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ELCA NEWS SERVICE

May 8, 2000

'MOSAIC' SUMMER 2000 EDITION FOCUSES ON RACE AND CLASS ISSUES
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     CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The summer 2000 edition of MOSAIC, the video
magazine of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), focuses
on issues related to race and class in the church.  Video tapes will be
available June 1.
     When it was formed in 1988, the ELCA established a goal that
before 2000, 10 percent of its members would be people of color or
people whose primary language is other than English.  While the church
did not meet the goal, it continues its efforts to be a multicultural
church.
     The summer MOSAIC will explore how race and class issues impact
ELCA congregations.  The program includes three segments:
     + "The Lost Mission" is the story of a Hispanic congregation in New
Orleans that
disbanded despite good intentions on the part of the mostly White
congregation that provided worship space for them.
     + "Bridging the Leadership Gap" is the story of two congregations
in Saginaw, Mich. One congregation's members are mostly White and the
others' members are mostly African American.  Both are reaching out to
their African American neighbors.
     + "Reshaping the Vision" includes comments and reflections on
issues of race and class from ELCA leaders and others throughout the
United States.
     MOSAIC is produced by the ELCA Department for Communication.  It
is intended for educational use in a variety of congregational settings
including Sunday School classes, adult forums, youth groups, women's and
men's groups, new member classes, church council meetings, committee
meetings and other organizational meetings.  Each issue includes a
user's guide, with a synopsis of each segment and discussion questions.
MOSAIC is issued quarterly.   Annual subscriptions are available through
the ELCA Department for Communication.

     [Editors: Specific information about MOSAIC subscriptions and the
contents of each issue are available on the World Wide Web at
www.elca.org/co/mosaic or by contacting the ELCA Department for
Communication by phone at 800/638-3522 ext. 6009.   Digital photographs
that accompany each story can be requested by e-mail to mosaic@elca.org
or by phone.]

For information contact:
John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or NEWS@ELCA.ORG
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