. 

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For more information contact Presbyterian News Service
  phone 502-569-5504             fax 502-569-8073  
  E-mail PCUSA.NEWS@pcusa.org   Web page: http://www.pcusa.org 

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