Dr. David Ryden, Professor of Political Science will be speaking about Faith and Politics.
When: Tuesday, October 3 @ 7PM
Where: Herrick Public Library (300 S. River Ave)
Forum sponsored by:
Holland Bread Team of Bread for the World
Center for Ministry Studies
St. Benedict Institute

Holland Bread Team Agenda 9-5-2012

Prayer: Luke 12:49-53

Universal Prayer for Peace:
Lead us from death to life, from falsehood to truth.
Lead us from despair to hope, from fear to trust.
Lead us from hate to love, from war to peace.
Let peace fill our hearts, our world, our universe.
Amen.

Kate Kooyman, Director of Outreach and Social Justice for Hope College's Campus Ministries, will speak on the importance of advocacy when the Holland Bread Team hosts nation-wide Bread-for-the-World President David Beckmann this month.

Grand Rapids
Tuesday, September 18, 7:30 pm
Hope Reformed Church
2010 Kalamazoo Avenue SE, Grand Rapids

Holland
Wednesday, September 19, 7:00pm
Hope College’s Maas Auditorium
264 Columbia Avenue, Holland

Holland Bread Team Minutes 8-22-2012

Next meeting.  We will hold our next meeting at 12:30 on Wednesday, September 5, tentatively at Fourth Reformed.

Present:  Al, Fonda, June, Kris, Lou, Mary Ann, Ron, Stephanie, Mary D., and Mary J.

Prayer: Psalm 146: 8 – 21

Also, a prayer for faith from a Maryknoll prayer card:

Faith can move mountains,
Faith can change lives,
Faith can heal suffering,
Faith can open our eyes.
Give us the faith, Lord,
to trust in your ways.
Walk beside us and guide us
for all of our days.  Amen

Next meeting: August 22 at 12:30 Note this is earlier than usual, since we need to make sure we are prepared for the Beckmann event. (I’m still checking to make sure Fourth Reformed can host us.)

Present: Al, Dave, June, Kris, Lou, Mary-Ann, Mary J., Mary D., and Stephanie

Mary J. led the meeting and took notes.

Prayer: Mark 6:30-34, Litany to the Holy Name (The Fire of Peace, p. 179)

Political-candidate survey Dave has put together a rough draft of a survey and gave it to Stephanie to pick up the project from there.

Prayer: Mark 6:30-34, Litany to the Holy Name (The Fire of Peace, p. 179)

Political-candidate survey (Dave and Stephanie)

Church visits and survey—updates from teams, Mary’s Sentinel column (draft)

Present Local team: Carol Myers, Mary D., June, Stephanie, Dave, Mary J., and Al.  Regional organizers: Larry Hollar and Jon Gromek

Prayer Luke 16:19-31 (Lazarus and the poor man) and a blessing prayer from p. 239 of Maryknoll Book of Prayer.

Carol’s poster Carol presented a large poster that she is making available for churches to borrow.  The poster shows graphically that private food aid in the US is only about 8% of the total food aid, driving home the importance of public food assistance.   Mary J. suggested that a smaller version of the poster be created to post on bulletin boards and the like.  The smaller version could be distributed at the Beckmann public event, for example, and would have made a great item to include in our packets for churches.

Join us in hearing World Food Prize laureate and Bread for the World President David Beckmann describe how Bread is working to create a Circle of Protection around funding for programs vital to the hungry in the U.S. and abroad. Beckmann will outline God’s call for Christians to advocate for justice and to respond to the reality of poverty in our world.

Grand Rapids
Tuesday, September 18, 7:30 pm
Hope Reformed Church
2010 Kalamazoo Avenue SE, Grand Rapids

Holland
Wednesday, September 19, 7:00pm
Hope College’s Maas Auditorium
264 Columbia Avenue, Holland