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Date:      February 18, 1997
Contact:  Paula Wilding
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This is Newsline for the week of January 2. In the news today: 

1) Prior to his retirement, Donald Miller, former General Board 
    general secretary, wrote a letter to President Clinton 
    regarding nuclear disarmament. 
2) Brethren Press offers a Jubilee Storytelling video. 
3) Christian Peacemaker Teams releases a new video on Hebron and  
    the West Bank. 
4) Imperial Heights Community Church of the Brethren to hold 
    special programs to honor African-Americans. 
5) A list of Church of the Brethren 1997 events through April.  

1) Prior to his retirement in December as general secretary of
the Church of the Brethren General Board, Donald Miller wrote
President Clinton a letter on nuclear disarmament. "I encourage
you to honor the letter and spirit of the Comprehensive Test Ban
Treaty by ceasing further research, design, development, testing
and production of new types of nuclear weapons or new military
capabilities for existing warheads," Miller wrote. "I also
encourage the commencement of negotiations with the Russian
Federation for a START III agreement that will make further deep
cuts in our nations' nuclear arsenals."  

"What greater legacy could we leave to succeeding generations
than to free them from the threat of nuclear annihilation while
moving our world to a safer and more prosperous future," Miller
concluded.   

2) Brethren Press is offering a new training video to help
teachers tell Bible stories with its Sunday school curriculum,
Jubilee. The one-hour video is $19.95 and Brethren Press is
offering $5 off the price if the video is ordered before Jan. 31.
For more information, contact Brethren Press at 800 441-3712 or
Brethren.Press.parti@Ecunet.Org.   

3) Christian Peacemaker Teams last month released the video,
"Dead, Buried and Living in Hebron," for groups studying the
religious conflicts in the West Bank, particularly in Hebron. The
video explains the conflict between the Israelis and the
Palestinians and the various events involved. The video is
accompanied by a study guide and may be purchased or rented. For
more information, contact CPT at 312 455-1199 or cpt@igc.apc.org. 

4) Imperial Heights Community Church of the Brethren, Los
Angeles, Calif., is planning several events to pay tribute to
African-Americans and their contributions to society during the
next few months. The congregation's Jan. 19 worship service will
feature special music, litanies and meditations, as well as focus
on Martin Luther King as a "Channel of the Gospel." The youth and
children of the church will be featured in a special program
following the service and a luncheon on Jan. 19. The
congregation's annual Black History Month program will be held
Feb. 23 and is titled "Voices of African-Americans VII: The Civil
Rights Theory." Imperial Heights also is celebrating its
centennial this year. For more information, contact Leonardo
Wilborn at 310 558-8168.   

5) The following is a list of Church of the Brethren events for
the beginning of 1997 through April.  

"Reaching Baby Boomers," an Andrew Center Teaching Event. Feb. 1,
Cape Christian Fellowship, Cape Coral, Fla. [Contact The Andrew
Center, 800 774-3360; CoB.Evang.parti@Ecunet.Org].  

Advanced Pastoral Seminar, sponsored by Bethany Theological
Seminary and the Bethany Academy for Ministry Training. Feb.
24-28 at Bethany Seminary and Quaker Hill Conference Center,
Richmond, Ind. [Contact Kim Yaussy Albright, 800 285-8822, ext.
1820].  

General Board meetings, March 8-11, General Offices, Elgin, Ill.
[Contact General Secretary's Office, General Offices, 800
323-8039].  

One Great Hour of Sharing Emphasis Sunday, March 16 [Contact
Congregational Support, General Offices].  

Association of Brethren Caregivers Board meetings, March 21-22
[Contact ABC, General Offices, CoB.ABC.parti@Ecunet.Org].  

Christian Citizenship Seminar, April 5-10, New York City and
Washington, D.C. [Contact Youth and Young Adult Ministry Office,
General Offices, COB.Youth@parti@Ecunet.Org].  

Regional Youth Conferences, April 18-20, McPherson (Kan.)
College; April 19-20, Bridgewater (Va.) College; April 25-27,
Manchester College, North Manchester, Ind. [Contact Youth and
Young Adult Ministry Office, General Offices].  

Brethren Benefit Trust Board meetings, April 19-20, Elgin, Ill.
[Contact BBT, 800 746-1505].  

Earth Day, April 22 [Contact Eco-Justice Concerns Office, General
Offices, SBhagat.parti@Ecunet.Org].  

CoBACE (Church of the Brethren Association of Christian
Educators) Conference, April 25-27, Camp Eder, Pa. [Contact
Congregational Resourcing Office, General Offices].   

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