SCCAC Newsletters

· Support your South Carolina Chrisitan Action Council!

· Lessons Learned

· Brown Bag Series is a Hit!

· Pray with us during these Holy and 'holi'days for Peace on Earth.

December 10 at 2:30 PM: CADRE (Columbia Area Dialogue on Religious Exploration) at St. Simon St. Jude Episcopal Church, 1110 Kinley Road, Irmo, SC. "The Green Face of Christianity and the Wounded God," explore what Christians and environmentalists have in common, what the scriptures have to say about creation, the pyschological and spiritual consequences or erocide, and the rewards of claiming our reverence for creation. Tammie Fowles, presenter. For more information call CADRE (803) 781-6390.

November 2006

· Brown-Bag Lunch Discussion on Immigration

· 2006 TEAM ornaments

November 4: Installation of the President, Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary. The Rev. Dr. Marcus Miller will be installed at 1:00 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Columbia. For a schedule of all inaugural events this weekend, click here.

November 4-5: Investiture of Presiding Bishop. Washington National Cathedral. The Episcopal Church will welcome Katharine Jefferts Schori as its 26th Presiding Bishop. Find out more here.

November 5: Midlands Area Crop Walk Against Hunger. Beginning at Finlay Park at 2:30 p.m. Click here for more information.

November 7: Election Day. Go vote! For more information about the upcoming election,candidates, referendum questions, your districts and voting locations, visit the South Carolina Election Commission.

November 9: Public hearing. The Department of Energy will hear from the public about its plan to resume weapons production in North Augusta, South Carolina. North Augusta Community Center, 495 Brookside Avenue. 11 a.m.--3 p.m. and 6--10 p.m. Several groups in South Carolina and Georgia are organizing to have people speak in Aiken against renewed weapons production. If you would like a ride or can drive, please contact contact Leslie Minerd at 803-799-9297 or hipwazee@gmail.com.

November 9-10: 216th Diocesan Convention, Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina. North Charleston Convention Center. Find out more here.

November 13: CBF of SC Fall Convocation. First Baptist Church, Clinton. Emmanuel McCall, guest preacher. Find the schedule for the day here. Click here to register online.

November 21: Brown Bag Issues Forum. 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Shandon Presbyterian Church, Columbia. Sponsored by the Advocacy Work Group of SC Christian Action Council. The topic is "Race, Gender, and Location and the Administration of the Death Penalty in South Carolina.” Our facilitator is Catilla Everette, Equal Justice USA Southeast Field Organizer. Bring a lunch and join in the discussion!

October 2006

· Ginny Barr Kicks Off First Brown-Bag Lunch

· 2006 TEAM ornaments

October: AME conferences. Piedmont and Central Conferences will host their annual meetings during October. Click here for more information.

October 4: An Inconvenient Truth. 6:30 showing at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Columbia. Open to the public.

October 6-8: Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Regional Conference. First Christian Church, Agape Christian Church. Click here for schedule and registration information.

October 10: Presbytery of New Harmony, Stated Meeting. Ocean Drive Presbyterian Church, North Myrtle Beach.

October 17: Brown Bag Issues Forum. 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Shandon Presbyterian Church, Columbia. Sponsored by the Advocacy Work Group of SC Christian Action Council. Topic is Immigration, facilitated by Mark Cerniglia, Lutheran Family Services of the Carolinas. Bring a lunch and join in the discussion!

October 19: Trinity Presbytery--Stated Fall Meeting. Saxe Gotha Presbyterian Church, Lexington.

October 20-21: 84th Diocesan Convention--Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina. Church of the Advent, Spartanburg. Click here for registration and schedule.

October 20-22: 2006 National Observance of Children's Sabbath. For information and to order manual email: ssnyder@children'sdefense.org or visit
www.childrensdefense.org.

October 20-22: 2006 National Weekend of Faith and Action on the Death Penalty. NWFA is an opportunity for faith communities, interfaith groups, human rights activists, and others to examine the death penalty from a faith-based or values-based perspective. Register on-line or request more information from khoule@aiusa.org.

September 2006

· Faith and Reason--There's a Quiz at the End

· 2006 TEAM ornaments

September 11-13: Pathways to Peace 2006--White Oak Conference Center. Guest speakers: Dr. Marie Fortune, The Faith Trust Institute; Pastor Darrell Jackson, Bible Way Church of Atlas Road. For more information or to register, contact SC Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, 800.260.9293.

September 15: Faith-Based Healthcare to Reduce Health Disparities Conference, Madren Conference Center, Clemson. The purpose of this conference is to enhance understanding of relationships among health services research, faith- based organizations, spirituality, and health outcomes. For more information call 864-656-0779.

September 16: Special Convention to Elect New Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina. St. Philip's Church, Charleston, beginning with Eucharist at 9:30 am. Click here to view the announcement of nominees and their biographies.

September 16: Greenwood Wellness Celebration. 10:00 am - 2:30 pm Greenwood Mall. This event seeks to promote all aspects of wellness including Healthcare, Economic, Family/Spiritual and community. For more information contact Toni Draper, 864.223.8431.

September 19: Brown Bag Issues Forum. 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Shandon Presbyterian Church, Columbia. Sponsored by the Advocacy Work Group of SC Christian Action Council. Topic is Restorative Justice, facilitated by Virginia Barr, Department of Juvenile Justice. Bring a lunch and join in the discussion!

October 2: Silent Witness Ceremony. Please join the Office of the Attorney General at the Silent Witness ceremony on October 2, 2006 at 11:00 am to be held on the South Steps of the State House in Columbia. The ceremony recognizes the women and men who died as a result of domestic violence during the year 2005 and brings attention to the South Carolina's number one crime problem. For more information, please contact Alexandra H. Chase achase@ag.state.sc.us or 803.734.3745.

