Source: President of Russia – The Kremlin – English
The message reads, in part:
“The establishment of the Department for External Church Relations opened up new wide-ranging opportunities for the Russian Orthodox Church in fruitful peace-making and educational activities and ensured its successful cooperation with other local Orthodox churches, and representatives of other religions, state institutions and public organisations. And, of course, your large-scale and tireless work to strengthen spiritual and cultural ties with our compatriots living abroad deserves the most profound gratitude.
It is important that, today, the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate honourably carries on the traditions of responsible church service, is actively involved in implementing highly popular and socially important charitable initiatives and makes a weighty and serious contribution to expanding international humanitarian coopera
The Population Bomb Orders & Disorders To understand the change in Protestant thought and practice, we need to understand
the Protestant vision of family and fertility, particularly as expressed by Luther
and Calvin, and how it has changed over the last hundred years. Early sixteenth-century Europe was an era very different from ours. The late medieval Church claimed about one of every four adults in celibate orders, serving either as priests, nuns, or monks or in celibate military and trading groups such as the Teutonic Knights. Over the centuries, the religious orders had, through bequests, accumulated vast landed estates and gathered in the wealth that came through this ownership
Church of the Brethren Newsline
May 11, 2021
The Church of the Brethren’s Illinois and Wisconsin District has called Walt Wiltschek to serve as district executive minister. He will begin in this half-time position on Sept. 1, planning to relocate to the district in November.
An ordained minister, Wiltschek currently is pastor of Easton (Md.) Church of the Brethren as well as an academic advisor at Chesapeake College in Wye Mills, Md., and is a member of the district ministry interviewing task team. He also chairs the Camp Mardela board of directors. Over the years, he has given much volunteer time to youth ministry and camping, having participated in the ministries of many of the Church of the Brethren camps.
Bobbi-Jeanne Misick /
Originally published on May 7, 2021 6:46 pm
Freddie Woods opened his apartment door in New Orleans East when he heard the sounds of brass music. Moments later, a canvasser for Together Louisiana a community engagement nonprofit placed a flyer in his hand and told him that the organization was hosting a vaccination event at a church within walking distance from Woods’ home the next day. The All For One Brass Band that drew Woods out of his apartment would be playing at the vaccination event, and the first 100 people to receive shots could enjoy a fish fry.
“This is my first time hearing about it,” Woods said. “But I got to go get it done.”
Together Louisiana canvasser, Donisha White (right) walks alongside the All For One Brass Band hired for a COVID-19 vaccination event in New Orleans East.
Freddie Woods opened his apartment door in New Orleans East when he heard the sounds of brass music. Moments later, a canvasser for Together Louisiana a community engagement nonprofit placed a flyer in his hand and told him that the organization was hosting a vaccination event at a church within walking distance from Woods’ home the next day. The All For One Brass Band that drew Woods out of his apartment would be playing at the vaccination event, and the first 100 people to receive shots could enjoy a fish fry.