wfn.org | May 30-31 National Council of Churches Executive Board

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National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A.
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HOLD THE DATES!  MAY 30-31 NCC EXECUTIVE BOARD, WASHINGTON, D.C.
Agenda Includes Ecumenical Celebration of 1700th Anniversary of Armenian 
Christianity

The National Council of Churches' regular spring Executive Board meeting 
will open at 9 a.m. May 30 and adjourn at 2 p.m. May 31.  Venue: AARP 
Brickfield Center, 601 'E' Street, N.W.

ON THE AGENDA:

** LAUNCHING PARTNERSHIP WITH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

Millard Fuller, President of Habitat for Humanity International, will speak 
(9:15 a.m. May 31).  A brand-new NCC-Habitat for Humanity collaboration 
will be announced.

** CELEBRATING 1700th ANNIVERSARY OF ARMENIAN CHRISTIANITY

Ecumenical prayer service (6 p.m. May 30) celebrating the 1700th 
anniversary of Armenia's conversion to Christianity, distinguishing the 
Armenians as the world's first Christian nation.  Honored guest: His 
Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians.

Sermon: Ambassador Andrew Young, NCC President.  Cosponsors: the National 
Conference of Catholic Bishops, Diocese of the Armenian Church of America 
and National Council of Churches. 4 p.m. lecture precedes. Venue: Basilica 
of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, 400 Michigan Ave., 
N.E.  Details follow.

** OTHER NEWSWORTHY AGENDA

Updates on the NCC's mobilization to overcome poverty and expanding the 
ecumenical vision.  Related presentations by Rabbi David Saperstein, 
Director, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, and Hannah Rosenthal, 
Executive Vice President, Jewish Council on Public Affairs (1 p.m. May 30).

Presentation by Ziad Asali, Palestinian Christians on a Shared Jerusalem 
(10 a.m. May 30).

Rooms have been set aside at: DoubleTree Hotel Park Terrace on Embassy Row, 
1515 Rhode Island Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C.; Phone 202-232-7000 
(Reservations: 800-222-8733).  Room Rate: $119 single, $139 double 
available until April 30.  Mention "National Council of Churches Executive 
Board."

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