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Stewardship of Wealth - Overcoming Poverty Is the Focus of LWF Sunday 2007 Special LWI Edition on Stewardship of Wealth
GENEVA, 3 October 2007 (LWI) - "How do we within the Lutheran communion live out our relationship as brothers and sisters in Christ in a world divided by unshared bread?" Bishop Mark S. Hanson, president of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) poses this question in his greeting to members of the Lutheran communion on the occasion of LWF Sunday commemorated on or around Reformation Sunday in October each year.
Hanson's words and the accompanying liturgy for the 2007 LWF Sunday publication focus on the subject "Stewardship of Wealth - Overcoming Poverty." The material is available in English, German, French and Spanish.
The LWF Council adopted the concept of an "LWF Sunday" or a "Lutheran Communion Sunday" in 1995 (see http://www.lutheranworld.org/Essentials/LWF-Sunday.html).
The English and German LWF Sunday are combined with a special edition of the Lutheran World Information (LWI) also titled "Stewardship of Wealth - Overcoming Poverty." The LWI No. 08/2007 brings together contributions from a variety of writers on the different approaches and efforts in the fight against poverty and its manifestations. The articles also provide insight into the churches' role in restoring justice and advocating the rightful redistribution of wealth to all God's people especially the poor. The special issue includes feature articles from the LWF regions demonstrating how effective coordination, management and stewardship of people's resources can improve the quality of life and empower individuals and communities to claim their rights.
The special LWI edition and LWF Sunday are available on the LWF web site at: http://www.lutheranworld.org/What_We_Do/OCS/LWI-2007-PDF/LWI-200708-EN-low. pdf (English) and at http://www.lutheranworld.org/What_We_Do/OCS/LWI-2007-PDF/LWI-200708-DE-low. pdf (German). The LWF Sunday in French is at: http://www.lutheranworld.org/LWF_Documents/LWF_Sunday_2007-FR-low.pdf and in Spanish at: http://www.lutheranworld.org/LWF_Documents/LWF_Sunday_2007-SP-low.pdf
Both publications can be ordered from: The LWF Office for Communication Services, 150 route de Ferney, P. O. Box 2100, CH-1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland, Tel. +41/22-791 61 11, Fax +41/22-791 66 30. The cost per copy for the LWI is CHF 3.30, EUR 2.00 or USD 2.80 plus postage and packing, with a special price for bulk orders. The LWF Sunday is free of charge. For more information, please contact info@lutheranworld.org . (357 words)
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