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San Jose, CA  --  June 21-28, 2008

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GA Committees

2 Bills and Overtures
3 GA Procedures
4 Church Polity
5 Church Orders and Ministry
6 Form of Government
7 Ecumenical Relations
8 Mission Coord. & Budget
9 Social Justice
10 Health Issues
11 Peacemaking
12 Church Growth and CE
13 Theological Issues
14 Review of  Committees
15 Board of Pensions ...
16 Worship
17 Youth

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Social Justice
Peacemaking
Ordination
Marriage
Environment
Form of Government
World Mission
Social Creed
Ecumenical & interfaith relations

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Presby. Peace Fellowship
That All May Freely Serve
Voices of Sophia
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Events

Elections of Moderator & Stated Clerk

 

Committee 11 -- Peacemaking and International Issues

The task of the Committee:

Consider matters related to: Peacemaking, international military affairs, and the arms race; international matters; human rights; plight of refugees worldwide; international economic justice; global evangelism and education..

Committee 11 -- Peacemaking and International Issues 

 

Nancy C Kahaian                   Moderator - Commissioner 

Beverly James                        Vice-Moderator - Commissioner 

Sarai Schnucker Rice             Committee Assistant - Volunteer 

Bronwen Boswell                   Parliamentarian/Recorder - Volunteer 

Joel Hanisek                           Lead Resource Person - Staff 

Katherine Ockels                    Hotline Coordinator 

Renato Alvarez                       Commissioner 

Ross Bash                               Commissioner 

D. Lee BOWLING                 Commissioner 

David Boxell                          Commissioner 

Brenda Brown                        Commissioner 

Bruce Bush                             Commissioner 

Janis Christensen                    Commissioner 

Cricket Cohen                        Commissioner 

Marilynn Collins                    Commissioner 

Mary Lou Cox                        Commissioner 

Clyde Davis                            Commissioner 

Freda Dixon                            Commissioner 

David Dossett                         Commissioner 

Lisa Lani Easterling               Commissioner 

James R Gilbert                      Commissioner 

Sue Goodspeed                       Commissioner 

Adolfo Griffith                       Commissioner 

Russ Hickman                        Commissioner 

Bill Hoffman                          Commissioner 

Douglas Horne                       Commissioner 

David Hosick                          Commissioner 

Katrina Jameson                     Commissioner 

Janice Kamikawa                   Commissioner 

Sung Man Kim                       Commissioner 

Dana Knapp                            Commissioner 

Adrienne Knight                     Commissioner 

Coralee Lawder                      Commissioner 

Rhonda Link-Cummings        Commissioner 

Kay Long                                Commissioner 

Jan Luttrell                             Commissioner 

Frank Mansell                        Commissioner 

Joanne Martin                         Commissioner 

Janet McCormick                   Commissioner 

Douglas McMahon                 Commissioner 

Richard Moore                       Commissioner 

Stephen Niles                         Commissioner 

Karla Norton                          Commissioner 

Osvaldo Nuesch                     Commissioner 

Cheryl Olson                          Commissioner 

Susan Osoinach                      Commissioner 

James Patten                           Commissioner 

Mark Patterson                       Commissioner 

Josephine Pompey                  Commissioner 

Gene Price                              Commissioner 

Won Jong Rhee                      Commissioner 

Harold Riley                           Commissioner 

Mark Roberson                       Commissioner 

Daniel Rogers                         Commissioner 

Joseph Rychcik                       Commissioner 

Linda Schrum                         Commissioner 

Ronald Shive                          Commissioner 

George Spransy                      Commissioner 

Robert Starck                          Commissioner 

John Sweitzer                         Commissioner 

Rollin Tarter                           Commissioner 

Jayne Williams                       Commissioner 

Lyle Wilson                            Commissioner 

Joan Withers-Priest                Commissioner 

Thomas Arrowsmith               Youth Advisory Delegate 

Lucas Bennewitz                    Youth Advisory Delegate 

Janelle Chavez                        Youth Advisory Delegate 

James Freetly                          Youth Advisory Delegate 

Joanna Gallo                           Youth Advisory Delegate 

Timothy Hanna                      Youth Advisory Delegate 

Marissa Minor                        Youth Advisory Delegate 

Gena Perry                              Youth Advisory Delegate 

Jason Reese                            Youth Advisory Delegate 

Joanna Sickels                        Youth Advisory Delegate 

Matthew Spencer                    Youth Advisory Delegate 

Maggie Stalls                          Youth Advisory Delegate 

Olivia Wilson                         Youth Advisory Delegate 

Suzanne Swartz                      Theological Student Advisory Delegate 

Tracey King                            Missionary Advisory Delegate 

Avak Asadourian                    Ecumenical Advisory Delegate 

Eliezer Pascua                        Ecumenical Advisory Delegate 

Kay Moore                             

 

Peace Fellowship publishes analysis of peace-related overtures

[revised slightly from the announcement posted earlier today, 6-3-08]

Presbyterian Peace Fellowship has published a comprehensive analysis of the most pressing peace-related overtures to be considered later this month at the 218th General Assembly.

You can download the complete commentary (four pages, in PDF format), or you can go to specific topics by clicking on the titles below.  There you will find the analysis in html format, with helpful links to many of the overtures and reports that are referenced.

The PDF document will provide you with a complete, easy-to-print version for use during the Assembly.

The topics include:

bullet Iraq Overtures
bullet Colombia Overtures
bullet Israel/Palestine Overtures
bullet Gun Violence and the Social Creed
bullet Mercenaries, Conscientious Objectors, and the Abolition of War

Click here for the complete analysis (in PDF format).

GA backgrounder: Israel-Palestine
Investment-monitoring panel recommends continued engagement; some presbyteries propose stronger action
[6-4-08]

Jerry Van Marter of Presbyterian News Service provides an overview of overtures and reports coming to the Assembly, dealing with the continuing search for ways the Presbyterian Church can contribute to just peace between Palestinians and Israelis.  The complete article >>

 

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