August 2006

· Invest in the Common Table--donate today!

· Two special opportunities: September Brown Bag Series and "But What About Us" Exhibit

August Town Hall meetings with Representative Joe Wilson on Immigration Reform.
August 9: West Columbia. 6:00 pm Brookland Baptist Church Community Center.
August 11: Hardeeville. 6:00 pm Palmetto Electric Cooperative New River Location.
August 14: Barnwell. 5:00 pm Barnwell County Courthouse. For more information, contact Kim Olive, 202.225.2452. Read Rep. Wilson's opinion in the State newspaper, then join him at one of the meetings to voice your opinion.

August 15: SC Presbyteries Disaster Response Planning Event. Saxe Gotha Presbyterian Church, Lexington. 10:30 am - 12:30 pm.

August 22- October 15: 7th Episcopal District, AME annual conferences. Click here for a full schedule of upcoming annual conferences.

July 2006

· South Carolina Ranks in the Bottom 4 States in Child Well-Being

· Save these dates! Brown Bag Series

· Vigil Schedule and Death Penalty Update

July 11-12: SC Wesleyan District Conference at Table Rock. For more infomation click here.

Vigils in Columbia and Conway
Columbia: July 13th Thursday Evening at Thomas Moore Center near USC campus.
Columbia: July 14th 6PM--Broad River Road-SC Dept Corrections, Vigil in front of Department of Corrections on 4444 Broad River Road.
Conway: July 14th 5pm, St. James Catholic Church, 1071 Academy Drive Conway.

Brown-Bag Lunch Series
The Advocacy Work Group of SC Christian Action Council is pleased to announce its Autumn Brown-Bag Lunch Series. The Council is continually reviewing the issues facing South Carolina to discern how we, as the state-wide, collective Christian voice can weigh in on matters of faith, prophetic witness and social justice.
September 19: Restorative Justice, facilitated by Viginia Barr, SC Department of Juvenile Justice.
October 17: Immigration, faciliated by Mark Cerniglia, Lutheran Family Services of the Carolinas.
November 21: TBA. Have an idea or a speaker? Please email Julia Sibley-Jones at juliasj@bellsouth.net

October 20-22: 2006 National Weekend of Faith and Action on the Death Penalty. NWFA is an opportunity for faith communities, interfaith groups, human rights activists, and others to examine the death penalty from a faith-based or values-based perspective. Register on-line or request more information from khoule@aiusa.org.

Have other South Carolina community news? Let us know at sccac@bellsouth.net.

June 2006

· In memoriam...The Right Reverend James C. West

· SC Bishop to become President of AME denomination; SC to host national meeting of Bishops

June 4-7: SC United Methodist Church Annual Conference. Claflin University. Click here to view the conference program.
June 8-11: Yearly Meeting Sessions, Southern Appalachian Yearly Meeting and Association (Quakers). Click here for more information.
June 18-25: SC District Camp Meeting, Church of the Nazarene. 20th Anniversary Family Camp Meeting! Click here for more information.
June 24: Family Health Advocacy Training, Hold Out The Lifeline. Click here for a flyer.
June 24-29: AME General Board and Council of Bishops Meeting. Charleston Area Convention Center. Calendar of events may be found here.

May 2006

· Anticipating Crisis: A Christian Response to a Pandemic

· "BUT WHAT ABOUT US? Student Photography from the Corridor of Shame" Exhibit

May 9-11: BUT WHAT ABOUT US? Student Photography from the Corridor of Shame. Press conference in State House Lobby May 9 at 11:30 a.m. Exhibit on display ground floor Blatt Office Building through the 11th.
May 18: Anticipating Crisis: A Christian Response to a Pandemic. SCCAC's 2006 Annual Meeting. 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Join us for ecumenical worship, lunch and speakers at St. Luke Lutheran Church, Florence, SC. Flyer and registration form.
May 21-25: "Rejoice in Hope": 26th Convocation of Jail and Prison Ministry. Springmaid Beach Resort, Myrtle Beach. For more information please contact Paula Loehr at 843.347.5168.
June 1-4: Eco-Justice Conference, Loyola University, New Orleans. This national conference, which features various learning tracks and plenary speakers Bill McKibbon, Beverly Wright, Janisse Ray and Jerome Ringo, will explore the connections of ecological, economic, and social justice for all of God’s creation. For more information or the registration brochure, visit www.nccecojustice.org/conf.htm Cost: $235 by May 15 (deadline extended) includes lodging and meals.

See Community News and Events for more information on the above events.

April 2006

· Anticipating Crisis: A Christian Response to a Pandemic

· Meet John Harmon--Treasurer

April 10: March: Immigrants United for a Better America.
April 18-20: "After Innocence" showing at the Nickelodeon Theater, Columbia with special viewing at 6:00 followed by discussion on April 20. Nickelodeon Theater
April 23: 2006 Earth Day Sunday. Thanking and praising God for the beauty of God's creation.
April 30-May 7: Soil and Water Stewardship Week. Richland Conservation District: email soilandwater@richlandonline.com.
May 18: Anticipating Crisis: A Christian Response to a Pandemic. SCCAC's 2006 Annual Meeting. 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Join us for ecumenical worship, lunch and speakers at St. Luke Lutheran Church, Florence, SC. Flyer and registration form.
May 21-25: "Rejoice in Hope": 26th Convocation of Jail and Prison Ministry. Springmaid Beach Resort, Myrtle Beach. For more information please contact Paula Loehr at 843.347.5168.

See Community News and Events for more information on the above events.

March 2006

· Meet the Council's President: Bishop William J. Skilton

· A New Feature!