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National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA
Contact: NCC News, 212-870-2227
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80NCC7/7/99 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NCC'S FRIENDSHIP PRESS PUBLISHES FIRST "WEB" BOOK, ON CUBA

 NEW YORK - For the first time, the National Council of
Churches' Friendship Press has published a book on the World
Wide Web.  It is "A Child's Glimpse of Cuba," a resource for
teachers of elementary school children and one of several
pieces in the publisher's 1999-2000 ecumenical mission study
of Cuba.

 "A Child's Glimpse of Cuba" - ready for free
downloading and/or printing as a local church resource -
includes detailed plans for leaders along with resource
pages with  art and map activities, stories and music.  The
study aims to help children understand what life is like for
Christians living in Cuba.

For "A Child's Glimpse of Cuba," go to
http://www.ncccusa.org, the home page of the National
Council of Churches, and follow the link either to
Friendship Press or to "On-Line Book `A Child's Glimpse of
Cuba.'"  Other pieces in the "Cuba and Its People" mission
study include the adult study book "Perspectives on Cuba and
Its People," "Map & Facts: Cuba" and the video "Cuba: Three
Faith Perspectives."  These are available by phoning 1-800-
889-5733.

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