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Nov. 15, 2013
 "They were from every nation, tribe, people, and language...standing before the throne and before the Lamb.... He will lead them to the springs of life-giving water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes" (Revelation 7:9b and 17b).
NEWS
1) Former general secretary Judy Mills Reimer is remembered for her leadership to the Church of the Brethren 2) Great Multitude Symposium considers the intercultural vision of church 3) Brethren Volunteer Service Unit 303 begins service 4) New Young Adult Steering Committee members announced 5) Church World Service issues update on Typhoon Haiyan relief efforts 6) World Hunger Auction completes its 30th year
UPCOMING EVENTS
7) Progressive Brethren Gathering to be webcast live this weekend 8) National Youth Conference speakers announced, registration opens January 3 9) New video series asks, ‘Why NYC?’ 10) Bethany Seminary offers course on Dietrich Bonhoeffer
11) Brethren bits: Remembering J. Henry Long, personnel, SVMC course, Lilly clergy renewal, Nobel laureate at Juniata, Colombia peace prize, Virlina members to school boards, Christmas events, and more
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TO THE READER: The editor apologizes that the full text of the Nov. 11 Newsline was not made available in full in one document. That issue is now online in full at www.brethren.org/news/2013/ ******************************
1) Former general secretary Judy Mills Reimer is remembered for her leadership to the Church of the Brethren
 Judy Mills Reimer, 73, who filled a number of key leadership roles in the Church of the Brethren including service as a former general secretary and Annual Conference moderator, died the morning of Nov. 13 in a hospital in Charlottesville, Va. She had suffered a series of strokes over the past few weeks.
“Her death is a loss to the whole Church of the Brethren, to which she gave so much of her life, energy, commitment, and passion,” said a statement from Church of the Brethren general secretary Stanley J. Noffsinger.
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2) Great Multitude Symposium considers the intercultural vision of church
 By Gimbiya Kettering
The 50 participants at the “Great Multitude Symposium” Oct. 25-27 in Virlina District ranged from retired pastors to young adults. They traveled from California, and just a few miles down the mountain from the conference center. They spoke Hausa, German, Spanish, and English. It seems possible, then, to say that the symposium brought together people truly representative of the many tribes, peoples, and languages in the Church of the Brethren. They were diverse, yet unified in the desire to make a biblically based vision of an intercultural church a reality.
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 3) Brethren Volunteer Service Unit 303 begins serviceBrethren Volunteer Service Unit 303 has completed orientation and the volunteers have been sent across the US and into Europe and Latin America to begin a term of service. The volunteers, who met Sept. 22 to Oct. 11 at the Brethren Service Center in New Windsor, Md., have been assigned to the following placements:
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4) New Young Adult Steering Committee members announced
Three young adults will join the Young Adult Steering Committee of the Church of the Brethren this fall. Jess Hoffert is part of Stover Memorial Church of the Brethren in Northern Plains District. Heather Landram hails from Shenandoah District and Staunton Church of the Brethren. Laura Whitman comes to the team from Palmyra Church of the Brethren in Atlantic Northeast District.
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 5) Church World Service issues update on Typhoon Haiyan relief efforts
Church World Service (CWS) has issued an update on relief efforts following Typhoon Haiyan. CWS is one of the ecumenical partners with which Brethren Disaster Ministries works to aid survivors of disasters. CWS has revised its initial appeal for the relief effort, with a new goal of $750,000, expanded from $250,000. Contributions to support the relief effort for Typhoon Haiyan survivors may be made at www.brethren.org/typhoonaid .
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6) World Hunger Auction completes its 30th year
By Lynn Myers
The 30th World Hunger Auction, sponsored by a number of Churches of the Brethren in Franklin County and Roanoke, Va., was held in August. Beginning with one congregation in 1984, the auction has grown steadily to a point that 10 congregations currently are involved.
Read the full story at www.brethren.org/news/2013/
UPCOMING EVENTS  7) Progressive Brethren Gathering to be webcast live this weekend
By Enten Eller
The Progressive Brethren Gathering happening this weekend, Nov. 15-17, in Fort Wayne, Ind., will be webcast live. Connect through either www.progressivebrethren.org or www.livingstreamcob.org . Beacon Heights Church of the Brethren is hosting the gathering, on the theme, "Holy Longing: This Is My Body." Sharon Groves, director of the Religion and Faith Program for Human Rights Campaign, will be the featured presenter.
Read the full story at www.brethren.org/news/2013/
 8) National Youth Conference speakers announced, registration opens January 3
The National Youth Conference Office has announced its list of 10 speakers for NYC 2014, to be held July 19-24, 2014, in Fort Collins, Colo. The NYC Office also is encouraging all congregations to plan NYC registration parties for the evening of Jan. 3 when online registration opens at 7 p.m.(central time). Youth groups are encouraged to plan a fun evening of food and games, and register together when the clock strikes seven. Party ideas are available on the registration page of the NYC website at www.brethren.org/yya/nyc/
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9) New video series asks, ‘Why NYC?’ The National Youth Conference Office has launched a weekly video series called "Why NYC Wednesdays." It features young adults from around the denomination reflecting on what their NYC experience meant to them, and sharing reasons why current youth should make NYC a priority next summer. Read the full story at www.brethren.org/news/2013/ 10) Bethany Seminary offers course on Dietrich Bonhoeffer
By Jenny Williams
In spring 2014, Bethany Theological Seminary will make one of its popular peace studies courses available through the Susquehanna Valley Ministries Center of Elizabethtown, Pa. Interested persons are invited to enroll in “Bonhoeffer, War, and Peace,” taught by Scott Holland, professor of theology and culture and director of peace studies and cross-cultural studies.
Read the full story at www.brethren.org/news/2013/
 11) Brethren bits.
In this issue: remembering J. Henry Long, personnel announcements from Pacific Southwest District and Juniata College, a successful course at SVMC, Lilly offers clergy renewal, updates from several districts, Nobel laureate in physics speaks at Juniata, CPT celebrates peace prize in Colombia, Virlina members elected to school boards, and Brethren churches already beginning to announce Christmas events.
Read the full Brethren bits at www.brethren.org/news/2013/
Contributors to this issue of Newsline include Jenn Dorsch, Mary Jo Flory-Steury, Tim Harvey, Tim Heishman, Phil King, Wendy McFadden, Robert Saler, John Wall, Roy Winter, and editor Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford, director of News Services for the Church of the Brethren. The next regularly scheduled issue of Newsline is planned for Nov. 22.  |
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