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[Church of the Brethren News Services]

Date:      Aug. 1, 1998
Contact:  Nevin Dulabaum
V:  847/742-5100   F:  847/742-6103
E-MAIL:   CoBNews@AOL.Com

What’s up
Announcements round third base and head for home

One huge THANK YOU from the NYC coordinators goes out to all staff whose hard
work made this week possible.

Check-out procedures—please take all trash to dumpsters behind the cafeteria,
close all windows, strip all linens off beds and leave on floor with your
towels, place furniture as you found it on arrival, check closets and drawers
for personal items, and return your room key to the front desk of your dorm.

Departure information. Groups are gathering at the following times. Please be
prompt—
   • Western Plains: buses will load at 11 a.m. Sunday in front of your dorms.
Notify parents that time has been moved up 2 hours.
   • Mid-Atlantic: advisers in the district’s travel group should have all
youth and luggage in front of Corbett Hall at 11 a.m. Sunday.
   • Western Pennsylvania: The bus group will load luggage at 7 a.m. Sunday in
front of your dorms. Have bags at the front door by 6:50 a.m.
   • Northern Indiana District: buses will pick up ALL passengers at 10:45
a.m. Sunday. They will be parked along North Drive.

   Get your own videos on special portions of NYC. Copies of all worship
services except Bernice King and Ted & Lee are available for $10, the Ken
Medema concert for $15, and the choir performances for $7. Include $3 for
shipping and handling. Send order to Lahman/Sollenberger Video, 1804 Horseshoe
Pike, Annville PA 17003, or visit the video stand after worship.

What else? Messenger, the denomination’s monthly magazine for members, will
include a 16-page color spread in its September issue, which will be mailed
free of charge to all NYC participants. And the NYC web site already has a
photo journal of the week online, as well as other youth and young adult and
other denominational information.

The morning worship team
thanks those who participated in this morning’s worship.

Please fill out the evaluation form located in the back of your conference
booklet.

The Beaver Creek (Ohio) Church group asks prayers for adviser Charlotte
Peters, who was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer two months ago,
preventing her from coming to NYC.

Who’s been responsible for  this thing? The NYC News Services team—Nevin
Dulabaum, editor; Melissa Collett, Karla Hignite, Walt Wiltschek, and Regina
Bryan.
Eight school buses bearing more than 300 NYCers drove about an hour to the
site of a nearby missile silo Wednesday for a peaceful protest against the
presence of the nuclear weapon. While guards patrolled the area, most of whom
were called in just to work during the vigil, protesters gave speeches and
sang songs, which were led by members of the Youth Peace Travel Team.
   Costa Nicolaidis, legislative associate in the Church of the Brethren
Washington Office, spoke to the group about the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban
Treaty. He encouraged the group to write letters to their senators and
representatives about the treaty.
   Near the conclusion of the vigil, youth received handfuls of grass seed to
sprinkle on the ground as a symbol of new life and hope overcoming death and
destruction. Many of the protesters hugged or shook the hands of the guards as
they left the site. 
   “I think most of the youth didn’t know quite what to expect, and some were
quite surprised,” said Loyce Borgmann, Washington Office coordinator. “But at
the same time, I think they felt it was really important to witness and to be
a witness.”

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Know this?

   1. What is the current CoB membership?
   2. When and where did the Brethren movement begin?
   3. How many other denominations also trace their roots to then and there?
   4. How many colleges, universities, and seminaries are affiliated with the
CoB? 
   5. What is the denomination’s highest voting authority?
   6. What are its official agencies?
   7. Who is the denomination’s top elected leader; title?
   8. How many districts are there?
   9. In how many states?
   10. What is the largest CoB conference to be held this year?

1. 142,000. 2. 1708 in Schwarzenau, Germany. 3. Five —the Brethren Church,
Grace Brethren, Old German Baptist Brethren, the Dunkard Brethren, and
Ekklesiyar Yan’uwa a Nigeria (the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria). 4. Five,
one, and one. 5. The Annual Conference. 6. Association of Brethren Caregivers,
Bethany Theological Seminary, Brethren Benefit Trust, the General Board, and
On Earth Peace Assembly. 7. Lowell Flory, Annual Conference moderator 8. 23.
9. 36. 10. NYC.

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Along the road to Damascus

^From an angry young woman who had “lost all hope in the future and in myself,”
Bernice King now shares of her Damascus experience with God—who told her to
put down the knife that she held in her hand, contemplating an end to years of
bottled-up childhood suffering and pain.
   Addressing NYCers during Friday night’s worship, King said being in tune
with God requires having a serious relationship with him. “You need to
communicate with God—to talk to him. You need to be in his presence and get to
know him by studying God and his teachings.”
   And if you are not in tune with God, warned King, “You will miss what he
sends your way to take you to the next level of your life.”

