Missouri Union Presbytery

The Name of the Rain is a stage play which recounts the true experiences of the first responders and evacuees from New Orleans who took refuge at Broadmoor Presbyterian Church in Baton Rouge in the early days after Hurricane Katrina. The Name of the Rain was written by Broadmoor’s minister, Rev. Hawley Wolfe. Professional actors will tell the real stories of these hurricane survivors brought together by the chaotic circumstances following Katrina.

The play has been performed in Baton Rouge and New Orleans and is currently on tour through Alabama, Georgia, and the Carolinas. Another tour is scheduled for June through Texas, Arizona, and California, with two performances in San Jose during General Assembly. Each show is followed by a DVD presentation about current recovery work by Project Homecoming, a rebuilding effort of The Presbytery of South Louisiana in cooperation with Presbyterian Disaster Assistance. Website at www.pslrecovery.org/.

Commissioners from Missouri Union Presbytery to the 218th General Assembly are: Elder Jim Cruickshank, Elder Don Bay (Alternate instead of Elder David Harrison, Moderator), Rev. Dick Ramsey, Rev. Pam Sebastian (Alternate instead of Rev. Diane Miller) and Amanda Lynn, Youth Advisory Delegate.

General Assembly convenes in San Jose, CA on Saturday, June 21 and concludes Sunday, June 29, 2008. For more information please go www.pcusa.org (website for the Presbyterian Church USA) For quick access-Click SITE HOME (upper lfet above) link by clicking on “PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH USA” (third line upper left)

A downloadable Bible study pack for the upcoming GA of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is now available through www.thethoughtfulchristian.com and the Office of the General Assembly (OGA). The 2008 Presbyterian General Assembly Study Pack is for all commissioners or individual congregations to use before, during and after 218th General Assmbly. Two studies and nine daily devotions developed by Presbyterian leaders, including Old Testament scholars make up the study pack. The studies include participant handouts and leader’s guides for 45-minute sessions for each day of the Assembly, slated for June 21-28 in San Jose, CA.

Actor and Human Rights Activist Mike Farrell will share stories and thoughts from his book “Just Call Me Mike” (to be released in paperback May 2008) in a keynote speech at the General Assembly Media Luncheon, hosted by Presbyterian Media Mission and the Presbyterian Communicators Network.
A conversation among those attending the luncheon will go beyond the TV shows that made Mike a household name. He writes in his book … “when I'm interviewed on TV or radio – the discussion may not be only about the shows. We're just as likely to talk about war, or peace, or human rights, or maybe even how I could possibly object to executions. I don't want to be put into somebody's category. I'd rather just talk and let whoever's listening take it in, see if it fits and figure out how they feel about it – maybe even why.” Lunch discussion will examine the role of the Church in the world and nation on a variety of issues regarding faith and life. For more information e-mail Tina at thartung@nauticom.net

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