MARCH 1998 EVENTS CALENDAR
All Year -- 50
th Anniversary of the Universal Human Rights Declaration. Contact: elmira Nazombe, NCC, 212-870-2377 regarding "Book of Days" and planned observances.March
March 5-6 - NCC/CWSW Africa Program Ministry Committee, The Interchurch Center, Room 650, New York City, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Contact: Willis Logan, NCC, 212-870-2645.
March 5-8 - Western National Association of Ecumenical Staff (NAES) Conference. Site TBA, date tentative. Contact: Rev. John Boonstra, 206-625-9790.
March 6 - World Day of Prayer. Contact: Eileen King, World Day of Prayer International Committee, 212-870-3049.
March 11 - NCC Roundtable for Missions Education, The Interchurch Center, New York City. Contact: Dorothy Savage, NCC, 212-870-2738.
March 12-14 – NCC Interfaith Relations Commission, Oakland, California. One day of the meeting will be devoted to a theological consultation with the NCC's Faith and Order Commission on the policy statement on interfaith relations slated for first reading at the NCC's November 1998 General Assembly. Contact: Jay Rock, NCC, 212-870-2560.
March 13-14
– NCC Bible Translation and Utilization Program Ministry Committee, San Diego, California. Contact: David Lull, NCC, 212-870-2271.March 15-18 - NCC Program Committee on Education for Mission, Stony Point Conference Center, Stony Point, N.Y. Contact: Roger Burgess, NCC, 212-870-2496.
March 17-19 - NCC Church World Service and Witness Executive Committee (17) and Unit Committee (18-19), Cathedral Hotel, San Francisco, Calif. Contact: Linda Hartke, NCC/CWSW, 212-870-2798.
March 19-21
– Semi-annual meeting of NCC Ecumenical Networks Commission, Del Ray Beach, Florida. Contact: Barbara George, NCC, 212-870-2281.March 19-22 - Sao Paulo Process Meeting (South Atlantic Region). Uruguay. Contact: Latin America/Caribbean Office , NCC, 212-870-2460.
March 22-26 - NCC Ministries in Christian Education Committee on Uniform Series, Louisville, Kentucky. Contact: Barbara Tilley, NCC, 212-870-2151.
March 23-27 - Sao Paulo Process Meeting (Andean Region), Peru. Contact: Ana Soto, Latin America/Caribbean Office, NCC, 212-870-2460.
March 25-26 - NCC Agricultural Missions Education Working Group and Executive Committee Spring Meeting, New York City. Contact: NCC Agricultural Missions Office at 212-870-2553.
March 27-30 - Sao Paulo Process Meeting (Caribbean Region). Dominican Republic. Contact: Latin America/Caribbean Office , NCC, 212-870-2460.
March 28-29 - NCC Committee on Justice for Children and Their Families, Los Angeles, Calif. Contact: Margery Freeman at 504-566-7323.
March 29-April 1 - 28th Annual Interreligious Public Policy Briefing, Washington, D.C. Co-sponsored by the NCC. Plenary sessions and workshops with leaders in the U.S. Congress and the Executive Branch of government on public policy issues of interest to the Church. Contact: Mary Cooper, NCC Washington Office, 202-544-2350.