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Peace training

What’s up
Announcements round third base and head for home

One huge THANK YOU from the NYC coordinators goes out to all staff whose hard
work made this week possible.

Check-out procedures—please take all trash to dumpsters behind the cafeteria,
close all windows, strip all linens off beds and leave on floor with your
towels, place furniture as you found it on arrival, check closets and drawers
for personal items, and return your room key to the front desk of your dorm.

Departure information. Groups are gathering at the following times. Please be
prompt—
   • Western Plains: buses will load at 11 a.m. Sunday in front of your dorms.
Notify parents that time has been moved up 2 hours.
   • Mid-Atlantic: advisers in the district’s travel group should have all
youth and luggage in front of Corbett Hall at 11 a.m. Sunday.
   • Western Pennsylvania: The bus group will load luggage at 7 a.m. Sunday in
front of your dorms. Have bags at the front door by 6:50 a.m.
   • Northern Indiana District: buses will pick up ALL passengers at 10:45
a.m. Sunday. They will be parked along North Drive.

   Get your own videos on special portions of NYC. Copies of all worship
services except Bernice King and Ted & Lee are available for $10, the Ken
Medema concert for $15, and the choir performances for $7. Include $3 for
shipping and handling. Send order to Lahman/Sollenberger Video, 1804 Horseshoe
Pike, Annville PA 17003, or visit the video stand after worship.

What else? Messenger, the denomination’s monthly magazine for members, will
include a 16-page color spread in its September issue, which will be mailed
free of charge to all NYC participants. And the NYC web site already has a
photo journal of the week online, as well as other youth and young adult and
other denominational information.

The morning worship team
thanks those who participated in this morning’s worship.

Please fill out the evaluation form located in the back of your conference
booklet.

The Beaver Creek (Ohio) Church group asks prayers for adviser Charlotte
Peters, who was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer two months ago,
preventing her from coming to NYC.

Who’s been responsible for  this thing? The NYC News Services team—Nevin
Dulabaum, editor; Melissa Collett, Karla Hignite, Walt Wiltschek, and Regina
Bryan.
Eight school buses bearing more than 300 NYCers drove about an hour to the
site of a nearby missile silo Wednesday for a peaceful protest against the
presence of the nuclear weapon. While guards patrolled the area, most of whom
were called in just to work during the vigil, protesters gave speeches and
sang songs, which were led by members of the Youth Peace Travel Team.
   Costa Nicolaidis, legislative associate in the Church of the Brethren
Washington Office, spoke to the group about the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban
Treaty. He encouraged the group to write letters to their senators and
representatives about the treaty.
   Near the conclusion of the vigil, youth received handfuls of grass seed to
sprinkle on the ground as a symbol of new life and hope overcoming death and
destruction. Many of the protesters hugged or shook the hands of the guards as
they left the site. 
   “I think most of the youth didn’t know quite what to expect, and some were
quite surprised,” said Loyce Borgmann, Washington Office coordinator. “But at
the same time, I think they felt it was really important to witness and to be
a witness.”

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Tonight's worship

Debbie Eisenbise, co-pastor of Skyridge Church of the Brethren, Kalamazoo,
Mich., will deliver tonight’s sermon on the topic, “Let go . . . with eyes of
faith.” Her sermon will be delivered in three movements. Also tonight there
will be video of the Habitat houses dedication service, which was held earlier
today. The service will conclude with an anointing service.

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Sunday

   • Rise and shine, NYCers. Check out of Club CSU begins at 6:30 a.m. until
worship at 8:15 a.m., and then again from 10:15 a.m. to noon.
   •  David Radcliff, director of Brethren Witness for the Church of the
Brethren General Board, will deliver the closing NYC sermon on the topic,
“What you see is what you get.” The worship service will also feature a
monologue, a choral anthem, and a commissioning service. An NYC video
celebration will also be presented. And, of course, 4,500 voices will belt out
“With Eyes of Faith” one last time.
   • A ba dee, a ba dee, a ba dee, that’s all folks.

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Question of the Day -- What inspired you the most this week?

Steve Bishop
N. Manchester, Ind.
Ken Medema. Just by listening to him it makes me understand and realize that
anybody can do anything. No disability can keep you from doing anything you
want and doing it great.

Holly Duff
Staunton, Va.
Ken Medema made me look at each person in a different way—not to take someone
for granted.

Kim Garber
Fisherville, Va.
Ken Medema, because even though he’s got an obstacle to face, he inspires
people through his music.

Kristin Longenecker
Lititz, Pa.
The worship service on Wednesday evening. Paul Grout’s words and actions
really inspired me to try and change my life. It was incredible.

Justin North
Greenville, Ohio
The Wednesday night service and the statue of Jesus. It helped me to go to
Jesus and seek Him even further.