| | We have made the move! MCC's new mailing address is: PO Box 50488 Sarasota, FL 34232 USAClick here for an open letter to MCC from Dr. Virginia Ramey Mollenkott, her response to all the greetings she received from MCCers for her 80th birthday. |
| It is with great joy we announce our new MCC mission in Cuba, a reality since January 2012, largely thanks to the efforts of Pastor Audel Jimenez! Rev. Hector Gutierrez (MCC Staff), Carmen Llanos (deacon) and Raquel Benitez (MCC Governing Board) plan to visit the mission in Ciego de Avila in May. |
| First MCC Chaplain in Australia: Rev. Joy Etwell |  | | Rev. Joy Etwell receiving her "Commendation for Service" after the Victorian bushfires of 2009. Pictured here with the CEO of VICSES and the Victorian Deputy Premier. |
The Victoria State Emergency Services (VICSES) in Australia is a volunteer-based emergency service. The organization, which has around 5500 volunteers, has a wide range of roles including planning for and responding to floods, severe storms, earthquakes, tsunami, and road rescue, as well as search and rescue. The VICSES also provides a support role to other emergency service agencies, including the Country Fire Authority and the Victoria Police. Rev. Joy Etwell joined VICSES as a volunteer in 2002 while living in country Victoria. On returning to Melbourne in 2007, Joy was offered a job as a Clinical Officer providing psychological support to volunteers. She was awarded a "VICSES - Commendation for Service" for her work in the Marysville district following the bushfires in 2009. Joy has been appointed as the VICSES Chaplains Coordinator. Her role, along with working as a chaplain herself, involves being responsible for the administration of the chaplaincy and coordinating the Chaplains during significant incidents to work with the Peers to provide support to VICSES members directly impacted and those tasked to work in the area. |
| | | Rev. Elder Dr. Nancy Wilson will be going to Brazil, 30 March-9 April. She will be spending Palm Sunday (1 April) in Rio de Janeiro and Easter Sunday (8 April) in Sao Paolo. She will be conducting workshops, attending a retreat, meeting with government officials and helping celebrate 10 years of MCC in Brazil!
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| | Moderator to address MCC live via a live webcast on Tuesday, 27 March 2012, at 1:00pm EDT (5:00pm GMT) to update everyone on the major outcomes of the recent meeting of the Governing Board.
Click here to access the live broadcast. [Sign in as Guest.] No password needed. |
21-24 May 2012 Omaha, Nebraska (USA) |
| | NBJC is a national civil and transgender (LGBT) people rights organization dedicated to empowering Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals. Gail Evans and Rev. Jean Hart were together 19 years, not 14. Their 19th anniversary was 1 March 2012, two days after Jean died. |
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