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Presbyterians Participate in AIDS Quilt Display in Washington


From PCUSA.NEWS@ecunet.org
Date 08 Nov 1996 12:49:04

23-October-1996 
 
 
96427        Presbyterians Participate in AIDS Quilt  
                      Display in Washington 
 
                      by Jerry L. Van Marter 
 
WASHINGTON, D.C.--Presbyterians participated prominently in the AIDS 
Memorial Quilt Display of the Names Project in the nation's capitol Oct. 
11-13. 
 
     The Presbyterian AIDS Network (PAN), a constituent member of the 
Presbyterian Health, Education and Welfare Association, in cooperation with 
the Office of Health Ministries in the National Ministries Division, hosted 
one of the booths in the educational pavilion during the three-day event. 
The booth, one of several hosted by religious organizations, featured AIDS 
ministry resources developed by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). 
 
     PAN leaders also participated in the reading of the names of those who 
have died from AIDS -- the AIDS quilt memorializes some 70,000.  Also 
participating in the reading of the names was the Rev.  John M. Buchanan, 
current moderator of the General Assembly. 
      
     The Rev. Howard M. Warren, an AIDS hospice chaplain from Indianapolis, 
preached at an Oct.  13 interfaith worship service at Westminster 
Presbyterian Church held in conjunction with the quilt display. 
 
     The Office of Health Ministries will produce a video to document 
Presbyterian participation in the the Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt 
Display.  For information, call the Rev. David Zuverink in Louisville at 
(502) 569-5793. 

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