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19-November-1999 
99392 
 
    Women's Ministries Seeking Nominations 
    for Women of Faith Awards 
 
    Economic justice is awards' theme for 2000 
 
    by John D. Filiatreau 
 
 
LOUISVILLE, Ky.--The Women's Ministries program area of the Presbyterian 
Church (U.S.A.) is seeking nominations for the annual Women of Faith awards 
for the year 2000. 
 
    The theme, "On Behalf of Women: Living Jubilee Justice," reflects the 
church's participation in the Jubilee 2000 campaign, a worldwide movement 
to cancel the international debts of the poorest countries at the start of 
the new millennium. General Assemblies of the PC(USA) endorsed Jubilee 2000 
in 1998 and 1999. 
 
    The Women of Faith awards for 2000 will recognize women who have 
defended the oppressed, sought the release of captives, worked for economic 
justice or tried to bring fairness to the world's judicial systems. 
 
    Nominees must be living Presbyterian women, lay or clergy, who 
exemplify faith in God and commitment to the mission of the PC(USA) and 
serve in church or ecumenical leadership positions. General Assembly staff 
are not eligible. 
 
    Winners will be selected by a committee made of up representatives of 
groups related to the Women's Ministries Program Area of the National 
Ministries Division. It is anticipated that three awards will be presented. 
 
    To obtain an official nomination form, call (502) 569-5362 or write to: 
Women's Ministries, 100 Witherspoon Street, Louisville, KY 40202-1396. The 
deadline is March 15, 2000. 
 
    The awards will be presented at the Women of Faith Awards Breakfast 
during the 212th General Assembly next year in Long Beach, Calif. To 
request a registration packet with information about the breakfast and the 
toll-free number to call to order tickets in advance, phone the Office of 
the General Assembly at 1-800-210-9371.   

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