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Oct. 21, 2005

PHEWA seeks nominations 
for social-justice ministry awards

Deadline is Jan. 1 for awards to be presented during General Assembly

by Jerry L. Van Marter

LOUISVILLE - The Presbyterian Health, Education and Welfare Association
(PHEWA) is seeking nominations for five social-justice ministry awards to be
presented during next summer's 217th General Assembly in Birmingham, AL.

	"There are a lot of good people out there doing remarkable work with
folks that find themselves marginalized or forgotten," PHEWA Executive
Director Nancy Troy said. "These awards recognize those ministries, and by
doing so help to remind us of God's call to love kindness and to do justice."

	The deadline for nominations is Jan. 1.

	The awards:

	The Community Transformation Award is presented by the Presbyterian
Association for Community Transformation (PACT) to a congregation that,
through ecumenical or interfaith community ministry or a special project, has
been faithful and creative in ministry to and with its community.

	The Nancy Jennings Award, presented by Presbyterians for Disability
Concerns (PDC), goes to a person, congregation or other PC(USA) entity that
affirms, supports and advocates for the gifts, rights and responsibilities of
people with disabilities in the life of the church.

	The David Hancock Award is presented by Presbyterians for Addiction
Action (PAA) to a church or church professional for a significant
contribution in the area of addiction prevention, intervention or recovery.

	The Margaret A. Fuad Award, also presented by PAA, honors a lay
person who, as a volunteer or activist, is instrumental in getting his or her
church and community involved in issues related to drug and alcohol abuse
through education, awareness or treatment.

	The Florence Iversen Kraft Award goes to a congregation that has
demonstrated outstanding leadership in ministry with those who suffer from
serious mental illness and their families; it is presented by the
Presbyterian Serious Mental Illness Network (PSMIN).

	Nominations should include the nominee's name; contact information
for the person making the nomination, with address, phone number and email
address; and a two-page description of the ministry.

	Mail nominations to PHEWA, 100 Witherspoon Street, Room 4617,
Louisville, KY 40202; or fax them to (502) 569-8034.

	PHEWA, a ministry of the PC(USA)'s National Ministry Division, is a
volunteer organization dedicated to social welfare and justice ministries. It
has 10 constituent member networks that strive to implement General Assembly
policies in community ministries and faith-based community organizing,
addictions, domestic violence, HIV/AIDS, reproductive options, specialized
pastoral ministries, child advocacy, disabilities, health and wholeness, and
serious mental illness.

	For more information about PHEWA, visit its Web site at
www.pcusa.org/phewa.

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