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ELCA NEWS SERVICE

September 13, 2001

ELCA TAKES PART IN 'RESPONDING TO TRAGEDY' ON THE INTERNET SEPT. 14
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     CHICAGO (ELCA)  - The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and
other faith organizations will participate in "Responding to Tragedy: A
Live Video Forum for Pastoral Care Workers" on the Internet at
www.faithandvalues.com Sept. 14 from 1 to 3 p.m., Eastern Time.
     The forum, conducted in real-time through FaithandValues.com,
Lexington, Ky., is designed to provide "practical help" for care-givers
dealing with the aftermath of Tuesday's terrorist attacks in the eastern
United States.
     The forum will include a panel of counselors, spiritual directors
and disaster response professionals, who will provide ideas for care-
givers in the areas of long-term pastoral support, youth concerns and
worship.  Care-givers and congregational leaders will learn ways to help
congregations and communities deal with the emotional and spiritual
dimensions of the Sept. 11 tragedy.
     The forum will be available as streaming video and audio through
FaithandValues.com, an interfaith Web site supported by mainline faith
groups in the United States.  It will include live feeds from Baltimore,
Md.; Lexington, Ky.; Phoenix; and St. Paul, Minn.
     The forum is believed to be the first use of video-streaming
technology to coordinate pastoral response in a crisis, according to
John Lynner Peterson, executive vice president for business development,
FaithandValues.com, Lexington, Ky.
     "Participants will be invited to join an online discussion during
and immediately following the live Web cast to exchange liturgy and
worship materials.  The forum and the moderated discussion are free for
all pastors and pastoral professionals," Peterson said.
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Information about "Responding to Tragedy: A Live Video Forum for
Pastoral Care Workers" is maintained at www.faithandvalues.com on the
Web.

For information contact:
John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or NEWS@ELCA.ORG
http://listserv.elca.org/archives/elcanews.html