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May 14, 2010. The Rev. Dr. Judith Loftus was
awarded the Doctor of Ministry degree in Congregational Development from the
Seabury Western Seminary, Evanston IL. A police chaplain, the
Rev. Dr. Loftus' thesis, Compassion Fatigue: The Law Enforcement
Chaplain's Response, explores the concept of compassion resilience and
offers suggestions to ameliorate the effects of trauma that are faced
by field practitioners.
May 1, 2010. Fr Al Pike won the silver medal in
poetry for his book, Searching for Salvation: From Brokenness to Wholeness -
see
http://readersfavorite.com/2009-readers-favorite-winners.htm.
April 30, 2010. The Church's St Francis of Assisi
House in Peru, a 25 year ministry led by Bishop Peter Orlando to support
abandoned children, continues to produce meaningful futures for the young people
it serves. One young lady served by the mission, after years
of difficulties has graduated from chef school and recently started
a cafe/grocery store with her brother. Another will be graduating
from a mission-sponsored apprenticeship in welding in June, and a third
just graduated from beautician school. The mission also recently
arranged for another mission supported recipient to be placed in the
beauty and sewing academies and for another to start training to become an auto
mechanic this summer. The mission is also continuing to grow in
self-sufficiency through a newly-started mission business. The UCC's
annual appeal to support this mission is underway; please contact Bp Orlando at
pandborlando@q.com for more information on how you can
help.
December 15, 2009. Fr. Al Pike's book,
Searching for Salvation: From Brokenness to Wholeness, has been
named as a 2009 Readers Favorite finalist in the Christian Non-Fiction and
Poetry sections by Amazon.com.
November 30, 2009. Fr John Stygles has
published Scammed By Society, The Contextual Theology and Christian Ethics of
the Irish Travelers in the United States of America - A Moral Ethnographic Study,
available in paperback through Amazon and through Kindle.
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